Glass, Digitizer, or LCD? - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Dear XDA,
I have a note 3 with a cracked screen. The LDC works, but the digitizer is cracked. Now I know that there is a digitizer and an LCD and those are two different things, but now I see that there is something like glass. There is no connection from the glass to the screen, only the crystal UV glue holds it in place. Is it a digitizer with different technology? I do not want to remove the broken glass, put the glue, put the new glass, and then get no touch.
A quick answer will be very helpful, thank you!
(if the digitizer really is the glass, how does it transmit the touch senses to the phone without any connectors?)

My understanding is that the glass on top of the LCD is tantamount to a glass screen protector. If you removed the glass and touched the screen directly, it would respond to finger touches because the digitizer resides beneath the LCD.

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If I crack my front screen, do I need to replace digitizer too?

I've decided to go naked with my Nexus 4. Having dropped it once already and cracking the back, I'm curious what would be involved with fixing a front display crack.
The LCD display is located behind the digitizer glass, so if you manage to break it without breaking the exterior glass then I'd be impressed (without opening the phone from the opposite side).
wait i think i'm mistaken, so the actual glass that i'm touching is the digitzer?
i'm under the assumption that it's glass>digitizer>lcd display and that when the phone drops, only the glass breaks. my question under that assumption again is does the digitizer also get damaged?
Well you are correct, the digitizer is the thin sensor layer behind the glass, but the trend with touchscreen phone is they're glued in together with the glass as a single unit, and I don't think they even sell them separately.
http://www.etradesupply.com/media/c..._4_e960_digitizer_touch_screen_-_black_5_.jpg
There is a youtube video to replace the glass/digitizer, but its looks like it will require some patience. It doesn't help that LG tape the digitizer to the LCD to make them seamless as well, making the process harder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paRc_n4uB8s

Cracked screen, what do i need?

Folks
cracked the screen and my question is, what do i need to buy?
looking on ebay and the have Touch Screen Digitizer Glass Lens and then there is the more expensive Screen Assembly.
the screen is unresponsive but the lcd isn't cracked, would i get away with just replacing the touch screen and digitiizer or do i need the screen assembly?
Many thanks for your replies
Paul
Unless you have the skills and tools for separating the glass digitizer from the LCD, you're better off just getting the front assembly that has been pulled from another N4 like this one and fixing your phone in a few minutes (if you already know how to open the N4, which is really easy to do.)

Change glass to j500h

The phone glass its broken, and the lcd and touch its perfect, so... I want change the glass, but, I have to change the glass with the touch, or I can change the only glass?
Thanks! and sorry for my bad english
A glass only repair is really really hard and you will probably break the screen. You should watch alot videos what to do and what not to do when replacing a glass. If you want to do a glass repair, you would better have money for the glass and the lcd+glass combo, cuz if you break the lcd, your phone will be.. unusable. a lcd+glass repair is so easy, u just put the whole thing on the phone (but before that put some really sticky doublesided tape) put the connector and thats it.
just a recommendation, get a case and a glass screen protector, i have a shockproof case and a regular glass protector

Yotaphone 2 back screen cracked

Heya,
So I managed to crack the glass back screen of my Yotaphone 2 YD206. The e-ink works normally, only the glass cracked. I wonder if the e-ink screen is glued to the glass, so I would need only the glass screen or the entire back screen?
Is there a way to get a replacement so I can replace it by myself, or just with my official supplier?
Thanks in advance.
Hi, I opened mine up some time ago, and yes the epd seems very glued to the glass, but its pretty easy to replace if you can find replacement parts. No heatgun needed, just a t5 screw driver and some plastic plectrums or something like that to pry it open.

replacement parts

Hi
i have a sm-j500fn which had a cracked top glass ive removed the top glass leaving the lcd and digitizer intact and working
but im finding it impossible to find a replacement glass the only ones ive managed to find already have the digitizer attached
and has the word duos at the top. Anyone know where i can get the glass only ?
replacing the glass only makes you separate The amoled "panel" and all other parts from the glass. it is recommended to buy New Screen Module, with Digitizer, LCD, amoled panel, Screen.

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