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[Q] lcd has a shade starting from top

had to replace my glass and digitizer, so i did. after i put my phone all back together i get this weird kind of issue with my lcd. when i startup the phone it looks just fine, but then its like a shade is pulled down most of the screen. it will change depending on the background. just sucks when the main issue is fixed, something else goes wrong. anyone have this problem or know how to fix it shoot me a line.
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Snickles
i tried to post pics but i am a noob and it wont let me. sorry

nevermind about not getting pictures. here they are.

Try reseating the display cable.

i had taken it all apart and back together again, and its still the same.

Did you try the old display? If the old one works, and this one doesn't, then this one is faulty.

it is the old display. it worked perfectly up until i replaced the glass and digitizer. even while my screen was cracked, i could use and see the phone just fine.

How did you get the glued down digitizer off? Did you start prying?
Oh, and you should have gotten an LCD/Digitizer combo.

i got it off by heating the edges carefully with a blowdryer and used the plastic guitar pick tool to remove the glass/digitizer from the lcd. it came off way smooth and easy.
i was thinking to myself i should have got the combo as well, but didn't have the extra 100$ now i totally regret not getting it. FACE PALM!!!

snicklefrits said:
i got it off by heating the edges carefully with a blowdryer and used the plastic guitar pick tool to remove the glass/digitizer from the lcd. it came off way smooth and easy.
i was thinking to myself i should have got the combo as well, but didn't have the extra 100$ now i totally regret not getting it. FACE PALM!!!
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I looked again. You (somehow) broke the LCD. Look in the second photo at the top in the middle. See the dark spot?

If there is no physical damage, send it into HTC. You still might be under warranty.

mayurolla said:
If there is no physical damage, send it into HTC. You still might be under warranty.
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He opened the phone.

rr5678 said:
He opened the phone.
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That doesn't mean there is any visible physical damage. If he carefully replaced any void stickers, he should be fine.

rr5678 said:
I looked again. You (somehow) broke the LCD. Look in the second photo at the top in the middle. See the dark spot?
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that dark spot it just a piece of tape that is holding the generic screen protector on.
there is no more void sticker, and i purchased it from someone quite a while ago, not through a mobile service.

[Q] Replacing Digitizer

Has anyone successfully replaced the digitizer for our phone?
Any site you'd recommend? Any video or instructions you used?
I remember coming across a few posts where after replacing the digitizer it didn't work.
So I'm just trying to find someone who has successfully done it.
Thanks.

*bump anyone?

are you sure you want to try replacing the digitizer? as far as i know mt4g's screen is something like S-LCD (or may be true S-LCD) which mean the LCD are very very close with the digitizer.
when you decide to replace the digitizer you should make sure you can replace it precisely. no dust left behind and so on.
i think it is better to buy a set of assembled front bezel, LCD and digitizer. so you just replace the front area of the phone.

mniroy said:
are you sure you want to try replacing the digitizer? as far as i know mt4g's screen is something like S-LCD (or may be true S-LCD) which mean the LCD are very very close with the digitizer.
when you decide to replace the digitizer you should make sure you can replace it precisely. no dust left behind and so on.
i think it is better to buy a set of assembled front bezel, LCD and digitizer. so you just replace the front area of the phone.
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Might you know where I can buy something like that?

So anyone have any luck replacing a digitizer that could help me out here?
Thanks again.

nguyendqh said:
Might you know where I can buy something like that?
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here, very easy to replace :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FULL-LCD-DI...984?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a12834fe0
or if you want only digitizer+lcd assembled just search it on ebay.

mniroy said:
here, very easy to replace :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FULL-LCD-DI...984?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a12834fe0
or if you want only digitizer+lcd assembled just search it on ebay.
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Awesome thanks bro.

I have replaced a few digitizers on mytouch 4g's. A trick to keep dust out is to get the adhesive strips and put it around the side of the digitizer too so you seal around the frame.

[Q] Bezel Replacement VS980

Hey guys. I was an idiot this morning and dropped my phone a whole 2 feet. Landed on it's bottom and now the bezel has dents in it. I'd like to try and replace it. Does anyone know a good site where I can buy parts? I was looking on eBay but everything I found seems to be white. Could someone point me in the right direction? I think it's the bezel that's damaged. I'm attaching an image. Any help is welcome.

sefirosu0522 said:
Hey guys. I was an idiot this morning and dropped my phone a whole 2 feet. Landed on it's bottom and now the bezel has dents in it. I'd like to try and replace it. Does anyone know a good site where I can buy parts? I was looking on eBay but everything I found seems to be white. Could someone point me in the right direction? I think it's the bezel that's damaged. I'm attaching an image. Any help is welcome.
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by watching the video it looks like the part you scratched is glued to the screen assembly. :/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IiqWDlefaI

samkle said:
by watching the video it looks like the part you scratched is glued to the screen assembly. :/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IiqWDlefaI
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I'll have to check the video out at home. At work. Kind of hard. Thanks for the info. If the part I scratched is glued to the screen, could a new bezel and digitizer work then

sefirosu0522 said:
I'll have to check the video out at home. At work. Kind of hard. Thanks for the info. If the part I scratched is glued to the screen, could a new bezel and digitizer work then
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it probably would but changing the digitizer is a difficult job because there is a pretty high risk damaging the screen when removing it if you font know what youre doing.

[Q] weird lines on screen

This is a chinese s4 phone, after dropping it glass broke and screen displayed these lines as shown in pictures. What i want to ask is should i change the glass only or does it need a new digitizer? touch screen responds well, no problem there. just these lines. anyone have any clue if this can be fixed without changing the digitizer?

Change both digitizer and display
ren8699 said:
This is a chinese s4 phone, after dropping it glass broke and screen displayed these lines as shown in pictures. What i want to ask is should i change the glass only or does it need a new digitizer? touch screen responds well, no problem there. just these lines. anyone have any clue if this can be fixed without changing the digitizer?
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It's clearly that both are broken - and the digitizer is glued to the display, so you must change them both.

R1V4L said:
It's clearly that both are broken - and the digitizer is glued to the display, so you must change them both.
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Thanks for your fast reply So do you know maybe if i can find a cheap chinese digitizer? not worth buying the original one which probably is not compatible, correct?

Look on aliexpress.com they have cheap digitisers and glass
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ren8699 said:
This is a chinese s4 phone, after dropping it glass broke and screen displayed these lines as shown in pictures. What i want to ask is should i change the glass only or does it need a new digitizer? touch screen responds well, no problem there. just these lines. anyone have any clue if this can be fixed without changing the digitizer?
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Since this is fake Chinese S4 it's a real miracle to find part which is for your phone and one that works. LCD and Digitizer (glass) are not laminated in your case, so replacing them should be easy.

Obagleyfreer said:
Look on aliexpress.com they have cheap digitisers and glass
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app
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Don't think there would be a screen from a chinese knock off, and furthermore most of those parts aren't even genuine Samsung parts.

so not worth repairing a fake phone assuming you even can. buy something half decent at a 2nd hand store. hope you looked for malware on that phone before you started using it...

The glass might be glued to the digitizer, but it can also be unglued.
Take a blow dryer, set it on hot air and blow dry the phone. The glue will heat up and become liquid again. Use a guitar pick and try to pry the glass from the screen and slowly pull it off.
I've seen this being done once (on an original S4), so yeah, I'm sure it is possible.
After the glass is off you should see if it still has those lines or not.

LCD screen white after replacing digitizer.

Hi,
I've replaced the digitizer and battery on my LG G2 D802. This was done after the original digitizer was cracked from a fall. Before the repair the screen and phone worked perfectly and half the digitizer was functional.
The battery was breached while attempting to disassemble the phone, so this was replaced as well.
When booting back up after the repair, the LCD is now having issues (no issues prior to digitizer replacement). The screen goes all white on boot up, and seems to be grey in it's turned off state, as opposed to the normal black colour. The phone seems to function besides the screen, and the digitizer seems work.
What do you think is wrong and how can I fix it? See pictures below.
Possible malfunctions according to myself are:
- I've read that white screens can happen when new hardware is not recognized. Maybe a factory reset will fix it?
- The connectors for the LCD screen not being tight (they seem fine to me);
- The screen got messed up from the heat or melting glue when heating the screen to peel off cracked digitizer.
I would very much appreciate your help on this issue, so thanks!
Pic 1: Screen is turned on and an all white screen is shown. Pic2: Screen is grey in its off state (looks like a 90s Nokia or a calculator). The bubble in the middle is caused by residue glue. Pic 3: G2 grey screen compared to normal black LCD off state of an iPad.

look like lcd was damage during removal of digitizer

When phone is powered off is that LCD still grey? If yes then probably its been damaged. Is there any colour problem it is definitely damaged. Also you stated that you replaced the digitizer and battery. AFAIK G2's LCD and digitizer are fused together so when you replace it will come as a unit. Maybe it was cheap clone?

kopter3161 said:
When phone is powered off is that LCD still grey? If yes then probably its been damaged. Is there any colour problem it is definitely damaged. Also you stated that you replaced the digitizer and battery. AFAIK G2's LCD and digitizer are fused together so when you replace it will come as a unit. Maybe it was cheap clone?
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He tried to do just digitizer which is a no no unless you have the correct tools. He said "- The screen got messed up from the heat or melting glue when heating the screen to peel off cracked digitizer."

shaxs said:
He tried to do just digitizer which is a no no unless you have the correct tools. He said "- The screen got messed up from the heat or melting glue when heating the screen to peel off cracked digitizer."
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Yeah now i see. That explain greyed screen. Lol. Bad choice. A set of it would be cheap and less hassle to operate. Not to mention he will got both LCD and digitizer as a new unit.

kopter3161 said:
Yeah now i see. That explain greyed screen. Lol. Bad choice. A set of it would be cheap and less hassle to operate. Not to mention he will got both LCD and digitizer as a new unit.
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Yep, bummer!

I would recommend getting one with the LCD and Digitizer in the housing. Super easy to replace.

shaxs said:
He tried to do just digitizer which is a no no unless you have the correct tools. He said "- The screen got messed up from the heat or melting glue when heating the screen to peel off cracked digitizer."
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I didn't say that. I said it is a possible reason as to why the screen is now grey. Except for the colour it doesn't seem heat damaged. There are a bunch of videos on Youtube doing this same repair, so it's definitely not impossible. For all I know the screen might be greyed out if it's not connected to the battery. That's why I'm asking here.
Could anyone point me to a reliable supplier where I can get the LCD and digitizer as a unit without paying a fortune? I live in Europe btw.

same problem, how did you get it fixed ?