My Tab A 9.7 has lines/flickering through about 75% of the screen (closest to the home button). The screen is still usable (though barely at times) and fully responsive to touch. I've seen some reports of a loose connection internally, but nobody seems to have the same issue as I do. Some pictures are below:
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Any idea if this is repairable/what the fix would be?
Hello
First of all, if you did drop it from a considerable hight it ma be a loose connector, if not, did you flash something and after that the screen started making this lines ?
Your best move will be checking your warranty, if it doesn't apply to your tab any more, try opening it and checking for any loose connectors, mainly the screen ribbon, before that try to look for a teardown instructions for the tab, sometimes they put the cables in places where it's easy to damage if you open the device without any knowledge of how to do it safely.
I had a similar problem on a samsung phone and in my case the screen was faulty, it shows flickering bright lines just like your tab. Replacing the screen fixed the issue.
Good luck
If you broke or dropped the device, then that might be the problem. If not, then it's probably because of the firmware.
If you have not broke or dropped the device, then go to Updato.com and press OS Updates and then type in your device model and it should take about 5 minutes or more to download.
Hope I helped.
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My display is progressively showing a mostly white, "washed out" display. It goes from completely normal to the washed out screen you can see in the attached pictures. (two "washed out" screens, followed by two normal) It happens much more frequently in portrait mode. When it first started happening, if I would open the keyboard just a little bit, the "white" would go away and the display would be nice and bright like it should be. At the time, it made me suspect the flex cable, so I disassembled the Hermes and made sure all connections are tight. That did not fix it and it is getting worse. Applying pressure to certain parts of the outside of the device can sometimes cause this to happen, other times it's completely random. Can anyone confirm if it is the LCD or flex cable? I don't mind replacing a part if I can be sure of the problem, but I don't want to waste my time and money if I can't be SURE it will fix the problem.
NO, I can not send it back to AT&T for warranty repair.
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i'm not sure how this started, most likely a drop, but occasionally a spring will appear underneath my screen, and sliding becomes difficult. it seems i can get the spring back in place by putting downward pressure on the screen when sliding, but this only works for so long. i cant imagine the slide portion is difficult to remove, but does anyone have any advice on this issue? thanks.
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That is one of the springs that hold the keyboard open, don't try to pull it out. With the slide open you should see the 2 springs on the backside of the screen. To take it apart you need to go in through the battery compartment. There is about 3 levels to get thhrough before you get to the screen. About 10 months ago I replaced the screen, I found avideo walk through on youtube that helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lHXgVBd3j8&feature=PlayList&p=A1DFF9998898221C&index=0
good luck with that man...let me know how it goes!
you should be a protective case to prevent things like that happening
thanks guys. i havent actually done anything with this yet. a couple days ago that spring just fell out, and nothing at all seems to be different. i saved the spring in case i feel like putting it back in, in which case ill post on it.
Cause & Possible Fixes for Whitescreen + D-Pad failures (another new thing to try)
Hi guys, i am having a problem of dead whitescreen and d-pad failures in my imate jasjam. i searched this forum and come across the following article.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321163&highlight=white
i tried this solution twice, but it is not a permanent one and that problem comes again after some time. Recently, i come to another conclusion that is the LCD connector located on the left of the d-pad connector.
I just cleaned the lcd connector after applying a little amount of thinner, test it for approximately an hour and then reassemble my set. And from last 3 to 4 weeks, it is working fine and good without any problem.
It is my experiment, try it and give me comments if it doesn't fits in your case.
Re: Cause & Possible Fixes for Whitescreen + D-Pad failures (another new thing to try
The LCD connector about which i have mentioned in my first post can be seen in the pic below marked with circle.
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sir, i just reached there, but it is impossible for me to pull it out sice it is much sensible and a weak connector.... any other way to got it out?
-btw thanks!
Hi,
I'm thinking of removing the Camera unit from my phone as camera mobiles are not allowed in my office.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/1
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-I-9000-Teardown/7122/1
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Opening-tool...4?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item416585c42c
Based on this, I'm confident that I can remove the camera from the mobile. But after removing the entire chip, will the phone have any trouble in booting?
I mean, while the phone is booting, will it be looking for camera unit and will fail in booting if there aren't any camera units found? I know this doesn't make any sense, but still I don't want to take any chance....
XDAians please shed some light on this topic! Also if you have any tips on removing camera, please share your information.
Thanks
Removing the camera is very easy if you know how to take the phone apart (don't break the tabs on the chrome trim).
And the phone will boot just fine.
This is my first time removing the panel. Hope it is as easy as you say.
And I'll look out for that tabs on the chrome trim.
i have changed the Mainboard a few weeks ago.
The hardest work was to split the cover.
Here the guy use a tool
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i suggest to use your fingernails.
Second, there is a small white cable between mainboard and the board in the bottom.
Don't crush it, when you reassemble the phone.
Hi guys,
I was hoping someone here could help me with my issue on my S7 Edge SM-G935F.
After replacing the LCD + frame combo (meaning I transferred motherboard, camera, battery, etc. to the new frame), I've been having issues with the touchscreen where fast typing on the keyboard would cause ghost taps
If I were to repeatedly press Q on the keyboard with one thumb and p with my other thumb, the device would think that the tap was somewhere in the middle say letter t or y. Sometimes it would jump all over the place.
To better explain the problem, I've attached a couple of GIFs:
This one when typing on the keyboard
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This is using an app called Touch Screen Test
Links to the fill video recording:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15_8w3xj6l9JUQK-IlwE2Vf9S6ADEKs62
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15XAb76irRm9m6e_RwawX7b5xy7X2-ul5
A bit of history about my phone, when I purchased it, the model was originally SM-G935FD.
After replacing the battery, it got water damaged since it lost its water resistance. I then had to replace the motherboard (SM-G935F) and everything was fine for some time until pink lines appeared on the screen.
I then decided to replace the LCD which came with the frame and this is when the issue started to happen.
I hope someone here can help, I'd really appreciate it!
Cheers!