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Problem with my Wildfire display [help please]

I have dropped my Wildfire on the floor and after i picked it up i had a spot on the screen(you can see it in the pics attached).I want to order the parts necesary from ebay because i saw they have good prices.
Please help me because i need to know..what part do i have to change to get that spot away from the screen?(the digitizer,the display?)
Thanks!
PS: the touchsreen works perfectly

really no one knows?

asking again..please help

I had exactly the same problem. That mark you see on the screen is due to dead pixels. I dropped mine too and I had a spot just like yours. Here is how I solved the problem.
1. Go to ebay and buy an LCD screen for wildfire. I got mine for less than $50. You just need the LCD not the touchscreen digitizer. I think you can get it cheaper.
2 Replace the LCD. I could not find a dissassembly guide for wildfire, but you can follow the Desire guide. They are pretty much the same. I am talking about the steps. Obviously, they different phones.
Since your touchscreen works, it is easier to replace the LCD.
Now my wildfire works fine with a working LCD.
Good luck
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thearif said:
I had exactly the same problem. That mark you see on the screen is due to dead pixels. I dropped mine too and I had a spot just like yours. Here is how I solved the problem.
1. Go to ebay and buy an LCD screen for wildfire. I got mine for less than $50. You just need the LCD not the touchscreen digitizer. I think you can get it cheaper.
2 Replace the LCD. I could not find a dissassembly guide for wildfire, but you can follow the Desire guide. They are pretty much the same. I am talking about the steps. Obviously, they different phones.
Since your touchscreen works, it is easier to replace the LCD.
Now my wildfire works fine with a working LCD.
Good luck
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thank you so much ,ive talked to some guys at gsm services and about all of them told me it's the touchscreen that needs to be replaced..but the touchscreen works perfectly...i think im gonna wait a little and just get more informations together.

ayyroz said:
thank you so much ,ive talked to some guys at gsm services and about all of them told me it's the touchscreen that needs to be replaced..but the touchscreen works perfectly...i think im gonna wait a little and just get more informations together.
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If the touchscreen is working without any problems then it is just the LCD Screen you need, It is a separate part from the touchscreen.
Where i used to work, the sales team used to rip people off by telling them that the touchscreen and LCD screen came together, but most of the time they don't and can be fitted separately, sometimes however they are together and need to be bought together. I have been inside one of my own wildfires to fit a new touchscreen it didn't go very well but it works......... minus the LED lights and i can tell you the LCD screen can be purchased and fitted separately.

Dude of course it is up to you wheyher you wait or not,
But i am telling you, i had the exactly same issue... My phone fell to the floor and i had the spot on the pictures you posted. It is because of the dead/stuck pixels on your lcd. My touchscreen worked fine too. Just replace the lcd and you are in bussiness.
And I agree with the poster above.
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i had also marks on my LCD but its from water i dont need to fix it so i got used to it
good luck

thanks allot guys
i saw some wildfire lcds at 15$ on eby so i think ill order one right away
thanks

dead pixels arent good but what about my dead "lines" ? it looks like the HTC is censuring everything i want to read

[Q] (Repair) Changing PCB Possible?

Hey Fellow HTC Desire Lovers!
I have a question. Can you replace the top PCB (I think its called) the top one that has the Headphone jack and camera attached to it.
Is it a case of simply getting a replacement part from another phone and swapping the NAND flash? (I think its called the NAND flash module, Its the little square thing next to the camera)
What happened was
My HTC desire had a fist fight with the wall! it left a dent on my wall as well as on the desire!
The odd thing it Smashed the the AMOLED screen and the Housing bad! It caused the camera to be ripped from the PCB circuit board as well as the headphone jack. It is still attached but neither work. I have repaired the screen and replaced the housing (however still need the middle housing as it is still bent)
The phone works fine! Besides the camera and headphone jack and earpiece! What a beast!
Thank you for your help!

Sorry I think its called the Flex cable
Please help if anyone knows if its possible to simply swap it?
Thank you

I don't see why you couldn't swap it, as long as its the same component from another amoled handset.
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wow thats great news! So it has to be a AMOLED handset to be able to work? I thought the SLCD and amoled only differed in their screens and possibly connections to the main board at the bottom?
Also when searching ebay i found flex boards that are for Nexus one. will they be ok to use? having a look at them they look exactly the same as the desire one. I cant post a link right now but will do when I can
Thank you

I'm not sure if it's totally necessary for it to be from another amoled handset, but that's how I'd do it, just as a precaution. Not sure about the nexus component.
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I purchased a new one from ebay came today swapped it working fine although camera not in properly its missing the shield so its just stuck in there without the top metal to hold it in but no big deal.
For everyone that repaired their phones be careful with the digitizer strip that connects to the screen it's just held on with tape. sometimes it comes loose mine did and the phone bootlooped. I just stuck it on more firmly and its fixed using it now
Thanks ffor your help man!
And your right I don't think it matters if you have amoled or LCD . I just got a generic part for £25
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Phone dropped :-0

Hey everyone
I have put in a request to get my one x replaced with phones4u due to the screen flexing issue and a creaking case. Yesterday my friend wanted to see the phone as he was thinking of getting one and he dropped it! It wasn't from much of a hight but it has left a few marks in the case...
Should this affect my replacement?

matw01 said:
Hey everyone
I have put in a request to get my one x replaced with phones4u due to the screen flexing issue and a creaking case. Yesterday my friend wanted to see the phone as he was thinking of getting one and he dropped it! It wasn't from much of a hight but it has left a few marks in the case...
Should this affect my replacement?
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Maybe, depending on the rules of phones4u. Any pictures?

Depends how bad the scratches are and if it's really visible.
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They are quite visible scuffs on 2 corners
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you might have some problems because they'll try to say the problem was due to you dropping the phone =\

well i've emailed my account manager to ask now, hopefully they will still swap it for me as its not related to the original fault although i guess there's no way to prove that.
If not that my phone is insured so I'll get a new handset one way or another.

body scratches shouldnt hinder the replacement as long as screws and warranty stickers are untempered.

I think its no Problem, until something is broken. I worked for 3 Years for a HTC Repair Center and we are only look for broken displays and broken Cases. Scratches makes no Problems. Good luck Man
Sry for my English
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it was dropped from around pocket hight to the floor, its left it with scuffs in the top left and bottom left back corners.
Clearly only scuffs to the casing, no cracks or anything.

TheManGer said:
I think its no Problem, until something is broken. I worked for 3 Years for a HTC Repair Center and we are only look for broken displays and broken Cases. Scratches makes no Problems. Good luck Man
Sry for my English
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thanks for the response, hope you're right

matw01 said:
it was dropped from around pocket hight to the floor, its left it with scuffs in the top left and bottom left back corners.
Clearly only scuffs to the casing, no cracks or anything.
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You should be fine. If they ask about the scuffs, you don't need to say you dropped it, but just that you had it in a jeans pocket with those metal rivets and you didn't realise it was rubbing against it, or something like that.
By the way is it the grey one? If so, did it go shiny where there scuffs are?

jonstatt said:
You should be fine. If they ask about the scuffs, you don't need to say you dropped it, but just that you had it in a jeans pocket with those metal rivets and you didn't realise it was rubbing against it, or something like that.
By the way is it the grey one? If so, did it go shiny where there scuffs are?
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already said its been dropped so i hope its ok, its the white model.

Hard to judge without pics
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You should be fine I read somewhere they'll class it as DOA and they don't bother with DOA phones. They'll make a claim on it or something. I could be wrong though but clearly the screen issues were the reason you were sending it back as long as that is still there you'll be fine, worse that will happen is that they'll just send it back.
EDIT: Ouch, definitely need a case as I'm just like your friend prone to dropping! No replacement housing available as well for the time being so need to be extra careful.

Ohh nasty, I think it should be fine since its getting replaced for another reason, but they could refuse since the screen flicker issue is getting fixed next OTA update
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Slap your m8 & never again let him touch your phone
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Sebianoti said:
Ohh nasty, I think it should be fine since its getting replaced for another reason, but they could refuse since the screen flicker issue is getting fixed next OTA update
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Its not the flickering, its where the screen goes black and ripples when you press the edge of the phone slightly, plus the case creaks in places.

I dropped my phone yesterday when my team scored in the last minute of a cup semi final. It got trampled. Screen smashed to bits. Remarkably it still works and its still in one piece.
Screen is smashed but somehow held together and still responsive

Sebianoti said:
Ohh nasty, I think it should be fine since its getting replaced for another reason, but they could refuse since the screen flicker issue is getting fixed next OTA update
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Source?

Digitizer or LCD problem?

I definitely ask too many questions...
But this one is important. Lol My dinc2 has been having screen issues since I replaced the LCD the first time. I made sure to take it apart carefully. The first time, however, I didn't readhesive the screen. The second time I had to replace the LCD, I did use adhesive. The problem is, part of the screen on the top doesn't work at all. I can see it. But it's like an invisible strip is there and I can't get it to recognize my touch. Is it a digitizer problem? Or did I just not put enough adhesive on?
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Cracked screen.

So I dropped my phone and it cracked. The sprint repair center said they didn't have extra screens and I had to pay to get a replacment.
So I'm going to try and fix this myself. My question is, does anyone know if there is like 2 separate screens on the epic? I'm guessing something like the gorilla screen and then the actual inner screen? Because what cracked is only the outside and mostly by the capitive buttons. Could I order a replacement screen and just fix this my self? Would it be hard to do it?
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lilajrestnom said:
So I dropped my phone and it cracked. The sprint repair center said they didn't have extra screens and I had to pay to get a replacment.
So I'm going to try and fix this myself. My question is, does anyone know if there is like 2 separate screens on the epic? I'm guessing something like the gorilla screen and then the actual inner screen? Because what cracked is only the outside and mostly by the capitive buttons. Could I order a replacement screen and just fix this my self? Would it be hard to do it?
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May just be easier to replace the entire top sliding section, including screen.
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The glass layer and the LCD is sealed together professionally by Samsung for better display effects, so you have to replace them together. I've done the change a year ago and it cost me ~$70. I'm in China though.
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nikon120 said:
May just be easier to replace the entire top sliding section, including screen.
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How much do you think that would cost? And can you show me where to find that because I'm searching on ebay and can't find just the top screen part.
AndyYan said:
The glass layer and the LCD is sealed together professionally by Samsung for better display effects, so you have to replace them together. I've done the change a year ago and it cost me ~$70. I'm in China though.
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I'm going to T-Mobile and probably getting a S4 so I'm not trying to pay that much for the Epic, it's going to be my game and music phone only.
I found this,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/for-Sprint-...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item43ae84d53f
not sure if that's what I need though. Never mind, that's just the screen I wouldn't be able to put that on my phone. So, where can I find the whole top sliding part?

If i were you, i would get a bricked or water damaged or broken USB port epic off ebay for like $20 (i got one with broken usb for $14) and just switch out the motherboards. That is the easiest method and cheapest
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phonehunter59 said:
If i were you, i would get a bricked or water damaged or broken USB port epic off ebay for like $20 (i got one with broken usb for $14) and just switch out the motherboards. That is the easiest method and cheapest
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Ya I've seen a few epics that were up for sale for parts and repair. Ill probably do that because the crack gets worse everyday and it started going to the top. I was first planing on just putting black electric tape on the capitive lights (that's the worst part of the crack) and just putting a screen protector over it and use the nav bar so I won't need the buttons on the bottom lol.
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