Sadly do not seem to be having a lot of luck recently with my HTC Desire Z.
After looking over topics on this subject and trying most of then including using HtcCalibrate.apk.
Found a screen touch test app and got this result:
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I hope you can see this image.
There are 2 lines 1 towards top of screen and 1 in the middle, where I can not make any contact.
I assume that this means replacement of digitizer/touch screen part?
Just would like second opinion or any more options before I try repair or pay for repair.
I have the same problem in my desire z,the non working area of the screen being the left of the screen and the home key.Also sometime the touch will just stop registering touchs alltogether,or register false touches.If someone knows,before trying to repair it,is it the digitizer,or the ribon that conects the two halfs of the phone?
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Almost 100% its the digitizer
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I have the same problem in a different area. How much trouble is this to replace? Can I do it myself, or is it technical? How much does the part cost, and where to buy it from?
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Well when I looked into replacing touch screen part, there is a you tube video you can watch to see how it's done.
Yes it is complex in my eyes but have a look here's link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9S7k1OJalM
Cost me £45.00 to get it done locally.
You can get part easy off Ebay if you want to do it yourself.
What's the part called? How to search for it?
Parts
Assuming you have the same fault as my HTC you need replacement digitizer.
Just type "htc desire z replace digitizer" into Ebay.
Is the repair easy for an amateur like me? Or is it delicate and I'd better get a repairman?
I find them very simple to replace but i have done around 10 for the vision and dozens on other phones. I dont think you need to be well versed in electronics repair for a job like this, its mostly screws and common sense.
Id say as long as you have a little patients and are willing to watch youtube videos and do a little research even an amateur should have little worries. There is no soldering or anything else that may be considered technical required.
only thing that may be a little tricky for a novice is separating the digitizer from the bezel, but its still fairly easy. for a little more you can buy it together if your worried, seen it this way on ebay at least.
good luck!
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I have an HTC Desire Bravo and it suddenly developed this screen issue.
I uploaded images of the phone to my flickr. It seems that perhaps the lcd oil has leaked or maybe water has gotten in. I'm sure it was caused by pressure on the screen as the LED backlights are more visible round the sides now and the inside screen (LCD) seems curved outwards but the outside (digitizer/touchscreen) doesnt seem bent. anyway here's the links to my pictures, If anyone finds a way to fix it without sending it off to get a new screen please let us know!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6004937530/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6004389349/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6004933458/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6004931278/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6004382143/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6004379899/
In order to fox the screen yourself it literally requires you take take apart the ENTIRE phone from back to front. I'm sure you can find a guide on Google, but you'd be really putting your phone at risk if you haven't got any experience with this.
You can't fix this yourself.. needs to be sent for repair, you'll only make it worse mate
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I kinda figured. I was hoping to see if it was possible to open the phone and just blow air between the screen and digitizer.. that way i could theoretically pop them apart with like a bit of surgical tubing and an industrial strength blower.
But if the screen isnt connected with a ribbon and is just silicon stuck on then i'm not doing it. HATE that silicon ****.
Oh and thanks bortak
I had the same problem on my Samsung jet. It's a LCD leak. U can fix it ur self but it is very complicated and requires you to dissassemble your phone ..
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reaper7881 said:
I had the same problem on my Samsung jet. It's a LCD leak. U can fix it ur self but it is very complicated and requires you to dissassemble your phone ..
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It would be more helpful when you post the way to do out here.
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Hi, my earpiece, earspeaker stopped working a few weeks ago. I've checked on youtube but there are only lcd, screen, wire,replacement etc. I know that you do have to take the phone apart all the way till almost to the screen or lcd.
My quetions are:
1.) Are there instructions or guides out there I can use that you guys can provide?
2.) Will the process be difficult? 0-10, 0 being easy, 10 difficult?
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Hi, my earpiece, earspeaker stopped working a few weeks ago. I've checked on youtube but there are only lcd, screen, wire,replacement etc. I know that you do have to take the phone apart all the way till almost to the screen or lcd.
My quetions are:
1.) Are there instructions or guides out there I can use that you guys can provide?
2.) Will the process be difficult? 0-10, 0 being easy, 10 difficult?
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1) Nope, but according to this image:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/OEM-SPEAKER-...ccessories&hash=item2a101f3f6b#ht_6324wt_1163
It looks that the earpiece is right here:
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So if i'm not wrong , it's basically the same steps as those for the lcd. By experience for changing my LCD, I would said it's pretty easy to do (difficulty: 3).
Follow this guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0LJnqTlBVQ
But don't remove the LCD panel
Just take your time and be cautious and it will be easy.
Yeah, that's the one I was looking. So basically before taking the lcd off, I can pretty much access the ear speaker and replace them from the looks of it in the video?
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prototype2 said:
Yeah, that's the one I was looking. So basically before taking the lcd off, I can pretty much access the ear speaker and replace them from the looks of it in the video?
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Pretty sure you can, anyway it's 5 bucks + 2$ for tools.
What did you do? I am in the same boat and was going to take it to a repair shop, but it looks like it's completely doable. My earprice died last night.
Thanks a lot although not sure if its worth it with all the time it will take for the disassemble will see if I am in the mood.
Loudness!!
Is it also possible to order an earpiece part that will boost the loudness??
I have decided to share my experience in replacing a broken LCD on the Samsung Dart with you guys.
I noticed that the Galaxy Mini has its own section, but the T-mobile variant, the Dart, does not. So I am posting this in the general section and assume that the moderators will move it if the need arises.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION. I AM NOT ADVOCATING OR RECOMMENDING ANYTHING. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. DON NOT CRY TO ME IF YOU BREAK YOUR PHONE.
Basic Diagram
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This is a basic diagram of the Samsung Galaxy Dart. I did not plan to post this until I saw both the lack of information regarding the Dart, and the need for this information.
The Dart is held together by four main screws that can be see when the back cover is removed and a series of interlocking plastic clips.
Once the screws are unscrewed, a thick guitar pic can be used to seberate the rest of the body.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE ELECTRONICS WHILE SEPARATING THE CASE.
WARNING: DO NOT SEPERATE THE LCD FROM THE DIGITIZER UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
IT IS BEST TO BUY A FRONT FRAME SCREEN AND DIGITIZER COMBO IF YOUR UNSURE OF YOUR ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY REASSEMBLE THE COMBONATION AND ACTUALLY GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY.
The LCD and digitizer frame are glued together.
ONCE AGAIN IF DOING A SCREEN REPLACEMENT IT IS BEST TO BUY THE COMBINATION RATHER THAN SEPERATE THEM.
MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE VOLUME UP / DOWN AND SLEEP BUTTONS IN THE FRAME BEFORE REASSEMBLY.
I am hoping that this cold be of help in the repair, and modifications of the Galaxy Dart.
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how much it costed to you?
dietoro said:
how much it costed to you?
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Nothing I got the parts for free from an acquaintance.
You can generally purchase such parts very cheaply from www.dhgate.com, www.aliexpress.com, and www.alibaba.com. Even www.ebay.com would be a great source.
Purchasing a non working phone with a good screen would also be an option.
do you think that anyone can do it? How detail oriented in comparison to the iPhone screen replacement?
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do you think that anyone can do it? How detail oriented in comparison to the iPhone screen replacement?
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It was very easy for me. I can't say it is any harder or easier to the iPhone in my opinion.
The infamous developers project is up and running at http://www.infamousdevelopers.com
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The infamous website is back up.
http://www.infamousdevelopers.com
My phone took a fall last night from waist height onto a tile floor. I picked it up in horror only to find that the screen wasn't cracked and the only thing wrong was a green pixel in the notification bar. When I got home, I noticed some discolouration on the screen so I downloaded lcd test and sure enough there was a blue blob in the center of the screen and the notification bar was rainbows.
(excuse the webcam pictures, my phone is my main camera)
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It was a bit worse than the picture shows, but it's usable.
Flashforward to this morning...
And that's on a plain white screen... It's barely usable at this point, and I assume it's just going to get worse.
Can I just replace the screen? Will that fix it? I was going to see how much samsung would charge to fix it, but I figured I'd ask here first.
Whoa. That is bad. I hope my SIII I9305 will always be safe. Have you looked on eBay for replacement screens?
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Yeah, cheapest I could find was $200, which is what I expected. Switching out the display should fix it though, right?
Better add insurance on that phone and send it to them to either fix it or replace it.
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The only reason I don't have insurance on it is because I bought it on ebay. Also I'm not about to commit insurance fraud, thanks.
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The only reason I don't have insurance on it is because I bought it on ebay. Also I'm not about to commit insurance fraud, thanks.
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Haha insurance fraud. Yeah switching over the screens would do it. iFixit may have a guide for disassembly of the SIII
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Samsung has a year warranty on all their phones.
If there's not a crack anywhere and no noticeable damage from it being dropped, you can simply open up live chat support on their website and tell them that the screen is going bad and you want to send it to get fix with warranty.
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Samsung has a year warranty on all their phones.
If there's not a crack anywhere and no noticeable damage from it being dropped, you can simply open up live chat support on their website and tell them that the screen is going bad and you want to send it to get fix with warranty.
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+1 that could work
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So I watched the youtube videos of how to do and ordered everything but the 2mm tape...so we searched all of the local stores and no one sells it. So I read somewhere here before the idea of someone using superglue...and had a little trouble using some guitar pics that the replacement kits send you and used a credit card to get the middle broken glass instead...it was actually a success...the only problem with the phone it has a spot on the screen sorta looks like its touching the digitizer...is that really ever gonna b a problem? The superglue and/or the spot??
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Only time will tell. ..
But for now. . If the device runs properly. ..then roll with it. ..
I do however. ..pity you if the screen needs repair again. ..as it will require the new screen and digitizer next time around. ..
The 2mm tape would have been the choice for me. ...g
I wouldn't be able to stand my phone looking like that. I would've paid whatever to have it repaired professionally.
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Yea the price locally here was 250 $ with a 75 $ deposit I would never see again...I mean the phone works 100 percent but it will b taken care of to the fullest...it does bother me but its a quick fix that I did for around 50 bucks...im pretty sure I can take it back off because it didnt need that much superglue...jus mainly the corners...I just dont want to attempt it again without the proper tools again...its a story I wanted to share if someone is really desperate and cant fork out 250 bucks to get it fixed...
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Will you believe it? I got from e bay whole kit including glass and tape and everything for 22 bucks. Replaced the screen after watching YouTube videos.
Then somehow there was moisture left in the center and it looked like your phone currently is...
I couldn't stand the sight of it... took it to att repair and warranty store and they gave me a new one, not knowing that its screen was replaced by me. He said its not my fault that moisture got into the screen.
I think I was lucky but hey, it was worth a shot.
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ya this is why I always replace screens with the lcd and digitizer already together, too many things can go wrong.
but in your case if the phone is still working and you can handle to look go with it, if not then I would look into the whole replacement and hope the $ comes down some lol.