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Back light not working on Xperia play, what do i need to change?

I just traded my mini pro for a Xperia play with no back light working and sd card not reading. Ive dismantled all of the play and put it all back together and still the same problem and i have also used SEUS to reflash the software and still no back-light. You can see the play is on, its just really hard to see and i can receive calls. Im hoping to fix this for my my girl friend as i already have one.
My main concern is the back light and then the sd i think lol also the green light comes on when charging
So do i need a new screen or can i just change a part?
Thanks

Is the screen light built in to the screen? Or could it be the proximity sensor is broke any one please
Also if I open the game pad a little bit the screen works and fully open didn't work.
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danlivesey said:
Also if I open the game pad a little bit the screen works and fully open didn't work.
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Possibly a damaged ribbon cable?

That's what I think but the ribbon that connects to the screen and the keyboard is hard to get to, the only side I can get to is the side that connects to the keyboard, there's a video on YouTube but didn't show you how to take your digitizer or get the ribbon out completely.
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danlivesey said:
That's what I think but the ribbon that connects to the screen and the keyboard is hard to get to, the only side I can get to is the side that connects to the keyboard, there's a video on YouTube but didn't show you how to take your digitizer or get the ribbon out completely.
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The digitizer is not attached to the LCD and comes off with the frame. The cable goes under the LCD module and I've seen it for sale but I'm not sure if it's meant to detach from the other end. If it has a short or something, It's likely where it connects to the bottom half or where it folds anyway. Have you taken it apart and taken a look at the folding cable?

i also have the same problem.
my lcd light are off.
but my touchscreen(lcd) still working, i can make call receive call, open app and other.
but the light too dim. hardly to see anything that i click/touch on the lcd.
plssss help me out.
does i need to change the lcd? or other parts of the phone?
and where is the light on the lcd btw?
i already flash my phone. so i dont think it is software problem.

i have the same problem but have no light at all, screen self is responsive if im touching it but no backlight
please help

Solve myselft, my problem is hardware coz i flash my xperia play and it doesnt work either, so i send to shop to repair and it done, the prob could be ribbon n lcd, mine was ribbon
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which cable?
which cable do you mean? the flex cable that goes with the slide up and down or something else on the digitizer?
as an idiot i changed the lcd but of course nothing works.. still no backlight...

play white screen

hey guys
so i droped my phone and now it shows sony logo then a white screen
i tried doing a update and same thing
do you think the lcd cable came lose?
or did i break something

I don't think LCD cable is loose because you clearly said that first it shows SONY logo so displaying is fine
I think you did some damage inside the phone
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romcio47 said:
I don't think LCD cable is loose because you clearly said that first it shows SONY logo so displaying is fine
I think you did some damage inside the phone
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but some times the screen comes on

I think it's going to need to be sent in for repairs. Hopefully it's still under warranty or you have insurance, and it's not rooted or customized.

[Q] So many problems with my Xperia PLAY! WHY!?!?!?

Why on earth do I always have problems with my Xperia PLAY when in fact I take care of it as if it was my girlfriend!?!? (My wife's jealous already!)
First, the slider flex was busted. I got it repaired. Four months later, touch panel (digitizer) got busted. Got it replaced. And now!!! Screen just freezes when the gamepad is closed, or it shows garbled image when I wake it up while the gamepad is closed but works just fine while it is opened!!!
Anyone having this problem? Could this be the slider flex busted again? Grrrr...

You got a lemon. Or, your wife picked it up and threw it on the wall, repeatedly, while you were sleeping.
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Might be. Send to Sony centre.
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jamesc760 said:
You got a lemon. Or, your wife picked it up and threw it on the wall, repeatedly, while you were sleeping.
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you're not helping.. totally.. so shut your piehole..
just so you know, we're 300km apart right now, job sucks

[Q] Xperia Arc learnt how to swim and failed

Hi everybody!
My Xperia Arc felt into water. I put it in rice 2 days, and screen started, but black.
But yesterday, the phone started, and worked, but touchscreen bug :It seemed to have fingers on it. But after some minutes, at times it works. The screens bugs a little when luminosity is low.
So it works now, but it seems to have suffered a lot..
How to know if it's dried now, or if water is always in it? And... will he die in a few days?
Thanks boys, and sorry for very bad english, I speak french.
Have a good evening!

Now screen good, but some little bugs stay. So my Arc is saved

Haha ya they say if phone falls in water u shud put it in heat to evaporate the water
Bt touch screen is usually very sensitive to water
On a touch mp4 i had i put a few drops of water and placed it in my closet for a week or so, without drying the water
After a week there was precipitate on the inside and the touch was ruined
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No, never put it in heat.. Smartphones hate heat!
Now no more big bugs, I think water stayed a little in the screen. Some so little little touchscreen bugs and white almost invisible traces

Lawl by heat i mean sumwhere the water can evaporate XD not actually on fire
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Sahaab said:
Lawl by heat i mean sumwhere the water can evaporate XD not actually on fire
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Yeah, I just said it to said.. no more than 30°, not in front of sun or hairdryer

TheJurassien said:
Yeah, I just said it to said.. no more than 30°, not in front of sun or hairdryer
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Oh lawl
Well lets hope ur arc gets saved
With the right roms this phone is awesum
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http://youtu.be/gtyZhwvhqiQ?t=1m30s

kemoba said:
http://youtu.be/gtyZhwvhqiQ?t=1m30s
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This link has nothing to do with this topic, nor this phone.

Someguyfromhell said:
This link has nothing to do with this topic, nor this phone.
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In the video he explains what to do if your phone gets dropped in some water, the answer is not put it in rice...

kemoba said:
In the video he explains what to do if your phone gets dropped in some water, the answer is not put it in rice...
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I'll see. Bug heat isn't right choice.
So now my Arc is saved. No more bugs, touchscreen OK, battery consuption normal, etc =D
This phone is awesome but too slow. Less RAM.
I'm on x-stronger ROM, it's a very good ROM. If you have a advice, give me =)

UHD rom by jader
It works awesum fr me
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TheJurassien said:
So now my Arc is saved.
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For the future a little advice. If your phone felt in to water you schould immediatly take out battery and as soon as possible dry it witch hairdryer and then you can leave it in rice (rice is Freeze-thaw (o hope google translated it properly ).

Gregrin said:
For the future a little advice. If your phone felt in to water you schould immediatly take out battery and as soon as possible dry it witch hairdryer and then you can leave it in rice (rice is Freeze-thaw (o hope google translated it properly ).
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I retired battery as soon as I could, bud I didn't use hairdryer. Whay use it? I cleaned all I could with a serviette.

Sahaab said:
UHD rom by jader
It works awesum fr me
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But it's ICS. I ran it many month but now I """discovered""" that GB is very much fast than ICS or GB on Xperia Arc

TheJurassien said:
But it's ICS. I ran it many month but now I """discovered""" that GB is very much fast than ICS or GB on Xperia Arc
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Ya thats true bt i like ICS functions
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Thanks for sharing ..
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Fly Emirates said:
Thanks for sharing ..
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Sharing what?..

[Q] no backlight

Hello!!
Well suddenly there was no backlight so i guessed it was the LCD.. changed the LCD but nothing..
Ok the next solution was the Ribbon cable!! so ordered that and changed it too... Now the backlight is working again BUT i dont get to see anything other the noise on the lcd.. by noise i mean this grey thing like when the old TVs didnt catch a good signal!!! Does anybody know what I maybe did wrong?? Did i maybe injure the ribbon cable when i tried to squeeze it through the panel?!?! this phone has really cost me a lot of nerves... please help!!!

greek_lover_69 said:
Hello!!
Well suddenly there was no backlight so i guessed it was the LCD.. changed the LCD but nothing..
Ok the next solution was the Ribbon cable!! so ordered that and changed it too... Now the backlight is working again BUT i dont get to see anything other the noise on the lcd.. by noise i mean this grey thing like when the old TVs didnt catch a good signal!!! Does anybody know what I maybe did wrong?? Did i maybe injure the ribbon cable when i tried to squeeze it through the panel?!?! this phone has really cost me a lot of nerves... please help!!!
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sounds like you messed up installing the ribbon cable and damaged it again. I did the same thing 1st install.
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psxpetey said:
sounds like you messed up installing the ribbon cable and damaged it again. I did the same thing 1st install.
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thats what i thought.. cause it takes some time to find out the trick to put it through.. maybe I will order a new one.. or just throw the phone through the wall!! might be a solution too!

greek_lover_69 said:
thats what i thought.. cause it takes some time to find out the trick to put it through.. maybe I will order a new one.. or just throw the phone through the wall!! might be a solution too!
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I made the same mistake shouldve ordered 2 or three at the same time! Thats what I did on my secomd order then if it goes out in a year or two u got extras!
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I get the same grey grainy screen now !! after 4 years of usage.. when I half open flip and close.. it works again ..

saqibkhan said:
I get the same grey grainy screen now !! after 4 years of usage.. when I half open flip and close.. it works again ..
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Ribbon cables gone
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psxpetey said:
Ribbon cables gone
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@Bakisha
hi.
just wanted to chck with you again.. I got a weird problem again.
My phones back camera was not working. giving errors. my friend had a Xperia Play for parts.
I removed that Camera Module and replaced with mine. It started working fine. Cool. I Tried to switch on the Phone while holding the Battery by hand against the Board so I don't close the phone and then see what happened (Worked or not) but it was working so I though success.
I closed the housing of the phone !! Damn phone starts but Black Screen !! Vibrates but black screen !
I kept fiddling and though the flex had gone but no.
I re opened the phones removed the Camera Module.. and Their it starts working again!! I close the phone so I can use it without camera and Boom .. it doesn't work again .. RED Led Blinking !! Phone not recognized by Windows !!
where did I go wrong
PS I had replaced the Flex Cable a few months back and My Phone WAS PERFECTLY working until I opened to Replace The Camera Module !!

saqibkhan said:
@Bakisha
hi.
just wanted to chck with you again.. I got a weird problem again.
My phones back camera was not working. giving errors. my friend had a Xperia Play for parts.
I removed that Camera Module and replaced with mine. It started working fine. Cool. I Tried to switch on the Phone while holding the Battery by hand against the Board so I don't close the phone and then see what happened (Worked or not) but it was working so I though success.
I closed the housing of the phone !! Damn phone starts but Black Screen !! Vibrates but black screen !
I kept fiddling and though the flex had gone but no.
I re opened the phones removed the Camera Module.. and Their it starts working again!! I close the phone so I can use it without camera and Boom .. it doesn't work again .. RED Led Blinking !! Phone not recognized by Windows !!
where did I go wrong
PS I had replaced the Flex Cable a few months back and My Phone WAS PERFECTLY working until I opened to Replace The Camera Module !!
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Hmmm. i would guess flex cable again, but red blinking could also mean problem with battery (or maybe even flex is even short-curcuit it somewhere)
Do you have some old broken flex that you know that it have working screen? And try with/without camera module
Or try with assembled (closed) part where is screen but keep motherboard part unclosed and try to power up
Just a tip: If you have black screen (and it vibrates ones when powering up) try again to power up but in fastbott or flash mode. If it enter in fastboot mode, but still it give you black screen, then it means that motherboard is working but does not have connections to display
Try to check battery voltage somehow. It must have above 3.2V to be able to charge it.

saqibkhan said:
@Bakisha
hi.
just wanted to chck with you again.. I got a weird problem again.
My phones back camera was not working. giving errors. my friend had a Xperia Play for parts.
I removed that Camera Module and replaced with mine. It started working fine. Cool. I Tried to switch on the Phone while holding the Battery by hand against the Board so I don't close the phone and then see what happened (Worked or not) but it was working so I though success.
I closed the housing of the phone !! Damn phone starts but Black Screen !! Vibrates but black screen !
I kept fiddling and though the flex had gone but no.
I re opened the phones removed the Camera Module.. and Their it starts working again!! I close the phone so I can use it without camera and Boom .. it doesn't work again .. RED Led Blinking !! Phone not recognized by Windows !!
where did I go wrong
PS I had replaced the Flex Cable a few months back and My Phone WAS PERFECTLY working until I opened to Replace The Camera Module !!
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Pictures please!
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psxpetey said:
Ribbon cables gone
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psxpetey said:
Pictures please!
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I thought to update you on this.
my friend had a spare xperia play so I thought to make use of it but its flex cable had problem and screen was Fuzzy and Snowy when switched on.
I believe my flex cable doesn't have problem ,, its the Connector where the Flex cable connects to the Motherboard. I am using my own mobiles "LCD and Digiter portion and his Mobiles motherboard portion" and everything works fine.
but when I connect my mobile to his Flex cable and motherboard portion it doesn't work at all.. same Purple Light when the Kernel boots but nothing on the screen. any suggestions how to fix the motherboard connector or maybe a hardbrick !