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Glass replacement?

So today, I had my phone in my pocket with a pencil and I guess it kind of scratched the screen pretty badly in one area. Nothing isn't working, it's just extremely annoying to look at since I can see the scratches with my screen on. So my question is how much would it cost to replace the glass of the phone? (assuming I had someone do it for me as well). I don't need a screen replacement, but I really want to replace the glass. I do have a 1 year warranty and I'm not rooted so will sprint cover this?
Please respond asap, thanks
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If Sprint doesn't, I'd get in connect with Samsung they should.
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Seems this gorilla glass2 was made by monkeys....I have a few really light scratches from idk...dust or wiping the screen, still not a scratch on my epics screen after the same treatment for almost 2 years
Edit; sorry off topic and of no help

Gorilla Glass 2 is supposed to be just as strong and scratch resistant as the original, only thinner. Reports like this make me wonder though. My original EVO's screen (original GG) is still perfect, after nearly two years of normal use.

Replacing just the glass

I shattered my screen a few weeks ago and had great results replacing just the glass, not the digitizer, however I have a small problem. I didn't realize the adhesive was still on the LCD, I kind of ruined it along the left side of my phone, it doesn't stick properly, kind of looks like a bad screen protector. I have to keep pushing it down to get rid of the haze. What I'm wondering is, can I remove the adhesive all together and just replace the sticker bit along the border of the glass, so there's no adhesive between the glass and LCD without it affecting the performance of the touch screen? It works great as is, the haze is just annoying me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'd hate to do it and lose the ability to use my phone
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May i ask how you replaced the glass, and where you bought it? Shattered mine couple of days ago...

Ghetto_Cowgirl said:
I shattered my screen a few weeks ago and had great results replacing just the glass, not the digitizer, however I have a small problem. I didn't realize the adhesive was still on the LCD, I kind of ruined it along the left side of my phone, it doesn't stick properly, kind of looks like a bad screen protector. I have to keep pushing it down to get rid of the haze. What I'm wondering is, can I remove the adhesive all together and just replace the sticker bit along the border of the glass, so there's no adhesive between the glass and LCD without it affecting the performance of the touch screen? It works great as is, the haze is just annoying me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'd hate to do it and lose the ability to use my phone
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My English is not my native language, but considering the word adhesive, you must referring to the double side tape part that holds the digitizer and the glass together.
Assuming that, from my own experience it is a no-go. If you are experiencing sticking parts (ie. it's not properly glued) I am afraid you might have to replace the whole adhesive.
I had the same issue on my Desire HD and about 1 month after replacement, same as you kept pushing it to take the haze away, the inevitable happened. A tiny opening not being able to see with the naked eye, left enough room for dust to enter under the glass. One month later, there was so much dust in it that I had to buy a new full screen.
However, months later, I tried some old trick for future experiments You can eventually take a paint dryer, and try to heat up the lose part then applying some light pressure onit. This process should make the glue on the adhesive very soft and with a bit of luck it might stick on the glass.
I'd say perhaps 60-70 degrees. Don't worry, even 100 degrees won't break your screen unless u're heating it up for more than 10 minutes or so
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Fantastic, I'll give heat a try to get it to stick. Unfortunately I can't find the double sided tape anywhere otherwise I'd replace it. I'm in Australia so shipping is pretty expensive from most places outside of the country. I really appreciate the reply
I bought the glass alone off eBay, I believe it was around $30. To replace it took a lot of patience, a hairdryer on low for 15 mins to heat the glue up, finding a spot to slowly pry the glass away from the LCD. As I said, a lot of patience and a lot of mess since my screen was badly cracked and kept breaking off. Was worth it to save $300 though. Figured I could do it for $30 myself and if it broke I'd have had to of paid for both either way
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It seems you already build enough experience with heating up the device. I hope it does the trick for you. On the other hand the adhesive itself shouldn't be much of a problem. They are not made by Samsung itself and if it's not working and still refuse to buy a new glass, I'd just go to a repair shop as I did here in the Netherlands and ask the repair guy to order it. It shouldn't cost more than a few bucks. On top of that just google "note 2 screen adhesive" and look at some amazon/ebay hits, just take that picture/info to the repair guy as a reference to know what to order

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It seems you already build enough experience with heating up the device. I hope it does the trick for you. On the other hand the adhesive itself shouldn't be much of a problem. They are not made by Samsung itself and if it's not working and still refuse to buy a new glass, I'd just go to a repair shop as I did here in the Netherlands and ask the repair guy to order it. It shouldn't cost more than a few bucks. On top of that just google "note 2 screen adhesive" and look at some amazon/ebay hits, just take that picture/info to the repair guy as a reference to know what to order
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Im from the netherlands too, which shops do you recommend? I bought my phone at coolblue, but I dont want to lose my phone for 2 weeks with repair..
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Ghetto_Cowgirl said:
I shattered my screen a few weeks ago and had great results replacing just the glass, not the digitizer, however I have a small problem. I didn't realize the adhesive was still on the LCD, I kind of ruined it along the left side of my phone, it doesn't stick properly, kind of looks like a bad screen protector. I have to keep pushing it down to get rid of the haze. What I'm wondering is, can I remove the adhesive all together and just replace the sticker bit along the border of the glass, so there's no adhesive between the glass and LCD without it affecting the performance of the touch screen? It works great as is, the haze is just annoying me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'd hate to do it and lose the ability to use my phone
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Check out the link in my signature. You'll find what you're looking for with regards to the adhesive.
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[Q] Shattered glass

So, I shattered the glass on my Galaxy S3 today. It's pretty messed up (see the attached picture), but the touch works, even in the damaged areas. So it seems it's only the glass that needs to be replaced, with something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blue-Fron...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item417515ee67
Correct?

Yep, goodluck. Replaced the same on my Galaxy Note 2. all good now.

Yeah.... if i were you and have the funds, I would replace the complete assembly ($100-$150 on ebay) and be happy.
I shattered the screen on mine and replaced the digitizer alone and now the screen has freezing/unresponsive issues. I should of known better and replaced the complete assembly, I got what i payed for, literally less than that actually. Now i have a semi-new gs3 collecting dust until i save up for a complete lcd.

1slow4G said:
Yeah.... if i were you and have the funds, I would replace the complete assembly ($100-$150 on ebay) and be happy.
I shattered the screen on mine and replaced the digitizer alone and now the screen has freezing/unresponsive issues. I should of known better and replaced the complete assembly, I got what i payed for, literally less than that actually. Now i have a semi-new gs3 collecting dust until i save up for a complete lcd.
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The screen seems to work fine, touch/responsiveness is working fine in the areas. I have no intention of spending the £100-120 on a complete new screen (again...). I'd rather save that for a Nexus 5.
I'll post again when I receive the part and it's been replaced.

MadsBen said:
The screen seems to work fine, touch/responsiveness is working fine in the areas. I have no intention of spending the £100-120 on a complete new screen (again...). I'd rather save that for a Nexus 5.
I'll post again when I receive the part and it's been replaced.
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Mine was working fine with cracked digitizer as well. The problems started with new digitizer. Seems that when typing hard enough the digitizer touches LCD and causes to freeze up. Anyways, Good luck.
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Actually the glass on an s3 is just that, glass. The digitizer is fused together with the LCD. However glass is glued to the LCD which can make it very difficult to replace. If you've never taken on the repair of a screen before then I would say you'll be more likely to break the LCD than not in your replacement of the glass. But again it is possible if you are very slow and very careful. As someone else mentioned though it's much easier to replace the whole assembly.

It didn't went well. I wasn't too carefull. In the bottom, the glass was too shattered, so when I tried to lift it, a piece with glue got stock and lifted the digitizer. So now that don't work. I'm not gonna spend £100-120 on a new digitizer, I'm gonna settle for my good old Nokia 6300i (and Nexus 7...) and wait for the Nexus 5.

I would wait for the n5.. gs3 is a dying trend already.

Its hard like everyone said , if your really gunna do it watch videos online and be prepared. If you know anyone that has done it successfully ask for help or tips
ouch didnt see u tried it already

the same happened to me on my wife's white sgs3 trying to be the savior of the day turned out to be an expensive digitizer replacement of $200 instead of the $8 glass replacement. I rushed the glass removal and cracked the lcd screen. I could have ordered one on ebay for $100 but wife needs the phone the next day so i decided to get it repaired locally.

Just replace the glass. A lot of care for changing it, but it is not so hard to do. I did it 2 weeks ago, and all is all right.

My 2 cents
bidibull14 said:
Just replace the glass. A lot of care for changing it, but it is not so hard to do. I did it 2 weeks ago, and all is all right.
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Wanted to warn that changing the glass is not for everyone. It takes patience and zen. If you rush it, you will likely break LCD and spend even more $$$ that you would have otherwise. Also following notes:
1. Watch at least a couple of youtube videos before starting.
2. Heavy duty heat blower works much better than a hair dryer. Of course, don't go crazy, as it's possible to melt the phone with it
3. S III has a wire at the bottom (the one which goes to the buttons). If you damage it, you will need to replace whole LCD, there is [almost] no chance you will be able to fix this wire. So, always start removing glass starting with the top of the phone
4. Heavily cracked glass is hard to remove, as it crumbles. To make it easier, a) put a scotch tape on top of glass, so that the small pieces stick to it, and b) use a lot of heat
5. Everybody advises to use plastic tools, personally I used swiss army knife with high level of success, and never had a problem scratching LCD. Your mileage may vary, but using metal blade certainly makes life much easier, especially in heavily cracked glass situation.
6. If you do use blade, it often is enough to get blade just a little bit under a glass, and then simply apply heat. Big chunks will unglue all by themselves.
7. Remember, that failure is always an option. Don't use it on the phone, if you know that you desperately need it working right this day, if you don't have a plan B.

1slow4G said:
Mine was working fine with cracked digitizer as well. The problems started with new digitizer. Seems that when typing hard enough the digitizer touches LCD and causes to freeze up. Anyways, Good luck.
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same freezing issue on mine... apparently the hardness of Gorilla2 is much greater than the knockoff glass replacements. The replacement glass on ebay and kijiji may not be authentic and that is why it bends slightly when pressed harder (in fact mine cracked completely when I applied too much pressure)

i replaced my glass too (about month ago), and discovered that , the "freezing issue" come's when you press too hard.. that the glass touches lcd.
after quick google-ing , i've found that they suggest to apply uv glue (octa glue) , to fix that.
have somebody tried that ? is it worth that much effort to mess with liquid glue ?

hani93 said:
i replaced my glass too (about month ago), and discovered that , the "freezing issue" come's when you press too hard.. that the glass touches lcd.
after quick google-ing , i've found that they suggest to apply uv glue (octa glue) , to fix that.
have somebody tried that ? is it worth that much effort to mess with liquid glue ?
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I've heard about that glue too. I'm considering switching mine, because when I repaired I reused the glue of the original glass, and know I had dust between the glass and the lcd -.-
My concern is about the uv light, don't know if we could put in the sun to substitute it.

I was researching how to replace the glass on an iPhone not too long ago and watched a video where the guy used the UV bonding agent. Long story short he said you can use sunlight to cure it but it takes substantially longer than using a UV lamp. I don't know exact time for sunlight but apparently it would work.
Also it appeared to be a long delicate process of removing the current glue from the digitizer and LCD without damaging it. But I'm sure anyone who has already replaced the glass knows how tedious the process is.

m1batt1 said:
I was researching how to replace the glass on an iPhone not too long ago and watched a video where the guy used the UV bonding agent. Long story short he said you can use sunlight to cure it but it takes substantially longer than using a UV lamp. I don't know exact time for sunlight but apparently it would work.
Also it appeared to be a long delicate process of removing the current glue from the digitizer and LCD without damaging it. But I'm sure anyone who has already replaced the glass knows how tedious the process is.
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it's not that hard to remove factory gle there..
for example, i removed mine, by rolling the glue with fingers.
just make sure, that you don't apply too much pressure to lcd.
and after that, clean up lcd form dust/fingerprints, and you are good to go.
and for removing glass, i used usual/ stronger kitchen knife (attached picture).

i replaced my glass 3 months ago.
i use normal hair dryer to remove glass and glass comes out almost as whole except for small broken pieces.
i think my scratch guard help in that.
i didnt use any additional glue or uv light.
nonresponsive screen is issue but only when you press too hard and press of power button resolve this issue.
but whole process of replacing galss took 2hrs

[Q] Cracked screen and usage

Hi everyone. I have learned a lot from the forums over the years and have been on here since my very first android device (by way of introduction, I don't think I have ever posted). I did use the search and found threads talking about replacing broken screens on the 10.1 2014 but none addressed my actual question.
I found my device with a hairline crack in the lower portion of the screen, running from just to the right of the back button to about an inch and a half to two inches up the right side of the device. I have seen that the screen is glued on the edges and that the digitizer is not completely glued to the LCD. However, I have too much dust and cat hair and stuff around to be sure of getting a completely clean replacement job done.
Since the crack seems to be complete, edge to edge, and I do have the tablet in an otterbox case to reduce flexing, should it be fine for use until the price of the LCD/Glass combo comes down in price? So far, running my finger and stylus over the area there seems to be no reduction in function, and the LCD underneath is completely intact. I have a screen protector over the screen, so I cannot even feel the crack. (In case anyone was curious how it happened in an otterbox, I was overconfident and threw it into my purse without the screen shield on it, and something in my purse pressed on the edge of the screen)
I saw a lot of talk about replacing the screen, but no comments on anyone continuing to use the device with a crack in it. Thanks for reading, I know I can be long winded.

@noxdrako I don't see why not. Majority of the time when a display cracks its only the outer parts and internel parts remain untouched. My brother has been using his cracked Blackberry tablet for ages and I have a friend who has been using his S3 which has a hairline crack along the screen for well over a year with no issues.
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Thanks for the reply. I have been using it with some tlc till i can afford to have it repaired. After I repair i am thinking of putting a tempered glass protector on it.

LCD screen: Is it two parts or one whole display

Hi, guys I have a question about the galaxy note 5 N920A. Is the display or should I say the digitizer screen is a two separate part?
My galaxy note 5 has a crack above and on top of the home button. the display and touch LCD works just fine without any kind of problems whatsoever. the only problem is that the crack seems to be spreading just like a crack windshield, which would soon look like a spider web. I would like to replace the crack plastic without changing the whole display screen:fingers-crossed:
I have check online for the display and to my dismayed the price is something I would like to ventured into. I also did further research and found quite a few which is describe as a panel screen for the display for only $10. So I am kind of confuse could this be also consider to be a tamper glass protector? Need advice please before I buy something that I might regret later on, since I am no novice with phone parts.
Thank you.

bnrrcast said:
Need advice please before I buy something that I might regret later on, since I am no novice with phone parts.
Thank you.
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Hopefully you got your answer as its been a couple years since you asked, in case you didn't or anyone else thats curious about this, I recently replaced the screen on a Note 5, so have a bit of experience with it.
First to answer your question, a LCD screen and a tempered glass screen protector are 2 very different things. An screen is standard on every phone and is generally what you'd replace when your screen is cracked. On the other hand, a tempered glass screen protector is something you'd get and apply onto your phone's screen to protect it from hard drops onto the cement. They're quite effective depending on various factors but I definitely recommend them, if your screen is flat like the Note 5. Rounded edges screens like the S6 Edge thru S9, though tempered glass are available, reviews show they aren't nearly as effective, due to the "curved" wrap around edges, unfortunately.. Tempered glass screens have saved me a few times, after dropping my device, only the glass screen protector cracked, the phones LCD screen was undamaged. Tore off the cracked glass, $15 later, had a new on there. Small investment for the protection it gives, doubt a screen replacement will ever be around $15-20..
BTW, the Note 5s LCD screen is glass (Gorilla Glass 3, I think?) not plastic, as you mentioned..
Onto the bigger question, if you Google search "Note 5 teardown" you'll find quite a few tutorials w/ pics that breakdown the process, towards the end of them, after they've separated the LCD, you'll notice on back of it, there's a few small components, still attached. All of the teardowns, only mention the remaining removal difficulty is 5/5, the adhesive holding the screen much stronger than the LCD glass itself, though none have attempted the work..
Searching for LCD's on eBay, there's many listings of only the clear LCD glass, nothing else on back of it, which leads me to believe it is possible to do, but whoever attempts this may be the first and only one to have documented it.
If the pro's are semi-sketched from trying it, then, I'll trust their opinion, when replacing a friends Note 5 screen, we found a parts only device and did the swap, complete with all the little components on back.
I still have the rest of the parts, but it had water damage, so logic board is fried.
If anyone needs any other parts, PM me.