I have two Metro PCS Samsung S3 phones (T999N - same as T-Mobile from what I understand). I have had to replace a cracked screen on both.
The first one was replaced with a new OEM kit including preassembled back and menu buttons. I had no issues with this screen.
The second one was replaced with a refurbished part. It did not have the back and menu button pre-installed. Well on this one, the buttons don't work and don't light up. I tried the old buttons as well as a brand new OEM button part. I'm now on my second refurbished screen assembly. Still no buttons working. I have confirmed that the rest of the phone is OK by switching to the other screen with working buttons.
Am I doing anything wrong? All I'm doing is plugging in the button flat cable and making sure the crossing line lines up with the line on the motherboard. After doing so, I would expect them to at least light up - but nothing...
The way I see it, either I'm doing something wrong, I got two bad parts in a row, or the screen assembly is not compatible although it looks right and works in all other ways.
Any ideas?
Bertil said:
I have two Metro PCS Samsung S3 phones (T999N - same as T-Mobile from what I understand). I have had to replace a cracked screen on both.
The first one was replaced with a new OEM kit including preassembled back and menu buttons. I had no issues with this screen.
The second one was replaced with a refurbished part. It did not have the back and menu button pre-installed. Well on this one, the buttons don't work and don't light up. I tried the old buttons as well as a brand new OEM button part. I'm now on my second refurbished screen assembly. Still no buttons working. I have confirmed that the rest of the phone is OK by switching to the other screen with working buttons.
Am I doing anything wrong? All I'm doing is plugging in the button flat cable and making sure the crossing line lines up with the line on the motherboard. After doing so, I would expect them to at least light up - but nothing...
The way I see it, either I'm doing something wrong, I got two bad parts in a row, or the screen assembly is not compatible although it looks right and works in all other ways.
Any ideas?
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If the assembly does not include the middle housing, you would need to first remove the old, broken screen (not very easy to do), and then using a special adhesive tape, secure the new screen in place of the old. After this, everything should work pretty well.
There are two "pins" on the mother board close to the usb port that need to connect to the housing for the home button to work.
There are tons of videos on screen replacements on youtube. I suggest you watch a few of them to get a better idea. Feel free to ask here too though. There is also a Glass replacement thread in the General section. Not exactly the same as your problem, but there may be some info there that you may find useful.
Good Luck!
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Hi you guys, does anyone know if you disamble the artemis easy and replace the touch screen? ( i was mad and smashed it, i kind of regret it, i know i shoud get anger management !). The phone is working fine, since i can connect it to my pc, the only problem the screen is black!
any guys any ideas or experience?
thank you.
hi, depending on which part you have broken, will depend on how much it will cost. Its fairly easy to change tho. If you have a look in the Wiki there is a guide to repairing the Artemis.
There are two parts to the screen the 'touch' bit on top (digitiser) and the actual LCD screen. If it is just the touch bit that has broken, then you can get a replacement one for around £7 on eBay. If the LCD has broken (which i am guessing it has caus u said it is just a black screen) then you can get a digitiser and a LCD for around £30. It is easier to replace both, as it is just a unit which is stuck in with double sided tape. WARNING: the ribbon cable which plugs into the main board from the screen is VERY fragile!
Hope this helps
broken screen
there are two different screen modules available for the Artemis. They are NOT interchangeable. In one case touch-screen module and LCD screen are seperate and in the other case they are both integrated into one module.
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Bjorden
your gonna have to open it like i did, and find out which screen!.. also the touch screen is replaceable but its a ***** to do.. just get the whole screen on ebay 40 usd lcd and touchscreen very simple plug and play
anyone know how to properly install this cable? i'm clueless how it's supposed to work between the digitizer and the contacts on the end of the ribbon, but i just lightly glued them together as the original appeared to be attached but i'm not getting anything from the buttons now. has anyone done this before that can help me out with this? thanks
update: i noticed on this part it says "revo7" on the original one, that i broke removing the screen, and this new one i got off ebay looks basically the same, but instead of "revo7" it's like "revo1" or something lower than 7. don't have it out at the moment. I tried touching the contacts at the button end of this cable where it meets glass touch screen to see if the bare touch of my finger on that part would yield some result but no go. maybe that was a stupid test tho and it can only read from the glass. anyway, who's done this before? also no lights under the buttons. and yes it's plugged into the connector on the board.
this is the part i got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914569547?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
and this is the original:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...=100010&prg=8208&rk=2&rkt=15&sd=230914569547&
maybe i should have gotten that one?
juntjoo said:
anyone know how to properly install this cable? i'm clueless how it's supposed to work between the digitizer and the contacts on the end of the ribbon, but i just lightly glued them together as the original appeared to be attached but i'm not getting anything from the buttons now. has anyone done this before that can help me out with this? thanks
update: i noticed on this part it says "revo7" on the original one, that i broke removing the screen, and this new one i got off ebay looks basically the same, but instead of "revo7" it's like "revo1" or something lower than 7. don't have it out at the moment. I tried touching the contacts at the button end of this cable where it meets glass touch screen to see if the bare touch of my finger on that part would yield some result but no go. maybe that was a stupid test tho and it can only read from the glass. anyway, who's done this before? also no lights under the buttons. and yes it's plugged into the connector on the board.
this is the part i got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914569547?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
and this is the original:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...=100010&prg=8208&rk=2&rkt=15&sd=230914569547&
maybe i should have gotten that one?
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Youtube is your friend tons of videos there on how to do what youre asking. Gotta be patient though, hit the thanks if this helped!
show me what you're talking about and let me know what search terms you used as i already spent a lot of time on youtube.
It looks like I should have done a little more research!
I have a Sprint Galaxy S3 and I dropped it on pavement and cracked a little bit of the corner of my screen. This is where I should have said "okay, the touch screen works, just don't mess with it any more because you know how this ends."
But I didn't... I got replacement glass first and totally screwed up that repair and left the phone in worse shape than it started. Now with the LCD and digitizer it became a slightly more expensive repair but still something I thought I could handle.
So I bought a whole LCD assembly off ebay and installed it with few problems. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 R530 Metro LCD Screen Touch Digitizer Frame. I stripped my phone down, moved all of the parts to the new frame and started to install the motherboard. Then's when my problems begin...
The new frame has a slightly different placement of the motherboard screw and doesn't seem to fit quite right in line with the power button. Everything else is fine and fits just right, it's just that something isn't fitting quite right. Any suggestions?
Also, my home button doesn't work any more (that's the only thing, though, so it's still a vaguely successful repair).
It sounds like I should have done some more research and I would have found that a black frame can't possibly work fully for a Sprint phone because Sprint S3s are unique for whatever reason. I'm just hoping maybe someone has a solution? A part of the frame to file down or other suggestion?
At this point I would suggest taking it somewhere to be repaired properly. Especially if you are not comfortable with the process.
Hello everyone.
The LCD of my S3 was broken so I ordered a replacement screen on eBay.
It arrived and I replaced it without incident. (It was an LCD + Frame + digitizer assembly)
But after a couple hours I noticed that the LCD is a couple of millimeters smaller on each side.
It is really not noticeable on first sight. The first days I dismissed it because it was something that didn't bug me too much.
But I noticed that I keep mistyping when I'm using the keyboard. Also I keep missing other onscreen buttons and it drives me insane!
I think this is because the digitizer is made for a larger LCD.
First I thought that it was a software problem, but you can see the borders even when the display is off.
I tried taking a picture and you can definitely see it on the left and the bottom border.
http://i.imgur.com/qvkZFFM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PgR6gDd.jpg (I turned the brightness to the max here so you could see the borders.)
Should I ask for an RMA? Or am I seeing ghosts here??
Love to hear your thoughts.
That s not an SAMSUNG OEM LCD Display.. Look at capacitive buttons color...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA Free mobile app
If you look at the spacing the Samsung logo at both the top and bottom, there is an extra bit of space and as you rightly said, the bezels on the sides are a bit thicker. If it gives you peace of mind, then go for the RMA, but chances are you might end up getting the same thing. Maybe you could try a different seller? Where did you purchase it from?
RazOne said:
That s not an SAMSUNG OEM LCD Display.. Look at capacitive buttons color...
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Yeah probably not
The capacitive buttons are the normal white color. In the picture they are not on.
Xander_25 said:
If you look at the spacing the Samsung logo at both the top and bottom, there is an extra bit of space and as you rightly said, the bezels on the sides are a bit thicker. If it gives you peace of mind, then go for the RMA, but chances are you might end up getting the same thing. Maybe you could try a different seller? Where did you purchase it from?
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This is the one I bought:
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/251511330397?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Is there a seller you recommend?
I guess I'm just going to keep using it and wait for the next gen smartphones.
Thanks for the info!
Touch function Not working
Hi,
I am using Galaxy S3 Korean Version (SHV-E210L).
I have tried TraingleAway V2.35 to reset flash counter. But it did not reset flash counter, but damaged touch function. Now my phone display is working, but touch function is not working. I am using OTG cable with Mouse for urgent works.
I have two things which i need answer. Can some one help me.. ::crying:
1. Before i fix this, i need to reset flash counter anyway. But latest versions of TraingleAway are not working for this model and Previous versions from V2.35 is also give massge stating "Are you not using ICS". Phone has Android 4.3. So can some one give me a solution?
2. I want to fix touch problem and i search for digitizer in Ebay. But there are digitizers for GT-I9300, but not for SHV-E210L? Is digitizer for 9300is compatible for SHV-E210L? Further waht is screen lens means? Is it digitizer?
Thanks a lot
conspiracyBE said:
Hello everyone.
The LCD of my S3 was broken so I ordered a replacement screen on eBay.
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Should I ask for an RMA? Or am I seeing ghosts here??
Love to hear your thoughts.
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Hi, that's about the price I paid for supposedly genuine (but not) screens on ebay for my S3, my buttons are also not white as mentioned above.
The first screen I fitted went faulty after about an hour, took a while to get a refund, I had to pay postage back.
Second screen cracked after a very small drop, digitiser was OK, bought replacement screen but when changing it (with heat, etc) the digitiser separated from its backing rather than the screen.... maybe me being ham fisted but I think it was a different bonding used
Third screen/digitiser assembly now has a crack running right across it, and I've not ever dropped it! It still works so I'm leaving it alone and buying a new phone this time.
Also I find the paint comes off the frame very easily by taking it out of a hard case or screen mount and mine looks a mess after a couple of months, and the frame joint is obvious and creaks when pressed.
So these screen aren't very good - but I couldn't find a definitely genuine screen for a price that was worth bothering to fix the phone.... I would definitely get a tempered glass protector if I did fit another of these.....
Hi,
Unfortunately for me i dropped my phone and cracked my tempered glass in several places. gladly the screen underneath was perfectly fine after drop however, it has developed a fault as the screen won't turn on at all. I tried turning it off and restarting and although i can hear the boot up logo sound i see no picture at all. i can receive calls but cannot answer due to screen not displaying.
The screen had four main pressure cracks.... one is top left, one on the ear speaker, one bottom middle and one bottom left of phone. hopefully you can see it in picture.
Can you give advice on what to try or do to resolve this? will i need a new screen or disassemble to see what the issue is?
I've only had the phone for 2/3 months at most
Thanks in advance
looks like i will answer my own question....
i bought a replacement lcd & digitiser, one complete unit and swapped the necessary components over to new screen. all is working and good. not sure if the screen is repairable but there are other parts inside this screen worth selling on. it still has a non cracked immaculate screen along with the charging port and other stuff inside old screen.
at a cost of £70, i consider this an expensive fix
Thanks for the input kakawak
cheers