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Has anyone replaced their housing and had issues with reception?

I bought a replacement housing and I noticed that when I use it, my phone is often searching for a signal. It's very sparatic too - it will be searching for a signal or have 1 bar and a minute later, it will have a full signal. But when I switch back to my old scratched up housing, the signal is steady.
Granted, I have broken one of the metal clips on the side of the housing but the same clip is broken on the original. I'm thinking that the face is used as an antenna or something. Just wondering if anyone else has this issue.

I also have another question/warning. Where can you buy quality housings for the Artemis? The one I bought is junk. Not only do I have the reception issue, but the HTC logo on the front has completely wiped off with a few days of use. Also, the keypad paint is very thin and cheap. In the dark, when the keypad is lit, you can see right through the cheap thin paint! It will only be a matter of about a week or so before thepaint starts chipping off. Also, the silver paint on the volume button has rubbed off in about a week of use. My old silver trim lasted almost a year. I'm really pissed about that. So I'm using my old scratched face plate & buttons with the new rear portion (since it the only worth while part in the kit. So beware of cheap ebay prices on these housings. Look for OEM.
Update: I've found that you can only get a quality OEM housing if you pay like $75.00 US. That's the going price I've seen on ebay and on sites like this: http://cnn.cn/shop/p3300dopod-p800-full-housing-p-1464.html
If it comes with the key pad, you can usually tell it's OEM because the letters are dark grey instead of white. The fake ones are white and they do not have the "e" for Internet Explorer - rather, they'll usually have some red symbol. That's the only way I know of to tell if they're fake. When you do a seach on ebay, include the word "Original" in your search and you should see some OEM ones.

i can confirm that - i also bought new housing from Ebay. It looks exactly the same ( only slightly different color on logos etc ).
very bad reception its not worth it(can not use GPS or wifi properly). And the paint is chipping off after week or so.
Also beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.

i can confirm this - i also bought new housing from Ebay. It looks exactly the same ( only slightly different color on logos etc ).
very bad reception its not worth it(can not use GPS or wifi properly). And the paint is chipping off after week or so.
Also beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.

raido said:
i can confirm this - i also bought new housing from Ebay. It looks exactly the same ( only slightly different color on logos etc ).
very bad reception its not worth it(can not use GPS or wifi properly). And the paint is chipping off after week or so.
Also beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.
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You may want to check the metal connectors on the center piece that connects to the circuit board. They ones connecting to the silver flat metal around the camera. Those are the antennas. I'm still using the original housing (with 2 ebay housings in the box) but I did have to readjust the antenna connectors to get wifi reception back. May or may not work for you.

Instructions Please
shawndh said:
You may want to check the metal connectors on the center piece that connects to the circuit board. They ones connecting to the silver flat metal around the camera. Those are the antennas. I'm still using the original housing (with 2 ebay housings in the box) but I did have to readjust the antenna connectors to get wifi reception back. May or may not work for you.
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Hi, my housing is a mess, i want to get a new one, but the things is none of the ones i found come with the instructions to change it, is there anyone out there with the instructions?? i'd hate to damage my artemis.
Thanks!

See here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Disassemble
Cheers

Zecanilis said:
See here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Disassemble
Cheers
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Thanks a lot i managed to take the housing off my phone, it was pretty easy with the right instructions, i'm seriously considering on getting a new one or painting the old one.

75$ Thats pretty expensive, I bought my 2nd hand (but in mint condition) for 100 euro. Better get a new P3300, or as mentioned above paint the worn out case yourself, that would be even better

raido said:
i can confirm this -
beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.
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hey thanks man, i was gona buy one from ebay because my original one is scratched to ****.. cheers dude, if i buy one ill buy an original
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i forgot i was on here to talk bout housing.pmsl
i have unofficial htc p3300 housing, no problems with gps or anything!
(its not one of the painted crap ones though)
if your having problems with gps i suggest you open it up and put it back together.. properly lol
if you want to open your device..
just take sim and battery out..
go in through the back of the device, you cant go wrong..
2screws at first..
then 4..
piss easy..

Digitizer replacement

Hi, has anyone replaced their digitizer on their desire z/g2? How did it go? It looks easy on the youtube vid.. have any problems? What way did you use to melt the glue? What digitizer did you use, where from?
Any info much appriciated as will be replaceing mine v soon due to 'invisible finger problem' that's driving me nuts..
Thanks..
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Never done it on a g2 but should be pretty straight forward especially with a video lol. Use a heat gun to melt the glue, pretty much the only tool you SHOULD use to do something like that.

I replaced the digitizer on my third G2 after getting a refurb replacement from T-Mobile that had a black spot inside the actual digitizer glass, not on the outside or inside.
The process is very easy with the video, however, trying to keep dust and fingerprints from getting on the inside of the phone while you're trying to get it back together is a serious pain in the rear! If it's the same video that I watched, just use a hair drier blowing hot air to heat the adhesive on the inside of the digitizer and then pop the digitizer off very very slowly, because you don't want to accidentally bend the metal bezel around the screen.
You also may want to leave the original leftover adhesive on the inside, because when I cleaned mine off, light now always leaks out around the bottom edge of the digitizer, below the menu, home, and search buttons, even though I used the double sided adhesive strips covering the entire length of the bottom, so light shouldn't technically be leaking out. No biggie, though... it works like brand new, now!

Thanks for the reply.. I have seen that video and that's what I was using as a guide.. I ordered the digi today, should be here tomorrow.. the only thing I was wondering was the glueing process, as I have not ordered the double sided glue/tape stuff, as I was just hopeing to still use the original glue as I think you are saying.. I hope that works! Have to be careful like u say with dust/fingerprints etc..
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Hmm, after reading your post again, maybee I should of bought the double sided tape afterall? Do you think the old leftover glue is enough for the new digi?
Many thanks..
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Run over to radio shack they must have some kind of glue you can use lol. google cell phone screen glue see what info you can find.

Ok, just incase anyone is interested, got my new digitizer, followed the video, used a heat gun cerfully to melt the glue, pulled the old digitizer out, and used the original glue whilst still warm to hold the new digi in, as all of glue stayed on the case rather than on the digi, which was pretty lucky.. put it all back together and everything perfect, touchscreen back to how it should be.. cost me 17 pounds.
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How was this accompilshed?
I replaced the touch screen as well and the problem persists. Plus I never ran into a part that required a heat gun did I use the wrong item?

A VERY confusing part is getting the midframe to hold to the hinge mounts. The side (black dots all down it) should overlap the stabilizer bar on the hinge. I fidgeted with it for hours until realizing it goes over, and inadvertently damaged the highly sensitive LCD screen, which resulted in me taking the whole thing apart again to replace the LCD and digitizer. UGH!
DO NOT get the cheapo digitizer on Amazon, look for one with gray spots where the menu, home, back and search keys are on the back side. The digitizers without them will not work when you swap over the white button caps on the back. I feel like this information is vital to anyone who is replacing their G2 digitizer, but most guides and videos make no mention of it.
I used a lamp to heat up the glass to remove it the first time. Took too long the second time so I used a hair dryer.

senser1080 said:
A VERY confusing part is getting the midframe to hold to the hinge mounts. The side (black dots all down it) should overlap the stabilizer bar on the hinge. I fidgeted with it for hours until realizing it goes over, and inadvertently damaged the highly sensitive LCD screen, which resulted in me taking the whole thing apart again to replace the LCD and digitizer. UGH!
DO NOT get the cheapo digitizer on Amazon, look for one with gray spots where the menu, home, back and search keys are on the back side. The digitizers without them will not work when you swap over the white button caps on the back. I feel like this information is vital to anyone who is replacing their G2 digitizer, but most guides and videos make no mention of it.
I used a lamp to heat up the glass to remove it the first time. Took too long the second time so I used a hair dryer.
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So which digitizer did you end up buying and which guide or video did you follow? I am about to tear mine apart and could use the info.

senser1080 said:
A VERY confusing part is getting the midframe to hold to the hinge mounts. The side (black dots all down it) should overlap the stabilizer bar on the hinge. I fidgeted with it for hours until realizing it goes over, and inadvertently damaged the highly sensitive LCD screen, which resulted in me taking the whole thing apart again to replace the LCD and digitizer. UGH!
DO NOT get the cheapo digitizer on Amazon, look for one with gray spots where the menu, home, back and search keys are on the back side. The digitizers without them will not work when you swap over the white button caps on the back. I feel like this information is vital to anyone who is replacing their G2 digitizer, but most guides and videos make no mention of it.
I used a lamp to heat up the glass to remove it the first time. Took too long the second time so I used a hair dryer.
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Hi, I did buy mine from amazon.co.uk, there were a few for sale,, the one I bought was supposed to be a genuine t-mobile g2 replacement (refurb I think, pressumably this just means that it was from a second hand g2 that had problems and the digi was taken out - and I'm pretty certain this is the case as mine has a thin film (which u leave on) over the back of the digi covering the tracks etc, which had a few very small air/dust bubbles under it (just noticeable when screen off), where I own a desire z, so now it sais t-mobile instead of htc, but I can live with that.
The small grey bits that you talk about were floating about or stuck on my digi when I pulled it off the main chassis. I had a look, and as far as I could work out, were possibly just for giving colour to the tiny led's that give you light to the home/search keys etc (I may be wrong on their use), but if you look closely, the tiny grey things have even smaller rectangles on them that relate to the positions of the led's on the circuit board. So I picked the remaining ones off the old digi, put them back in their correct holes and stuck the new digi in. I've had no problems (with a digi from amazon with no little grey things on it) so far, but maybee this is due to mine being a second hand original part..
Edit : Now after reading your post again, you're talking about bits that are actually on the digi itself, not the white caps that I'm talking about! Whoops. I didn't notice any grey spots on the digi itself, but I guess I must have them..
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ian577416 said:
I replaced the touch screen as well and the problem persists. Plus I never ran into a part that required a heat gun did I use the wrong item?
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I rekon u replaced the wrong thing! Maybe the lcd?
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i just replaced mine with this one:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/230685692541?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
actually it says HTC on it and looks a lil bit differently than on the picture.
never the less, i replaced it really carefully and checked every connecting.
But somehow the Touchscreen doesn't work at all.
Can anyone help me ? what could be the problem ?
Wrong digitzer ?
is it okay, that the digitizer has direct contact to the frame where it is glued to ?

jmpcrx said:
... as will be replaceing mine v soon due to 'invisible finger problem' that's driving me nuts..
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Hi!
I have the same problem, I have asked it already here
So you had invisible finger press in the screen, and the screen was bad responsive?
...Just to make sure my problem is digitizer problem! The service wont change it in warranty unless the problem is there all the time! But its driving me crazy! why is it happening randomly, why isnt it all the time? How could i make the screen to do this problem when i'm at the service?

Magnetic charging dock connector pulled out of phone

Hi, I've only used a magnetic charging lead on my Z1 Compact a couple of times. To be honest, I think it's not worth the trouble as it doesn't work half the time and is hard to connect properly.
When I last removed the magnetic plug, the magnetic contacts connector on the phone came completely away from the rail of the Z1C. I had to carefully detach the magnetic charger lead from the phones dock connector so as not to damage the 2 wires inside.
I have pushed the bit back into the phone and wont be attaching magnetic connector again. It fits in snugly, but now my phone can't be waterproof any more? Has anybody else had a similar problem?
Thanks
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I use the magnetic charger quite carelessly, sometimes phone just hangs on it upside down. (don't ask me, better reception when tethering wifi)
Point is - it's durable.
Looks to me a bad assembly of a phone, get it replaced if you're too concerned.

asmad said:
Hi, I've only used a magnetic charging lead on my Z1 Compact a couple of times. To be honest, I think it's not worth the trouble as it doesn't work half the time and is hard to connect properly.
When I last removed the magnetic plug, the magnetic contacts connector on the phone came completely away from the rail of the Z1C. I had to carefully detach the magnetic charger lead from the phones dock connector so as not to damage the 2 wires inside.
I have pushed the bit back into the phone and wont be attaching magnetic connector again. It fits in snugly, but now my phone can't be waterproof any more? Has anybody else had a similar problem?
Thanks
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I have been in the same situation. I bought my phone at Amazon (Germany). A special repairing company for tablets and phones solved this issue (magnetic contacts) under warranty for Amazon/Sony (hopefully). They also exchanged my back panel caused by the "flash bleed issue" for free.

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They also exchanged my back panel caused by the "flash bleed issue" for free.
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could you please let us know more details? I mean did they replace for the same plastic back, or what?

matthies00 said:
could you please let us know more details? I mean did they replace for the same plastic back, or what?
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Sorry for late response. I'm very busy in the moment.
Here is a photo of the new cover. Yes, it's plastic. Unfortunately, I don't have more details.
I think they exchanged the back cover and maybe the silver ring around the lens.
The support asked me about the colour of my phone and they had a solution for black phones.
I believe it's more difficult to resolve this issue for white coloured devices or other exotic colored phones.
Now, the flash light cannot longer pass through the cover, like in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50856162&postcount=1
PS: I have also put antireflex screen-protectors on both sides.

This happened to me after 4 months. Definitely a design defect as the only thing holding it in looks to be some type of thick two sided tape that looks like it acts as the waterproof barrier too. If they had built a locking connector into it there wouldn't be any issues. I read that this happens with the Z3 compact also.
Anyway, I sent it back to Sony and they repaired it. I'm thinking of adding some type of acrylic or superglue to it now to help secure it. I wish Sony would use one of the wireless charging standards instead.

Where did you buy your Screen Replacement?

I changed the thread title to hopefully get a bit more visibility. It seems that my issue stems from faulty replacement parts. So that leads to my question:
If you have replaced your screen/frame; where did you get your parts?
Are you happy with the product, or did you have issues as well?
-- Original Post Below --
Last week, Precious hit the parking lot at work and the screen shattered.
I ordered a replacement screen online, and followed the iFixit teardown to disassemble Precious, and rebuild it.
New screen works great, no dead pixels, no touch issues.
However, I'm terrified that I have damaged the antennas when removing the back panel.
I don't have any raw numbers from before, but I'd estimate that I'm getting about half as much signal strength as before. Prior to the replacement (even after the screen was cracked) I managed ~2 bars in my basement, and large buildings. Max strength outside. After screen replacement, I have no signal in my basement, and can barely maintain a data connection while inside large buildings (work, malls, etc).
I opened it back up to ensure that everything was reassembled properly, and everything LOOKS right. When removing the back panel I don't feel like I cause much torque to the case, but now I'm not sure.
Is it possible that I damaged the antenna during removal? Does anyone know how I can test the antennas? Any other ideas?
I appreciate any suggestions!
Thanks

It sounds like you and I are having similar issues as I have recently replaced my LCD screen and now have noticeably reduced cell signal reception. Have you found a fix for your issue yet?

My replacement screen will be here tomorrow. Ill post back if I have reception issues.
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I have no leads unfortunately. I can't even find what leads are what radios. Upon closer inspection, there is a single antenna in the mid-frame as well.
Does anyone know which leads are for which radios? That might help isolate the problem, as I don't seem to have any bluetooth or wifi issues, only cellular.

I assembled my old cracked screen, frame and phone back to the way it was originally and now my reception is back working correctly, besides the cracked screen of course. I'm chalking this up to possibly some knock off screen/frame part that might be using different materials and is causing this signal degradation. I'll be returning this one and have already ordered a new part from another distributor. Hopefully I'll have better results once I get it installed.

Would you mind sharing where you purchased your faulty one from? I ordered mine from wholesalegadgetfix on ebay. Item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151951830737
Please keep us updated on the quality if your second attempt, and who you sourced it though.
Thanks!

Here's the link to the first one that I purchased:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/152150335145?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
The new one that I just purchased today is the exact same one that you linked to. If you are having issues with the screen and frame purchased from them I am worried that I will yet again have the same reception problems. The site said OEM part, over 100 sold and they have a good rating so it looked like a safe bet.
Either way, I will update when I get the new one installed. Not looking good now but fingers crossed.

I'm not having any signal issues with the display I bought. I did the screen/digitizer assembly only though. No frame on mine.
This is what I bought:
http://r.ebay.com/6Ej0X4
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Terren said:
Here's the link to the first one that I purchased:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/152150335145?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
The new one that I just purchased today is the exact same one that you linked to. If you are having issues with the screen and frame purchased from them I am worried that I will yet again have the same reception problems. The site said OEM part, over 100 sold and they have a good rating so it looked like a safe bet.
Either way, I will update when I get the new one installed. Not looking good now but fingers crossed.
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Crap, I was hoping it would be the other way around. It sounds like there is at least one supplier out there creating a flawed product in one way, shape, or form.
Thanks for the link PiousInquisitor. The screen only route isn't an option for me, because my speaker grill has a hole in it from the drop (that was the impact point).
Does anyone have a lead on a known good Frame/Screen replacement part?

PiousInquisitor said:
I'm not having any signal issues with the display I bought. I did the screen/digitizer assembly only though. No frame on mine.
This is what I bought:
http://r.ebay.com/6Ej0X4
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Thanks for the suggestion but I am in the same boat. I have to replace the whole screen/digitizer + frame assembly.

My new replacement LCD/Digitizer and frame came in and I installed it over the weekend. I've done some testing between work and my home office down in the basement, and I'm happy to say that I have reception again in each of the areas where I wasn't able to connect before. One thing I'd like to point out is that this time I cleaned all of the contacts with alcohol and tightened down the screws far more than normally would. I actually took a screw and screwed it into each of the holes first before installing that plastic mid-frame to make sure each screw had the room and wasn't blocked for some reason. I'm not sure if doing all of this was really needed but I thought since that plastic mid-frame is used as part of the antenna system, I wanted a close tight fit, so it couldn't hurt anything. So far so good, if anything changes I'll come back and post an update.

Good Digitizer/LCD/Frame combo.
I had the same problem as you in that the first screen/frame combo I ordered off ebay was a great screen but the frame was not a perfect fit for the mid-frame assembly at the bottom that contains the cellular antennas and therefore I had poor signal after installing it. I tried numerous ways to make sure the antenna contacts were good but nothing worked. I put the shattered screen/frame back on and had full signal. After returning that one I ordered the following one from Nevada that advertises Gorilla Glass and the oleophobic coating that the original did and it works great. Full signal, full 1920x1080 resolution and a perfect fit.
I'm not able to post the URL so just go to (www diymobilerepair com/lg-nexus-5x-lcd-touch-screen-assembly-frame). Its missing the periods after www and before com.

klister said:
I had the same problem as you in that the first screen/frame combo I ordered off ebay was a great screen but the frame was not a perfect fit for the mid-frame assembly at the bottom that contains the cellular antennas and therefore I had poor signal after installing it. I tried numerous ways to make sure the antenna contacts were good but nothing worked. I put the shattered screen/frame back on and had full signal. After returning that one I ordered the following one from Nevada that advertises Gorilla Glass and the oleophobic coating that the original did and it works great. Full signal, full 1920x1080 resolution and a perfect fit.
I'm not able to post the URL so just go to (www diymobilerepair com/lg-nexus-5x-lcd-touch-screen-assembly-frame). Its missing the periods after www and before com.
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I had the same issue with an ebay purchased screen on frame. I am returning it and purchasing the one you listed. Hopefully that fixes it. Thanks!

age_texas said:
I had the same issue with an ebay purchased screen on frame. I am returning it and purchasing the one you listed. Hopefully that fixes it. Thanks!
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Just wanted to follow up and see how your second screen replacement went... please post to let us know.

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Just wanted to follow up and see how your second screen replacement went... please post to let us know.
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The 2nd screen replacement worked great! Phone works like new. Fortunately I was able to return the first screen I purchased for a refund and purchased the screen on frame that you mentioned. Thanks for the recommendation!

Phone heats up when back cover is on

Just replaced the screen on my Oneplus 3, and everything works fine except that the phone gets insanely hot (easily 50C on the outside of the back cover) when the back cover is on. When I removed the back cover however all parts of the phone are cool to the touch when it is powered on. Anyone know why this might be? Is the back cover shorting something out perhaps?

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Just replaced the screen on my Oneplus 3, and everything works fine except that the phone gets insanely hot (easily 50C on the outside of the back cover) when the back cover is on. When I removed the back cover however all parts of the phone are cool to the touch when it is powered on. Anyone know why this might be? Is the back cover shorting something out perhaps?
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Since the covers are not metallic, I don't think so. But it is possible that the cover is compressing an area on the phone which leads to a short circuit.
Try a softer cover like a TPU.

tnsmani said:
Since the covers are not metallic, I don't think so. But it is possible that the cover is compressing an area on the phone which leads to a short circuit.
Try a softer cover like a TPU.
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Im not talking about a case, I'm talking about the actual aluminum back cover of the phone.

Freddieboy said:
Im not talking about a case, I'm talking about the actual aluminum back cover of the phone.
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Sorry for the misunderstanding. Obviously, it is the positioning of the internal components (which should have been disturbed in your case) that cause the short circuit when the back cover is put on.
If the screen was replaced by a technician, it is better to take it to him. If you did it yourself, try troubleshooting with all the exposed components on the back.

tnsmani said:
Sorry for the misunderstanding. Obviously, it is the positioning of the internal components (which should have been disturbed in your case) that cause the short circuit when the back cover is put on.
If the screen was replaced by a technician, it is better to take it to him. If you did it yourself, try troubleshooting with all the exposed components on the back.
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Yeah, I managed to fix it by putting electrical tape over some of the connections (likely used for antenna reception) which lead from the motherboard to the case. Now it is just a matter of trial and error to find which of these pins are causing the problem. I seem to have blocked the connection from the Bluetooth antenna though as the connection is really weak now, but that is a very easy fix

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Yeah, I managed to fix it by putting electrical tape over some of the connections (likely used for antenna reception) which lead from the motherboard to the case. Now it is just a matter of trial and error to find which of these pins are causing the problem. I seem to have blocked the connection from the Bluetooth antenna though as the connection is really weak now, but that is a very easy fix
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I have the same problem. Could I ask what antennas/parts you put the tape over?

bhupinder2001 said:
I have the same problem. Could I ask what antennas/parts you put the tape over?
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You'll most likely either have fixed it by now, or thrown the phone out the window, but hey!
Mine was sort of fixed, but the touch was still acting up so I sold it as "not working" and bought a new one. Can't remember which pins I put tape over, but I assume they wouldn't be the same for two people anyway. It seemed really random to me at the time.