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[Q] Failed screen repair attempt and questions

I recently attempted to repair my cracked front glass (touch screen was completely working).
I didn't heat the glass using a dryer or glue gun because I have seen a person doing a video on YouTube recommending not to heat the glue as it dries fast and it actually makes the glue harder to remove. Half way through the repair, touch was still working. Every thing was. So I got excited and accidentally nicked the screen. Since it wasn't working anymore (first white screen while I was doing the repair, then went half white/black, then when I turned it off/on again everything was black -- I could still receive calls) I decide to remove it altogether. Didn't know there was a hard to remove residue under it, but anyway I succeeded removing it.
I tried turning it on with the screen removed (also removed the connector to the motherboard) and I got a boot loop (felt vibrations again and again). Is this normal? I assume it is because no screen was connected. This is the current state of my device:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/114981610862902277332/albums/5848428825750128241
If you notice in the third pic, I also nicked a small part of the black portion of the back, where the circuits of the screen are placed. Anyway I want to ask if I can still purchase a $130 digitizer+screen replacement and attach it again, and do I need some kind of adhesive similar to the one I removed? Or is my device gone for good?
I'm planning to give this to my father if it can still be fixed.

Why Did you repaired your urself ??
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/
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it can be fixed

Divyesh42 said:
Why Did you repaired your urself ??
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/
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it can be fixed
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Impossible to get support for Galaxy Nexus here in my country. I could have asked technicians or more hardware-techie people to do the job, but I figured based on the amount of people who did it successfully, I could have probably done it myself. Half way I was still doing good but got too excited so I broke it :/
Thanks
Edit: It seems the site you linked to does not have a screen+digitizer part available.
I've found the following parts on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-LCD-di...909?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c288bc915
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Touch-D...846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564c51c966
Is this the correct part? I still have the front glass part I ordered for my repair attempt, if these do not come with it.

Weird spot in camera pic

It was raining heavily two days ago. I was out and i had my phone with me . I tried my best to keep it away from water (and was successful , almost)
but yesterday i found out that there is a faint black spot whenver i open the camera on the bottom which appears when i click pics.
My display is fine as when i watch videos that spot is no longer there.
So what to do now? Will this spot go away automatically? And yes i opened the phone, cleaned the camera lens both from inside and outside but still no effect. :/
See the two pics to see how the black spot looks!

zeeshanonlyme said:
It was raining heavily two days ago. I was out and i had my phone with me . I tried my best to keep it away from water (and was successful , almost)
but yesterday i found out that there is a faint black spot whenver i open the camera on the bottom which appears when i click pics.
My display is fine as when i watch videos that spot is no longer there.
So what to do now? Will this spot go away automatically? And yes i opened the phone, cleaned the camera lens both from inside and outside but still no effect. :/
See the two pics to see how the black spot looks!
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I had this problem in my s3 try to change the camera unit..
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Get it repaired

Camera glass cracked!

I picked up my M8 last Friday at my local T-Mobile store, and put it in a new OtterBox case as soon as I got in the car. During the past week it has never left its case and has been sitting on my desk or in my pocket. I have never dropped it, set it down too hard, or even looked at it the wrong way. This morning I turned it over and found the glass on the camera has cracked!
I see that this was an issue with the M7, and I'm hoping it is not starting over again with this one. I found this thread on Reddit with a similar situation: http://www.reddit.com/r/htcone/comments/22z4dk/m8_rear_camera_glass_cracked_already/
Anybody else have this issue or any suggestions on what I can do to fix/get it fixed/get it replaced?

Somebody on Reddit also had this issue. I'm kind of worried about getting mine if this happens.
http://www.reddit.com/r/htcone/comments/22z4dk/m8_rear_camera_glass_cracked_already/

That sucks.. It was an issue with the m7 as well. And the lens didn't really change.
My release day m7 still doesn't have a single mark on it. But a couple co-workers fell victim to the broken lens.
As a side note, not sure if it will help or not. But the Nillkin tempered glass screen protector on amazon, comes with glass protectors for the lenses on the back.
Edit: also.. if they hassle you to hard on making you pay for replacements.. You can actually buy the entire rear housing for 49 bucks. Which has the camera lenses on it. I'm assuming they're just using a 3m double sided tape to hold them on, so you could probably push them out from behind on the housing. And dig and pop out your cracked one, and just restick.
http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-one-rear-housing-back-cover-22030.html

I wonder if I just pop out the glass entirely. Why need lens at all? All it does is protect the camera no?

T-Mobile Chat
I just finished a chat with a T-Mobile support rep and they told me to bring my phone in to a store so they can inspect it and determine my options.
According to the rep "There seems to be an issue with the camera and it makes a popping or crackling sound, this could cause your camera to crack." One of the first things they asked me was if I could hear any sounds when trying to take a picture.
I haven't read anything about these sounds elsewhere, but it sounds like something either HTC is aware of or at least just T-Mobile. I have been praising this phone to everyone I know, but am kind of unsure about the build quality now.

Yeah, looks like you must have looked at it the wrong way.
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Wonder if this qualifies for HTC Advantage? Lol
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Tikerz said:
Yeah, looks like you must have looked at it the wrong way.
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Wonder if this qualifies for HTC Advantage? Lol
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LOL... I expected the front-facing camera to break from me looking at it - not the rear one!
It is ridiculous that I can bash my screen right now and they will replace it for free. This tiny piece of glass that cracked on its own...too bad. HTC Advantage! :highfive:

Figured I"d mention that this just happened to me also.
I noticed that the pictures I was snapping this weekend were blurry and when I checked out the screen, crack
I keep the phone in an Otterbox too.
We'll see what HTC says

Hi Yakayu,
Was wondering if you managed to fix your problem?
I'm in a similar boat and looking to get the whole rear housing replaced as well and hoping they can fix my camera issues there too
as well as a cracked screen the right side of the camera wont focus and is blurry :/

How do you guys manage dirt/grime on the fingerprint sensor?

Hi, so I just got a Z2 Plus, it's been pretty great so far, but the fingerprint sensor is pretty annoying. If it's even a little bit dirty or my hands are just a little moist from sweat, it will refuse to detect my fingerprints, until I clean both of them off. This is rather annoying. My previous phone (Redmi Note 3) had a metal sensor so fingerprints didn't accumulate - the sensor on the Z2 Plus looks to be glass, and it's very prone to gathering fingerprints and dirt. Any tips?

I guess thats just how it is ?

NSDCars5 said:
Hi, so I just got a Z2 Plus, it's been pretty great so far, but the fingerprint sensor is pretty annoying. If it's even a little bit dirty or my hands are just a little moist from sweat, it will refuse to detect my fingerprints, until I clean both of them off. This is rather annoying. My previous phone (Redmi Note 3) had a metal sensor so fingerprints didn't accumulate - the sensor on the Z2 Plus looks to be glass, and it's very prone to gathering fingerprints and dirt. Any tips?
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the best way ever is to use a piece of transparent tape, works wonders, it prevents 90% read error, trust me

DemiurgoX said:
the best way ever is to use a piece of transparent tape, works wonders, it prevents 90% read error, trust me
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Hello,do you mean that we must put a small transparent tape on fingerprint sensor and it still works perfectly and better??

arjuntsgowda said:
Hello,do you mean that we must put a small transparent tape on fingerprint sensor and it still works perfectly and better??
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yep!, truste me, i dont even remember last time I wiped the sensor clean, it prevents fingerprint smudges and dirt

DemiurgoX said:
the best way ever is to use a piece of transparent tape, works wonders, it prevents 90% read error, trust me
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Thanks! Sounds like a great idea, I'll try it out.

NSDCars5 said:
Thanks! Sounds like a great idea, I'll try it out.
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Did it work for you??

DemiurgoX said:
the best way ever is to use a piece of transparent tape, works wonders, it prevents 90% read error, trust me
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I guess it will cause more errors and less accuracy due to another layer of material... Anyways... Please do let us know if it really works

adil786ali63 said:
I guess it will cause more errors and less accuracy due to another layer of material... Anyways... Please do let us know if it really works
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Yeah i thought it too , till one day I resolved to test a transparent plastic and it worked normally, im telling you, Im usingit, and almost never fails, it only doesnt work if you wet your fingertip,(confirmed) try and tell me, thank me later, forget about the layer over the sensor, it doesnt matter, just like a screen protector it has to be real flat on the sensor
Having sweaty hands heres the math behind: no transparent tape: 100% accuracy-60% more smudges and dirt=40% pratical
With transparent tape 97-ish% -10% smudges and dirt= 87% pratical
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Is there a way to post a video here? I could show you guys how awesome a plastic tape is

DemiurgoX said:
Yeah i thought it too , till one day I resolved to test a transparent plastic and it worked normally, im telling you, Im usingit, and almost never fails, it only doesnt work if you wet your fingertip,(confirmed) try and tell me, thank me later, forget about the layer over the sensor, it doesnt matter, just like a screen protector it has to be real flat on the sensor
Having sweaty hands heres the math behind: no transparent tape: 100% accuracy-60% more smudges and dirt=40% pratical
With transparent tape 97-ish% -10% smudges and dirt= 87% pratical
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Is there a way to post a video here? I could show you guys how awesome a plastic tape is
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You can upload the video on your youtube account and post the link here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8m4xocH7GA here it is guys, btw myfingernails are dirty from tattoo ink
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DemiurgoX said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8m4xocH7GA here it is guys, btw myfingernails are dirty from tattoo ink
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Looks promising.. worth a try

adil786ali63 said:
Looks promising.. worth a try
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it sure is, I sometimeshave real sweaty hands, thats how I got this idea

I have the same problem, slightest bit of grease on the fingerprint sensor and it won't take a reading. Maybe a bit of tape is the answer to this annoying issue.

Interesting.. Cause my fingerprints get detected even when it's kinda wet.

How to manage dirt or spots on finger print reader?
Below is my method, I know, most won't agree with me but it works for me.
Simply I don't use it when I am outside and have a dirty hand / fingers !!
Mainly I use finger print reader while I am driving or in indoor location with clean finger tips, like home/office.

Display sounds hollow?

I've noticed whenever tapping on the screen it sounds like there is a gap between the display and whatever is behind it and gives it almost a hollow sound. On the edges it is fine and sounds solid but in the center it has a definite Hollow sound. I don't particularly like it but I could see someone saying it sounds like the display is made of plastic.

dontbeweakvato said:
I've noticed whenever tapping on the screen it sounds like there is a gap between the display and whatever is behind it and gives it almost a hollow sound. On the edges it is fine and sounds solid but in the center it has a definite Hollow sound. I don't particularly like it but I could see someone saying it sounds like the display is made of plastic.
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The actual display is plastic.
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bryantjopplin said:
The actual display is plastic.
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Yes I know that. But the LG display is composed of a plastic digitizer with glass screen is the same exact design of Samsung's AMOLED display they are nearly identical and Design what they are composed of. But I've never tapped on a Samsung screen or LG screen and have the sensation of hollowness behind display. The purpose of this post was to determine if anyone else had a similar experience with their pixel XL 2

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Yes I know that. But the LG display is composed of a plastic digitizer with glass screen is the same exact design of Samsung's AMOLED display they are nearly identical and Design what they are composed of. But I've never tapped on a Samsung screen or LG screen and have the sensation of hollowness behind display. The purpose of this post was to determine if anyone else had a similar experience with their pixel XL 2
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Well too me they sound different
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I have definitely noticed this hollow sound. Taps seem to be a bit louder because of it. This display doesn't sound as solid as my past devices, I'm assuming/hoping I'll get used to it.

swallowingled said:
I have definitely noticed this hollow sound. Taps seem to be a bit louder because of it. This display doesn't sound as solid as my past devices, I'm assuming/hoping I'll get used to it.
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Jeff Springer told me to rma it, that it wasn't normal. I'm going up to Verizon tomorrow to tap on their pxl2 or maybe a couple different Verizon stores.

Mine sounds the same way and was actually going to.post this same question. Trying to decide to RMA or return and purchase again in a few months hoping all the manufacturing issues or worked out. I posted in the screen issues thread with all the other issues I'm having but this was just a side note.

Do you guys have a screen protector on your phones? I have one, it's the amFilm one ( doesn't have adhesive on the screen portion of the protector..). I definitely have that 'hollow' or plastic? Sound to the display and I'm wondering if it's the actual display or just the screen protector doing it do to it having an air gap due to no adhesive.

No screen protector here, didn't want to spend the money if I was returning the phone. I just keep it in my sunglasses pouch for now when in my pocket.

Ugh, me too. Sounds like cheap junk compared to Shamu
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I noticed that too but I think it may be an illusion when combined with the haptic feedback which is a bit different than other phones I've used. I'm not entirely sure but the screen has a layer of gorilla glass and it is curved so it's less likely that it is flexing that much upon just a small tap.
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dontbeweakvato said:
Jeff Springer told me to rma it, that it wasn't normal. I'm going up to Verizon tomorrow to tap on their pxl2 or maybe a couple different Verizon stores.
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Let us know your findings. I don't have a Verizon store near me and don't know anyone else with a Pixel 2 XL to ask. I thought maybe the hollowness might just be the way it's made or the curved glass or something. Thanks.
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KonoeKyon said:
Do you guys have a screen protector on your phones? I have one, it's the amFilm one ( doesn't have adhesive on the screen portion of the protector..). I definitely have that 'hollow' or plastic? Sound to the display and I'm wondering if it's the actual display or just the screen protector doing it do to it having an air gap due to no adhesive.
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No screen protector on mine.
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obsanity said:
I noticed that too but I think it may be an illusion when combined with the haptic feedback which is a bit different than other phones I've used. I'm not entirely sure but the screen has a layer of gorilla glass and it is curved so it's less likely that it is flexing that much upon just a small tap.
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I'm not using haptic feedback.

swallowingled said:
I have definitely noticed this hollow sound. Taps seem to be a bit louder because of it. This display doesn't sound as solid as my past devices, I'm assuming/hoping I'll get used to it.
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That.

you guys just fiddle with the phone all day to find stuff wrong with it?
you guys need to RMA asap

^you make an excellent point! My Pixel XL 2 Rock's!

I think this might be the reason why this is the only phone I've ever had that listening to videos vibrates the screen

realitysconcierge said:
I think this might be the reason why this is the only phone I've ever had that listening to videos vibrates the screen
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Yep, when I first played music, Im thinking WTH is that. The screen is vibrating. I think it's a feature, not a bug
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realitysconcierge said:
I think this might be the reason why this is the only phone I've ever had that listening to videos vibrates the screen
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Yep, when I first played music, Im thinking WTH is that. The screen is vibrating. I think it's a feature, not a bug. Lol

My iPhone 8 does the same thing. The speakers are laud enough to vibrate the screen and the entire case.
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swallowingled said:
Let us know your findings. I don't have a Verizon store near me and don't know anyone else with a Pixel 2 XL to ask. I thought maybe the hollowness might just be the way it's made or the curved glass or something. Thanks.
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No screen protector on mine.
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I'm not using haptic feedback.
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So apparently after checking a couple pixel 2s and pixel xl2's I spoke with some dude at Verizon he seem like he was not your average phone store idiot. When I just briefly asked him why the display feels Hollow behind it he replied that it is due to the squeeze feature. The ****ing squeezing feature that's why.

dontbeweakvato said:
So apparently after checking a couple pixel 2s and pixel xl2's I spoke with some dude at Verizon he seem like he was not your average phone store idiot. When I just briefly asked him why the display feels Hollow behind it he replied that it is due to the squeeze feature. The ****ing squeezing feature that's why.
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Well, hopefully that's correct. I didn't think it was really defective, or at least hoping it wasn't, and that it was just the way it's supposed to be due to the way it's made. It's just the first phone I've had that feels/sounds that way, but of course the first one I've had with a sweezable frame. Thanks for passing along that information.