Anyone know if the G4 case has a tamper seal? Found myself subject to a dreaded boot loop, with no way to run backup of data. I have found that removing the battery and heating the battery seat with a hair dryer will allow the phone to boot, but not long enough to run any backups. If I crack the case open to expose the mainboard, is there a seal that will be broken voiding the warranty for the replacement that is on it's way? Thanks!
On the two Verizon G4s I disassembled, there were no tamper seals
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i need help with removing the VOID warranty sticker on the back of the phone so i can remove the screws and open up the phone. i do not want to void my warranty so i need to know how to remove the sticker from the phone easily and put it back on after without ruining it and voiding my warranty. also what tools will i need to do this?
Use a small blowtorch, but be careful not to get one too small or you may burn your fingers.
Or use a box cutter/razor blade and peel it up like it ninja. That's what I would do.
So lets say my friend broke his screen a couple months ago. he went ahead and ordered the parts himself and fixed it and everything was working fine. Now lets say today his touchscreen is all wonky, messed up, unable to be fixed, blah blah. Lets say he called verizon and he am getting another one shipped to him tomorrow because it is still *under warranty*. What would be the best way, hypothetically if someone was to do so, take the void sticker off of the screw in the phone.
Doesn't fixing the screen yourself void your warranty in the first place?
3tern1ty said:
Doesn't fixing the screen yourself void your warranty in the first place?
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same as how rooting voids your warranty... people unroot, return to stock, and no one knows...
well I've never taken a phone apart and tried to return it but I've done plenty of UNmodding in order to get phones 'returnable'. I thought they could always tell if it's been opened up before.
3tern1ty said:
well I've never taken a phone apart and tried to return it but I've done plenty of UNmodding in order to get phones 'returnable'. I thought they could always tell if it's been opened up before.
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That's what the void sticker over the screw is for, if it is punctured or removed the warranty is void. I said he should just using a hair dryer and heating up the sticker until it can be peeled off carefully. Just wanted to get input from other people because I'm sure others have done the same.
Heat it up and use a needle to pick and peel it off carefully
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I've never had trouble removing the tamper sticker on the screw without hurting it. I usually just use the pointy tip of an X-acto knife. A needle would probably work too.
So yes it has happend I dropped my G3. LCD is fine but the digitizer and the silver frame are done for. For a moment there I thought I'll replace only the digitizer but the frame is deformed so I'll just fork more cash and replace the full assembly (LCD + digitizer + frame) my only concern is the IMEI S/N sticker. Can the sticker be heated and transfered from my old assembly to the new one, has somebody done it? As I see no gunk on any screws I'm guessing that the only way LG warranty service may see my unauthorized replacement is by the IMEI sticker. Or can the sticker be removed without losing the warranty?
I've searched for the answer but couldn't find any related to G3.
i did change the whole frame and lcd, and the sticker went away very easily, you should not have problems just be carefull and if you want, heat it a bit
emibale said:
i did change the whole frame and lcd, and the sticker went away very easily, you should not have problems just be carefull and if you want, heat it a bit
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Thanks, I'll change the frame and wait with the sticker transfer any idea about what temperature should I use on the sticker? I'm gonna use my hot-air soldering station.
no idea but as i told you, mine went away in few seconds without heating
So I sent my tablet into a repair shop for a battery issue that they had to take the tablet apart to fix and when I got it back I noticed that the inner apart of the headphone jack was chipped and I could see the corner of what I assume is the motherboard
I was wondering if the damage could have been caused during the repair, such as when they were opening the tablet, as it was not there before and I don't know what could have caused it.
There also appears to be a slight gap between the shell and the black part of the jack but I could not get a good picture of that.
Picture here below
perhaps ?!? remove your cover, can't see anything.
On this picture, It should or shouldn't be a repair damage, it should be also your own damage.
murigny64 said:
perhaps ?!? remove your cover, can't see anything.
On this picture, It should or shouldn't be a repair damage, it should be also your own damage.
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The chip is on the inner part of the jack, you can see a bit of gold colored metal, the case is not obscuring it.
https://imgur.com/a/bJq1l
Told by LG Canada my phone had warranty coverage specifically for the bootlooping issue, and sent it to FutureTel in Ontario for what should have been a free repair (hell, I should have it back by now).
FutureTel dings me back with a $450 repair quote saying the warranty status is denied because of 'corrosion'. I had them to forward me the photo above.
What? No. I'm the kind of person that keeps my phone is a ****ing ziploc baggie outside of the home - there is no way this phone saw any moisture outside of what is normally in room air. No steamy bathrooms even. I photographed the moisture indicator being white and untouched, immediately prior to sending it in.
1. how does corrosion occur without moisture stickers showing moisture?
2. can corrosion not occur for reasons other than user damage/exposure to external moisture? Don't batteries leak sometimes? I've found corrosion inside electronics remote controllers on the contacts for the AA batteries and that had nothing to do with user damage or external moisture.
3. Isn't corrosion on the opposite end of the motherboard from the CPU (the photo is showing near the usb port) very unlikely to be causing bootloops where the phone shuts down due to processing stress of booting up the OS?
4. they repair the bootloops under warranty by replacing the entire motherboard anyways. I feel like this is them refusing to repair my car's engine because they found a bit of rust near the gas cap. are they just trying to weasel money out of me for what should be a free repair?
5. arggg
that's the problem, your board could get moisture from your washed hands, sweat, trapped moisture between a case,
I had the same thing happened to me, the moisture stickers are still white but the area by the USB had some corrosion, sent in for warranty and was told a new board is required at 600$.
i think in the future i will try only get phones with some water protective grade or nano coating because very easy for the board to get wet and an easy way for them to avoid responsibilities.
I had two phones denied warranty coverage in the past 2 weeks because of this same crap. I recommend sending an email to the law firm that originally engaged with LG here:
www[dot]girardgibbs[dot]com/lg-g4-bootloop-class-action-lawsuit
It seems to me like LG is trying to deny as many warranty claims as possible. If there are enough reports of this, I think we may get another lawsuit against LG.
I just received a similar letter from LG, denying warranty for being a 'tampered device' with a 'fake backcover'. Now, while I did replace the back cover (I broke the camera lens); I fail to see how that affects the required repair, which is a motherboard replacement.
They claim that it is no longer covered under the 'original limited warranty'; but the original warranty period is over anyway, the only warranty remaining is for the bootloop. They want $356 to do the repair; I paid $430 for the phone originally.
LG certainly appears to be trying to deny as many of these as they can.
I’m going to call them and complain; maybe see if Google is better about honoring the warranty. But I don’t really want to buy the phone again when it will just bootloop again sooner or later.