I have had it with this junk phone. I bought it when it first came out and have had nothing but problems. First the gps, the overheating, the audio jack and now my camera refuses to focus on anything. Has anyone else had camera problems? The lens is clean and I can't see anything under the lens. I've cleared the app data.
Sir Westicles said:
I have had it with this junk phone. I bought it when it first came out and have had nothing but problems. First the gps, the overheating, the audio jack and now my camera refuses to focus on anything. Has anyone else had camera problems? The lens is clean and I can't see anything under the lens. I've cleared the app data.
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You are not alone bro. I also got mine when it was released. My camera stopped focusing about 3 months ago. No hardware issues as far as scratches on lens, dirt, or abuse.
This phone had so much potential, but I've had all the same issues as you. And to add to it, this is the 1st Android phone I've had since my 1st Android, the HTC Evo, that I wasn't able to root.
I'm pretty much done with LG branded phones after this. I'm just waiting for the Pixel 2 to come out to replace this one with, and I'm only dealing with Google phones from then on.
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You are not alone bro. I also got mine when it was released. My camera stopped focusing about 3 months ago. No hardware issues as far as scratches on lens, dirt, or abuse.
This phone had so much potential, but I've had all the same issues as you. And to add to it, this is the 1st Android phone I've had since my 1st Android, the HTC Evo, that I wasn't able to root.
I'm pretty much done with LG branded phones after this. I'm just waiting for the Pixel 2 to come out to replace this one with, and I'm only dealing with Google phones from then on.
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Dont get the Pixel XL its a v30 slightly downgraded but LG is making the XL
The standard Pixel 2 will be made by HTC
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Dont get the Pixel XL its a v30 slightly downgraded but LG is making the XL
The standard Pixel 2 will be made by HTC
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Yeah I know about the xl being made by LG. Thats why i want the normal Pixel 2. I'm done with lg. As much as i loved lg from the optimus up to the g5.. they totally let me down with this phone.
My main camera also stopped focusing, have only had my phone about six months. I ordered the UniFix G5 camera repair kit off of Amazon for about $30. Came with slightly better quality tools than most cheap "freebie" kits included with parts.
Powered the phone off, removed SIM tray and the battery along with the chin. Unscrewed the two screws at bottom of the display. Carefully lifted display assembly up around edges (seems easier to start lifting at the screw hole opposite SIM tray first.) Once display is separated, the main camera can detach just by unsnapping the ribbon cable connector from the board and sliding the module down and out.
I noted the broken original camera module had the text "Y574A" and the UniFix module had the text "Y574B" on it. The housing is also slightly different. Hopefully this means this is a more durable hardware "B" revision. First day using it has been good as new, will update if it goes out again.
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My main camera also stopped focusing, have only had my phone about six months. I ordered the UniFix G5 camera repair kit off of Amazon for about $30. Came with slightly better quality tools than most cheap "freebie" kits included with parts.
Powered the phone off, removed SIM tray and the battery along with the chin. Unscrewed the two screws at bottom of the display. Carefully lifted display assembly up around edges (seems easier to start lifting at the screw hole opposite SIM tray first.) Once display is separated, the main camera can detach just by unsnapping the ribbon cable connector from the board and sliding the module down and out.
I noted the broken original camera module had the text "Y574A" and the UniFix module had the text "Y574B" on it. The housing is also slightly different. Hopefully this means this is a more durable hardware "B" revision. First day using it has been good as new, will update if it goes out again.
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Man the hell with doing all THAT! I'm not a phone tech, I just want the damn phone to work like it's supposed to. I've had literally 2 handfuls of Android phones in my life and this is the only one ever to stop focusing. If you have to basically tear a phone apart just for it to work how it should, it's not a phone worth keeping imo ...Which is why I'm getting rid of this mf once the pixel 2 drops.
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Man the hell with doing all THAT! I'm not a phone tech, I just want the damn phone to work like it's supposed to. I've had literally 2 handfuls of Android phones in my life and this is the only one ever to stop focusing. If you have to basically tear a phone apart just for it to work how it should, it's not a phone worth keeping imo ...Which is why I'm getting rid of this mf once the pixel 2 drops.
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If you can afford a new phone, more power to you. Just putting it out there that if you're out of warranty, $30 and 5 minutes can fix the issue (and keep the resale value of the phone higher.) IMO a phone that is simpler to work on than changing a car tire is worth keeping.
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My main camera also stopped focusing, have only had my phone about six months. I ordered the UniFix G5 camera repair kit off of Amazon for about $30. Came with slightly better quality tools than most cheap "freebie" kits included with parts.
Powered the phone off, removed SIM tray and the battery along with the chin. Unscrewed the two screws at bottom of the display. Carefully lifted display assembly up around edges (seems easier to start lifting at the screw hole opposite SIM tray first.) Once display is separated, the main camera can detach just by unsnapping the ribbon cable connector from the board and sliding the module down and out.
I noted the broken original camera module had the text "Y574A" and the UniFix module had the text "Y574B" on it. The housing is also slightly different. Hopefully this means this is a more durable hardware "B" revision. First day using it has been good as new, will update if it goes out again.
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Well I honestly don't even care anymore about having a phone. I'm done with Sprint now. Haven't had service since January and I really like it. Just use wifi when it's available but it's nice being able to take pictures with this $700 POS. I'll never buy LG again. I may try replacing the camera like you did.
Do you have a link to what you bought on Amazon?
go to google play services and disable body sensors or if you have google fit installed disable heart rate monitor, the autofocus will be normal again.
cheeze.keyk said:
go to google play services and disable body sensors or if you have google fit installed disable heart rate monitor, the autofocus will be normal again.
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Didn't work for me.
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Didn't work for me.
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yeah. it worked for me at first but later on it doesn't focus anymore. it will focus if your shooting upwards. I just ordered a replacement camera.
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Hello!
Has anyone seen a disassembly guide / dismantlling guide for an xperia play? I have had a quick look and havent seen one. A video one would be really good and one that looks at the digitizer / glass would be best for me as I seem to have broken mine already, oops!
Cheers
That sucks.
If you have Rogers they have a replacement policy. I would try that before you take it apart. Good luck. I haven't seen any guides yet. It is a pretty new phone.
You have a teardown here, it may be useful: http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/teardowns/sony-xperia-play-teardown/
I have found this, but would still like to see a video if one exists?
http://www.repairyourmobile.net/sony-ericsson-disassembly/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-disassembly/
Cheers
You can get a brand new OEM Sony Ericsson Touch Digitizer Screen on eBay from here: http://cgi.ebay.ca/OEM-Touch-Digiti...ultDomain_0&hash=item27bb11025c#ht_4868wt_905
I just ordered an OEM Xperia PLAY Black Housing Set from them and it's on its way. Funny how those "takedown" photos don't show you how they disconnected the sliding screen from the gamepad base. I got stuck at that part and have no idea how they were able to remove it. LOL
Rogers replacement policy doesn't give you the same model.... They have designated refurbished models available at no cost per person per life... You can only use it once... Unless the customer support was lying to me, that is what she told me.
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Have you dealt with rogers before? The have no issue flatout lying to your face. I cant tell you how many times I got screwed over by those ****ers. So I get the feeling you'd be SOL
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The only reason I switched over to Rogers was to get the Xperia PLAY for $99.99 on a 3 year agreement. I've been with Fido eversince and even though they're owned by Rogers now, I can say that Fido deals with their customers way better than Rogers does. When my 3 year agreement is done I'm going back with Fido. I already network unlocked my Xperia PLAY so if I still have it by then all I have to do is get a Fido SIM card.
Xperia Play disassembly pictures
Hey,
I am in the middle of taking apart my Xperia Play to replace the screen. Now, I got everything separated and taken apart except the screen half. I am having problem removing these silver rivets, which look like screws with a covering but the covering doesn't peel/come off. I have attached pictures of these in hopes that someone knows how to remove them.
Additionally, if anyone has experience replacing an Xperia Play screen, I'd love the advice.
Thanks in advance.
McD
Screen
Hi
Dont take the rivets OFF! If you just slide the control pad part off the metal casing you can get to the 2 screws you need to get to.
I have just finished replacing my screen and it is the scariest screen i have ever replaced as you need to go from back to front lol
I have attached a pic of my finished product, sorry i should of taken photos during it but i was shaking lol
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The only reason I switched over to Rogers was to get the Xperia PLAY for $99.99 on a 3 year agreement. I've been with Fido eversince and even though they're owned by Rogers now, I can say that Fido deals with their customers way better than Rogers does. When my 3 year agreement is done I'm going back with Fido. I already network unlocked my Xperia PLAY so if I still have it by then all I have to do is get a Fido SIM card.
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I desperately hope that you did not get locked down to a 3 year agreement to just get this phone. As fun as this phone is (and likely to be used long past when I get another phone, just for Emulators and random games), it is not worth a 3 year contract. 2, I can understand. 1 would be more proper. 3 years is nuts in this industry. They have made back their offset of cost within 1.5 years usually.
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For anyone else who might benifit from this, here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3n5ZfkqhzE
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eddieo said:
Hi
For anyone else who might benifit from this, here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3n5ZfkqhzE
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Thanks for that video link, I think it'll really help other people who might need to do some repairs on their own to their Xperia PLAY. I just wish that I came across that video earlier when I had to disassemble mines, I was so nervous when I was doing it cause all I had to go by where those pictures posted earlier and it left out a whole lot that I had to figure out myself.
Replacing Digitizer
Hello, Flava0ne
Do I have to take entire phone apart to replace digitizer? Is there simpler way to do it? Screen is fine - only digitizer is broken. Can it be removed from the top or bottom top access only?
Thank you
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Two questions: How far can you go without breaking a warranty seal and how many internal water damage indicators / liquid sensors are there? I just need to check since they are threatening $300 if they find anything and I work in the cold and frequently see condensation. I do avoid condensation actively and don't even allow it in the bathroom when showering.
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OK, I went as far as I dared by completely taking apart the bottom piece (gamepad, camera, microSD slot, SIM slot, headset/remote jack, primary and secondary microphone, antennas, speakers, microUSB, etc) and, so far, I have found three. It was pretty easy up to this point and I didn't notice any kind of warranty seal.
I just removed all T6 screws from the back and lifted the catches along the bottom (headset/microUSB) side using my fingernail. One corner should be loose and you can start there and slide with no marring (didn't need my plastic pry tool). I don't know why, exactly, but the internal L & R switches are stuck to black adhesive films covering openings in this black piece but I was able to lift and unstick them without touching the films. Anyway, when you remove and flip this piece over, you should see a white square just below the mSD and SIM card slot. It's actually visible through a pinhole on the other side. If it's pink/red, you've got a problem, even if it's caused by condensation (they will still void your warranty for "water damage"). When I touched it, a plastic film on the back slipped off but stuck back on. The whole thing seems like it peels off quite easily.
Anyway, I would wiggle the power button loose before moving on. Next, there are now two tiny cross-head screws that I used a PH00x50 driver on. Yes, one of them was clearly accessible as soon as you removed the battery, but why remove it until you are ready to remove both? Once those are out, let the headphone jack dangle off its ribbon cable and lift the PCB enough to disconnect the display connector from the PCB... just stick something wide and flat in there and twist. Be careful not to damage the tiny ribbon cable that connects the touchpad area from the gamepad because it still needs to be disconnected. Now, this is OPPOSITE of how many larger but similar connectors work, so pay attention: To disconnect it, locate the tiny darker-colored flap of plastic on the opposite side of the connector from where the cable goes in. Lift it from the opposite side toward the side where the cable inserts. It will stand straight up and then you can slide the cable out. If you have to remove it, the headphone/remote jack appears to work the same way.
Anyway, this should completely free the PCB and leave the gamepad shell attached to the display. The gamepad shell should be free from the front half of the phone now as well, leaving only the sliding metal mounting bracket.
Now, a couple of interesting things here: I can clearly tell that one of the T6 screws by the volume button was protruding too far and caused a visible sliding scratch on the underside of my top shell. It may make sense to loosen these a bit on a new phone before this happens. You can also see if imperfections in the white Teflon sliding bumps are causing scratches on the front (my first phone did not, my second did in no time).
Now, let's go back to the gamepad faceplate. The buttons should easily fall out if you want them too, but I was only interested in finding the water sensors and here are two more: one is right by the microphone hole and the other in diagonally opposite under the Playstation Certified logo. They look identical to the one on the back piece.
I'm sure that there is at least one in the LCD assembly as well, but mine is well sealed and I didn't want to lift any of those silvery-gray stickers covering the screws when I have a warranty replacement on the way. I've gone far enough to satisfy my curiosity.
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A couple notes on re-assembly:
As expected, it's a bit more difficult, especially because you don't have leverage to reconnect the display when it is in place. The last fold of the cable it supposed to fit UNDER the metal bracket and the slide mechanism doesn't really work if it isn't (a certain panel will not slide back if it is not folded under). I'm not sure how it affects it but it does. You will need a thin, long, flat utensil like a plastic butter knife or something to either A) provide leverage to connect the connector or B) tuck the cable back under the bracket after connecting it. You need to have already connected the touchpads and oriented the gamepad faceplate around/under the bracket, though it will not be secured. The phone also needs to be in the open position. When you tuck the cable under, slide it to the closed position and back. If the cable seated properly, the PCB and gamepad faceplate should sit pretty flat and should no longer be falling off of the bracket even though it isn't really secured.
The D-pad needs to be arranged properly as well. One side is cut. If you look closely, there are three holes in the four inner corners that align with three plus-shaped pegs, so you can't get it wrong if you pay attention.
The power/lock button isn't going to stay in place until you secure the bottom housing, so leave it off until just before you are ready to do that to avoid losing it.
Be careful not to seal dust in the camera lens. Don't forget to put the cross-head screws back before you do the back housing because you can't easily access one. Remember to keep the four black screws by the L, R, and volume buttons a little loose if you had a problem with them scratching the other half of the phone.
Be sure to download the Xperia Play test program from the Google Market and verify that all buttons and touch inputs function properly.
I'll be sure to wear my Looxcie next time.
I feel sorry for you blokes taking apart the xperia
it's going to be a royal pain in the ass. especially when you reach that "point"
the point where you have **** all over the table and you are like god how did i get this deep into disassembly
then the part when you are shaking / nervous about breaking a part, or worse yet. you end up breaking it. i would be real scared lol.
all i can say is go real slow. REAL slow
and if anything wont move. dont force it lol
Hogwarts said:
I feel sorry for you blokes taking apart the xperia
it's going to be a royal pain in the ass. especially when you reach that "point"
the point where you have **** all over the table and you are like god how did i get this deep into disassembly
then the part when you are shaking / nervous about breaking a part, or worse yet. you end up breaking it. i would be real scared lol.
all i can say is go real slow. REAL slow
and if anything wont move. dont force it lol
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Maybe I've just taken apart too many laptops and gadgets before but I never felt that way when I got the back piece completely apart... or maybe "that point" is only after you get into the front assembly. I did the rear in bed with the screws laying on the covers beside me and didn't even lose the arrangement of a single one.
Anyway, moments after getting my RMA replacement shipped email notification this morning, I dropped my R800at that is supposed to be getting sent back and now the touch digitizer is shattered. I've ordered a replacement but I'm hoping that I'll be sending it back with the original from the RMA replacement. Does anyone know if the R800a or R800at will fit a R800 Z1i chassis? These are all over eBay. Also, is there any tamper seal? I understand that there are screws under the silver/gray stickers on the front piece but those look easy enough to reapply.
Did I mention that they wanted to turn my RMA down for the flaking paint on the front buttons alone? The night before I called to RMA for an alarm issue (two days ago), the battery door cracked right at the pry point. I remove it more often than most because I carry a second official battery and a Sony Ericsson EP900 charger, so it failed under normal wear-and-tear, but they wanted to say that I couldn't RMA for my main issue (alarm dismisses itself) because of that EVEN THOUGH THE RMA UNITS DON'T INCLUDE A BATTERY COVER!
Damn. Sony Ericsson can be picky. I babied the thing and only just now dropped it. Perhaps AT&T is a little too cautious with the terms of Sony's warranty (it is processed through them but the rules come from Sony).
CZroe said:
Maybe I've just taken apart too many laptops and gadgets before but I never felt that way when I got the back piece completely apart... or maybe "that point" is only after you get into the front assembly. I did the rear in bed with the screws laying on the covers beside me and didn't even lose the arrangement of a single one.
Anyway, moments after getting my RMA replacement shipped email notification this morning, I dropped my R800at that is supposed to be getting sent back and now the touch digitizer is shattered. I've ordered a replacement but I'm hoping that I'll be sending it back with the original from the RMA replacement. Does anyone know if the R800a or R800at will fit a R800 Z1i chassis? These are all over eBay. Also, is there any tamper seal? I understand that there are screws under the silver/gray stickers on the front piece but those look easy enough to reapply.
Did I mention that they wanted to turn my RMA down for the flaking paint on the front buttons alone? The night before I called to RMA for an alarm issue (two days ago), the battery door cracked right at the pry point. I remove it more often than most because I carry a second official battery and a Sony Ericsson EP900 charger, so it failed under normal wear-and-tear, but they wanted to say that I couldn't RMA for my main issue (alarm dismisses itself) because of that EVEN THOUGH THE RMA UNITS DON'T INCLUDE A BATTERY COVER!
Damn. Sony Ericsson can be picky. I babied the thing and only just now dropped it. Perhaps AT&T is a little too cautious with the terms of Sony's warranty (it is processed through them but the rules come from Sony).
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I've always said this phone is cheaply made and now i have more proof
mine came brand new out of the box with a blemish on the screen
I'm not picky so i just kept it.
Its a blemish in the LCD screen not the digitizer or glass
and yeah the cheap ass plastic assembly is not helping either.
they should have used aluminum or something. more durable
OK, so I finished the job. I did not see any more water indicators in the top shell and I did not find a single tamper-resistant label in the entire device. I left the slider assembly intact (I think it's riveted) and I didn't peel the flex PCB out of the top shell or off of the touchoads, but it was what anyone would consider "fully disassembled." I seem to have misplaced my camera but video will be coming when I find and edit it.
I have a very good deal for these 2 phones. But I'm torn between them, as which one should I chose? Both are same except for screen size. I'd go for Z1 but it has those touch and WiFi issues. Are they solved yet? And the compact has the flash bleed issue. I don't want to regret after getting my phone. Please the actual owners of these 2 phones, help me out. Thanks!
Flashbleed was corrected on younger devices, there should be no problem with that now. But try it before buying.
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Coempi
Are you sure about that? Don't get me wrong, I'm just being cautios.
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Are you sure about that? Don't get me wrong, I'm just being cautios.
Sent from my Lumia 920!
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I bought mine half year ago and it didn't have flash bleed issue.
The only annoyance is that you NEED to put screen protector on front and back. Scratches come even from dust particles on hand.
Or replace plastic back with glass one and replace front with temperad glass. (i'm waiting for my warranty to end then i do this.)
Definitely get charging DOCK and not just the magnetic wire cause some users have managed to kill their device with plugging it in wrong.
I'm using a cheap 10$ ebay charging dock and it works good.
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I bought mine half year ago and it didn't have flash bleed issue.
The only annoyance is that you NEED to put screen protector on front and back. Scratches come even from dust particles on hand.
Or replace plastic back with glass one and replace front with temperad glass. (i'm waiting for my warranty to end then i do this.)
Definitely get charging DOCK and not just the magnetic wire cause some users have managed to kill their device with plugging it in wrong.
I'm using a cheap 10$ ebay charging dock and it works good.
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Thanks great.. Good to know there are no any issues.
There are alot of improvements in the Z1 Compact ... like viewing angles and CPU speed
I bought mine only recently and I can say tat there is no flash bleed for me. I regret buying it though, for lots of small reasons, so do your investigations also on other phones.
I've had this phone for about three weeks and after around two weeks, I noticed that the pictures were starting to come out fuzzy and overexposed looking. Finally realized that there was dust under the glass covering the camera lens. Unfortunately, since it's under the glass, I'd have to take it apart to clean it (or possibly send it to Amazon for warranty, if they cover it).
The issue is that even if I take it apart and clean it, the issue will come up again and I'd rather not have to constantly take it apart and clean (especially since it happened only after two weeks). Does anyone have any suggestion to prevent this from happening again, besides not keeping it in my pocket?
This seems like a poor quality design to me. I carried my previous phone in my pocket for four years without any issues.
Thanks.
I also seem to have this problem. I need to look up how to open my fire phone, because my pictures aren't focusing well anymore. I now have a phone case, so I hope dust will stop going under the lens.
I got the same issue, and I actually send my phone for replacement. That being said, before sending it I took a compressed air can with the tiny tiny applicator and sprayed inside the microfone on the back and and the gap in the bezel, it blew away everything inside blocking the camera. I suspect there is a defect where there is too much gap on either the microphone and the back or the bezel and the back, so I just returned it anyways. If I had no warranty, that's what I would do, just be gentle with that microphone or it will die, the compressed air released at full throttle will break that microphone.
I had the same problem (is quite common), but it's easy to fix if you have a little bit of manual skills. Just buy a torx t3 screwdriver and a suction cup, open the phone, clean the glass in front of the camera and close. 5 minutes of work.
If you search on ifixit there's a fire phone teardown that explain how to open it. Simple and fast.
I got mine replaced from Amazon.
Called Amazon, but they said that since I bought it from eBay, it's not covered under warranty. Considering I had the phone for only a few weeks, you'd think they'd support their own product. Ah well.
Initially I wanted to avoid opening up the phone, as to not void the warranty, but as it turns out, it's not covered anyway.
I've followed the iFixIt video and cleaned out the lens. So, it's good as new; however, this isn't something I want to be doing on a regular basis. Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping the dust out, besides not keeping it in my pocket?
Thanks.
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Called Amazon, but they said that since I bought it from eBay, it's not covered under warranty. Considering I had the phone for only a few weeks, you'd think they'd support their own product. Ah well.
Initially I wanted to avoid opening up the phone, as to not void the warranty, but as it turns out, it's not covered anyway.
I've followed the iFixIt video and cleaned out the lens. So, it's good as new; however, this isn't something I want to be doing on a regular basis. Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping the dust out, besides not keeping it in my pocket?
Thanks.
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Unfortunately there's not much that can be done about this AFAIK. As stated above, there is a design flaw where the microphone on the back let's in the dust, so unless you cover it, you'll end up needed to clean it every once in a while. But I've also noticed not too much distortion in the photos.
iFixit has a great pictures and guides for dismantling the fire phone. This is what I used to open mine up to clean the camera glass. Note it is well worth cleaning the lens as the camera auto focus works much faster when clean.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Amazon_Fire_Phone
I have to clean my camera every month.
I think I should buy a new phone right now.
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I have to clean my camera every month.
I think I should buy a new phone right now.
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I do the same every other month. Very annoying. At least with the right screwdriver and a suction cup is pretty fast and easy to open and clean it.
Next time I open mine to clean, I am going to try an remedy the issue by adding a foam washer (or my DIY version of double sided sticky foam tape cut into a washer) around the lens..
Hey all
Thought write up and ask what others have bought and changed on their ASUS ZE551ML
Thought maybe share any experiences on what to buy or not buy from
I have changed
Wi-Fi antenna
USB board
Vibrator
Battery
Flex cable
Screen and frame and LCD in one
With the replacement screens and frame combo with LCD, you have to also bring across from the original the camera lens foam or create one as stops dust getting on lens
And that Wi-Fi antenna, so small had to use a microscope tool to see where plugs into
Vibrator connector also breaks easy as well
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I've changed the speaker, battery, and the lower board, but the thing I've changed the most is the screen. The screen was cracked when I first received my phone, and I've cracked it twice more since I've owned it. Probably shouldn't try to hold onto it while playing with my dogs, haha. I actually have a replacement screen coming in right now.
Nothing yet, but I ordered an LCD+frame because I got the infamous tearing problem. At the same time I will replace my power button that is kind of stuck and does not work properly.
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I've changed the speaker, battery, and the lower board, but the thing I've changed the most is the screen. The screen was cracked when I first received my phone, and I've cracked it twice more since I've owned it. Probably shouldn't try to hold onto it while playing with my dogs, haha. I actually have a replacement screen coming in right now.
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Haha you're a legend at it then, changing the screens and opening it up
Did you transfer the camera surround foam across?
I initially didn't and within a couple months the front camera and touch sensor behind the underside of the glass had like white dust and affected the selfie camera
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Haha you're a legend at it then, changing the screens and opening it up
Did you transfer the camera surround foam across?
I initially didn't and within a couple months the front camera and touch sensor behind the underside of the glass had like white dust and affected the selfie camera
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I honestly don't remember if I did or not. I haven't had any issues with the FFC either way.
When I said I've changed the screen, I meant that I just ordered the screen + frame assembly. I've only changed the itself on a phone once and I'm never going to attempt to diu that again; it was too much effort and the adhesive ended up bring poor quality.
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Haha you're a legend at it then, changing the screens and opening it up
Did you transfer the camera surround foam across?
I initially didn't and within a couple months the front camera and touch sensor behind the underside of the glass had like white dust and affected the selfie camera
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I just changed mine, I transferred the foam/rubber for the front camera, the upper speaker, a tiny bit of foam in the lower right corner, and also the notification LED has a kind of opaque square at the bottom and a piece of square white rubber you have to put on the new frame too. I first forgot it and when I had a notification I was directly seeing the LED on the PCB
EDIT: I used this youtube video for the how-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieSFL0kIsAI
I think i need to replace my battery... the problem is getting a new one :/
Magister54 said:
I just changed mine, I transferred the foam/rubber for the front camera, the upper speaker, a tiny bit of foam in the lower right corner, and also the notification LED has a kind of opaque square at the bottom and a piece of square white rubber you have to put on the new frame too. I first forgot it and when I had a notification I was directly seeing the LED on the PCB
EDIT: I used this youtube video for the how-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieSFL0kIsAI
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Exactly what I had to do with the new frame after finding out I did it wrong after putting it all back together and then of course had to take it apart again
My fix for the sponge/rubber around both cameras and also the sensors worked and no dust gets under them anymore
uniacidz said:
Hey all
Thought write up and ask what others have bought and changed on their ASUS ZE551ML
Thought maybe share any experiences on what to buy or not buy from
I have changed
Wi-Fi antenna
USB board
Vibrator
Battery
Flex cable
Screen and frame and LCD in one
With the replacement screens and frame combo with LCD, you have to also bring across from the original the camera lens foam or create one as stops dust getting on lens
And that Wi-Fi antenna, so small had to use a microscope tool to see where plugs into
Vibrator connector also breaks easy as well
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LCD with frame
touch screen only
speaker
usb charging board
antenna connector jumper with wire
memory chip from 16 gb to 64 gb
charging ic
one short to ground capacitor on cpu core circuit.
removed one resistor on antenna line
sim flex
volume button flex
back cover
power button
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Exnor said:
I think i need to replace my battery... the problem is getting a new one :/
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buy from aliexpress. the cheapest one.
sukhwant717 said:
LCD with frame
touch screen only
speaker
usb charging board
antenna connector jumper with wire
memory chip from 16 gb to 64 gb
charging ic
one short to ground capacitor on cpu core circuit.
removed one resistor on antenna line
sim flex
volume button flex
back cover
power button
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buy from aliexpress. the cheapest one.
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Dude so many replacements... would be easier to just get a new one no?
Sure Aliexpress have the batteries but they are 3rd party and they don't mention the manufacturing date :/ Going to all the trouble to replace the current one to another that might be worse, i don't really want to take that chance. My battery appears to have what i think is some cells damaged or some bad voltage reader, because when it reaches 25% it it goes rapidly to near zero in a few minutes :/ but besides that it actually last what appears to be on par with the duration (charge) announced.
Exnor said:
Dude so many replacements... would be easier to just get a new one no?
Sure Aliexpress have the batteries but they are 3rd party and they don't mention the manufacturing date :/ Going to all the trouble to replace the current one to another that might be worse, i don't really want to take that chance. My battery appears to have what i think is some cells damaged or some bad voltage reader, because when it reaches 25% it it goes rapidly to near zero in a few minutes :/ but besides that it actually last what appears to be on par with the duration (charge) announced.
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actually i got 4,5 devices for development purpose and was declared motherboard dead by service center. i was able to revive them with SOC only. so i did experiment with replacing chip. some of them had issue with certain part and broken screen. that happened to my very own purchased.
i bought from ali and it is working very well. you may get one with manufactured date mention on it
uniacidz said:
Hey all
Thought write up and ask what others have bought and changed on their ASUS ZE551ML
Thought maybe share any experiences on what to buy or not buy from
I have changed
Wi-Fi antenna
USB board
Vibrator
Battery
Flex cable
Screen and frame and LCD in one
With the replacement screens and frame combo with LCD, you have to also bring across from the original the camera lens foam or create one as stops dust getting on lens
And that Wi-Fi antenna, so small had to use a microscope tool to see where plugs into
Vibrator connector also breaks easy as well
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Damn that's too much.
Mine was:
LCD
Battery (3x, the 1st one got wet on a rave event. 2nd one was a bad batch, I have the 3rd now)
Speakers
USB board, Charging pin (2x)
LCD Screen
Glass Lens
Back Cover (bought the deluxe skin)
Is aliexpress safe? I'm seeing multiple stuffs that I wanted to buy for my zenfone 2 for a very affordable price but I am afraid my items wont get delivered or something.
Tongkayla said:
Is aliexpress safe? I'm seeing multiple stuffs that I wanted to buy for my zenfone 2 for a very affordable price but I am afraid my items wont get delivered or something.
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i have purchased lot of stuff from ali even new laptop. it is secure. but delivery takes little longer time.
You guys are too Nerdy Nerdy
I fried my flex antenna a while ago. And one time i already buy the cover that with the camera lens but without the flex antenna. I didn't check the page throughly. The seller did say that the cover didn't have any antenna on it. I just want to tell you guyz if you want to buy the cover, do check the page throughly, read all, check all images. I knew the it didnt have the flex antenna after i check all of the images.
Where did you get the battery? was it OEM?
I changed motherboard.
sorry for bringing this up but need some help...!
i just got a damaged zenfone 2 where i replaced bottom pcb and speaker and it is in a working state . but i do have a big problem with the wifi signal. it is very weak and i have to stand next to my router to get wifi.
is there any fix around. i suspect i did something on my last repair but i dont know what . other than that the phone is working ok now.
in my previous asus i have replaced
3 times the lcd
3 times usb port
2 speakers
but on my last disassembly i damaged the antenna cable socket on the motherboard so it wasn't working on sim1.... probably i need a new mobo.
I need to change the screen, I fell, the screen broke and the touch works badly, I can't get the spare in my country
Any idea ?
EDIT: and i need the Power button, when fell i lost the button
Okay so I was wondering if anyone has replaced just the glass on the front of the pixel 3 xl? Everything works fine on it just that there is a crack on the bottom left of the front. It's getting worse so I was going to replace it myself, but I dont know if it would be easier to replace the entire screen or just the glass since the lcd works fine
would suggest replace including frames. did mine a couple of days ago, bought parts from witr*gs.com and was very satisfied.
also i accidentally broke NFC so you should double check everything before you glue the backplate back on.
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witr*gs.com
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This! And iFixit are the most reliable sources for parts in high or OEM quality, definitely the preferred online shops to get anything smartphone related - this cheep panels off of eBay is pure gambling and usually not worth the money, even though it seems like a great deal at first...
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