I still thinking about remove the color of my mate 20 back cover, to show the board, battery, and other elements, but before doing it, i need answers about the glue that joins this part to the body of the cell phone.
If taken off the cover, is it necessary to replace the old glue?
The black piece of the cameras need be replaced too?
The IP 53 certification would be retained if do i work fine the seal of the cover?
Regards and thank you for your attention.
And is it possible to change main cameras of this mate for the mate 20 Pro cameras? XD It's a great idea to get an upgrade of camera capabilities xD
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Hi folks,
due to security reasons i am not allowed to use my loved artemis inside my company.
Do you know a new cover without the hole for the camera?
This is the only way i can get access with Artemis and not beeing fired.
greets,
neil
not sure there is one....
BUT you could always take the housing apart and make a cover for it yourself...Just remove the clear one and replace with some thin plastic covering...
just an idea..
than I still have the text "2.0 Mega Pixel" on the device.
Our security guys won't accept that.
lol... well, you could paint it over, then use some superglue to permanently glue some sort of plastic thingy (maybe something like a fake plastic diamond of the similar size) to over the camera whole
Hi,
I have an HTC Desire which is a little over a week old, though on Saturday I got my desire knocked out of my hand and took a fall onto gravel and the battery cover's camera lens cracked and now has a thick crack through the middle which is not much of a problem as it is easily replaceable, though the glass which covers the lens/sensor cracked into many pieces though I do not know if it is a filter of some sort or just some dust protector. (I can still use the camera without a problem).
Should I send it for repair to get the protector put in, or will I be ok just buying a new battery cover?
Thanks!
It's likely not just a filter of some sort, but an important part of the optical design. It could be replaceable, but normally replacing lens elements requires re-calibration of the entire lens itself. I doubt though, that they would replace just a part of the lens, they would likely swap the entire thing. I'm pretty sure HTC buy these lenses/modules already assembled and calibrated from someone who specializes in making such things.
Mac
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply! Will be sending to be repaired today. Thanks again
Hi All,
Just for everyone benefit i also cracked the back cover plastic screen and also the glass screen on the camera as well. The back cover is easily replaceable by a new back cover off eBay for £12.99 or the lens piece itself for about a £5 i think, which is easy to find but i decided to replace the internal glass myself. I found this on eBay for £7.49:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item230c703e97
Using an old sack pin i manage to remove the cracked glass, the trick is to prize up the black plastic the glass is stuck too, that way no shards fall off into the camera itself.
I thoroughly cleaned the camera and new glass with an anti-static wipe.
You have to push out gently the four plastic stripes round the camera that the glass fits into so the new glass fits it snuggly when you push it in.
I did make a hash of it to begin with and touched the back of the glass so it was smudged and got a bit of glue on it. I put an anti-static wipe on the needle end of the sack pin and cleaned it thoroughly and this did the trick. To test it though use barcode scanner as well as the camera app.
I haven't much patience and have large fingers, i guess you could take more time and use more precise tools to do a better job but as the camera isn't the most important function for me this was fine.
I did contact the HTC repair shop that was listed on XDA and this was there reply:
Hi,
You’re looking at between £39.95 and £64.95
Thanks in advance
Regards
MRC Team
www.mobilerepaircentre.com - (CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK IN A REPAIR/REQUEST A QUOTE)
I guess if you have phone insurance that would be a better way to go but as i didn't i saved a few quid doing it myself, it only took 15 mins to do, not hard at all.
Good luck to anyone else who attempts this!
I had the same problem with my phone and I sent it away to redstafford.co.uk and I got it back in about 3 days, all new and shiny... highly recommend!
The little square plastic cover of my camera lens has got a ding in it. Has anyone else replaced one of these and if so how difficult is it. Also where could I source one from? Thanks in advance.
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I replaced the whole back part at a samsung official technical shop because of a scratch but if it's not a scratch, just open it and clean it with pressurised air (but it's a bit risky because you might loose warranty)
here's a guide i googled ... : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65pvAINg2ME&feature=related
Hi Nik
Thanks for the reply......
Are you saying it was done by someone else? How much did they charge you? Warranty isn't a consideration but obtaining the part may be difficult.
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I bought the part from ebay for about 12 CAD shipped and replaced it myself. Quick and easy job, took about 10 minutes altogether.
Great video, it actually looks fairly easy to replace the back cover...thanks man that's a big help
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Ahhh we must have posted at the same time . Thanks Akusokuzan....out of curiosity, what happened to yours?
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Hey there,
Are you saying it was done by someone else? How much did they charge you? Warranty isn't a consideration but obtaining the part may be difficult.
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Yes it was done by samsung's affiliated repair shop in France, it was because le little plastic was scratched very hard with sand (beach etc) so all photos i would take were blured with a white fog
I'm not a huge fan of opening anything except my computer but i'm sure it could be done easily since it's just opening and cleaning (or whatever, i have not really understood what happened to you camera )
to find the part, i found someone on xda that had provided a link to the original parts of the samsung galaxy S2 for like 10 bucks which was very difficult to find because as a french i wasn't knowing the exact word for the "backplate or whatever it is"
now i know it, just google "galaxy S2 original housing" and you'll find plenty results like this one here (assuming you have to change the whole back cover )
and last things it cost me 25€ for the back only with no extra battery cover which is a bit overpriced :V
I actually just wanted to change the mid part to white to have the contrasting black/white lol. just give my phone a bit more character. The hardest part about replacing the housing though was taking the speaker out of the old one and putting it in the new one (where the hump is).
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Wow...that was easier than I expected. The kit is the same quality as the original as far as I can tell. The case cost me about $30on ebay.
Following the video I'd say that most people could probably repair their phones without too much trouble.
Thanks for your help
Have anybody actually tried to change only the camera lens cover?
I can find the part here on ebay, but I can't seem to find any instruntion or teardown on how to exchange it.
Is it glued on?
Aavar
aavar said:
Have anybody actually tried to change only the camera lens cover?
I can find the part here on ebay, but I can't seem to find any instruntion or teardown on how to exchange it.
Is it glued on?
Aavar
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Hey Aavar, have you finally replaced the camera lens cover? The rear ones. Have you found a guide for this?
Regards.
skyline_22 said:
Hey Aavar, have you finally replaced the camera lens cover? The rear ones. Have you found a guide for this?
Regards.
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I've done this, and it's relatively simple.
1. Remove battery cover and battery (you can remove micro sd and sim if you like).
2. Remove the 7 screws with a precision screwdriver, do not lose.
3. Carefully pry back half of phone from front half (I just used my thumb nails), be careful not to lose volume & power buttons.
4. The lens cover has three tabs that enter from the outside of the phone, and fold over on the inside to prevent it moving. Fold these out so that they are vertical (in doing so mine broke, but this does not matter as we are installing a new lens cover).
5. Once tabs are vertical, push lens cover out (this may take some persuasion).
6. Install new lens cover, fold tabs back and put phone back together.
Let me know if you need photos or further details.
chimpdaddy69 said:
I've done this, and it's relatively simple.
1. Remove battery cover and battery (you can remove micro sd and sim if you like).
2. Remove the 7 screws with a precision screwdriver, do not lose.
3. Carefully pry back half of phone from front half (I just used my thumb nails), be careful not to lose volume & power buttons.
4. The lens cover has three tabs that enter from the outside of the phone, and fold over on the inside to prevent it moving. Fold these out so that they are vertical (in doing so mine broke, but this does not matter as we are installing a new lens cover).
5. Once tabs are vertical, push lens cover out (this may take some persuasion).
6. Install new lens cover, fold tabs back and put phone back together.
Let me know if you need photos or further details.
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Can you give me a link of the piece?
Joost
Thanks for information.
I had the same issue
Hello Everyone new here to the forum, I have been browsing around the forums, in search for a fix for the camera issue that seems to be happening frequently. I have a rooted HTC Evo4g everytime I flash a rom whether it be a SENSES/AOSP etc my camera will either work for a few minutes to a few hours then stop working completely leaving me with a blank black screen/or it will show the camera logo on startup and then a black screen. I've rebooted my phone,cleared cache,took out battery and still no permanent fix. I was looking around for a possible update, and am slightly confused as to if my phone requires one. Here is my information from my HBOOT hopefully this is all the information needed. Need anymore information please let me know. Thank you!!!
Revolutionary
Supersonic EVT3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224-16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.0000
Mar 8 2011,17:02:15
undergroundx said:
Hello Everyone new here to the forum, I have been browsing around the forums, in search for a fix for the camera issue that seems to be happening frequently. I have a rooted HTC Evo4g everytime I flash a rom whether it be a SENSES/AOSP etc my camera will either work for a few minutes to a few hours then stop working completely leaving me with a blank black screen/or it will show the camera logo on startup and then a black screen. I've rebooted my phone,cleared cache,took out battery and still no permanent fix. I was looking around for a possible update, and am slightly confused as to if my phone requires one. Here is my information from my HBOOT hopefully this is all the information needed. Need anymore information please let me know. Thank you!!!
Revolutionary
Supersonic EVT3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224-16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.0000
Mar 8 2011,17:02:15
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Lol look at yur camera is it scratch up?
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Question about your camera not working. By any chance did you drop your phone? My phone did the same thing as yours, the camera worked for a few minutes or the lcd goes blank, when it does, the camera app went into forced closed. I had a ic rom. I tryed to install the oem htc camera app, same results, forced closed. I searched on this forum and found out that the rear camera and the retaining clip to the camera popped off the logic board. I resecured the rear camera and retaining clip and retested. The camera worked after I reseated the camera and the clip. Hope that helps.
chickipaul said:
Question about your camera not working. By any chance did you drop your phone? My phone did the same thing as yours, the camera worked for a few minutes or the lcd goes blank, when it does, the camera app went into forced closed. I had a ic rom. I tryed to install the oem htc camera app, same results, forced closed. I searched on this forum and found out that the rear camera and the retaining clip to the camera popped off the logic board. I resecured the rear camera and retaining clip and retested. The camera worked after I reseated the camera and the clip. Hope that helps.
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I have dropped my phone a few times in the past, maybe that's why its doing that?.. Cause I did flash a few kernels and it kept doing the whole working/not working thing whenever it wanted too. Is there a certain way you fixed getting the clip retained? Maybe try apply pressure to the back of the lens or something? And to the poster above me, its only alittle scratched, nothing that ever bothered it before, from what I've noticed.
Thanks for the helps much appreciated!
undergroundx said:
I have dropped my phone a few times in the past, maybe that's why its doing that?.. Cause I did flash a few kernels and it kept doing the whole working/not working thing whenever it wanted too. Is there a certain way you fixed getting the clip retained? Maybe try apply pressure to the back of the lens or something? And to the poster above me, its only alittle scratched, nothing that ever bothered it before, from what I've noticed.
Thanks for the helps much appreciated!
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The best way to address this concern is to remove the back casing of the phone. First remove the battery cover. Then remove the battery from the phone. Remove the sim card. Use a torq bix screw driver with a T-5 sized bit. Remove the 6 torq screws on the rear cover of the phone. Use a plastic tool like a credit card, guitar pick or if you have phone tools like a plastic spludger or case separator tool. After you remove the 6 screws on the rear case, turn the phone to the side and you will use the plastic tools mentioned above to seperate the two case halves, the rear battery case and the front lcd, digitizer frame. Carefully pry the two cases apart. Lay the lcd case face down on a non scratch surface like a micro fiber towel to prevent scratching of the digitizer when servicing the rear camera. Now you will see the rear camera and the mounting bezel on the logic board. To see if the camera is unseated on the logic board, gently press the rear camera mounting bezel and camera at the same time, you should hear a click. Before reassembling the phone, make sure that the volume rocker and power buttons are still in place on the lcd frame. Then install the rear cover back on the lcd frame, make sure that the two cases halves snap together, use light pressure to seat the two cases together. Then install the 6 T-5 torq screws to the rear case. Tighten the case screws in a criss cross pattern, start with the four corners then tighten the screws gently without stripping the threads out. Install the sim card, install the battery, then the rear battery cover. Then power up the phone and recheck the camera for operation. This should address your concern. If you need more help, post back or pm me. Good Luck.
chickipaul said:
The best way to address this concern is to remove the back casing of the phone. First remove the battery cover. Then remove the battery from the phone. Remove the sim card. Use a torq bix screw driver with a T-5 sized bit. Remove the 6 torq screws on the rear cover of the phone. Use a plastic tool like a credit card, guitar pick or if you have phone tools like a plastic spludger or case separator tool. After you remove the 6 screws on the rear case, turn the phone to the side and you will use the plastic tools mentioned above to seperate the two case halves, the rear battery case and the front lcd, digitizer frame. Carefully pry the two cases apart. Lay the lcd case face down on a non scratch surface like a micro fiber towel to prevent scratching of the digitizer when servicing the rear camera. Now you will see the rear camera and the mounting bezel on the logic board. To see if the camera is unseated on the logic board, gently press the rear camera mounting bezel and camera at the same time, you should hear a click. Before reassembling the phone, make sure that the volume rocker and power buttons are still in place on the lcd frame. Then install the rear cover back on the lcd frame, make sure that the two cases halves snap together, use light pressure to seat the two cases together. Then install the 6 T-5 torq screws to the rear case. Tighten the case screws in a criss cross pattern, start with the four corners then tighten the screws gently without stripping the threads out. Install the sim card, install the battery, then the rear battery cover. Then power up the phone and recheck the camera for operation. This should address your concern. If you need more help, post back or pm me. Good Luck.
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Thanks man!!! I will defiantly try that, hopefully without any issue or anything. Thanks again. Will report back when/hopefully issue is resolved!
Hello,
I need to replace (again) my Z1c screen and it will be the 2d time I do this in a few months.
For your info, I'm not a phone repairman, but a crafed old person who used to work in high precision watches.
Looking for a screen replacement on the internet, I saw that sometimes screen replacements are prosposed "WITHOUT FRAME".
So, my question is : when should one replace a screen "with a frame" ?
Cheers to all
Buy a Screen with frame only if the front frame is damaged. Otherwise, buy the screen alone with proper adhesive.
Removing the front frame from middle frame is a difficult task and you will loose watterproof feature. Also you must remove the back cover to replace the front frame beacause there are some screws that attach the back frame with the front frame
Hello Jonfensu,
Thank you very much for your clear answer. I appreciate !
One more question though : Except if the front frame is obviously damaged, how do you know it is eventually damaged (no evident sign) ?
Cheers to you !