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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
Hey
My antenna/sticker is broken. I ordered a new middle case for the play. But the antenna sticker is NOT on it(but its supposed to be)
Is there a way to build the sticker myself?
Motawa88 said:
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My antenna/sticker is broken. I ordered a new middle case for the play. But the antenna sticker is NOT on it(but its supposed to be)
Is there a way to build the sticker myself?
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Where did u order your middle housing from that claimed to hve the the antenna sticker? I never saw any. You can remove the old one from your original however. Just do it slow, very slow. In theory you could make one but that's a question I'll have to ask my boss on, he builds small circuits and could better give an answer, my guess you would need some conductive gold wires but I'm not knowledge-able on making that stuff :/
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So on my 3rd Lumia 900, I noticed the sim slot tray wasn't flush with phone... I never did get that fixed but whatever...
Anyways... I removed the tray and noticed 2 things 1) a stricker with some numbers, and 2) a second sticker that is actually used to mask some type of button or something. I didn't notice this on the first 2 devices I had (maybe they didn't have it, or maybe I didn't notice). I had to remove the plastic thick sticker on the right side to see the button or whatever it is... Took me forever to put it back on in place properly.
Anyone know what this is?
IIRC, it covers the slot that allows you remove the locking pin that retains the screen, so you can get inside the phone. You can use the SIM removal tool as a lever to remove the pin, then use a plastic pry tool to remove the screen.
This will void your warranty.
DONT TOUCH IT!!!
if you absolutely must touch it, be aware that your warranty is at stake. if you aren't familiar with the inner workings of a handset, its best to leave it alone.
You wouldn't start poking around inside of your TV if you found a small hole.
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So on my 3rd Lumia 900, I noticed the sim slot tray wasn't flush with phone... I never did get that fixed but whatever...
Anyways... I removed the tray and noticed 2 things 1) a stricker with some numbers, and 2) a second sticker that is actually used to mask some type of button or something. I didn't notice this on the first 2 devices I had (maybe they didn't have it, or maybe I didn't notice). I had to remove the plastic thick sticker on the right side to see the button or whatever it is... Took me forever to put it back on in place properly.
Anyone know what this is?
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If you press that button, the Lumia turns into an iPhone 5
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If you press that button, the Lumia turns into an iPhone 5
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Better not touch it than hahaha
Thanks guys, by removing that little sticker thing though, that wouldn't affect warranty would it? I didn't touch anything below it..
That's cool they made it easily serviceable though!
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Better not touch it than hahaha
Thanks guys, by removing that little sticker thing though, that wouldn't affect warranty would it? I didn't touch anything below it..
That's cool they made it easily serviceable though!
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Actually.....it could void your warrently....if they checked that. Removing stickers on a handset is usually an indicator of a stay away area near hear...stay away.....
When they swapped by phone last week because of the vibrator....they definitely opened the sim slot and looked in...I had no idea why....but I do now.
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Better not touch it than hahaha
Thanks guys, by removing that little sticker thing though, that wouldn't affect warranty would it? I didn't touch anything below it..
That's cool they made it easily serviceable though!
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Removing the sticker is what lets them know that you voided the warranty.
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You wouldn't start poking around inside of your TV if you found a small hole.
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Actually, I would. It's no wonder my parents got grey hair so quickly.
Zhariak said:
Better not touch it than hahaha
Thanks guys, by removing that little sticker thing though, that wouldn't affect warranty would it? I didn't touch anything below it..
That's cool they made it easily serviceable though!
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Some stickers....whenyou remove them....say VOID VOID VOID. All you can say is OPPS OPS OPS OPS...because the they are 1 way stickers...usually....won't go back on.
Want to know whats under the sticker....go to YouTube and find the break down video....
Weird,
I removed the sticker a few times to look in, until finally posting this, each time I was able to put it back. It's NOT one of those tamper proof stickers, it just covers that hole...
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Weird,
I removed the sticker a few times to look in, until finally posting this, each time I was able to put it back. It's NOT one of those tamper proof stickers, it just covers that hole...
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This thread did make me go look. got the flash light out, the reading glasses, I'm looking inside there....and boom....I see the darn this right on the top. First glance....this is a "You void your warrenty" type of sticker. But thats my opinion. The one of the Dell Venue Pro was black and barely noticable...until you pull it back and it left its surprise.....but then you were looking for the SD card....
Strange...but cool to know.
I have to admit, the same day the YouTube video came up showing how to dismantle the phone, I went ahead and did it. It's pretty slick the way it's held together.
I wanted to see how the Vibrator Motor was installed to see if there was a good reason for the rattle and possibly a fix. Unfortunately, it's under the Main Board, and I was not that enthusiastic, so never got to see it. But I can confirm it's the Motor, or something close to it, and NOT the camera lense. I ran the vibrator while the phone was open so I could find the source. Again, it's under the Main Board, so could not see the actual rattle source.
I'm wondering if it might be one of the metal plates that clip on to cover the IC Chips, thus the different rattle on different phones. All the other parts seem to be solidly mounted.
PS: From what I can tell, there's no sign that the sticker had been lifted after I put it back in place.
SuperSport said:
I have to admit, the same day the YouTube video came up showing how to dismantle the phone, I went ahead and did it. It's pretty slick the way it's held together.
I wanted to see how the Vibrator Motor was installed to see if there was a good reason for the rattle and possibly a fix. Unfortunately, it's under the Main Board, and I was not that enthusiastic, so never got to see it. But I can confirm it's the Motor, or something close to it, and NOT the camera lense. I ran the vibrator while the phone was open so I could find the source. Again, it's under the Main Board, so could not see the actual rattle source.
I'm wondering if it might be one of the metal plates that clip on to cover the IC Chips, thus the different rattle on different phones. All the other parts seem to be solidly mounted.
PS: From what I can tell, there's no sign that the sticker had been lifted after I put it back in place.
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I might do this when its out of warranty.... too knew yet to blow that!
Ok, so this isn't anything special...yet. But I do intend to see how much more I can find out over the weekend.
I decided I was gonna see what's under that back panel, so here are some pics, and what I did.
What you need:
-Patients
-Precision Screw Driver (Philips Head)
-Thin Guitar Pick
1st, Remove the top and bottom covers on the phone. This will expose 4 of the 5 screws you need to remove.
2nd, Peel up the bottom label. BE VERY CAREFUL AND VERY SLOW!!! This will expose the 5th screw to remove the back.
***This bottom label is designed to snap away from itself if removed too quickly. I don't know if this would void anything, so don't chance it.
3rd, Using a guitar pick on the HDMI PORT SIDE of the phone, carefully wedge open the seam down the side of the phone. Once this is done completely on that side, the backplate just kinda peels off, so to speak.
It appears as if there are a total of 6 water indicator stickers once the cover is removed.
NOTE: When you put the backplate back on, there is a single snap just above the camera that has to be secured before the top cover will go back on properly. BE CAREFUL, it looks like it can break easy.
Good tutorial. At least we have a tutorial on how to take apart the back of the ion. Hopefully there's future battery replacements that offer better battery life so we can use this method to change the batteries or other needed purposes.
Do you think it is possible to change the battery? It'll be great knowing that once this battery died I can buy a replacement.
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Also, it looks like our phone is built like a tank! I think a lot of phones just have one layer of plastic
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Getting to the battery is my goal. I've a second part-time job at a battery shop, so... once someone or myself can get to it, I can see if it can be ordered or if we can build it in the lab.
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tribalartgod said:
Getting to the battery is my goal. I've a second part-time job at a battery shop, so... once someone or myself can get to it, I can see if it can be ordered or if we can build it in the lab.
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UPDATE: This coming weekend, I will be taking this phone apart some more. Any warranty stickers I encounter, if any, will not be touched unless I can do so and still be able to reapply it. I will be taking pictures of everything I do, and will post them here. Stay tuned...
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I have do it before. My Phone is dead to "brick", I removed the battery cables and repair
vuhien said:
I have do it before. My Phone is dead to "brick", I removed the battery cables and repair
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Did you happen to take photos? If so, would you share them with us?
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tribalartgod said:
Did you happen to take photos? If so, would you share them with us?
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At Flash, my battery level is too low to result in dead phone, I tried to fix by simply removing the hardware but it's a big mistake, just flash the full charge the battery when everything is all right, no need to remove and reinsert the battery cable. sorry I do not have time yet capture
So I was having major trouble and decided to try and take the battery out. got one step further than tribalartgod, and took off the second plate by removing the torx screws (t5 fyi) and got nowhere after that. any who, Just thought I'd post the pic of whats next.
btw got the phone back up and running just had to charge a long time and reflash.
Did they have to have the top of the plastic connector open almost like a lid to pull out the ribbon? That's how most all of them are on the PSP. Maybe the same on the phone. Thanks for the pics.
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Sorry, I didn't think to take any pictures of the plastic backing part. But, no I didn't have to remove any ribbons. Its just another plastic backing. I think there might have been some connectors but they were just contacts, no pins or plugs.
Oh and make sure the sim card and removable memory are out when you remove the plastic because they slide through the plastic into the slots. Its helpful to have a snap tool or guitar pick. I started from the bottom of the phone near the camera button and worked my way up and around. These snaps are harder to pop off too.
Nice. I appreciate the tip. I'm so behind on things I want to and need to do with this phone. I only get about 4 hours a week I can play, so.. I'll get to do everything I say I will, it just may be delayed.
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test points?
after looking at both of your brave pictures. i noticed a slot under the sticker on the right side, in tribalartgod's pics, where you can see contacts. also in Guregnack's pics the plastic is gone and contact points are exposed.
could these be test points for SETool unlocking?
i have the at&t ion an have no 'official' unlock method. have seen the paid test point method for alot of other xperia's. i got my ion for free so,why not pay to unlock it.
thanks for the nice pics how about a video next time you get brave.
any idea what the prongs by the flash are for? look a bit similar to SGS3's wireless charging cover contacts. I could be hallucinating though.
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So I was having major trouble and decided to try and take the battery out. got one step further than tribalartgod, and took off the second plate by removing the torx screws (t5 fyi) and got nowhere after that. any who, Just thought I'd post the pic of whats next.
btw got the phone back up and running just had to charge a long time and reflash.
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I actually just reflashed mine, myself. Sucks.
I notice in your photos there appear to be two more water indicator sticks. If they are, I say bravo to Sony... Placing those at various levels could tell them the extent of water damage. Pretty smart move if you ask me.
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any idea what the prongs by the flash are for? look a bit similar to SGS3's wireless charging cover contacts. I could be hallucinating though.
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Might be for camera auto focus emitter ring around lense
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
Might be for camera auto focus emitter ring around lense
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most likely its nfc antenna connectors ,
nfc tags are working only if i hold it just right next to camera
im having problem removing the bottom cover. it seems tightly secure; i dont really want to scratch anything lol.
I just took out the back cover and see in the little bit that's see through on top of the white sticker label (the rectangle see thorugh thing that is covered by some orange plastic) what is that? because mine looks like it's broken but it might be just like that abnyways... It doesn't look neat compared to the others and that it looks like it's burnt or something but I'M NOT SURE, cant see it properly
My phone can't turn on, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896123 for my problem...
I can't take picture cause I don't have camera that can focus that close :/
So, what is the sheet I'm not supposed to scratch or remove on the inside back cover of the p930?
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So, what is the sheet I'm not supposed to scratch or remove on the inside back cover of the p930?
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It's the sheet that the words are printed on. As far as I know no one knows what it is for or what will happen if you don't heed the warning. The covers that come with the HC batteries don't have such high a protective sheet and they work just fine but the back isn't as close to the body of the phone so who knows. Anyone brave enough to find out? I'm not!
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I think it maybe acts as an antenna
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there was a thread here a while back about the same topic, OP said he was going to remove the sticker and reply back to the thread, revealing his discovery,,,,,,,,,he never replied back,
When I first bought my Nitro back in December the guy at the AT&T store told me it was for the antenna or was the antenna but I don't remember which one it was but it has something to do with the antenna.
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there was a thread here a while back about the same topic, OP said he was going to remove the sticker and reply back to the thread, revealing his discovery,,,,,,,,,he never replied back,
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He got abducted by LG, they're forcing him to make high quality washing machines.
Usually when you see something with "do not remove or scratch" it's usualy a watermark sticker, indicating if the device has been dunked in water when being repaired, but that's a silly place for a watermark sticker to be so I wouldn't know for sure.
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Usually when you see something with "do not remove or scratch" it's usualy a watermark sticker, indicating if the device has been dunked in water when being repaired, but that's a silly place for a watermark sticker to be so I wouldn't know for sure.
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On my Xperia, the sticker was labeled "Heat Spreader".
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there was a thread here a while back about the same topic, OP said he was going to remove the sticker and reply back to the thread, revealing his discovery,,,,,,,,,he never replied back,
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I think from that same thread was a best guess that it covers the NFC antenna that some models of the P390 have. The Nitro, unfortunately, isn't one of the models that supports NFC.
Looking at the back cover closely it has arms that extend over the sim card and sd memory card so maybe an rf shield?
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Looking at the back cover closely it has arms that extend over the sim card and sd memory card so maybe an rf shield?
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An antenna??
Maybe a magical antenna lol.
More than likely its an rf shield of some sorts as swetnes suggested.
Its protecting your sim, micro sd, and battery.
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