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Has the outer touch screen been cracked or damaged on your HTC Evo 3D? Is the inner display LCD not functioning properly or become damaged? Or are you just curious of the disassembly process on the Evo 3D? This written repair guide will walk you through all the steps required to disassemble your Evo 3D and repair a damaged screen or other internal parts in a safe, quick manner.
This guide will help you install the following HTC Evo 3D replacement part (s):
HTC Evo 3D Touch Screen Digitizer
HTC Evo 3D LCD Display Screen
HTC Evo 3D Full Housing Assembly
HTC Evo 3D Ear Speaker
HTC Evo 3D Loud Speaker
And Other HTC Evo 3D Replacement Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
T5 Torx Screwdriver
T3 Torx Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Replacements)
Hot Air Gun / Hair Dryer
HTC Evo 3D take apart repair guide:
Separate the back housing cover from the face of the phone with fingers (just as you would to replace the battery). Then remove the battery and set aside.
Using a the T5 screwdriver, remove the two center edge screws just above where the battery was located.
Then, you will use the T3 screwdriver to remove the four corner screws at the edge of the phone. Set all screws aside.
Using the pry tool, slide it into the seam and separate the face of the phone from the back housing as shown in figure 1.
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Figure 1
Using the pry tool and nippers, carefully lift and separate all clips and cables that are holding the motherboard in place. These will often appear as flat pieces of metal, but are sometimes an actual ribbon, such as the camera ribbon cable.
Remove the yellow tape that will reveal two additional cables that are tucked into the motherboard. By using nippers, you can slide these out without damaging them.
The last connective piece looks like an L-shaped piece of metal, as shown in figure 2. Separate this piece carefully.
Figure 2
Carefully separate the motherboard, as it will still be connected underneath by several cables. Two of these cables are located together, and can be removed after lifting the cover tape to reveal the connection spot, as shown in figure 3.
Figure 3
After disconnecting these two cables, you can disconnect the smaller one on the other end in the same manner. Now you can safely remove the motherboard and set aside.
Remove four screws that are located at the edge of the phone with your T5 screwdriver, and lift out the cable.
The bottom blue flex cable can be removed by slowly separating all extending cables connected to it. Demonstrated in figure 4.
Figure 4
If you are replacing the touch screen digitizer or LCD screen solely, you will want to continue in the take-apart process by using your hot air gun or hair dryer to heat up the phone’s glue.
Using your pry tool, you can safely slide it around the seam of the screen to be able to remove the touch screen digitizer from the LCD screen, allowing you to replace either of these parts individually.
Now you will be able to replace any parts on your HTC Evo 3D. Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.
Nice tutorial.
This needs to be on the stickies
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Indeed... very awesome tutorial, sir! My digitizer's already been replaced once. I couldn've just gotten a new one but I wasn't tryin' to deal with the 1.50 hboot at the time. Kudos to you, my friend!
Thanks for the support guys!
Glad you find it useful we'll be posting more for different models shortly.
Why thread no sticky yet???
Sent in the request. Hopefully a mod will see it worthy enough to be stickied. Great guide!
This is fanf*****gtastic!!!!!
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ohh, I just got an digitizer frm hk. cheap 14$. I will get it by the end of this week. just afraid to do it myself. but with your help it is like DIY
thanks bro.
Guide stuck!
Thanks for compiling all this information. It is always good to have this kind of information handy.
Tanks
Tanks Nice tutorial!
has anybody here done the digitizer replacement? got any tips? do i need new adhesive thing for it?
Hi,
We've done the repair many times. With all these kind of things we always recommend taking it slowly.
You will need adhesive strips to reattach the new screen. We always recommend fresh adhesive over trying to reuse the old adhesive to create a secure bond.
You can find these here - Adhesive strips
Thanks, I just had an LCD replaced and the screen doesn't fit right so I wanted to try and fix it myself.
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So... I got it just about completely taken apart except that the ribbon to the touch screen digitizer wraps behind the LCD and I can't seem to get it or the LCD out. I (unintentionally) ripped most of the digitizer ribbon away from its body while removing it - wasn't too worried about it since I figured I'd be replacing it anyway - but now I can't seem to get what's left of it out or a new one in.. Oops.. a semi-functional digitizer was certainly better than what I have now. Help???!!
biphobip said:
So... I got it just about completely taken apart except that the ribbon to the touch screen digitizer wraps behind the LCD and I can't seem to get it or the LCD out. I (unintentionally) ripped most of the digitizer ribbon away from its body while removing it - wasn't too worried about it since I figured I'd be replacing it anyway - but now I can't seem to get what's left of it out or a new one in.. Oops.. a semi-functional digitizer was certainly better than what I have now. Help???!!
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Hi,
This should be quite a straight forward fix. Can you private message me a photo of the point you are at and I can explain exactly what is required to get your phone back like new again.
biphobip said:
So... I got it just about completely taken apart except that the ribbon to the touch screen digitizer wraps behind the LCD and I can't seem to get it or the LCD out. I (unintentionally) ripped most of the digitizer ribbon away from its body while removing it - wasn't too worried about it since I figured I'd be replacing it anyway - but now I can't seem to get what's left of it out or a new one in.. Oops.. a semi-functional digitizer was certainly better than what I have now. Help???!!
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If you didn't take out or at least loosen the adhesive under your LCD you need to do this to be able to pull the LCD at least partially out on top so that you can get the digitizer ribbon cable behind the LCD and through the opening behind the LCD.
Thanks alot for the guide!
I was running for the bus and my one week old evo 3d fell from my pocket The front housing was pretty scratched but I had a back case and screen protector on which saved the back and the screen. I just bought a replacement front housing and I'm gonna try put it on now using the guide
ronilzizou said:
Thanks alot for the guide!
I was running for the bus and my one week old evo 3d fell from my pocket The front housing was pretty scratched but I had a back case and screen protector on which saved the back and the screen. I just bought a replacement front housing and I'm gonna try put it on now using the guide
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Hope your repair goes smoothly. Let us know if you have any questions.
Awesome Guide, I just used it to replace my own digitizer and it worked a charm
Thanks
Yeh things didnt go quiet as planned....
Managed to get the phone almost completely apart.
Got stuck trying to take out the LCD from the digitizer so i could replace the front housing, i cant get the friggin thing loose! Basically ill have to get a new digitizer so i can get this one out properly by cutting the wire (Plus i think i might have screwed it up anyway) AND also my hand slipped while taking it apart and the pry tool went over the LCD screen so it's got a little scratch on it
on a side note, i do have insurance on it through a bank which covers accidental and malicious damage, lose or theft so might be able to claim a new phone if things get worse!
OK, i have a question but it needs some background first:
i bought a DNA from the local Craigslist, the ad plainly said that the screen was cracked AND that they already had the replacement digitizer (i had not done enough research at this time, obviously or i wouldn't be here). So i love the phone, read all sorts of awesome reviews etc. I get home, i proceed to take the DNA apart (i have done this with multiple iPhones, and a couple other phones as well for various fixes, so it's not foreign to me)
so, i finally reach the screen, and come to realize that the LCD is FACTORY GLUED to the Digitizer.
so, my question is this, can i:
1. Order JUST an LCD and install it WITH the Digitizer/Glass that i have already (from the Craigslist seller) or
2. do i HAVE to order the WHOLE ASSEMBLY, and somehow FIND a way to sell this Digitizer? (and of course, as any good forum needs, WHY?)
hmm, seems like more than one question, but you get the idea... if i left any pertinent information out, just let me know.
EDIT: ok, since it's sunday i'm holding out on ordering anything, but before i go to bed tonight, imma order the LCD, to use with the Digitizer i already have... (do i need to glue them together or something?) unless someone has a good reason to do otherwise...
xeonight said:
OK, i have a question but it needs some background first:
i bought a DNA from the local Craigslist, the ad plainly said that the screen was cracked AND that they already had the replacement digitizer (i had not done enough research at this time, obviously or i wouldn't be here). So i love the phone, read all sorts of awesome reviews etc. I get home, i proceed to take the DNA apart (i have done this with multiple iPhones, and a couple other phones as well for various fixes, so it's not foreign to me)
so, i finally reach the screen, and come to realize that the LCD is FACTORY GLUED to the Digitizer.
so, my question is this, can i:
1. Order JUST an LCD and install it WITH the Digitizer/Glass that i have already (from the Craigslist seller) or
2. do i HAVE to order the WHOLE ASSEMBLY, and somehow FIND a way to sell this Digitizer? (and of course, as any good forum needs, WHY?)
hmm, seems like more than one question, but you get the idea... if i left any pertinent information out, just let me know.
EDIT: ok, since it's sunday i'm holding out on ordering anything, but before i go to bed tonight, imma order the LCD, to use with the Digitizer i already have... (do i need to glue them together or something?) unless someone has a good reason to do otherwise...
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I just broke my screen
Was wondering what you came up with on this. I ordered the glass, and im assuming mine is glued too.
What did you end up doing?
Same boat here too. Just broke my screen earlier this afternoon. I called one place (ubreakifix.com) and they won't touch a DNA due to the glue issue. Anyone gotten one repaired?
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yearn2burn said:
Same boat here too. Just broke my screen earlier this afternoon. I called one place (ubreakifix.com) and they won't touch a DNA due to the glue issue. Anyone gotten one repaired?
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FIRST: i HIGHLY recommend you get the LCD AND Digitizer assembly to avoid all this headache I describe below.
i wrote a HUGE reply last night, around midnight Mountain time, only to press 'preview post' and a page come up saying the website is down temporarily or something... and it was all lost... anyway...
i have my phone in a usable state, but only after 3 tries, and am still planning to open it up again to put more 'finishing touches' in there;
first time i opened it up: removed broken screen/LCD, at this point i didn't know that the LCD was glued (original post). So i ordered the LCD like i said i was gonna do, and the first time i put it in, i tried to hot glue it into the frame, this didn't work for a couple reasons; it was allowing light in on the sides of the LCD and it was allowing particles in on top of the lcd under the glass (very irritating).
EDIT: just wanted to add, that the screen is stuck to the frame, it SEEMS to be glue, but once you get it apart, you see that it's just really strong double sided tape, and you have to heat it up to get the glass off of the frame.
second time i opened it up: i decided to super glue the LCD to the digitizer (only used 4 spots of glue), this caused a pressure problem, still not sure why, but it was like the LCD pressure when you put your finger on a non-glass laptop screen (similar anyway).
Third time i opened it up, i figured i would follow a similar process of the HTC Evo 4g that i fixed for a friend, and i had a roll of REALLY THIN double sided tape left over (you can find the tape on amazon, just search for "2mm 3m adhesive sticker tape"); my first try i just put a strip of tape on the top of the glass, at the lowest i could without it going into the 'viewable area' and the same on the bottom, i stuck the lcd on here lightly, didn't push it down yet so i could see if there were any problems, and there were. The LCD likes to flex slightly, so i needed some tape on the sides to keep it from bowing up against the glass, and causing another 'pressure spot', so i added one small strip of tape on both sides to help with that, and it's working really well right now
THIS is where my phone stands as of this writing.
I'm still planning on opening it up yet again (getting good at it lol) to add more tape around the sides AND (this is important if your annoyed by little things) CUT THE EXCESS TAPE that is sticking out past the LCD as this holds the glass up from the frame by a small amount, but it's enough to be annoying. I also want to say DO NOT simply run a razor blade down the side of the LCD to cut the excess tape off as you'll cut the TINY Digitizer connections underneath the tape, and then you would have to get a whole 'nother digitizer and nobody wants to do that.
as always, this is just my opinion and what i've found ON MY PHONE, so if anything here causes damage to your phone, i'm not responsible.
Your superglue mention caught my eye. I made that mistake several years ago with a device that wasn't touch screen. what I didn't plan for was the fumes. As the gasses evaporated they sort of melted/etched the glass or plastic around them. The pressure you mentioned could it be from the superglue or fumes breaking the material down?
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I have also tried seperating the digitizer from the LCD and phone itself. There seems to be the double sided tape only on the LCD. Then there is a different adhesive on the top around the camera. These pics may show it a little better.
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I have yet to find a digitizer with the adhesive already on it. I'm waiting on adhesive for a note 2 which I should be able to trim to fit. Replacing the whole digitizer assembly is easier but a lot more expensive.
krazya said:
I have also tried seperating the digitizer from the LCD and phone itself. There seems to be the double sided tape only on the LCD. Then there is a different adhesive on the top around the camera. These pics may show it a little better.
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I have yet to find a digitizer with the adhesive already on it. I'm waiting on adhesive for a note 2 which I should be able to trim to fit. Replacing the whole digitizer assembly is easier but a lot more expensive.
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I should have my glass in tomorrow or friday. Will report back.
CharliesTheMan said:
Your superglue mention caught my eye. I made that mistake several years ago with a device that wasn't touch screen. what I didn't plan for was the fumes. As the gasses evaporated they sort of melted/etched the glass or plastic around them. The pressure you mentioned could it be from the superglue or fumes breaking the material down?
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i used really old superglue, so it took like an hour or some-such to dry, but i think the pressure was from glueing it in the wrong place, and the frame putting pressure on it somewhere. But you could be right too, either way, superglue is NOT a good idea
So the digitizer and LCD can be pulled from each other? Just got to be careful?
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sorry about the half off topic question
if i will order LCD that already come with digitzier attached to him.
there is a problem to replace the old lcd & digitizer ?
cuz as i read here, there big problem is to replace only the digitizer..
incident said:
if i will order LCD that already come with digitzier attached to him.
there is a problem to replace the old lcd & digitizer ?
cuz as i read here, there big problem is to replace only the digitizer..
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correct, the only problem is if they're separate, if you order the whole assembly, Digitizer and LCD already glued together (recommended), then the only issue you'll have is getting the broken glass off of the frame's adhesive, just be careful, use heat, but not too much because the frame is NOT metal, it actually doesn't take much to soften that frame's adhesive, i used the heat off my little desk lamp, worked great, could only do one 'section' of the phone at a time, but that's all you need.
xeonight said:
correct, the only problem is if they're separate, if you order the whole assembly, Digitizer and LCD already glued together (recommended), then the only issue you'll have is getting the broken glass off of the frame's adhesive, just be careful, use heat, but not too much because the frame is NOT metal, it actually doesn't take much to soften that frame's adhesive, i used the heat off my little desk lamp, worked great, could only do one 'section' of the phone at a time, but that's all you need.
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Thanks for your answer, one more question please..
The screen himself - that i will pull out of the phone, isnt glued to the body of the phone?
incident said:
Thanks for your answer, one more question please..
The screen himself - that i will pull out of the phone, isnt glued to the body of the phone?
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Yes it it stuck to the body, but no, it's not glue, it's just really strong double sided tape, and needs heat to help it let go of the pieces
hey,
I know this thread is over a month old but I recently just shattered the digitizer on my DNA as well and haven't really seen one of the most important questions answered.
For those of you that replaced the the entire assembly, is the quality of the OEM LCDs as good as the original? I know it's extremely time consuming to melt the adhesive and have everything back in one piece, but if the quality of the S-LCD3 on the original is better than the OEM replacement ones I would spend the extra time to do it.
Shinkenshi said:
hey,
I know this thread is over a month old but I recently just shattered the digitizer on my DNA as well and haven't really seen one of the most important questions answered.
For those of you that replaced the the entire assembly, is the quality of the OEM LCDs as good as the original? I know it's extremely time consuming to melt the adhesive and have everything back in one piece, but if the quality of the S-LCD3 on the original is better than the OEM replacement ones I would spend the extra time to do it.
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i don't believe there's a difference, OEM stands for 'Original Equipment Manufacturing', so that SHOULD mean it's the same as original.
I'm no expert tho, just a guy with a phone trying to get by on a budget.
GOOD NEWS!
the whole 'assembly' (the digitizer AND LCD glued together as it was from factory) is now down to under 100$ US on eBay!
on a side note, i dropped my phone a couple weeks ago and broke the top right corner, nothing else is wrong, just a crack in the top right corner, going from the ear-speaker to the right edge
So a few weeks ago I cracked my phone and like all others I was pretty pissed.... The digitizer worked it was just the glass I did my research and found that I would need to replace the entire thing..... But hell I bought a new glass from amazon for 10$ a dollar set of playing cards and a razor blade for another buck and used my girls blow dryer and used up half an hour of my night and presto the phone looks like new the reason for this post is to let you know that it's possible to change the glass what makes it easy is that my girl held the blow dryer as I used the cards to pry the glass of your up for the task and need help let me know
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Wow. That is good to know.
So, you were able to heat the screen until the digitizer/LCD came off clean from the glass? How did you stick the glass back on to the digitizer/LCD?
Congrats! That is really good news. Would you be kind enough to provide more detail on the process. There are many of us that would benefit from new glass but there really isn't much in the way of tutorials. I already hit your Thanks button.
P.S. If you are kind enough to write something up I recommend a better title. Maybe something like "How to replace your glass on the Original Note" or something similar.
Yeah you usually got to heat up that glass to help it come out lose. I also got a cracked screen and I'm also waiting for it. I got my adhesive tape from China yesterday. My ? Is before I do this does the glass come with any adhesive or it will just pop right into the note?
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There are three layers : glass, LCD, digitizer.
When I replaced my entire screen, I had to stick glass, LCD, digitizer into one piece. There were adhesives on them (at least the ones I bought did).
Then, you need few pieces of double-sided tape to stick the entire screen to the housing.
Kudos
I immediately hit the Thanks button because, as others have pointed out, it's really nice to know it can be done. Thankfully, my note is in pretty good shape. I did have a cracked screen on my BB back in the day and was able to replace the screen/digitizer. Maybe someone can post a video tutorial one day.
how i replaced the broken glass part on my note
ok guy im going to write this as best as i can and please be kind this will be the first diy post i have ever done.......
1. ok step one taking apart the phone... this is very easy you can youtube this step its really simple.....just take out the battery cover battery sim card and sd card
2.now remove all the screws in the buttome there are 9 screws .
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.....8 of them around the phone and one of them in the middle around the part where you insert the battery....
3. this is where it gets just a bit tricky you must "pop" off the screen i used a plastic razor blade around the bazel work around the phone it should pop out without much struggel but be very careful not to bend the digitizer it can break..
4. ok once u removed the screen out of the back cover there are 2 screws connecting the motherboard removed them and disconnect all ribbon connections
5. ok this is where the tricky part begins........first of all i want to say and just to be safe that im just typing this to help out because like most i dont want to pay 200$ for a new screen and digitizer so if you try this and fail im sorry and please dont blame me...
ok start of by using your blow dryer(what i used) or heat gun and work it over the phone not to close and dont just aim it in one certain spot work around it up and down laft and right.... once you do this about a minute or two very ooh so very carefully incert ur blade at the top this is the best approach so i think...and lift up if need to ask someone to keep using the heat gun while you do this it will save you lots of time..once you start to pry up the glass it will start to crack more and more that fine....once you start to remove the glass pieces (use tweezers) try to wedge a playing card inside (the card helps out soooo much you can work it in between the broken glass and the digitizer with out harming the digitizer)....now if you can with one hand more the card down the phone and use the heat gun you will start to see the glue separate from the digitizer....just move slowly and carefully.... just keep wedging the playing card and using the heat gun.
6. by this point you should have more then half the glass removed that part took me about 10 mins.. ok one thing you have to look after once you get to the buttom is be careful once you get to the buttons (home back search menu) try not to damage the connector under the screen what i did once i got to that part was i lifted the last of the glass and carefully pulled with tweezers.....then voila!!! the glass should all be off the digitizer...
7..to clean off all the glue off the digitizer i started by using a new playing card and using the edges i scraped the screen not using to much pressure once i got off what i could then i honestly used 2 microfiber cloths one i sprayed windex multipurpose on it(the cloth not the phone) and started to rub it gently that should help remove just about all of it then i made sure the edges where clean no glue on sides no little broken pieces of glass on buttom or top of the phone where the adhesive is...then used a clean micro fiber cloth to just give it a final wipe...
8. for putting on the new glass i did not use new adhesive....nore any type of new glue....i just made sure i had everything ready to go made sure i was not missing anything...every clean no glass pieces no glue on digitizer..MADE SURE DIGITIZER WAS 100% CLEAN....theni grabber my brow dryer heated the adhesive on top and buttom of the phone got it sticky again then i quickly BUT carefully placed the new screen on applied a little bit pressure and help it for about 2 mins let go and BAM!!!! stuck on to the phone...im sure you can use new adhesive but mind my cheapness to not spend that much money...lol.....
9.now its time to connect all the ribbons back on screw the 2 screws holding the motherboard....snap back the screen onto the bezel.....screw back on the 9 screws insert your sim and sd cards power that bad boy up and hope for the best.....
so like i said before i have no prior knowledge on taking this phone apart... i have changed one other phone screen and that was an iphone but if you have done that before you know thats easy as pie...i really really hope i helped someone out there...i left my iphone to this phone and i am in love with it i compared it to an iphone and the iphone looks like a play phone my son would play with....so a crack on this beauty is a no-no.... so if your up to it buy a new glass about 15 bucks including shipping on amazon... razor blade a blow dryer and about 5 playing cards and patience and you have a new screen.....now if you live in arizona and are close or whilling to drive to my town of queen creek i can help you with this and if your screen is super bad and i mean where theres no way of using it because the glass is shattered and have a video camera and are whilling to come to my place to record a how to video i will attempt to repair your phone free of charge i have an extra screen i bought just incase i messed up but pm me and let me know for all others good luck and i hope i helped
i just used the old one
How is it that some people say is nearly impossible to get the LCD and glass separated? I got my glass screen today but u no what sucks? Apparently my wife threw away my stupid adhesive tape. I'm screwed now
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I thought it was nearly impossible, because LCD is so fragile. Any slight pressure/bend can ruin the LCD.
Technically, it is possible to separate them, cuz it is just glued together. And OP proved me wrong and everyone else who advised against the idea.
So... why don't you just buy another roll of tape?
I just did mine look took me 3 hours but works. I did scratched up a lol the lcd and overheated a part an oopsie from me but managed to place the screen back using the old adhesive on the sides heated that junk up and now I'm good since this yr I got an upgrade so I can wait lol but for future ppl trying to do this be cautious as to what object you use for the putting apart also I used wd40 to clean out the excessive adhesive
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Best if u just use rubbing alcohol
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It's definitely nice to know a bit about the process required to fix the screen if my luck ever catches up with me. Thanks for that guide.
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In the repair guide we demonstrate how to safely tear down the HTC Droid DNA to perform repairs such as replacing a cracked or damaged Touch Screen Digitizer or LCD screen.
This guide will help you to install the following HTC Droid DNA parts:
HTC Droid DNA LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
HTC Droid DNA LCD Screen
HTC Droid DNA Touch Screen Digitizer
Tools Required:
Small Phillips Screwdriver
T5 Torx Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips
Safe open Pry opening Tool
HTC Droid DNA Repair Guide:
It is very important that you make sure your device is powered off completely before performing this repair.
To start you will need to remove your simcard and simcard tray.
Next you will need to remove the back cover of the device using a safe open pry tool to release the clips holding it in place.
Now that the back cover is removed you will need to gently remove the black protective film covering the motherboard and internal components.
Next you will need to remove 13 small phillips screws as well as the 2 Torx T5 screws as detailed in the figure below.
After all the screws have been removed you will have a total of 5 antenna cables, 4 jaw-bone connectors, 2 pop connectors, and the battery cable to remove before you can proceed.
See figure below for screw locations and flex cable connections.
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The next steps you will need to take your plastic pry tool to gently lift up the motherboard so you remove it completly. (be sure all flex cable connections have been release before attempting this)
In order to remove the upper circuit board you will need to release the front camera from the housing using your pry tool.
You will now need to remove the black film covering the power button flex ribbon so you can gently peel it away from the housing.
See figure below for reference.
Now you can gently insert your pry tool under the upper circuit board to remove it completely from the device (be cautious of the power button flex ribbon as you do not want to tear it)
You can then take your plastic pry tool and lift up the lower speaker assembly to remove it.
You will now need to take a pry tool(s) to lift up the battery from the inner housing. This battery is held down with strong adhesive so you will need to be extra cautious not to bend the battery when attempting to lift it away from the device. You may find inserting a second pry tool will give you an equal amount of leverage to prevent bending the battery.
Finally you will need to gently peel away the volume button assembly from the housing and slide its flex cable through the slot in the housing.
See the figure below for reference.
Now that all necessary components have been removed from the device you can begin the process to remove the LCD & digitizer assembly.
First you will need to use a heat gun or a blow dryer to heat up the adhesive holding the screen assembly in the frame and outer housing.
Using a setting of medium heat for roughly 30-45 second intervals just a few inches away from the device. Make sure to evenly distribute heat to the outer edges of the screen as well as the back of the housing. (Be cautious not to hover over any flex cables you do not want to damage.)
Once the adhesive has been warmed up enough you can now insert your safe open pry tool in between the seam of the housing and screen assembly to gently separate them.
Work your way around the housing by sliding your plastic pry tool along the outer edges to give you enough room to completely remove the screen from the device.
See the figure below for reference.
Notice: This repair guide is for learning purposes only and you should perform this repair at your own risk.
Thanks for this. I just put a couple deep scratches on my screen ( they're driving me nuts) and was on your site checking for price,and watched your YouTube video just 2 days ago.
I used your video tutorial to replace the display on my OG Incredible after it fried due to moisture. You provide excellent guidance and products. Thank you
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What do you guys suggest for adhesive for this phone? No matter what I can't get the sides to stay down after replacing the screen because the bezel of the housing is so small.
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zcs72 said:
Thanks for this. I just put a couple deep scratches on my screen ( they're driving me nuts) and was on your site checking for price,and watched your YouTube video just 2 days ago.
I used your video tutorial to replace the display on my OG Incredible after it fried due to moisture. You provide excellent guidance and products. Thank you
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RhinoShock said:
What do you guys suggest for adhesive for this phone? No matter what I can't get the sides to stay down after replacing the screen because the bezel of the housing is so small.
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Some times we have found that if you can lay down a slightly wider piece of adhesive on the inner bezel then using a SHARP x-acto knife or razor blade you are able to cut along the edges of the bezel to lay the adhesive down. Take your time if you attempt this method and be careful not to slice your finger. Hope this helps!
Is it easy to sperate the lcd from the digitizer? I've heard it can be pretty difficult? what would you rate the hardness to replace a cracked screen? And Any recommendations for who to get fixed with?.. Thanks for the comprehensive guide :thumbup:
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Dri94 said:
Is it easy to sperate the lcd from the digitizer? I've heard it can be pretty difficult? what would you rate the hardness to replace a cracked screen? And Any recommendations for who to get fixed with?.. Thanks for the comprehensive guide :thumbup:
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It's not impossible but it can be very difficult if you are not experienced and do not have the proper tools to perform the repair. We ALWAYS suggest using the LCD+Digitizer assembly for those who are trying to repair a damaged screen themselves. The screens are bonded together and trying to separate them could lead to LCD damage or a heap of nasty glue on the LCD. Use a complete screen assembly. It may be more expensive, but it will save you a lot of hassle and potentially extra repair costs.
RhinoShock said:
What do you guys suggest for adhesive for this phone? No matter what I can't get the sides to stay down after replacing the screen because the bezel of the housing is so small.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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I regularly use 3M 300LSE tape on iPod touches. They are these really thin strips placed out on a sheet. They are really strong and don't make a mess.
so..... I dropped my phone yesterday. glass is still fine, but lcd is bad(scrambled image)...
where's the cheapest place i can get a replacement lcd assembly from? as long as it's oem(doesn't have to have verizon logo)
voxigenboy said:
so..... I dropped my phone yesterday. glass is still fine, but lcd is bad(scrambled image)...
where's the cheapest place i can get a replacement lcd assembly from? as long as it's oem(doesn't have to have verizon logo)
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Try Repairs Universe, going on ebay or amazon seems like you're gambling on quality..
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Try Repairs Universe, going on ebay or amazon seems like you're gambling on quality..
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Do you know if they give 'store credit' for broken screens? I have around 50+ iphone 4/4s screens I'd been meaning to recycle... would be nice to get credit for them towards a new DNA screen.
voxigenboy said:
Do you know if they give 'store credit' for broken screens? I have around 50+ iphone 4/4s screens I'd been meaning to recycle... would be nice to get credit for them towards a new DNA screen.
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Honestly I am not sure. go to their site and send them an email or something www.repairsuniverse.com. they might not advertise it but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
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Honestly I am not sure. go to their site and send them an email or something www.repairsuniverse.com. they might not advertise it but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
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heh... i filled out their 'contact us' submission form yesterday & never heard back from them. tried calling their phone # but upon being connected, notified me that there is no phone support "at this point" and instructed me to fill out the contact us form.
anyway, i just tried the 'live chat' & got through to someone. so at least that works.
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heh... i filled out their 'contact us' submission form yesterday & never heard back from them. tried calling their phone # but upon being connected, notified me that there is no phone support "at this point" and instructed me to fill out the contact us form.
anyway, i just tried the 'live chat' & got through to someone. so at least that works.
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Oh. well do they do store credit?
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Oh. well do they do store credit?
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no they don't. sending off the screens to fixitrepairparts.com ($6 each/paypal, or $7/each store credit)
unfortunately, fixitrepair only has iphone/samsung screens, so getting paypal credit & once that comes through i will use it to buy a screen from repairsuniverse
voxigenboy said:
no they don't. sending off the screens to fixitrepairparts.com ($6 each/paypal, or $7/each store credit)
unfortunately, fixitrepair only has iphone/samsung screens, so getting paypal credit & once that comes through i will use it to buy a screen from repairsuniverse
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Good to know thanks!
Hi, I just replaced my screen assembly with a white one, red buttons. However, now the home, back, app buttons don't light. Any ideas ? thanks
findinghomer said:
Hi, I just replaced my screen assembly with a white one, red buttons. However, now the home, back, app buttons don't light. Any ideas ? thanks
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Do you see a faint light? or none at all?
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Do you see a faint light? or none at all?
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It was none at all. But I pulled those reflective stickers off old one and it lights a little bit now. First two are lit pretty decent. But last icon not much at all. It was a one piece guide w three squares, one for each icon. But the third square ripped off of the strip so its independant now. Could this be why the third one isn't as bright ?
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It was none at all. But I pulled those reflective stickers off old one and it lights a little bit now. First two are lit pretty decent. But last icon not much at all. It was a one piece guide w three squares, one for each icon. But the third square ripped off of the strip so its independant now. Could this be why the third one isn't as bright ?
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It could be. It's hard to tell without pictures. Maybe you could post some?
Warning: This MOD will void your warranty. You will have to open the device for performing this MOD. Only perform this MOD if you are willing to take a risk.
I took inspiration from Zack from JerryRigEverything to make a clear back MOD of our Honor 8.
It took me around and hour to do this. The only tool I used is a razor blade and scissors.
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Guide:
(NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage you do to your own phone.
1. Slowly remove the rear glass by heating the glass with a heat gun and lifting it with a suction cup.
(You can find many guides on removal of back glass on YouTube.)
2. Remove the connection between fingerprint scanner and the motherboard.
3. Remove the leftover adhesive on the phone.
4. Stick transparent double sided tape around the phone. Make sure you don't cover the camera lens, flashlight and laser.
5. Clean the Glass:
-You can slowly scrape off the lamination by using your finger nails or with tip of the razor blade.
(I noticed that there is a heat shield that is present on the lamination, so by doing this MOD you will loose it.)
-If you use razor blade, the glass might get scratched easily.
-Before cleaning near the fingerprint scanner, remember the orientation of the scanner.
-Use transparent double sided tape to stick the FP sensor back into its original orientation.
-Clean the whole inside of the glass and get rid of fingerprints and stickiness.
6. Reconnect the FP sensor cable back to the motherboard.
7. Stick the glass back to the phone and apply pressure around the glass to make the glass stick firmly.
I am posting this after using the phone for 3 days and as there is no heat shield, there is not much heat on the glass.
This is so head turning that many were curious about this.
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Amazing, been searching for this but only found a Honor9 till now, gonna do it as soon as i found the Clear double side tape, good work.
kmry said:
Amazing, been searching for this but only found a Honor9 till now, gonna do it as soon as i found the Clear double side tape, good work.
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Thanks mate. Do share your results!
Ah, hello, fellow transparent Honor 8 user!
I just did a sin.
This sin. https://imgur.com/gallery/rD6Srsd
I put that on my phone.
But, other than that, I made my phone transparent last year, and have always been screwing around with it. Here's some advice from me:
The honor logo on the glass itself can come off. Just a *little* harder scratching and it'll come off.
The shielding on the motherboard PCB is detachable. It kinda clips in place, so it can be "pulled" off. It looks MUCH better with it removed.
In fact, a lot of things can come off and be fine. The flash diffuser can be replaced with Scotch tape, the fingerprint sensor and screen connector bracket can be removed, some metal can come off...
ok maybe I lost the flash diffuser and fingerprint connector and screen connector bracket but you get the idea.
You can put anything behind that wonderful glass. I used to have a piece of paper with my name on it, but I removed it. Now I put in, uh, an ahegao image, and it's secured nicely.
That's all I have to say. Good job on this, btw, yours looks nice and secured but my back glass keeps detaching from the adhesive, no matter how much I put on. Maybe it's because the plastic layer in between is stretched out and tries to force itself out of the phone...
Noorquacker said:
Ah, hello, fellow transparent Honor 8 user!
I just did a sin.
This sin. https://imgur.com/gallery/rD6Srsd
I put that on my phone.
But, other than that, I made my phone transparent last year, and have always been screwing around with it. Here's some advice from me:
The honor logo on the glass itself can come off. Just a *little* harder scratching and it'll come off.
The shielding on the motherboard PCB is detachable. It kinda clips in place, so it can be "pulled" off. It looks MUCH better with it removed.
In fact, a lot of things can come off and be fine. The flash diffuser can be replaced with Scotch tape, the fingerprint sensor and screen connector bracket can be removed, some metal can come off...
ok maybe I lost the flash diffuser and fingerprint connector and screen connector bracket but you get the idea.
You can put anything behind that wonderful glass. I used to have a piece of paper with my name on it, but I removed it. Now I put in, uh, an ahegao image, and it's secured nicely.
That's all I have to say. Good job on this, btw, yours looks nice and secured but my back glass keeps detaching from the adhesive, no matter how much I put on. Maybe it's because the plastic layer in between is stretched out and tries to force itself out of the phone...
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Thank you so much.
Does removing the RF shielding on the motherboard cause any problem (regarding heat or other)??
vssrinath said:
Thank you so much.
Does removing the RF shielding on the motherboard cause any problem (regarding heat or other)??
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Not that I know of. I've had my phone near microwaves and stuff without any issues. Most of the heat is generated on the other side of the PCB, with the SoC, but that heat gets dissipated through the aluminum frame of the phone with thermal pads. In fact, once I hit a capacitor with my pliers because there's additional metal under there that I tried to remove, and the tiny capacitor got ripped off, but my phone still works fine. No issues of any sort.
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Not that I know of. I've had my phone near microwaves and stuff without any issues. Most of the heat is generated on the other side of the PCB, with the SoC, but that heat gets dissipated through the aluminum frame of the phone with thermal pads. In fact, once I hit a capacitor with my pliers because there's additional metal under there that I tried to remove, and the tiny capacitor got ripped off, but my phone still works fine. No issues of any sort.
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Woah, will remove those shields soon.
I'm thinking to stick a carbon fiber vinyl on the battery (just like mi 8 explorer edition), or anything cool.
Could you suggest some ?
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Ah, hello, fellow transparent Honor 8 user!
I just did a sin.
This sin. https://imgur.com/gallery/rD6Srsd
I put that on my phone.
But, other than that, I made my phone transparent last year, and have always been screwing around with it. Here's some advice from me:
The honor logo on the glass itself can come off. Just a *little* harder scratching and it'll come off.
The shielding on the motherboard PCB is detachable. It kinda clips in place, so it can be "pulled" off. It looks MUCH better with it removed.
In fact, a lot of things can come off and be fine. The flash diffuser can be replaced with Scotch tape, the fingerprint sensor and screen connector bracket can be removed, some metal can come off...
ok maybe I lost the flash diffuser and fingerprint connector and screen connector bracket but you get the idea.
You can put anything behind that wonderful glass. I used to have a piece of paper with my name on it, but I removed it. Now I put in, uh, an ahegao image, and it's secured nicely.
That's all I have to say. Good job on this, btw, yours looks nice and secured but my back glass keeps detaching from the adhesive, no matter how much I put on. Maybe it's because the plastic layer in between is stretched out and tries to force itself out of the phone...
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I did the same till recently got bored of it and bought a new blue glass cover, if you really wanna make sure the glass stays glued, you have to use transparent b7000 adhesive, and if you lost the plastic flash diffuser like me, with the glue, make a circle arround the flash, so dust dont come in to the camera and destroy it.
Here: http://imgur.com/gallery/iSd5PDp