So my DNA was sitting on the bedside table last night and my girls cat pulled the charger cable and knocked it off of the table. When it fell it hit the leg of the table on the top left-hand corner and shattered the screen. I am having digitezer issues now and it is very annoying. Does anyone know where I can get the screen replaced? If that's even possible.
Thanks for any help.
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They sell DIY kits on eBay, but most cell repair places should be able to do it.
P.S. you can never trust a cat
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Damn it. These screens must be made of glass! I don't think I've ever heard of screen breaking as easily.
There's lots of threads and tutorials and videos on screen replacement.
You think it's worth trying to do it myself? I used to work in a cell phone repair shop but never done anything like the DNA
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I have original screen+ cracked digitizer . The screen is fully working and from original Dna. Do you need? If yes, tell me , i will give u good price
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Well my screen is still working I just want to know if it's worth getting replaced. How much were you thinking? I might be intrested
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You think it's worth trying to do it myself? I used to work in a cell phone repair shop but never done anything like the DNA
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It doesn't appear too bad to do. I'd suggest getting a "frame" and the adhesive as well. Separating them seems to be the hardest step.
Also get a tool kit.
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So I woke up today to find that my camera lens had cracked yesterday while pocket carrying my phone...thanks HTC for crappy quality. Can not find a lens replacement for thunderbolt I can find some for EVO 4G anybody know if these are the same size or close enough. Had to use old vogue lens grinded down to cover camera it works but it sucks .
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Anybody know of an alternative to replace the glass cover on my camera. My fix works but the quality of my pictures is not great.
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I'd suggest just getting your Tbolt replaced from Verizon as this was not your fault.
I tried they told me I would have to file s claim.
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I've dropped mine a couple times, tossed it onto my desk, all sorts of fun caseless things...and yours just breaks while sitting in a cloth pocket?
Are you sure you're telling the whole story...?
Lol I had it in my pocket most of the day I'm not shure how it cracked. But I'm not worried about how, I want to fix it, any suggestions to how or where to get a lens .
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i think your picture says enough.
sorry i wish i could help with a solution there but its a hardware problem
Geez stereotyped by my picture now .... What has xda come to.
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ive never seen just a replacement lens. if verizon refuses to replace it, then try contacting HTC and see if they have a way of providing that part.
a cracked lens isnt a defect so any damage to it will be deemed 'your fault.' so verizon probably wont give you a new one :\ and if you dont have insurance then thats bad news. sorry dude
another option could be to take it to one of those ripoff-artist kiosks at the mall that replace cracked phone screens. their suppliers might have access to your part.
Thanks gohamstergo I have a call into a friend who works at a Verizon service center ( 300 miles away) to see if he can get me one from a damaged phone and also an xda member is checking his parts bin to see if something he has will work. Your pic proves don't judge a book by its cover.
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Call em and tell them that your charge ports broken and it won't charge. They will replace. Usually with no questions lol. Always works for me
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Now that would be dishonest...but I think my friend at Verizon will be able to come thru with a lens he had two cracked screen tb at his service. Center today
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elliott35 said:
Call em and tell them that your charge ports broken and it won't charge. They will replace. Usually with no questions lol. Always works for me
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That will get you a $350 charge on your bill. New policy. And personally, I totally agree with it. If you send in a physically damaged phone the techs at the warehouse will take pictures as proof and send you a receipt for your new 'equipment charge'
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That's what I figured..any who he was able to pull the lens from a phone they got that couldn't be repaired so no worries.
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That will get you a $350 charge on your bill. New policy. And personally, I totally agree with it. If you send in a physically damaged phone the techs at the warehouse will take pictures as proof and send you a receipt for your new 'equipment charge'
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I guess verizon likes me then because I don't get charged... I have been a customer for 23 years and I have 5 lines an they have told me that I do get special treatment soo iduno
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Lol I want special treatment too....
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So I had my phone in my pocket and I sat down in my car and I guess it was in a bad position or my pants were too tight or something but I sat down and took my phone out and to my surprise my screen had cracked .....anybody know where I can buy a replacement I looked on eBay but only found pages ans pages of protectors
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You won't know how to replace it your self, plus - the razr is one of the hardest phones when it comes to a full dismantle if you've cracked the LCD. I would say, send it to motorola
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You won't know how to replace it your self, plus - the razr is one of the hardest phones when it comes to a full dismantle if you've cracked the LCD. I would say, send it to motorola
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One of the hardest? It's actually really easy but you lose the water proof. The screen and digitizer is one piece making it a very easy replacement.
Try replacing a digitizer only on a nexus one or hd2 compared to them the razr is child's play
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I would like to keep it water proof....can I purchase both pieces in tact?
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I would like to keep it water proof....can I purchase both pieces in tact?
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If you want to keep it water proof and make sure it has gorilla glass send it to Motorola. If you try fixing it yourself, and something else gets broken, you've voided your warranty.
I sent a RAZR MAXX to Motorola to have a broken screen replaced. They "misplaced" the phone and couldn't find it. So they waived the repair cost. ($179) I did finally get my phone back, fixed. 11 days after they received it, good as new warranty intact.
Compared to a any other 4.3 device..i would say this is the hardest
Just wanna say the phone is not water proof its water resistant at best.
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You should have removed it before driving
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You should've removed it 1st -.-
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This sucks lol well still love my RAZR if I cannot find a screen/digitizer combo for a reasonable price ill just send it to Motorola ....does it matter if its rooted or will I have to flash to stock first ?
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Has anyone had trouble with the screen randomly having a dead area. Reboot fixed it last night. I'm thinking maybe it's the screen protector lifting. But there is no bubble.
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Have you been keeping your phone in your pocket. Reason i ask is i had the same issue. Didnt appear to be the screen but endded up needing a replacement as a result of it. In pocket will cause the screen to warp, after a while, as in my case the damage can be permanent.
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Did you have a case? I'm using an otterbox. I'm hoping it's the screen protector because I'm also having issues with the proximity sensor
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My screen had a big black dead spot on it. If you pushed on it you could move it around. I don't know what caused it. I hated it!! So I ordered a replacement non OEM lcd screen w/o digitizer from amazon. I managed to peel off the digitizer with it still in working order. It was held on by a lot of adhesive. I don't recommend it. Slapped it back together good ad new.
Oh you know my spot isn't black. And actually hasn't been back. Did yours start to have issues at random before or all of a sudden.
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It started with a little bit of yellowing at the bottom and then it got some black bands at the top. After that a black spot the size of a dime formed. I didn't feel like unrooting my phone back to stock, so I bought a new LCD from amazon. I highly recommend buying one w/ the digitizer. It has a verry strong glue between the two. I had to be very careful seperating them and removing all the adhesive cement.
Anyway brand new screen for $57. Replacement is non OEM, but just as good.
I have no discoloration at all. I've switched the screen protector and its still here. I will likely unroot and head into the store.
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Went into the store and the rep told me it was cosmetic and that they would not replace the screen. He also said that it would be a good idea to put my phone back to stock if I wanted to bring it in for service because the technicians would likely just run the ruu and say problem solved.
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no discolouration, no blackspot, appeared to be fine visualy, just a area that was dead.
How is that cosmetic?
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They said because you can still use the area that is dead but you have to keep touching the area. Eventually it does work.
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Its not cosmetic, it is mechanical. You have to be pretty stern with the sprint reps. They told me exactly the same thing. I just told them go ahead and ruu (s-off anyway, didnt matter) after they ran it and found for themselves it was mechanical they went ahrad and replaced the screen. My expierience with sprint reps has been 50/50, but usually they know out of the gate your phone is rooted. If your honest with them and they know its rooted, when yhey find out its a mechanival issue that they dont have to send back to the factory, theyll just rmake the repair and uour good to go. **** it man just tell them youve been keeping it in your pocket and it blisterd the screen and you need it replaced. Letem do their thing and be done with it.
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Did you have your phone in a case. I'm confused about the blistering screen. Is it something that all of the phones are vulnerable to because of the shape?
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Also how much did you have to pay for the replacement
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replacement is normally $35 without full insurance,
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Did you have your phone in a case. I'm confused about the blistering screen. Is it something that all of the phones are vulnerable to because of the shape?
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Ok since you need to get all scientific and **** about it. Yes my phone was in a case. But keeping it in my pocket caused excessive pressure on the screen and caused it to warp Just enough to keep it from functioning properly in one spot. The spot where the warp(blister ) occured. It's not really rocket science, just have your screen replaced and your troubles will be over. It's free with insurance about 30/35 bucks without
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I have insurance so it should be covered. But the issue is gone at random.
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I have insurance so it should be covered. But the issue is gone at random.
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That's cool, glad your issue is resolved. Just a note in the future when someone offers their help and advice one should consider useing the thanks button. Its there just for that purpose.
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I've had random dead spots from the get go, not visual, just ui, and my capacitive buttons are wonky too - back button is under sensitive, recent apps (what a waste of function!) is over sensitive, like I don't have to actually make contact, really sucks. Got 10 days left for exchange (Best Buy) and I'm thinking of going w/ the gs3. Also having radio issues and a few other bugs. I just HATE touchwiz and I like sense.
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So now my screen just cracked. Didn't drop, didn't sit on it, must of happened wiping it off with my shirt, or it spontaneously cracked. What a pos!
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Its pretty well known that a good amount of evo's have deffective displays. But if your phone is modded out and you can't make it look stock to the tech at the store, you mine as well just fix it yourself. Its the price we pay to have a better device. I found a replacement on amazon for 50$. Its a no name but its as good if not better than OEM. Also its not recommended but if you have a dead spot you can press on the screen to move it to a less important spot. Just be careful good chance of making it worse.
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Does any one know where to get a replacement back mine broke in my pocket today, I'd like to get a replacement that isn't glass, even if I have to sacrifice the NFC antenna.
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Only ones I've seen are the glass type on eBay ranging $100-$300
I'm in need of one too, mine broke a while ago and is progressively getting worse
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That's what I was afraid of. Think we could find someone with a very precise CNC machine to make us new ones for that much out of something like aluminum?
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That's what I was afraid of. Think we could find someone with a very precise CNC machine to make us new ones for that much out of something like aluminum?
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Awful idea. Remember iPhone antenna gate?
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Right. But as far as I know only the NFC antenna is in the back not the GSM/LTE antenna so shouldn't it be fine? I'd at least try it for $50 bucks. Also if the metal would completely block the signal how does the HTC one get service?
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Because it's not all metal. There are little parts of it that aren't, and that's where the antennae are.
If you can't find a replacement back, maybe best case would be putting this on the back http://www.bodyguardz.com/armor-carbon-fiber-lg-optimus-g-p970.html to at least prevent it from getting worse. It should prevent pieces from falling off and it'll cover it up and make it look better (at least in theory).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-O...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2ec7e390a9
I bought my replacement from the same seller (but the price was lower then). I took it to a screen/case repair stand at the mall and they installed in less than 10 minutes.
I cracked my outer screen. The digitizer seems to be fine but If I plan to sell it, it's gotta be fixed beforehand.
Anyone got a breakdown for what I can do to fix this myself?
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Adamus-Prime said:
I cracked my outer screen. The digitizer seems to be fine but If I plan to sell it, it's gotta be fixed beforehand.
Anyone got a breakdown for what I can do to fix this myself?
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Ya, I think we all have had to replace a screen. It's not easy, but doable. Here is a good price on a replacement screen http://www.amazon.com/Black-Samsung-Galaxy-Replacement-Screen/dp/B00HDAPL68 and this is a good video on how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMEeWEbtqcU I would watch the video a couple of times first. Or take it to Sprint corporate store they will usually do it while you wait, and may or may not charge you. Good Luck !!!
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I cracked my outer screen. The digitizer seems to be fine but If I plan to sell it, it's gotta be fixed beforehand.
Anyone got a breakdown for what I can do to fix this myself?
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Yeah I did this and it worked fine just go slow when taking off the old screen heat it with a hair dryer as you peel it off and clean it real good after b4 install of the new screen try to find some kind of glue that may come with the new screen cuz after I did mine the first time it worked fine but the touch response was a lil slower then b4. But still way cheaper then sending it out for repair.
I'm mainly concerned about the glass itself, having connectors or ribbons that need solder
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Look around in your city....like in Phoenix here there are a couple cell phone fix stores that will replace glass for like 20 bucks.... Well worth it for me not having to do it ...
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I'm mainly concerned about the glass itself, having connectors or ribbons that need solder
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The glass itself only has the bottom connectors for the back, menu and home .If you decide to install yourself just take your time and go slow and you'll be fine. Like the jimzweb1 said there are a number of youtube videos that will walk you though. http://youtu.be/S_BadHtLPbU How to Separate Glass Only on Galaxy Note 3!: http://youtu.be/HwrSdrySqec Hope these help a bit.
If you have insurance through Sprint, take it in, there is no deductible for just replacing the glass.
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