So, after 2 weeks with the phone, I've cracked my s6 edge screen (LCD is intact). I don't have any insurance plan and the only available option is to replace it.
I've found the glass only for $26, much better than $250 for the whole display.
The problem now is that everywhere I look for on how to detach the old cracked glass from the LCD I find the same answer: IT IS VERY DIFICULT AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED!
So why is it even being sold?
I've found a lot of teardown videos on how to disassemble the phone etc etc, but none shows how to do this and some of them says the above.
Anyway, does anybody know how to replace the glass only and keep my existing LCD/Digitizer? I don't want to spend $250+ just because it's dificult.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Pry it apart.. What else do you need to know?
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Pry it apart.. What else do you need to know?
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yeah ok, I just wanted to know if there is any tip or something as it's supposed to be "very difficult" and it could end by cracking the LCD.
It is very difficult, I don't understand why you think otherwise. Pretty sure, there's no way to not to mess up.
My advice, if the crack isn't too major live with it. Otherwise replace the whole digitizer.
Or you can end up destroying it all together like this guy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/pics-how-to-replace-glass-lcd-galaxy-s3-t2639359
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Pry it apart.. What else do you need to know?
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Pry it apart? I'm not sure that would be good advice for samsung glass replacements.
Dan Man 1976 said:
Pry it apart? I'm not sure that would be good advice for samsung glass replacements.
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That's how you take any phone screen apart... You think it magically comes apart or what?
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That's how you take any phone screen apart... You think it magically comes apart or what?
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LOL Yeah go ahead. Bruno, I would check elsewhere for positive help.
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LOL Yeah go ahead. Bruno, I would check elsewhere for positive help.
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Dude you have 2 posts... Troll somewhere else.
Helpful?
brunopiovan said:
So, after 2 weeks with the phone, I've cracked my s6 edge screen (LCD is intact). I don't have any insurance plan and the only available option is to replace it.
I've found the glass only for $26, much better than $250 for the whole display.
The problem now is that everywhere I look for on how to detach the old cracked glass from the LCD I find the same answer: IT IS VERY DIFICULT AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED!
So why is it even being sold?
I've found a lot of teardown videos on how to disassemble the phone etc etc, but none shows how to do this and some of them says the above.
Anyway, does anybody know how to replace the glass only and keep my existing LCD/Digitizer? I don't want to spend $250+ just because it's dificult.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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I have a YouTube repair channel so I am not new to these repairs. I am not able to find any good info and I am going to tackle this my self in a few days. The closest thing I could find that was useful was on ifixit teardown. After I give a shot I will let you know how it turns out.
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Cory.Thack said:
I have a YouTube repair channel so I am not new to these repairs. I am not able to find any good info and I am going to tackle this my self in a few days. The closest thing I could find that was useful was on ifixit teardown. After I give a shot I will let you know how it turns out.
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I was looking for more info and I came across a YT video by techmd.....not a good video but has information on the repair. It does not look good for glass only repair
search this on YT: Samsung Galaxy s6 edge Glass only repair EPIC FAIL!!! Part 3
Your advice is Horrible.
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Is there a reason you are being a jerk? I think you think you are pretty awesome. But, if you were so awesome you would know how to give advice. I took the glass off my Samsung s6 edge with NO problems. It is possible and it is possible to give advice to someone that is looking to save ALOT of money. If anyone is a troll.....It is you.
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Is there a reason you are being a jerk? I think you think you are pretty awesome. But, if you were so awesome you would know how to give advice. I took the glass off my Samsung s6 edge with NO problems. It is possible and it is possible to give advice to someone that is looking to save ALOT of money. If anyone is a troll.....It is you.[/QUOTE]
How did you take off the glass?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rXLJ2uJWnw
Here you go
It is very difficult to replace glass only.
You can google the video
Don't try to replace the Glass Lens by yourself, Trust me. you will 100% brake the LCD. I have the best solution. 1. sell your good function LCD to GG MALL and buy a Original OEM replacement LCD from them. if may offer more than 100$ if your lcd is good. and just buy a New part will just cost you 170$. finally you will just cost 70$ and get a OEM New union.
Buy repair kit, comes with guitar pick-like tool and small screwdrivers and the replacement screen.
Use Blowdryer/Heatgun/Hairdryer on front of phone to heat up front around the frame.
This will melt the adhesive keeping the screen tact to the frame/motherboard/back ***CAUTION*HOT*USE*GLOVES***
Use guitar pick-like tool then small screw driver to pry/lift screen gently
***DO NOT PIERCE/PUNCTURE/POKE BATTERY***
***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***
Remove sticky cover from replacement screen
Lay down replacement screen to cover digitizer/lcd
FOLLOW THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. OR TAKE YOUR PHONE TO A SHOP
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Buy repair kit, comes with guitar pick-like tool and small screwdrivers and the replacement screen.
Use Blowdryer/Heatgun/Hairdryer on front of phone to heat up front around the frame.
This will melt the adhesive keeping the screen tact to the frame/motherboard/back ***CAUTION*HOT*USE*GLOVES***
Use guitar pick-like tool then small screw driver to pry/lift screen gently
***DO NOT PIERCE/PUNCTURE/POKE BATTERY***
***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***FIRE***
Remove sticky cover from replacement screen
Lay down replacement screen to cover digitizer/lcd
FOLLOW THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. OR TAKE YOUR PHONE TO A SHOP
It worked. Thanks
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My phone was dropped earlier however only the glass is cracked, not the actual screen. Everywhere I look, they only sell them as a pair, but I remember awhile back seeing just the glass for a reasonable price.
Where can I get it now?
Thanks!
Here's a glass replacement for $12.80 (Free Shipping)... CLICK HERE
Instructional Video:
Note: This video uses a Fascinate, but the steps taken should be similar to replacing the Vibrant's screen.
Thanks so much!
No problem. Hope you get your phone back up & running.
How come people charge like $100 to replace...?
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How come people charge like $100 to replace...?
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Because that 'replacement glass' is a scam not a digitizer. It will not fit properly and will not function as a digitizer. If you look at the video, the removed digitizer has some wires on it. That allows communication w/ the motherboard. That glass is just glass. Even if you could remove the broken touch panel (digitizer) and fit the glass to the phone you would have no ability to use it.
The digitizers for all amoled Galaxy S phones are not available without the attached display panel. The replacement screen costs $95 just for the part, then add the labor and that is why it is so expensive.
If you notice, even the people who made the video (while showing the removal) don't sell the digitizer alone. Pro shops replace the whole assembly. If you can get the job done for $100 including labor, take it. It's a great price.
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Because that 'replacement glass' is a scam not a digitizer. It will not fit properly and will not function as a digitizer. If you look at the video, the removed digitizer has some wires on it. That allows communication w/ the motherboard. That glass is just glass. Even if you could remove the broken touch panel (digitizer) and fit the glass to the phone you would have no ability to use it.
The digitizers for all amoled Galaxy S phones are not available without the attached display panel. The replacement screen costs $95 just for the part, then add the labor and that is why it is so expensive.
If you notice, even the people who made the video (while showing the removal) don't sell the digitizer alone. Pro shops replace the whole assembly. If you can get the job done for $100 including labor, take it. It's a great price.
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I just need the glass.
I've seen some other videos and I got it down. All you do is take the glass and remove it from the amoled screen then replace. I don't need a digitizer.
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So wait, you can't just replace the glass? In the video they remove the glass from the digitizer. Right?
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N00B_IN_N33D said:
Wow, I had no idea. I've never taken apart my phone before, but when I came across the glass replacement on Ebay it looked very legit. 99.4% positive feedback, 34 sold, and 7 day money back... But I guess looks can be deceiving. I figured the wire was hidden from view in the picture. I apologize for posting a link to a scam...
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Not a problem. Unless you have done any repair work on these things you would not know. Most non oled display phones have the ability to replace touch screen and lcd displays individually. Unfortunately, not ours.
This scam works because most people that buy the glass never really get around to installing it, or if they do and it does not work they think they did something wrong. I have repaired a bunch of these things even if you could remove the digitizer sucessfully as shown in the DirectFix video, you can't get a replacement part. Also, this operation needs to be done in a clean room. Any dust on the amoled panel will bruise it when paired with the touch panel so a successful repair is very unlikely outside of the factory. That is why the repair parts are sold together as a unit.
N00B_IN_N33D said:
So wait, you can't just replace the glass? In the video they remove the glass from the digitizer. Right?
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Yea that's what I saw....
And yes just the glass...since I'm gonna be with this phone for a few more months I need to replace and this is really cheap!
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VeryCoolAlan said:
Yea that's what I saw....
And yes just the glass...since I'm gonna be with this phone for a few more months I need to replace and this is really cheap!
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You can't 'just replace the glass'. The digitizer and front glass are one and the same. They are inseparable.
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N00B_IN_N33D said:
So wait, you can't just replace the glass? In the video they remove the glass from the digitizer. Right?
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What you saw was the digitizer/glass being removed from the AMOLED panel. So, as stated before, no, you can't just replace the glass.
FML. -_-
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Call me crazy but if people are buying these and not complaining they don't work. Then either they don't want to look stupid by saying they got scammed or they did replace the glass and is possible. I say it's possible but very hard since the thickness is about that of a piece of paper. I saw this on wiki for the superamoled little confusing.
Super Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode or Super AMOLED is a display technology (variant from AMOLED) mainly for use in mobile devices such as mobile phones (see the list below for examples). One of the main differences from other display technologies is that the layer that detects touch is integrated into the screen rather than being overlaid on top.
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Anyone? Is that saying the display (lcd screen) has the digitizer built in the screen itself?
Mandown said:
Call me crazy but if people are buying these and not complaining they don't work. Then either they don't want to look stupid by saying they got scammed or they did replace the glass and is possible. I say it's possible but very hard since the thickness is about that of a piece of paper. I saw this on wiki for the superamoled little confusing.
Anyone? Is that saying the display (lcd screen) has the digitizer built in the screen itself?
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They are integral but can be separated.... just not rejoined and still work. Notice that the places that show the removal videos DO NOT sell a replacement part, just the entire screen. Most of the glass that is sold as a replacement is purchased from overseas. It costs more to return it than what was spent to purchase it. They are ALL worthless. If there are not wires coming from it it can't be a digitizer. If you remove your broken digitizer and are lucky enough not to destroy you amoled panel you still have nothing to replace it with. Most if not all people who buy these things never get around to attempting the replacement, or if they do, they destroy the panel in the process so they never get the chance see that the glass does not work. They think they screwed it up instead of being ripped off. That's why you don't see negative feedback about those things.... It's the perfect (almost) scam.
If you want to replace your glass buy the entire assembly ($95.00) on eBay and at the end of the process you will have a great phone again instead of a pile of junk.... not to mention feeling like you screwed up your phone.
Well what I'm going to do is wait for my brother to go to Verizon then take his vibrant and use his screen and mess with mine. Though I need to buff out the scratches. If by some miracle I do make it work I will post here. I hate when people find a way to fix something that some of us are trying to figure out and never report back how or just say "I fixed it was simple." WTF WAS IT! had to deal with that with my plasma which I finally did find one thread and fix it.
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Digitizer and glass are factory glued together under high temperatures impossible to separate.
Just buy the whole assembly for $90 ( i've seen them for $79 once) with free shipping and tools on ebay. I always send offers using ebay "ask a question" and sometimes they give me few $$ off. Then it is a piece of cake since you can brake off the glass and remove the whole assembly that way.
My personal Vibrant is made of all kinds of used Vibrants and screen assembly comes from Galaxy S 4G which is good replacement too if you also want to get front facing camera.
technically can be done
while i don't recommend anyone else try, I was able to separate the glass from the screen. the glass was cracked but the screen still worked so i bought just the glass thinking it would be an easy replacement. so when i came to find them glued together i used my hot-air gun to melt the glue and remove to broken pieces of glass one by one, very carefully. when putting it back together with the new glass i couldn't re-glue it but the back tray holds the screen in place well enough. there was only one side effect that i have noticed so far. the glass is a little loose since not held to the screen, and i did burn the screen a little bit with the heat gun and it now has minor discoloration. but it is possible with enough patience and a steady hand.
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while i don't recommend anyone else try, I was able to separate the glass from the screen. the glass was cracked but the screen still worked so i bought just the glass thinking it would be an easy replacement. so when i came to find them glued together i used my hot-air gun to melt the glue and remove to broken pieces of glass one by one, very carefully. when putting it back together with the new glass i couldn't re-glue it but the back tray holds the screen in place well enough. there was only one side effect that i have noticed so far. the glass is a little loose since not held to the screen, and i did burn the screen a little bit with the heat gun and it now has minor discoloration. but it is possible with enough patience and a steady hand.
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Any follow up on this?
Any video/help for broken galaxy s1 i9000 glass?.
I meam the front thing as i understand its just a piece of glass and not a touchscreen. But for the phone you talk about its a touchscren and not just a glass
Hello all,
Got my S3 a couple of weeks ago and dropped it onto a wood floor on Friday with no case on it (been waiting for mine to arrive from Amazon ). The device seems to be absolutely fine apart from a very small scratch on the top left of the screen. I've been trying to live with it but it's really annoying me and would be more than happy to pay to get it fixed if it doesn't cost absolutely silly money.
Is it possible just to have just the glass replaced or will I have to shell out for the glass and the digitiser etc as well? Has anyone else had their S3 screen repaired?
Thanks
Replacing the S3 screens are pricey, I'd stick with the scratch until you do some serious damage.
It is inevitable the phone will get scratched at one point so I find it hard to believe someone would pay to have a whole screen replaced based on one scratch, you must be crazy!
If the scratch is that annoying get a decent screen protector and you won't be able to see it.
It would be very expensive. The front plate, digitizer, and amoled screen are bonded in one piece and the assembly is sold at ~US$200 in Ebay.
check out this thread .... its a must read for all s3 users with damaged glass ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890708
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check out this thread .... its a must read for all s3 users with damaged glass ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890708
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I'm not sure, it looks like the front plate and the digitizer are totally inseparable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8gezSdKv4.
Good luck to OP anyway.
Well where I live its costs about 310$
..so I hope I dont break mine
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ABC_Universal said:
I'm not sure, it looks like the front plate and the digitizer are totally inseparable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8gezSdKv4.
Good luck to OP anyway.
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i beg to differ ... did u check out the link to thread i posted ... already a few success stories there ...
and check out this video from about 8mins in, and you can clearly see the glass comes away separately ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5IPaCPaY_0
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i beg to differ ... did u check out the link to thread i posted ... already a few success stories there ...
and check out this video from about 8mins in, and you can clearly see the glass comes away separately ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5IPaCPaY_0
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Just read, and see that you are about to do the same. Good luck to you as well.
Yet I think the person in the video didn't peel off just the glass but the glass together with the digitizer, which is slightly tinted as seen in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8gezSdKv4.
The cheapest and best solution is to use a mirror screen protector. It will hide your scratch when phone is off.
When Screen on you will not notice it.
I'm sure I have read a thread where someone got it replaced at car phone warehouse for £80ish, not sure how true that is as it does seem very cheap for the job. Worst you can do is ring them and ask for a quote and them tell you this ain't true.
I have insurance which would cost me £25 excess through my bank so not really looked into costs of getting things replaced, but I have taken apart a lot of phones in the past and they are getting much harder to replace things like glass on its own. As said above it would have to have digitizer, which is pretty costly to purchase.
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Terpsi said:
Hello all,
Got my S3 a couple of weeks ago and dropped it onto a wood floor on Friday with no case on it (been waiting for mine to arrive from Amazon ). The device seems to be absolutely fine apart from a very small scratch on the top left of the screen. I've been trying to live with it but it's really annoying me and would be more than happy to pay to get it fixed if it doesn't cost absolutely silly money.
Is it possible just to have just the glass replaced or will I have to shell out for the glass and the digitiser etc as well? Has anyone else had their S3 screen repaired?
Thanks
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you can buy the unit for £150 and follow a youtube video on how to replace, or pay between £175-£225 for a full repair.
I took mine to a Samsung repair centre on a Saturday and had it fixed within 30min, paid £215 but just wanted it done.
The glass and the digiizer are glued together so the whole unit would have to be changed.
jayc1980 said:
I'm sure I have read a thread where someone got it replaced at car phone warehouse for £80ish, not sure how true that is as it does seem very cheap for the job. Worst you can do is ring them and ask for a quote and them tell you this ain't true.
I have insurance which would cost me £25 excess through my bank so not really looked into costs of getting things replaced, but I have taken apart a lot of phones in the past and they are getting much harder to replace things like glass on its own. As said above it would have to have digitizer, which is pretty costly to purchase.
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Its 80 snoops for s2 in CPW, 160 for s3 as far as i remember ...
HERE IT IS .. The Video tutorial ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZuiCsAtThw&feature=player_embedded#!
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Terpsi said:
Hello all,
Got my S3 a couple of weeks ago and dropped it onto a wood floor on Friday with no case on it (been waiting for mine to arrive from Amazon ). The device seems to be absolutely fine apart from a very small scratch on the top left of the screen. I've been trying to live with it but it's really annoying me and would be more than happy to pay to get it fixed if it doesn't cost absolutely silly money.
Is it possible just to have just the glass replaced or will I have to shell out for the glass and the digitiser etc as well? Has anyone else had their S3 screen repaired?
Thanks
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Hi
If the screen still functions and the touch is working properly you can just change the glass face but you will have to be real careful as doing it yourself without the right equipment is risky and you can end up without a screen working at all. the whole screen that is currently on the phone will be completely sealed to the phone so it is a slow process to remove it and you can end up pulling the digitizer off the lcd and again this is not fixable if this happens.
also the finish will not be as good as the original without the right type of liquid glue to go back between the glass and digitizer.
at the end of the day you are better off sending it to someone who does it a lot and has all of the gear to do it, as you will get a better finish at the end.
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Hi all,
new to this forum, I bought an S2 off ebay for £50 with a smashed glass front but the diitizer was still fully workng so decided to see if i could save it and cut the cost of shelling out £70 on a complete screen replacement, I have purchased 2 glass front screens for just over a fiver on ebay.
Ok so I took the phone apart and left thescreen and digitizer attatched to the bezel and metal frame I posted the video on youtube check it out............waiting for my glass front screens to arrive will update when I have them.
check the link I have put on youtube my username on there is cadburyfudge ............I can't seem to put a link in thread as I am a new user........
With a hot air gun...........carefully.
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Put back together today to test the digitizer and it all powers up perfectly just waiting for the special adhesives and glass front screens to arrive now.
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With a hot air gun...........carefully.
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Lol of courseyou will!! but you will need a better tool than a plastic credit card or plectrum to get the glue and glass apart on these!!!!!
I had to use a very thin flat leading edge scalpel blade!!
Oh sorry,I thought it was a question.
I never had my "heres someone that thinks he knows something we dont" glasses on.
Theres loads of videos showing the procedure on you tube already.
theunderling said:
Oh sorry,I thought it was a question.
I never had my "heres someone that thinks he knows something we dont" glasses on.
Theres loads of videos showing the procedure on you tube already.
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Ok mr. smartass try youtubing samsung s2 screen/digitizer removal and see waht you come up with ................cos I did and it was zilcho!!!!
LOL now I am a not such a noob I can post the link of the separation process ...................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7wrFpdXZdo&feature=plcp
and for anyone else saying it is not possible to separate the glass front from the digitizer ..............don't take any notice .............IT is possible if you have the right tools and patience......................
2troke said:
Ok mr. smartass try youtubing samsung s2 screen/digitizer removal and see what you come up with ................cos I did and it was zilcho!!!!
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Except for an Iberian dude whose vid is ****e lol and it aint an s2 anyway!!!
Thats a naff video.......pics of a scabby looking phone (and tiles)and the usual crap music overlay.
A proper professionally done video is right under your "effort"
Lol
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Thats a naff video.......pics of a scabby looking phone (and tiles)and the usual crap music overlay.
A proper professionally done video is right under your "effort"
Lol
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LOL u seem to have all the answers ............I don't see an effort to show how the process is done by YOU.......just smartass /condescending comments to all forum users on here looking at ur posts!!!!
Your the donk thinking youve created something[constructive].
Non cheapskates that bought good working phones[and take care of them] would watch that "proper" you tube video if they need to disassemble their phones.
All in all this thread is just spamming some donks you tube channel.
And I see youve spammed other threads harping on about the outer screen cover does separate.
Maybe someone will award you a gold star........lol
theunderling said:
Your the donk thinking youve created something[constructive].
Non cheapskates that bought good working phones[and take care of them] would watch that "proper" you tube video if they need to disassemble their phones.
All in all this thread is just spamming some donks you tube channel.
And I see youve spammed other threads harping on about the outer screen cover does separate.
Maybe someone will award you a gold star........lol
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Whateva (yawn) .......go .get a life and do something of ur own instead of riling others u muppet..............And for your information that video dosn't show how to separate the glass screen from the lcd panel you twonk so take a hike and buy ur expensive replacement digitizer for £70 upwards cos you ain't got the balls to carry out such an operation urself cos ur probably a useless t.w.at!!!!
UPDATE .............
Ok everyone my adhesives arrived and glass screens...............................................pretty simple now .............just peel off the backing stick it on your phone and carefully without getting fingerprints all over the new screen place it on and press down all over...............I used a hairdryer to heat up the glass front to make sure everything was super tacky underneath the n press down all over to make sure of good adhesion.
Also make sure the lcd panel is spotless before you stick the screen on ......you don't want any bits in there between thee glass and the LCD
here is the link of the stuff and finished phone ..................http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01kdeCljfTY&feature=plcp[/URL
Phone back to working condition and screen all works as it should!!!!!!!!
Hey everyone.
The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:
1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.
2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.
2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?
3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.
Thanks!
monorail0 said:
Hey everyone.
The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:
1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.
2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.
2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?
3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.
Thanks!
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Hey look, on august i bricked my screen, and needed a replacement, well i bought a new digitizer + screen at ebay, and i lost $120 money because a bad screen quality, touch not 100% functionally...
but i send my cellphone to support, than we billed me $150 and a better screen original... i think... dont needed to recalibrate, but i use a Aroma based ROM to calibrate it...
i didnt know how to change it by yourself :/
monorail0 said:
Hey everyone.
The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:
1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.
2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.
2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?
3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.
Thanks!
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Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.
If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.
No recalibration necessary or even available.
Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.
Velcis Ribeiro said:
dont needed to recalibrate, but i use a Aroma based ROM to calibrate it...
i didnt know how to change it by yourself :/
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Aroma calibration is for Aroma ONLY, it has nothing to do with any other part of the system.
I'll hop on the topic. I've got the spare digitizer and I need to replace it. Can anyone give me some tips to dissasemble & install? i've been looking for videos but i need real tips from anybody who did it already.
Thanks!
ravilov said:
Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.
If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.
No recalibration necessary or even available.
Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.
Aroma calibration is for Aroma ONLY, it has nothing to do with any other part of the system.
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Awesome, thanks. Apparently though Seller1on1 sells low quality screens, at least according to the reviews on the amazon page. amazon(dot)com/Motorola-Screen-Digitizer-Replace-broken/product-reviews/B004Z0UO8O/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 I'll look for that other thread though.
ravilov said:
Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.
If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.
No recalibration necessary or even available.
Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.
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Don't listen to anyone who says that the LCD and digitizer are inseparable. They are. You can buy an OEM digitizer and replace it alone (if your LCD is fine. Trust me, I would know. I just did it myself.
Look at the teardown and screen sections on this page for detailed step by step instructions on how to do this.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Motorola_Atrix_4G
Vigneshd said:
Don't listen to anyone who says that the LCD and digitizer are inseparable. They are. You can buy an OEM digitizer and replace it alone (if your LCD is fine. Trust me, I would know. I just did it myself.
Look at the teardown and screen sections on this page for detailed step by step instructions on how to do this.
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in eariler post no one mentioned the LCD screen.... ravilov said glass ans digitizer.
jhonnyx said:
in eariler post no one mentioned the LCD screen.... ravilov said glass ans digitizer.
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My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
Vigneshd said:
My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
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No prob at all pal!. The digitizer and the glass are "the digitizer", where the digitizer is a film located in the rear of the glass (correct me please if im wrong)
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My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
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Yes, and that's exactly what I said. Glass + digitizer. Inseparable. No one ever mentioned the LCD.
for install instruction go to ifixit.com
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Had a small hairline crack across the screen.
So I purchased a replacement glass,
watched several youtube videos on how to change the glass (phone was working perfectly)
came off no problem, very easy as a matter of fact.
replaced with new glass.
phone turns on, nothing goes on the screen.
what happened? did I ruin the digitizer?
never touched it with the razor knife one time but it did have a few flakes of glass on it so I lightly brushed them off with a hairless cloth.
what I do????
****.
it turns on and if I call it, it rings but dead screen.
how did I kill it?
it turns on and if I call it, it rings but dead screen.
how did I kill it?
Why did YOU fixed it yourself?
Anyway, check if all something is not connected...
that is the response I get? seriously?
I watched several videos, all said if you take your time, its easy. I took my time and it came off easy and went back in easy.
wondering what I could have done wrong. I do not think there are things that I needed to "hook back up" to get it to work correctly again.
somehow I fried the touch screen and I do not know why.
So, maybe I should be a bit more specific.
IF, you understand and know about how this would happen. Or if you are experienced in the build/construction of telephones and could shed some light on it for me I would appreciate it.
if you have no clue, I really do not need to hear it...
thanks
I'm not an expert but if it turned on before but now it doesn't, its dead jim. You probably heated it up too much. I think the suggested heat is 170-180 F.
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my second post. " IT TURNS ON but the screen does not."
I can call it and it will ring BUT THE SCREEN DOES NOT TURN ON!!!!
The screen is probably dead but I am hoping someone who knows about it can give me advice on how to maybe fix it.
that is the help I am looking for!
I believe only way to fix "it" at this point is to buy a new lcd which at this point youre better off buying one with the lcd-digi-glass. I say this because if there was a chance at slightly fixing a bad LCD it would involve hard work with tools beyond your reach and or experience.
Edit: Just out of curiosity, did you disconnect the LCD screen during the disassemble? Make sure its connected properly.
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pblocal said:
that is the response I get? seriously?
I watched several videos, all said if you take your time, its easy. I took my time and it came off easy and went back in easy.
wondering what I could have done wrong. I do not think there are things that I needed to "hook back up" to get it to work correctly again.
somehow I fried the touch screen and I do not know why.
So, maybe I should be a bit more specific.
IF, you understand and know about how this would happen. Or if you are experienced in the build/construction of telephones and could shed some light on it for me I would appreciate it.
if you have no clue, I really do not need to hear it...
thanks
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Oi! Don't get snappy!
He was trying to help you!
Little sh*ts like you should get banned!
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BHARGAV33 said:
Anyway, check if all something is not connected...
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pblocal said:
that is the response I get? seriously?
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Seems fairly sensible question to ask, especially when your providing so few details. When you checked the screen immediately after connecting it up did it work? If so it's entirely possible one of the connectors has worked loose during re-assembly, if not it's always possible that the new screen was supplied faulty.
I guess I owe an apology to whomever I offended. I was extremely frustrated by the fact I just killed my freaking phone and was hoping someone could tell me a specific thing or two to look for to make sure it was reinstalled correctly.
I was not looking for a, "why did you do it yourself type of statement. Obviously, hindsight tells me I should not have touched it. I understand that now. What I am/was looking for was constructive advice from someone who knows.
Honestly, I do not think there is anything that needs to be "re-hooked up". It was just the glass.
Here is another description, maybe someone who has done it before or knows the correct way to "re-hook it up" can explain a bit more in detail.
Yesterday, I tried to fix just the glass part of the phone, no electronic parts underneath. Just remove the broken glass and replace it with a new one.
I watched several in depth videos on youtube on how to do it. Very straight forward, easy/squeezy.
You heat the phone, use very thin items (razor knife) to very slowly remove the glass from around the edges. Do not tough the screen underneath at all.
I did just that. The screen came off much easier than anticipated. I was thinking I was golden.
Then I replaced everything the way it was, put the new glass back on. and turned it on and blammo, no more screen.
so, once again, I am requesting help from someone who has done this or who knows exactly what I should look for if I remove the new screen to see if something was replaced wrong.
thanks....
pblocal said:
I guess I owe an apology to whomever I offended. I was extremely frustrated by the fact I just killed my freaking phone and was hoping someone could tell me a specific thing or two to look for to make sure it was reinstalled correctly.
I was not looking for a, "why did you do it yourself type of statement. Obviously, hindsight tells me I should not have touched it. I understand that now. What I am/was looking for was constructive advice from someone who knows.
Honestly, I do not think there is anything that needs to be "re-hooked up". It was just the glass.
Here is another description, maybe someone who has done it before or knows the correct way to "re-hook it up" can explain a bit more in detail.
Yesterday, I tried to fix just the glass part of the phone, no electronic parts underneath. Just remove the broken glass and replace it with a new one.
I watched several in depth videos on youtube on how to do it. Very straight forward, easy/squeezy.
You heat the phone, use very thin items (razor knife) to very slowly remove the glass from around the edges. Do not tough the screen underneath at all.
I did just that. The screen came off much easier than anticipated. I was thinking I was golden.
Then I replaced everything the way it was, put the new glass back on. and turned it on and blammo, no more screen.
so, once again, I am requesting help from someone who has done this or who knows exactly what I should look for if I remove the new screen to see if something was replaced wrong.
thanks....
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Right. Now that is much better. If you would have asked like this from the beginning, we would have helped you.
Now, I personally haven't done this before, but what did you heat the phone up with?
It's possible that you have de-soldered some contacts for the screen's ribbon cable. If you have done that, you may want to open up the phone and check. If that is the case, I'd send it to Samsung or a repair centre. Of course, you'll get the same questions as here, but they should be able to help you. You could always send it to http://mobiletechvideos.com and check if they can do things like that for you, after all, they are a universal repair service.
I hope this helps you a little bit.
Oh, and don't say thanks, click it (Each and every answer. Even mine!)
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pblocal said:
it turns on and if I call it, it rings but dead screen.
how did I kill it?
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Oh. By the way: bumping posts is against the community rules - It counts as spam. Next time I will report the post immediately.
I just searched xda, look what I found.
"Oh and one more thing to add. Do not get fooled into buying those "glass only" front panel replacement kits on ebay for $20-$30. You'll just end up with a nice conversation piece on how you got scammed out of $20-30. I do not even know why they sell those for, they even include these cheap ass tools making it look more legit, like there is somehow a way to actually replace it. It's a full on scam if you ask me. I feel sorry for the poor saps who pick up broken glass S3's on ebay for $350-400 thinking it will only cost them $30 bucks to replace the screen and they'll have a like new S3. Suckers....
It is 100 percent impossible to replace just the front glass panel on the Galaxy S3. The glass panel is fused entirely to the LCD, and the whole LCD is glued to the frame. There is no way to "separate" the glass from the LCD without destroying both.
Bottom line, you need to purchase the LCD and Glass Digitizer as a complete assembly, around $200. To make life easier, you should buy it with the frame also, around $220-240 so you won't have to curse and ***** when you try to pull your old LCD and digitzer from your old frame,broken piece by piece. "
I am one of those suckers! I guess I need a new LCD/Glass Digitizer with the frame and then pay someone to do it correctly!
DAMN!!!!
pblocal said:
I just searched xda, look what I found.
"Oh and one more thing to add. Do not get fooled into buying those "glass only" front panel replacement kits on ebay for $20-$30. You'll just end up with a nice conversation piece on how you got scammed out of $20-30. I do not even know why they sell those for, they even include these cheap ass tools making it look more legit, like there is somehow a way to actually replace it. It's a full on scam if you ask me. I feel sorry for the poor saps who pick up broken glass S3's on ebay for $350-400 thinking it will only cost them $30 bucks to replace the screen and they'll have a like new S3. Suckers....
It is 100 percent impossible to replace just the front glass panel on the Galaxy S3. The glass panel is fused entirely to the LCD, and the whole LCD is glued to the frame. There is no way to "separate" the glass from the LCD without destroying both.
Bottom line, you need to purchase the LCD and Glass Digitizer as a complete assembly, around $200. To make life easier, you should buy it with the frame also, around $220-240 so you won't have to curse and ***** when you try to pull your old LCD and digitzer from your old frame,broken piece by piece. "
I am one of those suckers! I guess I need a new LCD/Glass Digitizer with the frame and then pay someone to do it correctly!
DAMN!!!!
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I'm glad you and the search engine have met
Yeah, that would explain a lot. I actually feel sorry for you, man. Good luck with getting that fixed!
yeah, the funny thing is, I searched all over google and did not think about searching here.
Why? I have no freaking clue. Just plain stupid of me.
I already sent an email request to mobiletechvideo.com. I hope they can fix it, if I send it to them.
Thanks for your helpful advice. This is what I was looking for.
(oh, and the repeat of the same statement from yesterday was not for a bump, it was a mistake. I did not see it so I posted it again. if you look it was only 5 minutes apart)
once again, thanks, I also hit your "thank you" meter!
pblocal said:
It is 100 percent impossible to replace just the front glass panel on the Galaxy S3. The glass panel is fused entirely to the LCD, and the whole LCD is glued to the frame. There is no way to "separate" the glass from the LCD without destroying both.
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that's not true though, it's just very difficult