Maybe I have the wrong size hands, but I can't seem to be able to get the cover off to access the SD card a second time. I was able to remove the cover one time to install a card, now I want to switch cards and not break the machine.
I have searched multiple topics with no luck and have just now finished manually reviewing all the available Kaiser pages. For your information there are 104 currently. So what is the trick?
What you need is finger nails .
Just pry em off with ur nails and voila!
if you have those nails that are impossible to use, than try a knife or a flat head bit screw driver
With the phones face up, take a finger nail and pick at the left side of the rubber cover. The first time I couldn't open it because I was trying the right side. It will only open from 1 side.
LOL. Here is the animation. Enjoy http://www.htc.com/flash/TyTN II e-learning/HTC TyTN II e-Learning.htm
Thanks for the quick feedback. Fingernails were out, I'm a chewer. For anyone else looking for a solution, I ended up using the plastic card that came with my Boxwave screen protector.
There is just no end to the utility of the fine products from Boxwave.
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Got out of the truck this morning and heard a clink and saw my stylus had fallen to the ground. I picked it up and noticed its not staying in anymore. Used to be some kind of friction holding it in, but now any movement and the stylus starts to slide out.
Before I try tape, has anyone had this before? I've checked one other mogul and I don't see anything missing, but did narrow it to my phone chassis.
Same Here
I got the same prob. So i put a piece of electrical tape on the end of the stylus, Not the point part the other part. Just put a little square on it.
It fit by actually being a fraction bigger than the hole u just shoved it up to hold it but after a while of putting the stylus in and out the heat will eventually morph it making it a bit smaller sliding it out and the cap well that basically just kept it up! My sister actually bit hers off i would try addidng something to the tip of the stylus like elctrical tape as stated above.
I used to have a hell of a time keeping stylii in my 6700. The eventual cure for the 6700 was to bend the stylus ever so slightly. Have you tried that?
Stylus fix..
Hey every-1 had the same problem till i stuck a piece of paper inside slot so when stylus goes in it gives it a tighter squeeze..but if you take off battery cover you should be able to see where the looseness is coming from...
Why not buy a third-party stylus replacement (found quite a few that fit the Mogul) that also have a pen?
Do a google search. Seidio offers one just not in 3-packs.
Yea this funny might be the ultimate noob question, but...
I bought my phone used and I have no idea how to remove the battery door and I dont want to just pry it open.
Is there a specific wat to do this?
Please answer I want to try my new battery!
THANKS!
Throw it at the floor!
Slide the back down. Simple as that.
Push the back cover (gently) in & up. The whole back cover slides up a little bit, then it simply comes off.
I'm sure AT&T has manuals & other documentation available.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=at%26t+tilt+user+manual&btnG=Google+Search
thanks! that was simple.
It takes a small amount of force. Don't worry if you break it, they're only like $13 on ebay.
cbass said:
Throw it at the floor!
Slide the back down. Simple as that.
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Shouldn't that be slide the back up
Seriously though, hold the phone screen down in the palm of your hand and grip it with the top pointing away from your body. Then place your other hand flat on the back cover and push up - as in away from your body - and it should slide about 2mm and come loose.
Be careful though as there are small tabs all around that 'lock' the cover in place and they are a bit fragile. I have lost the one near where the stylus head is and its now ever so slightly 'floppy' in this corner...
HTH
Andy
hold the device naturally in portrait orientation with the screen facing you...
now turn it over so that the screen faces the floor...
holding the device in both hands, place your right thumb just under the external speaker grill and place your left thumb just under the gps external antena slot...
press your thumbs into the back cover a bit and push upwards (towards the top of the device)...
it should click open
hey everyone,
Recently I broke my tilt screen and was forced to purchase a replacement screen along with the necessary TORX screwdrivers and other tools to take apart the phone. After reading through this forum I have decided that using the 4 screw method would be a lot easier than taking apart the entire phone. I was wondering if there was anywhere on this site that demonstrates in detail how to successfull use this method. I have looked around but cant seem to find anything. Any help would be appreciated before I take apart my phone.
Thanks,
Austin
I've taken mine apart a few times, once to replace the screen as you're about to do. that being said, if there is a way to disassemble the screen with just 4 screws it wasn't apparent when I did mine, as there are ribbon cables etc. that need to be disconnected. It's actually not that hard to take the thing apart, I would go thru the whole process if I were you.
i did the four screw method.
Take the battery out.
Just take off the four screws on the left and right side of the back of the slide out screen.
Then using something that you can slide under the plastic housing on the edges around the back and pry it up and over the plastic pieces that snap the casing together. Try not to use a screw driver to pry it up, I used one and I bent the little plastic pieces and things wouldn't snap back together right until I got fed up and ground the bent pieces off.
Now the casing never comes completely off but it can be pulled apart enough to see where the lcd screen connects to the board. Just pop this ribbon cable off and slide the broken screen out and slide the new screen in connect it back to the board.
Snap the case back together and put the screws back in and your done.
Use a plastic diassembly tool and you wont bend anything. Without even trying, took me 10min total and I didnt even have guidance. Just take it easy and with the right tools, no force is needed. Just patience hardest think is trying to push in the ribbons with so little space.
LunaC said:
Use a plastic diassembly tool and you wont bend anything. Without even trying, took me 10min total and I didnt even have guidance. Just take it easy and with the right tools, no force is needed. Just patience hardest think is trying to push in the ribbons with so little space.
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Just took mine apart t he other day to clean arround the screen! I would advise doing the whole thing. Take your time and always keep track of what screws go where! Oh, and use a magnet to stick your screws to! If you bump the table and one goes flying, you will never find it! Take your time and keep track of where everything goes and you will be fine! Have fun!
I just realized how difficult it is to open the battery cover after you've inserted the battery. Anyone having trouble with it or am I just a huge failure? I don't want to push and wrench away at it in fear of breaking the thing, what with it being plastic.
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I just realized how difficult it is to open the battery cover after you've inserted the battery. Anyone having trouble with it or am I just a huge failure? I don't want to push and wrench away at it in fear of breaking the thing, what with it being plastic.
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Try applying pressure nearer to the bottom of the phone and push away from you. You scaredy cat
Yeah, you have to apply pressure at the right place (at the center near the bottom) but it can be really difficult to open sometimes. At first I thought I'd get a spare battery to be able to switch when one is empty, but I can't see myself opening the phone every other day, I'm pretty sure I would break it eventually...
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Try applying pressure nearer to the bottom of the phone and push away from you. You scaredy cat
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Every time I apply pressure it makes this sound like it's about to break. D: And I keep getting the feeling I'm going to crack the screen. I'll flash damn near anything all day long, but breaking the thing physically scares the daylight out of me.
No success, btw. Either I'm not pressing in the right place or not pressing hard enough. Swear to god I opened the thing multiple times the first day I got it (after the battery was in, no less) since I got the SIM card in the wrong way. Now it's tight as... well, very tight. Plastic isn't supposed to expand, damn it.
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Every time I apply pressure it makes this sound like it's about to break. D: And I keep getting the feeling I'm going to crack the screen. I'll flash damn near anything all day long, but breaking the thing physically scares the daylight out of me.
No success, btw. Either I'm not pressing in the right place or not pressing hard enough. Swear to god I opened the thing multiple times the first day I got it (after the battery was in, no less) since I got the SIM card in the wrong way. Now it's tight as... well, very tight. Plastic isn't supposed to expand, damn it.
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the trick is to handle the phone at its sides, that way you wont risk breaking your screen. So apply preesure at the sides of the battery door and push with both thumbs.
Here's how to do it properly.
Hold the phone, using both hands, between index fingers and thumbs, so that the thumbs are just above the silver (engraveable) strip in the back. Bring the thumbs in toward the center line of the phone.
Angle your index fingers a bit, so that the pressure is applied not at the screen but the edges of the device. Curl the index fingers so that the upper half of the fingers are pointing toward your body and are positioned alongside the edges of the device.
Now, with your thumbs, push in and up. It helps if fingertips are nice and dry
I get the very same feeling of just how fragile it seems to be when trying to pop the cover off
This is not a problem I've ever had. It just slides off; what the heck are you people trying to do to your poor battery covers? ^_^
danguyf said:
This is not a problem I've ever had. It just slides off; what the heck are you people trying to do to your poor battery covers? ^_^
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Harry, it's only a problem for the original poster
Guess I'm just a clumsy ****. It kind of moved a little bit when I tried what you guys said, but otherwise unless I'm willing to go at it with my nails, I should probably ask someone else to do it.
On the other hand, no dust under my screen! The tightness of the battery cover might as well be why.
I find sticking your fingernail in the little slot where the speaker is and dragging back from there helps. I also get the feeling im going to crack the screen when im pressing hard on the phone, its scary stuff!
Try this, hold your phone in your left hand facing down with your index finger and thumb just on the sides of the phone just above the capacitive buttons. Then place the ball of your right palm on the back of the cover and push up while applying a little force, it should open pretty easily.
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Try this, hold your phone in your left hand facing down with your index finger and thumb just on the sides of the phone just above the capacitive buttons. Then place the ball of your right palm on the back of the cover and push up while applying a little force, it should open pretty easily.
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YES. This did the trick fantastically. It seems so simple now, I've no idea how I kept doing it wrong.
? You've read P 18 of the user guide ?? Nice wee diagrams... they work for me...
http://www.google.com/googlephone/nexusone-userguide.pdf
(In other words, RTFM ?? - no offence intended ...)
Cheers!
Lodger
I rarely, if ever, read manuals. But it's not as if I had trouble removing the battery cover the first day (especially since I had to do it several times as my SIM card was inserted the wrong way in).
So last week I cracked the glass on my poor Nexus. It took a horrible drop. Well I can't afford another Nexus and I can imagine having any other phone so I figured I'd repair this one. Read up alot on it and watched a video on Youtube. Ordered all the parts I needed I tackled it today.
Well I decided to do a How-To for any other Nexus owner with broken screens.
New digitizer - $40
Torx screwdriver -$5
Philips screwdriver -$5
Plastic tools - Free
Total - $50
Sure beats the $125 some online sites charge.
I would like to thank ifixit and slickromeo.
1. Gather all your tools and replacement glass (known as a digitizer).
Note: Needed tools are a Philips #00, a Torx T4, and a plastic pry tool (Mine was included with the new screen)
2. Set up a clean comfortable area to work in. You may be here for awhile and you're going to want to reduce the amount of dust that could potentially get on the new glass.
Note: I used a folded over microfiber towel to keep the area clean and also add some padding to the hard counter top to prevent even more damage while working with the phone.
3. Power phone off and remove battery cover, battery, SIM card, and Micro SD card. Set aside in a safe place.
4.Our first obstacle is going to be the antennae cover at the bottom of the phone. There are three plastic clips holding it in place (Circled in red). Use a combination of the pry tool, a guitar pick, butter knife, and any other instrument you need to shove in there. It is a pain in the ass... the video I watched online made it seem like it was going to be alot harder than it was, but if you work from left to right, or right to left, and get the outside one unclipped the other two come off pretty easy. Once you get it off set it aside with the battery cover and other things.
Note: Be careful not to break these tiny, fragile clips as they are the only things holding this cover in place.
5. Scream profanities and wipe the sweat off your brow from the previous step. I know it was frustrating and nerve racking trying not to break your precious Nexus.
6. Ok good job now to start the real deconstruction. I'm going to start with the battery tray and then move down to the antennae. There are three screws holding the tray down, but before we start on those there is this tiny ridiculous little "VOID" sticker covering up one of them. I wasn't able to remove it intake, partly because I don't really care about my warranty, but I'm sure with alot of patience and tweezers one could take it off intake and put it back. But screw that just get it off to get to the screw underneath.
7. Now two of these screws is a Torx and the third is a Philips (All in green). Remove them and put them somewhere very safe.
Note: I have four plastic cups set up to place my screws into. These are going into the first one.
8.Next you need to remove the battery tray. There are seven tabs (yellow circles) around it that you need to release using your plastic pry tool. Once those are released gently pull away form the bottom of the phone to remove the tray. Set the tray aside.
9. Now for the antennae cover. There are two more screws to remove, a Torx and a Philips (Orange circles). These screws are going in the second bowl. After the screws are out, gently lift up on the bottom of that cover and it should remove easily. Be very careful not to damage the circuit board during removal.
10. Next to come out is the logic board. there are two more very tiny screws to remove (White circles). Into the third bowl with those. Next you need to disconnect three connections (purple circles). Then carefully go around the perimeter of it with your pry tool and VERY CAREFULLY remove all the little tabs holding it in place. Then simply push up form the bottom of the logic board and slide it out. Set it somewhere very safe.
11. Now onto the actual case of the Nexus. Remove the six Philips screws, 1 at the top and 5 at the bottom . Again there are a series of little clips, five of em, around the perimeter that need to be undone and then the case very easily separates from the screen. Set the case aside.
12. Very simply pry the LCD screen away form the glass digitizer. There it is... the broken glass.
13. Now take your pry tool and from the back of the glass (not the side you would touch if you were using the phone) wedge it between the frame and the glass to separate to adhesive. Once the pry tool is in you can just slide it around the edge of the glass to separate the whole thing. TA-DA your broken glass is forever gone.
Note: The glass is broken and very sharp. Take extreme caution not to cut yourself.
14. Now we just have to put the whole thing back together. Start with the new glass/digitizer. Peel off the plastic protector to expose the adhesive and very carefully put it in place.
15. Wrap the connector that is part of the digitizer around and secure it in place with its adhesive.
16. Take the whole screen assembly and slide it back into the case. Push to secure the clips then replace the six screws that you removed.
17. Slide the logic board carefully back into place. You may have to hold down/more out of the way a few of the connectors. Take it a little at a time and see where it is getting caught up. You got this far don't lose your patience.
18. Snap the back antennae cover back in and replace its screws.
19. Slide the battery tray into place and replace its screws.
20. Snap the gray antennae cover back on.
21. Replace Micro SD card, battery, and battery cover.
22. Enjoy the beauty of your Nexus without a broken screen.
23. Place Nexus in Otterbox Defender case so this never happens again.
I have pictures that document each step but need to be approved by a moderator before it lets me post em... sorry guys
Hey, awesome job on fixing your screen. I would love to see them, my Nexus just went through the same thing 30 min ago. I had it on my lap, and upon stepping out of the car, SMACK, is all I heard. It landed face down and this is the aftermath. It's much worse than it looks in the picture.
Man, that sucks. I know that feeling.
I'll try to put the pictures up to help you out. Or at least a link to my photobucket.
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thanks! I just cracked mine yesterday after the phone fell out of my pocket onto a concrete floor. Ouch. I'm giving this a whirl.
Nice, I'll keep this in mind for the day I accidentally break my n1.
I just wish we could somehow jury-rig the Incredible digitizer to our phones =/
I just recently converted to the n1, bought the phone for cheap off craigslists, but notice burn in on the screen, will changing the digitizier also fix the burn in?
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this write up. I just dropped my phone and smashed the screen on concrete 30 mins ago. All is working but the glass is cracked. I've ordered a new Digitizer/Glass from ebay for £30, I just hope it comes by tomorrow.
you can post picture after 5 posts so it should be good now you have 8 posts
I've just completed the work of replacing the broken glass.
I used your guide throughout, it's a shame you haven't been able to post the pictures as it definitely would have helped. I managed to google some dismantling pictures to help with your talk through as it was hard going some times.
Many thanks again.
Another useful tip: run an air purifier aimed at your work station to minimize the risk of getting dust in the glass.
blueboymj: Any chance you can edit your original post and add your pictures so others can use them? I searched quite a lot for a specific procedure to change the digitizer on my poor N1; This was the best, most accurate guide I found. I've done digitizers on a few iPhones (sorry for the profanity) using the ifixit guides, but alas, the ifixit guides were better for them than they are for the N1.
On a side note: The end cap that gives people so much trouble fell off of my N1 in the initial drop. I pushed it back on, and continued using the phone even though the glass was shattered. Removing it the first time was not so hard, I think it was not back on as well as it should have been. Removing it the second time (another story) was much harder. There are two little plastic "bars" on the end cap (step 4 above) that fit into small grooves on the "antenna cover". (step 7) I think the trick may be to possibly pinch the edges of the end cap, while sliding it toward the bottom of the phone. I looked at it after it was open, to see why it was so hard to remove, and realized I had been inadvertently helping it hold itself closed while trying to pry it open. Maybe one of the videos addresses this; I did not watch them.
Thank you to the OP and the responders for this post!
So where exactly did u order the new digitizier and parts from?
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This thread should be added to the N1 wiki. Thanks for the instructions.
DrewOntheMYT said:
I just recently converted to the n1, bought the phone for cheap off craigslists, but notice burn in on the screen, will changing the digitizier also fix the burn in?
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Burn in? Like shadowing on the LCD? Nope.
Thats the LCD, and is completely different than the digitizer. The digitizer is just a clear plastic/glass layer that goes OVER the lcd to detect touch.
I had the digitizer and a new case and was going to have a local phone store replace this for me. However, they just gave me some BS story about how you cannot replace the digitizer without also replacing the LCD screen, which I did not provide.
So I've been without a phone (since they have it) for no reason and have to drive out of my way to retrieve it.
Hey crappy phone store, if you're too scared to do the job just say so, don't try to make up a bunch of manure and say it can't be done.
Anyway, I just ordered the required tools that I don't have and am going to give this a whirl.
OP, if you can't post your pics, can you email them to me?
does it fix the multitouch problem?