One sad day last week, a friend dropped his Galaxy and cracked the screen . When plugged in or powered on, the soft touch-keys at the bottom do light up and I can press them (they go dark as I press them, then light back up as they normally would).
I'm OK with paying $80 for a replacement screen/digitizer on ebay, as long as I know that will fix my phone. I'm worried that something else may be wrong internally?
Is there any way to check the functionality of the phone (perhaps through ADB?) or something I can do without having the screen turn on to prove that this phone will still work once I buy a new screen?
Thanks !
Very unlikely after a drop that's cracked the screen that there is more damage than just the screen.
It'll be alright... <---- famous last words lol
As long as it was just a gravity drop from a few feet.
GT-I9000 / SEMA / SLIMBEAN2.3
You can only watch to see if something's broken. Replace the screen, and if there's another problem, you will notice. But i don't think there are other hardware problems, either.
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Luckily, I found one on Kijiji with a broken charger port for $40. Only took a few minutes to strip it for the screen and fire up the old phone, no problem
Hi,
the touch screen of my Xperia V is broken and I'd like to replace it myself. It's not the first time for me that I repair a mobile device myself, but without a disassembly guide, it is difficult for me to identify the parts that are fixed by glue. I don't want to break anything that is still working.
I already found a russian video on YouTube, but it seems to me that the display is not taken apart from the other parts of the device.
Has anyone here done it before?
Thanks in advance!
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grisu59964 said:
Hi,
the touch screen of my Xperia V is broken and I'd like to replace it myself. It's not the first time for me that I repair a mobile device myself, but without a disassembly guide, it is difficult for me to identify the parts that are fixed by glue. I don't want to break anything that is still working.
I already found a russian video on YouTube but it seems to me that the display is not taken apart from the other parts of the device.
Has anyone here done it before?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi,
I've managed to remove the display. Mainly because it was really damaged ... heating the display and "bending" with a small tool.
It's really hard as the glue is quite strong. As my replacement screen is "on it's way" I'm not able to finalize the work.
I'm kind of stuck in the part when removing the "middle, plastic" part...
display is connected to body with really strong glue. Remember that it is impossible to remove old display without breaking it. Second thing is that with new display the phone most likely will not be waterproof
hakanW said:
Hi,
I've managed to remove the display. Mainly because it was really damaged ... heating the display and "bending" with a small tool.
It's really hard as the glue is quite strong. As my replacement screen is "on it's way" I'm not able to finalize the work.
I'm kind of stuck in the part when removing the "middle, plastic" part...
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Hi! I broke mine last night. How did your repair go when the part arrived? I also could only find the russian video without the screen being removed
How hot did you have to make the screen? I was thinking of using an iron with a cloth around it.
Hi Folks, I'm curious to hear how others are going - I managed to break my screen this last week, Hoping to replace it but so far taking out that glass seems to be a tricky thing - any suggestions? How did the iron and cloth go?
canuck82 said:
Hi Folks, I'm curious to hear how others are going - I managed to break my screen this last week, Hoping to replace it but so far taking out that glass seems to be a tricky thing - any suggestions? How did the iron and cloth go?
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There's no way.... You need to buy a new housing with the LCD and touchscreen built in, and then move all your bits over. That's why the russian video of the guy removing everything doesn't remove the screen.
Daryl_tt said:
There's no way.... You need to buy a new housing with the LCD and touchscreen built in, and then move all your bits over. That's why the russian video of the guy removing everything doesn't remove the screen.
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I just ordered this: http://www.parts4repair.com/complete-screen-assembly-for-sony-xperia-v-lt25i/ I will see how that goes. I got tired of using my old SG1 so it's time to fix the V...
Good luck. Careful with the tiny, white antennae cable running from the main board to the bottom. I twisted mine a little bit too much and the connector popped off. I had to go get a new one with much difficulty.
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Daryl_tt said:
Good luck. Careful with the tiny, white antennae cable running from the main board to the bottom. I twisted mine a little bit too much and the connector popped off. I had to go get a new one with much difficulty.
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I replaced the screen - had it working for two days and dropped it again - cracked screen, doesn't even light up.
I now have another replacement screen and a better case - at least now I'm getting quicker at taking the phone apart....
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canuck82 said:
I just ordered this: I will see how that goes. I got tired of using my old SG1 so it's time to fix the V...
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Hi this wont work, I went through the exact same issue, and its impossible to attach the new screen properly. your best bet is to try and find a second hand screen via ebay. it has to have the "housing part with it. otherwise you are wasting your time. it cost me so much to fix mine as I ordered two screens in the end I could have bought a new phone on special....
Try Ebay, and make sure you see the one with the screen and front housing on, I am unable to port the correct link on here as I haven't made 10 posts yet.
Search for the following on ebay : Genuine Sony Ericsson Xperia V LT25i front+digitizer touch screen+LCD display
This should let you find the correct screen
Look at the picture you will see the side housing for the front is also installed, the one you have ordered is the incorrect one as its only the LCD and the Digitzer, without the front housing that it gets "glued" onto. You can see the main difference where the earpiece is its shown as black, hence the mesh is there. that would be the correct one to order. Unless you have the means of getting yours glued back on the same way as the factory, I see you will struggle to get it done otherwise.
For reference only! This will absolutely VOID any warranty you may have on your device. If you believe you have a VALID reason to take apart a fully functioning phone, you DON'T! You are responsible for your actions and the reuslt of your actions, don't lay fault with anyone else.
The phone used to create the guide is my first D415. It took a long walk of a short box and shattered the screen. Let's leave it at that, please. And you thought I was going to take apart a fully functioning phone, didn't you?
You shall acquire and assemble in the same place, these items
The phone you wish to disassemble
A "precision" philips head screwdriver (don't know what a philips head is? Please go elsewhere)
A thin piece of plastic, an ID or bank card, guitar pick, even the edge of a plastic knife (file off the "teeth") You get the idea....
Optional items
Small blunt tip tweezers
Container to hold screws and such
Magnet to find the screws you drop (you will drop at least one)
Magnifying glass
Pictures say more with less words, so.....
I missed something when I tried to embed my pictures. For now, please look at the attached photos. Sorry about that.
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there is an excellent video here
******UPDATE******
My apologies for not staying up on this. Life and my One+ One obsession got in the way. As
Refer to video link above for detailed instructions regarding hardware disassembly/reassembly process
I have ordered a WHITE replacement screen to test. Let's hope that it arrives with touchscreen issues.
I will update thread upon arrival of touchscreen.
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Here is a photo album consisting of extra pictures that didn't make the guide. Some have fairly useful info as well as a few DON'T do this or you will break your phone even more pictures.
I've also added an update concerning reversed x axis starting at post #43
ID Numbers to compare
ID #'s are listed to the side. Again, sorry I couldn't embed them. I still searching for a solution....
jran0880 said:
If you believe you have a VALID reason to take apart a fully functioning phone, you DON'T!
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Reasons, you say? Ha! Since when have I needed... reasons... to do anything?
But anyway, this is a very good guide! Thank you for taking the time to write it with the very detailed pictures! This should definitely be a sticky!
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I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.
Very comprehensive guide, you really went out of your way! Kudos!
Please tell me how to get my pictures to display in my post. I thought I followed the instructions I found. However, the OP was from 2012. The link I created for each picture had HTML tags and from reading, xda does not use HTML for security reasons. So I deleted the HTML tags and tried the bb code, with no luck. Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Please tell me how to get my pictures to display in my post. I thought I followed the instructions I found. However, the OP was from 2012. The link I created for each picture had HTML tags and from reading, xda does not use HTML for security reasons. So I deleted the HTML tags and tried the bb code, with no luck. Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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To show pictures, like in @Ilxaot's post above you, they need to be online somewhere. Use the Image tag
and the enter the image URL.
Now as I write this, I cheated with the image in my last paragraph. I copied it from the editor, right click -> Copy, and then pasted it in to the edit box... Weird. That may work too. LOL
jasonmerc said:
I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.[/QUOTE
Any luck with the other 10?
Any of the identifiers i posted help at all?
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Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
pre4speed said:
Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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jasonmerc said:
I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.[/QUOTE
Any luck with the other 10?
Any of the identifiers i posted help at all?
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I gave up. You see, the eyeglass screwdriver I have is EXTREMELY small and doesn't fit in the screws perfectly, but it's the best I've got. Coupled with the fact that green LockTite is on the screws (green LockTite is the strongest LockTite they make), it pains my fingers to have to keep on jamming down on the screw to get enough of a "hold" on the screw while I turn it. Maybe in the future I'll buy a bigger screwdriver so I can have a better grip on it, but for now I'm done.
It's probably for the better anyway... I probably would have dropped the digitizer in the toilet or something if I got it apart.
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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I gave up. You see, the eyeglass screwdriver I have is EXTREMELY small and doesn't fit in the screws perfectly, but it's the best I've got. Coupled with the fact that green LockTite is on the screws (green LockTite is the strongest LockTite they make), it pains my fingers to have to keep on jamming down on the screw to get enough of a "hold" on the screw while I turn it. Maybe in the future I'll buy a bigger screwdriver so I can have a better grip on it, but for now I'm done.
It's probably for the better anyway... I probably would have dropped the digitizer in the toilet or something if I got it apart.
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Yeah, i dont recommend attempting cell phone disassembly while pearched on the "throne". Not judging! Just a personal decision on my part.
I wish i had the sense to know when to take that deep breath and calmly walk away. If i were in your shoes, the other 10 screws would be rounded out by now. There would be no accidental drop into the toilet, the phone would go down as the only l90 d415 to understand the meaning of swirly.... Wouldve made a great video though.
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pre4speed said:
Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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It looks like theres a flat connector between rhe 2 pieces. Perhaps it is connected "backwards"? I will look into it on my "donar" phone and see if i can figure something out. Will post findings within a day or 2.
*Edit - check @jasonmerc's reply as well. Good thought!
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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No that wouldn't work since the digitizer came with the double sided tape but thanks. The buttons also don't work and touch doesn't work at all with the phone laying flat
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jasonmerc said:
Yeah, i dont recommend attempting cell phone disassembly while pearched on the "throne". Not judging! Just a personal decision on my part.
I wish i had the sense to know when to take that deep breath and calmly walk away. If i were in your shoes, the other 10 screws would be rounded out by now. There would be no accidental drop into the toilet, the phone would go down as the only l90 d415 to understand the meaning of swirly.... Wouldve made a great video though.
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Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
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No that wouldn't work since the digitizer came with the double sided tape but thanks. The buttons also don't work and touch doesn't work at all with the phone laying flat
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Hmm... Then there's gotta be some sort of manual screen calibration app out there. I'll look for one and post back if I find anything.
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I found a thread talking about how to calibrate the touch screen of a chinese android tablet. I haven't read it yet, so I personally don't know if this will work or not for the L90, and if they do the instructions you will have to follow will probably be way different when it comes to actually calibrating. Quickly looking at the thread it looks like one will need ADB and a computer to do this.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD
I'd say hold off on doing this until I or someone more technically experienced can confirm that this would work. If you do want to give it a go, please realize you are proceeding at your own risk.
EDIT: Having read the thread, those values for the screen are going to be different for the L90 since the screen resolutions are different. We are going to have to find the values for the L90 and then invert the X axis values and that should solve your touch screen inversion (we are basically creating a double-inversion. Who says two wrongs don't make a right?)
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jran0880 said:
Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
Hmm... Then there's gotta be some sort of manual screen calibration app out there. I'll look for one and post back if I find anything.
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I found a thread talking about how to calibrate the touch screen of a chinese android tablet. I haven't read it yet, so I personally don't know if this will work or not for the L90, and if they do the instructions you will have to follow will probably be way different when it comes to actually calibrating. Quickly looking at the thread it looks like one will need ADB and a computer to do this.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD
I'd say hold off on doing this until I or someone more technically experienced can confirm that this would work. If you do want to give it a go, please realize you are proceeding at your own risk.
EDIT: Having read the thread, those values for the screen are going to be different for the L90 since the screen resolutions are different. We are going to have to find the values for the L90 and then invert the X axis values and that should solve your touch screen inversion (we are basically creating a double-inversion. Who says two wrongs don't make a right?)
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Figured out how to obtain th XY values for normal screen, if someone can figure out where modifications need to be made, Im thinking framework? The values for XY can be enabled in Developer Options - show touches and XY values. Turns out 10 taps to become a developer (its true cuz i read the toast) has other useful tools. I will decompile any suggestions related to touch screen calibration.
Brings back found memories of the famed L9 P769. It only took me 6 unintended 911 calls to reflash back to stock. Yep, 6! 5 with no sim. Took less than 2 seconds to pinpoint location on last few calls. 5 cars fully lit in my front yard and another 2 setting perimiter. Not once, but twice! Threat of jail made the choice to stop obvious.
"What are you in for?"
"I tried to unlock my bootloader." :cyclops:
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jran0880 said:
jasonmerc said:
Figured out how to obtain th XY values for normal screen, if someone can figure out where modifications need to be made, Im thinking framework? The values for XY can be enabled in Developer Options - show touches and XY values. Turns out 10 taps to become a developer (its true cuz i read the toast) has other useful tools. I will decompile any suggestions related to touch screen calibration.
Brings back found memories of the famed L9 P769. It only took me 6 unintended 911 calls to reflash back to stock. Yep, 6! 5 with no sim. Took less than 2 seconds to pinpoint location on last few calls. 5 cars fully lit in my front yard and another 2 setting perimiter. Not once, but twice! Threat of jail made the choice to stop obvious.
"What are you in for?"
"I tried to unlock my bootloader." :cyclops:
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I don't know, I think we just need to go to that file that is mentioned in the calibration thread, and whatever values are for the Y axis, just change them to a negative, since according to a video I saw of this issue with 3rd party digitizers in the L90 only the vertical axis is inverted (touch on the left side of the screen, and it registers on the right side). Of course, that is assuming that 0 on the vertical axis is in the middle of the screen. If not, then it will involve a little more math to get stuff right. Shouldn't be too difficult, though.
It's probably too late to suggest this now, but I believe GravityBox or some other Xposed module can remove the emergency call button from the lockscreen.
EDIT: Just checked the /data/data directory and I did not see any touchscreen calibration data folder. I did also read something about these Chinese android tablets coming with a TSCalibration2.apk (TouchScreenCalibration) program, so maybe you need to install that first before you can find the folder since that folder is probably the data for this app. I've had zero luck so far finding a download link for this file. Will report back if I find anything.
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Truly appreciate all the work you are doing trying to help me out. I'm thinking its not going to be fixable. I would contact the seller and return the part, but return shipping to China would probably be more than the phone is even worth. I was even thinking to just put the original screen back on but the double sided tape is basically destroyed. It was only the LCD that was damaged in the sudden stop, the screen didn't crack at all.
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truly appreciate all the work you are doing trying to help me out. I'm thinking its not going to be fixable. I would contact the seller and return the part, but return shipping to china would probably be more than the phone is even worth. I was even thinking to just put the original screen back on but the double sided tape is basically destroyed. It was only the lcd that was damaged in the sudden stop, the screen didn't crack at all.
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I will be updating the OP to show FULL disassembly soon. I need to sort out the pictures and point out some things to watch out for as well as some DEFINATELY DON'T DO THIS items.
The parts that appear functional are availlable for donation, FREE of CHARGE (aside from the cost to ship via USPS flat rate box) to help another, less broken D415, continue life. The lcd assembly is yours if you'd like.
I will include a list of parts for donation in the OP.
Also, if you want to try tinkering around with the screen calibration, here is the TSCalibration2.apk (It is a system app from my VisualLand prestige 7L).
http://1drv.ms/1vrxBoX
Don't toss it to the curb just yet. And the double sided tape is WAY easier to fix than UV glue! Thank you LG for that. I'm seeing low priced OEM glass for the D415 starting to show up on eBay and amazon, as well.
And I still don't know what I'm dong wrong when I try inserting full pics instead of thumbs!
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jran0880 said:
Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
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*Slow Clapping*
Link to screwdriver I used:
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Ha...tt-hdx+4+in+1?Ntx=mode+matchpartialmax&NCNI-5
@whodisname likes the bit set in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56592768&postcount=1037
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jran0880 said:
I will be updating the OP to show FULL disassembly soon. I need to sort out the pictures and point out some things to watch out for as well as some DEFINATELY DON'T DO THIS items.
The parts that appear functional are availlable for donation, FREE of CHARGE (aside from the cost to ship via USPS flat rate box) to help another, less broken D415, continue life. The lcd assembly is yours if you'd like.
I will include a list of parts for donation in the OP.
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Also, if you want to try tinkering around with the screen calibration, here is the TSCalibration2.apk (It is a system app from my VisualLand prestige 7L).
http://1drv.ms/1vrxBoX
Don't toss it to the curb just yet. And the double sided tape is WAY easier to fix than UV glue! Thank you LG for that. I'm seeing low priced OEM glass for the D415 starting to show up on eBay and amazon, as well.
And I still don't know what I'm dong wrong when I try inserting full pics instead of thumbs!
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Thank you for the offer! That is very kind of you, however, the lcd seems to function fine. It's the touchscreen that is wonky. As for the pictures, I use tapatalk, so I only know how to insert via the app which is
Hi everyone!
Today i visited the sony care point to discover that my phone isn't covered by warranty anymore, due to fact the internal LCD had a crack (despite never dropped in recent times).
Anyway, no worries... my warranty will end in a couple of days.
So... I want to attempt to fix it myself. I'm not experienced, but I work all day mounting PCs and servers, i think this will be a little diffent but not too hard, right?
Can anyone suggest me how and where to buy the entire frame and the LCD of the phone? (I want to keep it waterproof)
I saw many websites, but I don't trust most of them, so a good reccomendation is really useful here.
Also, what set of tools is reccomended to do everything? (Can i use my hair dryer to unglue the screen?)
Many thanks and sorry for my english being so bad, is not my native language.
I'm not sure how to replace the screen on the Z1, but I'd warn you against relying on its waterproofing after replacing the screen. Unless you can perfectly fit the rubber seal so there's literally no gap, the water will enter your phone.
It can be waterproof but don't buy cheap replacement as they are not always properly glued tohether, if at all. Buy original lcd+digitizer+frame assembly and precut glue frames like this. Hair dryer should be enough.
I cracked my screen yesterday
Today i get it from the technician (not original sony, in my country is inexistent). So far so good, only i found one problem (waterproof lost of course) the WIFI signal power is down by -20dB. So, now i have problems connecting to distants wifi.
EDIT: Now wifi working normal again, just another trip to the technician
Also, my phone is black front & withe back now.
luchoz said:
I cracked my screen yesterday
Today i get it from the tecnician (not original sony, in my country is inexistent). So far so good, only i found one problem (waterproof lost of course) the WIFI signal power is down by -20dB. So, now i have problems connecting to distants wifi.
Also, my phone is black front & withe back now.
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Black front and white back sounds pretty sweet. The black back cover attracts too many fingerprints imo
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Black front and white back sounds pretty sweet. The black back cover attracts too many fingerprints imo
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Some pics http://imgur.com/a/lAXC7
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Some pics http://imgur.com/a/lAXC7
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Nice pics, I'm gonna replace my back cover with the white one now.
I got my water damaged lcd replaced with a Chinese 1st copy and it's working great, however my phone lost its waterproofing as back cover is having problem to be glued properly again
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yea i replaced my screen and i think it messes with my sensors, im not entirely sure im still doing some analysis but like after some time (about 2 hours or so) my gyro, light and proximity sensors stop working until reboot.
one more thing. theres layers of stuff inside of the z1, its a bit complicated, even for me and i am a computer & phone tec. its all about the glue and remembering where they go. i didnt really do mine correctly so i lost my waterproofing. gluing it 100% like stock is very hard.
ans ps
DONT USE A HAIR DRYER!!!
it wont get hot enough to separate the screen (broke a galaxy s3 back in the day doing that) use a heat gun
Just wondering if anyone has done this?
I doubt you'd be able to find a replacement lamp if it's a separate component, and If I'm not mistaken - the Mod is welded shut, so you'd need a Dremel to open it...
The mod is obviously not welded shut and is serviceable (I have it in front of me right now).
I was wondering as well if the lamp is somehow replaceable but, since I've just bought the mod, I would prefer to wait before opening the device to take a look.
Knowing more information about the lamp in advance would be very useful to decide the way and for how long to use the mod.
Has by chance anybody already tried to change the lamp or know more about it?
wokawoka said:
The mod is obviously not welded shut and is serviceable (I have it in front of me right now).
I was wondering as well if the lamp is somehow replaceable but, since I've just bought the mod, I would prefer to wait before opening the device to take a look.
Knowing more information about the lamp in advance would be very useful to decide the way and for how long to use the mod.
Has by chance anybody already tried to change the lamp or know more about it?
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Bolded is why I asked.
It would seem to be straight forward to take apart. Like you, mine is brand new and I don't feel like messing with it just yet.
i have scratched the glass....now picture isn't clear. is there any way to repair it or replace glass?