First of all, I'm sure this has probably been discussed in some form or fashion, but the searching I've done has mostly resulted in stuff about the digitizer and not if the phone will power up if the AMOLED is cracked.
Anyway, I dropped my phone last weekend and cracked the digitizer. Phone still worked fine. After finding out my Assurion replacement phone would be a Samsung Vibrant, I decided to attempt to replace the digitizer myself. $35 on ebay and a youtube search later I went to work. FYI, not a fun project, I don't recommend it to anyone.
Sometime during reassembly I managed to crack the AMOLED screen
I finished putting it back together and now when I hit the power button it vibrates once and thats it.
My question is: Is it not powering up because of the crack in the AMOLED or does it sound like I effed up the reassembly?
TIA
p.s. I went ahead and paid the $130 for the replacement. So I got a Nexus One with a cracked AMOLED for sale along with the Google Desktop Dock and a 3rd party desktop dock if anyone is interested.
God, I'm gonna miss my N1 Kicks self....really hard
you can buy replacement screens on ebay for around 100 dollars. all of them say LCD though so they are probably the newer SLCD screens and not the AMOLED.
you could also find a broken N1 on ebay with a working AMOLED to use to get an AMOLED again if you want. i sold one i had that had a working AMOLED on ebay a few weeks ago for 130 dollars (it had a broken digitizer not cracked just did not work and it had a bad sim card socket because the previous owner thought prying on the sim socket was the way to dismantle the phone lol)
as for not powering up, well it sounds like it is powering up, the single vibrate is normal on power up but without a screen its hard to tell if its working you would have to leave it on and wait an see if you get any notifications or try calling it etc. another thing you could try is to plug it in to your PC and see if USB mounts.
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Hi, my sister's boyfriend is having a screenproblem with his TyTN2. Yesterday, he took it out of his pocket, turned it on, and the screen was more or less white, with one blueish "wave" over the screen. Everything else seems to work, he can use the phone, without seeing anything of course.
Now the weird thing: The phone wasn't dropped, there is really no sign of a hit or something. It's pretty the same as this user already described some time earlier inhere (click).
As it obviously seems, this is a TyTN2-problem, and not due to hitting/dropping the device, so, is there a hope to get this replaced on warranty? I hoped to find more threads on the subject "broken screen", especially one matching exactly this case, but until now, I only found the one cited above, beside many others of course about users who caused the broken screen themselves. Am I perhaps overseeing a thread treating this special case?
What possibilities does he have, besides buying a new device, or sending it in to HTC for repair?
I read something about a "ribbon cable" that could be "uncorrectly seated" (click), how probable is it, that this could be the case? And if probable, what cable is this exactly? I looked at one dismantling guide, but there are several "candidates" that could be loose?!
So, I'd be very grateful for every helpful advice, he's convinced he didn't harm his TyTN2, and I believe this, because he always carries it in a protecting Alu-case...
Thx in advance,
Eric
I've also once broken a screen without dropping/hitting the device, but just by it being too "compressed" in my pocket, which bent the screen enough to crack it.
Some screens that don't appear cracked can actually be broken too, but just in a location you don't see (the screen is a bit bigger than the viewing area and the exterior part is where the control chip is).
What I'd do is get a screen on ebay (can find some for about $80) and replace it. That's after disassembleing the device, checking the connections and making sure the LCD is dead.
Well im having the same problem since i got my at&t tilt for just a week. First it became white-ish after turning on out of the standby mode, after 3 times it became total white and didnt get better since then. I got a new lcd from ebay 3 days ago, tried it, same white screen. Now i ordered a new ribbon cable thats the cable that sends the lcd signals to the mainboard.
This is how it looks and where you can order it on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-TYTN-II-2-P4550-Kaiser-LCD-ribbon-flex-cable_W0QQitemZ110267363535QQihZ001QQcategoryZ14418QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122
It also has the micro sd connection, and the speaker at the ear connection on it.
I expect this item coming this week. I will hope this will fix it.
ok please report the results here, I think I'm going to check that cable in first place too
I sure will report the results.
better of selling it
i had the same problem... i found it easier and more convenient to sell the damaged phone on ebay ($250) and buy a new one from ebay as well ($400). basically, i fixed my screen for $150. think about it
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Well im having the same problem since i got my at&t tilt for just a week. First it became white-ish after turning on out of the standby mode, after 3 times it became total white and didnt get better since then. I got a new lcd from ebay 3 days ago, tried it, same white screen. Now i ordered a new ribbon cable thats the cable that sends the lcd signals to the mainboard.
This is how it looks and where you can order it on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-TYTN-II-2-P4550-Kaiser-LCD-ribbon-flex-cable_W0QQitemZ110267363535QQihZ001QQcategoryZ14418QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122
It also has the micro sd connection, and the speaker at the ear connection on it.
I expect this item coming this week. I will hope this will fix it.
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As im typing now, the htc tytn2 works again. My problem was the flex cable. Got the new one installed and lcd works again. But take a look to this thread, theres a guy that has also the problem and said just a other lcd worked.
The thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=352486
Ok so i sat on my Tilt and busted my LCD. Me and my fat A$$!! I then went on eBay and bought a replacement for 40$, get it a few days later and start the operation. Following along precisely with a picture tutorial on how to disassemble, put in the new LCD and start the reassembly. I soon realize that the ribbon cable connector on the new LCD is just slightly outta place compared to the old one. After managing to get it on and having difficulty reassembling my Tilt,I insert the battery and the screen actually works...for about 10 seconds.... so i disassemble and reassemble a few more times trying to fix it and no luck. I then read about sub-par lcd's from eBay causing glitches and weird things to happen. I then proceed to kick my self in the a$$ numerous times. I have contacted the seller and he agreed to replace it. My question being.. has anyone had success with a replacement LCD from Ebay? if so who was the seller? And do any of the almighty here have any words of wisdom for a feeble tilt owner such as myself?
Yea I have words of wisdom, pay $hit get $hit.
That's what happens when you "buy it now" the cheapest screen on eBay
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I can only add this since I have not "yet" had to replace a tilt screen. I have however replaced others including a T-Mobile Dash screen.
If you have push tabs on the socket for the ribbon cable - make sure they are pushed in and secure. I "did not" do this the first time I installed the Dash LCD and got pretty much the same results you spoke of for the Tilt. Upon dissassembly/reassembly - I discovered that the tabs were not down and secure. Sevured them and I was up and running!
Hope it helps you out.
hi there. not sure who you bought your screen off of, but here is the one i bought and successfully fitted a week ago
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110273898639
i actually think it is more sensitive than the original screen.
ah i've went and did it so my phone slipped from my hands yesterday and fell face first even though it was in its case. i picked it up to reveal a cracked screen frowning back at me so i immediately thought of you guys and your expert opinions haha. now im not too informed on how contract extensions work but i saw the g1 w/ 2yr contract for 48.88 at walmart. i signed up for my brand new contract sometime january 2009.
now, my lcd is still displaying fine and the touch is still responsive as if it never dropped. if you were me, someone who has no experience opening a g1:
a. and find a replacement digitizer and do it yourself
b. buy a used g1
c. upgrade for another g1
d. wait for a different phone
i really like the G1, but are there any other android phones that are headed our way that you guys think i should check out? any helpful thoughts on the matter are appreciated.
edit: i'd like to add that i'm also on T-Mobile
Its going to be a lot cheaper if you just buy a digitizer and replace it yourself. It will take a little work, but you should be able to do it yourself.
If I was you and I had the money, I'd buy the Sholes/Droid when it comes out. It's basically a second gen G1 (hardware keyboard, 64mb more ram, 5mp camera, 854x480 3.7" screen ect).
yeah i was thinking about replacing it but everytime i think about those ribbons inside, i get scared that i might rip/crack/tear it or wont be able to plug it back into where it came from. i might have to take the chance though
and thanks for showing me that phone AdrianK, i'll look into it! do you recommend checking out any other android phones with physical keyboards? also do you guys see yourselves still using G1's 1-2 years from now?
found some info on the motorola droid http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009...akes-appearance-on-motorolas-site/#more-37162
looks interesting
I have a broken G1 I'm tryin to repair the Touch screen was unresponsive when I got it but I've been learning how to fix the inside parts as well as the outside.
I've come to a crossroads while I was rooting the phone the android popped up on the screen and I couldn't touch it so I took the Digitizer off and then cleaned both the LCD and Digitizer and the Touch was working but the Keyboard wasn't as responsive then put them back together only to find I didn't connect the cable that connects the LCD to the Motherboard I suppose. Took it back part and somehow the flex cable that connects the digitizer to the LCD ripped. Now when it turns on the LCD works but it's just a black blank screen. Shouldn't it work without a Digitizer?
I only took the Screen parts off not the whole phone could there be a problem with the motherboard connecting to the LCD?
Hi, the other day I dropped my Galaxy S I9000 on the concrete and shattered the digitizer. The screen still works alright and the touch portion of the screen still works 100%, but there's a few big cracks in the screen.
Optus want to charge me $150+ (I don't have insurance on it plus it's "out of warranty" because I flashed 2.2 on it) while a repairman in Melbourne quoted $150 neat (but couldn't do it because their main tech was away). I've seen a few sellers on eBay selling these parts for $99 with a mini toolkit but I'm not sure if they are the Super AMOLED that is in the original phone or just an LCD screen that may or may not have the same resolution or quality
Has anyone replaced the screen on an I9000? From what I can gather, the screen and the digitizer are one so you can't buy a digitizer only. I've also seen that the connecting ribbon on the phone is glued into place and you must be very careful when removing it.
Any thoughts are welcome. I can still use the phone just fine, but I don't want to risk any further damage to the screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745262
digitizer only available here
I had the same problem. Found this but haven't had it delivered or tried to fix it yet. You managed to find/fit one yet? I'm worried that it will be had to separate the screen and digitizer, will let you know how i get on.
w w w.shineyourmobile.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=8128[/url]
My HTC Hero has a broken touch screen and LCD screen.
Can anyone suggest a cheap place to get them from?
And if anyone is wondering how it broke, I ran it over with my van.
Not intentionally of course.
Phone is from Alltel so it would be $95 to claim it on insurance
Also does anyone have any suggestions what I can put on the screen until I can replace it? It's rough on the fingers to use because of the cracks.
EBAY
Yup eBay has every spare part you would want for your Hero. I just ordered a digitizer yesterday (thats your screen), and that all you need to replace if behind the broken digitizer is a clear picture on your lcd.
This has happened to me twice. I got replacement on ebay for 30 dollars. It includes the whole front panel, touch screen digitizer, and lcd screen. It took me 5 minutes to replace. Just a couple of screws and a connector. Easy Peasy!
I dropped my hero yesterday as well. There was no damage to the screen/ LCD but there are a few scratches to the body. Are there replacements for that as well?
Supposedly sprint will fix any physical damages to the phone, as long as it still works.
supposed to do it for $35 in store without the $7 protection plan.
http://bit.ly/g5RfAB < Goes to the repair part of sprint's website.
I haven't tried it, so let us know if they will fix it.
I was quoted $35 by two different sprint stores to replace my screen. Still haven't fixed it yet, it is only a small crack in the corner and doesn't bug me that much.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
CraigCraig said:
My HTC Hero has a broken touch screen and LCD screen.
Can anyone suggest a cheap place to get them from?
And if anyone is wondering how it broke, I ran it over with my van.
Not intentionally of course.
Phone is from Alltel so it would be $95 to claim it on insurance
Also does anyone have any suggestions what I can put on the screen until I can replace it? It's rough on the fingers to use because of the cracks.
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Put regular tape over it
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-HERO-OEM-LC...919428?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f057b8004
I bought that before..include LCD, Digitizer, and Front Bezel. The bezel was scuffed up and had a few nicks but the digitizer and LCD were in perfect condition.
Don't try that at home
Based on personal experience
I strongly advise against attempting a DIY screen replacement.
Here's my sad story:
1) I dropped my poor little hero, then managed to step on it screen down, completely scratching the entire screen surface.
2) I went on eBay and spent about $40 for a replacement screen/digitizer kit.
3) The kit arrived 10 days later. Very nice package - appeared to be high quality.
4) I followed the directions to the letter. (fwiw I'm generally pretty skilled at this sort of repair stuff, and have repaired other phones and computers with good results).
5) My little hero is no more. It works like crap. None of the buttons work correctly. The trackball no longer works consistently. It's essentially unusable (except maybe as a backup storage device).
If any good can come of this, perhaps it will be that others will read my sad tale and avoid a similar fate!
Yours,
Jim
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Based on personal experience
I strongly advise against attempting a DIY screen replacement.
Here's my sad story:
1) I dropped my poor little hero, then managed to step on it screen down, completely scratching the entire screen surface.
2) I went on eBay and spent about $40 for a replacement screen/digitizer kit.
3) The kit arrived 10 days later. Very nice package - appeared to be high quality.
4) I followed the directions to the letter. (fwiw I'm generally pretty skilled at this sort of repair stuff, and have repaired other phones and computers with good results).
5) My little hero is no more. It works like crap. None of the buttons work correctly. The trackball no longer works consistently. It's essentially unusable (except maybe as a backup storage device).
If any good can come of this, perhaps it will be that others will read my sad tale and avoid a similar fate!
Yours,
Jim
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When you stepped on it it probably damaged the motherboard or some other part because the digitizer doesn't really have anything to do with the trackball.
You do have to make sure the trackball housing is inserted correctly in the new bezel. Also, do not overtighten the screws on the bottom or the buttons work wonky. I just tightened them a little, checked, and made sure I didn't over tighten.