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Raplacing the digitizer

Ok so i have a cracked digitizer...
I am going to replace it myself, however this phone is obviously not a straight forward repair.
Anyone have any personal experience replacing the digitizer on this phone? I have seen the youtube videos and read the xda.cn chinese breakdown, just looking for some personal input on the process if someone has one.
Also what will i need to rebuilt it? Do i need double sided tape etc. Thanks

80 views and no ones ever had experience with this?

i replaced it on 2 hd7 phones.
its a real pain to get it off because the glue tape they use goes all the way around, and its strong stuff.
you need to take apart the entire phone to get to the ribbon cable where the digitizer plugs in, so just look for some youtube videos of a tear down and watch carefully.
honestly the hardest part for me was getting the screen and digitizer clean of fingerprints and tiny broken glass pieces without messing up the screen, while keeping the double sided tape i put on in place and intact.
just take your time and everything will go smoothly.
-edit- yes you will need some double sided tape because when you take the digitizer off the sticky layer of the tape goes with it, the rest of the tape stays on the screen and is impossible to get off without damaging your screen so you have to apply new tape over it.
i used some thin scotch brand double sided tape and i cut it into long narrow strips with a razor using my old digitizer as a cutting board, the same width as the original tape.

Hi mate appreciate the advice in my thread on the HD7 replacement.
I managed to get the digitizer out, however on replacing the new one i have a problem..
You know the old digitizer has three plastic prongs, on the buttons at the bottom, search etc.
Am i rigth in saying they need to be transferred to the new digitizer? As i can't see how they fit on the LCD when stuck to the digitizer? It raises the digitizer a little, unless they hand off the edge of the lcd?
Thanks

CraiGDaniel said:
Hi mate appreciate the advice in my thread on the HD7 replacement.
I managed to get the digitizer out, however on replacing the new one i have a problem..
You know the old digitizer has three plastic prongs, on the buttons at the bottom, search etc.
Am i rigth in saying they need to be transferred to the new digitizer? As i can't see how they fit on the LCD when stuck to the digitizer? It raises the digitizer a little, unless they hand off the edge of the lcd?
Thanks
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Those are nothing more than spacers. I have replaced two digitizers without them. As long as you get some good 3M double sided in that area there is no problems.

StevetotheH said:
Those are nothing more than spacers. I have replaced two digitizers without them. As long as you get some good 3M double sided in that area there is no problems.
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um no they arent spacers...they are what directs the light to the 3 bottom keys. they are there for a reason so i recommend using them... ... now you are spot on with the 3m tape as it is the tape needed to do this whole job properly... the scotch crap is not made for this and WILL NOT HOLD UP NOR SEAL PROPERLY>>>
and for the person who said to put the tape over the old.... not a good idea... it can be removed and new should be used to replace the old..
sorry but i do this daily for a living so i do have a clue about this... just trying to help make it a successful repair and not one that ends up in my shop after the home repair failed and it damaged more than just the screen.....

[Q] Replacing digitizer

I've cracked the outer layer of glass on my optimus x2 which I assume is just the digitizer (I'm new to all this smartphone jazz but i've had alot of experience with building computers and such and i can follow instructions) and i'm guessing the cheapest way to repair this thing is to do it myself. I emailed LG asking about what they can do with it and they were asking for £20 just to look at the damn thing so i can't imagine actually doing any work on it would be cheap.
(can't post links but it was just some cheap generic one from amazon for £30)
I'm guessing something like this would do the job but I also need some special adhesive to get the LCD to stick to the digitizer am i right? I'm worried that it will not be as responsive or i'll do it wrong and i only recently dished out £250 for this so i'd like to try and do this right. I've watched a couple of videos on youtube which have helped a bit but none went right through the process so if anyone with any experience doing this could tell me about it i'd be very grateful.

its not that hard. everything just peels off when heated with a hair drier.
the digitzer should come with sticky strips which go around the outside of the lcd and stick to the out side of the digitizer.
Also try to get a digitizer with a frame already on it. otherwise youll have a little bit of a hard time trying to remove the glass from the frame, then gluing in the new one with adhesive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K77Xepb6yd8
Just follow this guide exactly, you should be fine man

Supupa said:
its not that hard. everything just peels off when heated with a hair drier.
the digitzer should come with sticky strips which go around the outside of the lcd and stick to the out side of the digitizer.
Also try to get a digitizer with a frame already on it. otherwise youll have a little bit of a hard time trying to remove the glass from the frame, then gluing in the new one with adhesive.
Just follow this guide exactly, you should be fine man
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Thanks for the reply, that's a lot of help Could you recommend any retailer that sells these? I can't work out if any of the ones i'm looking at come with the sticky strips. Would I also not need any adhesive if it comes with the frame? I'm not sure I trust myself too much with doing that either.....

I recently replaced my digitizer. I ordered a digitizer already in housing off ebay, shipped from Hong Kong. I would strongly recommend buying it with housing, as it's often difficult to completely make sure that dust does not get between the digitizer and the screen when you're using adhesive tape.
When disassemblying the o2x, I found the adhesive sticking the LCD to the digitizer frame was too strong for the LCD to come off just like that (be careful, it's quite fragile). I heated the LCD a bit using a hair dryer, to make it come of easier. This has the added effect that enough adhesive may stick to the LCD, so you don't need to replace it when placing it in the new frame.
I only added a couple of adhesive strips to the top and bottom of the new frame before mouting the LCD. That was pretty stupid, cause the extra 0.1mm between the digitizer and the LCD means that when tilting the phone ~60 degrees to the sides, I can see the backlights at the sides of the screen. Surprisingly this doesn't seem to add any noticeable backlight bleeding though, so it's not a problem at all. However, I'd suggest to try and see if the LCD sticks to the frame with the old adhesive, before using adhesive strips. And if using adhesive strips, make sure you remove all the old adhesive from the LCD, and use adhesive strips all around the frame.
The only minor things to look out for are:
- Be very careful with the LCD! It takes very little flexing before getting dead stripes/areas.
- Careful with the plastic at the USB port - it's a bit difficult to get to fit, and it's quite thin, so I figure it will break easily.
- At the top of the phone, where the digitizer (or LCD, I don't remember) cable is mounted, there's a little grey rubber-thingy - it suddenly fell off my phone, and it took embarrassingly long to figure out where and how it fits
- The small backup battery (?) in the upper left corner of the phone is glued to the frame. I used a small flat-headed screw driver to release it from the frame. Don't try and remove it by yanking the flex cable.
But all in all, replacing the digitizer with a new one (already in a frame) was a quick and easy operation.
Edit: I bought this digitizer: ebay. co. uk/itm/T-Mobile-LG-P990-Optimus-2X-Replacement-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Frame-ZVLT338-/160656180054?pt=UK_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2567dac356 and some cheap 2mm adhesive strips like ebay. co .uk/itm/3M-Sticker-tape-Adhesive-cellphone-touch-screen-LCD-2mm-HTC-Samsung-Sony-/200710386131?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2ebb4571d3#ht_1099wt_1165

Why didn't I think of this before.. been cracks in my display for almost a half year now.
Local repair company said it takes two weeks to fix.. I had no plans to go two weeks without my phone
Just ordered one

p990 mother board
dear friend
sorry for my eanglish i write from italy.
i need your help but before i have to explane my problems:
i've a lg optimus x2 (p990) with water demage.....
i cleaned the mother board with success..now the phone turn on and fix the phone net and it can recognize the battery charge.
but unfortunately WI-FI,BLUETOOTH AND MIC(the people who call me can't hear me) DON'T WORK, THE GPS I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE I HOPE TO RESTORE THE WII-FI AND INSTAL GOOGLE MAPS.
i'm sure that wi-fi problems come from the mother board because i have an other same device so i made a test using the good one but the mic problems persisted
my question is ,do you know wich parts i have to check and clean again?
do you know where the wii-fi component are located in the mother board?
thanks for your attention
a friend
marco zavatta

Sorry for bringing up this old thread, but I have to ask, are all Optimus 2X digitizers the same? Don't some have different connectors or anything? Can I order any Optimus 2X digitizer for my P990? I was thinking of this digitizer, will it work?: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digitizer-F...7BUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364833172&sr=8-1

I had to replace mine recently, I read there are cheap ones where they only recognize 2 fingers instead of 5 like the genuine LG part. I ordered my digitizer from Ebay for around 18 british pound, I followed a few videos on Youtube with the disassembly, it's actually not that hard.
Keep in mind though that not all digitizers might come with glue attached or come with plastic tools, so keep a small bottle of glue and some plastic tools (credit card style plastic, knife) ready. One video recommends buying foam pads to glue around the digitizer, I didn't find that necessary, I just glued my new digitizer back onto the frame without problems. I accidentally made some glue residue onto the inside of mine, so make sure that you work very carefully

I have done this twice. It is not too hard and a lot cheaper. I follow this guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po8hBaZt__o.
Do yourself a favour and buy a digitizer with bezel (which is a frame). The first I bought was ****ty Hong Kong digitizer, the second one good Polish(?): http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_nkw=p990&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_armrs=1&_ssn=digitaloutlet.pl
The hardest part is not to get dust between digitizer and lcd screen - you could consider wearing gloves...
The second hardest part is not to bend bezel around usb inlet.
Good luck!

So there's no connector difference?

kaspar737 said:
So there's no connector difference?
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The connector should fit any p990. If you are in doubt email the seller.

oneearleft said:
The connector should fit any p990. If you are in doubt email the seller.
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Sorry for coming back to this rather old thread, but I have recently replaced the digitizer on my LG P990, bought on ebay shipped from Hongkong, following the video guide cited above. However the digitizer now works erratically with upper 1/4 not responding to touch, and sometimes the whole thing does not work, so I am unable to unlock the phone at all. The only thing that worried me during replacement was the thin layer of plastic film on the inner side, which teared off when removing protective layer (the film was extremely thin and fragile)-would this be the problem? Or the digitizer itself is of low quality?
Any suggestions appreciated.

Motorola Droid 4 Screen Take Apart Repair Guide

This written repair guide will assist you in replacing the touch screen or LCD screen on your Motorola Droid 4. This will take you through each step from screw removals, to flex cables, adhesive and etc.
This guide will help you install the following Motorola Droid 4 part (s):
Motorola Droid 4 Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
Motorola Droid 4 LCD Screen Replacement
And Other Motorola Droid 4 Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
T5 Torx Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Replacements)
Hot Air Gun / Hair Dryer
Motorola Droid 4 Take Apart/Repair Guide:
Remove the back battery cover by sliding it down and then lifting it from the front of the phone.
Use a safe open pry tool to lift the Micro SIM cover.
Remove the battery sticker from the device by carefully peeling it away.
Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the two (2) screws holding the battery in place.
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Now, using a safe open pry tool, carefully remove the battery. The battery will held in place with a large amount of adhesive.
Pry away the top camera cover which is held in place with adhesive. Under the cover there will be two (2) hidden Torx T5 screws.
Figure 2​
Using your safe open pry tool, pry carefully around the edges of the back bezel and remove the back housing from the rest of the device.
There will now be thirteen (13) Torx T5 screws holding the mid chassis in place. Remove these screws and carefully pry off the mid frame chassis from the rest of the device
Figure 3​
You will now have access to the motherboard. There will be two (2) "pop" connectors that will need to be disconnected as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4​
The motherboard can now be set aside and we are left with the front slide portion and top of the keyboard.
We will now need to remove the two (2) Torx T5 screws holding the slide and keyboard in place.
Figure 5​
Carefully remove the keyboard from the device, being careful of the flex cable that is fed through the slide..
On the back of the screen assembly there will be ten (10) Torx T5 screws that will need to be removed.
Figure 6​
The front panel can now be removed from the LCD assembly.
The touch screen digitizer is part of the front panel. To remove the touch screen you will need to heat the front of the panel using a hair dryer/heat gun to warm the adhesive holding the digitizer in place.
Use medium heat for about 45-60 seconds using quick movements around the outside edges.
Now, use a safe open pry tool to pry between the touch screen and the bezel to release the adhesive holding the touch screen in place. Reheat if necessary.
Carefully feed the flex cable through the housing are fully remove the touch screen from the device.
For LCD repair, carefully release the top "pop" connector above the LCD screen. You can now lift the LCD screen from the housing and remove it fully from the device.
Now you will be able to replace any parts on your Motorola Droid 4. Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.

Thanks for an outstandingly clear and concise guide.
Newb observation: The re-assembly instructions are very brief. For instance, there's no mention of how the use the adhesive strips in the "Tools Required" list. The presence of those strips in the tools lists implies to me that you can't reuse the adhesive you heat-softened to separate the touchscreen, but I may be wrong. Maybe the adhesive strips are just for re-fastening the battery, and the adhesive in the touchscreens is supposed to be reused.
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AAAAnd, on follow-up, I followed the link in your signature and read the full Droid 4 take-apart page, which DOES describe how to use the adhesive strips. In re-attaching the touch screen layer to the bezel. In a YouTube video. Excellent.
The truth is out there!

gnoitall said:
Thanks for an outstandingly clear and concise guide.
Newb observation: The re-assembly instructions are very brief. For instance, there's no mention of how the use the adhesive strips in the "Tools Required" list. The presence of those strips in the tools lists implies to me that you can't reuse the adhesive you heat-softened to separate the touchscreen, but I may be wrong. Maybe the adhesive strips are just for re-fastening the battery, and the adhesive in the touchscreens is supposed to be reused.
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AAAAnd, on follow-up, I followed the link in your signature and read the full Droid 4 take-apart page, which DOES describe how to use the adhesive strips. In re-attaching the touch screen layer to the bezel. In a YouTube video. Excellent.
The truth is out there!
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Haha.. glad you found the guide useful and also found our other video for attaching the screen.

wish there was an AMOLED screen to replace this qHD screen

Yeah, this screen does kinda suck.
But it gets the job done, and is easy to see outside. So I can't complain to much.
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I wana ask is it possible to replace matel bazal from the edge of screen with out providing heat ?

jakson0100 said:
I wana ask is it possible to replace matel bazal from the edge of screen with out providing heat ?
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Its much harder if the adhesive is not warmed first. We would recommend heating.

I'm at figure #5 and the screws are def not Torx T5. Look like T4

"We will now need to remove the two (2) Torx T5 screws holding the slide and keyboard in place."
This is incorrect.
It's definitely a T4.

Glad to see this, just wanted to be sure the Droid 4 front assembly (LCD and digitizer) is not one piece like the RAZR and MAXX.

Are there any AMOLED screens that will work with the Droid 4? I'd be happy to try to swap one out if I could find some parts or used phones.

Not currently. But as soon as we get some you will be able to find them here - Motorola Droid 4 replacement parts

Got ahold of one of these Droid 4 phones, but the "USB" female plug had been pretty much forced and destroyed, and I jacked up the battery. Anyone know where I can find a motherboard for this XT894 and a battery as inexpensively as possible? I got the phone for free, would like to see it work if not too terribly expensive.

repairsuniverse, what's the deal with the battery? I've seen a few ebay auctions where the battery was basically "destroyed" by removing it. Can you provide details on how to either repair or replace this?
Thanks!

640k said:
repairsuniverse, what's the deal with the battery? I've seen a few ebay auctions where the battery was basically "destroyed" by removing it. Can you provide details on how to either repair or replace this?
Thanks!
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Sorry we do not currently have a guide other than this one for this model but when we do we will get it posted and I will send you the link. We should have a video guide ready in a week or 2.

Jackoto said:
AWESOME! Thank you
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Glad you found it useful!

If you get the usb replaced
dasfaust said:
Got ahold of one of these Droid 4 phones, but the "USB" female plug had been pretty much forced and destroyed, and I jacked up the battery. Anyone know where I can find a motherboard for this XT894 and a battery as inexpensively as possible? I got the phone for free, would like to see it work if not too terribly expensive.
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I would really like to know if you can get the usb plug replaced, and if so, how did you replace it? Also, how did you "jack up the battery'? I was under the impression that besides being unremovable, they couldn't be swapped out for a different battery.

I just finished replacing the digitizer on my Droid 4. When I got it completely reassembled, I powered it on and had a severe issue with touch input. The center of the screen responds at random to touch. I disassembled the phone three times to verify if I missed any seatings, but I failed to find any. Could I have possibly received a bad digitizer?
Any response towards this query would be greatly appreciated. I just bought this phone through swappa a month ago (contract is not up until February) and accidentally dropped the phone face down on concrete, shattering the entire screen.

Shattered or not, did the previous screen work? If it did, it must be the new digitizer. I haven't replaced one on the D4 yet but I have on the Milestone. I can remember at least 3 DOA digitizers. Very annoying

SixButtons said:
I just finished replacing the digitizer on my Droid 4. When I got it completely reassembled, I powered it on and had a severe issue with touch input. The center of the screen responds at random to touch. I disassembled the phone three times to verify if I missed any seatings, but I failed to find any. Could I have possibly received a bad digitizer?
Any response towards this query would be greatly appreciated. I just bought this phone through swappa a month ago (contract is not up until February) and accidentally dropped the phone face down on concrete, shattering the entire screen.
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Hi,
We've seen this happen a few times when the correct adhesive strips aren't applied between the LCD screen and the digitizer. If the adhesive is too thin then the touch screen can be too close to the LCD screen and result in this type of issue.
Did you use adhesive strips such as these ones here - Touch screen adhesive atrips

Motorola Atrix HD Screen Replacement & Repair Guide

Motorola Atrix HD Repair Guide
Our take apart repair guide will show you how to disassemble the Motorola Atrix HD quickly and safely. This guide was designed by the Repairs Universe team and can help you replace a cracked or damaged touch screen glass digitizer, and damaged or faulty LCD display screens, as well as other internal faulty parts.
This guide will help you to install the following Motorola Atrix-HD parts:
Motorola Atrix HD LCD Display Screen
Motorola Atrix HD Touch screen digitizer
Tools Required:
T5 Torx Srewdriver
Save open Pry opening Tool
First step is taking out the sim card. This is located on the left side of the device.
Lift up the door and push down on the SIM card and it will release. If you have a micro SD card you will need to remove it.
Now you will need to remove the back plate of the device using the safe open pry tool which you can order from Repairsuniverse.com.
The back plate is held in by adhesive and you will need to be careful when prying the back plate off not to pull out the battery.
Start prying from the bottom of the device and then proceed all around the edges gently.
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Using the T5 Screwdriver you will need to remove 10 screws around the edges of the device.
There are 2 screws which hold the battery terminal which we will remove later.
Once the screws all around the device have been removed, you can start removing the Mid Frame Bezel just like the back battery door in the first step.
Start from the bottom of the device and begin releasing the clips all the way around.
Now that the Mid Frame Bezel has been removed, you can remove the 2 screws holding the battery into the device. There will be a little red grommet piece which indicates where the terminal screws for the battery are located.
You can now remove the screws holding the silver frame in place. There are 10 screws around the edges of the device.
Take the frame out and place to the side.
Now you are ready to remove the LCD and touch screen digitizer. You will need to release the LCD and touch screen digitizer flex cables from the motherboard.
Once the ribbons have been released you may now begin removing the motherboard.
Using a safe open pry tool, begin lifting the motherboard which is held in by minor adhesive.
After the Motherboard has been removed you can move the long touch screen digitizer flex ribbon cable upwards away from the LCD.
You can now remove the LCD just like the motherboard.
We are now ready to take the touch screen digitizer off of the frame and replace with a new touch screen digitizer.
You want to press outwards all around the edges to remove the touch screen digitizer.
Applying heat with a heat gun or hot hair dryer will loosen the adhesive for easier removal if needed.
You can now replace the touch screen digitizer and the LCD.
Notice:
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Nice! I hope I never need this.
Sent from my phone.

Same but great to have such detailed instructions.
Sent from my MB886

Thanks for this- just came in handy.

rsiggs said:
Thanks for this- just came in handy.
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You're Very Welcome!

thanks for the nice guide.
I somewhat successfully replaced my digitizer last night. I had to main problems:
a) somehow I created a bunch of streaks on the back of the digitizer trying to clean off a few dust particles. I made things much worse after getting too close to the felt-like border around the digitizer. Damaged the border and had big problems cleaning off the adhesive that got on the screen. I ended up doing an ok job cleaning it up, but have some backlight bleed through where the border was damaged. I'd recommend to be VERY careful in trying to clean off anything on the inside of the glass.
b) I also have a defect on the LCD toward the top of the screen.
the strange thing is that the white spots are (mostly) only visible on a black backround. They are only slightly noticable on full color fields.
the other strange thing is that it appears the white spots are not full pixels - as you can see in the close up.
if this was damage to the LCD, I'd expect that the entire pixel would not work (unless I'm not correctly identifying what a pixel actually is). I'll prob try to disassemble again tonight and at least make sure the flex cable is fully seated. I'm thinking about ordering a replacement LCD display, but a little hesitant unless I can figure out what caused/is causing the problem.
I wonder if anyone has seen something like this before - and if this is likely damage to the LCD or an assembly related issue. any feedback would be appreciated!

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I wonder if anyone has seen something like this before - and if this is likely damage to the LCD or an assembly related issue. any feedback would be appreciated!
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This is where you applied too much pressure to the LCD screen. Sometimes it works out, others, it is that way for good. I usually see this when the screen has been flexed or hit. If a bright background kills it for you, then go bright. Otherwise you may want to consider replacing the LCD. But considering the amount of money you already invested in the digizer, you might want to save for something else...up to you.

Is there any other type of glue that I can used?

amith12 said:
Is there any other type of glue that I can used?
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I wouldn't use any more glue.
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skeltonh said:
This is where you applied too much pressure to the LCD screen. Sometimes it works out, others, it is that way for good. I usually see this when the screen has been flexed or hit. If a bright background kills it for you, then go bright. Otherwise you may want to consider replacing the LCD. But considering the amount of money you already invested in the digizer, you might want to save for something else...up to you.
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thanks for the reply. guess that happened when trying to detach the LCD from the PCB. bummer.
I think I'm going to end up replacing the screen...I'm not seeing many new phones that have both SD card support and HDMI (or at least MHL) out. Hopefully this thing will have a long life as ROM support grows.

We highly suggest using 3M adhesive as advertised on our site. I'm sure there are other adhesive agents you can use. But in the event you would have to re-open the device, you could run into issues.

repairsuniverse said:
We highly suggest using 3M adhesive as advertised on our site. I'm sure there are other adhesive agents you can use. But in the event you would have to re-open the device, you could run into issues.
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Hi,
I replaced the digitizer but after assembling the whole phone observed that the screen has white glow on the edges. maybe the digitizer was not glued properly to the outer casing. I used 3m tape and applied it evenly though.
However, after using the phone i came to know that it is not reacting to the touch gestures at the top end part. I suppose it is a faulty digitizer. Right ??
I have ordered the replacement and will be doing it again. Any tips to avoid the white edge problem will be appreciated. :good:

aquaticbullet said:
Hi,
I replaced the digitizer but after assembling the whole phone observed that the screen has white glow on the edges. maybe the digitizer was not glued properly to the outer casing. I used 3m tape and applied it evenly though.
However, after using the phone i came to know that it is not reacting to the touch gestures at the top end part. I suppose it is a faulty digitizer. Right ??
I have ordered the replacement and will be doing it again. Any tips to avoid the white edge problem will be appreciated. :good:
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Yep , sounds like a bad Touch Screen.
Now with the white edges . Check to make sure the LCD is adhesive to the touch screen good. Sounds to me like the LCD is showing though the Touch.

Thanks. This worked out for me.

[Q] Screen unresponsive (hardware problem)

Hey guys,
My phone is Xperia V as many of you might know.. It fell out of my pocket last night.
The upper screen above the Sony logo got a little crack, but that's not the thing i'm worried about..
The bottom of the screen became unresponsive :/
Bad luck i guess. The screen displays perfect, it is just unresponsive to touch inputs.
Also, i'm out of warranty. Not only cause my bootloader is unlocked, the warranty period ended 4 months ago.
(relocked bootloader and reverted to stock, still nothing)
Look at this quick image if you don't know what i mean:
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I honestly don't think there's an easy solution myself, but just thought of creating a thread anyway who knows..
What to do?

3 months ago, my xv fell out of my pocket too and upper screen above the Sony logo got cracked and my screens upper part became unresponsive I took it to repair center,and the found out that the touch input was broked. Because xv uses sensor on lens, I had to replace both screen & touch input together. It cost me about 100 dollars.

Aria.A97 said:
3 months ago, my xv fell out of my pocket too and upper screen above the Sony logo got cracked and my screens upper part became unresponsive I took it to repair center,and the found out that the touch input was broked. Because xv uses sensor on lens, I had to replace both screen & touch input together. It cost me about 100 dollars.
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Looks like i have a similar problem then I'm taking it to the service center asap, let's see what they'll say.
Were you under warranty when yours stopped working?
And thanks for the response mate

NuriJ said:
Looks like i have a similar problem then I'm taking it to the service center asap, let's see what they'll say.
Were you under warranty when yours stopped working?
And thanks for the response mate
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Yep, cracked mine a while ago, and it renders whole touch screen useless unlike some other phones. Managed to replace it myself, fiddley but do-able if you have some experience in taking phones apart.

really seems to be a hardware problem....maybe the colonel can give a little hint on how to repair it.
i think this is the part u need http://www.amazon.de/OnceAll-Digitizer-Screen-Display-XPERIA/dp/B00FHIO6C8

could u plz make us a 4.3 custom kernel if we help u resolve the issue?

MiG123 said:
could u plz make us a 4.3 custom kernel if we help u resolve the issue?
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C'mon!!! this guy already made an awesome kernel for 4.1 without asking anything!
It's not fair to ask something from him before helping. Help him for God's sake if u can!
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NuriJ said:
Looks like i have a similar problem then I'm taking it to the service center asap, let's see what they'll say.
Were you under warranty when yours stopped working?
And thanks for the response mate
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U can operate your phone with mouse over OTG cable. Using a mouse, go to developer options and enable show touches. I saw some touch points upper of my screen around the cracked area. Btw, I was not under warranty.

Thanks for the help y all, i am taking it to the service center today, let's see what they have to say. In case repairing is too expensive, i will do it manually.
doenen said:
really seems to be a hardware problem....maybe the colonel can give a little hint on how to repair it.
i think this is the part u need http://www.amazon.de/OnceAll-Digitizer-Screen-Display-XPERIA/dp/B00FHIO6C8
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Yeah, this is what i need.. but do i need to choose a specific one? I don't know much about screens, but do i take the risk of getting a cheap TMD panel? Or does LCD screens have nothing to do panels? @colonel_lp

NuriJ said:
Thanks for the help y all, i am taking it to the service center today, let's see what they have to say. In case repairing is too expensive, i will do it manually.
Yeah, this is what i need.. but do i need to choose a specific one? I don't know much about screens, but do i take the risk of getting a cheap TMD panel? Or does LCD screens have nothing to do panels? @colonel_lp
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The digitizer and LCD are one, so yes you do take the risk of getting a cheap panel. There are many on ebay, i looked for one that had a similar code on the back to mine, which was a Sharp panel. I don't remember the code now...
The phone comes apart really easily, apart from the hardest part of getting the old screen off, (a real PITA). I used a hairdryer and much patience and shattering of glass (wear safety goggles). Clean it up really well, and you will also need to get some 3M double sided adhesive tape to stick the new one back on(really really thin strips). I would suggest assembling the phone and trying to see if the screen works before sticking it in place..
Let me know if you need any more advice.

colonel_lp said:
The digitizer and LCD are one, so yes you do take the risk of getting a cheap panel. There are many on ebay, i looked for one that had a similar code on the back to mine, which was a Sharp panel. I don't remember the code now...
The phone comes apart really easily, apart from the hardest part of getting the old screen off, (a real PITA). I used a hairdryer and much patience and shattering of glass (wear safety goggles). Clean it up really well, and you will also need to get some 3M double sided adhesive tape to stick the new one back on(really really thin strips). I would suggest assembling the phone and trying to see if the screen works before sticking it in place..
Let me know if you need any more advice.
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The phone came apart easily as you said. I did need to buy the torx t5 screwdriver though, that was not a problem.
I'm at this point now, i guess it safe to.. try to get the old screen off? Any more advice before i start?
Just want to be sure i do everything right

NuriJ said:
The phone came apart easily as you said. I did need to buy the torx t5 screwdriver though, that was not a problem.
I'm at this point now, i guess it safe to.. try to get the old screen off? Any more advice before i start?
Just want to be sure i do everything right
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Just take it really slowly and lots of repeated heat with a hairdryer, and something really thin to pry it off that wont damage the plastic parts.
Good Luck.

colonel_lp said:
Just take it really slowly and lots of repeated heat with a hairdryer, and something really thin to pry it off that wont damage the plastic parts.
Good Luck.
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I got it off at last.. the screen is now completely unusable though.
I've looked for the adhesive tape and found two. When you say "really thin strips" do you mean 1mm or 3mm?

NuriJ said:
I got it off at last.. the screen is now completely unusable though.
I've looked for the adhesive tape and found two. When you say "really thin strips" do you mean 1mm or 3mm?
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It depends on which part, you need different for different places. you can see what fits. I think i bought a sheet and cut pieces from it with a very sharp knife and put them in place. But strips will work also.

@NuriJ
Have you solve this? My dropped today and my upper part of screen became irresponsible.
Did you buy the new LCD and digitizer or only the digitizer? I thought, that in this phone it is only one part, but I saw some offers on ebay where were only digitizers.
Can you please tell where did you bought it?
Thanks

tulen_kobi said:
@NuriJ
Have you solve this? My dropped today and my upper part of screen became irresponsible.
Did you buy the new LCD and digitizer or only the digitizer? I thought, that in this phone it is only one part, but I saw some offers on ebay where were only digitizers.
Can you please tell where did you bought it?
Thanks
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First do this - Take the phone apart, then disconnect the digitizer (you don't need to take the screen off to do this).
The digitizer has a small connector on it - Disconnect that too. Now reconnect both. Then power on your phone.
screen works > good for you
screen still dead > bad luck
I would highly recommend getting the LCD and digitizer in one. HOWEVER getting the screen + front cover is much easier as you don't need to take the old screen off and stick the new one back on (not that easy). And + you would only need to move the hardware.
FYI; If you have the 'sharp' type of display now, i recommend getting the 'sony' display (much better colors and contrast).
Sony displays have a somewhat similar code to this on the back: Z181FF0013

NuriJ said:
First do this - Take the phone apart, then disconnect the digitizer (you don't need to take the screen off to do this).
The digitizer has a small connector on it - Disconnect that too. Now reconnect both. Then power on your phone.
screen works > good for you
screen still dead > bad luck
I would highly recommend getting the LCD and digitizer in one. HOWEVER getting the screen + front cover is much easier as you don't need to take the old screen off and stick the new one back on (not that easy). And + you would only need to move the hardware.
FYI; If you have the 'sharp' type of display now, i recommend getting the 'sony' display (much better colors and contrast).
Sony displays have a somewhat similar code to this on the back: Z181FF0013
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I have(had) the display from sony, this is why I was thinking about the digitizer only. So the display and the digitizer can split up? But I guess that I will need both parts because of the crack on the glass.
I can not find any offers where the code can be seen on the internet. But I will try to look closer.
Anyway, thanks for the tip with disconnecting and connecting the digitizer, I will definitely try it.
EDIT: Did you find any good disassembling guide?
EDIT2: Bad luck
This is the desired code? http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Sony-Xp...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2c7cc7b012

tulen_kobi said:
I have(had) the display from sony, this is why I was thinking about the digitizer only. So the display and the digitizer can split up? But I guess that I will need both parts because of the crack on the glass.
I can not find any offers where the code can be seen on the internet. But I will try to look closer.
Anyway, thanks for the tip with disconnecting and connecting the digitizer, I will definitely try it.
EDIT: Did you find any good disassembling guide?
EDIT2: Bad luck
This is the desired code? http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Sony-Xp...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2c7cc7b012
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Yes, that's it. The display and digitizer can be split up, but i don't think i would mess with that..
Keep in mind that some uses pictures from sharp panels even though it's sony. Better ask for the code to be sure.
And also someone from another thread said that the phone most likely would not be waterproof after replacing the screen. . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169802
There's most likely disassembling guides on youtube, have a look at them

****! Just dropped my new sony display, which I had been waiting for weeks
Opened the box, took it out of the plastic and after a few minutes - dropped it and the digitizer died.
I wonder how tf that happened. Totally unbelievable and i just bought the tape some days ago. Also i won't know if it broke during shipping or after i dropped it

NuriJ said:
****! Just dropped my new sony display, which I had been waiting for weeks
Opened the box, took it out of the plastic and after a few minutes - dropped it and the digitizer died.
I wonder how tf that happened. Totally unbelievable and i just bought the tape some days ago. Also i won't know if it broke during shipping or after i dropped it
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Got no warranty / return shipment for replacement?
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