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Cracked screen repaired for $20
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Awesome job, thanks for the pics.
Interesting definition of cracked though lol

Do the soft buttons mechanically rotate??? It looks like they're set in landscape on the pic.

Been there too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155506
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fallenwout said:
Do the soft buttons mechanically rotate??? It looks like they're set in landscape on the pic.
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Naw the digitizer just displays two versions of the image and light up accordingly and have their own touch sensor separate from the lcd. Kind of like a crosswalk sign.
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Fixed
My g/f did it all herself with no experience so I'm sure anyone could do it.
Put it back together and there is no touch sensitivity through the middle portion of the screen looks like we'll need a new lcd : /
Sent from my Incredible S

tandfeen said:
Been there too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155506
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Aha you threw the battery in lol nice. Kind of wish the plastic was clear as the inside looks cool.
Sent from my Incredible S

itsbeertimenow said:
Put it back together and there is no touch sensitivity through the middle portion of the screen looks like we'll need a new lcd : /
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You need to change the digitizer again.
You probably broke the cable to the digitizer. I did the same thing the first time. There is very little space for it and you have to be very carefull when pressing the digitizer back in place.
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tandfeen said:
You need to change the digitizer again.
You probably broke the cable to the digitizer. I did the same thing the first time. There is very little space for it and you have to be very carefull when pressing the digitizer back in place.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
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Was like that before I changed the screen unfortunately so I have a feeling that's not it... What's the piece that gives touch functionality the lcd or the digitizer?
Sent from my Incredible S

itsbeertimenow said:
Was like that before I changed the screen unfortunately so I have a feeling that's not it... What's the piece that gives touch functionality the lcd or the digitizer?
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Ah bummer. It is the digitizer that provides touch. The LCD only gives the picture.
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tandfeen said:
Ah bummer. It is the digitizer that provides touch. The LCD only gives the picture.
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Crap, digitizer is 20$ but imma put it off for now. Everything is going good though.
Sent from my Incredible S

Hey, I'm interested in disassembling the phone to replace the LCD. I just noticed some weird horizontal banding when looking at the phone from the angle, it sucks but it bothers me.
I have a question, do you need a special tape or any other materials that the average guy might not have? How hard is it to remove the glass screen from the digitizer/lcd panel?
I'm assuming I can buy the same unit for the s710d / s710e right? (Verizon incredible 2 / euro Incredible S)
Here's pictures of my banding. I'm uber annoyed at it just because I noticed it now...
http://i39.tinypic.com/xfnat0.jpg

kaijura said:
Hey, I'm interested in disassembling the phone to replace the LCD. I just noticed some weird horizontal banding when looking at the phone from the angle, it sucks but it bothers me.
I have a question, do you need a special tape or any other materials that the average guy might not have? How hard is it to remove the glass screen from the digitizer/lcd panel?
I'm assuming I can buy the same unit for the s710d / s710e right? (Verizon incredible 2 / euro Incredible S)
Here's pictures of my banding. I'm uber annoyed at it just because I noticed it now...
http://i39.tinypic.com/xfnat0.jpg
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The only thing I had to buy was 3m brand scotch double sided clear tape. I do reccomend buying the pry tool advertised beside the glass as I was extremely annoyed using a knife (lol) to seperate the glass from the LCD.
The parts will be the same from your phone to mine.
Search YouTube "HTC incredible s screen replacement" than click on the first video.
Be VERY careful when you pry the bottom portion of the glass away from the adhesive near the captive buttons. You have about a 1/4" of clearance for the cable until it tears. The top of the glass is also attached by a cable and a piece of rubber but you don't have to be as careful as their is a good 1/2" of cable to play with. The hardest part is removing the digitizer adhesive from the bottom of the glass you need a very thin knife if you don't buy the accessory and if you tear it away the digitizer will have to be replaced.
3rd edit: you need a torx driver set and tiny Phillips drivers there's 1 torx size and 2 Phillips size.
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I had to change my metal cover - and had no chance to do it without changing the complete display :-(

Just wondering? What did you use to reglue the Digitizer back ? Also is it glued onto the LCD or onto the phones housing? or both? Thanks for answers!

hosecastro said:
Just wondering? What did you use to reglue the Digitizer back ? Also is it glued onto the LCD or onto the phones housing? or both? Thanks for answers!
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It is glued to the housing. And so are the lcd. But LCD and digitizer is not glued together.
To put it back on I used some strong double sided adhesive tape.
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the screen and digitizer are stuck together, i have just repaced the full screen, lcd, digitizer and touch keys and it came preasembled.
there is a thin line of adhesive on the edge of the digitizer, i suppose it is to keep dust from getting between them.

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fridaycider said:
the screen and digitizer are stuck together, i have just repaced the full screen, lcd, digitizer and touch keys and it came preasembled.
there is a thin line of adhesive on the edge of the digitizer, i suppose it is to keep dust from getting between them.
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Depends on where you buy it then I guess. As you can see in my thread I linked to before I have changed the digitizer only.
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Hey any idea where can we get the plastic cover , i had dropped my phone so it has scratches now..

Hi tandfeen, question.. now that you replaced the digitizer, do you have to worry about dust getting under the screen? I noticed there was a good amount of black putty glued to the old digitizer and I am worried that with a new clean one it is possible for dust to get between it.
Amar-S said:
Hey any idea where can we get the plastic cover , i had dropped my phone so it has scratches now..
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You can ebay or amazon for "incredible s battery cover" or "incredible 2 battery cover".

[TIPS & PICS] Disassembled Incredible S (Works with Droid Incredible 2)

There are a couple of threads, hope mods either merge them or put them together. I didn't to post in tandfeen and itsbeertimenow's threads to keep it clean.
You can use Verizon Droid Incredible 2 parts in exchange with the Incredible S. I bought a Verizon Droid Incredible 2 LCD and it is working fine in the Incredible S. I disassembled my Incredible S to replace the front housing (was scratched) and the LCD.
Tips if you plan on replacing your Incredible S:
If you're going to do any of the following:
-Clean dust under screen (Don't do this unless you are serious, IMO)
-Fix or change LCD
-Fix or change Digitizer
-Fix or change Front metal housing
You might as well get a new digitizer to replace at the same time, just a honest opinion. Trying to reuse the old one causes a lot of dust particles and you have to cut around the sticky putty which makes it a mess. Save yourself the hassle of doing that and pay an extra $15-20 for a new clean digitizer unless you are not OCD and don't care that your screen will have fingerprints or dust particles.
References:
itsbeertimenow's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432289
tandfeen's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155506
Pictures:
Verizon Incredible 2 LCD in Incredible S:
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New replacement front housing vs original with LCD and digitizer:
Back of LCD, bottom is the stock position and connection with capacitive buttons:

So the housings for the Inc.2 and Inc.S are interchangeable?

JonBsbB said:
So the housings for the Inc.2 and Inc.S are interchangeable?
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yes, the front housing, LCD, light for softkeys, digitizer, middle smoke bezel, back cover, camera, microusb are completely interchangeable.
In other words, everything except the motherboard can be reused. That is due to because it has slight changes for the CDMA radio.

I've built a hand full of desktops, and repaired a few Original NES systems.
Is this a hard process or time consuming?
Thanks again for the info/reassurance

It's actually very easy until you get to the part that you have to take the digitizer off the LCD and front housing. That's the most time consuming part, and gluing the digitizer back on, if you don't do a good job like they did in stock, you will get dust in it. I learned my lesson about that.
If you're going to replace your housing, I'd recommend buying a full front housing+digitizer+LCD set to save you the hassle.. There is someone on ebay in USA selling a full housing set + lcd + digitizer for Incredible 2 for $45-55 dollars.

I'm going to the red housing. I haven't found that one in one piece. There is a repair shop in town that said they will do the swap, new housing, digitizer, power button for 35. 30 day warranty on work but not the parts since I'm buying else where.

Kaijura, thanks for sharing the info. Quick question would replacing the ear speaker be easy? Mine seems to have died after dropping it once or could it be possible that the connection just became loose? Any tips before dissembling it? Sorry if its not really related to housing, LCD and whatnot.

Optisolator said:
Kaijura, thanks for sharing the info. Quick question would replacing the ear speaker be easy? Mine seems to have died after dropping it once or could it be possible that the connection just became loose? Any tips before dissembling it? Sorry if its not really related to housing, LCD and whatnot.
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Watch the youtube for the dissembled Incredible S, or if they have an Incredible 2 it's the same thing.
Here you go, the ear speaker is fairly easy. It's just this oval piece in the middle. You just pluck it out with a toothpick or a plastic pick device. Guitar pick works great.
Since it's not behind the LCD/Digitizer, it makes changing it a breeze.

some swapped pictures from a Incredible S (s710a) to Incredible 2 (ADR6350) housing. Everything is a perfect fit.
The only cosmetics difference besides the HTC logo is that the Incredible 2 has some black accents on the USB port, and the camera ring.

kaijura said:
Watch the youtube for the dissembled Incredible S, or if they have an Incredible 2 it's the same thing.
Here you go, the ear speaker is fairly easy. It's just this oval piece in the middle. You just pluck it out with a toothpick or a plastic pick device. Guitar pick works great.
Since it's not behind the LCD/Digitizer, it makes changing it a breeze.
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Thanked for the reply, so theres no ribbon/connector or anything? was thinking of opening it before i actually buy the part because i highly doubt it was blown. It stopped working when it dropped from my bed so thought it could just be loose or something.

Optisolator said:
Thanked for the reply, so theres no ribbon/connector or anything? was thinking of opening it before i actually buy the part because i highly doubt it was blown. It stopped working when it dropped from my bed so thought it could just be loose or something.
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Well, you do have to disconnect the existing three major cables on the motheboard before you can access it and repair it easily:
- The smallest one is the front four softkey lights
- The middle size one is the LCD cable
- The largest one on the back side (side facing the earpiece) is the digitizer cable.
This video should make disassembly very easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOyjGol_iM
The earpiece is just connected by two metal pins as you can see on both sides.. here are some pictures of the one I replaced:
Removed from housing:

kaijura said:
Well, you do have to disconnect the existing three major cables on the motheboard before you can access it and repair it easily:
- The smallest one is the front four softkey lights
- The middle size one is the LCD cable
- The largest one on the back side (side facing the earpiece) is the digitizer cable.
This video should make disassembly very easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOyjGol_iM
The earpiece is just connected by two metal pins as you can see on both sides.. here are some pictures of the one I replaced:
Removed from housing:
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Thanks for the help, helped a lot
Sent from my Incredible S using XDA

kaijura said:
Well, you do have to disconnect the existing three major cables on the motheboard before you can access it and repair it easily:
- The smallest one is the front four softkey lights
- The middle size one is the LCD cable
- The largest one on the back side (side facing the earpiece) is the digitizer cable.
This video should make disassembly very easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOyjGol_iM
The earpiece is just connected by two metal pins as you can see on both sides.. here are some pictures of the one I replaced:
Removed from housing:
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So you got your phone fixed already kaijura ???
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using xda premium

just what i was looking for tar !!

Psyloid said:
So you got your phone fixed already kaijura ???
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Yep, back up and running disguised under an incredible 2

Awesome dude !!!
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HTC Vivid Screen Take Apart Repair Guide

You can safely and quickly replace the damaged part of your HTC Vivid by simply following this written repair guide. It will walk you through to fully disassemble and replace such as cracked glass touch screen digitizer, damaged LCD display and all internal components.
This guide will help you to install the following HTC Vivid part(s):
HTC Vivid Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement – White
HTC Vivid Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement – Black
HTC Vivid LCD Screen Replacement
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Replacements)
Hot Air Gun / Hair Dryer
HTC Vivid take apart/repair guide:
In order to disassemble HTC Vivid, first of all you need to remove the back cover, the battery, and the sim and memory card.
Using the Small Philips screwdriver, remove the six (6) screws as shown in Figure 1.
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Then remove charging port connector cover and gently pry up the connector. This is a simple "pop" connector.
Use a safe open pry tool to carefully pry the back housing from the rest of the phone. Work your way around the edges, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2​
Remove the vibrator motor from the housing and carefully disconnect it, as shown in orange on Figure 3.
Remove the six (6) small Phillips screws on the motherboard, as shown in red in Figure 3.
Pry up to release battery tray.
Remove the two (2) silver small Phillips screws still holding the motherboard in place as shown in yellow.
Figure 3​
On the lower section of the motherboard there will be two (2) pop connector located on the under side. Carefully lift the board and release these cables
Release the clips holding the upper part of the motherboard in place. Gently fold the motherboard and motherboard flex over to the right.
You can now remove the one "jaw" connector and remove the full motherboard assembly.
Remove mylar tape holding the touch screen flex cable in place. Gently fold this away from the device.
Heat the screen with hair dryer or hear gun on medium heat for 45-60 seconds to warm the adhesive holding the touch screen in place.
Use a safe open pry tool to carefully run along the edges, releasing the adhesive. Be careful not to go too deep into the device.
Figure 4​
Reheat if needed.
Fully remove the screen from the rest of the device.
Remove or peel back the outer adhesive on the LCD screen.
Heat the back of the screen assembly to loosen the adhesive holding the LCD screen in place.
You can now pry the LCD screen out of the device and replace either screen.
Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.

You can find a downloadable version of the HTC Vivid screen repair which may make it easier for some people to print out and use while preforming a screen repair, etc.

Yeah...the vivid is surprisingly easy to take apart...did it months ago to change the color of my capacitive button lights
Thanks for sharing!
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mg2195 said:
Yeah...the vivid is surprisingly easy to take apart...did it months ago to change the color of my capacitive button lights
Thanks for sharing!
Sent from my SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks. Glad you found it useful.

mg2195 said:
Yeah...the vivid is surprisingly easy to take apart...did it months ago to change the color of my capacitive button lights
Thanks for sharing!
Sent from my SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2
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haha same what color did you change yours to .?

XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
haha same what color did you change yours to .?
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I was gonna go red but I ended up with green thought it would look better on the long run
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Excellent. I may have to use this guide to clean out the dust that got under my screen
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mg2195 said:
I was gonna go red but I ended up with green thought it would look better on the long run
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Haha I went with red cx
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not fully functional digitizer
Hey ,
i used your guide step by step and once i put the vivid back together and booted the digitizer is not 100% functional. I get partial response
any thoughts ?

That happened to me with an HTC Sensation. I would get weird touch screen issues like it would lose track of my fingers halfway up the screen I tore the ribbon on the digitizer I didn't even notice
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spydergt said:
Hey ,
i used your guide step by step and once i put the vivid back together and booted the digitizer is not 100% functional. I get partial response
any thoughts ?
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Only time this happened to me was when I nicked the ribbon with an exacto knife...

Nice guide thanks!
Sent from my HTC Holiday using xda premium

capacity light plastic connectors
Hey guyz,
does anybody have an idea where I can buy a set of plastic connectors for capacity light. I've got the phone with the replaced digitizer but the capacity buttons aren't litted. I'd like to install them if I find the set of this plastic things.
What is the right name for them, by the way?
Regards,
Philipp

My Vivid Sceen got broken, its Touch screen digitizer is cracked but the underlying LCD is fine... Touch digitizer is selling seperately but online reviews of product say that you cant change Digitizer only... If screen is cracked you have to change the LCD too...
Anyone changed the digitizer can tell me plz...

jjdoctor said:
My Vivid Sceen got broken, its Touch screen digitizer is cracked but the underlying LCD is fine... Touch digitizer is selling seperately but online reviews of product say that you cant change Digitizer only... If screen is cracked you have to change the LCD too...
Anyone changed the digitizer can tell me plz...
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Changed just the digitizer three times on my vivid... Never touched the LCD.

esloan said:
Changed just the digitizer three times on my vivid... Never touched the LCD.
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thanks... now tell me where did you get it from U.S?

jjdoctor said:
thanks... now tell me where did you get it from U.S?
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Repairs universe... More expensive than others I saw... But it appears to be OEM quality.

Grr.. just changed out my cracked screen. Somehow I was able to break the lcd. Not quite sure how I did it through. It all looks good on the surface, but when I turn on my phone You can't see anything except lines of color

spydergt said:
Hey ,
i used your guide step by step and once i put the vivid back together and booted the digitizer is not 100% functional. I get partial response
any thoughts ?
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Be sure all of the internal connections are securely in place involving the digitizer. If it still doesn't work you may have damaged a cable connected to the digitizer or another important part.

repairsuniverse said:
Be sure all of the internal connections are securely in place involving the digitizer. If it still doesn't work you may have damaged a cable connected to the digitizer or another important part.
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Hey ,
yea this was a while ago turns out it was a bad digitizer the seller replaced it and the replacement worked fine thanks

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.
Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 2

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.
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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!

LCD Damage
ginhead said:
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.