I posted this in this thread, but I also wanted to post here to get feedback (agree/disagree) from others seeing the screen lift issue.
I've tried a few of the suggested fixes (shim, screw loosen/tighten, remove sponge, reheat glue) to fix my screen lift but the lift keeps coming back. On my device I can see a pronounced warp down the left hand side. Visible on both the screen frame and the plastic back case.
Removing the back case I see it warped on the left but straight on the right. I wonder if this is in fact the root cause of the lift. The warped case is applying force to the left side and the screen can't help but lift.
I've attached pictures to illustrate the issue. You can see (by the color of my fingertip) the amount of force I have to apply to press the left side flat. I think this is why the fixes are all temporary. The warped case will eventually win out against all fix attempts.
I actually don't want to RMA my device. I frankly can't be bothered to. However, if Google wants to send me a new back cover I'd happily accept it. I would imagine, though, that procedurally this would be problematic... you don't want customers taking the devices apart, it's unlikely they have cases lying about, and they have an RMA process in place that most likely is triggered by a clicking a single button on a form (least fuss).
Is anyone else seeing this warping?
The pictures I've attached show:
Looking down the left edge - you can clearly see the warp.
Looking down the right edge - no warp.
Side on of the left edge.
Side on of the right edge.
The left edge before and after pressing down with my finger.
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On my ATT Tilt when ever I close the sliding screen now it does not line up properly. The screen sites a few millimeters to the right of where it should. I called ATT and they said that Slide issues aren't covered under warranty. Anyone else having a similar issue?
No problems here, although keyboard sliding is a bit easier to move since the day I bought it and it sometimes moves when I don't expect it to...
Yeah it def slides easier, but it doesn't line up properly.
I've dropped mine many times (only onto carpets so far, happily) and on occasion have found the top half of the phone slightly misaligned with the rest - resulting in a lip at the top, bottom, or right hand side. I've found that with a little gentle but firm nudge the other way, it usually fits back into place. I think there's a little movement designed into the whole thing, to allow it to take repeated sliding and the odd knock without the stress damaging anything.
The washer fix resolved the screen lift issue for many, however I've noticed that something doesn't quite add up. Using the washer fix mysteriously resolves(or partially) the issue of a springy/spongy left screen and the creaks and popping noise. The theory was that the screws was too long and tightened too far with the ends of the screws pushing the glass screen out and pulling the plastic silver bezel back.
There isn't a reason to why the springy screen or strange noises was fixed and neither a reason to what the cause was. Besides resolving those issues some people found it hard to push the back cover back on and still have bulging back covers and also bulging silver bezel. You might get away with this issue by putting washers on the two centre screws and taking out the washer on the top part of the screen. I believe this worked because the height of the screws gets elevated with the washers and pushes against the back cover and denting and marking it in some cases. If you managed pop the cover back on the increased pressure from the screws makes the plastic tabs pull on the silver bezel and warping it (maybe).
I thought maybe the culpit of the screen lift might not simply be long screws. But I didn't understand how the washers fixed it. After looking at iFixit teardown pictures I saw something else that could push down on the LCD unit and onto the screen. On the second picture of step 12 I can see large cut outs in the metal frame and on the back side of the motherboard I can see taped components. I thought it might be possible that the taping left creases and air bubbles on the pcb and the bulging of the taped components looks like it can press on to the LCD unit directly underneath. The cause of the popping noise and sponginess came clear to me now. The popping noise comes from the tape being pressed against it (it could be glue from the screen/bezel too) and the sponginess is probably the PCB bending .
I think what the washers did was lifting both the metal frame and the pcb up and the taped components underneath didn't press against the LCD unit anymore. This created screw elevation for some people and back covers can't fit back easily as I mentioned.
I didn't want any screen lift, bulging back cover/bezel. I thought maybe I can lift the pcb up without putting washers in and I thought of just wedging the pcb against the metal frame right next to the screws. I don't recommend anyone to just try jamming stuff underneath the pcb without checking out the pictures and have a plan first. There are components underneath and please don't push anything too far in. I've tried putting plastic blister underneath the pcb in between 4 screws and next to the 4 pin connector. They are just longer rectangles by the way and I trimmed the ends in the same way as the washer method. However the screen still bulges a little around the centre where I can't put wedges because of the ribbon cable. The bulging back cover problem is completely gone however. I think I will try to put one washer for the screw above the ribbon cable, because I can see that the pcb has a screw hole right under the ribbon cable near that screw. This should lift the pcb a little around the centre. However I'm going to put a thinner washer as I don't want the screw to get elevated too much.
Anyone thinks this theory is rubbish, or have something to add?
EDIT: I report success! Instead of typing out the same thing I will show you with pictures. No idea if this fix will last, no guarantees. I still have a little sideways bulge but my N7 is so close to being perfect now. I don't think I will change anything else for now.
it's from that black foamy piece in your photo....this was mentioned in one of the other threads....
Just posting my personal success story with fixing creakyness when pressing the edges of the screen, no idea if this is the common issue that most people are having. I looked through a few pages of posts and haven't seen anyone else post about this fix - apologies if I missed it.
I don't personally have any screen separation so that's likely something different entirely, and seem to have a fix already anyways. My creaking was also mostly localized to the upper right by the hardware buttons.
My issue was specifically with the BATTERY I tried tightening screws and it seems to go away temporarily but would come back after some hours. Taking out the battery and re-seating seems to have stopped all creaking entirely. What seems to be happening is the adhesive (applied to the top and bottom of the battery/frame) is so strong that it's actually putting force on the metal frame it's attached to and warping it, and said warping of the frame is what causes the creaking sound when depressed.
Not sure if this is just an issue with the way it was assembled, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the adhesive might melt under heat when playing games or charging and perhaps cause the frame to expand slightly - not sure if that would be enough to actually make this problem re-surface. I'll have to give it some time and a few charges to know for sure.
As of right now this thing feels rock solid. If the problem does come back I feel like cleaning off the original adhesive and re-applying your own in a smarter location should do the trick.
Instructions for how to remove the back cover and battery here can by found by googling "ifixit nexus 7", it's on the first page. Pry it off, pop it back on, no creaks.
I'll try this. Tightening the screws didn't fix the creakiness on my tablet either.
I have always had my N6 in a basic spigen case, but noticed that one side is higher to the edge of the case than the other, I always thought it was the case. But the other day I looked a bit deeper and found that the screen is coming away from the body in the bottom right all the way up to the side buttons.
It is coming away from the thin black bezel as opposed to the coloured middle body. I first thought that maybe the LiPo was swelling and pushing it out (as it feels like it is forcing out as you can push it back down but springs straight back up again) so I took the back cover off and checked, the battery looks fine with no obvious puffyness.
So before I pull it fully apart to get at the screen:
How is the screen attached to that thin black bezel? Or, how is the screen adhered in place?
I have watched a few screen replacement videos but once they detach the screen from the middle body obviously they don't explain any further. I am hoping that the screen is adhered like the back panel so I can just clean and re-stick with new double sided tape.
My wife went to scan her ticket at the airport TSA podium and the screen reader could not read it. She had a paper ticket fortunately, so that worked fine. I suspect the plastic scratch cover that came with the phone is the problem, but when I try to get my finger nail underneath the white corner, it doesn't budge. She's had it since November and I can see some dirt getting in along the edges, but it's not enough. Any hints?
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My wife went to scan her ticket at the airport TSA podium and the screen reader could not read it. She had a paper ticket fortunately, so that worked fine. I suspect the plastic scratch cover that came with the phone is the problem, but when I try to get my finger nail underneath the white corner, it doesn't budge. She's had it since November and I can see some dirt getting in along the edges, but it's not enough. Any hints?
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If it has a white corner, that was supposed to be removed as soon as you opened it. I think that's a temporary shipping protector. Just keep picking at it
I have left mine on, and have had it since November as well. I have had issues at some stores, Target specifically with it reading the online gift card barcodes. It is usually because of the brightness setting of the display that causes it to fail to read. If you still can't get the plastic off, check and make sure you have the brightness at the highest level. That's what has fixed it for me when I have the issue.
BTW, I have both the original plastic with the white tab in the bottom left corner, and a case with another plastic cover on it. The brightness setting is usually what causes it to fail to scan properly.