[Q] Replace glass with one from other display - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I had a problem in my phone when I droped it where the screen wouldn't work anymore (the glass was fine, the only problem was the display). So I bought a new one and replaced the role thing (display+glass).
But now, being a smart guy as I am, I managed to break it again, now only the glass.
My question is:
Can I safely swap the glass from the broken display with the one on my phone?
I ask this because all the videos I see on youtube just tell me to buy a new one, and I already have a good glass, but its glued to a broken display.

Samsung Galaxy S3 MINI Glas Tauschen Wechseln unt…: http://youtu.be/J_S9KfIkoqo
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Test it!
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its doable as the video shows,did mine last year, but really tricky, dont put any pressure on the lcd screen. good luck & take ur time. let us know how ya get on

I saw a few of videos like this already, but what worries me is that the glass I'm replacing with is not new.
What I have is this:
- Display 1: Currently on my phone with a broken glass and functional LCD.
- Display 2: The display that came with my S3 Mini, has a broken LCD and a almost perfect glass.
I want to swap those, so I get the good glass on my phone
If I swap them, there may be some leftover glue or something on the glass, or maybe there wont be enough glue to hold it in place.
Thanks for the replies

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you can replace just the glass galaxy s i9000

hello people i sat down the other night and looked at my poor i9000 the glass was smashed to bits so i had the silly fort in my head to see if i can get the glass away from the screen ...... and..... IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!!!! now i have on order a new oem glass from ebay £6 odd will be here in about 10 days and then will just be glue back in place and done in mean time i have a screen guard stop the screen from being messed up as all it is . is the dit touch and screen .. see pics
daleford2k10 said:
hello people i sat down the other night and looked at my poor i9000 the glass was smashed to bits so i had the silly fort in my head to see if i can get the glass away from the screen ...... and..... IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!!!! now i have on order a new oem glass from ebay £6 odd will be here in about 10 days and then will just be glue back in place and done in mean time i have a screen guard stop the screen from being messed up as all it is . is the dit touch and screen .. see pics
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The glass would need to be capacitive touchscreen capable I think?
Would be interesting/good if that is true.
Samsung service centre told me before that the original amoled screen, touch panel and glass comes as a single unit/ part.
Hope you are right.
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The capacitive touch panel IS the glass. You cannot order any glass and place it on top of the screen. You need a touch panel, and yes, they come as an assy with the screen.
For 100% You will need a touch panel.
i still have the touch on the screen and am still able to use the phone i know its a oem screen from samsung as the screen was new when got it from shop ... funny how people jump the gun and think that somethink that (cant be done ) can be done im happy to go on fb ring txt and everything else on this phone with the glass OFF!!! and is 100% useable can even upload a video to youtube and will show you lot wrong hahaha whos larfing now ..... my ass you need to go out and buy the whole lot ... no you dont as i have showen you . the way i found out was i had a old samsung i9000 and it was busted to hell . so had a go at taking the screen away from the bk and saw that you have the screen then touch panel glued together then the touch to the glass so i fort with my working i9000 (with cracked glass only) i start tapping away from the front and there you have it . it started to work and then atm to stop me from scraching the touch sheet coz its not glass its like a soft plastic i am using a screen guard and its working a charm .... show me wrong people but im sat here with the glass off my phone and phone still working . i give this job a 9/10 on hardness tho so good luck
glass can be replaced pic shows touch still on screen
in this pic i have showen were the touch ribbon is still on to the touch screen as people still dont believe me that this can be done lmao
daleford2k10 said:
in this pic i have showen were the touch ribbon is still on to the touch screen as people still dont believe me that this can be done lmao
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hi, if anyone is still interested. this is really pssible, ive separated the outer glass 5 min ago. used a thin sheet of plastic and the heat of a hair dryer. it took me an hour to do so
The glass would need to be capacitive touchscreen
Funny how people can't seem to be able to read.
He's PROVEN separate glass to be the case, it's not a question.
Now whether or not a new glass can be fitted onto the old capacitive layer just like that remains to be seen...
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i can CONFIRM, that the outer Gorilla glass is just a tempered glass thats glued to lcd/digitizer assebly with transparent silicone-like glue. the touchscreen works 100% fine without the gorilla glass. ive ordered the replacement for outer glass and will report back when i get it and if it works right with some video footage. unfortunately i wil have to wait for it for about 3 week, because its located in china
Did the new glass worked?
Hello there, since I recently got my glass look like a willow tree at the late autumn (dropped my Galaxy S and the glass is all cracked up) but the touchscreen is still intact and fully operational and working flawlessly I am interested on your progress to know if it's possible to fix just the glass and to get eventual information on how you did it if you succeeded with replacing just the glass, info on where you got a new glass and stuff would also be much appreciated in case your homemade repair worked. Thanks in advance.
Any news? The ten days should be over now....
Same problem
Any news? I have the same problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25C3ymJdkVI
IT IS POSSIBLE... but i have failed
Last days i have finally try to change only the glass on my i9000. No success, but i was very close.
After i have clean the remaining glue from the glass that i buy i have follow the steps from the youtube video from post before. I mention that S3 glass seems to be more flexible and the glue a little more soft.
I have warm up the display surface but not to warm (after i remove the main-board and other).
After i have started to take the glass piece by piece with my swiss multi knife (big mistake)
I have proceed with careful until i have started to be more and more sure at me, and, as you can imagine i have make the big mistake - broke the display.
I don't know if in glass removing process or when i have try to remove the remaining glue with a microfiber tissue i have press a little to hard and i broke the display (a little rift).
I have failed but i am sure if you have patience and more appropriate tool you can succeed.
Please take in calculus that without the glue between the two parts the screen is more reflexive and the contrast is not like before. There is no electrical connection between the touch and the display.
Now the touch under the rift on the screen is not working anymore and the phone is almost useless. The top part of display is working perfect!
Sorry for my english and here is some pictures:
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[Q] samsung galaxy s gt i9000 screen glass replacement

hii people i need some help here i have bought a samsung galaxy s with a broken screen glass thinking it would be cheap and easy to replace just the glass, and i have bought the glass from ebay and can tear down the phone but i dont know what to do when i get to the screen how do i seperate it and is their a touch layer under their or what and if anyone could suggest any good tutorials or pictures to help me understand then that would be great because it is not as easy as it seems lol :/ and please dont suggest that i buy a new screen all together because i do not have enough money and i might aswell buy a new phone for the price of an AMOLED lol thnx and plz feel free to PM me
You're wrong from the very beginning
The hardest part to separate in the Galaxy S is the AMOLED screen and the gorilla glass
because they are strongly attached together. It would be very hard if not impossible to separate them without damaging the AMOLED screen
i had this problem but there is help .. i for one done it the hard way and cracked the glass more on the screen very hard to do .. then picked it away with a very small metal pick . look at one of my posts its on here and trust me can be done and then it gets a bit harder putting new glass back on as one the touch dont work right but dw that can be sorted first buy a really thin screen protector then lay that on then lay the new glass over that and touch works fine .. hope this helps but there is a high level of one skill and to a real big risk of fakin up ur screen when picking away at it ..
thnx thats gave me allot more confidence and hope in doing this and succeeding thnx u have inspired me to actually attempt it and i myt aswell because if it works then iv done it the cheep option and if i dont try il never know if the cheap option is possible and achieveable and could uu post a link of your thread please so i can read it much thnx
daleford2k10 said:
i had this problem but there is help .. i for one done it the hard way and cracked the glass more on the screen very hard to do .. then picked it away with a very small metal pick . look at one of my posts its on here and trust me can be done and then it gets a bit harder putting new glass back on as one the touch dont work right but dw that can be sorted first buy a really thin screen protector then lay that on then lay the new glass over that and touch works fine .. hope this helps but there is a high level of one skill and to a real big risk of fakin up ur screen when picking away at it ..
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how did you crack the gorilla glass more what tool did you use and how plz reply need help thnx
I'm in your same situation, and the solution that daleford2k10 proposes sounds great.
But I have some questions to ask you:
1) Where did u get the glass replacement?
2) What about the touch buttons (menu and back)? Because as I have seen in some disassembling videos they are strong glued. It is possible to get out (or break) the glass above them?
3) Did u tried with a hair-dryer first?
Thanks for your help
Falipene said:
I'm in your same situation, and the solution that daleford2k10 proposes sounds great.
But I have some questions to ask you:
1) Where did u get the glass replacement?
2) What about the touch buttons (menu and back)? Because as I have seen in some disassembling videos they are strong glued. It is possible to get out (or break) the glass above them?
3) Did u tried with a hair-dryer first?
Thanks for your help
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iv not tried anything yet as the hair dryer is concerned i got my glass from ebay
www (dot) ebay (dot) co (dot) uk/itm/Front-Glass-Lens-LCD-and-touch-screen-not-included-Samsung-Galaxy-S-i9000-/170739151176?pt=UK_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item27c0d8b148#ht_2226wt_1270[/url]
but i dont know if you are a uk resident but you can get it from Hong Kong too and im taking it easy asin trying to get as much info as possible first to do this before i do it oh and i dont think the buttons will cause that much of a problem and anyway if they do break but the screen doesn't its still a win as the buttons would only cost abit and i have also seen some disassembly videos but none separating the glass if you have could you post a link thnx
Finally I got the glass from ebay (the same one as the guy of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21224865&postcount=238), but delivered from Hong Kong.
I haven't been able to find any videos of this neither... But as both jondale and devonblue4u say, I think it would be just a question of patience and being careful.
Good luck! As I think you will receive your glass first than me (it's going to take around 15 days according to the seller), please post some photos or videos once u do it.
success?
i am about to buy a SGS 1 smashed, but any of you two guys succeed in replacing the glass ONLY? i know i have just bought a dead thread back lol but sorry need to know. thanks
I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that it was done successfully once, but the person who did it had access to the glue used for sticking the screen to the glass, so he wasn't normal by any means. My suggestion? Suck it up and get both the screen and the display. The glass was not meant to be replaceable on its own.
I'm in the process of replacing mine. You can get the glass separated from the amoled using lots of patience,a heat gun, and very thin plastic of some sort. I used a variety of things including a business card, credit card and a very thin steel flat mrasuring tool. The key is heat and moving slowly. Lots of videos on youtube. when you are done there will be lots of glue on the screen, but it comes off by carefully rubbing it. Also, as crazy as it sounds wd40 gets rid of the rest. Saw this on youtube and was skeptical, but tried it and it worked. Cleaned the amoled with rubbing alcohol afterwards. I'm currently using my S with just the amoled while I wait for the new glass too arrive. Also, with the new glass, you won't put glue on the amoled, but around the outsides - again, youtube is yourfriend.
Hello guys, I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 ...
I found some code for this machine, and place a code of the camera, and I was without a camera, now I can not go back to the camera, and some systems already installed some android to fix this error .... will someone help me?
very grateful ...: Confuso:
deejayspinz said:
I'm in the process of replacing mine. You can get the glass separated from the amoled using lots of patience,a heat gun, and very thin plastic of some sort. I used a variety of things including a business card, credit card and a very thin steel flat mrasuring tool. The key is heat and moving slowly. Lots of videos on youtube. when you are done there will be lots of glue on the screen, but it comes off by carefully rubbing it. Also, as crazy as it sounds wd40 gets rid of the rest. Saw this on youtube and was skeptical, but tried it and it worked. Cleaned the amoled with rubbing alcohol afterwards. I'm currently using my S with just the amoled while I wait for the new glass too arrive. Also, with the new glass, you won't put glue on the amoled, but around the outsides - again, youtube is yourfriend.
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I am also looking forward to replace the glass screen on my i9000 but I couldnt find any youtube video on how to do it. Can you give me a link? I would also like to know what kind of glue is needed. Thanks.

i957 Glass (Digitizer) replacement

Hey everyone,
New here and hoped to get some help right off the bat.
A company i957 (Tab 8.9) was dropped prior to a case being applied and broke the glass on the screen. The LCD is fine but the glass needs replacing. I have already purchased the glass and have the Tab apart. My question is in regards to the fusing process. Is the screen just glued to the LCD surround? Whats the best way to remove it? Simply pry? My biggest worry is it cracks more when a small amount of prying occurs. At this point I don't are about the glass as its toast anyway, just worried about the LCD.
Any help would be hugely appreciated!
I'm not sure if anyone has even done a teardown
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Here is a pic teardown I found
soludsnake said:
Hey everyone,
New here and hoped to get some help right off the bat.
A company i957 (Tab 8.9) was dropped prior to a case being applied and broke the glass on the screen. The LCD is fine but the glass needs replacing. I have already purchased the glass and have the Tab apart. My question is in regards to the fusing process. Is the screen just glued to the LCD surround? Whats the best way to remove it? Simply pry? My biggest worry is it cracks more when a small amount of prying occurs. At this point I don't are about the glass as its toast anyway, just worried about the LCD.
Any help would be hugely appreciated!
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I have a similar issue with LCD working but glass cracked. According to this site, it's completely fused together.
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/cracking-open-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-89/6327263?seq=25
I'm still looking for a pre-fused assembly for my SGH-I957. If you have ever tinkered with replacing the touch for an crapple thingy (iphone/ipod touch), it's completely the same issue. The digitizer and lcd are one with some type of adhesive. However for the crapple thingy, u were able to get the complete assembly, just the glass or just the lcd. If you used glass and lcd non fused, the touch would work but was not very responsive quite a bit. I tried several clear adhesives (very messy) but could not locate the correct one. a few possible ones worked but had a yellowish hue after a while or bubbles in it.
I'm at the point to where ima sell my cracked SGH-I957 and use what little change i get from it towards a replacement one. I hope this was of some help to you.
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Forgot to add...
If you wanted to try and separate the adhesive from them, you can try this: (I am not responsible for any damage caused by this. Procees at own risk ans this will likely damage the LCD)
Take a clothes iron and set it to the lowest temp possible. Place the iron over the glass+lcd fused assembly for 5-10min (what this will do is simulate the heat as if you left the tablet in the car in the heat) it will make the adhesive loose or tacky to where you can attempt to pry the lcd away. Be careful as the lcd is very fragile and will crack very easily.
I DON'T RECOMMEND doing this unless you just want to try it. I did with crapple stuff and only cause 2 dead pixels on the screen. Then went and played with several adhesives. Went through several touch and lcd but I had a set dollar amount I was wiling to blow on that experiment. End result was pony up and buy prefused assembly. Once did that, returned crapple back to lil sis who then sold her crapple device. YA! for her.
Check my post on Replacing the GT-P7310 Digitizer.
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So it responds as if the adhesive was fused/stuck in between the lcd and digitizer? Is there any lag or lack of response with the multi-touch? If it works great, I'll order me a digitizer off ebay or amazon and give a stab at it.
Thanks for the info in your post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894620
Works and feels just like the original. Only without a set of ruddy great scratches from my keys.
Basically the digitizer is held on with strong double sided tape. Its that simple. There are videos on YouTube for the original Galaxy Tab, and the same principle applies.
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Thanks! Good to know it wont be like the crapple thing I mentioned above. Just ordered me a digitizer off ebay.
You're welcome. Set yourself an hour to do the changeout, and find somewhere clean & well lit. Good luck!
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i have the same problem , where did you buy the replacement screen ? thanks
I got mine off ebay
primiano said:
i have the same problem , where did you buy the replacement screen ? thanks
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Well, i ended up getting the touch/digitizer only. Search "Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 P7300 P7310 P7320 Touch Screen Glass Digitizer" and pick your seller. I will note that since I had the at&t version marked by the logo on top right corner., The replacement was OEM so no at&t logo which was fine and it fitted perfectly. You may also find some on amazon and other various part sites.
If you are looking for the LCD screen, search LCD Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 on ebay and sort highest 1st to quickly locate the actual LCD screens. Hope this helps

[Q] Broken screen

Hi everyone, I just droped my incredible s and the screen broke. Now I planning to buy a lcd screen on ebay and repair it my self but I need to know what to buy. The phone is still fully fonctionnal it's just the screen that's cracked. So my question is do I need to buy the screen digitizer only or the lcd to?
Thanks!
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Got the screen digitizer today, and I just finished to put it all together... phone looks like new!! And it wasnt too hard to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHxopp_Hino&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I simply followed that video but I only changed the touch digitizer, not the lcd.
The only issue is the new screen isnt glued well to the phone. I did put some two sided tape but the corners are a bit "loose" like I can push the screen back. So I'll try to find some sealant glue or something like that to glue the screen well in place.
If anyone knows a glue or a sealant let me know
Odp: [Q] Broken screen
Somewhere i read that sesation lcd should workd, but watch out 4 cheap, fake chrld screen, and propably u must by new gorilla glass ( only 2 fabric in japanese it made ), but i m not a expert.
Please describ your way to exchange new screen.
Cheers
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Glas from LG 2 def.

Any Idee ? LCD is OK the glas is damage. How can i by it. It is easy to repair ?
Thanks svemo
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Hi , its repairable mean u will need to buy new glass, my glass has broken twice both the times touch and everything was working except glass had lots cracks. It costs arnd 2000/- INR ( approx 35 $) in India.
After second time my glass broke i feel like replacement part from LG service center are not of good quality. First time it was my mistake but second time it was hardly a simple fall on floor. anyways get it changes from LG repair center they can do it in few minutes if they have the part available.
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Hi , its repairable mean u will need to buy new glass, my glass has broken twice both the times touch and everything was working except glass had lots cracks. It costs arnd 2000/- INR ( approx 35 $) in India.
After second time my glass broke i feel like replacement part from LG service center are not of good quality. First time it was my mistake but second time it was hardly a simple fall on floor. anyways get it changes from LG repair center they can do it in few minutes if they have the part available.
There are several disassembly/repair videos on Youtube that explain the whole thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rXX7Rm4gnA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po8hBaZt__o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqr24qLuXCE
In my opinion, it is fairly easy to repair, but I have repaired some devices before. If you haven't, watch the videos and decide for yourself.
Get the right tools and replacement parts, a glass/digitizer is like 20€ on Ebay, have some glue, and you may or may not need the filler pads that go around the glass border (I repaired mine without the filler pads).
Better buy a digitizer with side bezel attached. They are a little expensive, but a lot easier to change. I ordered only digitizer and used 3M thin double sided tape to glue it, but that is a pain in the ass to fix properly.
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tiithe said:
Better buy a digitizer with side bezel attached.
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Definitely the easiest way and I recommend it since I'm sure your frame is also damaged.
Changed my screen to a white one from eBay yesterday I bought a bezel and digitizer separately . I received double-sided tape with the bezel (or frame) which made it very easy to attach. But I hade to use the small filters and other details from my old phone. Works great!
Just make sure to not get fingerprints on the LCD itself, it's very hard to remove and also be careful when removing the LCD, it's attached a bit hard and it's easily damaged. I cracked one.
A side note: on eBay the pictures of the chinese digitizers are without the LG logo at the top. But they do have it, just copyright stuff you know.
GL;HF
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Ajsh said:
A side note: on eBay the pictures of the chinese digitizers are without the LG logo at the top. But they do have it, just copyright stuff you know.
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My digitizer had a small black tape over the LG logo as it arrived I think the cheap ones are also not made from Gorilla glass. My e-bay digitizer has already some scratches (less than a month of use... original lasted almost two years before I faceplanted it to the road)
tiithe said:
Better buy a digitizer with side bezel attached. They are a little expensive, but a lot easier to change. I ordered only digitizer and used 3M thin double sided tape to glue it, but that is a pain in the ass to fix properly.
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yea this is the easiest way
easiest way is getting a new glas complet with new frame and some uv bonding liquid all together costs about 40€ in germany and takes about 45 minutes to do.
i started repairing my own phone then thought it is a piece of cake fixing displays and now fix displays for cheap money for friends!
videos you can watch are from "irepairfast" on youtube ....
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tiithe said:
My digitizer had a small black tape over the LG logo as it arrived I think the cheap ones are also not made from Gorilla glass. My e-bay digitizer has already some scratches (less than a month of use... original lasted almost two years before I faceplanted it to the road)
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well i bought my new digitizer with frame for only 35€ and i am a technician, i have allways got dirt in my pockets and i dont have any bumpers or plastic covers over my phone.

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