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[Help] Camera Replacement Part?

Hello XDA-ers,
My motorola milestone's camera has stopped working for a long time now. I was wondering if there was a replacement part I can buy to fix it. I tore my milestone apart and i noticed that the ribbon is ripped.
I found some places online but I don't know how reputable they are. Anyone have any suggestions?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
lilhugo

It sound like a very strange issue to me - could you please describe more how exactly did you manage to rip that flex cable aparat inside of your phone?

MuF123 said:
It sound like a very strange issue to me - could you please describe more how exactly did you manage to rip that flex cable aparat inside of your phone?
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Seeing how he tore his milestone apart, I wouldn't be surprised..

Actually....This was a hand-me down cell phone from my brother. He had dropped it, and it got ran over by a car. Thus this destroyed the glass. The glass was held together by a invisible shield, and the camera stopped working as that point in time. I eventually had the glass fixed by a family friend. When he was taking apart the phone to replace the glass, he checked out the camera because I told him of my issue. It turned out that the camera had a small tear in the flex cable. Even though the lens isn't cracked, i'm sure the camera piece is broken as well.
He fixes phones for a living, so I trust him. Not to mention he ordered the replacement glass for me and put everything back together for me. He just can't seem to find the replacement camera part from his suppliers. =/
So technically I didn't tear the phone apart myself, but I was there to witness it and i know it wasn't my family friend's fault.
It was pretty interesting to watch, since I was too much of a wuss to do it myself.
Thank you for the help,
lilhugo
P.S.
The phone works fine, outside of indents in the keyboard. Even the camera app sort of works, but it just shows a black screen. If I try to do anything in the camera app though then it FCs.

Replacing speaker cover

Hi all. I damaged the bottom speaker grill on my M7. Is it worth it and easy to replace?
How is it connected?
Also is this a genuine OEM part? http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-top-cover-and-bottom-cover.html

They should be genuine yes. Heat the grill up, being careful not to overheat the phone and melt anything, then prise off the grill (its glued on), replace with the new one and press it down hard. Ideally you need to clamp it down until the glue sets otherwise you will have a large gap, use a strong bulldog clip or a clamp of some sort.

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Hi all. I damaged the bottom speaker grill on my M7. Is it worth it and easy to replace?
How is it connected?
Also is this a genuine OEM part? http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-top-cover-and-bottom-cover.html
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Did you end up trying the repair? Im really curious on how it goes. My One has a blown speaker the top, and i really want to find out how easy it would be to replace

adezd00 said:
Did you end up trying the repair? Im really curious on how it goes. My One has a blown speaker the top, and i really want to find out how easy it would be to replace
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I scratched mine on the bottom speaker grill two days after i bought it also trying to find a way to replace the grill.

Just a heads up. The top speaker grill with the sensors in it is screwed from behind on one corner. Only the bottom one is able to be removed with heat. In addition, the speakers are mounted in the frame from behind, So you will need to remove the chassis (which you will not do without damaging the housing.

So anyone attempted this yet?
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polys643 said:
So anyone attempted this yet?
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i have both covers here now, luckily the bottom one looks glued, as there is nothing to screw it, but the top one is definitely screwed it has a piece with thread on it to attach a screw.. luckily for me my bottom one is damaged more than the top..
so has anyone removed a bottom cover?

Hi i was able to remove my HTC One M7s Back with 3 Guitar picks by first sliding out the volume button, Then sliding it along the frame and clamping it so it didnt close where needed my HTC One M7 Came silver now its almost fully blacked out will post pictures after full restoration of body and screen.

Actual Fix for Droid 4 Ear Piece

Hello,
I recently bought a used droid 4 and it has the ear piece crackle problem. I have read numerous threads about failed ear pieces and none seem to have a fix. Does opening the phone and using a different glue to hold the speaker or replacing it with a new speaker help at all? I really want to keep this phone because I love it aside from the crackle.
Returning the phone to Verizon or Motorola isn't an option because I bought this phone to replace my failing Droid 3 and I'm holding out on an upgrade for the Droid 5.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I am fortunate enough that my D4 doesn't have this problem, but I know a lot of people are stuck with this. If you try either of your suggestions report back for everybody else.
Krooked All Day...

I successfully replaced the earpiece speaker in mine with an OEM replacement off of eBay for about $7. Dropped it in and worked perfectly, but be warned, if you replace it with another genuine OEM part, the same thing will eventually happen. Mine is already crackling again.

AEracer7 said:
Hello,
I recently bought a used droid 4 and it has the ear piece crackle problem. I have read numerous threads about failed ear pieces and none seem to have a fix. Does opening the phone and using a different glue to hold the speaker or replacing it with a new speaker help at all? I really want to keep this phone because I love it aside from the crackle.
Returning the phone to Verizon or Motorola isn't an option because I bought this phone to replace my failing Droid 3 and I'm holding out on an upgrade for the Droid 5.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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I got mine from some cell phone doctor website. It was an easy fix to swap it out.... just go get one of those tiny kobalt torques screwdriver kits at kohls. Get a normal one and a torques one.... they are essential in nnormal life lol. Be carful removing the battery and the cast cover on the back. the battery bneeds to be unscrewed with two screws first and the case has the built in antennas attached. this dummy here ripped the battery from the charging terminals and removed the sticker from the bottom on the case only to realise it was an antenna lol

AEracer7 said:
Does opening the phone and using a different glue to hold the speaker or replacing it with a new speaker help at all?
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I'd think so, as long as you get really good contact before you glue it, and maintain pressure while it sets.
My screen bit the dust before I got around to repairing my last unit "for good" but the earpiece had degraded into complete silence. Based on some "tighten the faceplate screws" advice I'd gotten, I got by for a couple of weeks with a brutally simple solution: keeping a finger wrapped over the top of the phone, pressing gently just to the left of "Motorola."

When do these problems tend to show up? I've noticed sometimes my earpiece is a bit wonky
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mines is screwed since i dropped with case.....gotten a lil better over time but would like to replace it.

Hello,
Try the earpiece from Nokia Lumia 610. Much cheaper and i think it's a little bit louder. Fits perfectly. I replaced mine with it and it's working well.

szegi2 said:
Hello,
Try the earpiece from Nokia Lumia 610. Much cheaper and i think it's a little bit louder. Fits perfectly. I replaced mine with it and it's working well.
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Really??? It fits.....

WickedWayz said:
Really??? It fits.....
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4pcs $3.99 on ebay with free shipping.
Works in my droid 4 without any problem.

this problem is caused from dropping the phone and getting the speaker wet (ie sweat). the moto oem part is junk. im on my 6th. gonna try the nokia part next.

Confirmed. Nokia lumia earpiece works perfect.

Another Nokia Lumia 610 success story - thanks for the info everyone.

Back Cover

Hello,
I've recently bought a second hand Xperia SP and I've noticed a small problem:
The back cover (battery cover) is not perfectly shaped on the phone.
More exactly, there are small areas on the top and on the bottom (next to the led) where the lid doesn't close properly. There isn't anything broken, and all the wholes where the case must fit in are ok, but still it's not perfectly put on the phone.
I read many articles saying that this is a flexing problem of the cover, that happens. Is this a common issue? Would it be solved by buying a new cover?

b3cks89 said:
Hello,
I've recently bought a second hand Xperia SP and I've noticed a small problem:
The back cover (battery cover) is not perfectly shaped on the phone.
More exactly, there are small areas on the top and on the bottom (next to the led) where the lid doesn't close properly. There isn't anything broken, and all the wholes where the case must fit in are ok, but still it's not perfectly put on the phone.
I read many articles saying that this is a flexing problem of the cover, that happens. Is this a common issue? Would it be solved by buying a new cover?
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The new phone has the same issues. THis is worst phone that sony made so that is normal

So there is no fix to this?

b3cks89 said:
So there is no fix to this?
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No and if you are going to buy sony again, buy a flagship

Next time, i'm going for HTC )

SP is a low price high performance based phone. Because of the price Sony didn't give importance to other things.

I was hoping that the back cover was the problem, and I could replace it and fix the issue, but it seems I am not that lucky.

Touch not working after screen replacement

Hi, I recently attempted to replace the screen on my Moto G 2014, and now the touch doesn't work. The first replacement didn't work so I ordered another one, but that one doesn't work either.
Am I missing something? I followed the instructions on YouTube to the dot and still no touch response.
On another note, the Amazon listing for the part says XT1063. Wouldn't it work on the XT1064 as well?

One would think so. You didn't bend any of the pins on the ribbon cables did you?
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Tel864 said:
One would think so. You didn't bend any of the pins on the ribbon cables did you?
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I connected the ribbon cable before I placed the board back into the frame. But either way the cable has to bend. That's why I connected it first and then positioned the board over the screw holes so it would bend naturally.

rha_december said:
I connected the ribbon cable before I placed the board back into the frame. But either way the cable has to bend. That's why I connected it first and then positioned the board over the screw holes so it would bend naturally.
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Sorry, I meant where they make their connections. I would go back and take a close look at every plug even if you have to use a magnifying glass. It sure sounds like something isn't making a connection.

Tel864 said:
Sorry, I meant where they make their connections. I would go back and take a close look at every plug even if you have to use a magnifying glass. It sure sounds like something isn't making a connection.
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Would another part not connecting properly cause the touch to not work? Also, does the back cover need to be on it for the touch to work? I noticed there are little copper plates on the back cover. I've tried testing with and without it screwed on. I'll take a look at the plugs.

The plugs and pins look fine to me. Nothing bent.

rha_december said:
The plugs and pins look fine to me. Nothing bent.
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I'm guessing that you replaced the entire screen assembly and not just the glass. If the silicon adhesive between the glass and digitizer isn't on properly, then it's not going to work. If you bought the entire assembly assembled, then that's probably not it. If the entire screen assembly is good, then I'm still betting on some type of connection or broken wire problem. If those ribbon cables get pinched or pulled on even a little, the wire inside gets broken. I don't know how you would be even able to test the cables without replacing them. It could be so many things, I'm out of ideas.

Tel864 said:
I'm guessing that you replaced the entire screen assembly and not just the glass. If the silicon adhesive between the glass and digitizer isn't on properly, then it's not going to work. If you bought the entire assembly assembled, then that's probably not it. If the entire screen assembly is good, then I'm still betting on some type of connection or broken wire problem. If those ribbon cables get pinched or pulled on even a little, the wire inside gets broken. I don't know how you would be even able to test the cables without replacing them. It could be so many things, I'm out of ideas.
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One screen was without the frame, and the other was the whole assembly. I guess it is a broken connection somewhere.... I tried being extra careful
I was replacing the screen for a friend, but I guess I'm going to have to buy them a new phone instead.. D:

rha_december said:
Hi, I recently attempted to replace the screen on my Moto G 2014, and now the touch doesn't work. The first replacement didn't work so I ordered another one, but that one doesn't work either.
Am I missing something? I followed the instructions on YouTube to the dot and still no touch response.
On another note, the Amazon listing for the part says XT1063. Wouldn't it work on the XT1064 as well?
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Is your Moto G definitely 2nd generation?
Maybe you should have bought the screen for XT1032?
Did you carefully lift up the little lever on the ZIF socket?
And then press it back after fitting the ribbon end?
If the lever breaks then it won't work.

Did you find a solution? I have the same problem

Unplug battery. Plug it again... Worked to me...

Disconnecting the battery and reconnecting it worked for me.
Thanks for the advice!

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rha_december said:
Hi, I recently attempted to replace the screen on my Moto G 2014, and now the touch doesn't work. The first replacement didn't work so I ordered another one, but that one doesn't work either.
Am I missing something? I followed the instructions on YouTube to the dot and still no touch response.
On another note, the Amazon listing for the part says XT1063. Wouldn't it work on the XT1064 as well?
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even i have the same problem.. please help me
i cannot post the URL of the video on youtube of the problem but can you please head over to this channel " Its Just Something".. It has only a single video of the problem.. please help

Screen Touch not working properly - I sat on my Honor X2
Hello
I sat on my X2 GEM-703L under several pillows - bend was 1/2 inch from center (top/bottom were 1/2" lower than center - approaching U shape - very shallow though) I carefully bent it straight (there is a small link in metal frame right side just above center button. Everything else seems to work beside the screen. I will push "4" and the key adjacent character is recognized also it will type on its own or type 3-5 characters when I only pushed one...
Questions:. Does this sound like touch screen Replacement will fix these issues??? Or is thier additional interface hardware attached with the touch screen, or both?
I am hoping it's just touch screen replacement - I really like that phone (even with texting recieve not able to be solved)
Thanks for your help
Gary
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