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Z1 back glass replacement and waterproofness

Since my frame is bent and my back glass is broken I really have to replace them as the dust got between back glass and the camera rendering camera with flash useless.
I'm thinking about replacing it myself, but I'm worried if it's still going to be waterproof after I replace it.
Have any of you guys replaced the back glass by yourself? How's the waterproofness after you did that?

Water resistence will be gone for sure and back glass wont stick for long.time to time you have to push it back.
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I'm talking about replacing it. Both bent frame and back glass. Have you done this?

No, they will keep the water-proof capablility of the phone. First they will replace the back, remove all the old glue and rubber gasket then replace all with new glue, etc...then use high compression machine press the back cover tight to the glue. Atleast that is the process of replace back cover in my local Sony center, not sure it's applied to all....And after repair they will allow you to put the phone into water to test...

FFS
My adhesive on the back just completely stopped holding the back glass. I can take it out by shaking the device a bit or even by picking it up. I'll be sending it for the repairs...
No more Z1 development, really.

olokos said:
FFS
My adhesive on the back just completely stopped holding the back glass. I can take it out by shaking the device a bit or even by picking it up. I'll be sending it for the repairs...
No more Z1 development, really.
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That suck! Hope you got the phone without any problems later on...

BlackSoulxxx said:
That suck! Hope you got the phone without any problems later on...
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Yeah. The worst thing is that I have to ship the phone on my own. I mean wrapping, talking with DHL and stuff like that to get it to authorised sony service ... -_-

Good thing is that although I'll pay a lot for the replacement of the frame and the back it will be waterproof again.
I'll send it in this weekend or at the begging of the next week.

If anyone would be interested in the state of my Z1 then here's what's wrong with it:
USB flap fell off again.
Back glass is broken
Main frame is bent
Middle frame is cracked
To fix it I'd have to buy:
Glue for middle frame, main frame
Back glass
USB flap
Middle frame
I'll propably fix it myself becaus the cost of doing this in the service would be propably as high as a new Z1. Too bad I'm not rich so I can't buy those parts yet.

If anyone is interested then I finally made pictures of my phone. At least the screen and the electronic hardware is allright.
http://imgur.com/a/MRcra?#0

olokos said:
If anyone is interested then I finally made pictures of my phone. At least the screen and the electronic hardware is allright.
http://imgur.com/a/MRcra?#0
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hope you can get it fixed soon miss your dev work

AnrgKrshn said:
hope you can get it fixed soon miss your dev work
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Hopefully I will, but I'll have to wait untill all of the parts that I need get available on witrigs.com so I could order OEM parts for my device.

olokos said:
Hopefully I will, but I'll have to wait untill all of the parts that I need get available on witrigs.com so I could order OEM parts for my device.
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Ah, okay. I've been following you since the Xperia S xD

AnrgKrshn said:
Ah, okay. I've been following you since the Xperia S xD
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I only had Xperia Play apart from Z1, flashed xperia S just few days ago, lol ^^

I didn't test it myself, but if you buy a genuine back glass assembly (that includes glue, you can buy this from, for example www.witrigs.com) and replace it properly, wait a week or so for the glue to align and stick properly it should still be waterproof. I did replace almost every part of my Z1, that is camera, back microphone, back glass - 2 times, minijack with proximity sensor, battery, main frame with all the buttons and flaps, speaker mesh and propably something else I don't really remember anymore. It doesn't matter anyway, what matters here is that if you replace middle frame - take close attention to the speaker mesh hole - the one from a phone has some sort of a gasket there, whereas the replacement one - doesn't and you can't really buy it separately. I bought the middle frame assembly from witrigs and it was also missing that gasket. Also, speaker mesh from witrigs is different from the one that was in the phone. These parts render my phone not waterproof anymore and I don't think you can buy replacements for it that would still make the phone waterproof, even if replaced with surgically perfect precision.
TL;DR
Back glass assembly (complete genuine replacement part with glue, nfc, camera etc. already on it) replacement, if done properly, may not cause your phone to lose it's waterproofness. At least from my experience.
Replacing main frame and speaker mesh, even new genuine will void it. Not because there were some mistakes in replacing them, they simply don't have all of the elements that the parts originally shipped with a new phone have. Replacing them will definitely remove its waterproofness. (with all parts from witrigs.com, that is very trusted to ship genuine, new replacement parts.
Just posting this so people googling around could find the answer.
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AnrgKrshn said:
Ah, okay. I've been following you since the Xperia S xD
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Try out my new kernel if you want Make sure to read entire first post before flashing if you are still using XZDR recovery though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/stockbased-ok-kernel-v4-rock-solid-30-t3281806

olokos said:
I only had Xperia Play apart from Z1, flashed xperia S just few days ago, lol ^^
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I swear I saw you on the XS Carbon Rom forums or something xD I'll give the kernel a shot! Was planning on flashing RR today after a long time on stock, but I guess that can wait

[survey] HUAWEI P8 back cover glass broken

Hello,
After 2 month the glass of the back cover of my Huawei P8 is broken without a shock. Today I don't now how the glass has been broken. I try to contact huawei to change it but I have no answer. For me the problème it that the rear glass is too breakable and I would like to know if someone has the same problem as me.

Yes, and I don't know what to do only had the phone for a month and now I have to pay 1000kr for it to be fixed. The glass covers the camera as well which is annoying

same problem, i'll guess you only can contact the nearest huawei contact center to repair it... you can find it on the official site.

My back glass is also broken. I found this on the internet:
aliexpress.com/item/Back-Rear-Cover-Top-Glass-with-Camera-Flash-Lens-Housing-Replacement-Parts-for-Huawei-Ascend-P8/32488602163.html
I'm going to try repair my phone myself.

oh my god, i hope it wont happen to me, it happened for no reason?

The same issue happened with some Xperia Z-series devices. The cause? Overheating. My dad had the same problem with his P8 after three months. Mine however after six months has nothing but micro scratches on the front glass despite the numerous times it fell... Hard. Good thing I got a flip cover case.
I believe you can order the replacement part on the internet and look for a tutorial on how to replace the back glass on iFixIt. Good luck!

i have same pro what can we do?

Someone found a tutorial to repair it ?

Evono said:
Someone found a tutorial to repair it ?
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Hi all, i had the same thing but on youtube you can find a tutorial how to change a glass in Huawei P8 -, check it out
youtube.com/watch?v=vuBtW-GG6AE

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...white-black-ORIGINAL/1243852_32406863460.html

egodemis said:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...white-black-ORIGINAL/1243852_32406863460.html
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Yeah was browsing aliexpress a while ago and I saw this too. You can also just purchase an entire new back cover there but it requires some searching.

[True, this phone is a dirty trick . Huawei is not responsible are not interested in customer service . The HUAWEI P8 has a serious problem of production , the glass that protects the camera is very weak and breaks easily .

I have recently had this problem, I think the phone overheated whilst I was doing a backup in TWRP. I have ordered a new lens cover and will install this weekend.

I dropped it on the floor 2 times and still the glass is not broken...

razvann974 said:
I dropped it on the floor 2 times and still the glass is not broken...
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This is only the camera cover on the back, it seems it is susceptible to cracking when the phone overheats.

I have now replaced the cracked glass. The replacement has 3M tape already on it.
I removed the cracked glass, I would recommend putting sellotape over the glass as it cracks and is very sharp.
I then scraped as much of the sticky stuff off with a bit of plastic, a plectrum.
I then used some white spirit (a solvent) and then removed the rest of the sticky stuff with a cotton bud.
I cleaned the replacement part and fixed it to the phone.
It isn't a perfectly flush fit along the bottom, I think because of the 3M tape, but it looks good and protects the camera.

beardedwonder said:
It isn't a perfectly flush fit along the bottom, I think because of the 3M tape, but it looks good and protects the camera.
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Could you please Upload a Photo of the new Glass?
Mine also broke about 2 months ago, but thank god the Crack didn't Hit the camera, it somehow went straigt around it. So i did Not notice it until a friend of Mine asked when my Glass broke?! Thougt he was trying to fool me Cause i didn't think of the backside and my Display is and was fine.
But so i maybe also want to replace the Glass, but Not if its Worth than now with a cool structure on the Glass

Cracked screen

I recently dropped my Z1 and both the glass and the display are broken. In addition, rear camera stopped working. Did the camera thing happen to anyone with cracked screen? Is it worth repairing or not?
I attached some photos.

Camera thing mine did not happen
I find the camera connector really easy to disconnect soo I think you can try to dissasemble and replug the sensor if that is the case.
And uhh on Ebay you can find glass+lcd together for like 30 usd $ (shipping included) I think it's still reasonable to fix it for that price
But if you want waterproof! Make sure to get a sort of sticker for it!! You need like 3 different ones for the screen. If you are trying to fix the camera, it's 2 kinds. They are usually blue sheets
Mine is broken right now xD I ordered the screen but it did not come yet
btw that's what I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131397630061?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

TFutoMaki said:
Camera thing mine did not happen
I find the camera connector really easy to disconnect soo I think you can try to dissasemble and replug the sensor if that is the case.
And uhh on Ebay you can find glass+lcd together for like 30 usd $ (shipping included) I think it's still reasonable to fix it for that price
But if you want waterproof! Make sure to get a sort of sticker for it!! You need like 3 different ones for the screen. If you are trying to fix the camera, it's 2 kinds. They are usually blue sheets
Mine is broken right now xD I ordered the screen but it did not come yet
btw that's what I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131397630061?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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Thanks, but I doubt that the LCD you posted is genuine it seems too cheap and there is no sony logo in the picture. And I am not sure if I would successfully repair it on my own...might as well buy the LCD and have it replaced at the service center.

tadeas482 said:
Thanks, but I doubt that the LCD you posted is genuine it seems too cheap and there is no sony logo in the picture. And I am not sure if I would successfully repair it on my own...might as well buy the LCD and have it replaced at the service center.
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Ahh No problem hahaha :C Did not notice that LOL, I will see

TFutoMaki said:
Ahh No problem hahaha :C Did not notice that LOL, I will see
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And the fact that the camera connector is easy to disconnect...do you have any source or you disassembled by yourself and saw it?

tadeas482 said:
And the fact that the camera connector is easy to disconnect...do you have any source or you disassembled by yourself and saw it?
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It is nothing unusual that these connectors are popping out when phone is dropped. I saw it in a few of dropped phones.

tadeas482 said:
And the fact that the camera connector is easy to disconnect...do you have any source or you disassembled by yourself and saw it?
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I've posted a pic on the 2# post If you have noticed. I have disassembled by myself and saw it :]
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cracked rear camera glass

Guys, I have discovered a crack across the glass that is deep enough that I can feel the crack line with my fingernail.
I intend to buy a replacement part & have it fixed at a repair shop.
Anyone able to share a link that you have ordered from before ?
Thanks all.

iluvatrix said:
Guys, I have discovered a crack across the glass that is deep enough that I can feel the crack line with my fingernail.
I intend to buy a replacement part & have it fixed at a repair shop.
Anyone able to share a link that you have ordered from before ?
Thanks all.
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Bro if possible take it to service center , my camera lens was also cracked. They replaced it for RS.530(Like $8) including service charge. I'm from India. Part code shown in bill is 3800087000E9. You can find it in Google search.

JaYzGsX said:
Bro if possible take it to service center , my camera lens was also cracked. They replaced it for RS.530(Like $8) including service charge. I'm from India. Part code shown in bill is 3800087000E9. You can find it in Google search.
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Was it the outer lens cover? Unfortunately I am in Singapore

Hello, I bought it from here, like original.
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cOXy47ZX

iluvatrix said:
Was it the outer lens cover? Unfortunately I am in Singapore
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Yes... the outer glass part ... They told me they used to replace it for free for Redmi Note 5 pro and Mi A1 given the devices are under warranty. But when they ordered parts for A2 , there were notified to charge for it. Aren't there Xiaomi service centers in Singapore ? If there are it's better to take you device there. If there aren't I think you can find it in AliExpres too.

Rear camera glass broken

My Phone Just fall into a corner and it broke my rear glass on the cam
It still works but not for long in m'y opinion
Is it possible to find and replace this little glass piece ?
And where can I find it ?
Thanks a lot

https://www.witrigs.com/searchautocomplete/autoresult?q=x2+pro
you can find it here maybe its out of stock now but u can ask the site if it's gonna be available

Thanks !
I Just did it
So I Just have to unstick the back, and replacing the rear glass ?
Or is it possible to change it without having to unstick the back side ?

it is about the part is broken if u gonna change the rear only or the whole part

No it is Just the small glass over the rear camera.
The whole back is fine.
So I Just have to extract every part of the broken glass, cleaning lenses and Just put the New glass without having to deposit and unstick the whole back of the phone ?
Is this cam glass replacement auto sticking and fitting in the back ?

no . you will need to unstick it with heat and put it then then putit again
i advice you go to any near center for service it will replace it so easily in 5 minutes
and to make sure he stick the back of the phone again

ass3ddd said:
https://www.witrigs.com/searchautocomplete/autoresult?q=x2+pro
you can find it here maybe its out of stock now but u can ask the site if it's gonna be available
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any idea where to find the rear full glass cheaper? i cant find it on aliexpress or ebay.

Impossible to find this piece in stock, anywhere...
So sad for me..

you can look for redmi note 8 pro maybe it will fit?

ass3ddd said:
you can look for redmi note 8 pro maybe it will fit?
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Not sure it's the exact same glass size and thickness
Maybe Realme 5 pro ? it looks the same ...

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So, I contacted witrigs, and they will not have this item back in stock, ever..
Any ideas where I can find this rear camera glass replacement ?
I desesperate finding it.
Why replacement parts on X2 pro are not findable at all ?