Looks like I have no luck with HTC devices....this is my second MT4G and I have it for two months....not that I just recently realized that I have the bad screen, but now I have dust under the screen (happenend just recently I guess) and the bezel started to squeak between the volume button and the 3 connector pins. At three spots the metal bezel's paint chipped off and t-mobile will probably tell me that it is tear and wear. I will try tomorrow my luck to exchange it.
I contacted T-mobile and this time I had a great agent and he was willing to initiate an exchange for my phone. I refered him to the t-mobile forum about the dust problem and he helped me through the exchange process. Keep my fingers crossed that this phone has a good screen, no creaking bezel and no dust issue.
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I was peeling off my bodyguardz screen protector to put on a new one, and the darn thing was so stuck to my screen it took a lot of force to peel it off. As I was pulling it away I noticed that my "screen" seemed to be lifted off my HTC fuze!! After I kept pealing I noticed from the side that there was a film that was peeling off that had adhesive to the screen with the body guardz. I'm too scared to proceed and have left my phone that way.. my question is there a protective film (not counting any sort of screen protector even the one that comes with the fuze) on top of the screen, and that was what was peeling off? Is that film important for the touch screen itself aside from protecting it (or does it keep some part of the screen in place etc etc).
Thanks in advance, the screen does turn on and is still touch sensitive but I'm too scared to peel off the rest of the body guardz that have that "film" come off with it.
Someone removed that and lost their touchscreen so be scared IMHO.
aaahhhhh can you link me to that post? I tried doing a search, I cant separate that film from the bodyguardz either... =(
I think it is the digitizer that is comming off, or part of it anyways... the only thing I could find online is this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=392301&page=3
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Hello again
So
After giving it a lot of thought, i decided to disasamble my phone to see if i can get rid of that stain. I have to say that it was a bit difficult to folow the guide but i finaly opened my cruise.
In the end i realised where was my problem.
The digitizer has 2 components:
A glass layer witch is on the bottom, and a plastic one (on top) witch are keppt together by twosided adhesive tape.
The "stain" was caused by the plastic layer, witch for some reason wasn't staying straight (it had a small bump...).
I figured this out when i pealed this layer from the glass one, witch i shouldn't have done because the layer has a connection with the glass and the small ribbon witch goes into the mb.
So for any of you, if you encounter my problem, better let it that way, cause the alternative will be a new digitizer.
I'll go to the htc service in romania to see how much will they charge me for a new one, and if the amount is to much, i'll try to order one from the web(altho not that many companies ship to my country )
Wish me luck.
LE: I have a question thow
How can you remove the digitizer from the casing ?
I tryed to pull it but i was afraid to damage something (else).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=100767&d=1216648485
Heres a link to the picture the guy with the polaris took... the HTC black bordered part is still on the screen but there is a film sitting on top of it thats peeling off with the bodyguardz.
This is a cruise polaris and not a raphael but I think this post is referencing the same thing. Does anyone have any advice to give me? My phone is still sitting there with half of the "digitizer" peeled off stuck to the bodyguardz grrrrrrr
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I was peeling off my bodyguardz screen protector to put on a new one, and the darn thing was so stuck to my screen it took a lot of force to peel it off. As I was pulling it away I noticed that my "screen" seemed to be lifted off my HTC fuze!! After I kept pealing I noticed from the side that there was a film that was peeling off that had adhesive to the screen with the body guardz. I'm too scared to proceed and have left my phone that way.. my question is there a protective film (not counting any sort of screen protector even the one that comes with the fuze) on top of the screen, and that was what was peeling off? Is that film important for the touch screen itself aside from protecting it (or does it keep some part of the screen in place etc etc).
Thanks in advance, the screen does turn on and is still touch sensitive but I'm too scared to peel off the rest of the body guardz that have that "film" come off with it.
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That has happened to me as well. I'm afraid you'll just have to get another digitizer off ebay.
ughhh!! any help on the assembly?
Spray some of the liquid that came with it on the touchscreen (underneath the bodyguardz screen protector; spray little by little or use your finger) and it should come off with a little less effort without tearing out the screen. That's what I did. Btw, make sure you turn off your phone and dry it before you turn it back on if you do that
I hate the dust in the lines between the screen and phone edge so much I did the extreme. I covered all the areas with transparent sticking tape till I can find a case, silicone or similar that covers enough area to prevent further dust from going in! I tryed everything to clean it out, did it every day but without the wanted success. I will go nutts if dust gets under my screen. I iust hate this "feature" of this phone. Anyone else got a strategy against sthis? So far sticking tape seems to be my favorouite accessory (eye rolling).
I agree I hate seeing the buildup too. I have a TPU case that covers the edges but dust being dust is small enough to get under the case. In fact when I take the case off, I see a lot of buildup along the edges. I think the case just visually makes us feel better....in the main dust under the screen thread some people have tried sealing the edges with silicone and letting it dry over night. I don't know what sort of adverse effects this may have though.
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I just clean my sensation once in a while.
Open it, just a bit of blowing air to the device and all dust is gone for another week
But atm it is away for an exchange due to dust under the display cover.
And I will exchange it again if the dust comes back again
Im having this issue and it made me worry too.
Afraid the more dust accumulated will end up being under my screen where many ppl experienced.
The dust is more on the left side, as the gap is bigger compare to right side
It is a pain getting phones exchanged here. I would not dare trying putting silicone in there. But then again maybe the glue from stick tape can get in there too.
Were you talking aboit somehow removing screen cover when you say you open it up @sniperde? I don't suppose so...
I know phone exchanges are a pain in the ass but if i notice one little spec of dirt under my screen my sensation is getting mailed right back to htc for a brand spanking new one. my one year warranty expires june 24 2012 and on june 23 i will be getting a new one just because of this.
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I know phone exchanges are a pain in the ass but if i notice one little spec of dirt under my screen my sensation is getting mailed right back to htc for a brand spanking new one. my one year warranty expires june 24 2012 and on june 23 i will be getting a new one just because of this.
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goodluck with that
well, i just use plastic tooth pick with a sharp flat edge to clean the dusts.
not that efficient, but it works, clean my SS a bit from time to time.
I hate the dust in the lines between the screen and phone edge so much too!!!
It doesn't bother me that much so long as it stays there. My original sensation went back due to lots of dust under the screen after only 4 days. This one has been fine for Weeks, not a speck under it. Dust under the screen was a problem with my Desire too.
I see no dust...
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I can live with the fact it get between the screen and a plastics but the cameras what it bothers me the most. you can actually see the dust on the pictures
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Why would you ever care if you damage the screen while taking it out since you're probably replacing it anyway? I have no clue. But I thought I would give it a try, and now i'm sharing.
So I managed to remove the screen and the frame without breaking anything (granted the screen wasn't working already)
i.imgur.com/cpKVP
What I did was cut off little strips from a credit card or any sort of plastic card. Then heated only the back side of the frame. I figured if I tried heating the screen from the front, the glass and screen adhesive might start separating. Then I worked the strips in between the frame and screen through the holes in the frame.
i.imgur.com/iql8z
You might be wondering why there are places ground down on the frame... I'll get to that...
Just worked at that for probably an hour constantly reheating. Just unsticking the adhesive from the back of the screen and the frame. I finally managed to be able to fit a card in through the bottom.
i.imgur.com/kuDuP
Then I just used that to unstick the rest of the adhesive.
Now, about why a lot of the frame has grinding marks. I have the Verizon GS3, but I broke the old screen. I found a water damaged sprint gs3 on craigslist for $100. so I figured I would see if it would fit, and if it didn't I could sell the screen for maybe 200-250 on ebay. It didn't fit, not perfectly... but I really didn't feel like waiting for it to sell. So instead, I made it fit, I almost got it perfect, and it all worked just perfectly when I had it all together. But I wanted it to fit perfectly, so naturally, on my last attempt, I ground down a little too far and nicked part of one of the ribbon cables. So I figured I'd try taking it apart without breaking it... If anybody has any suggestions on how to fix the ribbon, feel free to say something!
i.imgur.com/MN9Fl
how bad did you butcher the ribbon? you could maybe try circuitwriter conductive pen to draw the contacts back. http://stcwk.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-repair-broken-ribbon-cable.html
I got the S3 like 3 days ago, and earlier today it just slide out of my pocket when i was crouched, (I know, i placed an order on a case 2 days ago but thought i would be careful around the house with the phone til than) , Crack lower right corner, do you think you could seperate the glass/digitizer from the lcd screen? to just replace the glass/digitizer http://i46.tinypic.com/5lyx41.jpg
The pen might be worth a try. As for separating the glass from the screen, it's possible, but I really wouldn't recommend it. Just because of how the screen is manufactured, there is a film of glue between the front glass and the screen, it would be impossible to glue it back together without leaving bubbles in between, so it would look way worse than just the little bit of cracked screen you have.
So apparently this phone is supposed to have Gorilla Glass 3 which is supposed to protect the screen from scratches even if you deliberately try to scratch it with a key or stab it with a knife. Well that's BS. I've had my phone for about 3 weeks now and I already have one noticable scratch on the screen as well as multiple tiny, hard to see scratches on the screen and on the glass covering the camera. I don't abuse my phone, these are simply from it sliding in and out of my pocket or being set down on a table. I put my phone in my right pocket with nothing else in it so there's nothing for it to rub against. It sounds like false advertising to me. I had the same problem with my Atrix 4G which had the original Gorilla Glass.
Has anyone else this problem? Also, would I be able to exchange my phone for a new one because of this?
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So apparently this phone is supposed to have Gorilla Glass 3 which is supposed to protect the screen from scratches even if you deliberately try to scratch it with a key or stab it with a knife. Well that's BS. I've had my phone for about 3 weeks now and I already have one noticable scratch on the screen as well as multiple tiny, hard to see scratches on the screen and on the glass covering the camera. I don't abuse my phone, these are simply from it sliding in and out of my pocket or being set down on a table. I put my phone in my right pocket with nothing else in it so there's nothing for it to rub against. It sounds like false advertising to me. I had the same problem with my Atrix 4G which had the original Gorilla Glass.
Has anyone else this problem? Also, would I be able to exchange my phone for a new one because of this?
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I had mine for about 4 weeks before seeing 1 centimeter of very very litlle scrath. I've had 8 smartphones without any scratches, but the one mini seems to be more sensitive. Unfortunately I dropped the phone right on the screen last friday, making it crack...
/Anders
scratching with keys or knife is just a sham test, since iron/steel is always softer than glass. Anything with the same hardness as glass will scratch it. That means one grain of sand that got into your pocket will scratch the glass. When they start using concrete, rocks, porcelin, or ceramic knife, to test, then you can believe in the material's hardness.
Hi all,
So my U11 got finger prints all over the screen, and I noticed a line, which I thought was some hard dirt or glue, and thought oh must be from the manufacturing process.
I cleaned the screen, marks gone, happy days.
Then I noticed, as soon as my finger prints get onto the screen it re-appears and it led me to the conclusion that the area must not have the oleophobic coating on it. I've got the phone replaced as it was bugging me that my brand new device was in this condition.
The screen WAS NOT scratched, it had no scratch mark, literally there was a 25mm x 2mm area that didn't have the coating applied., and the mark only became apparent when oils came into contact with it.
Im afraid no pics as I noticed on my way to work, and had the phone swapped the same day...
And my second unit has the issue in two spots, but no way as pronounced as the previous unit. So I'll stick a screen protector on and forget about it all.
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And my second unit has the issue in two spots, but no way as pronounced as the previous unit. So I'll stick a screen protector on and forget about it all.
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There has been a few reports just like this in the megathread. Same shape of production mark, both front and back glass.