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[VIDEO] MyTouch 4G Tear Down/Repair

Not my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hiy_2xuUE
enjoy
edit: after watching it all its preety crappy but it should provide enough to help i guess
and once i get my mytouch 4g ill be taking it apart

FINALLY! i've been wanting one!

here is a better one...WAY better one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKgIxAsANQ

Has anybody found a video for reassembly?

(x-posted from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863898&page=2)
Phew. Just replaced my digitizer using the latter video. Putting it back together was fairly straight-forward by just following the video backwards, though a 'put back together' video would be convenient.
A couple minor caveats:
They skipped showing some phillips screws holding the motherboard in place (near the end). I think there were two of them. They're fairly obvious if you know to look for them.
I attempted to reuse the existing adhesive by reheating and applying pressure. This sort of worked, but the digitizer seems a tad loose. I don't think it's going to fall off, but it'd probably be better to remove the old adhesive and apply some fresh adhesive. Anyone know where to get a suitable adhesive?

sporksmith said:
(x-posted from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863898&page=2)
Phew. Just replaced my digitizer using the latter video. Putting it back together was fairly straight-forward by just following the video backwards, though a 'put back together' video would be convenient.
A couple minor caveats:
They skipped showing some phillips screws holding the motherboard in place (near the end). I think there were two of them. They're fairly obvious if you know to look for them.
I attempted to reuse the existing adhesive by reheating and applying pressure. This sort of worked, but the digitizer seems a tad loose. I don't think it's going to fall off, but it'd probably be better to remove the old adhesive and apply some fresh adhesive. Anyone know where to get a suitable adhesive?
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The comments on the YouTube video say that 3M adhesive works, or buying the adhesive for the iphone and cutting to fit.

Watching tha gave a Kick to the balls feeling like it would be to easy to screw up.

SoltyPK said:
Watching tha gave a Kick to the balls feeling like it would be to easy to screw up.
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I got the kick in the balls feeling today BEFORE watching the video:
My wife calls and says, "I dropped my phone.... (pause)... and shattered the screen..."
I'm going to order a screen and bust this out soon. Not going to be easy as I fractured my left pinkie metacarpal a couple weeks ago. Needless to say, dexterity is a bit low right now and that video doesn't give me the most confidence.
I guess she'll be back on a G1 (CM6) for a while. At least its still Froyo

cal3thousand said:
I got the kick in the balls feeling today BEFORE watching the video:
My wife calls and says, "I dropped my phone.... (pause)... and shattered the screen..."
I'm going to order a screen and bust this out soon. Not going to be easy as I fractured my left pinkie metacarpal a couple weeks ago. Needless to say, dexterity is a bit low right now and that video doesn't give me the most confidence.
I guess she'll be back on a G1 (CM6) for a while. At least its still Froyo
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Back to the g1? That'll teach her to take care of her phone, lol.
Sent from my HTC Glacier

Phateless said:
Back to the g1? That'll teach her to take care of her phone, lol.
Sent from my HTC Glacier
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hahaha...

I'm actually thinking of picking up a vibrant as a spare phone for exactly this situation.
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gotta love being able to tinker with things

Guys I need some help here please
Completely tore it down took 2 broken phone to make one completely working great.
The problem I am having is putting the rear plastic frame on correctly.
Either it's on but volume button are depressed or all buttons are functioning but the 2 bottom corners will not stay in place I get one to snap in & the other pops out or booth pop out.
Can someone please direct me to some pics or a video on how to correctly replace the rear plastic frame.
Thanks

I might just do this for my sister, she dropped her mtg4 and broke the glass screen. Hopefully it works out for her.
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Anyone have issues after replacing the screen? I've got an issue where the touch sensitivity is all jacked up. Sometimes it recognizes my touch sometimes it doesnt. Sometimes when pressing something it acts like im pressing somewhere totally different.
I have a thread started. Pleaseee help me out!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16738885#post16738885

thanks looks good

Clear plastic piece and settings button info
I had to fix the screen for my niece's phone. Go to imgur and type 'QW7TI' in (I am not allowed to post links as a new member). Where does this go? I have looked at numerous tutorials and cannot find what it belongs to. Second, when I put the phone back together, the settings button does not push down. It seems to be fine until I place the back cover plate on. Then this puts pressure on the area and the tactile click does not work and the settings do not come up. I need this finished by five for her birthday. It was her mother's phone and she had shattered the screen. Any help would be awesome! Thanks!

Niceee, I need to tear mine down someday to clear all the dirtiness

dissasembling an HTC inspire- stuff behind screen!

wondering if anyone has ever dissasembled thier inspire before....if its hard, tricky, details.
wierd thing, i dropped my phone yesterday, as it was falling i fumbled for it, smacked it up agains the wall in my house. Bits of drywall got wedged between the screen and the body of the phone, as i was trying to get it out with a thin knife, some of it dropped down inside the phone. i want to get it out because i have a feeling it will ende up making white dust in my screen.
another reason id like to get it open is to see if i can get the bottom right coner of the phone re-secured. its loose and floats up and down.

oFUNGUSo said:
wondering if anyone has ever dissasembled thier inspire before....if its hard, tricky, details.
wierd thing, i dropped my phone yesterday, as it was falling i fumbled for it, smacked it up agains the wall in my house. Bits of drywall got wedged between the screen and the body of the phone, as i was trying to get it out with a thin knife, some of it dropped down inside the phone. i want to get it out because i have a feeling it will ende up making white dust in my screen.
another reason id like to get it open is to see if i can get the bottom right coner of the phone re-secured. its loose and floats up and down.
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DO NOT DO THIS! Not that you don't have the ability to do so...But because this phone has not been on the market for a year yet. the screen coming up is a defect. Get it replaced.
EDIT: A EXTREMELY slight movement is normal. It has to give to be stable. It's kind of the same concept behind a wooden roller coaster. Some, very minor flex is required, as it actually supplies more structural integrity. Now...If you had a knife under the screen, that is far too much flex, and should in fact be replaced.

tribalartgod said:
DO NOT DO THIS! Not that you don't have the ability to do so...But because this phone has not been on the market for a year yet. the screen coming up is a defect. Get it replaced.
EDIT: A EXTREMELY slight movement is normal. It has to give to be stable. It's kind of the same concept behind a wooden roller coaster. Some, very minor flex is required, as it actually supplies more structural integrity. Now...If you had a knife under the screen, that is far too much flex, and should in fact be replaced.
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lol i think you are misunderstanding me, i was just trying to scrape the drywall from the little gap between the body and the screen on the left side fo the phone, i wasnt prying under it. the bottom right corner is something seperate. its not coming completely apart but it flexes noticeable up and down and make the screen turn funny colors there. ive read that its a common thing, but its not bad enough for me to want to send my phone in for replacement. i didnt get it from at&t

oFUNGUSo said:
lol i think you are misunderstanding me, i was just trying to scrape the drywall from the little gap between the body and the screen on the left side fo the phone, i wasnt prying under it. the bottom right corner is something seperate. its not coming completely apart but it flexes noticeable up and down and make the screen turn funny colors there. ive read that its a common thing, but its not bad enough for me to want to send my phone in for replacement. i didnt get it from at&t
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Ah ok. I understand now. And I know what you need to get ALL of it out in seconds! You need Cyber Clean. I got some for Christmas and this stuff is amazing! Attached is what to look for. You can find it at Target normally in a little pouch. Got mine from thinkgeek and got a whole tub.
Damn...I sounded like Billy Mays there for a second. haha

tribalartgod said:
Ah ok. I understand now. And I know what you need to get ALL of it out in seconds! You need Cyber Clean. I got some for Christmas and this stuff is amazing! Attached is what to look for. You can find it at Target normally in a little pouch. Got mine from thinkgeek and got a whole tub.
Damn...I sounded like Billy Mays there for a second. haha
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what the #$)%*( is that stuff!?!?!?!? LOL
im must know moar!

I can make a quick video of mine in use if you like? This stuff rules! And is completely harmless to your electronics.

oFUNGUSo said:
what the #$)%*( is that stuff!?!?!?!? LOL
im must know moar!
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Looks like some sort of fungus

newter55 said:
Looks like some sort of fungus
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LMAO. must have. even if this stuff dosnt work for my specific problem, i can think of at least 10 different things i can use if for right away.

i've been thinking about getting that stuff, i guess i will now though but i really need it to clean out under my macs keyboard

Yeah...
You really don't want to try to tackle taking this phone apart.. it is prolly one of the hardest phones to do.

cordell507 said:
i've been thinking about getting that stuff, i guess i will now though but i really need it to clean out under my macs keyboard
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Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jums36Hz39c&feature=related

Funny my screen "flexes" on the bottom right corner. It really bugs me, its stupid, but I wish I could fix it. It pops up, then I push it down. It's stays for less than 10min and pops back up. I'm not sure if its worth the hassle to call HTC.

sn707 said:
Funny my screen "flexes" on the bottom right corner. It really bugs me, its stupid, but I wish I could fix it. It pops up, then I push it down. It's stays for less than 10min and pops back up. I'm not sure if its worth the hassle to call HTC.
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I used a clamp on mine last night. Placed a cloth between it and the phone and let the clamp do its thing for about 10 hours before taking it off this morning. I can see and tell a noticeable improvement. No flex. But only time will tell if this did the trick or not. So far after 3 hours it has not come up at the corner.
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will HTC really replace the phone over this corner issue? i dont think im going to be able to get the drywall out of my phone and its really bugging me, its wedged in theere HARD. hard enought to make the body of the phone flex away from the side of the screen......and there some thin plastic layer between the phone body and the side of the screen.....which i have messed up by trying to scrape the drywall out with a knife. boo. phone works perfectly but i hate the cosmetic issues

tribalartgod said:
DO NOT DO THIS! Not that you don't have the ability to do so...But because this phone has not been on the market for a year yet. the screen coming up is a defect. Get it replaced.
EDIT: A EXTREMELY slight movement is normal. It has to give to be stable. It's kind of the same concept behind a wooden roller coaster. Some, very minor flex is required, as it actually supplies more structural integrity. Now...If you had a knife under the screen, that is far too much flex, and should in fact be replaced.
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Have other people been having the screen coming up problem? Mine is so severe that I can see light bleed on the bottom right hand corner. Wonder if it's covered by AT&T warranty

I just started having this same proble.I am TIIIIIIIRRRRRREEEDDDDD of ATT's crap though. I have been on the phone with them for 32 hrs in 38 days with now 4 different phones and I LOVE the Inspire. I am having the same issues now though where the screen is coming up and it's really really annoying. I mean REALLY annoying. I am thinking to just put an otter box defender on it and it will be fine? Can anyone confirm that the defender will keep the screen in place or any case for that matter?

I bought a silicon cover for $2 shipped off ebay and I didn't notice this issue until I just checked after reading this thread. The cover adds some serious bulk to the phone, but kept it from breaking when I dropped it from upper chest level on concrete (I'm 5'11"... and I swiped too far and caught the edge with my thumb. I almost cried).
P.S. It still hit hard enough to gouge the metal through the thick silicon

Dropped phone - cracked screen - sent to Samsung - WTF?

I dropped my S3 a couple of weeks ago and got a hairline crack in the top glass. Although I probably could have lived with it, I decided to send it to Samsung to get it fixed to the tune of $178US (their standard display replacement cost). I got the phone back yesterday and have to say that QC at Samsung's repair dept leaves a lot to be desired.
First thing I noticed is that the sticker on the inside of the phone that has the IMEI must have been removed and re-applied. The sticker wasn't flat along the edges and had a bunch of air bubbles under the middle. While I understand the need to have the same IMEI #, I was really surprised that they wouldn't print a new one to stick on the phone.
When putting the phone back together, I noticed that the back cover would not fit flush to the rest of the phone. Upon further inspection this is due to the fact that a plastic cover on the bottom of the phone was not screwed all of the way down because a tab on that plastic cover was not fit properly into the middle plastic cover. I was able to fix this by loosening the screws along the bottom half of the phone, pushing the bottom plastic cover in to properly fit it and re-tightening the screws.
Finally when I turned the phone on, the language was set to Vietnamese. I had to fumble through the settings to change the language to English. While I understood that they were going to reset the phone, why would they set the default language to anything other than English?
While the screen was fixed, I'm somewhat surprised that there were so many other issues with the phone. I'm definitely not happy since I paid for the repairs.
Anybody else have a bad experience with Samsung repairs?

Their repair center is probably in Vietnam, or maybe you even got a refurbished model and they just slapped your imei sticker on it. I think your just nitpicking this one, besides the sticker, it was a simple correction on your part.

hypertek said:
Their repair center is probably in Vietnam, or maybe you even got a refurbished model and they just slapped your imei sticker on it. I think your just nitpicking this one, besides the sticker, it was a simple correction on your part.
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I think he has a right to be upset and I would call them to complain. If you send a device in for repair, after they fix everything on the device it should be sent back in the same condition or better. I would not want to be messing around with screws on my phone and wouldn't want stickers removed and replaced like crap. Who knows what else they f'd up inside the device.

[email protected] said:
I think he has a right to be upset and I would call them to complain. If you send a device in for repair, after they fix everything on the device it should be sent back in the same condition or better. I would not want to be messing around with screws on my phone and wouldn't want stickers removed and replaced like crap. Who knows what else they f'd up inside the device.
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I agree I would definitely call and complain. They may give you something for it or help you out in some way but companies need to know that the job isn't being done correctly
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ok my mistake, he can send it back to them and be without a phone again if he likes. Yes there shouldn't be issues.

just got mine back i had a broken screen as well. the only thing ive noticed is that my signal is very poor it was not like this before.

hypertek said:
ok my mistake, he can send it back to them and be without a phone again if he likes. Yes there shouldn't be issues.
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Glad you like to get taken advantage of and settle for poor work when you are paying good money for something.
It is because people settle like yourself that the can get away with this.

[email protected] said:
Glad you like to get taken advantage of and settle for poor work when you are paying good money for something.
It is because people settle like yourself that the can get away with this.
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Or, one could just fix the reassembly issues themselves (if feasible) and ensure their feedback on rebuild quality issues are received by Support in a clear fashion - that won't let anyone "get away with" it.
I've found that good feedback can make a decent impression and sometimes gets a person's butt kicked to attempt doing their job a bit more in line with expectations. I don't like to be unfair, but feel feedback on specific quality control issues are certainly fair.
- ooofest

Dang that sucks. Get an otterbox. You must have hit it hard because this Gorilla Glass 2 is amazing

scy0846 said:
Dang that sucks. Get an otterbox. You must have hit it hard because this Gorilla Glass 2 is amazing
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Oh, really?
- ooofest

Bezel Scratched Out of the Box

Hi guys,
The bezel on my charcoal black Galaxy S5 evidently was scratched during assembly. Has anybody else had this problem? I didn't even notice the problem for a few days because it only shows up when light hits it the right way, and it had been overcast for a couple of days after I bought it.
Now -- my local Sprint Store is telling me that, and I quote: "they've never seen a bezel scratched right out of the box" and insinuating that I am trying to take advantage of them. All I want is a phone that isn't damaged out of the box!
I had to go through a nightmare last time I visited my Sprint Store because of a dead pixel for an HTC device. So this time I called ahead to try to make sure I won't have any problems getting it exchanged... Right now they the sales rep said he has to talk to his manager before letting me know.
It's sad that Sprint employees seem to assume everything is the customer's fault until proven otherwise.
Anyway just felt a need to vent. BTW -- the scuff is on the top chrome -- adjacent to the volume button. Kind of looks like maybe the assembler tried using a tool to snap things together and didn't put a cloth on top first or something to protect it. Oh well!

Koga said:
Hi guys,
The bezel on my charcoal black Galaxy S5 evidently was scratched during assembly. Has anybody else had this problem? I didn't even notice the problem for a few days because it only shows up when light hits it the right way, and it had been overcast for a couple of days after I bought it.
Now -- my local Sprint Store is telling me that, and I quote: "they've never seen a bezel scratched right out of the box" and insinuating that I am trying to take advantage of them. All I want is a phone that isn't damaged out of the box!
I had to go through a nightmare last time I visited my Sprint Store because of a dead pixel for an HTC device. So this time I called ahead to try to make sure I won't have any problems getting it exchanged... Right now they the sales rep said he has to talk to his manager before letting me know.
It's sad that Sprint employees seem to assume everything is the customer's fault until proven otherwise.
Anyway just felt a need to vent. BTW -- the scuff is on the top chrome -- adjacent to the volume button. Kind of looks like maybe the assembler tried using a tool to snap things together and didn't put a cloth on top first or something to protect it. Oh well!
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Edit: Just got a call back -- they say since I'm within 14 days it doesn't matter if they believe me or not -- they will still do the exchange. I guess I'll just have to be happy knowing in my heart that I'm being honest and didn't make the scratches.

Koga said:
Edit: Just got a call back -- they say since I'm within 14 days it doesn't matter if they believe me or not -- they will still do the exchange. I guess I'll just have to be happy knowing in my heart that I'm being honest and didn't make the scratches.
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Just got my replacement phone. Bezel is scratched again -- on the left side, but lower down this time. Guess it's a "feature" -- I'll learn to live with it. Phone is too awesome otherwise.

You gotta be kidding; two in a row? That's some LG s*** right there! I went through 3 G2Xs before the carrier finally let me have a better device. Always inspect that thing as soon as you get it. Me? I always look it over, root and ROM it the first day. That way if anything goes wrong, you can take it right back. Had to do it with a Rezound once too. Get a good case and you'll never notice it.....but you'll still know it's there.....

Any suggestions on a good case that covers the bezel without making it look like it's wearing armor an inch thick? Got an S View right now its OK but of course isn't meant to cover the bezel... and it won't stay closed either... ?
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"HTC" Letters on Back

Just recently the "T" and the "C" on my HTC M8 rubbed off. They were a thin material glued on, and it appears the glue came loose. Both the "T" and the "C" came off at the same time as I ran my thumb over them. My phone wasn't unusually hot at the time.
I'm not sure if my phone got too hot too many times and loosened the glue, or the build quality just wasn't up to standard.
The Verizon store I bought this from was unable to warranty the phone, since this didn't hinder my use of the phone at all.
I've had the phone since April, and I've taken good care of it: no scratches or dents so far. I'm disappointed that the Verizon store won't replace or repair the phone.
Anyone else have this happen to them?

That's a hidden, added feature. The logo transforms to an engraving. No extra charge...
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garywojdan81 said:
That's a hidden, added feature. The logo transforms to an engraving. No extra charge...
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I laughed way too hard at that.
I probably wouldn't mind feeling the engraving on the back if it had always been that way, but the sudden change is bothersome.

had this happen to my friend and just laughed at him. For me after reading this thread i tore them off and actually liked it haha

MotoTurbo said:
had this happen to my friend and just laughed at him. For me after reading this thread i tore them off and actually liked it haha
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If you're not joking, how'd you manage to get them off? I can't seem to get the "H" off to make it even.

hairdryer and needle; only tools i had available at the time. the hairdryer heats up enough to loosen adhesive but not to hot to damage anything.

Yup, my "C" fell off. No idea where it went. Bummer. I want to replace the entire back housing (I have a few small knicks and a very tiny dent), but it will probably just end up happening again.
EDIT: I used a hairdryer to take off the "H" and the "T" to make it more uniform. It does look a bit better since they are all removed now, but I like it better before. Adhering the "H" and the "T" wouldn't be a big deal because I still have them, but I have no idea where the "C" went to. I hope it doesn't hurt resale value when I try to sell it for the M9 next year.

Happened to me about a month ago. Definitely think it was hear related as it was the hottest time of the year. I used a black sharpie to color in where the letters use to be. You can't even really tell the difference.

termleech said:
Happened to me about a month ago. Definitely think it was hear related as it was the hottest time of the year. I used a black sharpie to color in where the letters use to be. You can't even really tell the difference.
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Care to take a picture? Id like to see that. Thanks!

You can always call HTC. I know they replaced / repaired phones for the camera film issue and your still in the 6 month window for a free screen replacement. They might use that screen replacement warrenty to replace your letters instead. It's worth the call if it's bugging you enough. I got scratch on my screen that's bugging me that I'm going to try and use that warrenty on. Along with fixing the camera lenses. Had to scrape off the film and now it just looks nasty.

Frankie1588 said:
Care to take a picture? Id like to see that. Thanks!
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I should have a g2 here tomorrow I'll take a picture. Sending the m8 in for a screen repair.

I think it's awesome, when it happens to me I'm going to take advantage. Like those people with Toyotas that change it up to say Toy, or the Tacoma that they change to Taco.....
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Don't go to the store.
Call - 1800-922-0204 - press 0, then 0 again - this brings you tova rep. And I don't see an issue getting refurb, worth a try anyway.