Had my phone in my pocket with a bolt of some sort and sure enough my glass is cracked. Works fine and the screen is still stunning.
My question is, has anyone just replaced the glass? I've done it a few times on my ipod but I can't seem to find anything related to this matter anywhere. Thanks for your help!
Check this link out...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/1
Thanks! I plan on using that link for the tear down.
Nobody knows where to get the glass?
No problem, glad to help.
lovemy318 said:
Had my phone in my pocket with a bolt of some sort and sure enough my glass is cracked. Works fine and the screen is still stunning.
My question is, has anyone just replaced the glass? I've done it a few times on my ipod but I can't seem to find anything related to this matter anywhere. Thanks for your help!
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-4g-vibrant-4g/
i had to replace mine and i bought it off of Ebay and followed instructions off YouTube. was simple
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I put steinhail ultra on for 4 weeks and I noticed that the corners were parted and it won't stick to the screen anymore. Is that normal, or is there a fix for that?
I had those on my droid X. I think installation is key. I had one corner that tended to pull up too but I was pretty sure it was because I messed the install up.
Edit: this is just a thought but you might try peeling a corner back by using a card to pull it up, then use scotch tape to get any dust off.
Been using Steinheil ultra crystal for about 4 months, no issues with the screen staying flat. Maybe you have a defective protector?
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I tried the tape method several times, but it did not help...maybe it really is defective? Do they have warranty on these?
I have had the same one on since they came out. It is starting to lift a bit around the edges but it is not peeling back or unbearable.
Their site does reference a "Limited Lifetime Warranty" i would just contact them and work it out to get it replaced.
http://www.sgpstore.com//kbase/return/What_is_covered_under_your_Life_Time_Warranty_.html
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I have had the same one on since they came out. It is starting to lift a bit around the edges but it is not peeling back or unbearable.
Their site does reference a "Limited Lifetime Warranty" i would just contact them and work it out to get it replaced.
http://www.sgpstore.com//kbase/return/What_is_covered_under_your_Life_Time_Warranty_.html
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thanks, I sent them an inquiry just now. I hope they send me a replacement...
wow after 10 minutes of sending an email inquiry with pictures, they sent me a replacement right away. Outstanding customer service...
Gotta love Steinheil
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I'm a zagg man myself. The only time I've had a problem was when I messed the install up a bit.
OTB'd CM6 FTW
bigtlt said:
I'm a zagg man myself. The only time I've had a problem was when I messed the install up a bit.
OTB'd CM6 FTW
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My first experience with Zagg was terrible. And I'm not a big favorite of how their screen protector looks. Took forever to lose those BestBuy Reps who were insisting that you should have one.
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Just checking, cause nobody is mentioning Gorilla glass. Is that not all it's cracked up to be? (no pun intended, at least at first.) Or, like me, did you not know it was on the phone? I really don't know how good it is, but it seems to be better at protecting from scratches than from breakage. No scratches on mine so far, and I am not using any protector.
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Just checking, cause nobody is mentioning Gorilla glass. Is that not all it's cracked up to be? (no pun intended, at least at first.) Or, like me, did you not know it was on the phone? I really don't know how good it is, but it seems to be better at protecting from scratches than from breakage. No scratches on mine so far, and I am not using any protector.
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I know about it, but even with gorilla glass you still get scratches that are hardly visible with the screen on, but clearly visible when you reflect it to a light source.
And there's no harm to put on extra protection. Only benefits.
It's like a condom...we all know how to prevent pregnancy (coitus interruptus), but you need a safeguard...
cracked screen. Do i just need to replace the screen(cheaper)? or just replace phone.
Uhhhh, what do you want to do? If you fix the digitizer screen, it would be cheaper than buying a new phone. But I think that question is up to you.
I have to agree with what he^ said. It is up to you. It is not that hard with the right tools, right amount of time, and of course common sense. I have helped a buddy replace his cracked screen over the phone and it worked out fine. Mind you if you dont have any experence doing this before. Read, watch videos, Read some more. Oh yeah and take your time. If you rush it you will break something important.
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I have to agree with what he^ said. It is up to you. It is not that hard with the right tools, right amount of time, and of course common sense. I have helped a buddy replace his cracked screen over the phone and it worked out fine. Mind you if you dont have any experence doing this before. Read, watch videos, Read some more. Oh yeah and take your time. If you rush it you will break something important.
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I have a broken screen as well. Everything works fine so I think it's just the actual glass. I took it to a store and the guy tells me that he can't replace it.
He tells me that the actual glass and digitizer are two different things... is this the case? I looked for replacement parts on amazon and the touch screen glass seem to be attached to digitizer.
Please advise?
Thanks
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I have a broken screen as well. Everything works fine so I think it's just the actual glass. I took it to a store and the guy tells me that he can't replace it.
He tells me that the actual glass and digitizer are two different things... is this the case? I looked for replacement parts on amazon and the touch screen glass seem to be attached to digitizer.
Please advise?
Thanks
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He is right they are 2 different parts but most replacements come with it as one part.
Here is the part my buddy got.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Desire-A9191-Inspire-Replacement/dp/B004TDVF6M
Thank for your help.
The guy at the store told me that he just ordered the digitizer part alone.
I have looked online and found the same product you just linked me with, the screen and digitizer together.
I will order that and the tools together and do it myself.
Would you recommend that?
zelendel said:
He is right they are 2 different parts but most replacements come with it as one part.
Here is the part my buddy got.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Desire-A9191-Inspire-Replacement/dp/B004TDVF6M
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cremains said:
Thank for your help.
The guy at the store told me that he just ordered the digitizer part alone.
I have looked online and found the same product you just linked me with, the screen and digitizer together.
I will order that and the tools together and do it myself.
Would you recommend that?
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Personally I have always done my own work. This way I cant blame anyone other then myself if something goes wrong. As long as you take your time and do your research you should be fine.
The digitizer and the glass are 1 part. Well they are separate parts but only the manufacturer can assemble them. So the guy at the store was correct in saying that he cannot replace just the glass. Anything you buy on the net is the touchscreen and glass screen combined into one unit. It is that way for most touchscreen phones. Thanks ThEiiNoCeNT for pointing that out about iphones.
I replaced a friends iPhone screen a few weeks ago and I can say it didn't come with both the digitizer and glass.
Just didn't want you to assume ALL phone replacement screens come together.
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can you guys point me in the right direction to find instructions on how to to do it myself and where i can get the tools...i cracked my screen but everything else works fine on the phone
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Hello all,
The glass cover on my sidekick got broken accidentally. The LCD works fine.
I'm planning to get a replacement front panel glass.
I found the following link on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tmobile-Sam...ultDomain_0&hash=item2c605f3c7e#ht_2045wt_905
Is this an original OEM part as described? After it's replaced will it work as good as the original?
Any other options other than the above ebay link?
Please help!
Regards,
sammydude
God only knows. It'll probably work though.
Sorry this is late, but the ribbin cable and glass seem to be just like the original. Let us know how it went.
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How did you break it? I'm asking only because I know this is a pretty durable phone, I've already dropped it screen first on gravel, without a scratch to show of it.
This looks legit to me. Digitizer is the key word. I've replaced many of these on different phones. As long as it's a ditizer for the correct phone model number. Are you doing this yourself? There should be some good tutorials on disassembly on youtube.
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How did you break it? I'm asking only because I know this is a pretty durable phone, I've already dropped it screen first on gravel, without a scratch to show of it.
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@AFAinHD It was bizarre! My watch was on a chair. My wife threw my watch onto the bed saying "here it is. keep it ". The metal part of the watch fell on the mobile (the bevel part of the glass). You could imagine our shock after that!!
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This looks legit to me. Digitizer is the key word. I've replaced many of these on different phones. As long as it's a ditizer for the correct phone model number. Are you doing this yourself? There should be some good tutorials on disassembly on youtube.
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Not planning to do this myself. There's a good servicing person (freelancer) for all kinds of mobiles. Planning to give it to him.
Thank you all for your replies! Planning to go for it. Will let you all know how it went! Just hope I'm able to get it back to its original condition. Hmmm...
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@AFAinHD It was bizarre! My watch was on a chair. My wife threw my watch onto the bed saying "here it is. keep it ". The metal part of the watch fell on the mobile (the bevel part of the glass). You could imagine our shock after that!!
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I don't think she could have hit it more perfectly.
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sammydude said:
Hello all,
The glass cover on my sidekick got broken accidentally. The LCD works fine.
I'm planning to get a replacement front panel glass.
I found the following link on ebay
LINK
Is this an original OEM part as described? After it's replaced will it work as good as the original?
Any other options other than the above ebay link?
Please help!
Regards,
sammydude
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ok so that ebay link says that it costs $50 and paying someone to put it in idk how much but i can get a replacement from TMO from insurance for 90+10 for shipping, i think ill get a new one and sell this one to the guy at the shop for 75 lol. mines cracked over the FFC so it only looks bad it works fine
well no thanks to you guys i got my screen off my transformer, all you had to do is warm up the adhesive with something as simple as a hair dryer and slide a thin piece of metal around the edges till it comes off. But now that ive got that screen off and bought a new screen, what type of sticky adhesive do i get to put the new glass on? and where do i get it? does anyone know?
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well no thanks to you guys i got my screen off my transformer, all you had to do is warm up the adhesive with something as simple as a hair dryer and slide a thin piece of metal around the edges till it comes off. But now that ive got that screen off and bought a new screen, what type of sticky adhesive do i get to put the new glass on? and where do i get it? does anyone know?
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Has it ever occur to you that no one else here have done it?
It's not an everyday thing to swap out glass on a tablet, not like you can boot into recovery and do it.
Anyhow try a glass specialty store or even an electronic/pc repair place.
yea i know haha sorry, its just theres people online that say they have done it, just not how anyways thanks so much for the reply, i dont think ive ever heard of a glass specialty store, do you know the name of one?
soccerdude288 said:
yea i know haha sorry, its just theres people online that say they have done it, just not how anyways thanks so much for the reply, i dont think ive ever heard of a glass specialty store, do you know the name of one?
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Not so much a glass store but id search for glazers in youre area they might not do it but they work with glass all the time so they will know what you can use hope it helps
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Silicone. It'll stick it down for sure. Might not be able to ever take it off again with out breaking other stuff though.
baseballfanz said:
Has it ever occur to you that no one else here have done it?
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Or Cares?
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Or Cares?
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haha fine by me if you dont care, but if it ever happens to you by all means ask me how because i know how. I can give anybody a tutorial
Maybe you should write up a tutorial for it. Did you find a glass to replace it with?
yes i did, its not the same, it actually seems to be better though
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yes i did, its not the same, it actually seems to be better though
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I'd be interested in a tutorial with pics.
What is the replacement glass ? where did you get it? how much etc etc
How the hell did you find replacement glass? I've been looking everywhere and still couldn't find it.
Hey guys. 1st post. So I was riding my bike, and my phone fell out of my bag. The phone works fine, but the glass is shattered pretty bad. The screen protector was holding it together for a bit, but after a day, it started peedling off and little shards of glass were preventing it from sticking. I want to replace it myself.
The question I have is, what do I buy? Digitializer, Glass, Screen replacement kit? Im not sure what they all are. Additionally, could anyone link me to a vendor they have used in the past with good results? I dont want to buy any kit, as I have read that some of them are slower and you can tell its a replacement vs authentic.
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Hey guys. 1st post. So I was riding my bike, and my phone fell out of my bag. The phone works fine, but the glass is shattered pretty bad. The screen protector was holding it together for a bit, but after a day, it started peedling off and little shards of glass were preventing it from sticking. I want to replace it myself.
The question I have is, what do I buy? Digitializer, Glass, Screen replacement kit? Im not sure what they all are. Additionally, could anyone link me to a vendor they have used in the past with good results? I dont want to buy any kit, as I have read that some of them are slower and you can tell its a replacement vs authentic.
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as it was your first post i recommend to read the guide (how to be a new user not a noob) link in my signature..it'll help you with doing basic things in xda
also it's better if you ask this question in sensation accessories thread ..as it has lots of links to broken digitizer...
here is one good one i found
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360638
Is the screen and digitizer the same thing?