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Samsung Infuse i997 Take Apart Repair Guide

Does your outer touchscreen and inner LCD screen have damaged issue? Following this guide will help you take apart the Samsung Infuse i997 fairly easily in a step by step manner giving you a chance to replace faulty parts. Once you have replaced the parts you want, the guide can be used in reverse to put everything back together again.
This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Infuse i997 parts:
Samsung Infuse i997 LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
And Other Samsung Infuse i997 Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips
Heat Gun / Hair Dryer
Samsung Infuse i997 take apart/repair guide:
To get in started, make sure that the device is off and remove the back battery cover. Also remove the battery, the memory card, and the sim card.
Now, we have six (6) small Phillips screws to remove as shown in Figure 1.
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With the screws released, turn the phone over and use a safe open pry tool between the screen assembly and back housing.
Use a safe open pry tool as shown on Figure 2 to release the clips and remove the back housing.
Figure 2​
We have two (2) small Phillips screws that need to be removed - located in orange in Figure 3. Use a safe open pry tool to release the four (4) pop connectors (red) on the motherboard.
Figure 3​
You can now ease off the motherboard carefully, being sure not to rip any cables.
Now, use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm the adhesive holding the screen assembly to the front housing. Use medium heat on the front of the screen, consistently moving around the screen edges. This should take no longer than 1 minute.
Use a safe open pry tool to release the screen assembly from the housing. Reheat if the adhesive is still strong.
Remove the screen from the housing and replace.
Reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.

We now have a downloadable version of this guide here - Samsung Infuse Screen Repair Guide

repairsuniverse said:
We now have a downloadable version of this guide here - Samsung Infuse Screen Repair Guide
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Thanks for the great info, Paul.
A question:
My Infuse has cracked glass, but LCD display working fine (just annoying to see lines from cracks in front of the display).
I see there is Infuse replacement glass sold for low price ($10-$15) but replacement LCD+glass together is much more ($150 IIRC).
Do you know if the glass can be replaced without replacing the LCD (re-use the old LCD unit)?
Or are they glued together as one unit which would prevent placing glass without replacing LCD unit?

electricpete1 said:
Thanks for the great info, Paul.
A question:
My Infuse has cracked glass, but LCD display working fine (just annoying to see lines from cracks in front of the display).
I see there is Infuse replacement glass sold for low price ($10-$15) but replacement LCD+glass together is much more ($150 IIRC).
Do you know if the glass can be replaced without replacing the LCD (re-use the old LCD unit)?
Or are they glued together as one unit which would prevent placing glass without replacing LCD unit?
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From what I have read, replacing the glass only is neigh impossible with high risk of damaging the lcd digitizer.
There may be some older threads in the q/a. Dani897 has some experiences. Maybe pm him. I've seen old infuse for 125-145 on cl. Why buy a digitizer for more?
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electricpete1 said:
Thanks for the great info, Paul.
A question:
My Infuse has cracked glass, but LCD display working fine (just annoying to see lines from cracks in front of the display).
I see there is Infuse replacement glass sold for low price ($10-$15) but replacement LCD+glass together is much more ($150 IIRC).
Do you know if the glass can be replaced without replacing the LCD (re-use the old LCD unit)?
Or are they glued together as one unit which would prevent placing glass without replacing LCD unit?
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Hi,
The screen CAN NOT be replaced successfully without replacing the whole screen (both touch screen and LCD together). These are fused together on this model. You will need full Samsung Infuse Screen Replacement

Hi My Samsung infuse I997 4G 's touch and display is damaged May I know how much doe
Hi My Samsung infuse I997 4G 's touch and display is damaged May I know how much does it cost in India
I live in hyderabad

nv_ram82 said:
Hi My Samsung infuse I997 4G 's touch and display is damaged May I know how much does it cost in India
I live in hyderabad
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We can ship to India now using our 3rd party shipper. For accurate pricing use our checkout and put in your full address.
You can find the part you need here - Samsung Infuse Screen Replacement

qkster said:
From what I have read, replacing the glass only is neigh impossible with high risk of damaging the lcd digitizer.
There may be some older threads in the q/a. Dani897 has some experiences. Maybe pm him. I've seen old infuse for 125-145 on cl. Why buy a digitizer for more?
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i had a bad experience with a vendor and the part i got was no good, vendor wanted the part shipped back before they would send another. photos of the faulty screen apparently wasn't enough, ugh, not to mention the months it took to ship from china so i got another phone. there have also been some complaints about insurance screen repairs being faulty but it's hard to say if that's the norm. i have a suspicion that all the available screens are from chinese vendors and may have quality issues but i guess that's just an opinion
the glass will likely break on removal of the old screen, be liberal with the heat gun, but frankly it's easier to get a new phone, for $180 you can find another infuse and probably an i777 if you look hard enough and if you are an infuse owner you are may be getting near upgrade time in a few months so could a lesser replacement phone hold you off till then?.
i also think samsung will replace your screen cheaper than you can buy one if you care to mail it in.

It is possible to replace just the touchscreen digitizer for this model?

amith12 said:
It is possible to replace just the touchscreen digitizer for this model?
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I highly suggest using a full screen assembly as it would make your repair so much easier and reduce the risk of damaging your lcd during the separation process.

repairsuniverse said:
I highly suggest using a full screen assembly as it would make your repair so much easier and reduce the risk of damaging your lcd during the separation process.
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If the full screen assembly is used then what elk one do with the broken one so the risk is over damaging the LCD I would say if u can then replace the glass only which is almost an impossible job for an individual if you don't have the equipments for.

rkkaranrk said:
If the full screen assembly is used then what elk one do with the broken one so the risk is over damaging the LCD I would say if u can then replace the glass only which is almost an impossible job for an individual if you don't have the equipments for.
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You're absolutely right if you don't have the correct equiptment or know-how, We don't suggest attempting it as you'll just end up spending more money on the full screen assembly anyways.

Question: Could the motherboard of one Infuse be successfully transferred to another Infuse?
I have an Infuse with a badly cracked but still usable touchscreen digitizer. Since last year when the glass was shattered, the phone has worked almost flawlessly besides occasional unexpected reboots (may be software related, but I have a suspicion it's the power button issue).
My sister has a physically intact Infuse with software issues. She has dropped the phone in the toilet twice. It still functions but got to the point where it was unusable due to constant random reboots and boot looping. She had kept it stock since getting the free phone two years ago. After using Odin the problem persisted so we tried putting CM 10.3 on it since it seems to work fine for me. The phone is semi usable now but she still experiences force reboots most likely due to a failing power button or a hardware issue caused by water damage.
I'm most likely going to purchase the new Nexus 4 in November since I'm not on a contract. Despite a real love for my handicapped Infuse, it's time for me to move on.

Yes u can swap the Mother boards without any issue.

rkkaranrk said:
Yes u can swap the Mother boards without any issue.
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What he said! lol

HTC Thunderbolt Take Apart Repair Guide

If you are planning to repair your HTC Thunderbolt, this take apart repair guide will save you many headaches and hassles. This guide will provide you with all the knowledge to safely and quickly repair your HTC smartphone’s LCD screen and touchscreen glass digitizer.
This guide will help you to install the following HTC Thunderbolt parts:
HTC Thunderbolt Touch Screen Glass Digitizer
HTC Thunderbolt LCD Display Screen
HTC Thunderbolt Front Housing
HTC Thunderbolt Volume Button
HTC Thunderbolt Loud Speaker
HTC Thunderbolt Ear Speaker
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
HTC Thunderbolt Screen Replacement Repair Guide:
First step will be to remove the back battery cover, battery, sim card, and memory card. Now remove the six small phillips screws from the back housing. Use a safe pry tool to gently lift the small cover from the bottom of the screen, you can now remove the two small phillips screw hidden underneath.
Unclip the front housing from the rest of the phone using your hands or a safe open pry tool. Remove the two small phillips screws that were hidden from the back housing. You can now real ease the clips on the bottom of the frame and completely remove the back housing.
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Use a safe open pry tool to release the jaw connector from the bottom of the motherboard. Flip the motherboard, being cautious not to damaged the other flex cables. Remove the tape covering the 2 other jaw connectors which can now be released and the motherboard removed.
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Heat the front of the touch screen using a heat gun or hair dryer. Once the adhesive is warm, pry along the bottom edge and flip the touch screen away from the rest of the phone. Careful as it is still held in place by a flex cable. Warm the adhesive holding the LCD screen in place. Pry the LCD screen away from the metal frame and remove the touch screen and LCD screen from the frame.
Peel the digitizers flex cable away from the LCD screen and you can now replace either screen to repair your phone.
Simply reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.

Did one of these a few months ago, it's actually pretty simple - kind of like a cross between an Inspire/Desire HD and an EVO 4G. I love your site, used several of your videos in the past, and ordered a few times as well.

brandogg said:
Did one of these a few months ago, it's actually pretty simple - kind of like a cross between an Inspire/Desire HD and an EVO 4G. I love your site, used several of your videos in the past, and ordered a few times as well.
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Great! Glad to hear we could help with your repairs!!

just bought a phone off of ebay, used. Is in really good condition, however, the in earpiece speaker is fuzzy and doesn't sound right... You guys don't have a youtube video to replace that, can you tell me how hard it is to get to that? I know instructions come with the piece, but I wish there was a video or a step by step online so I can see exactly how to do it lol

Thank you for posting this. I have an LCD to replace in a few days.
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Thanks for the Info.

Could have used this when the screen cracked on my first TB ages ago. Still ended up using it for a long time, but eventually got a replacement. I'll bookmark it though just in case!

The charging port broke on my TB. Any idea how hard that would be to replace? I see that you can get the part for less than $10 some places.
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Mysticdroid said:
The charging port broke on my TB. Any idea how hard that would be to replace? I see that you can get the part for less than $10 some places.
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As long as you can solder, you should be fine. It is pretty small area to work with. Found this, The infor should help some,
http://amazingdiy.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/htc-connector-repairs/

any plans on how replace power button? mine was stuck down where power options came up and when trying pry up it completely came off

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As long as you can solder, you should be fine. It is pretty small area to work with. Found this, The infor should help some,
http://amazingdiy.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/htc-connector-repairs/
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thanks for the link been too long since i've soldered, I think I'll just have to break down and do an insurance claim. But I think I might get the supplies and relearn how to do stuff like this. It would be handy with how hard everyone is on their phones these days

If there's enough want for it, I could probably post up a DIY to fix the stupid power button (it's a physical fix, not a software fix).

What about how to repair camera flash/flashlight LED?
I can't find instructions for this fix ANYWHERE!
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RBarnett09 said:
What about how to repair camera flash/flashlight LED?
I can't find instructions for this fix ANYWHERE!
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On this phone the flash etc is on the motherboard. To replace this you'd have to replace the board which as you can imagine is not cost effective. This is why there is not a fix / repair for it.

repairsuniverse said:
On this phone the flash etc is on the motherboard. To replace this you'd have to replace the board which as you can imagine is not cost effective. This is why there is not a fix / repair for it.
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True.
I was wondering why I was seeing, on eBay, you could buy the camera flash/LED replacement.
I suppose its a pointless part... kind of like a 4th generation ipod digitizer without the LCD assembly. =l
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Thank You
I was haing problems with the power button. Tore the thing apart with your instructions and voila it suddernly works!! Now to root and set volume as power buttons. Thanks again:highfive:

How much further would I have to go to change the USB port? I bought one off craigslist I can't get to charge properly. Swapped batteries with my other bolt. Tried Countless USB cables. I rooted it and put liquid on it like my other bolt. When watching it with battery monitor itll start out charging pretty strong then taper off fairly quickly to like 25ma rate. Can't get above 40 percent. Figured I'd try changing the port from a parts phone I have .because other than that it works great.

repairsuniverse said:
On this phone the flash etc is on the motherboard. To replace this you'd have to replace the board which as you can imagine is not cost effective. This is why there is not a fix / repair for it.
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Not true. The flash is on a small daughter board. I've replaced one myself. That being said, I'm not sure there is a source for the board other than an otherwise dead Thunderbolt.
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RBarnett09 said:
What about how to repair camera flash/flashlight LED?
I can't find instructions for this fix ANYWHERE!
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I have an extra flash board, I replaced mine due to it being out of sync. After replacing its still out of sync... I got a good one of needed
All it does is pop into place and is held down by tape underneath it.. very simple to replace
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podspi said:
Not true. The flash is on a small daughter board. I've replaced one myself. That being said, I'm not sure there is a source for the board other than an otherwise dead Thunderbolt.
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Sorry, you are correct. My bad. This model it is on a separate board. However the issue remains the same as you can not source the part except from if you have another dead Thunderbolt.

HTC T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Take Apart Repair Guide

This take apart repair guide will walk you through the steps of disassembling your MyTouch 4G. This guide aimed the LCD and touchscreen digitizer replacement, but other internal parts may be repaired and replaced too. This guide is a step by step format and can be followed for a quick and safe repair.
This guide will help your replace the following parts on your HTC MyTouch 4G:
HTC MyTouch 4G Touch Screen Digitizer Glass Replacement
HTC MyTouch 4G LCD Screen Replacement
Tools:
T5 Torx Screwdriver
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Safe Open Pry Tool
Heat Gun / Hairdryer (optional)
HTC MyTouch 4G Screen Repair Guide:
The first step is to remove the back battery cover, the battery, sim card, and memory card. Now remove the two torx 5 screws from the back housing and the small phillips screw located below the sim card holder. You can now use a safe pry tool to release the clips from the outside edges of the frame and remove it.
The next step will be to remove the four torx 5 screws surrounding the outside of the back housing. Remove the bottom cover using a safe pry tool. Release the 3 button flex cables, gently use a flat head screwdriver or a safe pry tool. Use a safe pry tool to release the clips on the outside of the back housing. Remove the back housing (frame).
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Release the power button flex cable using a flat head screwdriver or similar. Use a safe pry tool to release the two pop connectors on the motherboard. Now you can release the vibrate motor and slowly ease the motherboard out, releasing the clips with a safe open pry tool. Be aware that there will still be one flex cable connected to the motherboard underneath it. Lift on the side of the alligator (jaw) clip to release the cable and carefully remove it. The motherboard is now out, and can be put back to the side.
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Using a heat gun or hair dryer, warm the adhesive under the front of the screen. Use a safe pry tool and lift the front touch screen digitizer and place it above the phone, careful as it is still held in by a flex cable. Heat the back of the LCD screen to loosen the adhesive. Remove the LCD screen from the front of the phone. Ease the touch screen flex cable through the frame. You are now able to replace either the LCD screen or the touch screen glass digitizer.
Reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.

Dang. Thanks for posting this. It should prove useful.

Yeah. Help a lot of people with replacing their LCD's and digitizers.

Awesome work bro!!
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Thanks for the support guys!
Glad you found it useful!

Awesome! Thanks for great work

Yes, it is a very good guide! Although, you should add that people who have sent in their phones to HTC to replace their faulty power buttons be wary when removing the back casing.
This was the case for me, as I didn't notice that the power button "fix" was actually a little piece of electrical film that "reconnects" the connection of the power button. I was unaware of this, and subsequently lost it and now I have a good screen, but no power button and no more warranty lol.
Just thought I should give a heads up to those that wanna open their phone if they have "fixed" their faulty power buttons through HTC :]

I have a spare mt4g with a faulty power button, it won't work AT ALL. I used to have to seperate the plastic case from the chrome bezel at the corner of the phone where the power button is located, & touch the spot on the flex ribbon with a piece of foil to get it to power on. But I was happy when I rooted, s-off, engineering bootloader, then flashed CWM 5.8.1.0, because now when I plug the handset in to the charger, it powers up in recovery mode automatically. I don't know if it is supposed to, but I am just tickled to death that it does! I can now consider selling the one that I use daily since everything works on it.
**EDIT** I just checked this one that has 4ext recovery and it don't power up when I plug it in. So if that's a feature that CWM recovery has, its almost worth switching to CWM on this one..ALMOST! I think 4ext is more stable, and just better over all.
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Kevinthebox said:
Yes, it is a very good guide! Although, you should add that people who have sent in their phones to HTC to replace their faulty power buttons be wary when removing the back casing.
This was the case for me, as I didn't notice that the power button "fix" was actually a little piece of electrical film that "reconnects" the connection of the power button. I was unaware of this, and subsequently lost it and now I have a good screen, but no power button and no more warranty lol.
Just thought I should give a heads up to those that wanna open their phone if they have "fixed" their faulty power buttons through HTC :]
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How do you power the phone on without the power button now?

Question ... would replacing the digitizer and the LCD fix a screen that was shorted because some smart person decided it was a good idea to turn the phone on after a dunk in the ocean? The motherboard is fine because I replaced the battery and the phone boots, but the screen remains off. I know it boots because it flashes the button leds and the phone vibrates. Would you recommend an attempt?
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superbowlmania said:
Question ... would replacing the digitizer and the LCD fix a screen that was shorted because some smart person decided it was a good idea to turn the phone on after a dunk in the ocean? The motherboard is fine because I replaced the battery and the phone boots, but the screen remains off. I know it boots because it flashes the button leds and the phone vibrates. Would you recommend an attempt?
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With water damage its always hard to say for sure what is damaged. If you are correct and the motherboard is fine and only the screen is damaged then replacing the screen will fix your issue. It does sound by what you describe that this is the case but with liquid its impossible to say for sure without checking more closely / testing.

were the photos taken with a potato?

jerkysh said:
were the photos taken with a potato?
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Close, a tangerine.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA

yeah, some resolution improvement would be just great

or just watch video...
http://youtu.be/QIKgIxAsANQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKgIxAsANQ

any chances for fixing the led of camera i mean flash light
it is not working on my phone i suppose its burned...

aarif_ziaee said:
any chances for fixing the led of camera i mean flash light
it is not working on my phone i suppose its burned...
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Sorry that replacement part is not available currently.

Hello,
Big props on the tear down thread! I liked it, so I wrote about it for the XDA Portal:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/mytouch-4g-tear-down-guide/
Very awesome work

Thanks
Thanks for this. I am just reviving my glacier that my wife dropped and broke the digitizer screen. They have come way down in price since I had lasted looked at it. Can't wait until it shows up in the mail so I can stop tearing up my fingers on the shattered glass!

Awesome, thanks!

How To Fix HTC One S Screen

A written repair guide from RepairsUniverse to fully disassemble your HTC One S quickly and safely. This written repair guide will walk you through each step necessary to quickly repair a damaged screen and get your HTC smartphone working like new again!
This guide will help you install the following HTC One S part (s):
HTC One S Touch Screen Replacement
Required Tools
Safe Pry Opening Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
T5 Torx Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Repair)
Heat Gun/Hair Dryer
HTC One S take apart repair guide:
The first step will be to power off your device. From there you will need to remove the upper back cover, using upward pressue, remove the cover. Remove the sim card.
Remove the bottom cover using safe pry tool. There will be a adhesive holding the cover in place.
With both covers removed you will need to remove 6 screws located under the covers, 2 will be Torx T5 (red; figure 1) screws and 4 will be Small Phillips (yellow; figure 1) screws.
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Use safe pry tool to separate the silver metal housing.
Pull the motherboard and screen assembly from the housing.
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Once the housing is removed you now have access to the battery and motherboard. Release the upper battery connector (orange in figure 2). Now use a safe open pry tool to remove the battery.
Witht he battery removed you will need to release the 5 connections (red) as shown in figure 2. There will also be 2 screws that will need to be removed (yellow; figure 2).
With the screws released, removee the upper cover around the camera. You can now remove the mothereboard from the screen assembly.
Flip the phone over and use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm the adhesive hold the screen assembly in place. Use a safe open pry tool to separate the screen assembly from the front housing. Reheat the adhesive if necessary.
Once all 4 sides are released, carefully feed the screen assembly flex cable through the slots in the housing. You can now fully remove the screen assembly.
Separate the screen assembly by using your heat gun or hair dryer and warm the outside edges of the LCD screen. You can then carefully use a pry tool to separate the two screens.
Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.
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droped it and cracked only the digitizer
ive searched all over but there are never any instructions on how to remove the screen from the digitizer or even if its possible, is it?

chrism154 said:
ive searched all over but there are never any instructions on how to remove the screen from the digitizer or even if its possible, is it?
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Hi,
On this model the digitizer and LCD screen are fused together. Its hard to separate without damaging the parts. This is why we strongly recommend the full screen replacement which can be found here - HTC One S Screen Replacement

Tip of the hat for this amazing guide, just repaired my partners phone in record time. Thanks :good:

pr1vate piles said:
Tip of the hat for this amazing guide, just repaired my partners phone in record time. Thanks :good:
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That's what we love to hear! Glad everything worked out for you.

Are there any less expensive LCD+digitizer screens available anywhere? $130 is absurdly expensive - I can buy a brand new Nexus phone for just a little more.

htc one s screen available in very less cost [email protected]
gomulkaaa said:
Are there any less expensive LCD+digitizer screens available anywhere? $130 is absurdly expensive - I can buy a brand new Nexus phone for just a little more.
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htc one s screen available in very less cost [email protected]

So after replacing my screen I have no sound from ear speaker aux port or loudspeaker any ideas?
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sideWaYsanonymous said:
So after replacing my screen I have no sound from ear speaker aux port or loudspeaker any ideas?
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Sounds like a flex cable or a jawbone connection is not connected . Take the phone apart again. Re-Check all the connections and reassemble the phone again. See if that fixes the problem. Most of the time is something very small.

thankss!!!!! very usefull

Touch here to try
I've changed my LCD +Digitizer following your guide and it worked great!
There is one thing I can't get my head around though:
When the screen is on, I see a transparent text on the top of the screen that says Touch here to try
It's not very irritating, because it mostly disappears since the icons cover most of the text. But I do wonder why I get that text, and what I can do to get rid of it.

jodo2017 said:
I've changed my LCD +Digitizer following your guide and it worked great!
There is one thing I can't get my head around though:
When the screen is on, I see a transparent text on the top of the screen that says Touch here to try
It's not very irritating, because it mostly disappears since the icons cover most of the text. But I do wonder why I get that text, and what I can do to get rid of it.
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Hello,
Happy to hear that the screen is working the way it should. As for the words at the top of the screen. There can be a couple different explanations, 1. You may need to adjust the touch screen in settings, 2. There may be a protective film that was left on the screen. 3. The phone may be in Safe Mode. As the phone is working correctly I would try to do a Factory Data Reset. You will loose ALL your info. Back up all your info. Adjust the screen sensitivity you should be okay from there.

my htc one s is different
ok the back of my htc one is differnt to the one pictured under the bottom cover there are no screws there are only scres at the top 2 torx 5 and 2 philips

struttas2010 said:
ok the back of my htc one is differnt to the one pictured under the bottom cover there are no screws there are only scres at the top 2 torx 5 and 2 philips
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Can you post a picture? Are you 100% sure you have a HTC one S?

Very nicely written. I hope I wont need the replacement... But you can never know This link is bookmarked! :good:

DarwinOS said:
Very nicely written. I hope I wont need the replacement... But you can never know This link is bookmarked! :good:
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Thanks! If you ever need any help with any repair, we will be here!

Hey,
A few months ago I unfortunately dropped my phone so the screen was up to no good.
I left it for some time until I found a new screen on the ebay for decent money.
I changed the screen (LCD + glass) by the guides on the youtube.
Unfortunately there is no screen activity or any other interaction after that.
I can get the blinking orange led when connected to a charger or PC and after a night of charging the led turned green.
When I try to turn it on theres no ordinary bottom row buttons flashing or anything else.
I tried booting it into bootloader via PC but still no luck. Computer can't connect to the phone.
The motherboard gets warm and the led blinks so it shouldn't be dead.
Does anybody have experience with that type of situation? Would hate to lose my phone.

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Can you post a picture? Are you 100% sure you have a HTC one S?
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This is how it looks.
This link says it's a cover for Z520e (S4), and my phone is supposed to be S3 (unless someone flashed wrong hboot and bootloader on it, and it's actually a defective S4 now). http://rounded.com/htc-one-s-z520e-antenna-cover-antenna-housing-black-spare-part-antc.html?sl=en
I don't know how to remove this, all of the tutorials I can find online are for the version that has bottom in two parts.
Is that the S3/S4 physical difference?

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This is how it looks.
This link says it's a cover for Z520e (S4), and my phone is supposed to be S3 (unless someone flashed wrong hboot and bootloader on it, and it's actually a defective S4 now). http://rounded.com/htc-one-s-z520e-antenna-cover-antenna-housing-black-spare-part-antc.html?sl=en
I don't know how to remove this, all of the tutorials I can find online are for the version that has bottom in two parts.
Is that the S3/S4 physical difference?
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The bottom cover will come off. Use a small pry tool to persuade the cover to come loose. There are small notches in the cover start at the far left notch and work your way around. It may feel like you are going to break something, but keep going! Once you have the cover off disassemble the rest of the phone just as we did in the video. If you have any other issues please let us know.

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The bottom cover will come off. Use a small pry tool to persuade the cover to come loose. There are small notches in the cover start at the far left notch and work your way around. It may feel like you are going to break something, but keep going! Once you have the cover off disassemble the rest of the phone just as we did in the video. If you have any other issues please let us know.
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Thnx, but I sent it to HTC repair shop, because I couldn't boot it with stock software, and with rooted wifi didn't work. So I gave up, and took it to them. They'll fix it for free, since it was returned to stock and all void stickers were undamaged.
Funny thing, the guy entered my IMEI and S/N into his database, and it came out as Ville(S4), not VilleC2(S3). I doubt it's an S4, but still it's strange.
Anyways, thanks for your answer, it will come in handy in future if I need to disassemble it. That little black plastic is really difficult to remove, it really seems as if you are breaking it, like you're pulling the entire board with it. Scary.

[MOD} Convert your Grey and Blue One S To MAO Black the right way

Welcome to my guide on how to transform your one S
from that ugly grey and blue to a nice clean black and red finish
Things covered in this guide:
Where to get parts to do conversion
what parts to get to do a proper conversion
The steps I took to do the conversion
WARNING: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU DAMAGING YOUR PHONE WHILE TRYING TO DO THIS MOD. ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO DO TO YOUR PHONE IS JUST THAT...A CHOICE.. SO REMEMBER YOUR CHOICE IF YOU BREAK SOMETHING IT'S NOT MY FAULT
​I would like to preface this guide. When I bought my Tmobile One-S it was in hopes the One X+ would come to T-Mobile.. Since this is not happening I have decied to just do the full case conversion to the black and red edition with the hTC branded screen.
Where I started:
Found the parts I needed
Watched some youtube vids for taking the screen out of the unit
Had some experience working with small electronics / cell phone repair before
Things you will need for this project:
Torx T5 screwdriver
Small phillips Screwdriver
A plastic case pry tool (should be avail from the place that sells my parts)
Housing
Midframe < that part is KEY for not having to do HEAVY modification to the tmobile midframe
Camera ring (the red one)
speaker cover and Sim cover in black
Adhesive strips (SUPER IMPORTANT!!!!)
Where I got these parts:
I use this site because when I worked at a cell phone repair shop this was our parts provider and the seller is a great one to work with and is local to the USA (fast shipping times)
Midframe: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=8252
Housing: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=8625
Covers: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=8649
Camera ring: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Main-Re...448213?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item484877ae15
Pry tool: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7250 < i orderd 4 of them cuz the prying tip breaks easily
HTC branded screen: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7975 < this is optional i just didnt want tmobile anywhere on my phone
Where to start:
I first started by watching a few youtube videos on how to replace my screen so i could get a feel for how hard it would be to actually dissasemble the phone. I will post a detailed picture guide once i shrink the pics and highlight the needed steps in them (dont be scared to use a hairdryer to get the glass of your screen nice and warm to the touch this will make the adhesive easier to seperate and lowers the risk of breaking your glass)
I started by popping off the sim cover and removing the 2x torx screws at the top of the frame and setting them aside.
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then i ran a pry tool to loosen up the adhesive on the bottom plate and it unclipped from the bottom of the frame
Then in the spot i had removed the bottom clip from i unscrewed the 2x phillips screws and set them aside. I then ran a pry tool around the casing between the grey and black to seperate the midframe from frame
once seperated I flipped the midframe over and heated up the battery slightly and then used my pry tool to pull the batter off the adhesive
Once that was done i then unscrewed the phillips screw to the top left of the battery and undid the ribbon connections for volume touch and lcd
i then heated up the screen and proceeded to run the pry tool around the edge of the screen VERY SLOWLY while keeping some heet on it
i set it aside
I then turned the frame to its side to remove the volume buttons i applied a small ammount of heat and used the pry tool to loosen the adhesive (WARNING) they didnt make this a sealed thing so be sure you actually get behind the volume buttons
I then moved down to where the "chin" was and used a VERY small flathead to pop it off and i tried to be gentle with it as much as possible
i then applied heat to the buttons at the bottom of the frame and used the pry tool to take them off their adhesive
just so you know these are attached to the board at the bottom
it took some wiggling but i got it through the slide hole for it..
i applied some heat to the board that had the vibrator on it and used the pry tool to take it off the frame
then i put the soft keys on the new midframe
then i put the volume buttson on and the lcd back on
the only problem i ran into is the blue plastic that covers the top of our board was approx 2mm too thick for the EU frame
so i had to hack it up pretty bad to get the cover to fit
i know shes dirty i got my hands all over while putting stuff back together
total time on project: 2 hours. Total invested by choice: 105$ ... had to buy my screen cuz i broke the old one: 168$
Enjoy guys and gals and Happy modding
-Zarboz

All of that adds up to around how much i paid for the phone itself

Kamilr97 said:
All of that adds up to around how much i paid for the phone itself
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Was thinking the exact same thing lol

Behold_this said:
Was thinking the exact same thing lol
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i bought mine unlocked and paid almost 600$
and spent 100$ in parts... nominal to me
you dont HAVE to get the hTC branded screen it was just a nice polish off feature for me

Thanks for the write up and links.
I think replacing the screen is a little overboard, but to each their own. If you don't replace the screen or the camera cover (strangely I prefer the blue), it saves you $167, so not a bad price to spruce this thing up a little. Too bad there's no way to stuff more memory into it while it's open.
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Thank you
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Can I change the screen to a hd one?

Sounds like an idea I could similarly apply....
I'm looking for the grey housing. Mine came with quite a buckle but I was too happy about getting my new device so I never sent it back.
Where can I buy it? Shipment to Germany should be possible.
Thanks in advance!

BUILDER88 said:
Sounds like an idea I could similarly apply....
I'm looking for the grey housing. Mine came with quite a buckle but I was too happy about getting my new device so I never sent it back.
Where can I buy it? Shipment to Germany should be possible.
Thanks in advance!
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Doesn't the EU body come in grey????? i could have sworn looking at parts i saw a EU grey *housing*
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Genuine-Housing-Repair-HTC/dp/B008MRADHI
or you could do white im sure
if you would like to purchase my old housing it is 3 weeks old and is in fair condition and i do paypal
The place i order form is USA based so shipping might take a while to germany. Might want to look for a hong kong based seller.
you SHOULD be able to do the same thing with the grey and blue housing
i am uploading 100+ pictures right now guys So standby

cool mod, comes out to less than $60 if people dont replace their screen which i dont recommend from sky star trader. i work at a cell phone repair shop and sky star trader by far has given us the highest amount of bad digitizers so we completely stopped using them. one time we even ordered a digitizer for a rezound and the light and proximity sensor ports were so tinted the phone kept thinking it was next to an ear. theyre just poorly made and should be avoided

iheartn1 said:
cool mod, comes out to less than $60 if people dont replace their screen which i dont recommend from sky star trader. i work at a cell phone repair shop and sky star trader by far has given us the highest amount of bad digitizers so we completely stopped using them. one time we even ordered a digitizer for a rezound and the light and proximity sensor ports were so tinted the phone kept thinking it was next to an ear. theyre just poorly made and should be avoided
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I ordered mine from amazon to be honest for that reason
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Do you have any problems with reception? The T-mobile version has plastic on the bottom for the radio but the EU one doesn't. Does it affect anything?

Kamilr97 said:
Do you have any problems with reception? The T-mobile version has plastic on the bottom for the radio but the EU one doesn't. Does it affect anything?
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That piece is just plastic the antenna runs from the main board down the right side of the frame to the bottom board
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See nothin there
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This black wire is the antenna
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Zarboz said:
See nothin there
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Instead of tearing apart the phone to get to this piece would I be able to trim up the plastic piece to use black UK body on the phone?

newbieandroid said:
Instead of tearing apart the phone to get to this piece would I be able to trim up the plastic piece to use black UK body on the phone?
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no the top of the midframe will not seat right in the EU body

Im interested what quality is the new black body. Can you post some pictures of the top, the usb port and the beats audio logo?

jandari said:
Im interested what quality is the new black body. Can you post some pictures of the top, the usb port and the beats audio logo?
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Sure ill link some high res versions
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