I cracked the glass on my camera lens. What can be done about fixing it??
I know insurance covers it, but only if I pay the $200 deductible. HTC can fix it for next to nothing in cost, but that requires I mail the phone to california, wait for it to be fixed and for them to mail it back.
I have found the entire back portion of the phone available on eBay for $40 however after closer look, these are all for the HTC One X, not the HTC One XL.
I was talking to a friend of mine and he says the glass is just a very thin piece of protection and you really dont need it so I should just remove it. As it is now, the camera takes extremely blury photos. Any ideas on how best to fix this? If the glass is not important, I might just remove it entirely but it'd be nice if I could fix it somewhat cheaply.
i have to ask how the hell did you crack your lens cover
CheesyNutz said:
i have to ask how the hell did you crack your lens cover
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I'm pretty sure it happened while I was working. I keep my phone clipped into my seidio active holster. The case keeps the phone protected quite well. I've dropped the phone from the height of 4-8' several times, without any adverse effects.
I know the night I was working on a large data/phone cabling job, I am sure I did not drop it. But when I went to take my photos, they all came out blury and I found its cracked. Has two cracks, forming sort of an X. I would bet you that it happened while I was working on the hard tile floor and rolled over on top of something hard like one of my tools or something. Possibly. Still unsure.
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I'm pretty sure it happened while I was working. I keep my phone clipped into my seidio active holster. The case keeps the phone protected quite well. I've dropped the phone from the height of 4-8' several times, without any adverse effects.
I know the night I was working on a large data/phone cabling job, I am sure I did not drop it. But when I went to take my photos, they all came out blury and I found its cracked. Has two cracks, forming sort of an X. I would bet you that it happened while I was working on the hard tile floor and rolled over on top of something hard like one of my tools or something. Possibly. Still unsure.
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I did call AT&T warranty, I was told that they do not cover small issues like cracked glass on the camera lens. They will only replace the phone if it was not working... like a bad micro usb port or something. If I was more sleezy than I already am, I would break it so that I can get it replaced. But I'm not doing that.
Mail it to HTC...
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http://Www.etradesupply.com
This has covers for onex att in probably gonna order a black one just to have the option of black or white lol
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THANKS joshua! thats just what I needed. Obviously sending it to HTC would be the proper way of fixing it however I CANNOT afford to be without my phone for even one day, let alone 2-3 weeks. $50 ain't bad, I'll do that.
joshua54 said:
http://Www.etradesupply.com
This has covers for onex att in probably gonna order a black one just to have the option of black or white lol
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As in covers, do you mean the housing? If so, that's the whole phone shell other than the screen because it's a unibody... From just looking, I'd just get thecamera bezel with the camera lens. Save some moneyy
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joshua54 said:
http://Www.etradesupply.com
This has covers for onex att in probably gonna order a black one just to have the option of black or white lol
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No, they only have the international one x
I have yet to see anyone with a one xl housing
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As in covers, do you mean the housing? If so, that's the whole phone shell other than the screen because it's a unibody... From just looking, I'd just get thecamera bezel with the camera lens. Save some moneyy
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http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-x-housing-at-t.html
Theres the link. According to my research, you cannot so easily just replace the glass. You have to replace the entire back cover, as its all in one.
superchilpil, I believe the link I just posted is for the HTC ONE XL. Should be, it says AT&T.
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http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-x-housing-at-t.html
Theres the link. According to my research, you cannot so easily just replace the glass. You have to replace the entire back cover, as its all in one.
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Agreed..I know because I took my back housing off just the other day, I wanted to see if I could switch just camera lense out but it seems to be one off those sonic plastic welds..the housing and lense cover are fuezed, and it has both option international and at&t version, even tells the difference in the description of the housing lol
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http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-x-housing-at-t.html
Theres the link. According to my research, you cannot so easily just replace the glass. You have to replace the entire back cover, as its all in one.
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Ok I'm aware its all one piece, it's a unibody. But if theyre just selling the bezel/lens piece, it's probably just glued down, being screwed in a good chance also.
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Agreed..I know because I took my back housing off just the other day, I wanted to see if I could switch just camera lense out but it seems to be one off those sonic plastic welds..the housing and lense cover are fuezed, and it has both option international and at&t version, even tells the difference in the description of the housing lol
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Ironically we posted at the same time, but now I know. Thanks
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no prob lol
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What I wanna do is have black housing with white buttons and white housing with black buttons
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They have just the camera housing covers as well (like $4)
Now what someone needs to do is buy and 3d scan those covers and start 3d printing them in different colors
Read up a few posts bro the housing and lense seem to be fused together ( from what I saw when I took mine apart two days ago about to do it again just to be sure lol
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shgadwa said:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-x-housing-at-t.html
Theres the link. According to my research, you cannot so easily just replace the glass. You have to replace the entire back cover, as its all in one.
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I got this and its perfect, I would certainly recommend them. Full FedEx tracking and ships almost immediately
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Ordered white housing for my Telstra One XL here the quality is extrememly good at very reasonable price.
My new black housing is on its way in Japan right now lol
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Saw this on ebay. Anyone try it?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Aluminum-Alloy-Blade-Metal-Frame-Bumper-Case-HTC-One-X-Black-/130702502372?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item1e6e79e9e4#ht_2167wt_1024
I like that! Too bad I bet it won't fit ours. :-(
Just looked and they have them for the one xl though... That might fit!
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I like this. Someone please confirm if the xl version will fit the AT&T models.
Thanks
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I like this. Someone please confirm if the xl version will fit the AT&T models.
Thanks
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That model seems like a bad idea. First, it seems strange to me that the front plate is held on by a really small and flimsy looking hook. That to me gives me the impression that it could fall off really easily.
Also, the sides being open around the screen mean pocket lint is going to collect in there and on a normally white phone it may look really bad.
Finally, he showed it off without any SIM card I noticed. I would like to see someone test the signal attenuation that is caused by the all metal case. It may not affect signal at all but I would want someone else to confirm that before plunking down ~$30.
Just wait a few months, they will be sold for $12-16.
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I got one on Friday. It fits our device fine but it is a complete piece of garbage. Very cheap feeling, finish is crap and the front part that slides in is not secured well.
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Thanks for the update. Too bad, I was hoping it would be good.
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I got one on Friday. It fits our device fine but it is a complete piece of garbage. Very cheap feeling, finish is crap and the front part that slides in is not secured well.
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Thanks, sadly you confirmed my suspicions.
We will hold out hope for someone to produce an aluminum bumper worthy of the HOX.
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i just got my screen replacement for my phone and it didnt come with any adhesive, should i see how it feels without the adhesive or just send it in to HTC to fix it
i have been watching a lot of teardowns and they are saying there is no way to replace just the glass, you have to purchase a whole new LCD, but they are selling just screens on ebay so i dont know if it will work
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i have been watching a lot of teardowns and they are saying there is no way to replace just the glass, you have to purchase a whole new LCD, but they are selling just screens on ebay so i dont know if it will work
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They are selling lcd+digitizer..
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Just use your own adhesive
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They are selling lcd+digitizer..
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i know they are also selling that but why would they just be selling the glass as well?
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Just use your own adhesive
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have you replaced your screen? there is no guide on how to replace JUST the digitzer without breaking the LCD
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i know they are also selling that but why would they just be selling the glass as well?
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To make money anyway they can?
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i know they are also selling that but why would they just be selling the glass as well?
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I don't know but by the looks of our hoX..its difficult to separate the glass from the digitizer..i tried it with my friend's HoX and i already tried heating it but it wouldn't separate..
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it is extremely difficult if not impossible to separate the glass from the lcd on our screens unfortunately without damaging one or both of the components. Don't get me wrong, I've seen it been done, but it's very risky. I also dont advise using just any adhesive when dealing with our phones. use the suggested 3m adhesive when replacing the lcd+screen, I think its fairly cheap now. I used some crazy glue I bought at the store and it turned out damaging my screen a bit, so a small strip across the screen didn't recognize touch, which was very annoying. Gonna be replacing it again very soon.
So I ordered a new housing and loud speaker so I could switch out black and white, wanted to share what I had done
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It's creative one. :fingers-crossed:
Nice. I got white because I didn't want gray. Wish they had the black option by default
it doesn't look like it fits right though, seems your screen is raised more than the body. My body is a little more raised than the screen
Na it fits perfect looks exactly like my original except black instead of white I'm very happy with my piano keys
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The hardest part was switching out the power buttons. The sticky tabs were a b***h to work around lol but with a little fines I got em in now all I need is a black sim tray for my white housing since it does not come included
Ps. It feels like I have a brand new phone again!
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Looks good. Good job! :thumbsup:
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Thank u! Lol I just had to take it back apart lol I noticed my Carta was blue and realized I didn't take off the protective shipping tape on the inside of the lense :/ lol
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Daddy likie!
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can you post a link to where you got that housing from?
http://Www.etradesupply.com/
U gotta get the one for att version they r specified and also I would go ahead and order a loud speaker and s card tray. As they r not included, also shipping although 15$ was very fast I ordered friday around 5 and got it on the Nov. first coming FedEx from china
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Sweet thanks.
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That is really awesome, it really makes the whole phone look that much sleeker.
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http://Www.etradesupply.com/
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That's a great site! I think I might order a white housing It'll be like getting a new phone again. Do the housings come with the power and volume buttons?
Yep just no sim card or loud speaker I ordered a speaker seperate so I could just pop it in and out whenever I wanted I still gotta get a black card tray for my white hoising.
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looks good. i think white housing with black buttons would look dope. To change the housing, you literally just pop it off right? no need to disconnect any ribbons or cables?
Nope it just pops off but be careful as some have reported breaking LCD screen with pry tool, I used a guitar pik
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I use a guitar pic as well. The cheap ones work great
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wow, looks amazing.
shame they don't sell the mainboard for the phone, you could almost build your own HOX from that site.
The at&t housing looks grey and the other one looks black, did they make a black one for the international?
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Not sure..i think they r the same i always called it black but most call it gray cuz of the matte finish I guess lol
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Ive read everything I can but am still slightly confused as to what lcd's will work with my one x because everyone seems to have a different opinion on it in every thread I read. so will this one work? it has the sony flex like the american models but says its for the international version which only got the auo i thought?
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Display-Monitor-Digitizer-Assembly/dp/B00DNFAJAK/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A33QFTOLHB4OGY
If not where can I get an oem htc assembly, im not getting some cheap generic piece.
That should work but I'm highly against doing screen repair on this phone
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That should work but I'm highly against doing screen repair on this phone
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I dont really have a choice, it got ran over by a jeep and everything is still on, plus i dont have the money to get a new one.
Get on eBay and look for a place called repair bowl.. they have a b and c stock ones that has a scratch that is about 1/2 inch in upper right hand.. changing screens is a piece of cake!
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"i'm highly against doing screen repair on this phone "
Ha, that's an odd statement.
OP, I struggled with the same questions as you when I had to replace the screen on my phone... and honestly I'm still not convinced I got the right version. It works, but the light pipes for the capacitive buttons don't line up, which I thought (going on memory) that that was one of the problems with using an international screen on the Evita phone.
I can understand why he would say that. Replacing the screen on this phone is a bit troublesome if you're inexperienced not to mention the 3 different screens for this phone that are really only identified by their flex cables. If you think it through and plan ahead all should be fine though.
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i just bought an entire front assembly... lookie here http://www.ebay.com/itm/151078898782?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Wow cool...
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I can understand why he would say that. Replacing the screen on this phone is a bit troublesome if you're inexperienced not to mention the 3 different screens for this phone that are really only identified by their flex cables. If you think it through and plan ahead all should be fine though.
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Im not actually doing the full repair myself, a coworker thats a member on here is doing it, he already peeled the phone apart in 5 minutes to look for damage to the chassis or board at work, i just have to find the proper lcd assembly.
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i just bought an entire front assembly... lookie here http://www.ebay.com/itm/151078898782?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Do you have any close ups of the scratched area or anything, Im really hesitant to buy it with the description, Id pay 90 tops for a perfect one. bUT I May end up just getting it if the scratching isnt too bad.
You can't see it unless your directly lookin for It... Pm me you cell number and I'll send ya a pic..
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Hold onjust figured out the camer se
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I ended up just ordering the scratched ebay one, it didnt seem that bad and I knew it was the right one, well hopefully it was.
As the title says. I want to get a unlocked Verizon HTC one m8, but the Verizon logo its really ugly :S
Any ideas ??
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As the title says. I want to get a unlocked Verizon HTC one m8, but the Verizon logo its really ugly :S
Any ideas ??
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Same as the M7, unfortunately it is etched in.
Buy another unbranded back...I read these are killer to take apart but I'm sure someone has a youtube video up
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Buy another unbranded back...I read these are killer to take apart but I'm sure someone has a youtube video up
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Im from México, and also, i wouldnt like to take the back apart, just the logo, i know it could he possible bwcause its paint on the aluminum body, but the big question is, how ???
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To bad it's not like the good old days where you can take a penny to it.
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I'm also going to buy the verizon model and since im not on verizon i'll intresting in how it could be removed.
but i know that when i had xtremeguard back protector (a transparent sticker) everytime i removed it, a part of the beats and htc logo was also removed.
So, maybe if you will put duck tape on it, remove it and repeat the process it will eventually come out.
I know it will probably not going to work, but this is the best solution i could think of right now
Its laser etched into the frame. I found thses sample 3m vinyl wraps in amazon that I'm going to try. Hopefully it will add a little texture for a better grip at the same time.
3in x 5in (SAMPLE SIZE) 3M Brushed Aluminum BR120 Scotchprint Car Wrap Vinyl Film 1080 Series by 3M http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJF3PXM/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_9GBqtb141P4J3
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Use a P-Touch lable
Sand it with light grit sandpaper. You are going to have to sand the whole thing to make it look good, but if you take your time you should get a nice brushed but shiny look.
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Sand it with light grit sandpaper. You are going to have to sand the whole thing to make it look good, but if you take your time you should get a nice brushed but shiny look.
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But that would remove the little coat as well, i think or not ?
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Of course. It's going to make the entire back look like a price of brushed aluminum a lot brighter than it is depending on what color you got. But it's gonna look totally different.
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