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Helppppp! My phones screens colors are faded/ inverted...

My phone isnt broken, it still operates but my screens colors are gone... id hope there is something i can do other than a warranty exchange because i have hard spl'ed my phone and this is just a huge mess! =( please help! I didnt drop it in water or drop it at all, it was in my pocket, i took it out... and now everything looks faded and washed out =( it slowly looks like its coming back, but i dont think itll ever be the same =(

I'm no expert, take out the battery and SIM card..blow on the phone, go to McDonalds, grab a 5 piece Nugget and some BBQ sauce...eat the McNuggets and then put the battery back in along with the SIM...charge the battery to 100% and turn it on and see what happens.

Sounds like an LCD issue. Can you post a picture? Unfortunately, every white screen washout I've seen has ended with a return.
See this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332236
Out of the three, two needed to be replaced. There may be some hope with removing the battery though, but the guy that had the luck left it out over a whole vacation.

It's better to return if still under warranty
I have similar problem with HTC 8125... i know you have a Tilt. my suggestion is to return it if it's under warranty. you can reverse back to the original settings. just check out other posts.

same problem
has anyone figured out how to solve this problem? i have the same issue with my htc tilt. however, the screen toggles between the "washed out" screen and the normal beautiful screen. i have dismantled the device several times using Mike's instructions, but i cant figure out which connectors are out of place please please help me out. i can't afford another screen/phone right now

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has anyone figured out how to solve this problem? i have the same issue with my htc tilt. however, the screen toggles between the "washed out" screen and the normal beautiful screen. i have dismantled the device several times using Mike's instructions, but i cant figure out which connectors are out of place please please help me out. i can't afford another screen/phone right now
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how come you just didnt replace it? it happened to mine..i tried everything possible..minus opening cuz that would void the warranty..so i just got it replaced by At&t..problem solved

unfortunately, i got my phone off ebay... i dont think it warranteed

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unfortunately, i got my phone off ebay... i dont think it warranteed
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ohh sucks..yeah i got my 8125 off ebay and it crapped out on me like 4months later....tried to replaced screen and nothing...
i guess your only option would be to try and get a new screen or something

Washed out screen
I got the same problem took it to AT&T and replaced it. But what worries me now is that I have changed my mobile 3 times already and this is the fourth one. Every time it was a different issue. I wonder once I run out of warranty, which happens towards the end of this year then what? I wish there is some other option of extended warranty or anything that can be taken now.

Fix the screen. Here is directions on how to accomplish that: http://www.mindsofwisemen.com/fileso/other/ReplacingTheLCDonaKaiser.pdf

etnies said:
I'm no expert, take out the battery and SIM card..blow on the phone, go to McDonalds, grab a 5 piece Nugget and some BBQ sauce...eat the McNuggets and then put the battery back in along with the SIM...charge the battery to 100% and turn it on and see what happens.
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What If he got a BIG MAC??? would that solve the problem or make it worse?

i'm having this same problem but I actually dropped my phone in water. Can anyone help?

lexiv said:
i'm having this same problem but I actually dropped my phone in water. Can anyone help?
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water got in the LCD. You will have to replace it. If you are in the US I can send mine to you for cheap since I don't want it anymore

[Q] New LCD and Digitizer DOA?? Help please!

So I ordered a new LCD and digitizer from new harbor via amazon.
I took the phone apart, installed the new array, and powered it on, and the screen is great (maybe even brighter than the last one) but it just has zero touch input.
The last screen worked fine, but the LCD was broken. I could have it acknowledge touches so I dont think that the motherboard or anything else is broken, so I wonder what may have went wrong.
Should I take this mofo apart again and see if I have a loose connection? Maybe the ribbon cable is not connected right?
Probably the past is DOA?
Help please! thanks.

stevenjcampbell said:
So I ordered a new LCD and digitizer from new harbor via amazon.
I took the phone apart, installed the new array, and powered it on, and the screen is great (maybe even brighter than the last one) but it just has zero touch input.
The last screen worked fine, but the LCD was broken. I could have it acknowledge touches so I dont think that the motherboard or anything else is broken, so I wonder what may have went wrong.
Should I take this mofo apart again and see if I have a loose connection? Maybe the ribbon cable is not connected right?
Probably the past is DOA?
Help please! thanks.
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Try the screen calibration.
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Teichopsia said:
Try the screen calibration.
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Is this somewhere in the service menu? I can boot into its custom menu by holding down volume and power... Not sure if there's more to it.
It's rooted s-off so I get menus to get into recovery or fast boot etc
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Scratch that. Just re read your post. "Zero touch input". It's an option in the rom.
There are a few threads/posts where people have replaced the screen, either here or the dhd forum. Check what they had to say. I have absolutely no experience in that. Perhaps it's a cable as you said, but before doing that, I would research on it first. You may end up like me with 9 screws left over after taking apart my ps3 three times (screwing it up even more).
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Teichopsia said:
Scratch that. Just re read your post. "Zero touch input". It's an option in the rom.
There are a few threads/posts where people have replaced the screen, either here or the dhd forum. Check what they had to say. I have absolutely no experience in that. Perhaps it's a cable as you said, but before doing that, I would research on it first. You may end up like me with 9 screws left over after taking apart my ps3 three times (screwing it up even more).
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Removing and taking it apart isn't a problem. There are only eight screws.
This isn't fun... To be certain.
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stevenjcampbell said:
Removing and taking it apart isn't a problem. There are only eight screws.
This isn't fun... To be certain.
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Did you ever get this taken care of?

Just replaced mine. LCD intact. Touch no longer working. They aren't kidding: this phone isn't fun to work on. It's a *****. I've repaired a half dozen iPhones. This makes that stuff seem rudimentary.
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I've had my inspire apart several times. Other than removing the Flash/GPS, and separating the LCD from the frame its quite simple. If you want a pain try a slide phone.

stevenjcampbell said:
So I ordered a new LCD and digitizer from new harbor via amazon.
I took the phone apart, installed the new array, and powered it on, and the screen is great (maybe even brighter than the last one) but it just has zero touch input.
The last screen worked fine, but the LCD was broken. I could have it acknowledge touches so I dont think that the motherboard or anything else is broken, so I wonder what may have went wrong.
Should I take this mofo apart again and see if I have a loose connection? Maybe the ribbon cable is not connected right?
Probably the past is DOA?
Help please! thanks.
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Understand your pain because just recently I had to change my entire screen for my Inspire 4G. I assume that you did everything correctly but here is the video that helped me on youtube:
HTC INSPIRE Screen Repair and LCD / DIGI REPLACEMENT from phonedoctors
If you did everything correctly it could just mean that you prob got a faulty part

[Q] Need help with blank screen after replacement

Hi all. I'm having an issue with a 727R. I replaced a broken screen and now can't get the screen to stay on. Its a non rooted, factory 2.3.5 phone. When I turn it on, the sghi-727r screen pops up for several seconds and then dissappears, phone vibrates once, notification sounds appear shortly and all touch functions appear to work (by sound and haptic feedback). For all intents and purposes, this phone is on and working perfectly...if you're blind lol. I know the replacement screen works because it works perfectly if I go into download (odin) mode. I've been searching threads and haven't been able to come up with a solution, as most of the other blank screens are from bad flashes. Keep in mind that I am also testing this with the casing removed as it is a repair for a friend (if that makes any difference). Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.

Is the brightness maybe turned ALL the way down? When it finishes booting shine a flashlite on the screen and tell me if u can see text, icons etc...

I'll do that as soon as I get home this afternoon. I could only hope that's all it is, but i'm a little skeptical that I could be so lucky. forgot to mention that I have also odin flashed the stock rom back on just in case of software corruption. I would also think that I would get full boot logo's during the boot sequence, but hey!....its definately worth a shot! I've seen stranger things . Thanks for the quick response.

norm182 said:
I'll do that as soon as I get home this afternoon. I could only hope that's all it is, but i'm a little skeptical that I could be so lucky. forgot to mention that I have also odin flashed the stock rom back on just in case of software corruption. I would also think that I would get full boot logo's during the boot sequence, but hey!....its definately worth a shot! I've seen stranger things . Thanks for the quick response.
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No worries, keep us informed. I didn't even bother to ask because I just assumed someone at your level who can change a screen would intuitively know to Odin stock... I was right :good:

It a ribbon cable issue when I swap dismantling my SR's I ran into that twice swapped out screen and no issues after
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crashpsycho said:
It a ribbon cable issue when I swap dismantling my SR's I ran into that twice swapped out screen and no issues after
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So you had display for start of boot and d/l mode? If so, then I'll go no farther until I get another replacement screen.:crying:. Come to think of it, when plugged in and off, the charge symbol shows up for a second and its discoloured (almost like its made of vertical lines that are pinks and grays). You may have just saved me a lot of time. I was leaning toward trying to adb error logs in hopes of finding something. Other than that it was going to be a reflow on the gpu since the phone did do a leap of faith from 6 ft up....and lost lol.

icenight89 said:
Is the brightness maybe turned ALL the way down? When it finishes booting shine a flashlite on the screen and tell me if u can see text, icons etc...
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No dice icenight. Tried out of hope but its completely black. I was really hoping for maybe a fault that could be fixed with a flash.....whoa is me....looks like I may be sending screen back and getting another. I cant send it out for another day so if anyone has any other ideas, or wishes to guinea pig this unit until one comes in, feel free to chime in. And thanks for the responses so far!

crashpsycho said:
It a ribbon cable issue when I swap dismantling my SR's I ran into that twice swapped out screen and no issues after
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And the winner is....Crashpsycho! After months of trying to find a replacement, i finally got my hands on two of them for a decent price. Popped one in, odin'd jb stock and voila! perfect phone again. Thanks Crash!

[Q] One X LCD Screen replacement.

So i am replacing my one x lcd screen.. bought the whole lcd and digitizer since looks like a pain to just do the digitizer.. i got the old one out, put the new one in and power up.. phone vibrates, but i dont get any sounds and no display on my screen.. i have check all my cables too many times, reseating each one, trying everything.. the other thing is once i push the power button to turn on the phone, it vibrates, makes no noises, but if i hold down the power button afterward, the softkeys start flashing several times.. do i just got a bad lcd or is it something more?

none?

3rdcoasttx said:
So i am replacing my one x lcd screen.. bought the whole lcd and digitizer since looks like a pain to just do the digitizer.. i got the old one out, put the new one in and power up.. phone vibrates, but i dont get any sounds and no display on my screen.. i have check all my cables too many times, reseating each one, trying everything.. the other thing is once i push the power button to turn on the phone, it vibrates, makes no noises, but if i hold down the power button afterward, the softkeys start flashing several times.. do i just got a bad lcd or is it something more?
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Sorry I meant to reply to this yesterday but forgot lol
You need to sync your new LCD.
How do I do that? You may ask.
Plug your old LCD back in, dont put the phone back together, turn the phone on, while it's on, switch LCD's to the new one.
If I'm not mistaken, that should do it. Post back and let me know.

exad said:
Sorry I meant to reply to this yesterday but forgot lol
You need to sync your new LCD.
How do I do that? You may ask.
Plug your old LCD back in, dont put the phone back together, turn the phone on, while it's on, switch LCD's to the new one.
If I'm not mistaken, that should do it. Post back and let me know.
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never heard of that before.. and unfortunately dont have the old lcd anymore.. i pulled it out a week ago before i got the new one and tossed it.. im going send back this lcd get a new one and hopefully it was just a DOA and not the phone itself.

3rdcoasttx said:
never heard of that before.. and unfortunately dont have the old lcd anymore.. i pulled it out a week ago before i got the new one and tossed it.. im going send back this lcd get a new one and hopefully it was just a DOA and not the phone itself.
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Good Luck. I would assume if you asked on here you would expect to hear an answer you didnt expect or you'd have thought of it
But yes, there are 3 screen types from 3 diff makers. So if you bought a different one, you need to sync it or it will appear to be off. Digitizer will still work.
1) Green Flex (Sharp)
2) Green + Yellow Flex (Sony)
3) Yellow (AU)

try this one http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-x-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly-with-light-guide.html

Do instructions exist or are there any hints for the removal of the existing screen?

Videos on YouTube.
Tip: Keep track of where all the screws go. Have unlimited patience. Stay organized. Minimize distractions while working on it. Heed my screen sync post above.
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yeah, i followed the video instructions exactly. and youre right, i posted here to find solutions i never heard of or thought of. as far as syncing with old screen i am SOL on that one.. i sent it back today, and ill try out the new one. post my findings here and i am hoping its just a DOA screen and not the phone itself. thanks for the responses.

White noise
exad said:
Good Luck. I would assume if you asked on here you would expect to hear an answer you didnt expect or you'd have thought of it
But yes, there are 3 screen types from 3 diff makers. So if you bought a different one, you need to sync it or it will appear to be off. Digitizer will still work.
1) Green Flex (Sharp)
2) Green + Yellow Flex (Sony)
3) Yellow (AU)
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We have synced the old LCD, installed the new and the screen looks like white noise on a TV screen.. We have tested this LCD in a functional unit and works fine.. Is this a board issue?

DevicesNow said:
We have synced the old LCD, installed the new and the screen looks like white noise on a TV screen.. We have tested this LCD in a functional unit and works fine.. Is this a board issue?
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Sounds like it, but you may want to test another screen with that board just to be safe. I haven't tested extensively the results of mix and matching screens with different boards.

exad said:
Sounds like it, but you may want to test another screen with that board just to be safe. I haven't tested extensively the results of mix and matching screens with different boards.
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We tested 2 functioning boards and both with same result(Work fine in good unit). I appreciate the fast response!

DevicesNow said:
We tested 2 functioning boards and both with same result(Work fine in good unit). I appreciate the fast response!
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Then the GPU is most likely at fault which is built into the board. New board needed. As for the fast response. NP, I live here.
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exad said:
Then the GPU is most likely at fault which is built into the board. New board needed. As for the fast response. NP, I live here.
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Gotya, thanks.

[Q] HTC One X Digitizer/LCD Repair Problems

I run a cell phone repair company and we do quite a few repairs but this in particular HTC One X has us all stumped here. We do realize that there are 3 different versions of the dig/lcd and we have the correct part. But has anyone had problems with trying to replace the HTC One X dig/lcd assembly. It seems that after I put the new part on the lcd is black but the phone is still on. I even went back and put the old screen back on and it is still black. Prior to the repair the lcd worked fine. But just the digitizer was cracked. I have even went as far as changing the motherboard on the phone to a new one and am still having the same issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Have you checked the ribbon length to make sure you do not have a break?
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It would seem to me as though it's just as simple as one of the connectors is not plugged in or just not plugged in properly, which is easy to do since one of them is on the underside of the board which I believe is the one for the screen itself.

cellulardepot337 said:
I run a cell phone repair company and we do quite a few repairs but this in particular HTC One X has us all stumped here. We do realize that there are 3 different versions of the dig/lcd and we have the correct part. But has anyone had problems with trying to replace the HTC One X dig/lcd assembly. It seems that after I put the new part on the lcd is black but the phone is still on. I even went back and put the old screen back on and it is still black. Prior to the repair the lcd worked fine. But just the digitizer was cracked. I have even went as far as changing the motherboard on the phone to a new one and am still having the same issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Hello did you sync the lcd's? Search how to get it sync'd! Thats why it doesn'n turn on...
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azteka88 said:
Hello did you sync the lcd's? Search how to get it sync'd! Thats why it doesn'n turn on...
Enviado desde mi Sony Tablet S usando Tapatalk 2
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OP already stated that going back to the original LCD did not yield results.

exad said:
OP already stated that going back to the original LCD did not yield results.
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ok look for this user, "skanman911" maybe he can give you some ideas, he switch the lcd for another NON sony and make it works...

exad said:
OP already stated that going back to the original LCD did not yield results.
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Exactly. Seems like the only probable answer is that something was broken during teardown - either a cable or connector. Given the size of everything in there, it doesn't take much....

Did you ever find a solution to this?
I'm kind of in the same boat at the moment, BUT there's a silverish lining
In the midst of replacing a screen on my One X. Phone is obviously "on" (despite being in pieces on my desk), but n either the new or old screens will come on when I push the power button.
For a lark, I plugged the phone in, and did an 'adb reboot'
My splash screen comes up on the new screen just fine, as does the Viper Logo and my home screen and everything.... but once it shuts off the power button will NOT re-wake it up. At first I thought "I must have broken the power button" but I also forced a notification to it - which also typically wakes up the screen - and also saw nothing.
EDIT : Cancel that; for some reason the power button didn't work until I had the case back on. Grounding maybe? Either way, working fine now.

Some Ebay product page for a screen replacement said you should first power on the device with the old screen, then take the old screen out while the phone is running and put the new one in.
Maybe you should trie that. I'm not a hardware expert, so do some research before trying this and don't blame me if it doesnt work

That will only work if the screens not working. Op. It's difficult to narrow the issue in your situation. If the flex cables don't work, it's a short which would require much more advanced knowledge to fix.
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