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Dust on ffc

Does anybody else have dust between the glass and their ffc? The image the camera produces doesn't appear to be affected but I can clearly see the dust and its only a matter of time before some is in the way of the lens.
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Really nobody? What should I do?
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Nope, there's no dust on my ffc. Maybe take it back for an exchange?

Nope. I use a TPU case. May have came that way from the factory. REPLACE!

JRG1392 said:
Does anybody else have dust between the glass and their ffc? The image the camera produces doesn't appear to be affected but I can clearly see the dust and its only a matter of time before some is in the way of the lens.
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Yes, after two months of use, mine has dust under the glass in front of the ffc. Haven't find a way to clean it.

Cleaned mine, don't think it's a case issue as the dust is probably coming in through the earpiece.
Ifixit has a good teardown: six screws in back, then 3 screws to remove the sim module. Don't bend the ffc back, that ribbon cable is weak and breaks easily. Clean with a screwdriver with the tip covered with a thick microfiber cloth.
Problem is that I've been repeating this once every two months. Today I took some yellow tack (for sticking posters to walls, just a tiny strip) and sealed the ffc. You can see the strip from the front, but hopefully I wont have to attempt the cleaning again! And I can't see any negative results in the camera app.
You may have more success with something like superglue, but I wanted something a little less permanent.
EDIT: I'm from Prairie Village if you want me to show you in person sometime

yes i am reviving this. how the hell do i get the dust out lol. ive even tried spraying a keyboard dust can into the damn earpiece.

LG G2X camera issue

Hi everyone recently I noticed a spot on my pictures when I take them with my phone I thought its a spec or a piece of dirt so I took the back cover off and opens the camera cover and cleaned every thing but I still have that spot like it appears in this photo any help. I never dis assembeled my phone so it can't be a scratch.
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How long have you had the phone, reason being is that you said you "recently noticed". Also, you said you cleaned the the camera cover, did you check the lens as well?

yes i cleaned the lens with lens cleaner and micro fiber , i also opened the camera cover and pulled the cam out and cleaned it and made sure no specs, i had the phone since it was first brought to t-mobile in April, its so confusing me i checked every thing could it be a damage to the sensor.

Not sure. Did you try a pic without the back cover on, even though you cleaned it?

Yes those pics are without any thing between the can lens an the paper no back cover no camera cover. And also I can't find a replacement online I can't even find a broken g2x to buy to get its camera I am desperate
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I can supply you with a pn# for the camera if it helps.

Hard to take apart?

For anyone who has opened up their phone, how hard was it with the proper tools? Down the line if I scratch up the back I would like to be able to replace it. The ifixit review notes that there's a little adhesive near the bottom. I have two concerns:
Is it possible to pry apart without marring the chassis of the phone?
Will the phone be creaky once the bottom adhesive has been breached?
If anyone's opened their device please let me know!
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Broken camera glass

Hey,
I just noticed that the glass in front oft the camera is broken, has this happened to anyone else?
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Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like it basically split in half? Damn. That sucks. I was thinking about how that could happen earlier today.
Unfortunately I took a look for a few minutes for a replacement part, but it isn't part of the back cover, nor is it part of the actual camera assembly and I cannot seem to find it on its own.

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Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like it basically split in half? Damn. That sucks. I was thinking about how that could happen earlier today.
Unfortunately I took a look for a few minutes for a replacement part, but it isn't part of the back cover, nor is it part of the actual camera assembly and I cannot seem to find it on its own.
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When you take off the back plate and remove 7 Screws for the top half a camera lens assembly comes off heres the replacement
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-To...er_Cell_Phone_Accessories&hash=item1c3c3e8403
Refer to Youtube in the disassemble of nexus 5 and follow that but stop when they reach that part
Also the Back camera glass cover isn't gorilla glass or any sapphire glass like what Apple used its just a regular piece of glass (Source LG)

Yeah, I looked it up online, but it's a 30 dollar part. I was afraid of might be visible on pictures taken with the phone, but surprisingly it isn't.
I might just now buy a case, since I am getting pretty tired of the low durability of this phone. I never even dropped it but if I did I could imagine that it would just shatter into a thousand pieces
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Fwiw, mine has the exact same crack!
Phone never dropped!

If you decide to fix it yourself and are successful, please take pictures along the way to help others with the issue and possibly make a guide. Or add to one if there is one already.
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Get this
From my mobile telephony device.

Had the same problem, lens full crack
Went back to mediamarkt.
They charge €100 for repair
So went for some part on ebay.
I only bought the lens + case. Not the full frame.
Did the repair. No pics
But broke one clip of the back cover...
Then I found the lens case was constructed to the frame by some plastic rots that were melted. Had to mill those away. And used glue to replace the case.
It worked out wel. But next time I would go for the complete frame

LCD Digitizer Replacement with frame

I just ordered a part with frame and I am wondering if anyone have replaced and would like to share the experience in doing so. Any suggestions or tips before I start installing the part my self.
I found couple of good videos on YouTube how to install this part.
I really would like to use N5 and have a pure stock experience.
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I just replaced my Nesux 5 screen yesterday, following this instruction. The youtube is 30 minutes long and it took me 3 hours to finish the job.
One thing to keep in mind, you need a very good screw driver. One of the screws of the CPU board has metal sockets (instead of just plastic like the other screws), the top middle screw. My cheap screw driver comes with the screen+frame module stripped the screw head, so that screw is stcuk in the socket and can't be taken out. At the end, I used a x-acto knife cut out the plastic around the screw to remove the CPU board cover.
You also may want to get a replacement battery. It's easy to damage the battery when you take it out. (My battery is dying, so I have to change it anyways)

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. I ordered the LCD digitizer with the frame on eBay. It'd coming with some tool kit. So not sure if it has necessary screw driver you are suggesting.
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Never completely stripped it down but I hear it's easy enough. I was able to take the PCB, Battery out with ease.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Nexus_5
However be careful with the cables that run down the side of the phone (both sides) they are weak, so remove them at the socket instead of yanking the cable off http://cdn.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/wifi-cable-and-blue-tape.jpg?410b2a those little buggers, make sure you don't get them trapped either.
Battery is easy, don't use a screwdriver to pull off the tab at the top, otherwise it'll spark. Use something made of plastic.

Thank You. Hopefully I can get my N5 back to normal.
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