Hey guys,
my phone felt on the floor and the screen was broken. Unfortunatly also the display showed just colored dots. So I bought a display on ebay replaced it and it worked fine. After a few days the screen started to flicker and after one day the screen was completely stuck. It showed the same pattern (colored dots like on the TV) like it did before. I made a hard reset and it worked again. After a few days the same problem. Then i read that i should replace the USB Flex cable. I did it but still nothing is better.
As I said, when I make a hard reset it works for a few days/hours and then I end up with a colored or even completly black screen . The digitzier seems to work because it reacts to touch gestures. Also the phone itself works (gets messages etc.) while the screen makes the problems.
Could you help me out here or give me a hint what I could test to find out what I realy have to replace?
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Ok so my Nexus 5 has a real problem with the screen. Started some time after Lollipop, haven't used it since
When I turn it on it only shows "static" screen. It can stay like that or after some seconds purple and white(the white from the Google logo?) but mostly purple going down the screen. When it reaches the bottom I starts at top again(I can see cause the white spot are changing locations).
I have no way to fix it so I just hold the power button till it turns off
Some times (if I'm lucky) the screen is normal (maybe some of this youtu.be/drZc4ZPcuvo) but it works for some time(minutes) until it either turns off the screen(timeout) by itself or it just "jumps" around till the screen becomes black.
I have tried replacing the USB flex cable without luck. I also shattered the glass 1 year ago(havent used the phone for 6 months).
After replacing the USB flex cable yesterday I got it working with just minor issuses. And update to 5.1 etc. (running stock)
But I have however not done a factory reset as I believe this won't fix the phone.
Any good Ideas on how to fix it? Replace the screen (by my self) cost 1/3 to 1/2 of what I paid for it originally. And if its the motherboard/GPU its "dead"?
Better off replacing the device entirely
Hey all,
one morning i was playing mortal kombat x on my unrooted, updated nexus 5 . And the phone got very hot. After 2 min white lines appeared. I turned off the phone wait till it cool down then turned it on but it remained the same. Made factory reset, didnt helped. Every time i increase brightness more white lines appear on screen and the screen starts shaking, icons and all going up and down. I took it to 2 services, 1. guy wouldnt take it because it is too demanding and he talked about it is something glued. 2. guy took it and said flat cable is dissconnected and he will connected it, he did that but didnt helped.
Did anyone had the same problem? Is the problem motherboard or the screen? Should i replace the screen?
How can i prevent that from happening again?
I am a Nexus 4 user. My brother sent me this Nexus 5 to me, but had problems with its screen. Sometimes it wouldn't show anything, other times it would show white lines and other times it would press things on my screen while showing some white lines. Some punches fixed the issue, but it wasn't a permanent solution.
Today, I opened the back cover, removed the battery and EVERYTHING else. Afterwards I cleaned it up with some cotton pads safely and without any force and attached the parts. When I pressed the power button, it didn't show the Google logo because I had forgotten to attach a wire. When I saw it, I attached the cable and it worked; it showed the Google logo, booted up to the part where I can see my lockscreen but then it went black.
When I tried to turn it on, it wouldn't show anything. I didn't destroy anything(imho) during the procedure. The LED light is yellow when I attach it to a USB(meaning it charges) and Windows 10 recognizes it when I connect the phone to the PC(a message pops up saying Nexus 5 was connected). "adb devices" shows the devices.
Is it the screen? I have un-screwed it a thousand times. Do I have to replace the screen+digitizer?
Because the screen wasn't working properly to begin with, it was probably defective and on its way out.
I recommend getting a cheap third party screen from eBay or Aliexpress. The third party screens aren't as good as an oem screen but the price is good for what you get in my opinion.
audit13 said:
Because the screen wasn't working properly to begin with, it was probably defective and on its way out.
I recommend getting a cheap third party screen from eBay or Aliexpress. The third party screens aren't as good as an oem screen but the price is good for what you get in my opinion.
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Thanks for the reply. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-Asse...065754?hash=item4ae8029eda:g:gaIAAOSwrklVJian
Is that good? The price is fine imho(we use euro but it will be +3-4 on the price converted from pounds).
Btw, I forgot to mention that sometimes the screen shows the backlight but doesn't display anything.
Sounds like the phone needs a new screen. Also check Aliexpress for screens. I find the prices a bit better than eBay.
Sorry to revive an old thread...
I have the exact same issue. What really bugs me is that the screen is only ~2 weeks old. Worked fine for a while, then I pulled it out of my pocket one day and only the backlight worked. LED blinked, phone vibrated, showed up in ADB, etc. - it was on. Only the backlight showed though. It worked when it booted up, and I got it to go into recovery. I reflashed my ROM, and it worked for about fifteen minutes after that. Now, it doesn't show anything at all (not even the backlight).
Did you just end up getting a new screen? Maybe I should just get a new phone... the cell radio also seems to be going out.
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I am trying to fix my Nexus 5. Couple months ago I dropped a mug on the phone. The result: cracked screen. I ordered a new screen with the whole front housing so only thing I had to do was remove cracked screen with frame and replace it with new one. When I did it I turn on the phone but I saw only a short blink of the screen. After lots of attempts of I came to conclusion that I probably damaged the new screen or it was already damaged. So the screen is black. When I plug the phone to PC everything works perfectly. I can browse the memory etc.
I would like to ask you whether my conclusion is correct and the only issue is the screen which has been damaged by me or the seller.
One more thing is that when I charge the phone or it is attached to the PC beside the black screen I can not also see any light from notification led.
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If the old screen can still display an image, move the parts back to the old screen to check for issues.
HI. Thx for reply. I don't remember whether cracked screen was functional in terms of displaying image. I will try to attache the old screen and will let you know.
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Hi,
I've bought a new screen + digitizer and replaced it with my broken screen. At first it didn't work...but after updating my N5 device with a OTA cable and a mouse i worked for about a day. But this morning it was unresponsive again.
I've opened it up and checked that every ribbon cable is correctly installed.
The screen turns on fine, but the touch screen is unresponsive.
Any one who has a fix for this or know what to do?
Sounds like a hardware problem to me.
Your previous screen is completely dead ? If the previous screen worked try to put it back and see if it's ok. Maybe you damaged the flex cable or something. The nexus's connectors are really bad...
I've a very similar situation here. Where did you get the screen? Mine seems to work fro a couple minutes then it's unresponsive.
I think the screen is defective. I have replaced the screens on 6 or 7 nexus 5 phones with 3rd party frame/LCD/glass units from Aliexpress and they all continue to work after several months of use.
i have this question also. i can use my touch screen at the first time but not after reboot . Display works very fine to my new screen with digitizer.