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Broken glass in front of lens

so i dropped my fuze the other day taking it out of the case and when it hit the ground the cover and battery came off and out. i put it back together to inspect the damage and didnt see anything wrong (i was outside at night in a parking lot). when i got back to my house i looked over the phone again in the light and noticed that it looked like my camera lens was all cracked. it turns out that only the square piece of glass in front of the camera was broken and i peeled it off and the camera seems to work fine without it. does anyone know if this affects the lens at all by being exposed and where i might be able to get another square glass cover??? the original one seemed to be glued down so i dont see why i couldnt glue another thin piece of glass overtop of it???

you can probably check out how thick the glass was and then cut off a small piece and glue it down with a normal glue just so it sticks... it's mostly to protect the lens,

yea it has to be 1 mm at most its really small. i'll take it to a camera shop and see if they have anything i can use to fit in where it was. thanks

i dropped my first fuze from a short distance and that little piece of glass broke around the sides. i think its just a noise filter. the camera still worked but there was alot of extra noise which almost seemed to pulse on the image. im taking better care of my replacement fuze.

did att give you a new replacement for free? i think i am just going to hold on to this one and flash it a few times until the fortress comes out sometime at the end of the summer.

Separate the screen and frame without breaking the screen

Why would you ever care if you damage the screen while taking it out since you're probably replacing it anyway? I have no clue. But I thought I would give it a try, and now i'm sharing.
So I managed to remove the screen and the frame without breaking anything (granted the screen wasn't working already)
i.imgur.com/cpKVP
What I did was cut off little strips from a credit card or any sort of plastic card. Then heated only the back side of the frame. I figured if I tried heating the screen from the front, the glass and screen adhesive might start separating. Then I worked the strips in between the frame and screen through the holes in the frame.
i.imgur.com/iql8z
You might be wondering why there are places ground down on the frame... I'll get to that...
Just worked at that for probably an hour constantly reheating. Just unsticking the adhesive from the back of the screen and the frame. I finally managed to be able to fit a card in through the bottom.
i.imgur.com/kuDuP
Then I just used that to unstick the rest of the adhesive.
Now, about why a lot of the frame has grinding marks. I have the Verizon GS3, but I broke the old screen. I found a water damaged sprint gs3 on craigslist for $100. so I figured I would see if it would fit, and if it didn't I could sell the screen for maybe 200-250 on ebay. It didn't fit, not perfectly... but I really didn't feel like waiting for it to sell. So instead, I made it fit, I almost got it perfect, and it all worked just perfectly when I had it all together. But I wanted it to fit perfectly, so naturally, on my last attempt, I ground down a little too far and nicked part of one of the ribbon cables. So I figured I'd try taking it apart without breaking it... If anybody has any suggestions on how to fix the ribbon, feel free to say something!
i.imgur.com/MN9Fl

how bad did you butcher the ribbon? you could maybe try circuitwriter conductive pen to draw the contacts back. http://stcwk.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-repair-broken-ribbon-cable.html
I got the S3 like 3 days ago, and earlier today it just slide out of my pocket when i was crouched, (I know, i placed an order on a case 2 days ago but thought i would be careful around the house with the phone til than) , Crack lower right corner, do you think you could seperate the glass/digitizer from the lcd screen? to just replace the glass/digitizer http://i46.tinypic.com/5lyx41.jpg

The pen might be worth a try. As for separating the glass from the screen, it's possible, but I really wouldn't recommend it. Just because of how the screen is manufactured, there is a film of glue between the front glass and the screen, it would be impossible to glue it back together without leaving bubbles in between, so it would look way worse than just the little bit of cracked screen you have.

XZ - Scratches Easily!

Buyer beware, I have two XZs and obviously given the cost I take care of them. I have noticed however lots of scratches on the back side from simply placing the phone down gently. I guess in 6 months, I can expect the back side to be covered in scratches!
For those not using a cover, give yours a look and see what I'm talking about ... scratches, scratches, scratches everywhere!!

how long have you been use the phone?

Mine Is just fine and I have used it in the army for a month at least without a case...

My question is Why would you buy 2 XZ's together !!!!????

Have had mine for nearly 6 weeks now, without any case and the phone at this point doesn't have a single scratch. Long may it continue.
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Glad to hear you all have had better luck than me .. I bought 2 phones because I received a 2 for 1 offer, so needless to say I grabbed a black and platinum model. The black by far is showing more scratches, and again this is just by setting it down on tables, nothing harsh. Let's see if others weigh in .. I think others are seeing what I'm seeing ... it's riduculous because my Z5 after a whole year of use has zero scratches, and my XZ after only one month looks as if I ran my key across it repeatedly!

enrique71 said:
Glad to hear you all have had better luck than me .. I bought 2 phones because I received a 2 for 1 offer, so needless to say I grabbed a black and platinum model. The black by far is showing more scratches, and again this is just by setting it down on tables, nothing harsh. Let's see if others weigh in .. I think others are seeing what I'm seeing ... it's riduculous because my Z5 after a whole year of use has zero scratches, and my XZ after only one month looks as if I ran my key across it repeatedly!
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I don't have any scratches but I dropped my phone on Tarmac a few weeks ago so I do have 3-4 dents.
You can always get the back replaced from a Sony Service Center or an aftermarket product very easily if it bothers you too much.

pic or it didnt happened you have 2 xz right? the other one can take photos i guess

I also got tiny scratches here and there on the back of my XZ, seems it is easy to get scratched by little pieces of sand or debris on hard surface, I got mine scratched on a glass table.
However the oily fingerprints you leave on the back will cover up the scratches so it only become apparent when you clean your phone.

ryo81 said:
I also got tiny scratches here and there on the back of my XZ, seems it is easy to get scratched by little pieces of sand or debris on hard surface, I got mine scratched on a glass table.
However the oily fingerprints you leave on the back will cover up the scratches so it only become apparent when you clean your phone.
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That's exactly right, my point was that the back surface definately scratches easily .. I didn't run my phone across a gravel road, but I do set it down on glass often (gently). Wish the back cover was more like that of the Z5 .. my gold Z5 doesn't have a single blemish anywhere! ohh well. Here 's a picture for those who don't believe me .. not sure why I'd lie, but here you.

The back is what, painted metal? Of course it will be scratchable, and more so than the glass. Anything harder than the phone surface will scratch it. Sand will scratch almost anything, that is probably why sand paper is so useful.
That said, mine has held up pretty well. I have one very fine scratch on the back that is barely noticeable. Nothing like your photo. In fact, it might even buff out. The XZ is certainly as durable as expected. I don't baby it, but I am not careless.
This phone (like most) looks too good to stick it in an ugly case, plus it is already almost too big for my pockets without a case. However, if you are clumsy, have dirty hands, have sandy pockets, or keep your phone in a purse full of coins and keys then you should probably get a case.

U12+ Display replacement

Hi guys
Sadly I have a cracked display...so there are no spare parts available and the shops in Germany would like to have something around 500€.
I changed in the past some Sony-Displays and thought about doing myself. I found on aliexpress some U12+Displays.
Sadly I didnt found a single "manual" or how to, to do this right - anyone can help?
Best regards

Maybe these vids from JerryRigEverything can help you out.
Good luck!
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https://tinyurl.com/htcu12

Just replaced mine
majomathes said:
Hi guys
Sadly I have a cracked display...so there are no spare parts available and the shops in Germany would like to have something around 500€.
I changed in the past some Sony-Displays and thought about doing myself. I found on aliexpress some U12+Displays.
Sadly I didnt found a single "manual" or how to, to do this right - anyone can help?
Best regards
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I just replaced mine yesterday and it was more difficult than any other one I've done in the past. Anyway I never found one single video on YouTube that showed the screen removal and pretty much had to play it by ear. There are a few videos that show the disassembly of the U12+ and each stops before removing the screen. My advice is to remove everything from the frame, I managed to piece together enough from the videos to know there are 15 screws to remove, one video said 14 but there's one more that's hidden until you've gotten under the motherboard holding the front facing cameras. Knowing I wanted to keep it simple I didn't remove all of the antenna wires, there's one at the bottom that's under the speaker cover that I left attached so I only disconnected it from the motherboard. Then the other I only disconnected near the vibrator, leaving it connected at the motherboard, so each piece had one wire that stayed connected. Meanwhile you'll have to undo every other plug on the device and with a little persuasion everything fell out. (Don't attempt to remove the button/pressure sensing strips along the sides!) Once you are down to the frame, and for me the ear piece speaker, I used a heat gun to soften the bond between the glass and the frame. It doesn't loosen up very easily, they are really bonded together. I got most of it and then began to chip away at the broken glass. You'll want a good heat gun for this part. I had to set mine to 300F to really get it to loosen up and then work mm by mm around the edge getting all of the glass and glue out of the track. This probably took me a half hour or more. I used E6000 glue but only because I would have had to order B7000 or any other recommended glue. E6000 is a good glue but just because many of the other videos I watched used B7000 I would have liked to use it too.
To install the new screen I used a syringe filled with my glue to follow the small glue track around the edge of the frame. Don't worry about squeeze out because this glue is very forgiving and wipes away easily with IPA Alcohol and a rag. I followed the old glue placement, adding a little extra near the bottom corners and a dab around the ear piece speaker holes. Then it's just reversing the process to assemble the electronics. Now here is another word of warning, the plugs are so small and some are not easy to align but be sure they snap into place and are flat when installed. I made the mistake of not getting the display plug flat and had to do a partial disassembly to correct the issue.
I didn't glue the back on but think I might today just to try and achieve the waterproof level the phone shipped with. You may have to glue yours but I had previously broken the back and already replaced it and the replacement came with a double sided adhesive strip that was still pretty sticky. If I remember correctly the original back was glued on and probably wouldn't have stuck if I had tried to just replace the back as I did.
One other note. After being disassembled and pulling the battery my finger print scanner didn't want to work. In fact it didn't even show up in the menu when I went looking for it but restarting the phone again caused it to show up. My advantage with the double sided adhesive was I was able to test everything and use the phone for a full day before committing to gluing the back on. Now that I know everything is working, the phone is charging and it all seems good I can glue the back on.
Best of luck

Clear back projects?

So I got a pretty solid deal on a 7 Pro with shattered back glass. I was just gonna leave a case on it, but it started flaking away. I ordered new back glass on eBay and started heating it up to get the camera lens cover and flash LED to stick a bit better. While I was at it, I started peeling that laminate back.
Wound up heating the entire back glass up and slowly peeling away the laminate. I love the way it looks, but I'm not sure how to avoid where the adhesive sort of shifted and cratered.
Those that have done this, what have you done to keep the adhesive in line? I heated it up and pushed the back glass onto it. I'm wondering if I should have put the back glass on, the heated it up.
I'm not against pulling the back glass and redoing it.

You should check jerryrigeverything on youtube.

Are you reusing the adhesive that was on the glass or new adhesive? I kinda stick with always using new adhesive whenever I used to help repair a few friends' Galaxy phones back in the day when I actually had time to fix phones lol.
I've done a clear back mod for a friend's cousin's 7 Pro but haven't done it on mine, mainly since I like the blue paint job and the extra warranty OnePlus gave you through their Care app is something I want to have as a fallback before I do something like a clear back mod.

aNGERY said:
So I got a pretty solid deal on a 7 Pro with shattered back glass. I was just gonna leave a case on it, but it started flaking away. I ordered new back glass on eBay and started heating it up to get the camera lens cover and flash LED to stick a bit better. While I was at it, I started peeling that laminate back.
Wound up heating the entire back glass up and slowly peeling away the laminate. I love the way it looks, but I'm not sure how to avoid where the adhesive sort of shifted and cratered.
Those that have done this, what have you done to keep the adhesive in line? I heated it up and pushed the back glass onto it. I'm wondering if I should have put the back glass on, the heated it up.
I'm not against pulling the back glass and redoing it.
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I bought a transparent rear cover and it already had adhesive on it. Then i followed a tutorial i saw on witrigs.com and modified the NFC plastics so i could see the camera motor. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BXbhNsmtV8SjVhoAct6VP6W__dwWr9KG/view

NonexistentParan0ia said:
Are you reusing the adhesive that was on the glass or new adhesive? I kinda stick with always using new adhesive whenever I used to help repair a few friends' Galaxy phones back in the day when I actually had time to fix phones lol.
I've done a clear back mod for a friend's cousin's 7 Pro but haven't done it on mine, mainly since I like the blue paint job and the extra warranty OnePlus gave you through their Care app is something I want to have as a fallback before I do something like a clear back mod.
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I'm not sure how warranty would work because this doesn't have the IMEI on the back anymore, anyway.
And this is fresh adhesive.

aNGERY said:
I'm not sure how warranty would work because this doesn't have the IMEI on the back anymore, anyway.
And this is fresh adhesive.
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Warranty wouldn't work in your case or mine if the phone was opened up either way and for the international/unlocked variants, all the regulatory labels and IMEI are in settings>about phone, which I prefer since it keeps the back clear of anything but just company logos