Develop Bugs

ok i need your help . Galaxy Nexus Screen scratch. can i replace the digitizer

Hi.
my question says it all.
i have a perfect galaxy nexus screen. no weird grid. no weird uneven colors. nothing. just perfect. however, i have few scratches by mistake on the screen " digitizer it self "
is it possible to replace the digitizer without replacing the screen ? money isnt an issue even if its the price of a new phone. its just i have OCD and i do like my screen perfect.
so . is it possible to replace the digitizer alone ? " even if i have to buy them both lcd screen and digitizer ", i will keep the new screen extra for future

I don't think the digitizer is up for sell separately yet.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

Smokeey said:
I don't think the digitizer is up for sell separately yet.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thats fine BUT if i buy the sceen and the digitizer, can someone seperate them and install the digitizer on another screen ?

ll_l_x_l_ll said:
thats fine BUT if i buy the sceen and the digitizer, can someone seperate them and install the digitizer on another screen ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've read that the glass is fused to the housing and display but I'm interested in this as well as I have a spec of dust under my screen.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

ll_l_x_l_ll said:
Hi.
my question says it all.
i have a perfect galaxy nexus screen. no weird grid. no weird uneven colors. nothing. just perfect. however, i have few scratches by mistake on the screen " digitizer it self "
is it possible to replace the digitizer without replacing the screen ? money isnt an issue even if its the price of a new phone. its just i have OCD and i do like my screen perfect.
so . is it possible to replace the digitizer alone ? " even if i have to buy them both lcd screen and digitizer ", i will keep the new screen extra for future
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm unable to post links yet, so go to iFixit and search for "Galaxy Nexus teardown". Seems the screen and digitizer are fused together, sorry

ll_l_x_l_ll said:
...money isnt an issue even if its the price of a new phone...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Buy a new phone, keep other as a backup/media device?

zeekiz said:
Buy a new phone, keep other as a backup/media device?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
like i said, i am OCD. i go buy new one, i will look for dead pixels/ un even colored screen/ stupid grid that shows weird lines in weird positions of the screen. its like hell for me to go through all that again.
firephoenix1985 said:
I'm unable to post links yet, so go to iFixit and search for "Galaxy Nexus teardown". Seems the screen and digitizer are fused together, sorry
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i did go to that site before you post it. thanks for trying to help. however i am just wondering that even if they are fused together, can i still take them apart ?
i really dont want to lose that screen

Hopefully the overall quality will improve with the samoled displays in the near future and buying a replacement housing/digitizer will almost guarantie you a good result (dont hold me to it though, just wishfull thinking).. i have some micro scratching aswell (seems to be a normal problem with this device) but only really visable under a really strong super-led flashlight. I'm starting to feel ok with it however and decided to wait with getting a replacement till the price has gone down.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

I read that one of the members here used a blow dryer on the screen and used a suction cup to remove the screen on their Galaxy S II. If these two devices were constructed similarly then this method may have some merit.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

the "super" in super amoled means the digitizer and screen are fused together.

i dropped my phone from about 3 feet and broke under my screen but not the screen itself can anyone recommend a good company to buy these parts from??

There's a guy from HK selling it on eBay here. However that means that you'd need to change it yourself. I have looked at the ifixit website about the assembly of the device; however it depends on how comfortable each one is with changing it themselves.
It is quite expensive as well... I will still get a quote from Samsung prior to venturing with this option.
---------- Post added at 09:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:15 AM ----------
To the OP
Where are you getting the digitizer from? If it is sold as fused with the screen, then there's not much trying to tear the combo apart and getting it to look like a machine job will be a challenge. I assume you'd need to build a clean room setup somehow...
Anyways you could possibly verify if the screen quality is to your standards with the eBay seller I mentioned above and buy on that arrangement; however getting the other side to agree/be honest may not be easy.
Instead, why not buy the best screen protector? Those wet ones you get nowadays. Not only will it get rid of the scratches but will also protect your phone for a long time...I think that is a better cheaper investment unless you are sitting on a pile of....cash...

Tjotte said:
Hopefully the overall quality will improve with the samoled displays in the near future and buying a replacement housing/digitizer will almost guarantie you a good result (dont hold me to it though, just wishfull thinking).. i have some micro scratching aswell (seems to be a normal problem with this device) but only really visable under a really strong super-led flashlight. I'm starting to feel ok with it however and decided to wait with getting a replacement till the price has gone down.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have since this post received 2 more scratches and both is showing quite easy with screen off in normal lighting, last one i got today and that one´s really bugging me since it looks like something rubbed against the screen a few times.. I always.. always always! only keep my phone in my pocket on my jacket with a plastic zipper and only a microfiber cloth goes in the same pocket.. digitizer actually feels weaker then my old X10's which (apart from that i dropped it and cracked a corner a month before getting the GN) looks rather good to have been tossed around and been riding my workpants which has been everything BUT clean.. a few deep scratches but 18 months of abuse, i'd say it's in good condition! I refuse to put a screenprotector on this phone, initially i did get one.. that one scratched during installation using a regular creditcard and it just looked terrible with the peeling around the edges so, no more protectors.... and i (along with other here at the forum) believe that it is not actually the glass that scratches but rather the oleophobic coating getting scratches.. because the scratches are really really thin but clearly visible.. it's a shame.. but when the next scratch comes, i'm gonna stop being anal about it and just toss it in my right jeans pocket where the phones usually go.. never in my workpants though.. that would kill the coating in a day.

glass for the galaxy nexus

Unfortunately i dropped my.nexus and now theres a nasty scratch on the screen that drives me.crazy.
Ive been looking on ebay and found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Front...101?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460528e5ed but reading about the g nexus it says the glass and the digitalizer are fused so why is the glass sold by separate?

im going to assume that it would be extremly difficult to put it back together but if your good with that kind of stuff go for it but i wouldnt

Alex1123 said:
im going to assume that it would be extremly difficult to put it back together but if your good with that kind of stuff go for it but i wouldnt
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is there a way to polish it? Id like to know what product would be good to use to take it off

I wouldn't do it

The glass and digitizer are fuzed but you can seperate them with a heat gun. Its not really a DIY thing for your average person though.

The heatgun method should work for you, but like the post above me stated, it's a bit more difficult for the average DIYer. I used this method on my Asus Transformer attempting to get the glass off and ended up cracking the digitizer a little bit. If you take your time and you are very careful with it, it can be done.
One suggestion for you when you are heating the phone, it'll be hot to the touch so keep some gloves handy. Also when attempting to remove the glass, get yourself some industrial grade suction cups and stick those to the screen to yank it off.

I didnt think it woukd be that difficult. I think ill live with it and use a screen.protector. the whole assembly.is.really ezpensive and not.worth the scratch

survivor_evil said:
I didnt think it woukd be that difficult. I think ill live with it and use a screen.protector. the whole assembly.is.really ezpensive and not.worth the scratch
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I may make a recommendation: Do you live in an area where people advertise to repair Smartphone and other device screens? You may be able to find someone on Craigslist who can perform the repair for you.

You should buy some of that dynaflow liquid armor and see if you can fill in the scratch with it. It might not work but it could be worth it to try.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

survivor_evil said:
I didnt think it woukd be that difficult. I think ill live with it and use a screen.protector. the whole assembly.is.really ezpensive and not.worth the scratch
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Regarding using screen protectors, use a wet application method..that way the cracks will be less visible...

afma_afma said:
Regarding using screen protectors, use a wet application method..that way the cracks will be less visible...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Truth ^^^ My friend had a nasty scratch on his HTC Evo 3D and I remember him applying a screen protector using the wet application method. That would be the first cheapest option and you can EASILY diy.

afma_afma said:
Regarding using screen protectors, use a wet application method..that way the cracks will be less visible...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Indeed. XO Skins claim their screen protectors fill in 95% of existing scratches; granted, your scratch might be in the really bad 5% that it can't completely fill in, but it's definitely worth a shot. Last I checked, the cheapest you can replace the screen for is about $163 through the Samsung repair center, but that's only if you're in the US. All the DIY screen replacement kits I could find were over $200 and none of the local shops would do it for the galaxy nexus.

Replace cracked glass

Hi
My partner has cracked the glass on the screen of her note 2. I was going to fix it for her but I'm looking for somone with experience fixing the note 2. I recently fixed a cracked screen on my galaxy s 3 by replacing just the glass on the front and using the same lcd etc. It only cost me £25. Is the same repair possible on the note 2 or is it constructed differently? I've had a look online and you can buy the glass from various places.
Thanks
Steve

steevwatson said:
Hi
My partner has cracked the glass on the screen of her note 2. I was going to fix it for her but I'm looking for somone with experience fixing the note 2. I recently fixed a cracked screen on my galaxy s 3 by replacing just the glass on the front and using the same lcd etc. It only cost me £25. Is the same repair possible on the note 2 or is it constructed differently? I've had a look online and you can buy the glass from various places.
Thanks
Steve
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did the new replacement fit perfectly as it was before?
Sent from the Rabbit Hole

Unfortunately, the glass is glued onto the touchscreen which makes it more difficult. Though I've seen somebody posting about fixing it anyway, involving a heat gun to get the glue off, but couldn't find the post on Tapatalk. Perhaps if you search around.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

bushako said:
Did the new replacement fit perfectly as it was before?
Sent from the Rabbit Hole
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In my galaxy s3 it looked good as new.
Thanks
Steve

adytum said:
Unfortunately, the glass is glued onto the touchscreen which makes it more difficult. Though I've seen somebody posting about fixing it anyway, involving a heat gun to get the glue off, but couldn't find the post on Tapatalk. Perhaps if you search around.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On the GS3 the glass was only glued around the edges of the touchscreen. I was hoping it was the same for the note. I'll have an other look online everything I found for the note was about replacing the whole screen. Loads of info and vids for replacing the galaxy s 3 glass tho. Thats what made me wonder if it was more complicated for the note. I'm still tempted to try it. Worst case is I have to replace the whole screen which I would have to do anyway
Thanks
Steve

Let me know if you are doing this soon
I have gathered all the pieces and tools to repair mine (glass lens, heat gun, pry tools, etc) and have planned to do it on wednesday.
However, I could not find anyone on the internet that have acheived it yet. I hope it's possible

Here's a useful video that may help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxgZeb5QytM

Here is my redneck method. You may need a bigger knife.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039145
---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------
steevwatson said:
On the GS3 the glass was only glued around the edges of the touchscreen. I was hoping it was the same for the note. I'll have an other look online everything I found for the note was about replacing the whole screen. Loads of info and vids for replacing the galaxy s 3 glass tho. Thats what made me wonder if it was more complicated for the note. I'm still tempted to try it. Worst case is I have to replace the whole screen which I would have to do anyway
Thanks
Steve
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lucky, mine was glued 100% on the AMOLED display and all. I managed to fix it though, be careful when applying the new superglue to hold the new display as I put in too much and it bled over onto the display surface.

Inach said:
Here's a useful video that may help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxgZeb5QytM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, this is a change of Digitizer+Glass and the guy wrotes : "Its not possible to replace the glass only without special equipment,"
So,it might not be possible to only un-glue the glass as we see video for S3

nickanderson said:
I was thinking of getting this case, does anyone have this? If so, what do you think?
ww w.ion-factory.com/predator_note2.php
broke link due to being new
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And what would "special equipment" be? If it's only a heat gun, then great. But if it needs a clean room with robotic arm, well not so great.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

G.Reaper said:
And what would "special equipment" be? If it's only a heat gun, then great. But if it needs a clean room with robotic arm, well not so great.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
good question. If the screen is broken anyway and my Mrs lets me i'm tempted to give it a go. surely worst thing that happens is I'll need to buy a new screen which I would have to do anyway if I don't try.
Thanks
Steve

steevwatson said:
good question. If the screen is broken anyway and my Mrs lets me i'm tempted to give it a go. surely worst thing that happens is I'll need to buy a new screen which I would have to do anyway if I don't try.
Thanks
Steve
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good point, and though I personally haven't done the procedure on this phone, I cannot see how more than a few basic tools plus heat gun shouldn't fix it if you're nimble enough.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

Mine dropped from two feet and hairline cracked across the whole screen. I bought the full assembly LCD/digitizer. Did the repair per LE55ONS. AOK now. afterwards, I tried to pry apart the digitizer glass. In my Note II it is bonded with transparent gum covering the entire LCD. No way to replace only the digitizer on my version of the Note II

Cracked my Screen...

Dropped face down about 18 inches, lol.
and pop..
the screen is all cracked yet everything works just fine.. I was looking on ebay and saw a few replacement screens, they even come with the tools.
How easy is this to do? (Im very handy)
Also, I assume the glass I'm getting on ebay is some third party glass? And not gorilla glass then?
here is a link of one I'm looking at,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Front-G...853?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d35fc4975
If there is a better one, please help, thanks

fastfed said:
Dropped face down about 18 inches, lol.
and pop..
the screen is all cracked yet everything works just fine.. I was looking on ebay and saw a few replacement screens, they even come with the tools.
How easy is this to do? (Im very handy)
Also, I assume the glass I'm getting on ebay is some third party glass? And not gorilla glass then?
here is a link of one I'm looking at,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Front-G...853?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d35fc4975
If there is a better one, please help, thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I struggled with this decision myself. I have a minor crack and some small scratches in my display so I looked into this a few months ago. It looks pretty invasive and harder to do than it should be, IMHO.
Not trying to discourage you, there are some good YouTube vids out there that will give you an Idea of what's involved. Take a look for yourself.
If you do decide to go ahead please and try take some notes and pics along the way and post them with your results. Good or bad.
I still think about doing it every so often but need my phone and until it cracks further what I have is better than nothing should things decide to go south during the removal and installation process.
I wish you luck! :good:

I've done a few of my own phones as long as your patient and have the right tools you can do it.... patients lol biggest thing. And youtube
Sent from my LG-P930 using xda app-developers app

fastfed said:
Dropped face down about 18 inches, lol.
and pop..
the screen is all cracked yet everything works just fine.. I was looking on ebay and saw a few replacement screens, they even come with the tools.
How easy is this to do? (Im very handy)
Also, I assume the glass I'm getting on ebay is some third party glass? And not gorilla glass then?
here is a link of one I'm looking at,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Front-G...853?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d35fc4975
If there is a better one, please help, thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's really hard dude. The glass is like "super glued" to the screen around the edges. It's not like the I phones where they used double sided tape...no, this is almost a unibody screen and digitizer. You'd burn the screen with a heat gun before being able to separate it from the digitizer =\
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Replacement screen

What is the best site to get a replacement screen from? My digitizer is fine, just need the screen

Ouch!

Found one for 15, going to two tone my note 4

n00b1269 said:
Found one for 15, going to two tone my note 4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where did you find it?eBay?post a link and let us know after you install it if you recommend it,I like to have a back up screen laying around haven't seen any post on replacing one on note4 yet,surprisingly I havent had to replace a Samsung screen yet had s3,4,5,and now note4,I did replace the camera glass on S5 and the charging flap,got them from some site they came from Hong Kong or something but were OEM and cheap.

http://www.hytparts.com/005521-oem-replacement-outer-glass-lens-for-samsung-galaxy-note-4.html

n00b1269 said:
http://www.hytparts.com/005521-oem-replacement-outer-glass-lens-for-samsung-galaxy-note-4.html
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nice that looks legit,please post back and let me know how long it took to receive it and what your thoughts are on it.

Will be ordering Thursday, there are four color options. I have the white, I'm going to do the black glass, with the white and chrome and black back I think.

That will look good,I have the white s3,black s4,white s5, I use all dark backgrounds if there's an option and dark wallpapers with the black note4, it just looks nicer to me, that's why I got black this time,but I'd put the white back on myn,I actually never saw the white one in person to be honest I'll have to take a look.

Good luck swapping just the glass, its fused to the digitizer.

deathshead said:
Good luck swapping just the glass, its fused to the digitizer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you elaborate,are you saying its impossible to replace just the screen and he will need to replace the digitizer also with one that has the screen fused to it?

djmouse said:
Can you elaborate,are you saying its impossible to replace just the screen and he will need to replace the digitizer also with one that has the screen fused to it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry ididnt provide much detail but theres a video on youtube with a repair guy and he attempts to do a glass swap and breaks the digitizer from it being fused like the s3

djmouse said:
Can you elaborate,are you saying its impossible to replace just the screen and he will need to replace the digitizer also with one that has the screen fused to it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sure Google can elaborate also.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app

Martinjv71 said:
I'm sure Google can elaborate also.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks,were not here to be negative were here to learn and share,maybe he had a hands on experience, that's better then googling something most times, I already saw a tear down of the note4 but not the screen being taken off the digitizer but thanks again for being so helpful.

deathshead said:
Sorry ididnt provide much detail but theres a video on youtube with a repair guy and he attempts to do a glass swap and breaks the digitizer from it being fused like the s3
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't you just heat it like the rest to separate it? I assume its no different then replacing note 2 or 3 glass...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A

bordman said:
Don't you just heat it like the rest to separate it? I assume its no different then replacing note 2 or 3 glass...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's the problem. I don't think you can. I'm paying $75 to get it fixed.

A blow dryer did the trick

n00b1269 said:
A blow dryer did the trick
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Got pics?
How did it turn out and where did you get the parts?

I don't have pics, I sold it literally the moment it was fixed. But I can say, the kit was 11.95 with amazon prime shipping. It was for the 910. The glass was cheap, but usable and came with tools. This lit used double sided tape, not loca and the glass didn't have a logo. I two toned it. I thought it would look better but just looked like knock off. But hey my buddy slapped down $690 and said he wants it so no complaints

Basically the concept is heating the glass so the adhesive between the digitizer and glass can be loose or let's say workable. I did this on my Galaxy Note 1 but kinda screwed up a bit. Trying to separate the glass from the digitizer is a pain on the butt because with what ever you use to separate it you can also risk scratching the digitizer. Also do not overheat as it can mess your screen up bad. Let's say all the job is cleanly done and you separated the glass still with the adhesive on the digitizer, put the new glass on the screen and with the heat gun/hair dryer put some heat on the glass to get the adhesive back to stikn mode. This is a simple but yet risky fix. In my experience with a new phone I'd pay the amount to get the screen fixed though idiots here in Georgia will try to rip you off saying you need a new digitizer as well. Hope it gives you a bit of info though look for vids about this before attempting on your own note 4
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using XDA Free mobile app

They give you a clear wire between two rings to separate the screen. It was quite easy. Bunch of glue left over but rubbing alcohol and a light touch took care of that. The trick was to have someone else heating as you slowly work it. I think the fix would of looked a bit better with loca I feel.