Hi everybody, My HTC M8 fall from 40m height, my screen was broken and camera not workin. As I am russian and my family lives there, I gave them my HTC so that they can take it to service center and get it fixed. They managed to fix the screen but not cameras, as they didnt know where to order them. So while being in Spain I ordered both cameras and then brought them to Russia and gave to service centre with the phone. So, here comes the problem, they disassembled my HTC took the metal casing where both cameras were and connected the new big one but connected without metal casing-hanging. So the problem is that it doesnt have AutoFocus now. More problems come now, when you connect small camera you cannot enter camera app and make photos( with only big one you can). So we took it to another center where they said that there is whatever problem with some plate or something and they cannot fix it. So its now laying on the bookshelf disassambled.
So my questions are :
1. Can I use it with only one big camera?
2. Does second camera affect autofocus?
3. If not, can it be fixed by mounting it to the original metal casing( which should hold it in a fixed position alowing micro movements for focusing, am I wrong?)?
4. Could it be some plate which connects small camera that doesnt allow second camera to function properly and what could it be?
Please Help me ASAP if you know anything about situation like that.
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Hello,
I dropped my Touch Pro 2 in fresh water. No insurance of course and no more discount from T-mobile to buy a new phone.
Following video instructions on youtube I disassembled it, I believe without breaking anything.
The LCD screen was gone (water inside), and I bought a new one in eBay.
Once I received it I reassambled the phone. Evertyhting seems to work fine but... the screen is stuck in landscape!
Of course I did soft and hard reset, tried to play / disable the G-sensor and orientation sensor, nothing: I believe it has to do with some switch that recognize when the keyboard is slide open, but I have no idea what sensor is it, I can't find any mechanism that resemble a micro switch or a mini magnet related to the opening / closing of the keyboard. Instead I find a microswitch that senses when the pen is inside, but nothing about the screen.
Any suggestion, does anybody here have any hardware knowledge on this topic? I tried to use software like Gyrator 2 which put a patch on the problem, but I would rather fix the hardware first: perhaps I did not mount something correctly, where is this sensor, is it magnetic or microswitch, I can't see anything even with lenses on.
thank you all in advance
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I have exactly same problem, my TP2 is stuck in landscape mode. I bought TP2 in the US. My housing was broken so I bought a new one in europe the oem one with lcd screen and digitizer... Could this make the problem?
I am pretty sad, I dont want to buy a new phone :S
The sensor must be in the screen-half of the phone underneath where the red "end call" button is. This is demonstrated if a healthy phone is slid open, and then you pass a small magnet underneath the screen in that area, screen will flip between portrait and landscape.
Which yes I did the same thing today and it was your post randell that helped me. All you need to do is go to walmart purchase the smallest but most powerful smallest magnet you can find. cut you a piece of it, superglue it to the bottom right corner. worked like a charm.
or if you wanted to open your case back up like i did you can superglue it on the inside lol. If you look at your old case you will find your old magnet you can use. simple easy just thought id let you know k bye ta ta.
sabwjawdjw said:
which yes i did the same thing today and it was your post randell that helped me. All you need to do is go to walmart purchase the smallest but most powerful smallest magnet you can find. Cut you a piece of it, superglue it to the bottom right corner. Worked like a charm.
Or if you wanted to open your case back up like i did you can superglue it on the inside lol. If you look at your old case you will find your old magnet you can use. Simple easy just thought id let you know k bye ta ta.
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thank you verrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
thank youuuuuuuuu
I was on here by chance and I had the same issue when I replaced my digitizer on my TP2 a year ago. I could never figure it out so I bit bullet and brought a new phone. I will try this when I get home and if it works be great because i loved that phone soo much when I had it thanks guys!!
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience replacing the actual rear camera sensor. Very stupid of me but I was recording video at a party with lots of lasers and light shows. One of them hit my camera and I even have the video where the laser hit. Now the camera has permanent lines and the top portion of the screen is significantly darker. I'm seeing a lot of these OEM camera modules that are for sale online on eBay and such but I'm not sure if I can trust those... Located in Hong Kong, not in the US. Should I warranty it? Or do you think they even will?
Try get it replaced under warranty other than that I'm unsure should never use cameras where lasers are in use they act like the human eyes but you should get away with a replacement as its developed of its own back wink wink lol
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Sorry to hear about your phone but could you post the video?
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not really a hard job to change cam, once you opened the HOX. it is just a flexcable (with a black tape over it)
but you have to remove motherboard ( 5 or 6 screws and a few flex cables)
(cam sticks in a gap from the display direction)
Would rather not post the video because it's got a lot of close friends in it and they might not want me to upload it publicly. But basically what happens is you see the lasers pan over and it hits my camera and it flickers and flashes really fast for like a second and the video went black, just as I stopped the recording. Every pic/video after that is all damaged.
I'm bringing it to an HTC service center today but feel like they won't do anything if I tell them I got it hit by lasers, :laugh:. I'll try and stay away from the OEM modules for now.
Hello, I have bought used M8 with broken camera glass and camera also doesn't work (neither does flash). Any ideas? What should I do?
I can get to work the second back camera (picture its upside down) but primary is a no go.
I'll try warranty but I assume it will be declined (because of the broken glass). What else can I do? Would changing the primary back camera help (I looked online and It's about 15€). would it help?
did you ever get it working?
I recently ran across the same issue others were having with the back and front camera not launching after update. I did not believe it was hardware myself.
However, being a computer technician every test i ran pointed to hardware. So i dug into ny phone here is what i found.
I pulled my phone appart pulled out battery and mother board. Where the camera eletric ribbons connect to the back of the motherboard the ribbon clamp becomes loose after time, not enough to fully dislodge the ribbon but for it to become slanted causing the camera to be electronically active thusly causing the in use by other program error and black screen. Easy fix takes about 15 minutes a small screw driver and electronic tweezers
If you have been having this issue i hope this helps its a free reolution to the ze5511ml
Red texan
Did you happen to have pics of the disassembly?
I did not take pics, however if you google "asus zenphone 2 disassembly" there are a couple videos that explain the process quite simply. My biggest tip would be to make sure you plug in everything exactly how it was when you dissasembled i forgot to plug in my touch screen when i first attempted so i had to go back and find the ribbon also the ribbon clamps ar white make sure you dont lift up the brown part or you will break your clamps
Redtexan said:
I recently ran across the same issue others were having with the back and front camera not launching after update. I did not believe it was hardware myself.
However, being a computer technician every test i ran pointed to hardware. So i dug into ny phone here is what i found.
I pulled my phone appart pulled out battery and mother board. Where the camera eletric ribbons connect to the back of the motherboard the ribbon clamp becomes loose after time, not enough to fully dislodge the ribbon but for it to become slanted causing the camera to be electronically active thusly causing the in use by other program error and black screen. Easy fix takes about 15 minutes a small screw driver and electronic tweezers
If you have been having this issue i hope this helps its a free reolution to the ze5511ml
Red texan
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Just re-seated the camera ribbon on my ZenFone 2 and it worked for me! Front shows up blank, so I'm wondering if the front camera itself is fried... May try to pick up a front camera module for it cheap.
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Just re-seated the camera ribbon on my ZenFone 2 and it worked for me! Front shows up blank, so I'm wondering if the front camera itself is fried... May try to pick up a front camera module for it cheap.
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There is a separate ribbon for front facing.
Oh, I know. It just didn't work for me, and I managed to crack the front camera clip on the board... So, I rigged up some foam tape against the back of the screen to give it pressure, but that still didn't do it. It may be the module itself.
I knew I should have known better but I did research the local shops around my area before deciding. My Note 10 needed a new battery after dying and I was quoted 50 for a replacement battery by Samsung. I was happy with that and left it for him to sort out, week later I come to pick up the phone with the new battery. It was only back home when I took a photo, that the camera couldn't focus at all on anything at 1x or 2x. Cue me going back and explaining to him about the issue, he looks dumbfounded and even then thought probably just a simple error. Turns out with the back cover off the camera works fine, but when he glues the back cover on again the issue reappears?. So he told me to leave it again, and week later I come back and he's "fixed" it, tells me about the cover applying too much pressure or something so I was OK with the excuse because I just wanted to leave the shop because of nerves but does work after showing me. Again go home, and put the case back on and the stupid camera issue appears. At this point I'm fed up going back and forth, plus it be a case of proving he damaged it which is unlikely however, the guy is super nice but so disappointed in the job he did. Wanted to ask is there anything I can do, anybody who fixes phones aware of this issue?.
If it works with the rear cover off; is it a OEM rear cover and lens protector? Check clearances and for loose or damaged connectors/ribbon cable.
Replace with OEM or after market rear cover seal rather than double sided tape, see if that works.