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[Acer Iconia A500] csi15:
lol, thanks. I am going to have to try this camera thing out.

ok, checked it out, how the heck do you get the video chat working? It only gives me the option to send IM's
[Acer Iconia A500] mirox3m:
Your counterpart needs to install video and audio plugin for Gtalk. Just by clicking option for video call (from PC) it will pop up an install screen .
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
Gtalk PC does support video call ?

http://www.google.com/chat/video?hl=en

http://www.google.com/talk/

so far only web gtalk (so from gmail...) support it

and of course Gtalk Android support
[Acer Iconia A500] garbagecanman:
The other person has to be in gmail to do video and if your contacts once they have the plugin there will then be the little video icon I tested the other day with my brother from my iconia using talk to his Acer laptop using gmail chat.. we tried using the Google talk program on his laptop but video option wasn't showing up?
[Android Apps and Games] Derek1267:
They just updated to 3.0.3 for update for Gingerbread devices. My OG Droid is running CM 7 RC3 and I still can't get the thing to download.

Can someone upload the app and link it to me please <333
[Android Apps and Games] ehsfball78:
I'm in the same situation. Does anyone know where the apk can be downloaded from?

Running GPA15 on the original Droid
[Android Apps and Games] beand1p:
also looking for the apk.
[Android Apps and Games] drummer07:
Still looking. Not available on the market.
[Android Apps and Games] hoovnick:
Here you go

Here you go!!
[Android Apps and Games] beand1p:
thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] jackstrawfromwichitaw:
just curious, where did you find it?
[Android Apps and Games] hoovnick:
Just had to go to www.iheartradio.com/droid on my phone's browser then download the apk.
[Android Apps and Games] prboy1969:
Gonna have to check this out.
[Android Apps and Games] Flip35:
Woow I was looking g 4 this app 4 ever since I'm running cm7 I couldn't find it in the market but thanx a lot
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
EDIT

"meyourchum" has provded a link to get offical disassembly instruction with lot more information.

Check it for yourself

Hello folks,

I had a chance to work on my friends arc who bought a Rogers version and dropped it. He had it totally mess on the case and needed the full housing replacement.

I hope that doesn't happen to anyone. I didn't take any photos but I am trying to explain everything as it was to help anyone with this.

General Note:

- Anywhere you got stuck, watch some X10 Disassembly video

- Be very gentle to your phone in this process

- Besides all the screws the rest of the phone is put together with glue(Sticky Back) and snap(plastic for main board)

- Using this information on your own risk as I don't take any responsibility if anything happens to your phone.

Instruction

1) Remove the back battery cover. Thats the easiest part

2) Need star shaped screw driver[Trox](I bought the set for $5) there are 4 screws like that and two which opens with phillips screwdriver(tiny) This is what I bought

All the above we all have seen them

3) After removing the 6 screws remove the front fascia of the phone with a guitar picks, something skinny but sturdy*

* I recommend not using anything other than rubber or plastic in the whole process.

4) Main board is snapped in with plastic to the body which easily can be opened.

5) Little board on the bottom is glued(sticky back @ top) which you can remove with pulling little hard but make sure you don't break it.

6) Majority of the wire you see connected to mainboard can be discounted (snap in wires)

7) Removing the screen: from outside of the phone (like you are looking directly to screen like you normally do) you need to put something under neat and raise up the screen. This part has glue as well and its hard to lift but I did it and it should be possible.

8) if you are doing a full housing replacement, then there are stuff here and there that you need to remove and re-use it on the new housing(Like 3.5 mm jack, HDMI lid, etc.)

Good Luck and let me know if you have any questions.
[Xperia Arc General] xelion:
1st time... ehm.. taking the Arc apart, that is!

Helluw there;)

Just read your post, and thought I wanted to share with you, that I might be opening one of these slick little things. My friend broke his display, and the ISP is talking about some 'off the scale' repair prizes.

...So, he asked me to do the job :)

Told him I didn't have any experience on the disassembling of this phonetype, but he trusts me it seems;) :D

I might return with some questions in case of problems, is that OK with you Nimche?

Greetingz
[Xperia Arc General] SuperDeform:
Hope u have the courage to make a video next time :)
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Sure, no problem. I would be more than happy to answer. Lets see just some general stuff...

Note: anywhere you got stuck, watch some X10 Disassembly video

Note: be very gentle to your phone in this process

- you remove the back battery cover. Thats the easiest part

- you need that star shaped screw driver(I bought the set for $5) there are 4 screws like that and two which opens with phillips screwdriver(tiny)

All the above we all have seen them

after removing the 6 screws

note: besides all the screws the rest of the phone is put together with glue and snap(plastic for main board)

- remove the front fascia of the phone with a guitar picks, something skinny but sturdy*

* I recommend not using anything other than rubber or plastic in the whole process.

- main board is snapped in with plastic to the body which easily can be opened. I change full housing and not sure if you have to remove the hard key button from the bottom end of the phone too or not but that little board on the bottom is glue which you can remove with pulling little hard but make sure you don't break it.

- All the wire you see connected to mainboard can be discounted (snap in wires)

- There is a big one which goes to the screen you have to dis-attach that before removing the screen

- Removing the screen: from outside of the phone (like you are looking directly to screen like you normally do) you need to put something under neat and raise up the screen. This part has glue as well and its hard to lift but I did it and it should be possible.

Good Luck and let me know if you have any questions.
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
Can you answer this??? It get's hot here (and also in the same spot on the front.. so what's inside at this point??
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
CPU is right behind the second cover. I wish I could take some photos.
[Xperia Arc General] hellocng:
Can I change only the front faceplate around the screen without removing the mainboard? How easy would that be? I want to change mine to Misty Silver as Rogers only carry the Midnight Blue.

Also, for glued parts, do I have to glue them back on the new housing?
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Glue part, they are more sticky than glued. You just simply stick it back where it was.

Where is the silver face you found?

This is retarded from them...

Digitizer and screen(one part) are sticked to the front face. In order to for your to change the faceplate only(front) you may have to go through the whole process because the wires from digitizer are going through a big hole to the main board. You don't want to mess around with $700 or $800.

Inside, everything is small. really small. I thought I totally screwed up the whole thing. Technology has gone forward alot since I was a kid putting radio together.

Good Luck
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Yes, there are two board one above battery and one below batter @ bottom of the phone

On top is the main board

on bottom is the board for hard keys.

Nicely put together but they could have done a better job there....
[Xperia Arc General] hellocng:
Are there three parts to the housing? I assume there is the front plate, middle housing with the chrome, and the battery cover. The mainboard should be in the middle with the chrome. So I can't just detach the screen front the front plate? What is holding the three pieces of housing together? The six screws?

There are silver housings on eBay from time to time. Though, blue is a lot more common.
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Three pieces. Back battery cover which is nothing.

Then there are two main pieces.

Chrome which is more like a holder of the fascia.

If I remember correctly, the front Fascia is the one holding all the board on it including that metal look piece(aluminum probably)

I will take photos and upload here...
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Uploaded photos to the first post...
[Xperia Arc General] mr toasty:
Hey, I'm looking to replace the chrome piece which has a few nasty chips in it, after removing the second back cover, how easy is it to take off that chrome piece?
[Xperia Arc General] jlmcr87:
Great post
[Xperia Arc General] soldiers33:
How can I replace digitizer? I dropped my phone and the glass cracked :(
[Xperia Arc General] soldiers33:
anyone know where i can get the tiny screw driver? I cant seem to find the correct one. they are either too small or too big.
[Xperia Arc General] mps83:
how easy is it to replace the front cover, ive cracked the top of it and chipped a bit out the side (surrounding the screen) i presume it'd be simple enough. And does anyone know where i can get a good quality/genuine front cover replacement?
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Sorry, you could have sent a private message.

I bought the screw driver here at local tool shop. Home Depot sells them.

Its called Trox Screw Driver and I bought exactly this one http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100087664&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=100087664&ci_kw={keyword}&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-100087664&ci_gpa=pla&locStoreNum=618

I don't have the packaging but they should be standard.

Good Luck
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
You can find the whole housing between $30 to $40 but the front cover is that actual main piece that holds all the internal components + the screen.

If the crack doesn't bug you much, I would not do it since you have to replace the sticker behind you battery as well, which is not easy to peel off + you have to take the screen off the old front fascia which is glued and kind of hard to take off.

Downside of the whole thing for me was the sticker. I have to find an alternative for this problem.
[Xperia Arc General] drew1129:
Nimche

How hard is it to get to the vibrator? I'm thinking about buying this and giving it a shot. I'm confident on my previous Nokia phones just never dug into a SE. And do you think this would be compatible with the LT15a? Seems like it would.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Earpiece-Vibrat...596?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a115c7db4
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
As far as if this works, I should say that I assume it would(no reason for it not to work)

When you open the battery cover and you pull that battery out, you unscrew those 6 screws and the small cover which cover the sim-card and SD card will come out. If I recall correctly, this is on the right top of the phone when you are looking @ it from the back(when its open)...

3.5 is attached to that small cover and it will be removed by unscrewing those 6 screws so by the phone main board on top right corner, you should see the vibrator. If I am correct, then its not hard, since you will just un-snap the cable from the main part.(I mean you need to be gentle with these pieces.

Hardest parts for me where screen - hardware button board - and sticker behind the battery.

Good Luck
[Xperia Arc General] drew1129:
Thanks! I'm going to give it a shot.
[Xperia Arc General] ARC X12:
If i were to replace only the front facia, is it really necessary to take off the sticker? If the sticker is taken off , will this be unusable already considering that it will surely be torn off?
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
I did not find a way to just change the front fascia since there is a plate which main board sits on it integrated into the front fascia (one piece)

Peeling sticker off is a different story as my did not tear a part but it was time consuming to do it right. all I can see is to find a way to reprint that sticker.
[Xperia Arc General] ARC X12:
So if the sticker would be taken off very slowly is there a possibility that the sticker would still look good when placed on the new one? I am contemplating on whether to buy a new housing in ebay but what is holding me off is that the sticker might not look good when placed on the new one. I have the cracking problem on the front facia.
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
No, it won't look good and if you have a crack on front you should try to convince them to do that warranty thing. I did it but don't recommend it since it won't look just like new anymore. I will take some photos from the parts I have tonight and post it here so you can see if there is any other possibility that you can come up with.

Best thing I thought was to totally figure a way to print new sticker.
[Xperia Arc General] ARC X12:
But if i will have them warranty it, all they would do is just to replace the front fascia but not replace the whole phone. So they would also transfer the sticker to the new housing. When you changed the whole housing, did you notice or observed on why alot of the cracks that happened are on top of the sensor? If replaced, i do not know if i would still feel comfortable knowing that in a few days the same crack would happen again. I could not believe this problem with cracks is happening to this phone which is so expensive.
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
I highly doubt if that is the case. They should give you new sticker. Warranty is for them to make you phone like new so they can just put crapy old sticker on it. That thing won't easily peel of without problem.

If I were in situation to make them do it and they are willing to do it, I would let them do it.
[Xperia Arc General] ARC X12:
Thanks alot for your replies. I have a last question. Do you have any idea if the sticker is locally printed or is it factory-printed? If its locally then im sure that they could print a new one, but if its factory-printed then i doubt that they will ship a new sticker from the factory and just stick on the new housing because it might be too much of a hassle for them.
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
There is no Local as you have to send you phone to Repair Center which is usually not in local area and they usually have all the necessary equipment to do a full job. I have seen their program but you need that printer to be able to print on those stickers. You can defiantly with some extreme thoughts produce the exact same phone at home :D
[Xperia Arc General] drew1129:
Well I replaced the vibrator/power button board and still no vibration. Looks like Its staying this way. It was very easy to get to though and took only a couple minutes to replace. It sits on the top right when looking from the back, right next to the camera lens.
[Xperia Arc General] eqlove196426597:
So nice thanks
[Xperia Arc General] droidgren:
Here is the official Disassembly guide.

- Part List.pdf

- Repair Movie .pdf

- Test Instruction.pdf

- Trouble Shooting Guide.pdf

- Working Instruction.pdf

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ILNE4035
[Xperia Arc General] Lycan73:
From information I've gathered from the Internet, the space between the Arc's display and the glass housing has been vacuum-sealed, which reduces reflections and enhances color reproduction. One you disassemble the Arc, how do you re-vaccuum-seal that space? If you didn't with your friend's Arc, has it affected the display's image quality? I'm asking this because I've damaged/cracked the glass housing slightly and wish to replace the front panel.
[Xperia Arc General] pierreti:
much appreciated for the official guides. I dunked my Xperia Arc in water and after taking it halfway apart following the Xperia X10 video (which is very similar), I found the nice post where somebody put up service manuals!

here is the link to the service manuals if the megaupload link stops working.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15290889/for posting, leave forever/LT15i_Xperia arc.rar
[Xperia Arc General] pierreti:
missing rubber piece....

When I was taking apart my Arc, this rubber piece fell out, and it wasn't indicated in the service manual.

There actually aren't many places where this thingy will fit and I discovered that it was a rubber cover for the vibrator motor.

See pics I took of the rubber cover for anybody that wonders what I'm talking about

Rubber cover off

DSC_4141 by BG (BG), on Flickr

Rubber cover assembled

DSC_4148 by BG (BG), on Flickr
[Xperia Arc General] muzzytt:
well just replaced digitizer on my arc.

my screen was cracked on the outside though everyything worked fine. so i got my new digitizer from ebay. first off the new digitizer was not tinted like the original one

between the digitizer and the screen was an oily substance ??

end result after replacing digitizer is my screen now goes all white and stays like that i can hear touch screen work but cannot see anything on the screen other than white light !

dont know what happened but its stuffed now.
[Xperia Arc General] nöt:
I lost my wifi reception after I changed the housing. Or I have 1 bar when I hold the phone next to the router. Cant watch tv and use the wifi.

Any idea what to do?

Where is the wifi antenna placed?
[Xperia Arc General] renesdk:
I just tried to change the border cover, front cover and front buttons (back, home, settings) on my Arc, and I ended up cracking the screen panel. :mad: (I'm only mad at myself, not the guide).

Be really really really careful when you try to pry the screen loose from the glue it has been applied with all around the border. It is very easy to bend the actual screen too much.

A new panel is almost as much as a new phone, so I ended up ordering an Xperia Ray as my new phone.
[Xperia Arc General] zup2sky:
I ended cracking my screen. The screen is very very very fragile.

I was being careful and took my time. When I finished reassembling my phone again- I see crack. Sigh.

Good luck with others.
[Xperia Arc General] blitzu:
xperia arc casing

Hi all I thought I try and change my 2 days old arc's midnight blue casing to the misty silver one as I could not buy a silver one. I pulled it all apart got the screen out no problem as well then I went to put it all back together on my new silver case screen went in no problem (case comes with new sticky stuff around for the screen to stick) re plugged all wires.Only problem I had was the thin silver wire which runs down the side of the phone was difficult to plug back in.

Put the battery in and went to turn on the phone it vibrated lights around the screen work but the screen its self stays black. I can feel the phone vibrate when I touch the screen, charging and the charge light work, pc recognizes the phone even reinstalled the software. But still cannot see anything on the screen. I pulled it apart again to make sure everything is ok but still no go. I now have nice silver SE xperia arc that doesn't work. Might have to sell it on Ebay as faulty now, DAMN.

Does anyone what I may have done wrong or broken?
[Xperia Arc General] zup2sky:
Digitizer and screen came off. If there apart by a little - the screen goes black and never works again.

Btw, how did you manage to take out the screen?
[Xperia Arc General] blitzu:
Hi there I decided to change the case of my phone and now have the same problem as you. Have you been able to fix the problem and how?

Hi all I thought I try and change my 2 days old arc's midnight blue casing to the misty silver one as I could not buy a silver one. I pulled it all apart got the screen out no problem as well then I went to put it all back together on my new silver case screen went in no problem (case comes with new sticky stuff around for the screen to stick) re plugged all wires.Only problem I had was the thin silver wire which runs down the side of the phone was difficult to plug back in.

Put the battery in and went to turn on the phone it vibrated lights around the screen work but the screen its self stays black. I can feel the phone vibrate when I touch the screen, charging and the charge light work, pc recognizes the phone even reinstalled the software. But still cannot see anything on the screen. I pulled it apart again to make sure everything is ok but still no go. I now have nice silver SE xperia arc that doesn't work. Might have to sell it on Ebay as faulty now, DAMN.

Does anyone what I may have done wrong or broken?

---------- Post added at 11:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 PM ----------

used the plastic tool and pic that came with the cover, just gently pride away the edges from the front of the screen.

---------- Post added at 11:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:34 PM ----------

can I pull it apart again and some how put back together to get it working again?
[Xperia Arc General] zup2sky:
I am afraid not. Once the seal is broken- the screen goes all black. I've experienced the same thing.
[Xperia Arc General] eccomania:
thank you for the guide :D
[Xperia Arc General] radheck:
:D where can I found the screw set for xperia ARC ?
[Xperia Arc General] the-admiral:
so to get this straight the LCD and the digitizer can not be seperated? as i have just a cracked digitizer but the LCD is fine?
[Xperia Arc General] mecannotread:
Nice info... thanks....;)
[Xperia Arc General] davidrichmond:
Hello everyone.

i`ve read through all these post regarding xperia arc replacement screen.

i just want to double check the intensity of the job im about to undertake.

i am looking to buy and new arc lcd/digitizer already incased in a new front cover, basically the whole front end of the phone.

Firstly i would like to ask; can i buy this as one whole issue and will it be original sony parts? i`ve seen it for sale on ebay but it doesnt state whether its original or not? (just wondering if anyone in the know has aquired this as a whole)

Secondly i would like to find out out of a scale of 1to10 how hard this would be to replace? ive replaced plenty of screens before,recently my satio digitizer-(which was an absolute doddle!)

Basically what im looking to buy is the front cover, the new lcd screen and digitizer already built in. and will i have to strip the whole phone down to do it? one last thing, the sticker inside where the battery sits -i,e the one with sony ericsson logo,the serial number and the imei number on it,will that dissapear if i put a whole new lcd/digitizer and front cover on the phone? thats one of my main concerns.

sorry,definately lastly, also maybe looking to replace ear piece as its quite distorted since "collision with metal gurder :o and it sounded lovely before this.

thankyou all in advance.
[Xperia Arc General] davidrichmond:
no answer then :(
[Xperia Arc General] :
Did you try this vibrator ? My arc vibrator end working. I'm not a big fan of sending my phone to repair, I prefere doing by myself (if possible).
[Xperia Arc General] alsaqr:
thanks Nimche

changed the whole thing in i hour 10 minutes.

becareful people when handiling the LCD, be gentle cause you could mess it up.

have the coorect tools and you will do fine
[Xperia Arc General] sinkster:
Did this myself yesterday, pretty straightforward as long as you have a little patience. I, due to having fingers like sausages, bust the amp for the external speaker, but apart from that the phone is working as well as it was before.
[Xperia Arc General] meyourchum:
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc LT15i Working Instructions (Mechanical)l

Hi Friends,

Here i am uploading

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc LT15i (1247-8444 Rev 1)

Working Instructions (Mechanical)

which i got from Sony Ericsson Certified Service Centre.

It is in .pdf format and size around 6 mb.

Dis-assemble n enjoy !!!

http://www.box.com/s/bdjm8aqh24lsx4qqcj2n
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Thanks but links are not working for me.
[Xperia Arc General] meyourchum:
Thanks a lot for the information ...

http://www.box.com/s/bdjm8aqh24lsx4qqcj2n

Sorry Bro ...

LINKS FIXED