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[Eee Pad Transformer General] theraffman:
If its bonded with adhesive then try using a hair dryer or a heat gun to soften it up enough to separate the glass from the digitizer.

I had to do that when I replaced the LCD glass on an iPhone 3g a fee years back ( accidentally ordered glass without digitizer), I slowly worked around the glass with the heat gun, it worked, but it did take a little bit.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] anthonyeco:
I'll try and get some pics up for you guys. I did manage to source the replacement OEM ASUS digitizer/glass screens. I have to purchase them in bulk so if there is enough interest i'll get actual quotes on price and shipping time.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] pacmanxxx:
Hi guys, I have the 101G and it seems the bezel is a little different (besides the SIM tray part). On top of the tablet, more to the left, there is a different piece of material inserted in the bezel, so the bezel does not seem to be continuous. Do you know what that piece is?

I wanted to open my TF yesterday due to some gap between the bezel and the screen in the left side, then I notice this and backed up a little :).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] BigCon:
It would be great if you could get some photos up - I need to separate the digitizer and screen at one corner to remove a hair that's suddenly appeared from nowhere. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Tubular:
I don't believe you are meant to separate the screen from the bezel. I had an RMA done once and when it came back it had a whole new bezel, screen and glass and there was a protective plastic on the new screen.

I think even Asus replaces the whole bezel screen interface when they replace the screen. The bezel is probably so cheap to make it probably costs less to replace both the screen and bezel making the two a single sealed unit rather than replace just the screen and allow dust to get in between the two.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] aldude999:
A week ago my tablets screen went out. The backlight, touch, and HDMI worked fine so I figured it was a loose cable. Yesterday I got a tool set and got working on it. I didn't use a guide, as it was pretty easy. Apperently there is a wide "ribbon" cable on the upper right corner, It appears to hook into two slots and it was a little loose. I pushed it in a bit and turned it on and now it works just fine. If you're screen goes out like this it is probably just a loose cable and there is no reason to RMA it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rumbleweed:
Where did you get the tool set? Part # For those interested.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ckoadiyn:
Any update on this
[Eee Pad Transformer General] aldude999:
I got it from Wal-Mart, Ultrasteel 44 piece precision screwdriver bits set, part TS99818A, scan code 2342077163. :) It's really useful for pretty much anything.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] vicious911:
In the same boat..

Hey guys,

I too am at the LCD point in the teardown. Funny, that Techrepublic teardown with images seems to leave out the digitizer and LCD removal steps.. One pic shows the LCD intact, and some pics later it is already removed.

It looks like there are screws under the digitizer, holding the LCD in at several points near the edges.. as you can see the bottoms of the screws from the metal underside.

I will try the heat gun suggestion tonight while also trying at the same time to gently wedge the plate free of the adhesive without breaking it, (and also being careful to not melt the ribbon cables from the digitizer). It looks have a thin, foam-like separator in between the glass and the metal frame. I'll let you all know how it turns out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GenghisKhan67:
Did you finally manage to separate the glass from the screen? I am curious as I would like to attempt cleaning dust buildup between the glass and the digitizer. Thank in advance.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] :
have you contacted Asus about this? they may have a solution or options for you.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GenghisKhan67:
Yes, I am waiting on an email request sent to Asus' online support service.

In the meantime, I'm looking at various options, including replacing the entire screen. Some sites who specialize in selling LCD screens list TF101 screens at around 70$. At that price, I wouldn't even bother trying to clean it myself, but only if I can manage to complete the installation on my own without breaking the tablet in the process.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] :
keep in mind, you could possibly trade dust particles for a low quality lcd panel. make sure if you buy one that it is from a good seller.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GenghisKhan67:
True, thanks for the tip.

In the meantime, I've been watching teardown videos, including this one in Russian:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6dKsGJ4VY

Unfortunately, I haven't found a video (yet) that shows how to separate the Gorilla Glass cover from the digitizer in order to clean dust under it (maybe this isn't even possible, at least without breaking anything...).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] :
in most cases they are bonded together, im unsure about the transformer. It's bothersome that dust is getting in between there to begin with. It's always best to buy a digitizer/lcd combo just to greatly reduce the risk of damage to either component.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GenghisKhan67:
I'm thinking the same thing. In any case, I'll report back when I get some news from Asus as well as a couple of LCD vendors I contacted.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] NiHaoMike:
It most likely sets a test mode or something. That mode probably requires a special jig to be useful.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sandman7793:
Most newer LCD are fused to the digitizer and if you heat the digitizer with a heat gun most times it ruins the LCD. Do yourself a favor and buy one assembled or you will still get dirt in there or you will break the LCD. Pay the little extra and do this one time and not two. :eek::eek:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] NiHaoMike:
Any details of the charging circuit, like what chip it uses? It needs 11-15V to charge normally but if completely switched off, it can do a slow charge from just 5V. It would be nice if that could be left on in order to use any 5V power supply as a runtime extender.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GenghisKhan67:
I finally bit the bullet and sent my tablet to an Asus support outlet in North Bay, Ontario. We'll see how much replacing the screen will cost in a few days.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] prewed:
Do you mean that dust under the screen is not covered by warranty? I have the same problem, and don't know what to do. Ideally I would clean it by myself but don't know how
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GenghisKhan67:
I received my tablet early this week. The RMA process took just over two weeks overall. I got the screen replaced, no charge as dust under it was covered by the unit's warranty. Basically, all I paid for was shipping to a service center located in North Bay, Ontario, it paid shipping back.

I'm a happy camper, way to go, Asus! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] crasnanic:
Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Touch Screen Digitizer Glass Repair Replacement

v v v dot ebay dot com/itm/Asus-Eee-Pad-Transformer-TF101-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Glass-Repair-Replacement-/390408444261#ht_1870wt_1163
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jwtiyar:
hi all

after waiting of six month when arrived to Iraq ,and i bought Nexus S I9023 with 500 $ , after 4 days iam very disappointed because:

1.rooting and recovery very difficult .

2.there is no Radio

3.there is no Zoom in camera.

4.will damage and not work with two different ROM ,this problem i didnt get it with my old DEsire.

5.Internal Storage , so there is no SDcard thats a bit problem.

there is solution to these problem?

now planning to get HTC Desire HD .

are also diissapointed?

thanks.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
1. No it's not, it's easy

2. Can't do a lot about that, a dev might figure it out though

3. Digital zoom is turd and shouldn't exist anyway

4. Pardon?

5. Yes that was a poor decision
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asim1401:
i'm very satisfied :D

but i am very sad about arabic language :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daisun:
My friend has a Desire HD and he is lucky if his battery lasts the whole day with wifi, gps and sync turned off. With my nexus s I can easily make it through two days with light use.

The rooting/custom recovery/custom rom process should be the easiest among all android devices since it is a pure google phone meant for developers.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Borky_16:
oh man its a devphone why a dev want fm and rooting is easy as pie! :) fastboot oem unlock & fastboot flash recovery Name.img :D

what is the difficult?

zoom on camera is silly, you can make a photo and "zoom" in gallery.. same quality as digital zoom :D

maybe you flashed the roms false? :) not the devs fault ;D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fallenguru:
Err, no. The thing's wide open, you don't even need any exploit code. Care to share your difficulties?

True, but you knew that beforehand (and who knows, maybe the FM radio that's inside it can be brought to life).

Where would you put a zoom lens? Not enough space. "Zooming" in software just lowers the image quality. You can do the same in post-processing by cropping to an area and enlarging that.

Sorry, I didn't quite understand that sentence.

As a matter of fact I agree with you but again, you knew that before you bought it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
1. You rooted a Desire (and s-offed maybe?) and you're saying that nexus s is hard to root? Jesus Christ people what's wrong with you?

2. Who listens to FM radio nowadays? We're in 2011, move on.

3. Why? To reduce quality? Kick ass feature indeed, you can zoom in gallery anyway.

4. Not our problem you can't read ROM descriptions. Besides, the two phone models were already splitted in to 2 different forums.

5. I'm still trying to figure it out why people need more then ~10gb of storage on a phone. Even with 1000 mp3s and a few movies, plus sd card files for certain HD games, you'd still have enough with the 16gb memory.

Instead of crying because of these non sense "dissapointments", you should wine about the laggy browser or about the fact that we only actually have 300mb RAM (since 200 are used for the GPU).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fallenguru:
2. I do, because streaming local radio stations over the internet is generally wasteful (all that tech, just to listen to radio), doesn't work right (mobile internet just isn't reliable enough), is expensive (my data allowance is large but streaming radio will eat it like that) and drains the battery.

5. I don't need more storage but I'd like to be able to physically remove most of my personal data from the phone, to back it up or even just stick it in the next model. Even if I drop my phone and it's toast a microSD card could probably be salvaged. Built-in storage also takes away choice: How much storage do I need? How fast does it need to be? And lastly, cards can be re-used in a lot of different devices, which I prefer over buying new storage for every one.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeren:
while you might have a point for the radio thing, i kind of disagree with the storage thing. the purpose of storage is not to store your important data. you should in fact never do that. What if you lose your phone or it gets stolen?

I think this is the tech era evolving and that you have choices like google docs, dropbox, picasa.... for storage which is easily accesible (even through your computer at home) and safer.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melloyellowkc:
only complaints i have are battery life(decent), icon looks garbage (thank god for customizable icons but still a hassle...wish the market made a standard for a xxx amount of pixel/size for icons or something. more continuity with the icons) and RAM....the ram is just not enough. /sigh

not really disappointed as i give this phone a 8.5/10 and i was a previous iphone 4 user.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
1. Rooting & Recovery is not difficult at all. It's one of the most simpliest. One-clicks do not count. This phone is one of the few phones that permit unlocking the bootloader. Other phones' (with the exception of the N1) unlock their bootloader by using Android exploits.

2. There is a radio. Every phone has a radio including a flip phone.

3. All zooms in phones are not real "zooms." Real zooms consist of physical zoom.

4. ROMs doesn't damage your phone. It's because of something you did wrong.

5. If SDCard was such a problem, why did you get the phone in the first place? You should of done your research before buying the phone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clusterfunk:
The only thing I'm disappointed with is the fact that they go ahead and release a 4G model a couple months later.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quis89:
Data allowance?? That must be a T-Mobile thiing...because on Sprint the data is unlimited.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
LoL he's in Austria dude :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordnikon11:
You should have gotten Galaxy S instead.

FM Radio, expandable SD card slot but no camera flash.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbolinao:
Im not disappointed generally

the only thing i dont like is the lack of Sim Toolkit coz i cant access my SImcard's menu like banking and all, plus Google removed FB sync for Nexus S. and the compass screws up a lot too, which is impt for me when using maps coz I drive a lot.

but i can live without the sim toolkit and the fb sync... its the compass that bothers me.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asim1401:
maybe you mean Galaxy S 2 its really a piece of art from inside and outside :o
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordnikon11:
No I meant Galaxy S.

The S2 is a different league.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fallenguru:
Important, hm, not that important mostly, just a hassle to re-create. And I do use it to transport data between home and work ... let's settle for sometimes important data :). If I had important data on there I'd certainly not upload it into some cloud. Also sometimes it isn't practical. Store my music and videos in the cloud, whoever thought of that. So it can skip and eat up bandwidth?

Really, mine's excellent, as long as Latitude is off. What does it say is using it?

You realize what (s)he meant, right?

This is a forum with a very international user base, which is great. I've seen flags here that I didn't know existed. Why do so many Americans still assume every one else is from there, too?

Anyway, I'm in Austria and pay €4 / GB. Even if it wasn't limited it still shouldn't be wasted. Wireless bandwidth is scarce no matter what you do.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jwtiyar:
thanks for all our posts.

i Cant answer all posts but :

1. there is no radio but mr.zephiK said there is , u can tell where to get it?

2. r u in same ?? u say yes there is zoom in but u have to zoom it from gallery , so all phones should remove zoom button , this company pay alot of money to have good lens for zoom in .

3. Mr. Rusty doesnt need pardon i tried modaco and cyaogen mod ROM but they will damage some times.

thanks .
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] pyromatic18:
Here is a Link to Android Market to get the app: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.futuredreams.wp7.lockscreen&feature=search_result

Works just like WP7 lockscreen!

This app is apart of the WP7 Project and is still in development.

If you want to see more WP7 Apps for Android goto:

http://wp7android.com/

or

http://wp7android.com/forum/

or

http://wp7android.com/apps/

Enjoy!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] kantk20111:
Yes! Thanks! I've always thought that the ultimate smartphone is that of WP7 Metro UI+Android everything else, and I hope that'll come true soon :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] junkk29:
Wonder where I can get WP7Zune

Found it! Nevermind :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] SonyMan615:
Where can I get the Zune player? I can't find it on the website.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] pyromatic18:
The Zune player is still in development and cannot be obtained unless you donate to the project.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] vip57:
Thxx Very much
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Reeonimus:
I can't find it in the market and if I go to market website from a desktop PC it says it's not compatible with my device. I'm thinking because i'm running MIUI. Anyone else find similar?

Can someone link me to an apk of the wp7 lock lite so I can see if it will install?

EDIT: nvm, I got em
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] amus76:
that's damn sexy!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] oftirado:
where did you get it?? im having the same problem findin it also
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zax10:
I have found that after a while the lock screen always shows a text message. Other than that it us very impressive.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] kantk20111:
After using it for a bit I reverted back to the original lockscreen. This one doesn't show battery or time, so it's kinda useless for me.
[Desire General] Adramedus:
When they come out offcially android 2.3 ?
[Desire General] torqtech:
Well seems like even HTC don't know the answer to this.;);)
[Desire General] Pl4ub:
How about adding age limit to this site?
[Desire General] vnvman:
I'm afraid that would "work" like elsewhere over the net :rolleyes:
[Desire General] Shieze:
HTC initially said end of Q2, which would mean end of this month but I am unsure if that has changed or not.
[Desire General] vodangchidung:
Good morning
[Desire General] dexter93:
I don't think that an age limit is what should be added. I believe that we should add an account age limit(about 1-2 months or so) to prevent noob spamming.... There are more 13 year olds here who know how to root/flash here that some 25'ers ;)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire General] AliMente:
It will be rolled out when it's finished.
[Desire General] mr_norris:
I was bored one day and went on to the Desire wiki page.

They claim there it'll be released this month.

Either way, the outcome won't help me either way, I'm using a custom ROM.
[Desire General] gerhard_wa:
Even folks who use custom roms MAY benifit from a HTC released 2.3 version of the system as it may be used in future custom roms.

And who knows despite of all the usual whining about HTC they MAY have made some improvments! :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenchdroid:
Hi all - glad to find a decent size community of Arc owners even if it isn't huge like other devices have. Because the Arc is a bit "limited" at this time, it makes me especially appreciate the advice and support here even more.

I need your advice and maybe this discussion will help some others facing a similar dilemma.

OK - I've had my Arc a few days and I'm getting itchy feet - I want to set-up my Arc but I'm having trouble having to compromise on one thing or the other.

So, as I have a branded model and can't unlock the bootloader, I only have 3 options for now:

1. Stay with 2.3.2 and have root - I do miss apps that require root, and of course, I really want to get rid of the bloatware. Even more than that, I HATE the Orange branding (how the hell do they manage to make a screen so ugly with the black and orange crap :confused:)

2. Update to 2.3.3 - of course, I want the benefits of the updates, even though I haven't run in to the camera bug and other issues yet (have to do some reading to find out about those). But then I'd have NO root. On the other hand, I have read of problems with Gingerbreak anyway.

3. Sell my branded Arc and buy a sim-free one (bit of hassle and not sure I'd unlock the bootloader at this stage anyway (until we see whether we will get custom roms with locked bootloader, etc).

4. Drastic option - sell the phone and buy a Desire HD. I have never touched a Desire HD but was considering this because I really want the 4.2" or 4.3" screen. I chose the Arc because it looks great, is feather light (can't believe the weight of it still), screen quality compared to Desire HD and of course, because of the camera/video. I won't pay Galaxy S2 money and there isn't anything else with the Arc screen size so I think the Desire HD would be my only choice (but I don't really want to change phones).

So, what have others chosen to do and why ?? And, I'd be interested to know what peoples view on the future of the Arc is -- if I'm stuck with the choice of only rooting phone or having updates, I think I'd probably switch now. But, I am an optimist :) and I love the Arcs hardware so I'm hoping its worth sticking with it.

Look forward to hearing your views about which way to go NOW and the likely FUTURE of the Arc.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minhsu:
You should have updated SE Arc to 2.3.3. After Arc was updated, it works better, no battery drain, all softwares run stable.

Arc is better than Desire HD a lot of things such as Desire HD has radio non stable, can not use camera at night and more .
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenchdroid:
Yes - I agree with you based on what I have read about Desire HD. But the flexibility of custom roms, overclocking, root, etc is of some value too - and I could buy the Desire HD for about €100 less, therefore, giving me some cash to buy a compact camera.

Right now - my choice is about whether I have the update to 2.3.3 or stick with 2.3.2. and root. I read that some users on XDA forums have decided not to update because they want to stay rooted. I suppose I'm interested in why, and what are the pros and cons.

On the issues about the future for the Arc, I'm interested in speculation or peoples views about what might happen.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
I updated but have reverted back to 2.3.2 because some phones cant be boot unlocked, and while I would rather be up to date the need to be rooted outweighs it. I used 2.3.3 since last Tuesday and have only just reverted back last night so couldn't really comment on the differences.

I'm just about to reflash too and reroot because I've messed something up while removing stuff lol, I just wish we had xRecovery to make this process simpler.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhisheak.bansal:
i will recommend going to 2.3.3 by updating via SEUS or PC Companion...and then unlock your bootloader and then root u r arc because 2.3.3 is better firmware and also i have heard that custom rom's are being developed for arc
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
Hi - You can use flashtool to put the UK Generic 2.3.3. ROM onto your phone.. avoids all the Orange bloatware.. Won't be rooted of course, but actually runs extremely well..

I have a bootloader unlocked one so I've installed the pre rooted UK Generic, but have only used it to mod the battery icon in the notification bar and the screen off CRT animation.. haven't actually removed anything at all...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenchdroid:
Thanks Iceman (and all).

Just another quick question (I have searched but no answers found) - what is the difference between global and UK generic ?? The main thing is that I remove the Orange branding but would be nice to know the difference anyway.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhisheak.bansal:
global has more language options the uk genric
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricstc:
Iceman,

You said these.

a. "use flashtool to put the UK Generic 2.3.3. ROM onto your phone"

b. "I have a bootloader unlocked one so I've installed the pre rooted UK Generic"

Just want to confirm some details to what you said and mean --

a. means that you used flashtool to put the Generic 2.3.3 ROM (which is an .ftf file) onto your phone. This is a non-rooted (ie Generic 2.3.3 ROM)

but then in order to have your phone rooted, you had your bootloader unlocked then - b. installed the pre rooted UK Generic - meaning which downloaded the .IMG file and on top of using flashtool (mention in a.) you used fastboot to flahs this pre-rooted .IMG file onto your phone.

Are those basically correct?

Thanks anyway!