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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnaz:
Not everyone is born with all of the knowledge that they are going to die with. Sometimes esoteric knowledge, such as the various details considering network blocking of communications devices, can be exchanged on internet forums where those who are well versed in those details can provide assistance to those who are not as familiar with them. Unfortunately, not everyone on the internet is polite to those who ask questions, or acknowledges that they may be experts in fields other than the one they are asking about. Consequently, they respond with sarcastic and unhelpful comments.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christiancs1969:
Hello yes can be done :D find the right threads. Anything is achievable as long as u can get download mode

s2 RR jb siyah
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdoblo:
+1

You'll find a lot of them sort of people on here, thats why its got a bad name, plenty of helpful people left though, thank God!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Lol,this q + a section isnt a patch on the development section.See what happens when you ask stupid questions in there,or dont search the thread for questions that have been asked dozens of times before.

The only thing that I can imagine is that because eBay allows them to be listed,then it must be legal somehow then you think theres no harm done and you can "sort" the phone>you get cheap working phone.

If you were considering buying a used phone or water damaged one,then you wouldnt have got such a rough ride.

If blacklisted phones were simple to modify then it would lead to more phones getting stolen.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shopsdesire:
+1 in the real world if u asked a simple question ud get a... Dunno or a sensible answer in a forum u usually get abuse because these people hide behind there screens. Face to face ud jus jaw the lairy ones.

Try to help everyone cos everyone knows something.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homegeek:
I live in Chicago and I have been having horrible connectivity with ATT. My signal strength keeps fluctuating for voice and my data keep dropping on 3G and H. I think I would like to try a different modem for my model. I am currently running

PDA:LG8/PHONE:LG8/CSC:LG8 BTU

I would love to know what other firmware or CSC versions people are running that are having good luck with ATT.
[Nexus 7 General] eager27:
Thanks for both trying and posting this. You don't say at which point you replaced the screws? I'm guessing it was when the glue had dried?
[Nexus 7 General] shadeygeezer:
I just did the following:

Started transformers playing [was plugged in to power]

Set it on repeat..

waited about 30 mins - so it got a little warm..

Used the same rubber band / eraser trick you did..[without removing the back case] to hold the edge of the screen down.

Waited about 4 hours - film on repeat

Unplugged, turned it off and left it over night [about 12 hours]

Screen has held down for the past week - so sign of lifting.

So maybe worth trying before you go for the glue - and 100% non warranty issues ;)
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
I think you've hit the nail on the head here.

Looking at THIS teardown it seems clear that the screws play no part in how the display sits within the silver/black frame. The screws hold the internals to the frame and the display is glued to the frame. If the display is raised, then it's the adhesive not working. If you can push it to be flush, then its obviously not the screws pushing it out.

Looks like this is the only real permanent solution. I only wish there was a way to do this without actually bending the display up like that. My luck says I'd crack it! >.<
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
That should have been part of step 7. Edited. Thanks for noticing my error.
[Nexus 7 General] Summerfly:
The fix looks great, no screen lift and no sideways bulge. Can I ask what sizes are those rubber bands you used?
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
try the alternate glue fix with super-glue by acegolfer:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29220469&postcount=422
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
I don't know exactly. I just had a jar of rubber bands and I chose ones that I thought would apply enough pressure to the frame to keep it from separating from the screen.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
Ah that looks safer. Though I'll maybe wait for a bit until I'm less bothered about it being in perfect condition. My Xperia Arc had the famous casing crack and I decided to just glue it and got the glue everywhere and it'd dried before I got to wipe it off. I'm clearly still as skilled as a small child with glue. Not too bad but certainly not as shiny now >.<
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
I'm like you with the glue - that's why I used a type that takes minutes to set instead of just 30-60 seconds. It just dries too fast sometimes. You could probably try the epoxy instead of the crazy glue.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
Definitely calling superglue 'crazy glue' from now on. I'll have to look around and find the strongest slow-drying glue available. Waiting around for another hot day though as that's the only time it raises enough to glue it, and given that I'm in the UK this could take some time.
[Nexus 7 General] dansan382:
padding my screws with the pill packaging seem to fix it for me even though mine was rather small lift. if anything continues or i see more lift i will definitely try this. good looks on the DIY
[Nexus 7 General] abitzsong:
This is probably the most direct and effective way to solve the lifting screen problem.

I used 3M Scotch glue to stick the screen tight on the bezel.

The gap was really small so I used a IV catheter to drip to glue into the gap. (Yes, I work in a hospital)

After 24 hours, I tested every possible way to make the screen lift but it remained solid and beautiful.

For those who still have screen lifting or side bulging problem, just try this solution. There's no way it would fail.
[Nexus 7 General] mistamista2000:
No real screen lift for me, just the crazy sounds when pressing the left side of the screen. Depending on the type of fix sometimes the right side would make sounds also. After trying three separate fixes and all failing once the N7 heats up this is the one thing that really seems to have fixed the issue. Thank you!!!
[Nexus 7 General] 04myhor:
thanks for posting this guide. I have tried all the other fixes on this board but this is the only one that worked for me.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
Did you have any screen mushiness or waves when you pressed near where your screen lift issue was? And if so, did applying this fix help at all?
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
I think this worked for me. Except I didn't read about using toothpicks as spacers. I just found a really pointy toothpick and dipped the tip in superglue then dabbed the edge of the raised screen. Then pushed it in place and held for several minutes. I don't know if it'll hold or if its even doing anything. I'll have to see in the morning. Next time I'll spread the side bevel out using the guitar picks and toothpicks.
[Nexus 7 General] Kuchar09:
Just did the glue fix and got a little on the trim, it dried so fast I couldn't get it off. So while I rubbed it with too gone and scratched with my finger nail I thing the paint began to come off. :( Is it possible to take the tablet that far apart to paint the bezel or is it part of the screen?

Maybe I'll just rub all the silver off!! Lol

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[Nexus 7 General] boldav50:
glue

Okay I tried a bunch of suggestions before glueing like tightening and loosening the screws as well as taking off the little square of black foam. Unfortunately, none of these methods permenently resolved the lifting screen problem. Then I tried the glue method. I loosened up the 4 screws on the left side and I seperated the screen slightly from the bezel with a few toothpicks. To make sure everything was nice and clean I used 91% isopropyl alcohol to clean the mating surfaces. At this point something interesting happened. When I took out the toothpicks and pressed things back together the reactivated glue stuck the glass back on. However, I didn't want to take any chances so I put a little more alcohol on the seam and spread things apart so that I could use some 5 minute epoxy to make things more permanent. After I applied the glue I put the back on and pressed everthing together with some rubberbands and a foam pad. Any glue that oozed out was immediately cleaned off with a cloth and alcohol. Then I left it alone overnight to set fully, and things are looking good so far.
[Nexus 7 General] airmaxx23:
You could touch it up with some silver paint.
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
Is the display actually bending up, or is it just the gray bezel bending out? I looked at it thinking the screen was still 100% flat and it was just the plastic outer bezel that was being carefully bent outward.
[Nexus 7 General] Kuchar09:
Yeah I suppose your right, not exactly sure how good it'd match. I'm tempted to return it but I guess if the screen doesn't raise again there's not really any point.

I'm beginning to think the trim is part of the actual screen but I'm not sure.
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
I tried glue and now my bezel is rough. And the screen came back out afterwards so it was pointless.

I used the washer method, using some medicine pill package plastic or whatever. And it worked great.

The problem is the screws are too long and with the case on, pulls the backing up and pushed the screen out. I used 2 "washers" under the main problematic screw and one under the middle screw. Now its super straight like the right side. It is very firm and no squeaking.

Glue is a bad idea. Maybe it works but something is pushing the screen out or the bezel down. While it may work for a while, it would only be a matter of time before it lets loose again or something gets rubbed the wrong way and does damage.
[Nexus 7 General] nyijedi:
You can try one of those silver sharpies.

I wouldn't make such a generalization. I glued mine a week ago and did extensive testing (i.e., heating and cooling the device by doing graphics intensive tasks). The glue has held up beautifully for me so far - better than every other method I've tried so far.
[Nexus 7 General] boldav50:
glue

Well it's been 2 days and everything is still perfect after glueing. I would certainly try the washer method first and if that doesn't do it then a little glue might do the trick.
[Nexus 7 General] dsuycott:
Doing the crazy glue method myself.

For clean up try acetone, if you don't have any and there's a female in your diggs you could always try fingernail polish remover...acetone is it's active ingredient but pure acetone is best.

CNA · 3.3.0
[Nexus 7 General] acegolfer:
I'm one of the first to suggest this method and curious how your device is holding up. Any side effects?

As for me, it has stayed perfect since gluing.
[Nexus 7 General] r4ptor:
I don't think acetone is a good choice. Very agressive this stuff, if it gets in contact with paint and so on you will be fu*****. I'd try Isopropyl alcohol. It will get the job done but isn't as agressive as nail polish remover or pure acetone.
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
Mine's been holding fine as well. No flexing, warping, or creaking at all. it feels rock solid. I've also done the fix to a friend's N7 albeit a little differently because he had only Gorilla Glue (which is like super glue). That glue works fine as well but dries fast - he was using his N7 within an hour of it drying.
[Nexus 7 General] larsenste:
A word of caution...

Thanks for the guide, it did fix my screen lift problem. However, I would say be very careful when removing the elastic bands. When I did, one of the bands got caught on one of the hook shaped contacts that connect the circuit board to the various antenna housed within the back cover. I tore off the contact labelled u62 which appears to be a grounding contact, but it could have easily have been the wifi, nfc, or gps antenna contacts.

Doesn't appear to have made any difference in my case. But i'd say carefully remove the bands with the open back facing up so you can see what's going on. After hours of waiting for the glue to set I was a bit hasty to see if it had all worked.
[Nexus 7 General] Lodovik:
I have a very light screen lift and squeeking noises when I press on the left screen edge. When holding the tablet, these noises annoyed me enough to take a chance with the glue method.

Since I had already carzyglued one of the back cover plastic clips that was constantly popping out on the left side, I could no longer open the unit to remove the screws.

So, I separated the screen from the silver bezel and put four pieces of plastic to hold it in this position. The screen was lifted enough that I could see under it, but barely. I used a very pointed toothpick to quickly put crazyglue in between the pieces holding the screen up. Then I removed those spacers and pressed on the screen to make it stick to the bezel. I used a kleenex to wipe the screen as I pressed it together. Fortunately, I had almost no excess glue.

I used crazyglue because I was impatient. I had to act fast to apply glue, remove the tabs and press the screen with my fingers.I should have used epoxy instead as the OP did. It would have made a more solid job and would have been less risky. Also, by prying the screen out this way there was a very possible risk of cracking it. I would have removed the screws if I could have done so.

So far, no more squeeks, seems solid. I'm playing an HD movie on it now while it charges to see if heat will have an effect on the job.

Thanks to the OP for sharing this idea!
[Nexus 7 General] MRsf27:
He's not saying the heating or cooling will seperate the glue. Unfortunately if he's right, the constant pressure from the long bolt will over-time push the screen back to it's original place, or damage something. The washer's seems like the best fix here IF that is the case.
[Nexus 7 General] dsuycott:
Sure it is and good point...it certainly needs to be handled with caution. :thumbup: I didn't have any alcohol handy and the acetone works fine.

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[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
For those who want to use super glue and are unsure of the handling time before it sets, try gluing two pieces of scrap rigid plastic together and time how long it takes to dry. That will give you an idea of how long you have when doing the fix on the N7.
[Nexus 7 General] boldav50:
glue

It's been 18 days since using 5 minute epoxy and everything is perfect and rock solid. Nonetheless, I'd recommend first trying the washer method and if you still find it lifting then I'd use glue. What I did was take the back off, and loosen the screws on the effected side (probably left). Pry the glass from the bezel gently with tooth picks and clean the area with 91% isopropyl alcohol. Mix up 2 pea sized blobs of 5 minute epoxy on a card board scrap. Do this fast and thoroughly! Now using another tooth pick to apply a little bit of glue along the whole crack. Pull out the toothpick spacers and replace and tighten the screws. Snap the back into place and quickly put on your rubber bands. Place a wedge (foam) under the rubber bands in the area of the lifted glass. Wipe up any excess epoxy up with a cloth dipped in 91% isopropyl alcohol. Press and hold everthing together with your hands for the next few minutes just to be sure. Pay special attention to pressing the glass downward and the bezel together. Leave it alone for the next few hours. Finally, pull the rubber bands off and if you have any glue residue film left wipe it off with a cloth moistened in alcohol.

NOW, if you don't think you can do this all in less than 5 minutes, then consider a couple of practice runs without glue beforehand or simply use a slower setting epoxy.
[Nexus 7 General] j0lsrud:
So I tried the glue fix. The screen popped back up after 2-3 hours. The reason is that I was to slow to assemble the device and the Rubber bands on. Any suggestions for me? Is it possible to reheat the glue?
[Nexus 7 General] opcow:
Reheat? Did you use hot glue?
[Nexus 7 General] j0lsrud:
I used epoxy. Correct me if im wrong, but it heats itself up when mixed together. It goes back to liquid at about 100 degrees celsius (i guess this depends). However im not sure what happens wwith the epoxy after the reheat. And not sure if the nexus will take damage of being heated.
[Nexus 7 General] opcow:
Epoxy does get warm when mixed, but the heat a side effect of the chemical reaction. Heating won't undo the hardening. I mean, some types of epoxy may get soft when heated, but at best you'd just undo the bond permanently. Most likely nothing will happen aside from possible damage to the N7.
[Nexus 7 General] Po0yAn:
The ONLY real fix

Thanks for the guide, totally useful, though I had a slightly different approach. I poured some super glue on the end of a tailoring needle and rubbed it along the crack between the silver bezel and screen glass, just a little amount of glue will do the job, no excess glue comes out and it sticks after a couple of minutes or so based on the glue. 24 hours and everything is good and clean. I'm Happy Now :)
[Nexus 7 General] pollanza:
I've fixed the screen with super glue. Used some spacers to move out the frame under the screen. With a needle I've put some superglue and pressed hard the bezel. Now it seems another tablet, it's super rigid and I'm really enjoying it. It is really bad that asus sells the nexus with a problem that is so annoying. I think a nexus device deserves better.
[Nexus 7 General] HoochieCoo:
I did what the two previous posters did... Used a toothpick to apply super glue. Specifically, I removed the screws along the left side, then used spacers to bow out the silver frame. Use SMALL amounts of glue along the bottom of the frame. Remove the spacers and push and hold everything in place. Don't just push down, you have to apply pressure from the side too. I also kept pressure on mine for awhile. It's super glue. Plan it out in your head first.

Quick and painless. Been fine for 3 weeks now.

EDIT: I can't remember how how many screws there were, but it was every screw along the left side. I was able to bow the frame out such that at the apex (half way along the left side) I could see most of the bottom edge of the frame. I put the glue along the bottom, on that black sticky tape, knowing a small amount would push up along the edge.
[Nexus 7 General] jarayn:
Impatient fail. Tried super glue.

Now I have little blobs of glue along the bezel and the fix lasted about 20sec after I screwed it back together.

Perhaps ill try it the right way next time lol.

I really like this tab but its a pos quality wise.
[Nexus 7 General] mudcruzr:
This is another vote for a successful repair using glue and toothpicks. I used a two part epoxy which took about 6 hours to set (then I left it overnight to make sure). I had already tried all the screw variations, tighten, loosen, washers, left out and nothing made any difference for more than 20 mins or so.

So far 24 hours + and it looks perfect, brilliant!

I'll report any changes, but it is looking good.

-mud
[Nexus 7 General] jarayn:
How much separation are you guys getting? Are you really squeezing that glue in trying to get it under or just a bit between the frame and thin edge of glass.

Mine is quite alot worse now probably because I separated the frame more trying to get a larger area for glue.
[Nexus 7 General] mrw333:
I used 5 minute epoxy weeks ago on the left side of the screen and it has been solid ever since. Be sure to properly measure and mix the epoxy and let it fully set before using the device.
[Nexus 7 General] pollanza:
After I glued the screen with superglue I left the screws how they were the first time I opened the back: on the left side the screw is present only in the highest of the 4 holes. I left unscrewed the other 3 holes in order to reduce the stress in the bezel. So far (two days) the screen is perfect and I've tested it with various games that heat a lot the nexus.

I don't think super glue is affected by heat by the way.
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
Mine was probably a millimeter above the frame on the left side. It varies slightly depending on the heat generated while using the device. The biggest annoyance was that it was on the left side, the same side I use to hold the device. My left thumb would be right over the apex of the lift and I could feel it move up and down depending on how much pressure I put on it. Not only this, if I tried to push the screen back into position that is flush with the frame, I could see the "rainbow" effect that you get when you poke an LCD screen.

Now that it's glued, the device feels very solid and no rainbow effect even if I try to push anywhere around the edge of the screen. I don't know whether I got glue under the glass or not but if you put toothpicks to "bow" out the frame from the glass, when you push it back into place after you apply the glue, there is a chance that some of the glue will make it under the glass. I don't know how one would go about checking to see how much. But my main goal wasn't really to get glue under the glass but to get the glass flush with the frame. I think it should be okay if you only glue the frame to the glass because it doesn't take a lot of pressure to keep it flush.
[Nexus 7 General] brooksyx:
Hmm just bought a nexus 7 and it has a slight lift. Might have try this.
[Nexus 7 General] oz_90:
What glue to use?

Hi, I have screen lifting in both sides (more on the left side), and have tried the washers, removing the rectangular foam and breaking the little plastic at the back, but without luck. So I want to perform this fix, can someone post a photo of the glue you used? (not the one on the OP)
[Nexus 7 General] CHollman82:
DO NOT get acetone anywhere near your tablet. Acetone strips paint and damages plastic. It will turn hard plastic into gooey mush if left in contact with it. It can also damage traces on the PCB depending on the materials used.
[Nexus 7 General] leelaa:
I have very slight screen lift. Do you think i could cement it? Lol, i might give this glue a go.
[Nexus 7 General] abitzsong:
Sorry for the late reply. Yes I had that and its improved after sticking.

Its been days after I applied this fix. No screen lift till now.
[Nexus 7 General] siddesu:
I had the 'lift' on the left side, tried all other methods with no success, and finally used regular 5 minute epoxy (sticks 5 minutes after mixing and gives you 3N per sq. mm in 1 hour and 10N when fully cured).

Nothing else would have worked - on my device, the original glue on the left side had cured without sticking to the glass at all.

The only thing I did differently from op was to exercise wiping the glue off a random piece of glass a couple of times so that I get the moves right, as I am rather clumsy.

Worked just fine.

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[Nexus 7 General] Linexus:
I was told to tighten the screws in the left side.

Does this method works?
[Nexus 7 General] oz_90:
You have to try.

The only way to know is to try it, because some people says it worked for them. It didn't work for me, neither the washers, so I'll try the glue method.
[Nexus 7 General] Cyvan:
I tried all the other methods listed in the forums and this is the only one that has worked. Just used a few dabs of krazy glue and wiped off the excess.

Been lift free for weeks.
[Nexus 7 General] Evo_Shift:
I also used super glue. I worry a little about what the glue will do to that ribbon cable but it has held for a couple months now.
[Nexus 7 General] jasdinggo:
Thank you for the information. Gonna try sooner. :good: