[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cobrien13:
how i replaced the broken glass part on my note

ok guy im going to write this as best as i can and please be kind this will be the first diy post i have ever done.......

1. ok step one taking apart the phone... this is very easy you can youtube this step its really simple.....just take out the battery cover battery sim card and sd card

2.now remove all the screws in the buttome there are 9 screws . .....8 of them around the phone and one of them in the middle around the part where you insert the battery....

3. this is where it gets just a bit tricky you must "pop" off the screen i used a plastic razor blade around the bazel work around the phone it should pop out without much struggel but be very careful not to bend the digitizer it can break..

4. ok once u removed the screen out of the back cover there are 2 screws connecting the motherboard removed them and disconnect all ribbon connections

5. ok this is where the tricky part begins........first of all i want to say and just to be safe that im just typing this to help out because like most i dont want to pay 200$ for a new screen and digitizer so if you try this and fail im sorry and please dont blame me...

ok start of by using your blow dryer(what i used) or heat gun and work it over the phone not to close and dont just aim it in one certain spot work around it up and down laft and right.... once you do this about a minute or two very ooh so very carefully incert ur blade at the top this is the best approach so i think...and lift up if need to ask someone to keep using the heat gun while you do this it will save you lots of time..once you start to pry up the glass it will start to crack more and more that fine....once you start to remove the glass pieces (use tweezers) try to wedge a playing card inside (the card helps out soooo much you can work it in between the broken glass and the digitizer with out harming the digitizer)....now if you can with one hand more the card down the phone and use the heat gun you will start to see the glue separate from the digitizer....just move slowly and carefully.... just keep wedging the playing card and using the heat gun.

6. by this point you should have more then half the glass removed that part took me about 10 mins.. ok one thing you have to look after once you get to the buttom is be careful once you get to the buttons (home back search menu) try not to damage the connector under the screen what i did once i got to that part was i lifted the last of the glass and carefully pulled with tweezers.....then voila!!! the glass should all be off the digitizer...

7..to clean off all the glue off the digitizer i started by using a new playing card and using the edges i scraped the screen not using to much pressure once i got off what i could then i honestly used 2 microfiber cloths one i sprayed windex multipurpose on it(the cloth not the phone) and started to rub it gently that should help remove just about all of it then i made sure the edges where clean no glue on sides no little broken pieces of glass on buttom or top of the phone where the adhesive is...then used a clean micro fiber cloth to just give it a final wipe...

8. for putting on the new glass i did not use new adhesive....nore any type of new glue....i just made sure i had everything ready to go made sure i was not missing anything...every clean no glass pieces no glue on digitizer..MADE SURE DIGITIZER WAS 100% CLEAN....theni grabber my brow dryer heated the adhesive on top and buttom of the phone got it sticky again then i quickly BUT carefully placed the new screen on applied a little bit pressure and help it for about 2 mins let go and BAM!!!! stuck on to the phone...im sure you can use new adhesive but mind my cheapness to not spend that much money...lol.....

9.now its time to connect all the ribbons back on screw the 2 screws holding the motherboard....snap back the screen onto the bezel.....screw back on the 9 screws insert your sim and sd cards power that bad boy up and hope for the best.....

so like i said before i have no prior knowledge on taking this phone apart... i have changed one other phone screen and that was an iphone but if you have done that before you know thats easy as pie...i really really hope i helped someone out there...i left my iphone to this phone and i am in love with it i compared it to an iphone and the iphone looks like a play phone my son would play with....so a crack on this beauty is a no-no.... so if your up to it buy a new glass about 15 bucks including shipping on amazon... razor blade a blow dryer and about 5 playing cards and patience and you have a new screen.....now if you live in arizona and are close or whilling to drive to my town of queen creek i can help you with this and if your screen is super bad and i mean where theres no way of using it because the glass is shattered and have a video camera and are whilling to come to my place to record a how to video i will attempt to repair your phone free of charge i have an extra screen i bought just incase i messed up but pm me and let me know for all others good luck and i hope i helped :)