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[Galaxy S III General] funkym0nk3y:
Yes, all this looks easy in videos. But the videos doesnt shows some unseen issues/facts which the user should consider. There is a safe heating temperature range for the removal of LOCA adhered glass. The temperature range can be anywhere in between ~170F-220F. You can heat above this temperature also but you might end up with damaging the polarizer film sticked on the touch/digitizer, it is also possible that the digitizer also gets damaged due to excess heating. Also it is advisable to use a good quality screen guard instead of any OCA tapes (one should never go with these kind of tapes if he dont have the Autoclave). You can use LOCA glue but i should suggest not go blindly with any cheap alternatives. I have tried some of them but they have a very small success rate of rework-ability incase anything goes wrong and most of the times you will end in damaging the LCD panel. The APS-346 is very easy to remove if something goes wrong so i should suggest you to use some kind of similar alternative with good properties (Loctite also has some good options). If you are using the LOCA glue while the LCD still adhered to the frame, it might work for some time but later on most of the times the display stops working. Possible reason for this is that the glue under the opaque part of the glass is exposed to UV light and gets solidifies, but the glue under the non-opaque parts still remains in liquid form can you cannot wipe that off since the glass is already sticked to the panel. Always use Infrared Thermometer for measuring the surface temperature of the glass surface while working with a heat source. Never use any liquid products with LCD panels. I will also try to post issues in this thread, maybe it will help out some members.
[Galaxy S III General] fpsraptor:
Replacing the S3 Glass is Difficult, i have replaced mine a week back, and honestly i dont think its a Great job, there is Dust entering inside the Glass, as LOCA is now Absent.

also if you don't have a humidifies room, there are bound to be dust, and you'll spend upteen hours to just clean the inner screen over and over.. while the price for the repacement from samsung is quite steep, its Really difficult to piece together manually and if you need the screen to be as excact as the day you received the phone... its the price you have to pay
[Galaxy S III General] KrzychuG:
Replacing S3 glass is quite easy if you got the right tools. That includes a special frame, machine to heat it up and wire that'll fit between glass and AMOLED and cut the glue. Most of the "youtube disassembly/glass replacement" videos are presetned on the phones that were often disassembled before. It's rarely as easy as they show. Cleaning it is even worse. There will always be some scratches left when you try remove the glue leftovers from the display. dust if the case. It's rarely perfect.

There is still another thing to consider. Using even a "machine-cut advesive" will leave the air between glass and display that you're gonna see if you push it quite hard. Touch will react a bit worse but all in all it's safe. The problem starts when people try to work with LOCA glue here. To do that properly you have to remove LCD from the frame and glue the glass to LCD using LOCA, then use UV lamp. It's glued in, really fragile and easy to crack when you're not caution. If you don't remove the LCD from the frame and use LOCA on top of that you'll end up with broken and cracked frame after a while (days, to few weeks) and often non-working display. That's because LOCA leftovers, that didn't harden using the UV lamp (glue came between the gaps in frame and so on) and it's gonna literally eat the frame and LCD flex.
[Galaxy S III General] MobileEMT:
Can't agree more with this post. Whenever we see shops/techs use the LOCA inside the frame we cringe.

Only the end user/customer is cheated when repairs are done half-ass with no attention paid to the long lasting effects and consequences certain 'techniques' can cause.
[Galaxy S III General] quaker1985:
You can do it. Its n ot that difficult but there will be few side effects like dust problem. it is only visible in bright sunlight not indoor.

Before replacing glass remove motherboard and other parts. So heat will not damage them.
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Full assemblies are always the way to go with optically laminated screens. In my opinion, it's acceptable to just get the fused LCD/glass assembly without the frame if the old frame is still in pretty good condition, but removal and re-application of the adhesive is quite tricky to get right.

Yep, that was more or less the point of that video ;)

I'm just very interested in smartphones, that's all. I look up pretty much all the teardowns and hardware specs of a lot of phones, then the internet takes it from there!

I know some people who have successfully removed a broken glass from the AMOLED (but not successfully installed a new one - the touch in a certain part of the screen may have stopped working and there's dust/fingerprints/smudge marks etc), but I just don't know how they did it. I always break it!

Yeah, working AMOLED panels are worth more than you think! I've heard that a Chinese based supplier buys those screens for up to $130! Sadly, I don't know any of the details.

I know a shop called Telefun that only provides prices for Galaxy screen replacements that have a working panel. I wonder if they only replace the glass? They said it will take a few hours, and I know replacing the assembly only takes 15 minutes (because I've done it).

The problem is though an AMOLED's touch sensor is built right into the panel itself, unlike most LCD technologies. With an air gap, sensitivity will drop significantly.
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Yeah, I missed the part about the LOCA. I wanted to cover a lot of points, but it was a bit hard keep track of it all.

And about that special machine and all the tools, was this what you were referring to?:

Molybdenum wire, UV light, LOCA, the templates to align the screens with the glass, the works!
[Galaxy S III General] quaker1985:
I am using it and I fill only slightly less sensitivity than original.

I compared with other s3
[Galaxy S III General] KrzychuG:
Well, if you have a proper hardware you can usually recover the AMOLED panel and then re-sell it with new glass for 2-3 times more. In fact, that's where most of glass+LCD sets, like this one below, comes from (Samsung doesn't sell these without the frame):

130$ for LCD is a decent price tbh. I've seen people here mailing service centers with buyout prices around 20-40 euros per panel.

Yes, exacly that one. You can in fact use another machine (even a pre-heater will do the job and still be better than a hairdryer ;P) to warm up the set and disassemle glass from the frame and AMOLED panel, but those frames are essential if you plan to use LOCA glue and align it correctly. I've seen people playing with LOCA glue at home, with LCD in the frame and uv lamp that's designed for finger nails. It's never a good idea and always a short-timed. It's even worse in non-Samsung phones like Nokia Lumia or HTC where the glue comes between the display and the reflector what ends up like this:

Again, if you, as an regular user plan to replace the glass at home on your own and don't have the needed hardware/conditions - don't use LOCA. It's simply safer to use adhesive only. Yes, you'll possibly have to deal with the dust, but it'll work after all.
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
I think the re-bonded screens can also be bought with third party frame that has prominent mold lines along the sides.

Is that the Nokia Lumia 820? Those aren't optically laminated like the Samsungs are, but I know that after replacing the glass the screen looks silvery instead of black (or a very dark blue, typical of an AMOLED panel).
[Galaxy S III General] KrzychuG:
Sure, but these are rare and usually marked as used or refurbished compared to glass+display only sets.

I believe that's 720. 820 has a nice frame with digitizer that you can simply replace without any trouble and danger.
[Galaxy S III General] aaricchavez:
Not necessarily. I've worked in the repair industry for a few years now and i've seen many, many people who could care less about the quality of the work if they have to pay more. I've had people walk away from repair because it was going to cost them $15 dollars more to get the device repaired with us, even after showing them that the previous repair was poorly done with their phone missing screws and shieldings or screws in the wrong places. And those are the better of the poorly done repairs i've seen. People like this aren't going to pay for the combo replacement, they'll go wherever it's cheapest, even if the repair quality is low. Of course not everyone is like this, that's why I offer both repairs side by side each time and explain the differences.

Not trying to come across as snarky, but what are the long lasting effects/consequences?

Over the last 5-6ish months(ish) that i've been doing LOCA lens replacements i've done close to 100 total and only had one person come back with any issues. And we tell every customer that repairs come with a six month warranty, so they know any issues they have would be of no cost to them.
[Galaxy S III General] MobileEMT:
I totally agree that some customers are just going the "just make it work for the cheapest possible price" route. Our prices tend to be as low or lower than competitors in our area. People are still doing Note 2 Glass only repairs for $120+ out here. We almost beat their price by 50%.

Please don't worry about being snarky, we definitely don't take it that way. We've seen people do the LOCA repair in the frame and just do the absolute worst job at cleaning the excess LOCA from the frame, ribbon cables, etc. This excess LOCA lingering inside of the phone over time can kill a digitizer (have seen it happen many times from "repair jobs gone wrong").
[Galaxy S III General] Geekboy26:
Pretty impressive stuff, pity my hand isn't steady enough to do it myself!
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Well, you pay for what you get, I suppose.
[Galaxy S III General] NikosR6:
Thanks

Special thanks man....very helpful!!!
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Bonus pics of a hand separated screem vs. a factory made one!
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
And here's a side by side comparison of a laminated vs. non-laminated non-AMOLED phone from my other thread:
[Galaxy S III General] Drakenfall:
Just to say, that after all this time, i finally got the guts to do it, and everything went very weel, i used a professional hairdryer, a knife, and in 5 minutes, all come off, then i used double tape especially for this, and it´s done.

:good:
[Galaxy S III General] quaker1985:
Great nice to hear that.

It took me 1 hour because i was afraid that i might damage screen and i was using normal hairdryer.

and i didn't use any tape i just push the glass firmly.
[Galaxy S III General] zzsomebody:
Hi Krzychu,

Can you clarify on the exact hardware that you speak of here please? Got a link, a picture or something to identify this hardware?

Or do you mean the process of removing the panel from the Mid Frame and its delicate nature of doing so.

As many would likely imagine or vouch that certainly it is quite a tricky process to manually have this down to a fine art.

I cannot imagine there be any experts in this world who have not actually broken one, as normally for whatever reason, it seems one need to break one or two just to get the complete knack of the manual removal process, IMO~!

If there is such Panel removal hardware for these, then I certainly am all ears and keen to see :)
[Galaxy S III General] nosediger:
wewh... looking at your review, considering lower screen quality is inevitable, it seems that it will not be worthed replacing the screen by ourself.
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Well, you get what you pay for. $20 screen repair = ~20% of the quality of a full assembly replacement.
[Galaxy S III General] m.harby:
thanks so much
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Separating the screen assembly from the frame? Nope!
[Galaxy S III General] jd23xny:
My phone is Cracked

Hello how much is the average front glass repair only.....
[Galaxy S III General] Sincap80:
nice how to :)
[Galaxy S III General] bnorml:
What to do with old/broken assy

The company shown in the video, Etrade, does pay for old/broken assy, but, I didn't check into requirements. I would think that you would have to send in a significant quantity to make it worthwhile for them to accept. I do iPhone and iPod Touch repairs from home and have been collecting the broken ones. I figure once I have 50-100, I'll see about sending them in for some extra cash

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$10-15 just for glass. Whole assy, Samsung S5 $150-180, iPhone 5S $50. Android phones will generally cost more because of large number of manufacturers and models, and because model changes are usually more dramatic than iPhones. iPhones, only one manufacturer and only slight changes from original to the 5S. I would imagine when iPhone 6 and 6 plus replacement assy are available, they will be up in cost closer to Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] michaelleitch69:
It is actually easier to replace only glass of Samsung S3 rather than replacing the whole LCD.
[Galaxy S III General] vantt1:
Easier? Maybe. Better resulting effect? Absolutely not.
[Galaxy S III General] cramhead:
I replaced my glass yesterday but now the wifi signal has reduced. Any ideas?

(last time this happened to me it was due to having a wireless charger installed in the back of the phone)
[Galaxy S III General] Hellon:
Nice guide on how to replace samsung galaxy s3 lcd. It is really easy. If you need s3 lcd screen replacement you can visit: http://www.hcqs.com.cn/products/galaxy-s3-lcd.htm.
[Galaxy S III General] SimplePhoneTrade:
Beware of LOCA + UV

My company trains retailers how to repair mobile devices. Glass only repairs are fine if you

1) Have repair experience

2) By the right LOCA and, more importantly, the right UV lamp

3) Never forget your phone in the car on a hot day

In our experience, if the LOCA isn't cured correctly it will melt on a hot day and likely destroy your logic board.
[Galaxy S III General] davidsds:
Thanks for the tutorial. Very helpful!
[Galaxy S III General] Hellon:
So kindly to share this guide with us! For top quality samsung s3 glass replacement you can visit: http://www.hcqs.com.cn/products/Galaxy-S3-i9300-LCD.html
[Galaxy S III General] peewee619:
very helpful. thanks
[Galaxy S III General] lenteenes:
awesome,but i will never try to do this . 100%break the glass by myself.
[Galaxy S III General] NeilH1978:
What did you use, a hammer and a 17mm spanner?

I heated it up gently with a hair dryer and slipped a card from a deck of playing cards between the display and chassis. Wiggled it around to break the seal of the glue, and got it out undamaged.
[Galaxy S III General] Xangelic:
Thankyou

Thank you very much for such a nice post ;) video is helpful as well :good:
[Galaxy S III General] lenteenes:
You can sell the old screen with the broken front glass though eBay or sell it to hcqs:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General] danielkjacob:
Why so discouraging because yall havent been successful?

This has been done thousands of times by people from home with just the items sent when you buy a new glass screen off ebay. It is not that hard if you just follow the instructions in a GOOD video on YouTube. The #1 reason for people being unsuccessful when separating the glass from the LCD is being impatient and not reapplying heat whenever the separation isn't coming apart easy enough without much pressure. Do not let anyone say you cannot do something that you can see thousands of people have already done. Theres nothing wrong with telling people how hard it might be but dont say something it cant be done or you wont get far trying yourself just because your experience wasnt positive. It can be worded in a way that explains the difficulty and leaves the door open so people know it has been and can be done without professional equipment or environment.
[Galaxy S III General] Kavinsky Tronics:
This is seriously a super noob repair job. S3 is the EASIEST glass only repair job just about.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bigvision:
I have owned an Imate Jasjar since the beginning of 2006 and all was well up until about a week ago when I would be in the middle using it and the screen would freeze and or go to a solid color (mainly blue or gray). It would do this with hardly any programs running and plenty of storage space. It even does it after perfoming a hard reset. I have not dropped it or abused it in any way. I have thought that it may be the battery, but could it being so new? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] levenum:
Hi bigvision!

I am not familiar with this type of problem, sorry, but any problem that persists after hard reset is most likely a hardware problem.

Since your device is only 4 month old, and you haven't damaged it in any way it should still be under warranty. I think the best thing might be to get it checked in a certified lab.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bigvision:
Dang! Well I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and send it off. Thanks for the imput. FYI I was talking to another aquantence of mine over the phone and when I told him my problem, he immediately thought it was a virus??? What do you think?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] villaf7420:
i cant find the morphology part on moar??????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] disc golfing:
What version of MOAR do you have?

If you're referring to the Morphology from v 6....it's still there.

The newer versions.......7.0, 7.1, 8.0.............. it hasn't been built in yet.

There are a few Great ones working on it.....actually....there is a 8.1 test in the thread.

Maybe say what specifically you are looking for......most things are already incorporated into 8.0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] avruma:
In MOAR 8.0 the morphology is built in under settings>my device>MOAR Mod Control which allows you to do most things on the fly. There are more options under MyHub Updater for other mods and apps. Hope that helps
[Moto X Q&A] Roland Stone:
Verizon Developer Edition. Unlocked. Rooted. Kitkat 4.4. I've only had this phone a few days but today I noticed very erratic behavior in receiving calls. Incoming calls don't ring, don't vibrate, don't show up as missed calls. I tried uninstalling Xposed and Gravity. No change. Tried switching ringtones. Tried calling from two different phones.. Tried switching from "Global" to "CDMA/LTE" network. Tried de-activating Sleep Control. Tried turning Airplane Mode on and off. Tried multiple reboots. Tried Bluetooth on and off. I can't figure this out. Maybe 1 call in 5 rings through. The others go to Google Voice mail with no indication that my phone is ringing. I can call out just fine so I don't think its cause I'm in some kind of dead zone. I think this behavior might have started after installing Gravity, but it persists even with Gravity not running and Xposed uninstalled. Any ideas?
[Moto X Q&A] Roland Stone:
The two phones (home landline and wife's iPhone) that my Moto X wasn't taking incoming calls from, are working again (for the moment at least). Apparently what fixed it was turning off data on my Moto X and then turning it back on again. Or maybe it was me calling *78 and then rebooting. Or maybe it was me calling those phones from my Moto X. Or some combination of the above. Go figure..
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] gnotelover97:
I am not being able to mount USB storage (pen drive) on my Nexus 7 2013. I am on stock rooted 4.4.2 room and am using Elemental X 2.6 kernel. I have tried many apps like Stick mount, USB OTG helper, but to no avail. Please help!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sanzuca:
You've given superuser permission....
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] gnotelover97:
That's pretty obvious.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sanzuca:
Sorry

I´m using stock rooted 4.4.2 room and Elemental X 2.6 kernel, but first install Stick mount and then the kernel.

The fault may be in the USB otg......
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] alligator_asl:
Use the Totalcommander and USB-Stick-Plugin and you will have no problems...
[Networking] cooldroid07:
Hello,

I've a network drive connected to my router. I can access those files using a laptop or a desktop but can't acces the drive using Android. So is there a way to do that if yes? Then please help me out.

Thank you.
[Networking] MrObvious:
Try ES File Explorer. It should work with FTP and CIFS (Windows File Sharing Shares) servers.
[Networking] cooldroid07:
Thank you for the help but It doesn't work tried it earlier.

Please any other ideas?

Thank you.!

P.s- I've a Belkin router.
[Networking] XP_1:
I have messed with the Belkin routers a bit. They use NAS, and I think in E-File explorer you should select LAN and scan for the server.
[Networking] generaltlt:
Try root File Explorer,but u must root ur device first
[Networking] cooldroid07:
Yeah tried it but failed it says no servers found.! So I don't know what do I do. Can you explain me a bit?

Thank you
[Networking] mtabzr:
act accordingly;

in ES file explorer tap on the cell pic on the top left side then select Network and go to LAN. Tap on New and in the opened window in the Server field enter the ip address of the PC connected to network through which you want to connect to network, and also you should enter your username and password of the PC too. click OK and you should be fine using created access point.
[Networking] cooldroid07:
Yeah I tried that but the HDD is connected to the router no the pc!
[Networking] tytiger:
First dumb suggestion: make sure phone is connected to the right wifi/network.

Less dumb question: what model router is it? and are you sure it supports samba and the file system you have the drive formatted to? and make sure it shows up on a PC.

Reason i make these suggestions:

I have a Technicolor TG582n, which has a USB port for doing just this, sadly, however, it only supports FAT32, so if the drive is formatted in anything else such as EXT3 or NTFS, it simply wont work. Another step i have to take is to set up the router to use the drive, by going to the webgui and initialising it (setting it to managed)

Another thing would be to check is if it's not actually sharing the drive over a different protocol such as DLNA/UPnP, in which case, you want an app such as UPNPlay from the market to view the share on your router. though mine also supports SMB so it shows up as TECHNICOLOR\ on my Root Explorer and in the network computers on the computer.

Hope this helps you get to the bottom of it.
[Networking] cooldroid07:
Thanks a lot for your help!
[Networking] aminaweng14:
i dont really understand the main point sir,

do i need to get files in the drive using the network? laptop to android?

instal the apk and follow the step :)
[Moto X Q&A] mynamesucks100:
Hi everyone, I'm thinking about getting a moto x but I dont know which carrier version to pick.

I currently have a droid 4 on verizon and I'm looking to ditch verizon in favor of straight talk in june.

My issue is that they're having a sale on the moto maker site and I dont know weather to choose a Verizon one to use untill my plan stops or if I should get the T-Mobile or at&t version so it will work better with straight talk when the time comes to change.

Something to consider is that 1. T-Mobile has pretty spotty coverage in my area 2. I dont think the moto x can be activated as cdma for straight talk.

Some other questions I have are 1. will a T-Mobile version work just fine on at&t? 2. are there any reasons I should pick an at&t branded one? 3. Are there any reasons i shouldn't pick the verizon version?

thank you for your time