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[One (M7) General] king_david43:
I think I might try the fix in the op first and if that doesn't work then I'll buy the new module.
[One (M7) General] qujiujiu:
I failed to open the back cover. It is so hard to open it ,and will have some damage. sorry for my bad english.
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
What did you use to open it. Did you remove the volume button first?
[One (M7) General] harryfokker:
Use this guide

Use this video of youtube, a guy open it only with guitar picks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkFq_puKeI
[One (M7) General] qujiujiu:
I used some tools of plastic ，I will use metal to open it later.

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Thank you , i will retry later.
[One (M7) General] 3n3rg1c:
Use plastic card instead of metal. if u use metal there are great probability that you can harm you device. I used plastic card myself with sucess.
[One (M7) General] Alaadragonfire:
I opened mine with guitar picks its the best for this phone , good luck
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
Yeah guitar picks work the best and you should remove the volume button first
[One (M7) General] Liorcifer:
hi... i would like to ask about camera module. my htc one model code is 801s and model ID PN0714000, its hongkong version. can i use 801e camera module? thats sell on ebay. thanks
[One (M7) General] nlsolja123:
So the copper tape is the fix or does it need a module swap and the copper tape stops it from happening again ? If hate to put the tape on a old module and not fix it.

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Thiagodm. ..Can you tell us what brand it days in your system after you swapped to this new module?0
[One (M7) General] thiagodm:
I believe so. Mine is 801n and it worked.
[One (M7) General] finalgravity525:
Is it possible to use the thermal paste instead of copper tape?
[One (M7) General] Liorcifer:
its necessary in the calibration after replacement camera
[One (M7) General] e1forall:
I think I am close to purple tint in well lit conditions

Guys can you please post the pics of the purple issue as to I can know too how worse mine has gotten

as my camera performs similar to king_david's old camera (pic)
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
Here is another pic I found of my old one. It was so bad it appeared even when there was light

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It reminds me of sasuke's curse mark.
[One (M7) General] e1forall:
Thanks for the prompt reply.

Yes this is what I am facing. So you replaced ur camera from HTC or some other source?
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
I bought the camera from eBay but turns out it had the tint issue also
[One (M7) General] nlsolja123:
So which eBay one is the one to get ? The one with the blue chip board ? Can someone who's. Swapped modules open there camera system files and tell what is shows as far as camera type?
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
The one [MENTION=4555997]thiagodm[/MENTION] said he bought doesn't have the tint
[One (M7) General] qujiujiu:
I have successfully opened the phone. There existed copper tape covered in the camera module and I did not re-cover it. I used thermal grease to connect the camera and middle panel at the back of the LCD. then i found the method did not work. i have bought a new camera module. i will re-open the phone and re-cover the copper tape already in the camera mudule to test if the purple tint can be fixed，if not，i will use the new camera module.
[One (M7) General] e1forall:
Ohh.. thts gr8 .. nw if anyone would put up detailed information for new camera module it would be great..

In my case I have Dev edition bought in US and brought to India.. so cant claim the warranty.. and HtC guys charge for opening international models and camera module separatly which make the servicing altogether very expensive for me.. and the 64gb variant is not available in India.. so i am thinking is there any way to alter the internal storage to 32gb?? Plzz anyone
[One (M7) General] alomex21:
Bump, this thread is gold guys, if someone fix it with the op instruction, that would be awesome, ill try this soon.
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
I was going to try the op fix but I think I lost the copper tape I bought and might have to order some more if I can't find it
[One (M7) General] e1forall:
Guys anyone for previous post?

What would happen if a flash a 32gb ruu on 64gb variant ..will this alter the 64gb partition to 32gb making the remaining 32gb unsuable?

Anyone done this?
[One (M7) General] alomex21:
Wrong thread
[One (M7) General] e1forall:
alomex21 .. I am facing the same issue and have to send the One to Service center, so I asked.

Atleast link me to the best camera module available without the tint problems so I can try to get one those
[One (M7) General] alomex21:
Actually its literally impossible to give you a link to a perfect module since the fault of the camera is the heat from the screen to the camera, so it's better to try to open it by yourself with atleast 4 guitar picks, and the copper tape will save you some bucks
[One (M7) General] Alir3za:
wait for
[One (M7) General] yakultski:
I hope there's a step by step guide on the disassembly once the back housing has been opened . Planning to fix mine soon...
[One (M7) General] nlsolja123:
i need help i just did this and it nworked perfect and when i got reeady to put the back cover on, i decided to test this by powering up and it wont. it wont get leds from a chgarger either.
[One (M7) General] Skanob:
Pretty much plain and simple:

Remove the back cover.

Remove ALL cables connected, AND I MEAN ALL.. Start from the bottom area of the phone, going up. The idea is to remove your battery flex cable (screwed) first.

Remove ALL screws. (for noob-proofness sake)

Remove the mother board.

Remove the daughter board.

Remove the Back Camera from the daughter board.

Do the fix.

Repeat steps from the bottom to top, opposite way.

You MUST pay close attention on what you are doing.

If you cannot do these, or doesn't have the heart to do them, I'm afraid this fix is not for you.

You have just messed up your phone. You may have a cable or something that is stuck or got cut off. Disassemble the phone and thoroughly check every crevice. Make sure that when you put the back cover, it is exactly the opposite way of how you disconnected it. by starting on the right hand side (opposite of volume bottom when looking at the back of the phone), settle it properly, then pop it in.
[One (M7) General] Skanob:
Updated Requirements and Step 2 on the OP
[One (M7) General] qujiujiu:
sorry，i did not re-cover the copper tape already in the camera mudule,i just changed the camera module with a new one,and the purple tint die away. so by now i cannot confirm if this guide will work or not.
[One (M7) General] thiagodm:
Once you open it, i see that all the phone is glued up. You won't have the zero gap anymore after the opening it once, but as i always use a cover it won't be a problem at all.

I had to open it twice, because the small rubber that is below the camera module flex cable pulled the cable out just after closing it. So please do not put the rubber on the new module.

Please have extreme carefully on the bottom speaker flex cable and USB port / mic and the sockets. I broke the holding socket of the lower speaker, but a silver tape holds it in place(lol).

And as am not very soft hands, USB(data)/MIC is not working, probably because it pushed too hard into the socket, but it charges. I Brought the usb/mic module for $9, so it's not a big issue. Be gentle.

These are the best videos. He explain every step with all the details.

Disassembly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZFAsgjCunc

Reassembly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5KNmDeJ4Ww
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
I suggest people take pictures of how things look as they disassemble. That way you know what goes where
[One (M7) General] DJ_MiX:
Would Duoble Sided Thermal Tape work better or stick with copper foil ??
[One (M7) General] snebojsa:
I send mine to Htc service center and got back M8 for replacement, so no more purple tint :)
[One (M7) General] nirez:
I have a M7 w/ purple tint issue.

How did you get a M8 replacement? What did you do for it? :) Which htc service center is it btw? Is it the one in your country?
[One (M7) General] snebojsa:
Yes, it is in my country. Didn't do anything, bring them the phone and hope they will repair it without scratches and soon as it possible :D

After 3 weeks they called me and sad to bring them full package and they will give me paper for replacement. I done that and went to the store where I bought it and they sad that don't have M7 anymore but will give me M8 :D:good: No extra charge, of course.
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
You were real lucky
[One (M7) General] snebojsa:
Yes, I know. It was not even in my wildest dreams that I will get new phone, especially not M8!

Htc rules!

Htc forever!

:D
[One (M7) General] deiversonsouza:
really this phone is very easy to open !!!: O: O only that the procedure of copper tape did not solve for me :(:(... bought a new module for exchanging !!!
[One (M7) General] lewonsky:
someone in xda has done it before openign this phone perfectly. not sure where is that thread. ?
[One (M7) General] naughty6t9:
U mean this...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2581971
[One (M7) General] cute poison:
Did you buy the new module from eBay? If so, which one was it?

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Well, many sellers on Chinese site taobao claim they have the new modules that don't suffer from purple haze. The show the new ones are the rounded ones and the old ones are those with a kind of cross shape.
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
This fix kind of works for me when the phone gets really hot there is some purple tint but then it kind of starts flickering a little and will look normal and then the till will come back. It's like the phone is fight the tint but in the end the tint always wins [emoji17]

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But the camera is more usable now and I can edit the photo of its not too bad
[One (M7) General] cute poison:
I had no problems openning the case, disassembling or performing the fix but it didn't work at all. I don't know what i did wrong.:(
[One (M7) General] Skanob:
Quoted my reply...

Upon putting the phone to the fridge, you risk your phone of absorbing moisture inside the phone if overly done. Te purpose of putting it on the fridge is to lower down the internal temperature, hence the camera module/sensor.
[One (M7) General] Skanob:
Quoted myself.. Again..
[One (M7) General] s.mark:
Anyone can answer, are camera chip HTC One Duos (802w) & HTC One (801e) same?:confused:
[One (M7) General] s0kY:
if you can, send the phone on warranty, describe to them that your camera is broken and they will give you brand new device, I have sent mine, it was rooted but i couldn't s -off it so my bootloader was relocked, and they have replaced my device with new one with S-OFF hboot 1.57 don't know why but they are great :D
[One (M7) General] iamisraeli:
well this guide is probably for those who got a "light" problems with their cameras...

my colors is always pink, purple at low light, I guess its not a heat problems or whatever... and you cannot recover it by this way.

the only way to fix it I guess is getting another camera module and replacing it.

i will get my at ebay today and gonna see if it helps...
[One (M7) General] dpeddi:
Try to put your phone into the fridge for some minutes then try to take a photo. Mine take better imgs after lower phone temp. I think i'll try copper tape fix

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[One (M7) General] Shadowdancer123:
I have the tint, but I'm pretty sure this wouldn't help.

I tried it in -15 degrees celsius, left the phone lying on my car roof for ten minutes, there's no way it was overheating, it was close to freezing to my fingers.

And it was still there on high iso. :(

Btw, my focusing system makes weird noises too, last night it just whirred, like the vibrator almost.

I heard it from ten feet away.

Is it possible that my camera module has been damaged and my tint is unrelated to this?

Anyone got another solution?
[One (M7) General] harryfokker:
Im Sorry but this fix didm´t work for me

Hello Guys, i Try this mod with my 1 year f old HTC One M7 ; i to do this cause the old owner of my device wass totally careless with it ,so i decide to replace the Housing; and use this fix; i buy all what i need from amazon; and i have bad New ; At least for me this fix doesn´t work; y following the tutorial, recover the Coper from the Camera Module, put a litle roll of coper tape i close it with care, but for me it doesn´t work; i dont know why . Thats my experience guys i hope it coukb be helpfull, i dont to diassemble the phone again ultil February or March my battery starts diying so when ill replace it i will put a New Camera Module with hope without the &%$#& Purple Tint.

I open the Housing without removing the lcd; i use Guitar Picks, the old Housing suffers just a little , i insert the pick in the Volume buttons space and starts Playing .

The Volume button off easily but i can notice to put it back is almost necesarilly to doit in the housing and then assemble the unit.

English is not my native Language so excuse my mistakes :)

This pics are mostly testimonial, i didn´t takey any in the disassembly process

The Pics with the Purple Blur were taken after apply the fix.

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[One (M7) General] amrdiadora:
Hello every one

any chance that this update ( lollipop) could fix our camera ?
[One (M7) General] :
I don't think that this update will replace your camera module.
[One (M7) General] amrdiadora:
Ha ha ha very funny :mad:
[One (M7) General] matekaneve:
It's been discussed and proved million times the well known "purple tint issue" is a hardware fault and has nothing to do with the software you're running. So the answer for your question is no, it's not going to fix it.
[One (M7) General] javierislame:
Tried this tonight and it didn't seem to work for me. I thought it might as it gradually gets more pink/purple as it heats up.

Pretty disappointing as the whole process took me about 4 hours, but at least I know how to take it apart now in case I want to try a new camera module (though I have no idea which one to buy).

Regardless, thanks to OP for the guide and everyone else in the thread. If anyone has a link to a definite module that doesn't have the issue, I would certainly appreciate it.

Cheers.
[One (M7) General] kbal:
Anybody got their phone camera fixed by HTC (RMA) with unlocked and tampered flag?

My pictures are totally purple, but there is no RUU for my phone + S-ON...
[One (M7) General] harryfokker:
The only secure fix is a Hardware replacement form HTC. or if you find the Omnivision Module part amd replace it ; theres not Software(Update, RUU, Firmware ) fix for this issue
[One (M7) General] kbal:
Yes I know. My phone is rooted, tampered with, unlocked... so will they reject my warranty for the camera? It's a hardware issue, but they can say no warranty because of unlocked...
[One (M7) General] javierislame:
This is my experience, at least in the US.

I chatted with an agent the other day and they were offering to fix it for free until I mentioned the bootloader was unlocked by the previous owner (I bought it used a few months back). I didn't want to spend $90-$120 on the fix, so I declined that offer. That's when I attempted this fix.
[One (M7) General] morphius88:
I tried this fix and it did not work for me. Waiting for new camera module and hope that works.

On another note, my phone doesnt have any servive when i put my sim card back. It works in my current phone that I am using.

Any ideas?
[One (M7) General] Time To Shine:
I'm assuming any coper tape is thermal coper tape. Is that correct?
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
Check and see if you damaged the sim flex cable when opening the phone up or maybe the flex cable is not connected to the socket in the daughter board
[One (M7) General] gibihr:
With unlocked bootloader HTC refuses to repair for free, at least that's what they told me. Call center said it was for free, but when I sent it to repair they asked 300€
[One (M7) General] morphius88:
I replaced the lcd which I bought already in the housing including the sim reader and flex connector. I made sure the flex cable was fully in the socket.

I will try using my original sim reader and flex cable and see if anything changes (doubt it though because the Lcd and housing i bought was genuine OEM)
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
Same thing happened to me after I changed my LCD display. I opened the phone up again wiped and really pushed in the connector to make sure it was secure. And now it works fine even tho I have had other problems
[One (M7) General] morphius88:
I tried and pushed it in as far as it would go...even tried the original that came with the phone. Nothing.

One thing I notice is that before I even put in a sim card, the phone doesnt say that I dont have a sim card installed. Nothing happens when a sim card is inserted either. The network "triangle" has 0 bars before a sim card and still 0 bars after. My Galaxy S4 tells me that my sim card is not installed... could that be problem here?
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
Try rebooting the phone a couple of times and removing and putting back the sim card. I had the same problem but it eventually worked after a couple of reboots
[One (M7) General] kbal:
Well I did some research on the internetz, and found this:

http://matija.suklje.name/rooting-and-flashing-your-device-does-not-void-the-warranty-in-eu

So they have to fix it, or proove that software caused this defect.

I see you sre from Croatia, where you allready in the EU at that the time? I'm from Slovenija...
[One (M7) General] gibihr:
Yes, I sent it to Zagreb. The customer service told me it was for free, even with unlocked bootloader, but then I had to pay 300€ for "modificated software, mother board replacement" so I gave up... Of course I didn't pay, I bought a new one with just 60€ more...
[One (M7) General] kbal:
I'm talking about camera, not MB replacement.

What was the problem with your phone? Could it be caused by software? Did you brick your phone while flashing :D
[One (M7) General] gibihr:
No I sent it because if the purple tint. Everything was stock, except the unlocked bootloader, as I tried once another rom. That's it. I told them I just wanted the camera replaced, they said that when the software has modifications ( unlocking the bootloader is that for them) the replace the motherboard in toto. I still don't understand why, but that's what happened to me...
[One (M7) General] kbal:
Cr*a :( I don't know why would they need to replace MB to fix the camera. I guess I can expect the same reply. Must get battle ready :p
[One (M7) General] lewonsky:
Enabling the flash sometimes cures the problem

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[One (M7) General] aomegax:
So, has anyone solved the problem?

what do you think about about? is it a valid fix part?

thank you
[One (M7) General] Mart Son:
Hello,

has anybody made pictures of old and new camera module?

It would be very helpful to buy a New spare part and dont geht the old version. Or do the New ones have the same problem?

My Smartphones was replaced about one year ago and purple tint begins to show now again.

Regards,

Martin
[One (M7) General] Skanob:
You surely need to read the whole thread. I have posted, stated and quoted my findings quite a lot of times. And yes, it

could

be the pictures of the difference of the two modules.
[One (M7) General] king_david43:
No doesn't look like it. I think the omnivision has a silver square around the lens
[One (M7) General] Mart Son:
Hmmm, did it now twice and have found two pictures of the camera modules in this thread, but no one knows which one is omnivision module.

Sorry for bothering, but before i buy a New module i want to be sure to get the correct one. It would be easy to see after changing camera module, if phone detects omnivision...

Regards,

Martin
[One (M7) General] dpeddi:
I bought a module but i haven't installed it yet because i can't open the phone without damaging it..

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[One (M7) General] kbal:
This:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Repl...le-Ribbon-for-HTC-One-M7-801e/1857300343.html

or

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-...amera-Module-Flex-Repair-Part/1821968383.html

and this:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Univ...ening-Cell-Phone-for-iPhone-5/1981853143.html

Could be a good combo...
[One (M7) General] aomegax:
please tell us if you solve the problem and, if you can, take a photo before and after
[One (M7) General] ibhonez:
hopely HTC change all of m7 camera with free, :p or maybe someone change who get an experience to change the one m7 camera with other htc series, exp : htc one x or desire series..;)
[One (M7) General] wickity:
Am seriously considering sending in my M7 for repair.. Everything works fine except the fact that the camera gets aggressively purple now.. And I know it is heat related.. Seems like having an otterbox on it may have contributed to poor heat dissipation perhaps... I dunno..For those who sent in a pristine M7 for camera repair..did you get yours back in the exact same condition? And for those with less than perfect exterior.. how did you get yours back?
[One (M7) General] deeevan:
[MENTION=4633675]wickity[/MENTION]

In Australia, mine came back with a brand new back and sides.

Taking my vinyl skin off had lifted the HTC letters (I pushed them back on, but who knows how long they would have stayed) and the plastic had some wear and tear on the micro usb port (from the clips of the plug going in) and SIM card slot.
[One (M7) General] wickity:
So it came back in the same condition you sent it in? Minus the new back and sides...(am assuming you are referring to the white material sandwiched in between the phone externals) BTW how much did it cost you? Did they replace the back and sides for 'free' or did they charge you?

Sent from my A0001
[One (M7) General] deeevan:
[MENTION=4633675]wickity[/MENTION]

I'd say mine came back in better condition thanks to the replacement parts! Screen and grills were mark free when I dropped it off, so I don't know if they were replaced or just put back in place and cleaned. Oh, the power button was also replaced as I remembered there used to be some light scratches on it. All in all, it's like I got a brand new phone. Yes, when I say the 'sides' I mean the white plastic between the screen and back.

It was all free as it was still under warranty.
[One (M7) General] nikola_neg:
Hi all. This is my first post so don't be so harsh on me :). Anyways i'm a user of HTC One and i have the problem with the purple/pink camera tint. I've been using the phone for over a year and the warranty is expired so i decided to look for help and it got me to here. I've already tried the fix that is in the video and i'm afraid it doesn't work for me. So the question is : does the camera sensor of HTC ONE(M8) (omnivision ov4688) is the same with the camera that HTC is using for replacement
[One (M7) General] cyrusct82:
Yes is the same.
[One (M7) General] nikola_neg:
It does not look the same to me. As i can see on the pictures it seems that the connector is slightly different. if i ordered the same sensor for HTC m8 it would not fit in the m7 model as i can see by the pictures. Maybe someone with more experience can tell me.

Also i would be grateful if someone can give me link where to buy the omnivision sensor for HTC M7.

Consider the fact that HTC service is asking 230 euros for the repairs on the camera in Macedonia which is slightly too much for me