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[G4 General] ED2O9:
Wow... that sucks. This sounds exactly like me: never cracked a screen and I've replaced about a dozen for people who have. The sales rep pushed for me to get the insurance, but I insisted that I don't drop my phone and have never cracked a screen. The next day, I was transferring old VHS tapes and the phone slipped off the desk and fell about 18" onto a VCR. It hit the back corner of the metal VCR right where there's a gap in the upper edge of my phone case. I picked it up and there was a big crack running across the top of the screen. I held my breath and peeled back the tempered glass I had installed just an hour or two early, and amazingly the phone was completely undamaged. I will NEVER go without a tempered glass screen protector... EVER! That was the best $8 I ever spent.
[G4 General] cogcaviz24:
So it's looks like I be walking around with a constant reminder to be careful. The deductible through Asurion is $199. I haven't inquired with LG warranty services but it sounds like it's around the same.

Luckily, the cracks goes from the edge of the of glass, above the display, to the ear speaker. So I don't think it will get worse over time, there is no were for it to go. I'll just live with it for now and replace it later. AND now that the case and tempered glass protector is on it, the crack isn't that noticeable.
[G4 General] GillRigged:
The glass and digitizer are fused together. However, getting to that point is fairly easy according to iFixIt:

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/LG+G4+Teardown/42705
[G4 General] nightcrawler2512:
Hey Dude,

I don't know how it works where you are but here, the provider and manufacturer will usually charge for parts + labour.

I found the cheapest way to do it is through an insurance policy. My policy will change the screen for just the excess amount which is £30.

Might be worth looking into.
[G4 General] Chyeo1979:
Sad thread. Just dropped my G4 too, lucky intercept with my shoes but still dented/chipped the super soft plastic chrome corner. Still pain :(
[G4 General] bender_007:
When I buy my g4 I will let it soak for 48 hours. It seems like a curse

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[G4 General] davidvan:
Oh, seems you have to replace the whole LCD screen and front housing, as far as i know, all the teardown video don't separate the front housing from the LCD screen.

the video may help: [YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/LuKEF1fNVjo[/YOUTUBE]
[G4 General] IlyaKol:
I fixed my G3 which had a cracked screen. The G4 is built in much the same way (same screw locations, etc.). It's damn easy actually. I can tear down a G3/G4 in under 5 minutes to bits and pieces.

I actually have to replace the G3 screen again cause the glue never settled right and when I went to redo it, I broke the screen lol. And I dropped my G4 too (Spigen cases on order!) so I'll be doing that one as well.
[G4 General] wadamean:
Don't you worry I have cracked my screen as well but luckily it is a minor hairline crack on half the screen.
[G4 General] b14ckd34th:
i have you all beat..i hadnt had mine 14 hrs and broke it..will post pics when i get home..you'll cringe.
[G4 General] b14ckd34th:
Here it is.I almost cried.
[G4 General] JDROIDS:
So 5 days after I bought my G4 from VZW I dropped it without a case about 2 feet on concrete. Cracked the lower right corner but the phone was still fully functional. I still sent it in to Asurion and got a replacement for $150.

Then 3 days later I dropped the replacement G4 from about the same height with a rubber case this time. I was sure that there was no damage this time until I picked up the phone and the entire screen was shattered. Awful.

Turns out Asurion only let's you have 2 replacement phones per 12 months and I had replaced my G2 in November due to faulty sensors from (you guessed it) dropping it.

So Asurion dropped me and I now have my G4 being repaired and refurbished for $160 by LG. It takes about 2 weeks total to get your phone to them and back but I have to find out if you can have LG repair your phone for that amount an unlimited amount of times or not. If so It would be worth it to not have insurance for $10/ month which I always have. So now I'm using my G2 until my G4 comes back. Sad that my G2 is way snappier than the bloated G4.
[G4 General] Kenishi99:
Which case do you have there?

Seems to be pretty nice!
[G4 General] One Twelve:
How much is it ?

kinda odd they don't mention the price...
[G4 General] Iphony89:
After years of never using a case and being lucky with drops, unfortunately my luck ran out after owning the g4 for about 2 weeks. Luckily insurance is only charging me $99
[G4 General] Gemichi:
drop mine from pocket while standing. it bounced on the side once and landed face down, good thing is my screen didn't break, only minor scratches on the corners. I was lucky that it dropped onto a well made sidewalk :)
[G4 General] New Rising:
I'm more than sure if you bought the phone from a corporate Verizon they offered you plenty of case options and a tempered glass heh.
[G4 General] -RioT-:
My S3 was so cracked it was cutting my thumb and leaving blood on the screen. I must have gotten 4 replacements for that phone before the insurance finally ended. Now best buy doesn't offer that service any more.
[G4 General] JDROIDS:
They had no cases or any accessories as they pre-ordered it for me. They didn't have another G4 in the store when I picked mine up.

Again, Again, the screen is extremely sensitive. I'll have mine back from LG Wednesday and I purchased a tampered glass protector and a bulky lunch box to protect it. Never needed a screen protector before on my G2, GNex, Droid 1 etc. But this one obviously needs one.
[G4 General] Dennisg34:
This has Gorilla Glass 3. It is almost the strongest screen there is..

Sent from my G4 using your mom

---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:48 PM ----------

All you people *****ing about cracked screens with no case or protector should be slapped.

Sent from my G4 using your mom
[G4 General] KiaAfzali:
I broke my G4's screen as well ::crying:

I was carrying a book and my g4 was on top of it. I was holding my g4 with my thumb, and then I just lost grip of the phone. It fell face down and the screen is completely shattered. It is still usable. I contacted LG, they said it will cost 70-300$ to replace. You're not alone...
[G4 General] JDROIDS:
Seems as though it is not the strongest based on the experiences of the many people in this trail. I am happy that there are plenty of you who have not cracked the screen though. I get mine back Wednesday and it will be mummified immediately. ;)
[G4 General] KiaAfzali:
I am getting the rhino shield screen protector. It is one of the more expensive ones(25$), but I have previously used it on my Moto x and it has been amazing. Search it on YouTube so you can get an idea of what a beast it is :)
[G4 General] doki81:
i guess not just SP..you need a good casing too...better order an otterbox or UAG soon :)
[XDA Assist] looplolz:
hi, i need a uboot.bin i cant change my lcd driver,my phone is mtk6572 processor dual sim and 3.5 inch only bq aquaris 3.5 uboot.bin has a correct driver for my device,but my phon stucks on boot logo ,if i try flash another uboot ,the phone sounds and vibers ,but the screen stays white, any hel with this? thanks
[Sony Xperia M2] marco2tiger8:
After the phone repaired by the Service Center, my back phone is a little bit opened. what should I do to close that? Is there any type of glue needed for it or should I buy a new backcase? I'm sorry if I don't explain it correctly.
[Sony Xperia M2] BusterBg_18:
Why you dont go back to you service center?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Don't even try to repair it, take it back

D2303 18.3.1.C.1.15 kk deodexed, rooted, philz touch recovery, xposed, z1 bravia engine 2 + x-reality+ z3 super vivid, viper audio
[Sony Xperia M2] marco2tiger8:
[MENTION=5522722]lilhack_09[/MENTION] [MENTION=6073713]aidy.lucas@gmail.com[/MENTION] because the service center of Sony in Indonesia has bad reputation and really slow service. I'm afraid my phone doesn't come back. And won't finished.
[Sony Xperia M2] BusterBg_18:
So then get it to a third hand place but I think that will kill your warranty
[Sony Xperia M2] marco2tiger8:
[MENTION=5522722]lilhack_09[/MENTION] thank you for your suggestion. I appreciate it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scootz:
Hey all! Something I've noticed lately. When I first got my nexus 6, it would identify itself as 18d1:4ee7. When I switched to CM12.1 nightly and/or android-m-preview, it started identifying itself as 18d1:4ee2. It shows nothing relating to Nexus 6 ids anymore. Its either 4ee0, 4ee1, 4ee2 depending on phone mode/state. Is there somewhere on the phone that this information is stored or is it hard-coded into the code/roms? Any way of properly changing it back? The ids both show in windows and linux. Phone and ADB/fastboot work fine as it is, but not having the right usb ids gets on my nerves.

*edit* I am currently running CM12.1 nightly. (20150604) (shamu)

Baseband MDM9625_104651.11.05.16R
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcomhelp:
Why do the USB ids matter? Do you have special software that runs based on ids? Also yes. They are hard coded. You have to edit the rom to change them. Unless there comes a rom that lets you change them. ?

Sent from board express on my Nokia Lumia 1020. Best phone ever!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scootz:
Nah, no specific reason. Its just an annoyance. I have no software that requires the usbids.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcomhelp:
Ok. Don't worry about it too much then. You could ask cm to fix the issue...

Sent from board express on my Nokia Lumia 1020. Best phone ever!
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vw65bus:
I purchased the nexus player yesterday and went thru you know what to get Netflix working. Hard reset twice, to get it to show up. Now I'm having crackling noise coming from just Netflix.

The only way I've been able to get it to stop is to go to audio while playing Netflix, switch it to stereo instead of Dolby. Which isn't too big a deal but every time I watch something it reverts back. Is there a fix or am I the only one with the problem and need an exchange. Thanks, I've Google searched and searched xda with no luck.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pudgewack:
I have the same issue. A few others are experiencing it as well. Here is another thread about it, but no solutions.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2940509
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vw65bus:
On thanks for the info, sucks it's not taken care of yet.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bennec83:
Recently i have been trying to decide what the best, most complete application is out of Pimp my black, HTweak C, HTCustom, or Tweak UI.

I am asking not because i have specific needs, just would like to know if i have to use one, which is the one to go for.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] schaps:
Advanced Configuration tool

Maybe you could be interested in my Advanced Configuration tool which is the tweaking application I made for my ROM. It has the functionnalities of all those applications, and also other nice features, like SoftKeys, User Agent and CommManager customization...

I plan to release it separately in the following days and I will certainly add other useful functions.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bennec83:
That sounds perfect, please keep me posted when its released. Thanks alot
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] Emrah Ayar:
Hi all,

Which powerbanks do you recommend for Xperia z3? Slim and high capacity ones are preffered :)
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] Entropy512:
In general, Anker.

The one exception right now is Aukey - they're the only ones to offer a QC2.0 powerbank.
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] oledetech:
The battery capacity for Xperia Z3 is around 3100 mah. So you need to choose a power bank with capacity higher than 5000 mah. Otherwise , you will be disappointed with your power bank
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] h2oflyer:
Z3 power caae

I'm using the Mugen 3700 mah case on my Z3...still slim enough to go into pockets.

I use it for emergency back up and works great.
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] artlov:
I just returned from trip. I have Adata PV110 10400mAh powerbank and I am very happy with it.
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] h2oflyer:
I find both power bank and power case useful. I have been using two 5000mah techgir power banks since 2013 in rugged outdoors. I carry one or both depending on est. phone use and how much gear I carry.

The power case is when I'm on the move using my phone and no time to plug in power bank. Better than phone in one pocket and power bank in another pocket with the cord in the way.
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] tweker:
I bought a Ravpower filehub. The size of a beefy pager, 6000mAh, wireless 128gb micro sd slot, works as a wireless router too. Just add a cat5/6 cable and plug it in. Full usb2 port, micro usb port, micro sd slot, cat5 port. So between my phone and it I have 256gb capacity.?
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] dizzyman44:
There are so many brands for power bank out there. I tend to believe big brands are trustworthy, such as Anker, Ravpower. Lepow is a relatively small brand but they make beautiful power banks. [IMG="power bank"]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ZPNnX2ZjL._SL1500_.jpg[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] SimonMattila:
I got the Anker powerbank
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] :
I have an Anker Powerbank with 20100mAh , really good powerbank about 25€ in amazon
[Xperia Z3 Accessories] Unusual Man:
Xiaomi Power Bank 20000mAh(real 19Ah) :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
Ok guys, here's the deal. i bought a secondhand s4 which was advertised as a google edition. it has a couple of annoying issues, first i noticed it switching itself off and on. the worst problem with it is that when my battery goes reeeally dead it just bootloops when i have recharged. the only way i can get it back on is to start it in recovery mode (which is clockworkmod v6.0.4.4) then do a factory wipe. so yeah thats a major pain. the s4 itself is a red model and behind the battery it says its a gt-19505, however in the settings on the phone it says its a gt-19505g.

my goal is to install an official firmware if possible that i may be able to update easily, the worry that i have is that i dont know if it would then accept my network as although it appears to run google edition custom firmware it may not once i install something official on it. this may be a nooby statement i know but a noob i am lol.

if its at all possible could i keep the cwm recovery?

and if its any help when i load the other boot loader thingy (with the green android on it) in the top left it says gt-19505, im just sayin cus im sure its vital which ever this phone actually is.

here are as many details as i can give but please ask if im missing anything

ANDROID VERSION 4.4.2

KERNEL VERSION 3.4.0-faux123-KK44-GE-Custom

faux123@localhost.localdomain #20

Sun Dec 1 02:30:28 CST 2013

BASEBAND VERSION 19505XXUFNA1

BUILD NUMBER KOT49H.S001.131204

also upon booting in the top left it says "kernel is not seandroid enforcing

set warranty bit:kernel"

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ;) And please tell me where to start as i tried updating it via kies to fix it but it just wont connect, i assume due to custom firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
The Google Play Edition S4 devices didn't come in any color but white. Therefore, this is an I9505 with a custom ROM on it. The download mode screen reading GT-I9505 confirmed it.

Since this is an I9505 and not an I9505G, the main question is whether this device will work with your SIM card. For that, simply insert your SIM card and boot the device. If you get signal, you're good. Otherwise you'll have to unlock the device, either by purchasing an unlock code from one of the sites that sells them, or by trying the unlock methods available on the forums.

This will also help answer the question of which stock ROM you can install on the device. If the S4 doesn't prompt you to unlock the device, then you can install one of the unbranded S4 ROMs available on sammobile.com. After that, you can put the recovery of your choice on the S4, though I recommend TWRP over the other options.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
Thanks for your help. I'm a little confused though, at the moment with this custom google edition ROM it does take my sim, in fact I bet it takes any sim, I heard that was a feature of google play devices. What I meant was after I install the stock ROM will it then not take my sim. So if it has already been unlocked How would I know which ROM to install? As I now know its not a google edition, is it possible to install an official google edition ROM? Do i use this download mode, Odin, or cwm to install a firmware. I'm just not sure what my starting point is. I don't wanna follow someone's guide yet to installing something just in case I'm jumping the gun and need to uninstall this custom ROM somehow.

Sorry for asking questions that I'm sure seem dumb I'm really just trying to learn at the moment I'm green as they come with android. BTW thanks for your suggestions so far, you def seem like you know what you're talking about, cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Google Play devices are carrier unlocked, but this is not a Google Play Edition S4. Therefore the device was carrier unlocked at some point in its past. The unknown here is how the original owner unlocked the device. If he or she used the unlocking methods found on XDA there is a chance the lock will be lost when installing a stock ROM.

If the S4 is unlocked, you aren't restricted to a particular region and can install any I9505 ROM using Odin, though I recommend the carrier unbranded ROMs. You cannot install a stock Google Play Edition ROM on the device as the model number of a GPE device is not the same as the device you have. However, you're already rooted and have a custom recovery installed. In I9505 Development here on XDA there is a Google Play Edition ROM that can be installed on your device. Download it to your S4, wipe everything in recovery, then flash the ROM's flashable zip in recovery. I've used said ROM and it works quite well.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
OK I have found the 5.0.1 ge ROM , but in there it says I must use latest recovery or whatever plus it recommended one different to mine, is it safe to install using my version of cwm or do I need to learn how to change it??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
TWRP is recommended as there are people who are still maintaining it, unlike Clockworkmod and Philz. While you probably can get the ROM installed using the version of Clockworkmod you have, learning how to change recoveries is useful.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
OK thank you for all your help my friend, I will now find out how to do this, I'm sure there is a section on this somewhere, BTW I think you are right about my device being rooted, but I wanted to check and I followed a guide and used super su but apparently its not rooted so I guess something must've gone wrong. Bit scary if I try to change my recovery or my firmware and this causes a brick hmmmmm
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
It's virtually impossible to brick the S4, especially as the recovery is flashed through Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
Phew that's a relief. Thanks man.... Well I'm gonna just risk using cwm for now as I'm new to this........ Thanks a whole lot for your time I really mean that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Use TWRP. CMW is outdated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
I want to, I really do but I'm struggling here. Before I wrote that last comment I tried to find a guide on this forum for swapping to twrp, but couldn't and didn't wanna bug this guy as he had helped enough. Anyway I went to the place he told me and have hit another wall anyway because I don't know how to use the firmware the relevant kernel or the git. My life is so busy and I'm getting about an hour on this subject a day and its gonna take forever lol

If you can help me on my way even a little its much appreciated, I would like to use twrp and the 5.0.1 ge plus the right kernel of course
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4internationalqualcomm.html

Follow the Odin guide. It's excactly the same when you flashed CWM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
[MENTION=1772208]Lennyz1988[/MENTION]: The S4 was bought secondhand and already had CWM on it from the original owner.

[MENTION=782841]killfrenzy[/MENTION]: Follow the guide Lenny mentioned, but don't worry about the second paragraph. Our device isn't one of those that restores the original recovery on boot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
ok will do, i just tried the app install method but as i suspected, it said root is required for this app and promptly exited so i shall do the odin method, i heard that some people remove root or it could be that it was done wrong. also after reading a few posts here and there i found out that someone had similar issues with their phone random re-booting and they had custom ge with the wrong kernel so it seems once im done my issues should be history if i learn how to install fw + kernel, after this twrp thing i will be one step closer for sure. i also know ppl slate lollipop but once im all done with this im sure i will have picked up enough terminology to install cfw's to my hearts content. hooray for forums and people like you, sounds like im kissin ass but its just gratitude
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
so using the twrp install guide i gotta install using the odin method i have now got 3.07 odin but this is the next step.........

Odin Install Method (No Root Required):

You will need to download and install Odin on your PC. Once you have Odin installed, download the proper .tar file for your device from the download link above. Power off your device. Turn on your device using the proper key combo to get into download mode and attach the device to your computer via a USB cable. Use the PDA tab or button to browse to and select the tar file that you downloaded and flash the device.

lololol nothins ever simple i see the list of tar files in the link above but no mention at all as to which is the proper .tar for my device, i guess they assume the guide is for people who have done it before. more research tomorrow maybe i gotta be up early ugh
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
Think you misunderstood, I have flashed nothing yet I got it like this. I'm completely green
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
Don't suppose anybody knows which is the tar file for my device?? S4gt-19505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
OK now I get it, the list of tars in that section are all the same just newer builds of the same version. Seems obvious if you have done this before, but I wasn't to know that and cannot assume things. I'm also gonna guess and say Lenny thinks my s4 needs this particular version for an international, am I right?? Anyway it would've made a lot of sense but how does he know. I have no idea what this phone was I have never owned it new.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Different devices have different codes. For example, jfltexx is the I9505. A T-Mobile S4 would be jfltetmo, and so on.The link Lenny provided is for the I9505. Download the 2.8.6.0 version as its the latest.

As to how you were supposed to know, having never owned one, you weren't. There are tutorials in the General forum though that can help.