How To Repair HTC One X Screen

veksx · Oct 10, 2013

arteme said:
Yes. I have an AT&T and an international device here and I've swapped the lcd & digitizer assembly from one to the other without problems -- international to AT&T and the other way around. Come to think of it, I never had to do the "sync" procedure either. I wonder why...

Do you know did the lcds were same brand or different? for example: sony lcd and auo

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bigode69 said:
Hi guys

I was crossing the street quickly when the phone dropped off my hoodie and then I rescue it. The phone was ok. Nothing happens but some scratches in the back. Sending SMS and etc. Half hour later the screen just exploded in my pocket in a retardness effect.
I don't know for sure what is my LCD version. I think it's a Sony version. Here are the pics:

I read the whole topic and I'm a bit confusing in wich LCD I should buy. Too many failure LCD's and a lot of ebay links with china crap. Also there too many user that promise post their review of LCDs but just disappear themselves.
I can't post links yet because i'm a new member but I will be eternally grateful if someone with the same LCD made the swap successfully and the store where was bought.

PD: Sorry for my bad english.

I would say it is sharp display you have

arteme · Oct 10, 2013

veksx said:
Do you know did the lcds were same brand or different? for example: sony lcd and auo

They are different brand. The AT&T had a yellow flex screen (auo?) and the international one had a yellow/green flex, same as in begode69's pictures that you identified as a Sharp display.

One thing I did was disable the "fast boot" option on both devices so that they power off completely when I turn them off. Maybe that is why I didn't need to sync the displays, I don't know.

bigode69 · Oct 10, 2013

veksx said:
Do you know did the lcds were same brand or different? for example: sony lcd and auo

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I would say it is sharp display you have

Maybe it was a bit confusing but the first two pics are the same cable (in the bottom of display). It is yellow in one side and green in the another side. This one is not the Sony?

arteme · Oct 10, 2013

bigode69 said:
Maybe it was a bit confusing but the first two pics are the same cable (in the bottom of display). It is yellow in one side and green in the another side. This one is not the Sony?

You have a flex cable that is completely green on the underside, that is a Sharp LCD. I have t one of these too. If it were Sony, it would be green for about a centimeter and continue as yellow. Check the pictures posted by eldgreve some posts back.

bigode69 · Oct 10, 2013

arteme said:
You have a flex cable that is completely green on the underside, that is a Sharp LCD. I have t one of these too. If it were Sony, it would be green for about a centimeter and continue as yellow. Check the pictures posted by eldgreve some posts back.

Thank you very much for explain.

veksx · Oct 11, 2013

Okay,so i got two htc one x-s.One has broken lcd,it is shattered and lcd connector on mbo was broken but i glued it somehow. Other one has working lcd but not working mbo as owner said. Both of them are now connected on chargers and red led lights all the time.Pc will recognize both of them as htc device. One with shattered lcd will vibrate when i turn it on but there is nothing on screen. Another one wont vibrate or show anything on screen. What can i do here?
EDIT: One with faulty mbo turned on and now green led is shown as well as capacitive buttons but there's nothing on screen

arteme · Oct 11, 2013

veksx said:
Okay,so i got two htc one x-s.One has broken lcd,it is shattered and lcd connector on mbo was broken but i glued it somehow. Other one has working lcd but not working mbo as owner said. Both of them are now connected on chargers and red led lights all the time.Pc will recognize both of them as htc device. One with shattered lcd will vibrate when i turn it on but there is nothing on screen. Another one wont vibrate or show anything on screen. What can i do here?
EDIT: One with faulty mbo turned on and now green led is shown as well as capacitive buttons but there's nothing on screen

I was going to suggest that you check the power button flex on the device that is not responding to the power button - I spent a couple of days trying to turn on one of these devices before I noticed that the flex cable was loose in the socket. Anyway, you seem to have turned yours on already.

The fact that the LCD looks okay doesn't necessarily mean that it is okay. I have one that looks perfectly fine, but only the backlight comes on.

I would suggest that you swapping the intact LCD to the device with known good motherboard, but you would probably be trying that already. The fact that the socket on the motherboard is broken is quite worrying, but good luck!

itrustno1 · Oct 11, 2013

I was in the same mind set as u. PM me, I might be able to help u out.

Sent from my M865 using xda app-developers app

repairsuniverse · Oct 12, 2013

samreedy said:
Hi all, had a quick search but couldnt find much...

Ive just replaced the glass on my one X, the LCD and the glass seperated without any problems

anyway, the phone seems to work fine, boots up, vibrates, green flashing light to say ive got a message etc but my screen is white

tried ggoing into recovery etc with no luck

ive tried putting the ribbon cable in so many times and all I get on the screen is white....

any help?

The issue you are having involves the LCD screen (inner display). The first thing you might want to check is the connections involving the LCD, most specifically the LCD flex cable. Perhaps the cable connection loosened during your repair. Another possibility is that the LCD is simply dysfunctional, which would require a replacement LCD screen, but it sounds like it was working before your last repair?

Lastly, there is another route we've heard can work. The steps are as follows: 1) Remove the battery, while phone is on. 2) Release/unplug the LCD connection (flex cable). 3) Reconnect the LCD flex cable 4) Replace battery 5) Turn the phone back on.

You may want to also check out our repair guide video at RepairsUniverse (dot) com, under the tab "repair guides & videos". Best of luck!

arteme · Oct 15, 2013

repairsuniverse said:
The issue you are having involves the LCD screen (inner display). The first thing you might want to check is the connections involving the LCD, most specifically the LCD flex cable. Perhaps the cable connection loosened during your repair. Another possibility is that the LCD is simply dysfunctional, which would require a replacement LCD screen, but it sounds like it was working before your last repair?

Lastly, there is another route we've heard can work. The steps are as follows: 1) Remove the battery, while phone is on. 2) Release/unplug the LCD connection (flex cable). 3) Reconnect the LCD flex cable 4) Replace battery 5) Turn the phone back on.

You may want to also check out our repair guide video at RepairsUniverse (dot) com, under the tab "repair guides & videos". Best of luck!

No sooner that I boasted about swapping screens around, I broke one of my devices :silly:

I got a batch of One X screen assemblies, all should have been with a broken glass but a working touchscreen/LCD. Plugged the first one in, rebooted -- works. Plugged the second one in, rebooted -- works. Plugged the third one in, rebooted -- blank screen. Swap one LCD known to work in -- blank screen. Swap the other working one in -- blank screen...

Now I'm wondering, if I broke the connector or burnt the motherboard... I knew in my heard that sooner or later this may happen, just wasn't ready for it to happen quite so soon.

I can still connect the known good LCDs to the other device and I see they work fine, I just don't want to test "the killer LCD" in my working device, or I risk making two paperweights in one day

Tepes4 · Oct 16, 2013

Glue

Hey guys, I have replaced the screen on my HTC One X but I think I messed up by uplying a bit too much pressure during the process so now I have a problem with the glass not sticking too well on the frame. Is there any way to reinforce the glue that is under the glass?

Thanks in advance.
Tepes4

intel007 · Oct 16, 2013

Tepes4 said:
Hey guys, I have replaced the screen on my HTC One X but I think I messed up by uplying a bit too much pressure during the process so now I have a problem with the glass not sticking too well on the frame. Is there any way to reinforce the glue that is under the glass?

Thanks in advance.
Tepes4

You could try turning off the phone, then using a hairdryer to heat the glue while applying pressure to bond them back together, then let it cool down while still applying pressure.

Hopefully it may help

from my ⊙N€ X

Tepes4 · Oct 16, 2013

intel007 said:
You could try turning off the phone, then using a hairdryer to heat the glue while applying pressure to bond them back together, then let it cool down while still applying pressure.

Hopefully it may help

from my ⊙N€ X

Thanks for your reply intel007, I thought that higher temperature would "cancel" the effect the glue has. At least this is what the dissasembly videos show... Is the kind of glue that is used on the HOX, like that, or would it help the screen get stuck better? I just don't want to ruin the rest of the screen.

Thanks in advance,
Tepes4

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intel007 · Oct 16, 2013

Tepes4 said:
Thanks for your reply intel007, I thought that higher temperature would "cancel" the effect the glue has. At least this is what the dissasembly videos show... Is the kind of glue that is used on the HOX, like that, or would it help the screen get stuck better? I just don't want to ruin the rest of the screen.

Thanks in advance,
Tepes4

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When the glue is hot it will make things easier to stick or remove and When it cools down again it should be better stuck, just make sure your phone is powered off, you don't wanna overheat it while switched on.

I use the same method when applying screen protectors, as it helps stick down the parts that are harder to stick, curved edge.

from my ⊙N€ X

hx4700 Killer · Oct 16, 2013

Tepes4 said:
Thanks for your reply intel007, I thought that higher temperature would "cancel" the effect the glue has. At least this is what the dissasembly videos show... Is the kind of glue that is used on the HOX, like that, or would it help the screen get stuck better? I just don't want to ruin the rest of the screen.

Thanks in advance,
Tepes4

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Just use this:

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac...ng-system/_/N-25y6?itemIdentifier=417325_0_0_

NONE of the double sided adhesives will work as well. All you need is a few spots with it and your good. Don't get the permatex brand, its trash.

Also, if you have a laserjet you can sprinkle black toner in the epoxy mix and it blends up black and you won't notice it so much.

I should have also mentioned that once applied under the screen put it face down with some weight on it overnight for best results. Any excess that might protrude out from the edges of the frame can be scraped away with an exacto but it is MUCH easier to do while it is still wet. (first 5 minutes).

Tepes4 · Oct 17, 2013

intel007 said:
When the glue is hot it will make things easier to stick or remove and When it cools down again it should be better stuck, just make sure your phone is powered off, you don't wanna overheat it while switched on.

I use the same method when applying screen protectors, as it helps stick down the parts that are harder to stick, curved edge.

from my ⊙N€ X

Hey intel007,

used your method last night, switched off the phone, heated the screen sides with a blow dryer (on the low setting-don't want to cause damage) and applied as even pressure as I could by using plastic clothes pegs on the both sides of the sceen and also the top and bottom. Left it like that for the whole night and when I checked in the morning I was happy to see that the screen seemed to have stuck. But unfortunately, as I was using the phone during the day, I had the same issue again. Will try again tonight by using the same heat but for more time since I was afraid I might damage the screen if I had it on for too long.

As for the hx4700 Killer 's suggestion... Dude! aren't you a bit drastic! Your solution is like the last resort since in order to do that I will have to lift the glass risking dust getting between the lcd and the glass. How else would I be able to get a few drops of glue over there?

BTW anyone aware of a case that would apply pressure on the screen bezel but be able to fit the kidigi car mount?

Thanks for your help guys!
Tepes4

arteme · Oct 17, 2013

I was wondering, has anyone used hot glue to fix the glass to the frame? The stuff used at the factory seems
a lot like some plastic glue variety... I guess it would protect from dust and moisture pretty well, but how to apply just little enough not to get it to go everywhere?..

repairsuniverse · Oct 18, 2013

arteme said:
I was wondering, has anyone used hot glue to fix the glass to the frame? The stuff used at the factory seems
a lot like some plastic glue variety... I guess it would protect from dust and moisture pretty well, but how to apply just little enough not to get it to go everywhere?..

Don't use hot glue. Could end up being a mess. Use 3M double sided adhesive, we carry it on our website for 2.99. Hot glue would be hard to apply without seeping in places you may not want it to go.

nicklefloss · Nov 5, 2013

Htc one x screen

I have a question, I bought a new glass/lcd combo, and the screen didn't even come on. when I went to ebay (where I originally bought the screen) there were other sellers with some what the same screen that had instructions saying that you have to keep the Original screen plugged in then switch to the new screen and it would work fine. Well my is when I took out the original I tossed it in the trash. Is there anyway around this probkem?

arteme · Nov 5, 2013

nicklefloss said:
I have a question, I bought a new glass/lcd combo, and the screen didn't even come on. when I went to ebay (where I originally bought the screen) there were other sellers with some what the same screen that had instructions saying that you have to keep the Original screen plugged in then switch to the new screen and it would work fine. Well my is when I took out the original I tossed it in the trash. Is there anyway around this probkem?

The procedure they describe is usually required when you change the screen to one from a different manufacturer.

I would suggest you disconnect the battery, wait a bit, connect the battery back and try turning the phone on again. You may need to peel away some foil to get to the battery connector, depending on the make of your device. This has always worked for me -- I never had to do the magic swapping routine because I always disconnect the battery.

You may however also have burnt the video chip in the swap (I know, I have done so) by operating on the phone when you think the screen is off, but in reality it is not and shorting something out, or killing it with static electricity by not observing safety measures (must people on YouTube don't observe them and seem to get away with it). I sincerely hope this is not the case, but if it is, I'm afraid I have no idea what can be done now. I have a device like that myself - it makes a beautiful paper press.

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