Hello Devs, OP fans, lurkers alike
So I've had quite the quirky experience recently. Thought I had a brick in my hand for a while. Then strangeness.
Last week, I left my phone on top the car after gassing up. Half mile down the road, it slides off. My music from BT goes out. I return to find the screen smashed, display black and unresponsive.
Back inside the car, BT connects immediately and my song picks up right where it stopped. The capacitive hardware still works, vibrates when I tap or hold the BackHomeRecent, turns the "screen" off when I hold home.(or at least Android thinks its turning off).
So I decided to replace the screen and digitizer assembly with a new one. After transferring all the components as per a 50 step procedure found on ifixit, I go to power on. Nothing. No lights, motorcars, not a single luxury.
Maybe charging will help? AC USB yeilds nothing. But then my pc recognized it as USB Bulk 9008. At this point, I'm just about to give up and go buy another phone, figured its Bricked enough for me.
An hour later, my Android alarm clock for work goes off. Screen still black, but the led lit up. I had to pry it open and remove a screw to detach the battery connector to shut it up.
Obviously Android still works. Defective replacement screen, perhaps? Maybe I Fudded the reinstallation Elmer style? Is there hope to save my device?
PS. Dev Options were off during the accident, PC didn't even recognize anything while it had its cracked screen.
So I've had quite the quirky experience recently. Thought I had a brick in my hand for a while. Then strangeness.
Last week, I left my phone on top the car after gassing up. Half mile down the road, it slides off. My music from BT goes out. I return to find the screen smashed, display black and unresponsive.
Back inside the car, BT connects immediately and my song picks up right where it stopped. The capacitive hardware still works, vibrates when I tap or hold the BackHomeRecent, turns the "screen" off when I hold home.(or at least Android thinks its turning off).
So I decided to replace the screen and digitizer assembly with a new one. After transferring all the components as per a 50 step procedure found on ifixit, I go to power on. Nothing. No lights, motorcars, not a single luxury.
Maybe charging will help? AC USB yeilds nothing. But then my pc recognized it as USB Bulk 9008. At this point, I'm just about to give up and go buy another phone, figured its Bricked enough for me.
An hour later, my Android alarm clock for work goes off. Screen still black, but the led lit up. I had to pry it open and remove a screw to detach the battery connector to shut it up.
Obviously Android still works. Defective replacement screen, perhaps? Maybe I Fudded the reinstallation Elmer style? Is there hope to save my device?
PS. Dev Options were off during the accident, PC didn't even recognize anything while it had its cracked screen.
