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I had a cell phone from 2011 that I stopped using because the digitizer went bad. It was a neat phone (HTC EVO 3D) with a 3D camera and 3D screen. Because of the flaky digitizer I used it for a desk clock for years and years, then the battery swelled up and overheated. It went in the box with the other obsolete phones.
I came across it's spare battery last week, and it powered up without errors. Well, except for the touch screen. For fun I checked eBay and found a digitizer for $7. Nothing to lose, I ordered it and it arrived today. The disassembly went as expected. A sprained thumb made it a hassle. I got the digitizer (secured with 1/8 inch two sided tape) off with few problems, but the LCD screen also had to come off to route the cables. That was secured with 1/2 inch wide two sided tape.
I lied. There was a picture. This is post repair.

Key learning: If the glass bends it's breaking somewhere. Use just enough heat to get the tape to give without causing injured thumb to hurt. The tape is not hot enough if the thumb hurts when trying to pry the screen out of the body. It should give easily.
The phone's in the garbage can now. RIP, old friend.
I had a cell phone from 2011 that I stopped using because the digitizer went bad. It was a neat phone (HTC EVO 3D) with a 3D camera and 3D screen. Because of the flaky digitizer I used it for a desk clock for years and years, then the battery swelled up and overheated. It went in the box with the other obsolete phones.
I came across it's spare battery last week, and it powered up without errors. Well, except for the touch screen. For fun I checked eBay and found a digitizer for $7. Nothing to lose, I ordered it and it arrived today. The disassembly went as expected. A sprained thumb made it a hassle. I got the digitizer (secured with 1/8 inch two sided tape) off with few problems, but the LCD screen also had to come off to route the cables. That was secured with 1/2 inch wide two sided tape.
I lied. There was a picture. This is post repair.

Key learning: If the glass bends it's breaking somewhere. Use just enough heat to get the tape to give without causing injured thumb to hurt. The tape is not hot enough if the thumb hurts when trying to pry the screen out of the body. It should give easily.
The phone's in the garbage can now. RIP, old friend.
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