Fixing a Smashed Phone Screen - on a budget! (GLASS ONLY REPAIR ATTEMPT)

In this video I attempt to repair a smashed up phone by replacing only the front glass digitizer to keep the costs to a minimum. Will I succeed? Let's find out!
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[@madsflahart9134]

Who else just cracked their screen and searched this😂

[@legolord7315]

Me

[@abbeylowe3465]

Meeeeeeeeeee 😂😂😂😂

[@jannesderycke2100]

Me

[@alexanderbrawlstars5381]

me

[@leovicious6992]

Here

[@walterhobbs9581]

I just cracked my phone and I hate myself so much right now

[@gachamooo3827]

Mine slid off of my lap when I got out of a car

[@wiwi8468]

SAMEEE

[@wangd000dle]

I know... Just happened to me. I was helping move a dresser and I rested it on my thigh to regrip, then lol and behold, my phone was right where I set the dresser on... Smh

[@Kat-vc1fg]

Me too... my phone slipped from my hands in the bathroom and had to fall right on the corner of a table so it cracked

[@that_gurl-sav6344]

Bro same

[@sashablair9561]

How is it that when I drop my phone on pavement it’s fine but when I drop it on my carpet floor it shatters like tf

[@5staranis800]

Same I dropped on a carpet 😪

[@madisonsmith9037]

RIGHT!!!

[@alxeszas9458]

Idiot Clown oml my parents think I’m some demon who grabbed a hammer and just *SLAM* to the iPad when it fell on a carpet

[@duckymomo6675]

I dropped mine on the carpet and it cracked. 😭 I have dropped it many times on cement and nothing happened.

[@mollies13]

okay.....andyour point is?

[@AMXM-do5kw]

I can't see which is more broken, my screen or his screen. LoL

[@ghizlanebichoualne5695]

Omg ..yeah😂😂

[@non-existentthing1659]

My screen 😬

[@I_killed_that_beard_guy]

My heart

[@abeginnerspov5968]

It's you.

[@nikhilanimates]

who else watching in a completely shattered screen Edit( when I wrote this I had just broken my mobile, I bought a new one a year later I broke that too, then I got another device which didn't shattere but the port had a charging issue, so right now in my 4th mobile right now.) All are cheap android phones.

[@kosurmyne]

Me! I recently absolutely destroyed my phone screen

[@tracylincoln6441]

Nikhil Anurag me

[@jovanirivas747]

I just have a Crack that across my screen I'm scared to tell my parents

[@milky_way5208]

My cat threw a rock on my screen and I'm trying to find a way to fix it so yes I'm watching this with a broken screen ,u,

[@nikhilanimates]

Miya Miya when I was watching this video my mobile condition was bad, a car went through the mobile and got the screen completely shattered 😂

[@JoyJacksonart]

Anybody else paused the video and went to the comment section to see if it actually worked?

[@sadeenjaber9310]

Me

[@JoyJacksonart]

Sadeen Jaber cool beans

[@sadeenjaber9310]

Joya paul thx

[@mya6418]

Me

[@JoyJacksonart]

Mya does Gacha Nice like ice

[@geometry_yt9962]

I CRACKED MY PHONE NOW IM CRYING

[@hottieliv2032]

INIT

[@selahharmon2624]

I cracked mine just today 😥😢😥😭😭😭

[@mariejeanretiza227]

Me too

[@JC-jn8jz]

i broke my phone too

[@chelsea9281]

lmao

[@aperson4155]

I cracked my screen with a bat on accident not knowing that this was hidden beneath the blanket since I was testing something very stupid. It has A LOT of cracks, I mean a lot.

[@bettywhite6103]

My phone still works, I just want the cracks out

[@khadak8923]

I bought a new smartphone just a month ago. I was watching Spiderman Into Spiderverse movie by screen mirroring into my TV. I wanted to go washroom, I forgot I kept my phone in my lap while watching it. I just woke up and it I found my phone in ground Lol. I wasn't worried then I saw a light crack ( it's not even that visible ) but I feel guilty. Cause it's a frickkn new phone & if I lose this I'm definitely not getting another one. I'm so obsessed with the perfection. If I see a little scratch on my phone or anyty that belongs to me thn I feel uncomfy - irritated. I'm planning to change my display but I've experienced issues with my old phones when I changed their display. Is it a good idea to change the display ? Does it work Like before or it works slow & feel different in a bad way ? If anyone has knowledge about this please let me know now.

[@slayter1076]

Same

[@Cayleb365]

betty white same

[@dustylol850]

It's so simple if you're screen is working finely you just have to buy touch glass digitizer from any site at so lowest price and then you can replace the glass from any local mobile repair shop

[@puixillaedited4yearsago787]

Same

[@geligapictures]

The best part of this video is when you returned it to the owner (presumably your dad?) That's just sweet... Awww!

[@patitoys]

yes, absolutely. ; )

[@weegle.]

gptsx jr you know it's fake right

[@thomasgeyerman6219]

gptsx jr I

[@ambermitchell3318]

MonoType 😂😂no it's not fake

[@kaadiyt2298]

Amber Mitchell who's saying why you try

[@juicyeditz9770]

When you just cracked your phone And it's lockdown due to corona 😭😭😭

[@briannarodriguez8259]

Bro I just cracked my whole screen and I wanna cry

[@jonathanstrom7024]

Me too :((

[@celine2670]

@Probroskillz_3213 lol YOU are dumb how can they get a new one ?? They can’t go outside

[@celine2670]

@Probroskillz_3213 HOW is amazon going to repair their phone screen I- it’s “online shopping” not a repair shop

[@jackray660]

At least I’m not the only one. I fell you

[@morgantarry]

Someone on TikTok used the sound of this video for a game advert. Recognised your voice 👍

[@urfavangel_]

Who else is stubid and didn't have a screen protector so now their phones screwed

[@peacecpower]

Mine has but it didn’t work...

[@Thegreat-vx2lk]

I have a screen protecter and the drop still cracked my screen badly

[@chazzhitt1417]

I have a LG and the very bottom is off, I just want this fixed.

[@idkwhyidothis8454]

My screen protector was on and somehow it ceacked through it like what😪😪😪

[@konyev44konyev12]

i mean fishing lines n shit

[@Ragnarok043]

i like that you show the mistakes that you made instead of just editing them out. part of DIY is actually trying different methods yourself to see what works best. as Adam Savage always says, failure is always an option.

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

Adam Savage is rich, he can afford failure.

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

@@legrandgougoulilumine6940 Thing is, most of his projects are all on a very low budget. I just watched his video on a diy mic with quality that competes with a 800$ professional setup. And guess how much it costs.. 30$

[@mr-mz4ed]

Me it's ridiculous how much they charge to fix might as well just buy as new phone

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

@@unliving_ball_of_gas 30 dollars are very much downsized price. People in comments tried to do it, and actually it costs more like 100+ like 130, or something.

[@jessicawhite768]

Also blogs are for that

[@ramkumarkzym]

His love for aluminium is beyond definition

[@georgechloe6379]

I’m literally about to have a heart attack my phone shattered

[@DIYPerks]

Thanks for all the likes guys! Regarding the screen , it really does matter that it's original. I later repaired a Z3 compact and bought a replacement screen + digitizer on eBay for roughly £20 and, while it worked okay, the screen area was smaller and the colours were very drab and dull in comparison to the original (brightness was fine though). I'd personally leave the cheap replacement screens well alone, but the official ones are much more expensive.

[@BCzepa]

you know how you can buy film scratch protectors..... the leather case for my phone came with one which was HARD plastic, its stayed on well and i swear i would have broken my screen many times over without it (landing on tiles/cement face down)

[@shona5512]

DIY Perks I bought a non genuine 4K screen for £40 for my Z5P and i haven't noticed a difference between OEM and Non-OEM.. There is no dull spots and the screen performs just as well as it did before with the original. I guess that even some knockoffs are good but it is very hit and miss.

[@rich1051414]

With the glass sealed to the digitizer under vacuum on modern device, when the screen breaks, the digitizer is already damaged beyond repair.

[@JohnDoe-gm5qr]

Well they say you get what you pay for and while Sony phones are not cheap they are some of the best. They are water resistant and have good cameras. The Xperia Z5 Premium was the first smartphone to have a 4K display. I have an Xperia X and the 1080p display already looks really good. Never mind Samsung, I don't like AMOLED screens. They are defective from the moment they are manufactured and that is because they burn in and that is why I will never want an AMOLED screen or super AMOLED. No Xperia I ever had has an AMOLED display and that is how I like it. I have one non Sony phone with an IPS display and that was left on for a whole 24 hours with the screen on just sitting there. It did not burn in. Now if you had done that to an expensive new Samsung phone it would very likely get an image *permanently* burned in. I think I would almost cry if I paid all that money to see it damaged so soon. Either that or I would be a very grumpy person for a while.

[@wojciechtechtips1602]

DIY Perks I think I have a similar phone. Can I have a link and the model.

[@slothythegameryt9737]

Anyone else watching this with broken screen 😂😂😂

[@mayapayaaj842]

SlothyTheGamer YT me my moms back pack pushed me phone to wall and broke the screen so bad AND ITS FREAKIN NEW 😭😭😭

[@angelinalongoria6196]

SlothyTheGamer YT yup

[@oscyscy]

SlothyTheGamer YT OMG ME!!!

[@Xolerys]

LP Diss Productions I feel, I bought my HTC U11 two weeks ago and now it's shattered cuz it hit the wall then the floor

[@theonlyshakaro]

Xolerys I'm using my HTC Desire and I dropped it from a table on accident.

[@jorgenunez5669]

Here’s a tip guys never use a metallic tool to disconnect connectors from the motherboard, this can quite possible short out that part of the board if not the whole board. Glass only repair is very tedious and quite frankly not worth it unless it’s something you have the tools for already, it’s very easy to damage the lcd panel. I always get the screen assembly and swap it out saves time and may cost a bit more but definitely worth having a solid screen that’s been quality tested.

[@Will-sv9mf]

not if its off

[@jorgenunez5669]

@@Will-sv9mf elaborate

[@jorgenunez5669]

@@Will-sv9mf not sure if you mean off as in turning the device off or disconnecting the power source. In the first case, that’s false, hitting the power button doesn’t change the fact that current is still plugged into the board. If you mean disconnecting the battery then possible yes, but there’s still a chance that a capacitor still has pent up energy and therefore a chance of shorting (pretty slim if you do the repair careful, but the risk is there). In any official repair training, a spudger is always the tool recommended to use when disconnecting directly from the motherboard. Obviously because it doesn’t conduce electricity.

[@h0udinl]

@@jorgenunez5669 your 100% correct even if it’s powered off capacitors still hold charge

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

@@h0udinl No, he is not correct. Capacitors won't store charge forever, if you leave phone alone without battery for few hours there will be 0 chances of shorts.

[@TryMyMartini]

Who else is tired of people asking “who else” in KZbin comments?

[@christianbohnett678]

Me

[@lax4551]

YOU JUST DID U IDIOT

[@joanna2432]

@@lax4551 k

[@lax4551]

@@joanna2432 k

[@joanna2432]

@@lax4551 ok

[@streamboywithluvwithlove2309]

Who else watching in a completely broken screen while crying?

[@avarie222]

Jisooyaa,Jin Hyung Kyungsoo-ssi,Hanbin-ssi me

[@cocotherainbowart2151]

Me

[@cookiepuppy9966]

Me.... ;-;

[@spillingthetae3800]

Saw you're username thought i should say hi so Hi !

[@streamboywithluvwithlove2309]

ARMY!!💜

[@mianfazlerazik3636]

Can't wait to break my phone

[@turksandwich7538]

lol

[@JecIsBec]

ikr

[@lolyou6676]

Jec of hhjhh

[@sfeath520]

lol

[@roushhawley8438]

have fun

[@darleystar]

An honest experiment , which I like. Good lesson to learn , thanks.

[@linuxsbc]

Remember that this process is extremely difficult and doesn't work on most devices. It's generally better to replace the entire screen despite it costing a bit more. Also, on iPhones, you need to take off the screen first and not the back. The back is basically impossible to remove.

[@Athul8055]

It's possible with oca machine

[@maxximumb]

Mr Perks. Don't use metal spudgers to work on the battery or connectors. You run the risk of shorting the battery and damaging it. Also the capacitors will hold a small charge after the battery is disconnected. The metal on your tools can complete parts of the circuit, sending unwanted power where it could potentially do damage. Always use non conductive tools when repairing electronics when you need to touch connectors or other circuitry.

[@maxximumb]

Also replacement screen / glass / digitiser modules can be bought on ebay for around £22 (for the Sony) and are easy to install. I had to do this for my brother in law a few weeks ago. The replacement glass was going to cost £17. The extra £5 and less work option of the complete unit was a no-brainer. As to the issue of 'cheap copy', the build quality of the replacement unit was just the same as the Sony original. Also the digitiser was the same model and manufacturer as the Sony original. I did enjoy the video however. Please keep up the great work and high production values.

[@DIYPerks]

Thanks for the tip. Regarding the screen though, it really does matter that it's original. I later repaired a Z3 compact and bought a replacement screen + digitizer on ebay for roughly £20 and, while it worked ok, the screen area was smaller and the colours were very drab and dull in comparison to the original (brightness was fine though). I'd personally leave the cheap replacement screens well alone, but the official ones are much more expensive.

[@henkmegool7864]

Maxx B incorrect. the battery has a built in protection circuit. and those capacitors wont be able to damage anything unless you try really hard

[@ArchimedesLockheart]

While you are correct that most modern batteries have a protection circuit that helps keep the battery itself from suffering short damage (usually) the major concern with using metal tools is that you can make contact with the battery connectors and other connectors on the Logic board, which can cause permanent damage.

[@maxximumb]

I'm just advising folk to avoid using metal tools around circuitry. A £500 phone is an expensive risk to take, when if you use a plastic tool, you remove almost all of the potential for damage. Feel free to use whatever tools you want. As to the original screen over the cheaper replacements. The title of the video is fixing a phone on a budget. I was just making suggestions based on my experience with budget replacement parts. I found the replacement part to be of good quality, no difference in screen size or colour quality. Perhaps I got lucky with my purchase or you were unlucky. I suppose it's a mileage may vary situation. As far as a budget repair goes, the cheap all in one module was a relatively easy fix and saved an expensive phone from the rubbish bin.

[@blixyyt5595]

Pro tip Don't use a matal tool to disconnect the battery please use plastic I shorted my battery and I had to buy a new battery

[@duminicad]

life hack, shorten your battery so you have a reason to replace it while replacing the screen, all at once!

[@Okusar]

Shorting out a lithium phone battery, especially one that is fully charged is a really bad idea. There is a scary amount of potential energy bottled up in one of those that can easily give you a nasty shock, burst into flames or even explode. Remember the battery in the Galaxy Note 9? All lithium batteries have the potential to do that if mishandled.

[@zenvir1680]

I use xiaomi phone's battery for small electronic projects and testing circuits on breadboard, I charge it using solar panal and many times have by mistake shorted it or put a really heavy motor. Seems like it has some sort of cut off/short circuit protection mechanism. It is still alive.

[@ElonMasks]

Pro tip: Don't do anything to your phone. Just go to a pro tech guy and he will replace the screen

[@steriftes]

@@ElonMasks omg this work

[@lindseymab]

i’m so sad! i just got a new phone and i dropped it like a month after i got it! ughh i’m gonna be in so much trouble when my parents find out 😭

[@thatoneweirdkidwhosobsesse3494]

I just broke mine today, it still works but the screen is crack. Luckily my parents are chill. But I honestly feel sad and guilty, since this is a pretty expensive phone.

[@davidbolha]

That's crack 4 ya. 😄

[@_quixote]

@@thatoneweirdkidwhosobsesse3494 I'm 15 and this is the first time my screen broke. My parents are also chill. But I feel guilty

[@parkermeyers2555]

@@thatoneweirdkidwhosobsesse3494 same:( i had cracked my lap top just a bit before and now a broken phone screen! i feel so bad

[@spongebobsquarepants888]

My mom is gonna be so mad when she finds out i just broke my phone-

[@HaloContiegency]

i just watched this, and man, the ending got me, where he gafve it back, so sweet haha!

[@shutsz]

I'm somewhat lucky. My phone has the SLIGHTEST crack. (Toothpaste doesn't work)

[@galaxytwinkittens6818]

Ya toothpast does

[@stickbro7634]

@@galaxytwinkittens6818 no it doesn't, I tried it and it didn't do anything

[@cloroxbleach6751]

@@stickbro7634 oh my fucking god. Toothpaste is useful for fucking minor scratches. NOT CRACKS YOU IDIOTS

[@heyyy6288]

I used toothpaste and my phone just dont work

[@libbiedeitenbeck8986]

Creepy Channel yeah I tried it too

[@anacantswim]

I shattered my screen yesterday and my mom paid 200 dollars to get it fixed and today we picked it up and the screen was perfect and so nice and looked brand new. 2 hours later (right now) I dropped my phone in the road and the screen shattered. Again. My mom said she would NEVER fix my screen again bevcause it was really expensive.

[@pupoflas9764]

Rip broa

[@Chief_Bill]

Noice

[@kenidiharrison1787]

Do you have an iPhone?

[@anacantswim]

Mynameis Kenidi yea

[@kenidiharrison1787]

Oh okay

[@mohamadsyafiqmohamad8834]

DIY Perks has gone from fixing phone to making a submarine. Kudos

[@amitchakraborty1757]

Very few people post hacks that do not work. Kudos to Matt for trying it on camera and for when it failed not editing that out or publishing the video at all.

[@blastshieldaddiction]

I'm glad you were honest. It's refreshing to see someone as talented as you finding difficulties in phone repair. I'm also happy you found a solution to your problem. cheers

[@btsislife7282]

who else is watching this because there phone broke 😖

[@lex-rh6ip]

Cristal Islas me, and i wont be uploading videos on my channel cuz of that cracked screen, it sucks😢

[@darnitproductions5945]

+LextherPlayz ur channel sucks so dont worry

[@lex-rh6ip]

Darnit Productions so you mean... stickman animations is better? Cuz I saw your videos its full of stickman animations, it looks like its made by a kid

[@lex-rh6ip]

Darnit Productions and if my channel sucks, then why do I have more subs?

[@ragaaahmed4596]

me 😭

[@srivatsaiyer9713]

Cracked my phone just now

[@saravyas9727]

when u cracked ur phone the 3rd time in the year and ur parents CANNOT find out~

[@y__h]

That thumbnail... I expected a clickbait video but I'm wrong 😂

[@maarten332]

Clickbait on a clickbait

[@isabellaai3513]

I’m watching this on my cracked phone

[@PakPhone]

Sure it's i Click Bait, Thumbnail showing fix using Gum buy he changed with other one. For real cellphone tech videos i found #pakfones always real. the videos uploaded buy this guy all are genuine i not faced any fake video.

[@AliYassinToma]

Gold Buzz wtf u sayin

[@AliYassinToma]

Gold Buzz its not a gum and he used it in the video so go fuck ur self

[@OneChillTree]

I've worked at a phone repair store and be very careful to apply to much heat to the back of the phone, heating up the phone too much can cause in some cases the battery to explode. Keep your finger under the heat and if it feels to hot stop the heat and leave it for about 30 seconds. Be careful in general with this.

[@zahaer9026]

OneChillTree and carefull not put too much heat directly to LCD too..as it will damage the substance inside the LCD..

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

Or use thermal camera!

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

@@zahaer9026 Liquid crystals can boil I guess?

[@rohanmanchanda5250]

Are you a tree?

[@rohanmanchanda5250]

@@deassfgh7807 sir you alright?

[@benjaminrobledo5466]

Now, that was a plot twist at the end! 😂

[@camcordernonsense5264]

At first I thought ONE DAY LATER was going to be I ordered a phone. Phone fixed!

[@axagorax]

Every video be like:”Can toothpaste clean cracks?”

[@Bayar-oe7rj]

I tried that right away

[@_quixote]

It just tried it it doesn't work, it only cleans scratches.

[@evry8406]

No, I'm sorry 5 minute crafts won't save u this time

[@ayenititilope2448]

Hmm

[@ShannonTheMojito]

Before watching this : I'm gonna fix my phone myself! After : no wonder they charge so much.

[@sandsideapache]

LoL

[@gertorrrrrr6]

Hahaha

[@jenniferpuyot1126]

I was taking a shower last time watching my phone then my phone fall but I found this how to fix a smashed phone

[@diko459]

O.o wow thays how my screen broke lol

[@yaboi_rob69420]

Just saying, maybe this guy can help fix my shattered phone screen lmao. Who else watching with a cracked screen on an old phone?

[@NicMG]

In this day and age with the limited resources this planet has and the horrendous labour conditions used to extract rare earth minerals, all phones should be easily fixable, using all these glues and adhesives to make these phones very difficult to repair is ridiculous!

[@diyelectronics5537]

Nick MG i agree with you.. but without glue, if the phone fall, it will open apart itself, and it shouldn't do that..

[@NicMG]

I know what you mean. It should really be modular. Each component should be easily separated and replaced as and when. Phones were easier to repair. Now, most of them are sealed units. The drive to sell the next best phone is what these manufactures count on.

[@NicMG]

Something like the Fairphone is better.

[@JecIsBec]

Just buy a brick, or don't drop your phone. Easy solutions :D

[@sterkriger2572]

Sony phones are like that in particular because of the water resistance. The adhesives help preventing water from enter and damage the components. Being a sealed unit really helps with that. While I agree with you I don't see the point in the something like the fairphone since many of this phones are easy to repair without being modular and the average consumer don't want to have the trouble to DIY anything.

[@CaptainPure]

I like to see his family, so warming and pure smile 😊

[@imvdhruv]

He is much more intelligent than many if the KZbin so called reviewers. I don't want to call out their names, but he is far more capable of explaining things than those self proclaimed pro reviewers.

[@joshuabuilds3051]

What a lovely, fantastic video. 10/10 I couldn't recommend it enough to anyone tech interested.

[@noelsolyom-revesz3440]

So was the gimbals not properly attached?

[@kartaloktay]

Noel Sólyom xD

[@varunadesilva2930]

you are very brave man. l like the honesty n it shows some time things not always go according to plan. Thanks for posting this.

[@pumpkinpie4823]

I got a dream that I cracked my mother's phone so I watched this youtube video in case I crack it in real life 😂

[@jaseyy]

Who didn't break nothing and just watched it just to be satifisyed...

[@rens2998]

Cool! interesting to see that you actually failed. awesome that you left that part in!

[@boldsaikhanganzorigt334]

Your Best Friend cc c n xc, c c p

[@bellabernal9197]

Your Best Friend was that nessary?

[@Jialat.C]

Me

[@Chloe-wq4hc]

Bella Bernal Yes.

[@genesisfrazier1967]

AHHAHAHA

[@jesseknight2425]

When replacing your glass, you should always apply a strip of tape to the glass before disassembling your phone. Tape will hold all broken shards of glass very well. Not any tape, box tape should do the trick. 😉

[@thandiwemathe]

yep true

[@chengliu872]

I dropped my phone for the umpteenth time, but the screen broke this time (probably because all the other times it landed on the side or back with are protected, but this time it fell straight down on the front). I am a big proponent of DIY, but for something like this I will pay a professional to do it for $200. Amazingly they said that they can have it fixed in 24 hours. I am surprised they didn't have to order any parts considering that my phone is almost 3 years old and was never widely available in America.

[@purenkool2011]

Fantastic tips! Thank you. 🤓

[@UNKNOWN-yw3eh]

my dads phone screen broke yesterday... this helped so much !

[@RonRay]

Thank you Matthew. You didn't use a computerized voice and four images off he Internet to sucker us in. You showed your failure, proving you're just like us: human. I really enjoy these "real" videos with 'real' people. 😀👍

[@fredamaster]

It's not really his failure. Trying to separate the glass from the LCD is EXTREMELY hard. At my job we just get a whole replacement lcd with glass together it's so much better faster and it's actually not hard to keep the repair cost low

[@sasikumarh9126]

I thought " No way Aluminum can be part of this video" Matt: "Hold My Aluminum flat bar"

[@romemarc4891]

This video shattered my hopes... Thanks

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

Me too.. i was hoping for a cheap solution. Guess I'll have to change my phone...AGAIN.

[@dapperbrick7516]

As much as the first half of the video was essentially "lol dont do this", I appreciate you sharing your errors in the process and letting us learn from your mistakes! Keep up the great content, dude!

[@justindouglass9963]

Dapper Brick ok ll)]]]]p])]]]0 100s 100s

[@blckpanther4454]

Medicen

[@marynrose198]

this was fascinating! id probably never try this but it was cool to see the different components that make up a phone

[@ericding42]

maryn henriksen Search for JerryRigEverything,he does teardowns and durability tests on phones. They're really entertaining

[@marynrose198]

Eric Ding cool thanks, will do!

[@jboraguide2459]

Thank u for this tips sir

[@SuburbaniteUrbanite]

The thumbnail looks like every scam screen repair video ever. Btw just buy a new $30 screen and a tempered glass protector. Also toothpaste doesn't work

[@xxkyra_xoxoxx9049]

I had a temped glass protector and my phone still broke :(

[@theseangle]

@@xxkyra_xoxoxx9049 protective glass should be softer than screen glass, so when you drop the phone, most of the energy goes into breaking protective glass, and phone glass survives. That's why tempered glass (it's pretty hard) often breaks with the phone glass.

[@theseangle]

@@xxkyra_xoxoxx9049 physics is not useless subject apparently :)

[@ecchi9355]

I did find this video very very interesting. Because the phone that you fixed is the same with my smashed up phone that i can no longer use cause the screen doesnt touch. Well,this video is helpful even if i havent applied what i learned from it.

[@qps9380]

OMG!!! You ordered that from ebay and at arrived the next day???? Where do you live?? Gosh I live in australia and it takes 1 week to 1 MONTH for something to arrive! :(

[@SJ-dm1ls]

QuickPro Studios the UK like me....

[@qps9380]

Wow, they don't even have amazon in Oz :( just, ebay :(

[@maxximumb]

The UK is tiny compared to Australia. First class post is next day if the item is posted before noon.

[@qps9380]

Yeah i guess so...

[@SPEXWISE]

In UK we get next day delivery if available from ebay, amazon and many other online retailers. You can oredr from Next until midnight and it will arrive the next morning. The UK is very small compared so maybe that helps.

[@VondaInWonderland]

Okay, so I already bought the glass and new battery. I've opened it up, but I can't get the screws out. I thought that I had picked up the right little driver, but I seem to have stripped them all. I also don't understand how to glue the glass back on after I've removed the cracked one with thread. Please help ♥

[@guessit5036]

Damn, this is so relatable. My Sony Z3 had a problem where its digitizer stopped working, so I replaced the screen, and unfortunately, the replacement screen, which I purchased form Ebay was a replica instead of original. I even tested the brightness and contrast and it was not the same as original one. So I wanted to detach original screen from digitizer to replace only the digitizer. I did pretty much the same method with fishing net. Somehow, instead of separating digitizer from screen, I separated screen's layers of sheets and almost cut controller in half. It is extremely hard to separate screens without proper heating pads for screens.

[@LieutenantButtonMasher]

So all I have to do is completely disassemble my phone's insides when I have zero experience with doing so? Wow, so easy, thanks man!

[@astrodraws4935]

Sony users know that if your phone fall from your office table will be alright but if it falls from 5 cm it will not have screen anymore

[@kenntonontrac186]

The sad sad truth

[@EricLS]

People familiar with this channel: this will be insane and impractical. People with cracked screens: But that’s just a new screen!

[@Precious-K]

When you JUST bought a new phone, and fucking crack the screen because gravity loves you.

[@tontonco240]

oh the suspense! then the drama... then i found out who's it for. Thanks for sharing man!

[@inoscopedjfk-5951]

tonton Co really???

[@konnekko1178]

Watching this on a cracked screen

[@SkreamerDee]

Me too lol

[@DwayneBTW]

me too

[@tayariyoung4192]

Nikko YT yeh

[@Snowy_mellow]

Same

[@Kristen_1224]

I just cracked mine today

[@suadcokljat1045]

I lived and worked in Shenzhen, China. There are small 2 square meters shops literally on the street where guys cut phone screens and repair glass. They use proper tools and vacuum chamber. You literally come and wait in cue and watch how your phone is fixed. They are so experienced and skilled, need around 15 min to fix a phone like new for 20-30usd including touchscreen glass. Cheers! S

[@lucasselbach2]

excellent!! Those are your parents! Send them a hug from Brazil! =)

[@hysterix8038]

I was recording my bowling action with my camera set in my bed.I threw the cricket ball at full pace and it hit my phone.The glass shattered.The worst thing is my phone didn't even age a month after purchasing.Press F to pay respects.

[@n7565j]

I remember when I used to be able to see little things like that without specs... ;-) Nice video, glad you got grandpa's phone repaired for him :-) I've never had any luck at all removing those broken screens either, well done :-)

[@MilesRobinson2001]

I like this! i cracked my phone and now I got good advice how to fix it!

[@user-hx7cp3zs4k]

I came here to learn something and totally got so much more. Thank you!! I'm new to this, so this walk through was awesome for me. I have a cooking thing that I can adjust the temperature on that is very common, think its an electric skillet? It has that protective coating also, I'm going to try that to heat up the screen. I wonder what temperature to melt soldier.

[@chenks54]

Hi Matt. I'm sure I'll be repeating what others have said, but great video! Saves the rest of us DIY'ers from wasting a lot of time trying to repair the screen on our mobile phones. Obviously the manufacturers don't want us to be able to repair our phones cheaply!

[@Placedo0213]

Who els watch so your parents will never find out the cracked phone

[@justinherrera2159]

Hows it going for you ? Been one day since I cracked mine. Wonder how long I can keep this up

[@adam-cn4ir]

Justin I lasted 3 weeks

[@tensiverabbit1053]

Cracked it yesterday... I'm scared

[@justinherrera2159]

@@tensiverabbit1053 mine still works it's been 10 days since I cracked mine and no ones found out

[@Benri05]

Wut happened now

[@whoiscarlos98]

Yours truly looked this up after I smashed the phone screen

[@venko8608]

Me : oh no my glass phone just cracked!! Mom : i will crack your hat

[@_ADM_]

designed NOT to be repairable

[@warwolf6862]

ADM .PL that glue between glass and lcd is used to improve picture quality. Not much to do with 'designed not to be repairable'. But i could say that about rest of the phone.

[@Addy187a1]

It is repairable, this was just a cheap way of doing it and he took the screen out incorrectly. Taking the glass off the LCD takes 1 minute at most providing you have the CORRECT EQUIPMENT.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

ZGreenZ - sorry a curved screen is specifically installed to cause your phone to break more often and the water seal and screen are designed so its hard to open. The curved screen servers nonother purpose abd gets in the way if functionality. Sure its designed to not be repaired

[@EnglishLaw]

If designed to not be repairable, all the internals would not easily clip together.

[@fml5910]

That's plan it all started with the light bulb.

[@user-lj8ck9qp7x]

Me: “ Hmm what’s the cheap way to fix a phone....? Also me:

[@TheFussaamo]

Okaaaay ! I could not understand anything because .. basically i was just adoring the way he was talking ... :P too charming and such honest eyes . Guilty!

[@carlainsensed3858]

Like it that you showed the fail and then presented the solution. Authentically presented beautifully. I think you should go on to do other things with broadcasting hosting maybe get a few travel trips in-ha for pbs fare or presenting - becaue you got whatever *it*is. Yeah, ya got *IT Factor*! Nah ya can't teach *IT Factor*.

[@PowerOn-]

I've done 2 repairs, one worked and the other (like you) I ended up damaging the screen with too much heat. It's definitely a learning experience!

[@julioortiz99]

Get a heating pad that’s the best to use to remove a broken screen

[@americanrebel413]

That extra little spot of glue, They do that on purpose, you know that right?! They do everything they possibly can to keep this and other easy fixes out of the consumer's hands. Great video thank you.

[@Hateious]

Ye in the hope you would pay there overpriced bs that you can get a whole new phone for rather then pay the price lol

[@robylv5720]

You could turn off your phone with emergency shout down. You just need to hold down power/lock button for longer time, approximately 10 second's. Dont use OTG cable next time 😄

[@lionman3378]

I swear Way too technical for the average man

[@CyberPunkSimms]

"Fixing the phone on the cheap" proceeds to crack the LCD, and does exactly what every other person would do, replacing the screen.

[@FuggyMan]

change title to 'can we fix .......'

[@peterhenry2240]

The person whose job it is to put the dab of heat resistant glue on the screen is doing the devil's work.

[@ajgortv8196]

D A B

[@buccob]

Was a very heroic attempt at replacing the digitizer... to be honest that was the best and also the worst era for Xperia devices... It was the best designs at the time, with great features, but also the worst when it came to durability. I had the Xperia Acro S before and it is still on working conditions in the hands of my 9 y/o kid... then I had the Xperia Z1c and Z3c and both had shattered displays with the digitizer broken... Now I currently have the XZ which is built like a tank and has, so far, survived to several drops without protection. Great old video

[@leonscribbles5615]

I can do half of this with my fingernails 😂

[@zenvir1680]

Lol... yeah but beware of those shatteded glass shrapnels getting into your nails . Pretty scary experiance I had once

[@Jackred94]

Same. :)

[@kevinwiens4804]

Matt I Loved this! This is genius. I love the way your mind works sir. What degrees do you have? You never Give up..-Churchill

[@MrZaphry]

Buy a tampered glass screen protector for it aswell, costs like 1.5€ from china.

[@FFVoyager]

I was thinking exactly the same! Saved my phone several times and a replacement is £6 next day from Amazon.

[@maxximumb]

Yep, the tempered glass screen protectors are great.

[@MrZaphry]

And for my inconvenience I had an spelling error, meant tempered glass screen protector*

[@ge2719]

can definitely second that, destroyed my screen once by dropping against the edge of my coffee table. replaced the screen, put a tempered glass protector on it, then stupidly dropped it the same way again, dented the protector a little but it survived.

[@Mrbeecash]

MrZurb you can edit your original comment rather than create a new one

[@rachel65]

I just cracked my phone and my dad is gonna kill me cuz He said I need to treat this like gold cuz I have to return it in 2 years for the newest phone 💀😭 I wanna die

[@ayshah1987]

SAME OMG AND MY MUM WONT BUY ME AN IPHONE AGAIN CUZ SHE ONLY GOT IT FROM ME LAST YEAR CUZ SHE UPGRADED AND IM GONNA SCREAM MY MUM IS GONNA GO BACK TO BUYING THE £30 PHONES SHE USED TO BUY ME THAT ONLY HAD 4GB AND WAS SO SLOW IM GONNA KMS TOO

[@rizkiyoist]

I have the same model phone. Good to know it is possible to just transfer the motherboard instead of having to copy stuff.