Thanks man. Torn down, screen replaced, put back together. no real trouble!! Followed this video step by step. Some times it was hard to see what was going on at the bottom of the screen.
Hi. What is the temperature that you set on the hitting gun?? Non of this videos ever shows or says it. I figure it has to be from 90 to maybe 120 to be safe not to burn LCD. But just want to verify. And what is the maximum heat that could be apply to the screen?
When reassembling, do the top and bottom front housing require additional adhesive? Does removing them take away from the adhesion later on? Should I purchase backups just in case? I'm replacing the back housing and camera lens. So I don't think it will be too difficult. I just want to ensure that I do it right.
Thanks for the video. Followed part one and part two and got my screen fixed. Having a couple issues caused by myself, got a little dust in between the LCD and glass. I think I can fix that. Little bit of light leakage or if the bottom, probably because I may not have used enough tape or somethings but all the way down. Not overly concerned enough to pull the phone back apart. And finally having an issue with the SIM card slot not going back in correctly. Probably an easy fix I'll look into later. All in all nine if my issues were caused by you. Great video way to follow and good instructions. Thank you.
not quite sure if you still comment on this great video. I've lost a few of the screws for my HTC M8 do you know what screws they are, this would be greatly appreciated.
Where did you buy the replacement digitizer? I'm about to replace mine but I want to make sure I replace it with a good quality one. I seen that etradesupply had some they claim are oem but have read some bad reviews. Thanks!
My phone just recently crack. I was wondering if I have to replace both the LCD and the touchscreen or can I just replace the touchscreen alone. Thanks!
How2Tech, after disassembling the M8 and reassembling it, my GPS is offset now, it was working fine prior to opening. it shows me a block away and direction point is facing different direction, any suggestion, maybe something with antennas?
Thanks for the video. I got everything changed out but I have one issue. The camera will not work. It says unable to start camera. It was working before install. Is there a connection I could have missed? Thanks for any help.
My friend has realised that the top of the screen does not respond for example scrolling from the top down for the notification does not work any idea why??? Thankx
omg this happend to me I gave it to the shop to repair and it looked all good but when i got home the top part wasn't responding. and typing was so hard also I couldn't press the search button on the left for UA-cam
My M8 fell and is bent slightly. Everything works fine, but there is a small purple-blue ish spot on the middle of the screen. It looks like when you are applying pressure onto the screen, but its permanent. Does the entire LCD Have to change? Thanks
Is this to fix a broken LCD as well as the front screen my htc screen has run marks on it can no longer see the screen but everything still works can answer phone calls
My M8 glass has no cracks or fractures... yet I've been slowly losing more and more functionality in my digitizer over the last 3 weeks. First it was just a thin strip along the top where it was not registering touch... then more... and now along the bottom of my screen. Is it possible the ribbon inside has just become lose? (and I just need to get in there and tighten the connection?) Thanks for any insight.
Answered my own question there.... it was indeed the screen. I tried re-seating the original cable a few times with no change. Plugged in the replacement and it worked. Thanks for the thorough tutorial.
Brian Smith normally GSM (tmobile, att) fit each other and CDMA (sprint, verizon) fit each other, but there are some specific phones that do not. This phone I don't believe it matters unless you are buying it with the mid frame.
My screen is crack but phone working perfectly what should i buy---OEM HTC One M8 LCD Screen and Digitizer Assembly - Black - With HTC Logo Only or since its just glass i should get this-- OEM HTC One M8 Digitizer Touch Screen - Without logo
Hello, a quick question, my HTC one m8 screen suddenly got an uniform white hue, I mean I can still use it, but it's like the contrast went nuts(it's not a brightness adjustment issue), do you think I could fix the problem by replacing the screen?
I just got a screen and lcd replaced by so phone doctors and now the on screen keyboard is messed up, when you try to press the letter A the letter Q appears in stead, and its like that with a few letters, is that a messed up screen/lcd that they put on or is it something they didnt plug in all the way? can you please let me know so that I can tell the technicians before they start giving me excuses, thank you very much, great video by the way
Hi. You can try this: Try going into "Settings" second from bottom should be " for developers"(Be careful in there :) ). There second from bottom should be "show pointer" or "show cursor". If you turn that on, there will be visual indicator when you'll touch the screen. This way you can find out if there is something with the screen. If it's ok you can try recalibrating your keyboard using this guide : androidwidgetcenter.com/android-tips/how-to-calibrate-finger-touch-on-htc-one/ Good luck with your problem :)
+meekeedutsa Omg br i had the same problem. i gave it to local shop to fix. I bought a lcd screen from ebay just to be safe. i had a weird feeling they may be bit shady but it didnt bother me to much. When they fixed the phone the (lcd cracked by the way) it looked perfect but there was so much fucking shit going on with the touch recognition. For example whenever im typing it goes to the home screen the top screen doesnt even fucking respond!
+mmnm8878 i turned the pointer thing on but how can i look for any fucnction problems? for me the problem is when i press the space bar it takes me to the home screen or when i go to youtube and click the top right corner to search something it doesnt let me???
i have an htc one m8 and it got runover by a car. the screen completely shattered. i opened it up and it the inside is perfectly fine. i was wondering if the screen doesnt turn on is it the lcd that broke or the phone. i charged the phone and it still shows me the led for charging
Hasnain Sheikh Honestly it could be both....if the board flexed a lot it could have damaged the internal video but most likely it is the lcd based o you description.
After reassembling the phone, my GPS is no longer working. It searches for signal, however never locks on. Do you know of a problem that may have occurred which could be easily remedied? Thanks for the detailed video.
+Ben Newey No! Still doesn't work. I don't think it has anything to do with the work that I I did to the phone. I've done many things to try to correct the problem
One of GPS pins from antenna is lowered down to much. Search on motherboard for GPS antenna and gently pull up the pin connector. In most cases, when phone is having trouble with poor GPS, WiFi and main antenna signal solution is in those pin connectors.
+Donato Dekleva Thank you for the suggestion to realign the antenna contacts. unfortunately that was something I checked on two different occasions. Still doesn't work. I plan to replace this phone very soon. Thanks again for your suggestion.
Jaded, have you tried with one simple old school hack? Inside of housing, where gps pins are touching antenna plate, put some Small bit of aluminium foil and check if that helps. Fold the foil 2-4 times, depends how thick it needs to be to fill that gap between antenna plate and pin connector. That helped in my old HTC One X. And of course, you're welcome :)
Can you put the "Covering" on the Speakers just back on ? Or do you need Glue? (because he heats it in the beginning i assuMe that there is glue) Sorry for Bad english....
I have fixed many M8 phones, last night I had a problem and wanted to share to hopefully save someone the 3 hours that I spent figuring it out. New digitizer working fine until I put back on then flickering and going off all together. So I did the obvious, checked connections over and over and over, had to be short or bad connection right? No. Finally unplugged the battery and plugged back in and perfection. I hope this helps someone.
+Todd Green my htc m8 works perfectly fine when it's connected to the charging cable, but as soon as I unplug it and try to unlock it, it turns off, showing battery charge of 0%. When I connect it again to charge, battery life jumps to 100% again. Could you tell me what you think? Should I try to replace the battery?
hi can I ask you the fastest to change your Htc One M8 Micro Usb Charging Unit Dock Port & Mic & Headphone Jack Flex Cable please. ps can you make a video please.
Aman Smith I prefer heat guns the work faster. Some displays need a lot of heat to remove like the xperia phones. Just don't heat the lcd to over 185-190 and you will be fine.
idk about you man but I would spend hours of my time fixing a phone that will save me lots of money , in the end I lose couple of hours while you lose money
+Ali Mohamed Not really, I'm waiting for my contact to end and in the mean time waiting. I rather buy a new phone which I can remove the back and access the battery and components to do maintenance in a much easier way.
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Nasipali Harun you can replace glass only and it is almost identical to the htc m7. ua-cam.com/video/j34XNHdn_SE/v-deo.html watch this video to see how it is done. It is difficult so please be careful if you are going to attempt.
Thanks man. Torn down, screen replaced, put back together. no real trouble!! Followed this video step by step. Some times it was hard to see what was going on at the bottom of the screen.
+Michael Lumsden Thanks for the feedback, glad it helped.
I guess watching this 6 years ago wasn't enough for youtube to pop this in my feed again.
Great video. Very well narrated with plenty of information.
Hi. What is the temperature that you set on the hitting gun?? Non of this videos ever shows or says it. I figure it has to be from 90 to maybe 120 to be safe not to burn LCD. But just want to verify.
And what is the maximum heat that could be apply to the screen?
When reassembling, do the top and bottom front housing require additional adhesive? Does removing them take away from the adhesion later on? Should I purchase backups just in case? I'm replacing the back housing and camera lens. So I don't think it will be too difficult. I just want to ensure that I do it right.
Thanks for the video. Followed part one and part two and got my screen fixed. Having a couple issues caused by myself, got a little dust in between the LCD and glass. I think I can fix that. Little bit of light leakage or if the bottom, probably because I may not have used enough tape or somethings but all the way down. Not overly concerned enough to pull the phone back apart. And finally having an issue with the SIM card slot not going back in correctly. Probably an easy fix I'll look into later. All in all nine if my issues were caused by you. Great video way to follow and good instructions. Thank you.
not quite sure if you still comment on this great video. I've lost a few of the screws for my HTC M8 do you know what screws they are, this would be greatly appreciated.
Hey, were do we buy the machine that seperates the digitizer with glass
so can you just replace the digitier or do you have to replace both?
I'm finding 1/2 copper foil tape online. Is that what you need to replace the silver tape?
You Jared, Are a beast. Helped me out and saved me a ton of money. I
Is there a connection between the difficulty of replacing the screen and the degree of waterproof?
I damaged the white plastic parts quite badly do you know how to replace them why i was taking the speaker covers off
Where did you buy the replacement digitizer? I'm about to replace mine but I want to make sure I replace it with a good quality one. I seen that etradesupply had some they claim are oem but have read some bad reviews. Thanks!
My phone just recently crack. I was wondering if I have to replace both the LCD and the touchscreen or can I just replace the touchscreen alone. Thanks!
How2Tech, after disassembling the M8 and reassembling it, my GPS is offset now, it was working fine prior to opening. it shows me a block away and direction point is facing different direction, any suggestion, maybe something with antennas?
The area around the Sim of the back cover isn't snapping over the phone. How do I know it's not going to break if I press harder?
will motion gestures and dot view work after replacing?
***** hy. I have o question. Why do you replace the digigitizer. I ask because i have a cracked screen and i don t know what to do. Can you help me ?
Thank you for your instructions just finished my friends phone and work perfectly. Very clear instructions to follow thanks agian. 😊😆✌👌👍👍
Can anyone tell me where to get replacement ribbon cable connectors?I snapped one off the board...
fantastic!!!!..really helpful..followed it bit by bit..repaired!
Hi I've done everything I the video but the battery won't charge. Any advice.
dang, I just cut the skinnier cable to the lcd trying to get it free. is it toast now? i think so
Thanks for the video. I got everything changed out but I have one issue. The camera will not work. It says unable to start camera. It was working before install. Is there a connection I could have missed? Thanks for any help.
same problem here
What size is the torque driver used?
Very informative video it definitely help me with replacing my girls screen.
How much would you charge to fix one??
Not for the faint hearted, almost pulled me hair out, but saved me a 100 squid, thanks a lot amigo! ;)
Dazmus M Glad it helped!
100 squid?
Potato
It's spongebob currency..
***** Ah yes.
+Potato 100 squid, 100 quid, 100 pounds. lol
Hi, is the camera lens cover part of the back cover or is it adhered on the lens itself? I'm looking to replace my back lens cover.
I know this is late, but you can't get that replaced. The only way really is if you know someone from HTC
So can I replace just the glass on my phone and do I have to removes all of the backing and everything to do so
Angel Salazar Yes you would need to do the steps in video part 1 - then glass removal - then glue application -then part 2 for reassembly.
My friend has realised that the top of the screen does not respond for example scrolling from the top down for the notification does not work any idea why??? Thankx
omg this happend to me I gave it to the shop to repair and it looked all good but when i got home the top part wasn't responding. and typing was so hard also I couldn't press the search button on the left for UA-cam
Do you have to do all this just to replace Tue digitizer too?
Sosa Yoola Yes the LCD and digitizer are fused together.
My M8 fell and is bent slightly. Everything works fine, but there is a small purple-blue ish spot on the middle of the screen. It looks like when you are applying pressure onto the screen, but its permanent. Does the entire LCD Have to change? Thanks
***** Sounds like the LCD is damaged and you would have to replace it.
Is this to fix a broken LCD as well as the front screen my htc screen has run marks on it can no longer see the screen but everything still works can answer phone calls
Caolan McCavery Yes it is to replace the assembly Glass/LCD unit.
My M8 glass has no cracks or fractures... yet I've been slowly losing more and more functionality in my digitizer over the last 3 weeks. First it was just a thin strip along the top where it was not registering touch... then more... and now along the bottom of my screen. Is it possible the ribbon inside has just become lose? (and I just need to get in there and tighten the connection?) Thanks for any insight.
Answered my own question there.... it was indeed the screen. I tried re-seating the original cable a few times with no change. Plugged in the replacement and it worked. Thanks for the thorough tutorial.
when buying a LCD + Digitizer does model count for example if i have an m8 Tmobile do i have to but one that is specifically made for tmobile?
Brian Smith normally GSM (tmobile, att) fit each other and CDMA (sprint, verizon) fit each other, but there are some specific phones that do not. This phone I don't believe it matters unless you are buying it with the mid frame.
Thanks I will keep that in mind when buying.
Is the LCD and digitizer really fused together??? I just bought a digitizer and I watched it while video to be left clueless what to do next. Help ?
Jack Tran yes they are glued together with optical adhesive. All videos for glass removal are in the description.
My screen is crack but phone working perfectly what should i buy---OEM HTC One M8 LCD Screen and Digitizer Assembly - Black - With HTC Logo Only or since its just glass i should get this-- OEM HTC One M8 Digitizer Touch Screen - Without logo
Hello, a quick question, my HTC one m8 screen suddenly got an uniform white hue, I mean I can still use it, but it's like the contrast went nuts(it's not a brightness adjustment issue), do you think I could fix the problem by replacing the screen?
GigoloDownBelow Thanks!
I just got a screen and lcd replaced by so phone doctors and now the on screen keyboard is messed up, when you try to press the letter A the letter Q appears in stead, and its like that with a few letters, is that a messed up screen/lcd that they put on or is it something they didnt plug in all the way? can you please let me know so that I can tell the technicians before they start giving me excuses, thank you very much, great video by the way
Hi. You can try this: Try going into "Settings" second from bottom should be " for developers"(Be careful in there :) ). There second from bottom should be "show pointer" or "show cursor". If you turn that on, there will be visual indicator when you'll touch the screen. This way you can find out if there is something with the screen.
If it's ok you can try recalibrating your keyboard using this guide : androidwidgetcenter.com/android-tips/how-to-calibrate-finger-touch-on-htc-one/
Good luck with your problem :)
mmnm8878 thanks much for the response, that pointer/cursor thing was really helpful, turns out the screen was defected
+meekeedutsa Omg br i had the same problem. i gave it to local shop to fix. I bought a lcd screen from ebay just to be safe. i had a weird feeling they may be bit shady but it didnt bother me to much. When they fixed the phone the (lcd cracked by the way) it looked perfect but there was so much fucking shit going on with the touch recognition. For example whenever im typing it goes to the home screen the top screen doesnt even fucking respond!
+mmnm8878 i turned the pointer thing on but how can i look for any fucnction problems? for me the problem is when i press the space bar it takes me to the home screen or when i go to youtube and click the top right corner to search something it doesnt let me???
I cracked my screen,how much is a new one cost and where do I get one at,??
Chris Chapman $65+ you can get them through etrade supply (link in the description)
i have an htc one m8 and it got runover by a car. the screen completely shattered. i opened it up and it the inside is perfectly fine. i was wondering if the screen doesnt turn on is it the lcd that broke or the phone. i charged the phone and it still shows me the led for charging
Hasnain Sheikh Honestly it could be both....if the board flexed a lot it could have damaged the internal video but most likely it is the lcd based o you description.
After reassembling the phone, my GPS is no longer working. It searches for signal, however never locks on. Do you know of a problem that may have occurred which could be easily remedied? Thanks for the detailed video.
+Jaded ever figure this out?
+Ben Newey No! Still doesn't work. I don't think it has anything to do with the work that I I did to the phone. I've done many things to try to correct the problem
One of GPS pins from antenna is lowered down to much. Search on motherboard for GPS antenna and gently pull up the pin connector. In most cases, when phone is having trouble with poor GPS, WiFi and main antenna signal solution is in those pin connectors.
+Donato Dekleva Thank you for the suggestion to realign the antenna contacts. unfortunately that was something I checked on two different occasions. Still doesn't work. I plan to replace this phone very soon. Thanks again for your suggestion.
Jaded, have you tried with one simple old school hack? Inside of housing, where gps pins are touching antenna plate, put some Small bit of aluminium foil and check if that helps. Fold the foil 2-4 times, depends how thick it needs to be to fill that gap between antenna plate and pin connector. That helped in my old HTC One X. And of course, you're welcome :)
Very Good my friend!! Thank you!!.. Replacement, my battery!!..rs
Can you put the "Covering" on the Speakers just back on ? Or do you need Glue? (because he heats it in the beginning i assuMe that there is glue)
Sorry for Bad english....
ThePiperjoe You have good English. If they are sticky enough you can just put tham back on or use a small amount of tape or glue.
Quality video & commentary thanks
I have fixed many M8 phones, last night I had a problem and wanted to share to hopefully save someone the 3 hours that I spent figuring it out. New digitizer working fine until I put back on then flickering and going off all together. So I did the obvious, checked connections over and over and over, had to be short or bad connection right? No. Finally unplugged the battery and plugged back in and perfection. I hope this helps someone.
+Todd Green my htc m8 works perfectly fine when it's connected to the charging cable, but as soon as I unplug it and try to unlock it, it turns off, showing battery charge of 0%. When I connect it again to charge, battery life jumps to 100% again. Could you tell me what you think? Should I try to replace the battery?
Can they tell if you open the phone up?
ROUSH4203 possibly but a lot of them would not go through the hassle of opening it up unless it looks to have been tampered with.
great video very good detail
Roger Jones Thanks!
Ok I'm defo just going to pay someone do do it for me.
hi can I ask you the fastest to change your Htc One M8 Micro Usb Charging Unit Dock Port & Mic & Headphone Jack Flex Cable please. ps can you make a video please.
Why HTC loves so much the adhesive? :/
trying to change sim card reader .. just fuck up lcd .. now going to buy new lcd cost me £70 ..
My Sim tray is stuck
Don't use heat guns on repairs for phones, it's easy to burn the LCD use a hair dryer they are more tolerant and less reactive to the LCD
Aman Smith I prefer heat guns the work faster. Some displays need a lot of heat to remove like the xperia phones. Just don't heat the lcd to over 185-190 and you will be fine.
I know, which is why I use a heat plate for all my repairs
Thank you for that though
It's a torx 4
This is ridiculous the amount of work required, I'm not even going to bother with doing this and just wait and buy a new phone instead
laziness is expensive my friend
+Ali Mohamed and time is money and ain't nobody got time for this bs
idk about you man but I would spend hours of my time fixing a phone that will save me lots of money , in the end I lose couple of hours while you lose money
+Ali Mohamed Not really, I'm waiting for my contact to end and in the mean time waiting. I rather buy a new phone which I can remove the back and access the battery and components to do maintenance in a much easier way.
+Philip Remick yeah the engineeing of my m8 is very complex and a removable back phone like the s5 or 4 is much easier to fix ,
Hmm I had some problems with my camera... :(
wow your vids kick ass!!!
thx !!! :D i love you
اوك
@ 9:00 my phone only has 1
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what a "shit" phone...It's terrible inside.
i fcked my screen today :'( god
These new phones are terrible manufactured... everything inside is overcomplicated to impede own repairs...
+Sharky yeah HTC is crazy complicated engineering!
warning you cant actually do this the back does not fucking come off
Pr0tOtyPE_5 It is one of the most difficult phones to repair, but if you follow the video it can be done.
cringe kinda... you need heat!!
***** hy. I have o question. Why do you replace the digigitizer. I ask because i have a cracked screen and i don t know what to do. Can you help me ?
Nasipali Harun you can replace glass only and it is almost identical to the htc m7. ua-cam.com/video/j34XNHdn_SE/v-deo.html watch this video to see how it is done. It is difficult so please be careful if you are going to attempt.