r/mobilerepair

While screen flickers sometimes the bottom half of the screen goes black.

I made this post in the spirit of right to repair. I broke my Pixel 7 pro, and I want to fix it. It still rings and sound my alarms when it had power, but the screen does not turn on at all.

I have never opened a phone or repaired anything before, I am a total beginner. I did some research on what I need for this repair: A pixel 7 pro screen, something to heat the screen, suction cups that pull the screen, prying tools, and a pixel 7 pro graphite cooling pad.

I browsed amazon, ebay, taobao, aliexpress, ifixit, and many other sites to see what I can get, and I have so many questions:

1. The authentic google repair screen is very expensive, I found a 120hz oled 1080x2400 curved screen for pixel 7 pro for roughly $55+shipping. I understand it is not an authentic replacement part and the resolution is lower, but will it work well? (All currency in this post is in Canadian dollar)

(ifixit full kit is $300, local repair shop quoted $180 and ignored my text after I ask them about the screen they use...not sure if they are trying to gatekeep the info or they use crappy screen)

There are many third party pixel 7 pro screens on taobao that are all shady, the sellers don't list the full spec of their screen and I have to ask them individually. Sometimes they pretend to miss my question, so I have to ask multiple times to get their specs. What other routes can I go with replacing this broken screen?

2. What do I heat the phone with? Can I use a blow dryer? Or do I have to use a proper heating pad that heats the phone to 80C evenly?

3. The graphite cooling pad is only available on ifixit, it's $25 after shipping and taxes just for that one pad . Can I get a 80x45x0.5mm cpu thermal pad and cut a rough shape (very rough) and make do with it?

Also, I'm looking to replace the 6 years old battery, and I bought a 5000mah GMF5Z from aliexpress. I didn't check if I need any adhesive, what can I use to stick the battery to the phone if this battery doesn't have proper adhesive?

Finally, any tips and tricks? How to make sure I don't break anything during the repair? Many thanks in advance!

Hello i got an issue with this iPhone 13 Pro max, every 2-3mins it shows a pink screen then reboot, i’ve changed the charging flex cable but still same issue

After taking off a screen protector, these marks are on my Galaxy S26 Ultra's screen. I've tried rubbing alcohol pads but I can't get it off. I suspect it's glue from the old screen protector but alcohol won't get it off, so what can I try? Thanks.

I installed a new display on my pixel 8A.

When I first tested the display it worked OK.

I then had to bend the cable to connect it, after that it just started appearing with these lines.

It does seem like a hardware issue, I'm wondering what did I damage during the install process to get these lines now?

Also, besides a new display, is there anything else I can try to fix this?

Hello i got an iphone 13 pro max rebooting every 3-4mins, the backglass is broken and the client said that his child putted the phone into his mouth where the charging port is.
Here are the panic logs.
I’ve already changed the charging port flex but same problem, after 3-4mins, pink screen the restarting again and again.

Hi everyone! Does anyone know how difficult it is to remove demo mode on these models, and what potential issues or pitfalls I should be aware of?

I do amateur phone repairs, mainly Samsung and iPhone devices, but I’ve never worked with OnePlus phones before. I’m considering buying these phones and trying to unlock/remove the demo mode myself.

How is it done, and what kind of difficulties should I expect? I’d really appreciate any advice or feedback, as I have a limited amount of time to make a decision about the purchase.

Thank you!

Hey guys, has anyone run into this before? I’m expecting that this is a logic board issue…

My friend gave me his iPhone 11 for repair, it was smashed quite bad and it was even bent. (though on the lower side, not where the logic board resides)

It boots fine, however when I enter the passcode it freezes for roughly 30s, then jumps into this screen. It will finish, it’ll boot fine, and when I enter the passcode it does this again.

The back of my iPhone is completely shattered, as you can see in the photos. Somehow everything still works perfectly, including all three cameras, zoom and flash.

Is there actually any hope of repairing damage this bad without replacing the entire phone? Has anyone had similar damage fixed, and am I looking at a crazy expensive repair?

Please help. Really need some reassurance, I legit cannot sleep.

This was supposed to be for an iPhone 16. No matter how I align it, it sticks out the top or bottom end.

It doesn't match pics but I just want to be sure before I give up.

Thre is purple halo effect around the edges of iphone 12 and iphone 12 Pro devices visible on tight angle. If I turn on the device, on white/color screen, they do not appear but on black screen they still appear on turned on device.

I detached the screen thinking it might be compression but still same issue.

Is it expected thin film interference or light is inappropriately refracting due to front glass quality, deformed OCA/polarizer? Could the lamination/pressing tool have applied excessive pressure to the middle of the screen or did the OCA glue spread unevenly during the UV curing? Do you think it can go away if the front glass gets replaced?

The last picture, under UV light, shows a rounded recatangular shape visible in the middle of the both screens.