installing new screen on Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS

pixelshadow

Hi everyone. I cracked the screen on my Pixel 6a and am about to replace it with a new one, using a kit from ifixit. Is there anything I should be aware of beforehand?

I've heard people running the Google stock OS needed to recalibrate the fingerprinter reader at https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/udfps, but I'm not sure what/if there is anything I should do in Graphene.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

And thanks in particular to the team. I've been using Graphene as my daily driver for a few weeks now, and it's great.

f13a-6c3a

You will still need to calibrate. Changing the screen is not difficult, just watch some tutorials

pixelshadow

In case anyone else ever has to do a screen replacement:

The only way I could get the fingerprint sensor working again was to go back to stock Android, then reinstall Graphene.

inomfood

pixelshadow The only way I could get the fingerprint sensor working again was to go back to stock Android, then reinstall Graphene.

So the recalibration software requires stock Pixel OS?

pixelshadow

When I tried to use the fingerprint reader in Graphene after I put on the new screen, I rec'd an error message (can't remember the details now). It wasn't a question of the new screen not being able to read my fingerprint, but of Graphene not allowing access via fingerprint at all.

Since I didn't get any other answers here, the easiest/fastest solution I could come up with was just to flash a clean install of stock Android, then reinstall Graphene. Then the fingerprint reader worked no problem.

canu7

I've just replaced my screen and after the first boot, I did the calibrations process. First time, no luck, but out of options, I tried again, and it just worked. No need to flash the stock ROM nor a factory reset. After the second time, it just worked.

I hope this saves anyone else a painful re-flash.

spiral

canu7 thanks for the report.

Titanium

canu7 Thank you! I can confirm first calibration didn't fix the issue, a second calibration did the trick! I wouldn't have done it twice had I not seen your post. Cheers!

karenina

hi
I have just changed broken screen on Pixel 6 pro and had to recalibrate figerprint, initially i thought i have togobac to stock os but luckly i didnt
on Pixel (https://grapheneos.org/install/web)
Enable the developer options menu by going to Settings ➔ About phone/tablet and repeatedly pressing the build number menu entry until developer mode is enabled.
Next, go to Settings ➔ System ➔ Developer options and toggle on the 'OEM unlocking' setting. [this was already on]

i use ubuntu on my computer so what i have done is this :i had to install drivers (https://grapheneos.org/install/web)
sudo apt install android-sdk-platform-tools-common

then rebooted phone in fasboot mode (power nd vol down) and connected phone to computer, the this
https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/udfps
and follow the prompts, restart phone and voila :D

astrot

Hi, I joined the forum specifically to thank all of you and confirm that doing the process 2 times worked correctly for me too, without having to reinstall the OS!

missing-root

I replaced the fingerprint sensor on a 7pro, stock android. When taken out, it just didnt show it, very interesting. Then taking the old on, and glueing it to the new display it showed it immediately (after a reboot of course, device was at rest when display off)

Cannot say about GrapheneOS.