DIY screen replacement

guy_758

I'm curious if anyone here could share their experience performing a DIY screen replacement while running grapheneOS. Were there any hiccups or gotchas? Was data lost / encryption keys lost for any reason? Any reason a factory reset or flashing the stock OS was required?
Thanks!

mucr

guy_758
I recently replaced a screen on a 5a. The screen has nothing to do with the data, keys, or OS, unless there was a big messup and other hardware was damaged during the work.

Even though you said DIY, someone else might find the following info useful: One way where having GOS could affect a repair is if you take the device to an Android repair shop. I tried that and when talking with their tech, I mentioned a non-stock OS, and they said they couldn't touch the device. Their response sealed the deal for me to go DIY.

ifixit.com has excellent tutorials and had a good price on the parts I needed.

may your hands be steady.

guy_758

mucr Thanks for the info! I'm also working with a 5a. I take it the screen calibration went smoothly while running GOS?

Also, can I ask what prompted you to replace the screen? I am curious since I'm hopeful my issue is with just the screen but I'm not 100% confident. My issue resulted from a drop. The screen displays no image and is not responsive to touch, but shows no physical damage. The rest of the phone generally seems to be working from what I can tell. Perhaps you were in a similar situation?

guy_758

Update: My screen came in today from ifixit. I followed their instructions, and everything went smoothly. No issues with GOS instead of stock OS. All my phone data is still accessible. Thanks!

Skyway

guy_758
Good to hear !
Did it boot like normal ?
If you used fingerprint , does it still work ?
User2288
If you followed the issues for guy_758 they had no other choice but to diy .

User2288

Good.

But generally doing it DIY has too many risks and not worth the $ savings. Better pay a professional some money to do it with pro equipment.

This has been discussed before.

csis01

User2288 But generally doing it DIY has too many risks and not worth the $ savings.

As with anything else, it depends on the capabilities of the person who is doing the work. Some people should definitely not try doing this themselves, others will find it a trivial task. So my suggestion is that for anyone interested in doing this, they should take a peek at the available repair instructions and videos, and judge whether or not they can actually do the work.

mucr

I disagree with User2288. Screen replacement isn't rocket surgery. "Professionals" have proven repeatedly they won't touch non-android OS devices.

Matter of fact, guy_758 and I are proof DIY works.

guy_758

Skyway It booted up like normal. I didn't see any specific calibration screen, but I was sure to not touch the screen in case it was doing a calibration in the background.
I haven't used the fingerprint scanner, so I cannot comment on that.