Question Bubble in HTC One V screen

[shinnen]

Hi,
I have a bubble on the screen. I have tried to push it out, but it has absolutely NO effect. Then I tried lifting the edge, thinking that it's just a film layed on, but it seems to be solidly attached to the screen.
I appreciate any thoughts.
....... john

 

[Bkdodger1]

I'm not familiar with the device but I know due to its age I'm not surprised. If it doesn't bother you too much just try to enjoy what's left of using it.

 

[B. Diddy]

Can you take a picture of the bubble using another device and show it here? Also show a closeup of the very edge or corner of the screen so we can see if there's any evidence of a screen protector.

 

[shinnen]

I'm not familiar with the device but I know due to its age I'm not surprised. If it doesn't bother you too much just try to enjoy what's left of using it.

Yes, indeed it is old; and , yes, it's not affecting touch sensitivity, so I may just have to ignore it.

 

[shinnen]

Can you take a picture of the bubble using another device and show it here? Also show a closeup of the very edge or corner of the screen so we can see if there's any evidence of a screen protector.

Hi,
I'm not sure if this picture shows what you want, but here it is.
It appears to have an edge; but I can not feel an edge at the edge of the bubble.

 

[VidJunky]

Looks like your digitizer has de-laminated from the screen. The digitizer is the glass that everyone breaks and calls the screen but the screen is actually the display that lays underneath the digitizer. The digitizer has the sensors in it that relay your touches to the motherboard. If I can find a diagram or something that explains it better I'll post that with this to make it clear.

Unfortunately, you cannot just press on this, and even if you were to lift the edge you would have to apply pressure from the screen side to reattach it to the glass/digitizer.

Did your phone get hot one day? It could have happened from flexing but chances are if this was a flex issue the screen/display would likely have been damaged. My guess is that it got hot laying on its back and the screen/display just fell away from the glass/digitizer. You can probably still find assemblies for this model. HTC was very popular so I would imagine you'd be able to find one still sitting on a shelf out there somewhere. If memory serves these phones don't have the best IP ratings so you could change this yourself if you're mechanically inclined at all. There are at least 6 videos on YouTube for this model, my guess without looking even. The hardest part will be that you have to open the phone from the back and take everything out to change the screen.

Speaking of YouTube you might also look to see if there is a remedy for this. I'm wondering if you couldn't just get it hot again and rest it on it's face and see if it heals itself. It's risky and I'm not saying to do or try this based on any experience, it just seems like it should work. Again, check other sources and assess your risk tolerance before taking any actions.

This isn't your phone, but it's representative of phone screens in general.

These are the steps to replace the screen for your device.

 

[shinnen]

Looks like your digitizer has de-laminated from the screen. The digitizer is the glass that everyone breaks and calls the screen but the screen is actually the display that lays underneath the digitizer. The digitizer has the sensors in it that relay your touches to the motherboard. If I can find a diagram or something that explains it better I'll post that with this to make it clear.

Unfortunately, you cannot just press on this, and even if you were to lift the edge you would have to apply pressure from the screen side to reattach it to the glass/digitizer.

Did your phone get hot one day? It could have happened from flexing but chances are if this was a flex issue the screen/display would likely have been damaged. My guess is that it got hot laying on its back and the screen/display just fell away from the glass/digitizer. You can probably still find assemblies for this model. HTC was very popular so I would imagine you'd be able to find one still sitting on a shelf out there somewhere. If memory serves these phones don't have the best IP ratings so you could change this yourself if you're mechanically inclined at all. There are at least 6 videos on YouTube for this model, my guess without looking even. The hardest part will be that you have to open the phone from the back and take everything out to change the screen.

Speaking of YouTube you might also look to see if there is a remedy for this. I'm wondering if you couldn't just get it hot again and rest it on it's face and see if it heals itself. It's risky and I'm not saying to do or try this based on any experience, it just seems like it should work. Again, check other sources and assess your risk tolerance before taking any actions.

This isn't your phone, but it's representative of phone screens in general.

These are the steps to replace the screen for your device.

It's an old phone that has many useful features: music, voice recorder, FM radio, mail, browser, maps, + + + and ... takes decent movies and pictures and has excellent battery life. On top of that it's very small (just over 4"x2"), and very light. I use it for everything except for what it was intended, a phone. The bubble seems. however, to be purely cosmetic, since it doesn't seem to affect it's sensitivity to touch. I don't have any idea how the bubble started, but it seems to be spreading. If I can find a solution which has a 'reasonable' likelihood of success, I will try it; otherwise it likely do what I want.
Thanks for your help.
...... john