Galaxy S3 Screen Not Working?

[meyerweb#CB]

Some of the things I read on this forum bloody well amaze me. Would anyone think of giving a baby 6 $100 bills to play with? Or a $600 laptop computer? A crystal vase? No?

Then why would anyone ever think a $600 phone is an appropriate baby toy or teething ring?

 

[littlewingdebs]

haha, that's exactly what I said to him!! at the time he just needed to stop the baby from crying; they were traveling, and forgot some toys

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I'd sooner let a baby chew on my finger than my phone.

 

[iFebby]

Wow, letting a baby suck on the phone and then wonders why it is having issues. Chances are it got to the board and is now water/body liquid damaged, lol.

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[kjv29]

Can someone help? I dropped my phone and now the screen stays black. It will ring and vibrate n notification light flashes but screen is black. When phone rings i can drag on screen n it answers... so screen sensor works just can't see what doing

 

[GSDer]

kjv29,
You should start by pulling the battery for a few minutes.
When you power up the phone again if the screen remains black the whole time, well, you're pretty much hosed. It might be something as simple as the screen connection coming loose from the motherboard, but to find out you'd have to tear into the phone, which I wouldn't recommend. Time to contact your carrier.

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[kjv29]

When you say tear into the phone do mean unscrew theback n checkthe cable connections

 

[iFebby]

When you say tear into the phone do mean unscrew theback n checkthe cable connections

Yes that is what must be done. It is a really novice step. If I would you I would open it to check if all the cables our connected properly but only if you feel comfortable.

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[SimpleParanoia]

Hi guys! Hope you could help me out. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and for some reason, the shortcuts on my home screen are being displayed. It was working fine yesterday but when I got up this morning, I just noticed how blank my home screens were. Could anyone help me resolve this? Thanks!

 

[GSDer]

I guess you meant to say are NOT being displayed?
You didn't install an alternate launcher by any chance?
Unfortunately, you'll have to re-add the correct number of Home screens and the content on them - I have no idea where they went.
(I usually take screenshots of the Home screens once I have them just the way I want them. Or you could use an alternate launcher that allows you to save/restore your setup - I use Nova Launcher: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

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[meyerweb#CB]

Check and make sure you didn't inadvertently turn on "Easy Mode." Go to Settings / Home Screen Mode and make sure Basic mode is checked.

 

[Lovemelodis]

so I went to the drive in today . and somehow with in the time of me being there I lost my phone . so make a long story short when I found long and be hold it had been ran over . sooooooo now my screen is terribly cracked and blacked out I cant see a picture but and see a small light under a little crack . the phone still works I can hear the sounds from turning it on and my home bottoms etc still come on . but my screen is completely blacked out . I don't know if this is just my screen my lcd or my digitizer that is broken or all of the above . so I don't know what my next step is to fix it . PLEASE if anyone has had this problem and knows the solution let me know im dying with out my phone !!

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so I went to the drive in today . and somehow with in the time of me being there I lost my phone . so make a long story short when I found long and be hold it had been ran over . sooooooo now my screen is terribly cracked and blacked out I cant see a picture but and see a small light under a little crack . the phone still works I can hear the sounds from turning it on and my home bottoms etc still come on . but my screen is completely blacked out . I don't know if this is just my screen my lcd or my digitizer that is broken or all of the above . so I don't know what my next step is to fix it . PLEASE if anyone has had this problem and knows the solution let me know im dying with out my phone !!

 

[iFebby]

so I went to the drive in today . and somehow with in the time of me being there I lost my phone . so make a long story short when I found long and be hold it had been ran over . sooooooo now my screen is terribly cracked and blacked out I cant see a picture but and see a small light under a little crack . the phone still works I can hear the sounds from turning it on and my home bottoms etc still come on . but my screen is completely blacked out . I don't know if this is just my screen my lcd or my digitizer that is broken or all of the above . so I don't know what my next step is to fix it . PLEASE if anyone has had this problem and knows the solution let me know im dying with out my phone !!

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so I went to the drive in today . and somehow with in the time of me being there I lost my phone . so make a long story short when I found long and be hold it had been ran over . sooooooo now my screen is terribly cracked and blacked out I cant see a picture but and see a small light under a little crack . the phone still works I can hear the sounds from turning it on and my home bottoms etc still come on . but my screen is completely blacked out . I don't know if this is just my screen my lcd or my digitizer that is broken or all of the above . so I don't know what my next step is to fix it . PLEASE if anyone has had this problem and knows the solution let me know im dying with out my phone !!

Its really simple really, just buy a new replacement LCD housing unit (included lcd+digitizer+glass) but before you go out to do that check that any internals arent damaged besides a cracked LCD. You can also always file an insurance claim if you got it to get a brand new device.

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[meyerweb#CB]

If you call the phone, does it ring? If so, what happens when you swipe the screen as you would to answer the call? If it answer, then the digitizer works. If it doesn't answer, the digitizer is shot.

But even if it works, separating the digitizer from the glass and reassembling everything correctly is close to impossible. Assuming there's no damage beyond the screen, it would be best to replace the entire screen assembly. That's not a trivial task either, though:

This is why you never want to break your smartphone screen | Android Central

 

[Lovemelodis]

my screen is blacked out and like I said my home and back buttons work they light up when I turn the phone on . as well as my notification indicator (the blue blinking like when I have a notification) and the phones start up sounds work too. but when I called it I didn't make any noise I am not sure if I had it on vibrate or anything though. but I cant swipe it because the glass is severally broken. (plus my blacked out screen) ... ???

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I would say, then, that replacing the entire screen / digitizer assembly is the only option. The biggest problem, though, is that you can't be sure that if you replace the screen you might then find out something else is broken, and you've wasted the cost of the repair.

 

[Lovemelodis]

is there anyway i can open up the phone and see if there were any internal issues or would that not matter.

 

[GSDer]

You certainly could open it up - I'm sure you can find a YouTube video on it if you look. Obviously if you find crushed components on the mainboard then it's time for a replacement; however, just because you don't see anything damaged, it doesn't mean that nothing is wrong. That's just how it is with advanced microelectronics - the only way to find out for sure would be to connect a replacement screen.
If you had a really good friend with an S3 and could convince him/her to let you borrow the screen, that would be the only way I can think of to see what's going on.

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[Lovemelodis]

so I left my phone alone for a little while , and tried to make a call (from doubled clicking my middle button and telling it to who to call) and it WORKED !! that go me a little excited. but I don't know if it could still have any internal problems. but does that take away any of the problems it could have? just trying to give as much information as possible. when ever I call someone it seems like it automatically goes to specker

 

[meyerweb#CB]

is there anyway i can open up the phone and see if there were any internal issues or would that not matter.

See the video here:

This is why you never want to break your smartphone screen | Android Central