After reassambling the display behaves odd - display is very dark, and if I slide the brightness settings slightly higher, the display gets very greenish and I see a lot of display shifts and artifacts.

I tested it with anoter display on same device - does not work.

I tested both displays with anoterh px2 device - there it works.

I had a look with a microscope (at my company) around the display connector, and noticed that two tiny components are clearly missing (solder points broken out), which most likely happened during removing of the display connector.
Could this be the reason?

Now the questions:

• which components are at this location?
• Can I buy replace?
• How or who can I could solder it onto the board? I have no special solder equipment for this purpose (only a good microscope at work...).

The chance to find these broken components on my desk is very small (or nearle 0%).

Any ideas?

my damaged:

original:

display artifacts (greenish, to dark, pixel shifts):

⟐ Edited by author October 22, 2025 at 0:29 MST

⟐ Commented May 29, 2025 at 0:17 MST

⟐ Answered December 10, 2024 at 20:25 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 04, 2024 at 8:36 MST

⟐ Answered September 07, 2024 at 11:21 MST

What's even weirder is the inside of my phone has a few pieces that the guide doesn't, such as the silver tape on the cameras, and a metal plate covering the motherboard {not the midframe})

anyway, replaced the camera, hooked everything back up, and when I turned the phone on, the camera now not only doesn't work, but it seems that NEITHER camera is even being shown as FUNCTIONING (downloaded a hardware test, shows no cameras connected to the device, and I only swapped out the back camera! Never even touched the front! And to top it off, the USB C port won't even take a charge now!

I have no idea what I did to this device at all. I've taken it back apart 3 times now, turned it off, cleaned all the contacts with isopropyl alcohol, reconnected, tested again and still bust. I had ordered a replacement charging port but that was only because I felt the vibration motor was going out; the charging port worked fine, and I didn't want to solder it back on (don't know why they would even solder it to the board but whatever) and I'm just in need of some help. Anybody who can help PLEASE! I will give 120$ to the person who can help me come up with a solution, I'm not kidding! That's how much I'm in the phone for so if anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated!!!! Thank you!

⟐ Answered June 18, 2024 at 23:16 MST

⟐ Answer accepted February 16, 2024 at 7:28 MST

⟐ Answered January 05, 2024 at 13:56 MST

Battery showed an initial charge of 3.82 V, 4.32 V after charging.

Ruling out a defective new screen, what are the most common hiccups?

Thanks for any input.

Edit: The problem area circled on the stock photo

Hi, this is probably a long shot but: I managed to destroy two of the pins on the ribbon cable plug on the motherboard side of my Pixel 2 while attempting a battery change. Removing the ribbon cable was especially difficult because the mid-frame was warped as a result of a (previously removed) expanded battery and (I think) heat damage. The device now starts but the display shows static and there seems to be no touch sensitivity. I suppose any sane person would give up on a device this old, anything important on it is backed up, but its brand new battery has let it sing its happy alarm song for days from its broken electronics bag of despair...

I guess there is no fixing this short of replacing the motherboard that probably costs as much as the entire device at this point?

⟐ Commented November 08, 2023 at 7:58 MST

I got an accident and makes my Pixel 2 screen’s broken, and now I want to replace the screen.

I buy the screen from local seller (I live in Indonesia) and when I test the screen, my Pixel 2 become very lag and slow.

Anybody have / experienced this problem?

And what should I do to fix this problem?

⟐ Commented October 25, 2023 at 9:45 MST

What hardware do i need to check ? tested the antenna's they have continuity . everything appears re-connected properly. we changed the screen & put in a new battery & no service was recognized later. Phone was siting for like 4 months unused prior to repairs .

Can I make it work or won't it work at all?

⟐ Answered July 17, 2023 at 10:25 MST

BUT. The screen keeps lifting up. I used brand new adhesive and made sure all the old adhesive was removed. Took it apart, re-set everything again with new adhesive, but it still keeps lifting up.

It’s almost like either the battery itself is too thick, or the cable on the back of the new display is too thick? Has anyone else had this problem?

⟐ Commented July 12, 2023 at 13:32 MST

I'm interested if anyone here has any success with removing an ir block filter from the pixel 2 camera. There isn't anything I see online about this. I'm interested in converting my camera into an ir/near-ir camera.

Thanks!

Since my last post had received some very helpful and kind answers, I have another question to ask. A while back I was replacing the back glass on my pixel 2.... and slipped with the screwdriver. I hit the motherboard from behind and as a result caused a dent at the speaker contact point. Now all the top speaker does is make a crackling sound that never ends.

I have attached a pic. The bottom golden point that was obviously damaged got hit from behind. Is there a way to fix this without resorting to microsoldering? On the second pic, the speaker and its two golden contact points are visible. If I use a piece of tape to block the bottom pin from connecting to the dented point, the speaker doesnt engage at all unfortunately. It may need both connected to work. When I sticked a piece of copper tape on it, the audio started to falter intermittently.

Thanks!!

⟐ Commented February 12, 2023 at 9:43 MST

I tried battery replacement for my Google Pixel 2 and failed it.

I accept my failure this time and will get a new phone, but wanna win next time.

I would appreciate it if you could help review the failure.

Replacement process:

I got a battery replacement kit for Pixel 2 from iFixit and followed the instructions (Google Pixel 2 Battery Replacement).

After placing everything back, the phone did not turn on.

Symptoms:

The display does not show anything.

The new battery is supplying power to the device because it vibrates momentarily when I touch the fingerprint sensor.

When I connect the device to the charging cable, it makes a long vibration (an indication of battery charging starting).

A long push of the power button does not make a long vibration (an indication of the device turning on).

Mistakes:

When the display panel is opened, the opening pick got into between the cover glass and the thin display film, causing a part of the display to detach from the glass.

When the midframe was removed, I did not notice the metallic tape attached to the top left of the frame (picture attached) must have been peeled. I found it after I tore the tape off.

Questions:

Is it possible to identify what the fatal mistake was causing the issue?

What is the function of the metallic tape I tore?

Any chance to revive the device?

Thanks,

⟐ Answered January 05, 2023 at 8:22 MST

Originally, I was performing a battery replacement. That appears to have been successful, but something is obviously wrong. I'm hoping it's just something in software? I can't figure it out.

Some gif-converted videos on what this looks like, here:

https://i.imgur.com/YWX2byH.gifv

https://i.imgur.com/B6sRhPj.gifv

The video is a little blurry with some artifacts. Ignore that. Just focus on how at certain points there is full color and clarity, and other times there are greenish squares for those same UI elements, if not an entirely green screen.

⟐ Edited by author October 19, 2022 at 12:35 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 12, 2022 at 17:07 MST