⟐ Commented August 08, 2020 at 8:31 MST

⟐ Answered August 11, 2020 at 2:23 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 04, 2024 at 8:36 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

⟐ Answered December 10, 2024 at 20:25 MST

I would assume this was a broken screen, but it seems odd to me that touch works perfectly fine. Is anyone familiar with this issue?

Update: I just found out I can make the screen turn back on by pressing really hard on the left middle of the screen.

⟐ Commented October 09, 2020 at 4:59 MST

I bought a replacement battery off Amazon a few months back since my Pixel 2 was exhibiting the same "dying battery" symptoms as my Nexus 5 did years ago. I was very hesitant to do the replacement myself for fear of breaking the screen. I've done lots of iPhone screen/battery replacements as well as replacing my N5 battery and screen several times all without issue. I was not concerned about the process, just about dealing with a glued down screen.

Of course, my fears were justified. Not only did I use too much heat on one corner of the screen and turned it white, I was too aggressive near the bottom and ended up cracking the screen.

I continued the battery replacement and re-attached the cracked/burned screen to see what would display. I got a few flashes of light but really nothing else. As I powered it on I could feel the vibration motor confirm power on.

I decided to put everything back together except for the screen. I left it detached and put the phone on the charger. Two days later, my new screen from Amazon arrived and I connected it. Got no response from the screen but again felt the vibration motor do its thing. The screen was completely dark.

Now I just got another replacement screen from Amazon on the assumption the original was bad. Before I attempt this again, is there anything that I could've done during the battery replacement that could have damaged the phone in some other way? I'd think the fact that the phone vibrates after powering it on indicates the phone should work. Could the screen connector be damaged / shorted somehow? I've looked at the connector with my magnifying headset but don't see anything wrong and the battery replacement went smoothly following the iFixit guide.

Does anyone have any ideas before I potentially destroy another screen? Does powering the phone on without a screen damage the phone? Can I power on the phone without the screen attached and try to see it from a computer? Can I disconnect the battery and power up the phone only on the charger (to eliminate a wonky battery)? Any other things to attempt? Are there schematics floating around anywhere? I'm not against probing around with a multi-meter if necessary.

⟐ Answered June 14, 2020 at 20:56 MST

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

⟐ Answered May 17, 2020 at 22:53 MST

I've tried restarting the device, checking apps permissions, and even this whole blowing into the phone thing and that didn't work.

Anyone else seen this problem and know what the issue is?

⟐ Answered October 05, 2019 at 15:31 MST

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

⟐ Answered September 07, 2024 at 11:21 MST

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

Also what is a battery’s shelf life. Is this battery too old? Thanks

⟐ Commented July 09, 2021 at 15:12 MST

⟐ Answer accepted June 26, 2021 at 9:08 MST

⟐ Answered March 15, 2020 at 11:31 MST

I recently bought a pixel 2 with a cracked screen with the intent of replacing it. I purchased a new screen as well as a new battery. When I plug in the new screen, the device buzzes (indicating it’s at least responding to the power button being pressed) and my computer also recognizes that a device is being attached - so it’s not completely dead. The screen sometimes does a very swift white flash but otherwise remains completely black. I find it somewhat hard to believe that the motherboard’s display connector is broken, but I am at a loss for what else it could be.

One more piece of info that might be important: I can start the device twice by holding the power button, after which I need to unplug the battery in order to get it to respond to me powering it on again. Not sure why this is the case but might be worth mentioning.

Thank you and kind regards!

⟐ Answered January 08, 2020 at 2:58 MST

What could have gone wrong during battery replacement to cause this echo and how can I fix it?

Does anyone know if the back glass is even available?

⟐ Answered April 13, 2018 at 15:10 MST

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