In your teardown, can only glass be replaced? The LCD seems to be working as it responds well to my finger. Is the glass glued to the LCD assembly?

⟐ Commented April 15, 2021 at 9:14 MST

I recently damaged the back of my google pixel 2.

The top corner of the glass segment has cracked and was wondering if you can get the back fixed.

Camera is fully functional but not sure if it is still water proof.

Thanks everyone!

⟐ Commented March 27, 2019 at 4:11 MST

⟐ Answered October 26, 2019 at 15:46 MST

I've replaced screen in my Pixel 2XL and now bottom speaker is not working at all and top one lowers its volume after playing few seconds. Do you have any idea what happened? I was just gently cleaning the speaker grills with Q-Tips soaked in alkohol. Other people had the same issue. https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/com...

⟐ Commented July 02, 2022 at 13:17 MST

One hypothesis I had has to do with the temperature-related charging speeds of the 2 XL - multiple sources have cited the phone not fast charging if the battery is under 20°C (68°F). Testing across multiple apps (GSam, Ampere, etc) it seems that my battery temperature reading is locked at about 20.8°C, which is very close to the threshold. Does the iFixit replacement battery match the spec of the OEM battery to get temperature readings? It's also possible that the connection isn't fully connected. Can anyone else with a iFixit 2 XL battery replacement chime in?

⟐ Commented July 24, 2021 at 21:08 MST

⟐ Answered May 04, 2019 at 4:19 MST

10:10 pm. Boot loop.

11:00 pm. Boots normally. Touch screen no response.

11:30 pm. Everything except camera (blurry image) works fine.

The next day.

8:00 am. Bright, discrete horizontal lines appeared on the left side of the screen. Dark colours (like black) can still be seen but anything brighter than grey will be saturated to white.

8:00 pm. The phone was blew under hair dryer with warm air. Cameras became clear again.

The next day.

11:00 am. The screen was taken off from the rest of the phone. Warm air blew to both touch input and display socket. Bright lines persist.

The lines look like this.

If you turn on the screen after staying off for longer than about 30 seconds, the display looks fine.

In about two seconds, a few bright lines appear.

Two more seconds, the first wave of lines suddenly become a gradient white area on the left side of the screen.

And the bright lines come back gradually. I filmed this with another phone so please ignore the grids.

What is the possible cause of this kind of damage? Can it be fixed and how?

Thank you.

⟐ Answered December 18, 2020 at 12:08 MST

⟐ Commented January 01, 2019 at 12:20 MST

⟐ Commented November 21, 2023 at 0:52 MST

⟐ Answered May 06, 2025 at 21:06 MST

I took the phone back apart but can’t find anything that looks odd or out of place. The thing is, when you transfer the motherboard you don’t even disconnect the camera. However, I did the old “unplug it and plug it back in” anyway. First I unplugged the battery then unplugged and replugged the rear camera, then the battery. Still the phone app simply opens for half a second and then closes.

What could I have messed up? I would just get a replacement camera but I’m very doubtful that would fix it.

⟐ Answer edited August 11, 2023 at 14:41 MST

I'm a general contractor doing industrial cleaning. I work with a variety of products and chemicals including asphalt. My phone case doesn't protect my USB-C port so I have asphalt build up in there. I've tried toothpicks and safety pins and compressed air and many other things with little success. I normally use solvents like mineral spirits and WD-40 to dissolve asphalt when cleaning but I'm hesitant to pour solvents in my USB port. I'm about to just try it anyway. Any thoughts on the matter? Also, the asphalt had been transferred to all of my charger cords. My main question is "Will pouring solvents into my USB port short circuit anything or permanently mess anything up?"

⟐ Answer accepted August 28, 2023 at 18:42 MST

1, After removing the screen and the middle shield, does the motherboard need to come out as well to replace the part? How about the battery?

My thought is that I have to remove the motherboard first then I will be able to access the Power and Volume Button Flex Cables. Just not sure on the battery.

I have seen many guides and tear downs, but I have yet to see a video on how the Power and Volume Button Flex Cable and Bracket is actually replaced. I want to know what components of the Pixel 2 XL need to removed in order for it to be replaced.

Thanks for reading and I hope you can help me out!!

⟐ Commented February 17, 2025 at 23:16 MST

⟐ Answer accepted January 21, 2021 at 18:45 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 05, 2020 at 22:15 MST

After a drop the mic suddenly stopped working. There was a small amount of water but as the pixel 2 xl is water resistant and it was not submerged long I don't believe this is the main issue. It didn't work for about a day and suddenly started working again. I thought the issue had gone away but it had suddenly come up again. Any help is greatly appreciated.

⟐ Answer edited August 11, 2019 at 7:01 MST

I recently smashed my phone on concrete when I slipped while running. The top left corner of my Pixel took the most damage.

Is my phone repairable? I’m assuming I’ll need to get a front camera replacement and a full screen + digitizer. I can’t tell if the frame is damaged beyond repair… Any advice/comments would be appreciated!

⟐ Commented November 06, 2018 at 4:37 MST

⟐ Answer accepted November 15, 2017 at 21:25 MST

Any suggestions?

Anyone else having issues with the durability of the Google Pixel 2 XL screen? I had mine in an otter box, with a screen protector on, in it's OWN pocket of a purse (an isolated leather pocket on the front of the purse, meaning there was a layer of leather between it and my wallet and sunglasses case inside the purse. No keys or anything else in the purse.) It was on my car seat and the purse fell from the seat to the floor of the car at a slow speed . The screen cracked originating at the corner of the microphone. I feel like this is completely unreasonable. Google is refusing to replace the screen. Any tips?

⟐ Answered October 29, 2019 at 14:29 MST