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I just replaced the broken screen on the Pixel 3a (not my first) and now it turns on, but the screen just flashes. I notice when I touch the power button the screen flashes and nothing else.

Could I have damaged the display pins? The original screen doesn't even work now.

Edit: Posted some photos of the display connector on the motherboard for reference.

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⟐ Answer unaccepted December 22, 2022 at 11:49 MST

I attempted a self-repair and completely exploded the old screen because I am dumb, but I got the new screen connected and it worked perfectly - turned on, displayed crisply, touch worked, yay.

But when I came back to it the next day, the screen was completely unreponsive, and still is. The phone seems to work normally - chimes when I plug it in for charging, makes notification noises, is detected when I plug it into my PC - but the screen just doesn't work, even though it worked fine when I attached it, and I didn't move the phone at all between the time it worked and the time it stopped.

I've tried shining a bright light on the screen to see if it's a backlight issue, but I can't see anything displaying even then. I've also detached and re-attached the screen, and restarted the phone multiple times; again, no dice.

I can only presume I've broken the replacement screen somehow, though I'm sure I was super-delicate in handling it. Does anyone know anything else I could try, short of buying a second replacement screen and trying again? Cheers for any help.

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The phone is not recognizing when a usb cable is plugged in and, therefore, does not charge. I have check the usb connector which is good and I'm using known good usb cables.

The phone has always been in excellent condition except for a crack in the glass which is why I replaced. I decided to do the battery while I had it opened up. I can't figure out why changing the battery display would affect the charging?

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I thought my Pixel 3A had faulty USB-C port as except charging it does nothing else i.e File Transfer and USB Debugging.

I ordered and replaced the USB-C port last week successfully but the result is the same.

Anyone else faced the same issue ?

Thank you

⟐ Commented March 25, 2026 at 15:23 MST

I've also tried hard shutting down my phone and reconnecting the screen before turning it back on, with a similar lack of results.

⟐ Answered July 08, 2024 at 23:34 MST

To clarify, I didn't buy the phone piecemeal; it came with a Pixel 6a, which included this particular phone as part of the deal. I did not know it would be a VZW Pixel, but knowing it's a thing, I ran the IMEI#, and it said: "-VZW" when I got it. Fastboot confirms this too.

That's a red flag I walk away from if there's not another device (like a bootloader unlockable 6a without a SIM lock and can never be locked) to make dealing with it viable. Verizon+Pixel is a deal breaker for me, and a borderline curse word.

I want to use a Verizon P3a 64GB with devices that are pretty picky about the Android build, seemingly fail on newer devices, and are just picky in general. I've had trouble with 2 LG Phoenix devices (AT&T PREPAID unlocked, so they got a few SW updates and run Android 10; rejected due to connection issues and use of MicroUSB). My old Samsung A42 5G (U1, Android 13) also had issues, as well as my Pixel 7 (Google Unlocked, Android 14). None of these worked.

Even my Pixel 6a and Pixel 8 (both run Android 14; the P8 is new to me, but it's a Google unlocked phone without the cursed Verizon bootloader) refuse to connect to this thing. Gah, I think Android 12+ refuses to connect to this device. I give up trying modern phones -_-... I even believe BOTH my iPhone 12 and 15 Pro decided to give me grief.

However, I have two super old Android 10 phones that worked from Motorola, where this idea originated. Since I don't use that Verizon P3a for much of anything (since I can't flash newer software on it), it's forever stuck at Android 12.

As such, I want to try and downgrade it back to Android 11 at the absolute latest patch level for the P3a on 11. I know it will be 4+ years back on patches under 11 5/5/22 on 12, but if it can be downgraded, I can always bring it back up compared to my other legacy devices that are permanently stuck without 4+ years of patches )(4/1/21, 2021 G Play; 6/1/21/G7 Play).

Is there any way to downgrade the phone back to 11, or am I screwed because of the Verizon bootloader? If I can do it, what version do I need?

I may be screwed, given it's a Verizon phone...

⟐ Answer accepted July 06, 2024 at 13:48 MST

Restarting the phone and reinserting the SIM had no effect.

What to do? Is there a cell antenna I can detach and re-attach?

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⟐ Commented August 09, 2024 at 13:34 MST

Thanks

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Is it likely I buggered the screen or would I have messed up something else making it not worth replacing the screen?

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