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HTC Desire: I don't know why but my phone won't charge

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:59:50 -0700

I don't know what happen to my HTC Desire phone but it just won't charge anymore. Can anyone help me or tell me how to fix it or tell me a store that I could take it to that's a good cheap price.

⟐ Answered January 15, 2019 at 9:59 MST

HTC Desire: Where can I get the service manual

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 22:19:48 -0700

Where can I get the service manual?

Who know the LCD pinout or the datasheet? Thanks!

⟐ Answer deleted September 09, 2015 at 22:19 MST

HTC Desire: White lines on a black screen and no damage to phone?

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:16:08 -0700

Desire screen just stopped working. Can only get a black screen with white lines. Taken battery out , put back in --same. Is my lcd gone ????

Phone looks like brand new.

⟐ Answered October 02, 2018 at 16:16 MST

HTC Desire: I dont know what happened ...

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:23:57 -0700

when i turn on my phone it keeps repeating the welcome window repeatedly.....

⟐ Commented April 30, 2016 at 12:23 MST

HTC Desire: Everything works except touch screen

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 07:34:57 -0700

My phone turns on, sound and power buttons work. There are not any visual issues with the screen. It boots up and goes to the unlock screen like always, except the touch screen is not working. I do not want to sound dumb, but please tell me this is something simple like a loose connection, or there is some kind of reset I can do to recalibrate the touch recognition. Any input is appreciated!!!

⟐ Answer edited August 14, 2014 at 7:34 MST

HTC Desire: Shuts down at 30% power

Fri, 11 May 2018 20:32:23 -0700

Desire shuts down at 30% power, what can i do? Will a new battery do the same?

⟐ Answered May 11, 2018 at 20:32 MST

HTC Desire: How to replace cracked glass screen?

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:23:36 -0700

Hi,

I have a HTC Desire A8183 with a cracked glass screen (front) that I would like some help in replacing.

I have never tried to fix anything before so as much (simple, easy to understand) information as possible would be very much appreciated!!

I also need to find out where I can buy a replacement screen from too!

Thank you in advance,

Laura

⟐ Answered March 04, 2014 at 8:23 MST

HTC Desire: Why my contacts are hiding from the sim automatically

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:22:43 -0700

I have htc desire 326g phone.when i buy this phone its working properly but after 2-3 days its creating problem my sim contacts are hiding automatically.

⟐ Answered October 16, 2017 at 22:22 MST

HTC Desire: How to replace charging slot of htc desire

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:19:14 -0700

I have got charging slot of my htc desire broken. how can i change it myself. from where can i get a hardware slot.

⟐ Answer accepted September 28, 2013 at 20:19 MST

HTC Desire: Htc desire 516 screen replacement

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:25:44 -0700

Good morning,

I just bought a complete assembly kit htc desire 516 (screen + touch digitizer). Looking a bit 'on the internet I noticed that in order to replace the piece, there is not much work to do. My question, however, is: in the piece that I bought, there are only two buses, while those of the main camera and the front are not available. How is the procedure of the replacement? Should I lose some functionality? Thanks for the attention and best regards

⟐ Commented August 15, 2016 at 11:25 MST

HTC Desire: Restoration of a 10+ year old HTC Desire

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:56:21 -0700

Hey everyone, first time asking here. So, I recently bought my third ever smartphone in the Galaxy S21, before which I used the S6 for over 5 years, and before that I used the HTC Desire for about 5 years as well. As you can tell, I’m not one to jump from phone to phone all the time, and I get attached to my devices. The HTC Desire is the first smartphone I ever had, and the other day I had the most intense nostalgia trip when I held it in my hand. I mean, I love that old mutt, no other way of putting it. On the first try, I actually got it to turn on, but it hasn’t been able to power back on since. As you can see from the photos, the battery doesn’t even fit properly and the plastic back only half fits, with the top end of it being damaged and unable to hinge in properly. When I plug the phone in, the little orange light that indicates it’s getting charged turns on, which I take it is a good sign, meaning the phone and the battery are communicating just fine, but when I try to power the phone on, all it does is keep flashing the bright white light with the green HTC logo on it (which is the start of the booting animation for the Desire) and then turning it back off again. So the phone won’t boot (although it did once, very recently as I said) and it has suffered some physical damage. Any way of recovering this baby into usability territory?

⟐ Answer accepted September 29, 2022 at 17:56 MST

HTC Desire: Anyone know the correct RUU for unbranded, unlocked German HTC Desire?

Sat, 07 Jan 2017 07:18:04 -0700

Hi I'm trying to reset my Desire after the 2.2 OTA in Australia did it's great work by basically bricking my phone, see 'Processor not responding' question earlier.

I have attempted to reset the phone with RUUs but none successful (error 131 incorrect RUU), have tried 8 so far. If anyone out there has had this issue with a German Desire I would be very grateful if you could help.

Many thanks

Steve

⟐ Answer accepted January 07, 2017 at 7:18 MST

HTC Desire: How to replace the charging port on this phone?

Wed, 08 May 2019 07:20:02 -0700

I found out that my charging port was damaged. Where do I find the parts and how do I replace it?

⟐ Answered May 08, 2019 at 7:20 MST

HTC Desire: Why does the network connection break?

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:32:20 -0700

After switching on the phone and entering the pin code the home network cannot be found. After some time the network is found but the connection breaks after about 30 seconds. The connection to the network cannot be restored.

The same problem occurs after a reboot. I have tried another sim card of another network provider - same phenomenom.

What do you think?

Maybe it is an antenna problem?

⟐ Answer accepted November 21, 2018 at 6:32 MST

HTC Desire: Is my screen or my motherboard broken?

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:12:37 -0700

Hi!

Recently I have sat on my HTC 630 Dual Sim (ouch!). Part of the screen has been completely destroyed, the other part has become super glitchy, although the phone was still responsive and some actions could have been performed (i.e. typing in the password after 5 minutes). When I pressed the screen with my thumb , the glitches were reduced for the time being.

I decided to replace the screen and I have ordered a new one from AliExpress. The seller had very good comments, majority of them cotained the photo of the screen after the replacment.

Today, the screen was finally shipped to me. The replacement process went smoothly, I have followed instructions found online. Unfortunately, after the replacement, the screen is unusable (literally nothing is being displayed apart from one, wide stripe, picture attached). From the colors changing on the screen, I deducted that the touchscreen is responsive. I have switched back to the old screen which again is partly operational (despite heavy glitches).

My question is: how likely is it that I have recieved a broken screen from the seller? Is it possible that I have damaged the motherboard during the instalation? Are the observed screen glitches typical in former or/and latter scenario?

⟐ Commented September 19, 2018 at 18:12 MST

HTC Desire: milk shake spilled on my phone

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:37:56 -0700

I spilled thick milkshake on my HTC desire and the phon is dead, whatshould I do

⟐ Answer accepted June 14, 2018 at 7:37 MST

HTC Desire: Bluetooth and auto rotate doesn't work

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 01:36:22 -0700

My HTC 626 auto rotate hasn't worked properly for months but now the Bluetooth has stopped working. It can't find any devices. I did a self diagnosis on the "Bluetooth test" and "G-sensor test" and it says..."range error" ...."G-sensor fail". (the Bluetooth speaker was right nest to phone during test and phone was on flat surface) Any Ideas on how to self fix??

⟐ Answer accepted December 15, 2017 at 1:36 MST

HTC Desire: Lcd pixles htc dead

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:10:51 -0700

Hi everybody,

I've changed the LCD+touch screen of my HTC desire 516. Once I connected the buses and I turned on the device, all seemed to work. So I re-assembled all the phone but when I turned on it again, a green/black spot appeared in the right corner of the screen. I'm pretty sure to have paid enough attention and to have not damaged any part. I noticed that if I press "strongly" on the screen, the screen becomes all white. I think they're not dead pixels, but I'd like to listen to your opinion. I'll attach the image of the LCD

⟐ Answer accepted September 17, 2016 at 0:10 MST

HTC Desire: take phone off safe mode

Sat, 21 May 2016 15:54:04 -0700

Take phone off safe mode

⟐ Commented May 21, 2016 at 15:54 MST

HTC Desire: power button not responding

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:07:16 -0700

My sleep button not responding. Won't power the phone off.When it is on sleep the button will not bring the screen up. Only way it comes back up is to plug charger in even though battery is full .I have an HTC Desire. Thanx Mike

⟐ Answer accepted August 29, 2013 at 12:07 MST