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Huawei P10: My screen is really dim even when the brightness is up ..

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:20:37 -0700

My screen is really dim even when the brightness is up

Huawei P10: New battery discharges from 50% completely and rapidly within minutes

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 10:22:06 -0700

I am having a strange problem after replacing the battery of my Huawei P10 (not Lite, Pro or Plus) (old battery was swollen and phone no longer turned on). With the new battery, the device itself works normally, but from 50% it discharges completely in less than 5 minutes and goes out (fake charge?). From 100% to 50% normal discharge (not amazing runtime, but acceptable for 50%, about 3-4 hours initially). I don't think it is a calibration problem because it didn't get better with multiple cycles. Over the course of about 10 days it got worse to 70% and is now at 90%. The cell phone then only starts with power supply by cable, shows 90% immediately after starting, then charges from 90 up to 100%, which takes about an hour. Then you can use it for a few minutes (maybe about half an hour at best) then it's back to 90% and turns off. You can use it continuously with the power cable connected, but it gets quite warm. So far I've only stressed that for a few hours at most. I've already tried a factory reset, but that didn't help. I thought about putting a new battery in again, but I was skeptical as to whether that would help since the battery was new. In other forums I discovered similar problems with the P10 Lite, but also once with a Samsung cell phone and the problem persisted after the battery was replaced (no solutions found, unfortunately). Can a defective charging board be the cause? Should I replace the board with the charging socket (as described here https://de.ifixit.com/Anleitung/Huawei+P...)? But the charging socket is apparently functional since the cell phone runs okay with a power cable. On the other hand, I suspect that such a defect may have already killed the old battery until it swelled up. Maybe the new battery will do the same soon if things continue like this? Any ideas?

⟐ Answer edited January 21, 2024 at 10:22 MST

Huawei P10: Problems with Bluetooth audio

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 01:57:37 -0700

Since I replaced the display, the Bluetooth has been malfunctioning. When I put on the Bluetooth headphones, the device connects, but there is no sound. I would like to ask if this has ever happened to you and which component needs to be replaced. Thank you

⟐ Answered December 09, 2022 at 1:57 MST

Huawei P10: Fingerprint sensor is overheating

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:40:36 -0700

Hello. I own a Huawei p10 and recently it fell out of my pocket and landed on its screen. Luckily it had its cover on and got a scratch on the upper left corner. Everything seems to be working fine until later on the day I noticed that the fingerprint sensor (glass) was unusually hot. I didn't notice it before but are finger print sensors warm to touch? Also the finger print sensor is working fine, it responds as default and a also enrolled a new fingerprint ID just to see if it's working, and it did. So anyone can tell me it will be okay or am I just worrying too much? Thanks

⟐ Answer deleted August 12, 2022 at 8:40 MST

Huawei P10: Water damaged phone, boots up but screen not working

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:01:59 -0700

The phone got drowned ca. 4 months ago. It didn't spend much time in the water, it was quickly pulled out.

When I charge it up and try to start it, it vibrates and I see the LED diode flickering. It seems like a screen problem to me.

Today, I opened it, and I barely saw any damage at first. I first replaced the old screen with a new one. Doesn't work. I then noticed that a few pins at the edge of the screen connector on the logic board are black. I think this might be the problem.

Not really sure what it is, I think those pins got shorted from the water. I have no idea how to clean it.

So far I tried scratching it off with 99% isopropylalcohol and a knife, but it just doesn't come off.

I have submerged it into iso and it's sitting there right now, however, I doubt it's gonna help.

⟐ Commented April 04, 2022 at 8:01 MST

Huawei P10: The internal part of the phone is bending out of the case.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 04:05:09 -0700

The internal part of my Huawei p10 is bending out of its case. It has not been sat on or anything. At present I mostly use it as my TV connector for Google Chromecast.

⟐ Answered April 02, 2022 at 4:05 MST

Huawei P10: Phone vibrates 3 times when off and has an unresponsive screen

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:47:29 -0700

I did drop the phone around 2.5 feet and it landed almost flat on the ground. Though it did have a case, it immediately seemed to stop working and when I pressed the power button it vibrated 3 times. Any idea on what is going on?

Huawei P10: phone boots up but screen doesn't work, water damaged, badly dryed up

Sat, 29 May 2021 03:32:59 -0700

One year ago a friend gave me a water damaged huawei p10 to fix, he said that it had fallen in water and he used rice to try drying up the phone. since then, every time he was trying to turn it on, it was just getting hotter and hotter, and the result was just a black screen and a little furnace, no feedbacks. I seem to recall that the phone didn’t used to get hot while charging, but only while he was trying to turn on, i mean the boot phase (?).

today:

I cleaned up the phone with iso and trichloroethylene (DON’T USE WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION) and i tried to resolder every chip on the board. now it works, i mean, it turns on but the screen is completely black, i can ear notifications and everything, I can also see the notification light, the vibration works, but the screen stays back :(

what to do ?

I’m not able to read the schematics ( I can’t find some that are at least easy to understand and trust ) but I’m good at soldering so if it’s a chip don’t say it’s impossible to replace :)

⟐ Commented May 29, 2021 at 3:32 MST

Huawei P10: Huawei P10 won't boot fully after screen replacement

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:32:20 -0700

After a screen replacement, the phone boots to the screen below, but no further. At first it does connect to the PC via USB, but disconnects just before this screen.

The old screen doesn't work at all, so I can't confirm whether it behaves the same, but it seems to, judging by the USB beeps.

I tried a factory reset, but that didn't fix it either.

⟐ Commented December 17, 2020 at 12:32 MST

Huawei P10: Huawei P10 not working when back lid is on.

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:12:41 -0700

So I have this weird problem after replacing screen on my girflrends Huawei p10. Everything works fine until i close back lid of the phone. Then it just won't boot. Red Light flushing when connected to charger. When I dismantle the back lid (not disconectin power up button flex) then everything works just fine. Any idea what is causing the problem?

⟐ Commented December 04, 2020 at 18:12 MST

Huawei P10: Why does my Huawei P10 not charge with more power than it consumes?

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:20:54 -0700

Device: Huawei P10 (VTR-l09)

Symptoms:

When plugged in, the phone recognizes the charger but the battery state of charge does not increase but rather decreases. The charger and cable are fine (about 1A of charging current measured with other device) and the phones power consumption is not unusually high (no streaming, no games, the phone does not really get hot). When turned off the phone does not even recognize the charger.

The problem occured after i replaced the display with the help of an iFixit tutotial (no offence). After i had checked the corrected installation multiple times and it still did not work I reinstalled the old original display and replaced the old battery with a new one.

Sadly the problem did not disappear. A factory reset also did not help. What could be the cause of the Problem? Could the problem potentially be solved by replacing the little chargeport pcb?

I appreciate any of your thoughts on this, thanks a lot in advance!

Huawei P10: Huawei P10 rebooting and glitchy after screen repair

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:25:39 -0700

Hi, I replaced the screen on my Huawei P10 and when I boot up to the lockscreen and enter my pin the screen goes black and it reboots to the HUAWEI logo. Very rarely I will get past the lock screen and will be able to use the phone perfectly for a while but will get a sudden reboot. A couple of observations: When I do get it working and the screen is asleep, pressing the power button will not always wake it up. It wakes but the screen stays black and I have to hold down the power button to reboot again. The proximity sensor is not working when I am on calls - the screen stays lit up when I have the phone close to my face. I dissassembled the phone many times, checked all connections and removed and reinserted the proximity sensor. Still no joy! Just wondering if anyone can offer advice from experience. Best wishes

⟐ Edited by author July 31, 2020 at 1:25 MST

Huawei P10: Battery life, is it over?

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:00:06 -0700

how can I tell if my battery is dying? It is taking a long time to charge.

⟐ Answered July 16, 2020 at 11:00 MST

Huawei P10: Unresponsiv Touchscreen after replacement on the lower left side.

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 05:55:59 -0700

HI, I replaced the battery and screen on a Huawei P10 for my cousin. It worked out fine, everything restarted as usual. After a few hours she contacted me and said the screen would be sometimes unresponsiv on the lower leftside and bottom side, around the area of the keyboard. It only happens for a few seconds and then it keeps on working. I bought the display on the website of iFixIt, so I guess the qualitiy is fine. Unsure if I did something wrong or just had bad luck with the replacment unit and have to send it back and ask for a replacement again. Any suggestions?

Huawei P10: Microphone does not work during call on ear.

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 03:04:46 -0700

Hi, I dropped my phone in water 4 days ago (19/3). I’ve let the phone (Huawei P10) dry for a couple of days before I charged it and open it. However, I’ve noticed one problem after the incident. The microphone doesn’t seem to work. I’ve done some tests, and the microphone works when recording audio and when making a call on the speaker, but not when doing a normal call (the phone to the ear). I’ve tried different things to try to fix it:

restarted the phone
unactivated the “OK Google” function
restore the phone to factory settings

But nothing works. I've also opened the cover to see if it’s dry. Does anyone know if there are two microphone or how does it work? And I’m guessing it’s a hardware problem (if you don’t have other suggestions), does anyone know if it is possible to change the microphone /microphone board?

Thank you in advance!

⟐ Commented March 27, 2020 at 3:04 MST

Huawei P10: Why can't I remove app icons from screen on Huawei p10? How to do it?

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:59:38 -0700

How to remove app icons from screen on Huawei p10?

⟐ Answered February 20, 2020 at 7:59 MST

Huawei P10: Phone not start after change the display

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:14:04 -0700

Hello guys after I changed the display from Huawei p10 I connected back I press the power button, and it and the phone starts till ask the pin and after that disconnected and I felt hight heat on the board, the try it again the screen light and disconnected, what is the issue and how to fix it

Huawei P10: Huawei P10 Antenna cable broken

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 16:57:26 -0700

So i was replacing the screen on my huawei p10 when i accidentally broke of the antenna connector on the board. i put the phone back together with one side on the antenna unconnected, thinking that the phone would work but i wont be able to make any calls. when i turned the phone one everything seems to be working fine. i am able to make calls and use wifi etc. My question is so i need the antenna, its currently not connected in my phone but everything seems to work fine

⟐ Answered October 06, 2019 at 16:57 MST

Huawei P10: Touch screen can't register taps on both sides after replacement

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 04:59:29 -0700

I have changed the display and the touchscreen of the phone. Now the left and the right sides of the touch screen can not register taps, but they can register slides.

I tested factory resetting the phone. Doesn’t work.

Is it possible that the changed display is not original or faulty?

⟐ Answered October 02, 2019 at 4:59 MST

Huawei P10: After a screen replacement, Phone can only turn on without backcover.

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:15:48 -0700

I Just replaced my screen on my P10, the phone would blink red while connected to the charger. I removed the backcover and the phone is able to turn on, if I connect up the backcover the phone will turn off.

I suspect I have damaged the battery, If I press down on the bottom left hand part of the battery it will shut down.

Does anyone have any Ideas on this?

Thanks in adavnce !