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Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Speaker Audio Assembly for Moto Z Force

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:22:36 -0700

Hello experts and savants! I have a question (obviously). I recently replaced my internal Moto Z force battery using the ifixit guide of course, yet now that everything is back together I no longer have any audio output from the cell phone. Bluetooth audio works normally so I am certain this isnt a software issue. Would anyone know if I may have damaged something or not reconnected a pin when disassembling my phone to cause this problem? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Phone won't power up or charge

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:26:10 -0700

Hi, a buddy of mine recently gave me his old Moto Z force, and i'm hoping to fix it up and use it. The issue is that the phone won't charge or turn on at all. No charging lights when plugged in. I tried the charger in his moto and it worked fine, so no issues with the charger. Apparently before the phone broke, when he would charge it, the battery would get very hot, but one day it just quit on him. He brought it into Verizon, and they told him that they thought that it was a battery issue, and that the battery needs replacing. I just want to see what people's experience is with this issue. I'm just hoping it was just a battery issue and nothing too major. but the phone was free, so i'm not afraid to throw money at it to fix it. Thanks a ton!!

-Blayne

⟐ Answer edited February 08, 2022 at 21:26 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: replaced battery and phone will not charge now.

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:40:39 -0700

I followed the repair guide while replacing the battery in my moto z force droid last night. I finished the battery replacement and the phone powered up and functioned normally. Now it will not charge and the phone is dead. The phone recognizes the the charger, but will not charge. I have since opened it back up and re seated the battery connector numerous times thinking that might be the issue, but it still will not charge? I dont think i damaged anything during the battery replacement? Any ideas? Bad battery?

⟐ Answer edited November 06, 2019 at 18:40 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: replaced battery screen is black

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:01:46 -0700

tried to power up before closing the phone but getting a black screen. phone will vibrate when i press power but thats it. just trying to get info from an app that wasnt backed up. if i can get the screen to light im hoping i can navigate to the app and take a pic of the info i need any ideas

⟐ Answered November 23, 2022 at 23:01 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: dead spot in touchscreen vertical scroll response

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 19:00:56 -0700

Hi: for the past couple of days, my year-old z-force droid developed a “dead spot” in the middle of the touchscreen…no taps or scrolling action in that area are picked up. So for example if I scroll my text messages from bottom to top, near the midpoint of the screen the scrolling stops until my finger slides up about 1/4-1/2” past the center, then resumes. If I’m typing a text, I can’t hit “send” when the send button is in the middle of the screen above the on-screen keyboard. If I click the “hide keyboard” button the send button slides down to the bottom of the screen, where clicking on it works. The dead spot goes across the entire screen…like a stripe of dead area. The only thing I did recently was allow Android 8 to autoinstall a week ago. Rebooting in safe mode doesn’t change the behavior.

⟐ Answered August 02, 2018 at 19:00 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Wifi and bluetooth not working

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:41:56 -0700

Phone works but the other radio functions do not. How do I fix it.

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Should I give up on rice?

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 06:48:31 -0700

My phone dropped in the toilet,screen down Tuesday afternoon. I took it out immediately and it seemed fine. I place it screen down on the sink to wipe it off, I turned it over and the display wasn’t working. I could still hear notifications coming from my phone but i couldn’t see them. My finger touch worked as well. I was told by customer support to leave it in a well-ventilated area so I do. Fast forward to Thursday, still no response.I cant hear notifications anymore nor does the finger pad work, probably because it died.Today, I was told rice could still drain the water but it might not fix the phone. I had it in there since 9 this morning, should I just purchase another phone?

⟐ Answer accepted September 02, 2018 at 6:48 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: I can't find anyone who will replace the battery I received from you,

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 18:33:37 -0700

for fear the screen will break when removing it.

⟐ Commented December 28, 2022 at 18:33 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Screen wigging out unresponsive

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:00:37 -0700

anybody ever seen this the GPU you or what

⟐ Answered March 11, 2021 at 10:00 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: My screen has gone black, but it is still responsive to touch.

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:03:05 -0700

I was in the bathroom watching a Logic stream when i accidentally dropped my phone. It landed on the ground screen first and now the screen is completely black, but still responsive to touch. I’m asking here because a screen replacement is out of the question for me, I don’t just have 200 dollars to spend on one. What can I do?

⟐ Answer accepted August 10, 2020 at 18:03 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: How to fix my screen that's just went dark

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:38:56 -0700

Dropped phone and screen screen went dark everything still works what can be done besides replacing screen

⟐ Answered July 20, 2020 at 12:38 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Proximity sensor quit working after battery change.

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 17:27:12 -0700

Motorola Z Force. Replaced battery, now proximity sensor doesn’t work. I have started in safe mode to test for software issues, and it doesn’t work that way either. Also ran the device hardware testing and proximity sensor failed. What could have happened to break my proximity sensor?

⟐ Commented March 14, 2020 at 17:27 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: ifixit battery for my Moto Z

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:56:23 -0700

Many reviews of replacement batteries being bought from other makers, distributors, etc are saying that they replaced their battery for what seemed like a good price, only to find out that the Turbo Charge feature no longer works. I'm trying to make sure this doesn't happen to me after buying a new battery from ifixit.com

⟐ Answer unaccepted September 13, 2019 at 21:56 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Can I replace the moto mod connection plate on the rear of the phone?

Mon, 06 May 2019 14:49:44 -0700

After numerous drops of the phone the center pin female connection slot has been forced to a larger size and a connection is no longer made by the mods. Can I change this plate?

⟐ Answered May 06, 2019 at 14:49 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Replacement screws for display assembly.

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:08:53 -0700

So, I started to work on replacing my phones battery, and I got all of the screws out except for one, which decided to strip on me, I’ve already ordered the extractor set, and I’m wondering what kind of screw to replace it with, or if I can go without one screw.

⟐ Commented March 14, 2019 at 17:08 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: How is LED selfie flash connected to digitizer?

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:20:23 -0700

I’m replacing the screen for my Moto Z. A couple of components need to be removed from the old screen/digitizer and connected to the new digitizer. One is the Selfie flash/flashlight LED. How is the power cable for the LED connected to the digitizer? There is no socket, etc. From the videos, it seems it’s stuck to the digitizer via adhesive. Is that correct?

⟐ Commented November 12, 2018 at 19:20 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Why is my Motorola not turning on?

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:35:00 -0700

Ever since I dropped my phone, it has been extremely sensitive to being dropped, stopping anything and blacking out, powering down instantly. But now it won’t turn on. Battery issue? Board issue?

⟐ Commented September 18, 2018 at 13:35 MST

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Why will my phone won't turn on or screen stay black

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:14:22 -0700

Began having trouble with what I thought was the on button not turning on my xt1650-1 phone. Repeating attempts we're usually successful until eventually it would not turn on at all. Plugged into charger the battery charge level was inconsistent but it then would show 100% charged . Screen glass was already cracked and online solutions suggested the led digitizer was bad. I replaced that and the battery and it still will not turn on. It does vibrate shortly after plugging into charger. Could the on off cable be damaged?

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: Why won't my screen work?

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:53:00 -0700

changed battery, tested screen, worked fine. assembled phone and now screen doesn’t work. took it apart and checked connections, all good but no screen. and now my phone keeps vibrating every thirty seconds.

Motorola Moto Z Force Droid: My phone just flashes on and off when charging and won't go any furthe

Tue, 19 May 2020 15:32:34 -0700

My phone just flashes when charging. Will not fully turn on.