Thank you!

⟐ Commented September 26, 2016 at 23:07 MST

⟐ Answer accepted July 14, 2018 at 7:25 MST

Customer came in with he's Sony Xperia Z1 Compact where the power button was not working and the volume buttons was barely working. So i told him i will order the flex cable part and get it fixed.

When i opened the phone i first checked if all that was needed was just to attach the plastic bit holding the flex cable into place a litle more. But still didn't work. So i went ahead and changed the flex cable.

After the change, the button still won't work. I checked and double checked my work and all seems normall. I also tried changing the button flex cable again.

Now the phone won't turn on and the buttons are not working.

Most important is to get the phone on without losing any files.

Anyone have any ideas, suggestions or solutions? it would be most greatfull.

⟐ Commented July 02, 2020 at 8:07 MST

⟐ Answered September 14, 2015 at 12:35 MST

⟐ Commented May 28, 2018 at 16:17 MST

⟐ Commented November 12, 2017 at 4:31 MST

the problem seems intermittent, so immediately after replacing the screen, no problem, but wait 5 minutes and the faults appear.

Thanks.

⟐ Answered August 15, 2017 at 2:58 MST

Z1c dimensions are the same except for the thickness of the phone, but the inside + connecters of the screen design might be the same? Screen resolution is the same at 1280x720, so hardware wise I assume it would be compatible.

Thanks in advance, it would be a great upgrade possibility especially for cracked z1c screens!

⟐ Answered January 11, 2018 at 3:27 MST

I want to ask if it's possible to clean the dust from my phone's camera. I don't even know how it got dusty :( (if you need I'll post pics)

⟐ Answered April 28, 2018 at 0:49 MST

⟐ Answer accepted December 11, 2018 at 6:06 MST

So a bit of a tricky situation here…

So recently my phone dies pretty quickly. I have it charged to 100%, it runs for a while and at around 40% or so left, it would power off (but this is not the actual problem), or so I guess)

The problem starts here (Phone battery at 0%):

As soon as I connect it to a power source, it charges for a few seconds, then the “SONY” screen appears (is it trying to boot?) and then it goes back to dark… and it is apparently NOT charging further.

So I disconnect and reconnect to the power source, but then again, it charges for a few seconds, “SONY” screen appears, it goes back to dark and stops charging.

Repeat the game.

Another interesting thing that happened:

Sometimes I do manage to turn my phone on (at 1-3% of battery), but when my phone is turned on, it does not charge although connected to the power source.

Only after it’s turned off (by running out of battery or by turning it off manually), it charges for a while, and then as written above.

So.. what’s going on here?

A few things to mention:

1. I have tried connecting to a power outlet and to my laptop (same result, also laptop doesn’t recognize the device)

2. Power cable and outlets are fully functional

3. Phone battery I guess is fully functional, especially since I bought a new one and inserted it today

My next step would be a hard reset, but then again, it will never have charged enough power to do that

Now I essentially carry a brick in my pocket :p

Also, with already 4 years of “service”, it might be that my phone has pretty much hit its life expectancy.

Any guesses?

Thanks

⟐ Answer edited August 18, 2018 at 0:51 MST

I have dug around online and cannot find what I need.

Its the piece the charger connects to, that sits inside on the side of the phone.

Its the small piece that allows the charge to get into the phone.

I cant even find a pic of it.

Any help please?

⟐ Answer accepted April 09, 2018 at 20:23 MST

⟐ Answer edited February 24, 2018 at 15:14 MST

Thanks

⟐ Answer accepted July 20, 2017 at 5:35 MST

Hope i will get the answer

⟐ Answer accepted May 25, 2017 at 1:11 MST

⟐ Answer accepted April 10, 2017 at 4:18 MST

So i kinda washed my phone and after that i immediately dried it but after a few seconds the left side of the screen got darker the right side and after 3 seconds the screen started flicking and it got black i turned the phone off and placed it in rice for 38 hours but still the screen is black but the buttons are responding and i can feel vibration on my screen when i touch it but the screen is all black the phone charges good. I tried flashing new firmware but it doesn't work. I kept the phone on for a day but it also didn't work.

Hope i will get the answer.

⟐ Commented April 05, 2017 at 10:48 MST

My Z1 Compact froze once, restarted and showed Service sign. After a while Phone turned on. 2 Days later Phone battery drained at night. I turned on device morning and used during the charge. After a few minutes phone froze and couldn’t turn on. Restart options work but when clicking power button red led blinking three times.

I have sent to repairer. They say, motherboard dead. I couldn’t check phone right now but as they said phone open and turn off again. I couldn’t believe problem is motherboard.

May you help me about this?

Hello all,

I have this Sony Xperia z1 conpact that was completely destroyed. I got new screens and chassis and rebuilt the phone only to get this issue. I attached a picture of the old chassis to get a rough idea of the impact for the compact.

The phone shows no sign of life other than a clicking noise made when it's plugged in. I attached a video.

I'm hoping this is a common issue & fix. All help is appreciated. Thanks.

⟐ Edited by author May 01, 2018 at 21:12 MST