Hey guys.
A bit of a quick introduction. My name's Alex and I'm from Australia. I got my droid (well milestone) a couple of weeks ago and have loved the whole android platform. I love messing around with the OS and the boot animations, and the customisability absolutely pis**s all over the iPhone.
Yesterday, while on year 10 camp my douchebag of a friend hurled a tiny rock at me and ended up hitting my screen.
Upon inspection, it seems that the damage is limited to the glass on top of the screen. You can't really feel the crack, and the touch and display elements still work fine, even on the crack.
It's only one crack, from the left edge, about an inch down, to the earpiece, right over the O in motorola.
So heres where I need your help.
Could anyone clarify what part/s are broken, and if i can fix this myself.
I'm no expert in this area, and have no idea how these screens are made/assembled, and an explanation as to how many parts there are and what is connected to which would be great.
Being in Australia, where the phone isn't even sold, Its going to be hard to get a replacement, and if I could just buy the glass piece of eBay, unscrew the back and replace it, I'd be happy.
Otherwise, I purchased the phone on eBay from a guy who bought it from clove, a UK online store selling phones, maybe I can ask about warranty, though I doubt it covers douchebags throwing rocks at screens.
Any help that anyone can give me would be great, and I'd really appreciate the help. I'm in a really bad situation like this, unwilling to take the phone outside so as no to exacerbate the problem.
Once again thanks guys, I know how much it must suck to deal with this nooby crap.
Alex
A bit of a quick introduction. My name's Alex and I'm from Australia. I got my droid (well milestone) a couple of weeks ago and have loved the whole android platform. I love messing around with the OS and the boot animations, and the customisability absolutely pis**s all over the iPhone.
Yesterday, while on year 10 camp my douchebag of a friend hurled a tiny rock at me and ended up hitting my screen.
Upon inspection, it seems that the damage is limited to the glass on top of the screen. You can't really feel the crack, and the touch and display elements still work fine, even on the crack.
It's only one crack, from the left edge, about an inch down, to the earpiece, right over the O in motorola.
So heres where I need your help.
Could anyone clarify what part/s are broken, and if i can fix this myself.
I'm no expert in this area, and have no idea how these screens are made/assembled, and an explanation as to how many parts there are and what is connected to which would be great.
Being in Australia, where the phone isn't even sold, Its going to be hard to get a replacement, and if I could just buy the glass piece of eBay, unscrew the back and replace it, I'd be happy.
Otherwise, I purchased the phone on eBay from a guy who bought it from clove, a UK online store selling phones, maybe I can ask about warranty, though I doubt it covers douchebags throwing rocks at screens.
Any help that anyone can give me would be great, and I'd really appreciate the help. I'm in a really bad situation like this, unwilling to take the phone outside so as no to exacerbate the problem.
Once again thanks guys, I know how much it must suck to deal with this nooby crap.
Alex