Nexus 7 repair

Dropping a Nexus 7 resulted in multiple cracks in the glass screen. So bad, in fact, that the unlock pattern could not be entered!

Much searching did not turn up anywhere that would repair it, so into a drawer it went until such time as a service became available.

Then, recently, I noticed screens and digitisers being offered on Amazon for around the £60 mark.

Having ordered screen and tape, I then turned to the guide on YouTube here which turned out to be an excellent step by step process.

Removing the back case was a little tricky at first, but getting to the stage of unscrewing the board from the screen and removing the various connections took at most 10 minutes.

Taking off the old bezel from the broken screen was much more troublesome. I didn't have a heat gun, and being winter there was no sun in which to warm the screen, so instead it sat on a radiator.

As I bent the glass, it shattered more, making the task more problematic. It's definitely true that the adhesive is extremely sticky!

Anyway, I got there in the end, and replacing with the new glass and then reversing all the earlier steps was straightforward too.