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Who's gonna save the world tonight? Who's gonna bring you back to life? That's right ladies and gentlemen, the HTC One is here to save the world tonight. Machined from one solid block of aluminum, the HTC One is the One smartphone capable of almost anything. Join us as we disassemble the One phone to rule them all.

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    • Some people spend their whole lives looking for "the one." We found a suitable candidate and decided to court it the only way we know how: piece by piece.

    • Tech Specs:

    • All-aluminum unibody construction

    • 4.7" display with a resolution of 1920x1080 (468 ppi)

    • Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core 1.7 GHz CPU

    • 2 GB DDR2 RAM

    • 4-megapixel UltraPixel Camera

    • HTC BoomSound

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    • It's no surprise that HTC appears to be taking a cue from the iPhone 5's design pattern in creating a sleek aluminum-bodied phone.

    • Whereas Apple went with a flat backside to keep the iPhone's overall thickness down, HTC wanted a more ergonomic curved back.

    • HTC has said over and over that they wanted to create a seamless product, and the absence of any exterior screws is a testament to that.

    • Unlike the iPhone's volume buttons, which protrude from the case, the One's buttons lie flush with the sides so as not to interrupt the body lines.

    Don't want to nitpick but HTC had a lot old phones that are made of aluminum. They didn't take the cue from Apple.

    DroDro -

    Does the digitizer separate from the LCD? The repair shops say that it comes as one unit, yet you can find the digitizer online by itself. Its a bit confusing. I appreciate it if someone could shed some light on the subject :).

    Cameron A -

    It's a huge pain in a butt to remow digitizer from LCD waisted 2 hours and wrecked it at the end. You can get it from seperate parts and stick them with tape but it won't be the same. Start to open case from corners of top speaker, there are 2 big clips, after that credit card should do the job to get it opened.

    Gediminas Daubaras -

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    • To get things started, we dive into the one part of the HTC One that isn't aluminum: the 4.7" 1080p HD display.

    • A small amount of heat and a suction cup were all that was required to create a gap in the One's zero gap construction.

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    • While the display can be lifted, it can't be removed as it is still connected via the display ribbon cables, which are routed underneath the case assembly.

    • In hopes of discovering any hidden screws, we remove the large foam padding adhered to the top of the case assembly.

    • No dice.

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    • With no clear path to entry, we decide to get a little more creative with our approach…for a good half hour.

    • Utilizing the steady hands of a seasoned device surgeon, we free the One's innards from the dungeon-esque aluminum case with a metal spudger.

    • Last time we checked, "gutting" is not a term that shows up very often in the service manual of a repair-friendly device.

    I can get the back cover off in less than a minute with little to no damage after many tries. The trick is to use a credit card and work from the left to bottom of the phone. Take a pry tool and wedge it into the seam right below the SIM card slot. Then stick your card in the gap you created. Force your card down to the bottom of the phone. This will quickly and easily unhook the left and bottom. This should be enough to pull the back cover off with your hands.

    astroguy -

    Thanks astroguy !

    I was going to ask . . . After getting it open, can anyone see what actually latches it together so with that knowledge, later attempts might be easier ?

    Kent -

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    • We won't lie, getting to this point was an arduous and daunting task. The amount of work required to separate the rear aluminum case and the front case was immense.

    • Nevertheless, we present to you the contents of the One.

    • Our diligent spudgering appears to have permanently mangled the plastic bezel surrounding the aluminum case. It's possible that prying at a snail's pace while applying heat could minimize this damage, but we're not too hopeful. This phone was not made with open-ability in mind.

    The plastic bezel damaged in step 6: would this part generally come as part of the rear housing or the front housing? If I need to order replacement parts.

    Looks like the front housing...

    Tom Burke -

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    • The number one standout feature of the One is certainly the aluminum unibody, which required much custom tooling on HTC's part to achieve the perfect fit and finish.

    • Around the camera bezel we find the near-field communications (NFC) antenna and its pressure contacts. NFC has recently become pretty standard in the smartphone industry, something that might have helped the Nexus Q gain more traction last year.

    • With the rear case off, we find the One's report card. It looks like straight As, although at this point we are not sure the repairability score will fare so well.

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    • The back of the One is covered in a sea of copper tape and ribbon cables, and only after a diligent search are we able to locate the battery connector—although no clear path to the battery itself.

    • The battery connector is secured to the motherboard with screws. After a couple of turns with our 64 bit kit's precision driver, it's released and ready for removal from the device... but not yet.

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    • The motherboard of the HTC One is pretty much encapsulated within copper shielding. Two flat pieces of copper adorn each side of the motherboard.

    • Here's the thing about copper shielding. It dissipates heat and provides electrical grounding. However, copper shielding is a pain to deal with during reassembly—kind of like trying to straighten out aluminum foil once it's been crinkled.

    For a screen repair, is it even necessary to remove this copper foil?

    Wade -

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    • All ICs are located on the front side of the motherboard:

    • Elpida BA164B1PF 2 GB DDR2 RAM + Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU

    • Samsung KLMBG4GE2A 32 GB NAND flash memory

    • Qualcomm PM8921 power management IC

    • Qualcomm MDM9215M 4G GSM/UMTS/LTE modem

    • Synaptics S32028

    • TriQuint TQM7M9023 multi-band power amplifier

    • Broadcom BCM4335 single-chip 5G WiFi™ 802.11ac MAC/baseband/radio with Bluetooth 4.0+HS & FM receiver

    My htc one wifi stoped working, just shows turning on and does nothing else. And sometimes returns with a plain error message on the turn on slider. I have does all that can be done relating software so it has to be hardware related. Is this possible to repair and does anyone have some suggestions for me.

    Thanks

    Pieter van der Merwe -

    Hi Peter. I had the same issue. Did you resolve and if so how? Thanks Michel

    michel -

    Same issue here. Anyone got a solution?

    dionvisser -

    Hi I need motherboard for htc one m7 where can I buy it

    Meso -

    you highlighted some parts, what do all the others do?

    Milan S -

    Hello! At replacement Qualcomm PM8921 power management IC HTC One has shifted some elements about a microcircuit. Please give me a photo as on a step 10 HTC One Teardown largely without colour labels. Thanks!

    Andrey -

    Thx for the gr8 guide.

    Please let me know if you know what is the IC which is in the right side of orange IC under the Black IC in picture of STEP 10

    Thank you again so much

    Waiting for your ASAP respond.

    peter Dizai -

    Dear all, Do you know if it's possible to replace Broadcom BCM4335 by myself, I'm facing issues related to FM + Bluetooth in my HTC M7, however I have no idea if the broadcom chip is solded or not, could someone help me?

    Jean -

    LOL...seriously? Of course it is soldered down to PCB..like ALL other chips. There is ZERO chance you could replace it home dude. Deal with it or start looking for a new phone

    bedinek -

    My htc one is not turning on because of NAND flash memory.Can i replace the chip or should i have to go for replacing the motherboard.

    wajahatqadiri -

    Hi I need motherboard for htc one m7 where can I buy it

    Aman Koundal -

    my htc mobile is not able to connect with laptop (give error not able to charge connect original htc charger ) customer care told me that we need to change the motherboard .So plz tell me the price of motherboard for htc one m7 or where can I buy it

    Aman Koundal -

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    • Now that the motherboard has been removed, we're finally able to access the sandwiched-in battery. After some prying and peeling, we slowly extract the well-adhered battery from the midframe.

    • The 3.8 V battery is rated at 2300 mAh and weighs 38.3 g. For comparison, the iPhone 5 has a 3.8 V, 1440 mAh battery, and the Galaxy S III has a 3.8 V, 2100 mAh unit.

    • Less than a week after the BlackBerry Z10 wowed us with its user-installed battery, the HTC One shatters our dreams of widespread repairability.

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    • The HTC One's 1080P, 468 ppi resolution rivals today's HDTVs and the 10.6" Surface Pro, but in a 4.7" size.

    • Nine steps after prying the display assembly up from the case, we finally get a look at it on its own. Just like we saw earlier with the battery, this component can't be replaced without removing everything from the rear case…and then first taking out the motherboard.

    • There are a number of strange markings on the back of the display panel that we can only identify as the signatures of family physicians.

    • Aside from the inspection notes, the cable is labeled XT6088C07B_FPC REV: 8 DATE: 2012.11.30, indicating that at least certain parts of this phone have been in the works for quite some time.

    The blue mark on the back side of the display should be the reliability test mark, for example:high temp operation test of the display,we call it ORT,but the mark should be cleared before packing...

    Watson wang

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    • Prying out the vibrator motor frees the daughterboard for its escape from the midframe.

    • There's a lot going on with this board—it's a host to the front- and rear-facing cameras, headphone jack, ambient light sensor, volume switches, and several spring contacts.

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    • Off comes the 2.1 MP front-facing camera.

    • This teeny-tiny unit is labeled H1X1305 067521.

    • Chipworks took apart their HTC One and found OmniVision die marks inside.

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    • There is no respite for the weary—even the rear camera is coated in copper shielding.

    • This is the HTC UltraPixel camera, a f/2.0 aperture, 28 mm lens unit with a dedicated HTC ImageChip™ 2.

    • Chipworks found it to be a 4 MP backside-illuminated sensor made by ST Microelectronics.

    • With the rear camera out, we find two small ICs hiding on the camera's ribbon cable:

    • 515M 2L22 JP

    • IY21 3001D1 L1250A

    • Manufacturing such a small camera that can do so much is a hefty task, and a shortage of these units is a big reason why HTC has had to delay the official launch.

    I need a daughterboard for htc one m7 can some one help me to by

    albing -

    ebay, search for audio jack.

    Jeff Troyer -

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    • The daughterboard remains, but there is still a mystery left unsolved.

    • No phone operates without antennas, and antennas don't transmit signals well through metal walls. Considering that this daughterboard is on the receiving end of the motherboard's antenna cables and sits directly under the plastic bezel at the top of the phone, we're thinking it has something to do with wireless signals.

    • See those three spring contacts along the top of the board? They meet the rear case in an area obscured by the plastic bezel. If we had to guess, that's where HTC put the antennas.

    One of the three spring contacts is broken what can I do?

    traini unkown -

    Can I buy this spring contacts?

    traini unkown -

    What name of this part

    std steady till death -

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    • Again with the lack of surprises, our dual-speaker HTC One comes with—wait for it—two speakers.

    • HTC has been using Beats Audio in its mobile devices for a while now. Whether the choice is based on actual performance or fueled by brand recognition, Dr. Dre's company again got the call—this time to tune, tailor, and approve the One's stereo speaker design and throw in a software equalizer.

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    • We've come to the stern conclusion of the midframe. We find the USB port and microphone. This little I/O is not the star-board but it is helpful if you need to ask for directions.

    • On the flipside we see the connector for the speaker. It looks like most of the audio runs through this little board.

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    • HTC One Repairability Score: One out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair)

    • Very, very difficult (possibly impossible?) to open the device without damaging the rear case. This makes every component extremely difficult to replace.

    • The battery is buried beneath the motherboard and adhered to the midframe, hindering its replacement.

    • The display assembly cannot be replaced without removing the rear case—this will make the most common repair, a damaged screen, nearly impossible.

    • Copper shielding on many components is difficult to remove and replace.

    • Solid external construction improves durability.

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It appears that the plastic bezel is the structural component between the glass and the back. Given that the aluminum doesn't appear to come in contact in any way with the display, how does that constitute "all-aluminum unibody" construction? It seems to me that the "body" is composed of two distinct components: the aluminum back (stamped?) and the plastic bezel. Or is the bezel not considered part of the body, and therefore structurally insignificant? Or just not part of the body?

ecafsub -

I've been a machinist for 4 decades and I don't believe the aluminum body is stamped. In step seven the interior of the back has multiple steps machined. The exterior shape would be impossibly hard to maintain during a stamping process. And further, aluminum is notorious for breaking and cracking under pressure unless closely controlled heat is applied. I do wonder about the phrase "all aluminum body" because of the plastic pieces.

Ross McCauley -

Can you calculate what the HTC One costs in the Production or what the individual components costs?

hax -

No, iFixit doesn't perform BOM cost estimates.

Kyle Wiens -

all i want to know is can HTC themselves repair my HTC one if anything happens? or if i need to change my battery ?

sandmancbt02 -

For this reason I would not buy the phone.

zneumann66 -

I called HTC and asked what it would cost to replace the battery. I was given a price of $50.00 to $70.00. I was told they have a special machine which will open the phone allowing the replacement of the battery. Sprint stores have been telling me their policy has been, if off warranty, $50.00 for battery replacement.

Also, there must be a way of replacing the screen without buggering the phone, right? Frankly, I am skeptical but surely they thought this through, didn't they?

oldpalmguy -

I reckon the lack of SD slot and non-removable battery, plus repairing is stupid difficult and HTC's lousy track record of after release support drove tons of people away from this phone.

I for one will NOT buy a phone with a battery isn't user removable at all, especially if I'm locked into the 2 year contract. Batteries usually start to go bad after a year and I also don't want to worry about how to maximize my battery lifespan when I can simply go Samsung and replace the battery when it goes south.

J87 -

I can't tell from the pictures but is the camera glass easily replaceable? From what I can see it is attached to the back of the phone and should be able to come off without opening the WHOLE phone. Is this correct

Johnny Ilca -

I would like to know this as well. The glass (or plastic) becomes scratched easily and I'd like to know if it's possible to replace it without opening the entire device.

Kevin Zorn -

yeah, camera glass replace took me less then a minute

alin zmeul -

What's that saying.....Wouldn't touch that with a 10ft pole??? lol I fix iPhones and other electronic devices but no chance in h$!! I'm touching this phone. You lost me after prying the thing apart. Would've been killer if the ribbon cable was directly underneath screen but nope let's not make it possible at all to fix a cracked screen or really anything that goes wrong with the phone. I wouldn't trust any shop to work on it let alone wireless stores. Sad only option is a refurbished unit or pony up for a new "One".

Michael Kurdziel Jr -

couple of important questions ? 1.Is the facecover is hot glued or pinned to the battery cover?

2. That technique is used for gluing digitizer to LCD?

Gedis D -

Unfortunately my screen was shattered, HTC asked for $300 to repair it!!! I am wondering if they can do it without causing any damage to other parts.

ruofanjin -

Will most definitely need a new housing. Wow This was harder than it look but didn't damage any Major parts. Thanks for the Preview, as it was helpful to look at where you all got started.

Quick question, when assembling the one back together, did you experience some miss fits because of all the bending and stretching?

Carlos Villanueva -

How hard would it be, in you opinion, to separate the glass from the LCD without damaging the LCD?

kodie wininger -

I dropped my One a mere 6 inches onto ceramic tile. The display did NOT break upon impact. However, a minute or two later I laid it down on my counter and it literally spiderwebbed right there in front of my eyes and I could hear the Gorilla Glass cracking! I didn't have insurance so I called HTC and they quoted me $180 to repair it. I paid it and now I'm waiting to get it back. $180 is still better than a $200 deductible. I got mine on a trade and not thru a carrier or retailer. $180 is still better than selling a broken phone that most likely no one can repair other than HTC.

Colin Simone -

Nice guide, can u add more pictures of the process of taking out the screen??? and what would be the procedure to change the digitizer and the LCD screen??? thanks

Luis Enrique Calanche Arias -

From my experience so far, I'm not sure even HTC can fix these phones. I have sent mine away as I had some strange pitting in the metal finish seemingly caused by my approved HTC flip case.

After sending some photos to HTC, they agreed to replace the case under warranty. They have had my phone 3 weeks now, and I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the response I am getting. Apparently there is only one "machine" that can repair these phones in the entire country.

Andy Cohen -

Were there any water damage indicators found, either internal or externally visible?

Chris -

Im going to attempt to replace the screen, would like to know weather the lcd and digitizer flex cables can be removed without removing the mother board?

A One Mobiles Enquiries -

I don't understand what the fuss is al about with repairing this phone; Just replaced the display module of one and wasn't that difficult at all. I dreaded doing this repair because of ifixit's low repairability score and ordered a new back cover as well, just in case.

All I can say is that the people at ifixit kinda used the wrong approach and most likely did not have the proper tools. I'll explain shortly how to repair this phone:

0. You need a putty knife, as thin as you possibly can get, needs to be nice and bendy. Look at ifixit guides for ipod classic to know what kind of tool I mean. Also, buy the display with frame, not just the lcd+digitizer. Also I suggest to use a wide opening tool, about 4cm wide, they are also much stronger the small ones.

1. Use putty knife between edges of back cover and display. Try to wiggle the putty knife in between the display frame and the back cover. Start at the sides. Watch your new display module to see where there are cables present, so you don't damage these.

Fixandinstall -

2. With some wiggling it should be easy to get about half a mm of space between front and back. Once you can fit in your plastic tool, run it along the edges, apply some pressure when necessary and slowly seperate the front with motherboard and everything attached from the back cover. This whole process took me a good 5 minutes and there was no damage to the back cover whatsoever.

3. Follow any tutorial you can find online to disassemble further. Basicly it comes down to disconnecting the cables, removing vibra motor and antennas, removing mobo, removing usb board at the bottom and sister board at the top (watch out with the volume buttons), powerbutton also at the top, and mounting al these in the new display assembly.

4. When front is completely assembled, just click it back in the back cover. Start by sliding in the top, much like an iPhone 5, and apply pressure to fit the rest in. Check the edges. Put sim tray back in. Test. Done.

EDIT: forgot to mention in the beginning: REMOVE SIM TRAY before you start prying!

Fixandinstall -

Agreed. Bit of heat to break that adhesive and the rest is not too bad.

Pop out the volume rocker.

Heat the same side breaking down the adhesive bond.

Take a plastic spudger and insert above the volume flex cable (while screen is kept on a flat surface) and pull the back case up gently. One or two clips surrounding the volume control will pop up.

Run your spudger firmly through the gap around the phone. "Pop", more clips release. Make your way around the top and bottom corner of this side.

Heat the other side, breaking the adhesive and gently open the phone with your hands.

The rest is cake.

zentech -

Yep, this is exactly what I did to get it open without damaging the housing of the phone.

Ben -

Can i change top cover without unmounting anything else?

jano -

was there a separate LED Backlighting Unit or a LED controller/driver...and could you determine the manufacturer and model numbers for either?

mike gagnon -

no 2014 comments for a long time, but I would still like to ask. Any ideas to why the display is not working on my HTC ONE. There was water damage and it the screen no longer turns on. The screen works, I tested it with a different motherboard. When I reinput the water damaged mother board the power turns on and I can hear it power on with the opening intro, but no display. It's the motherboard for sure, but I just can't figure what it is. The screen strip is firmly inserted and nothing. No flickering nothing shows up on the screen. Any suggestions?

junkmails327 -

You should probably replace the water damaged motherboard.

Marcus Jones -

Hi,

Would anyone know about the DAC and the Audio amplifier used for the headphone jack ? I was hoping this teardown would have some details, but maybe not enough people care about such minute details. I'd like to read the specs of the DAC and the audio amp, before investing in an external USB OTG DAC/Amp. Would be much appreciated,

Thanks,

karthik

Karthik Shivram -

hi i have probleme with my 2 cameras forntal and back i have buy 2 new cameras and replaced it but i have the same probleme can you telle me what is the problem is it the big motherboard or the second motherboard who the cameras and the headphone jac is plugged in

mohamed -

Ive reassembled my htc up to the part where i should put the back cover back on. is there a way to check funtionality before... having to remove the backcover again if something doesnt work? When i plug the phone the screen shows a "charging" symbol but the phone wont turn on when i press the power button (removed it from the old backcover)

Fee -

I have successfully replaced LCD assembly on my HTC one thanks to your guide and i really appreciate it but i have one small problem

My WiFi signal is way to weak, i mean im sitting 4 Ft from my router and my phone is avoiding poor connection, now i opened my phone again and check all the coax connections, nothing changes

what is wrong here please help

Dzenan -

I am facing the same problem, did you find a solution?

Anas -

Same problem but for GPS !

Taiite Cisamouloud -

You probably did something wrong when putting the phone back together.

Marcus Jones -

A 1 out of 10 is an overstatement I would give this a 0 or maybe even a -1 out of 10. It should take points away from other HTC phones for how bad it is.

hoochiemamma -

Hi! I change my front speaker at my htc one m7 but now i have one line wireless signal at 2 meters distance from router and the bluetooth dont work. I have full wireless signal at 30cm distance from router. Can you help me please? Thank you!

Alberto -

Can u resolve it?? I have the same problem and cant fin any information... Thanks

Pablo bravo sanchez -

Check the connectors to the battery cover, because it is the wifi antenna. I had the same problem, but streching the pins solved it

András Várday -

excellent guide!!! --- went thru the process to replace lcd assembly- all is well aside for a single issue.

after reassembly the earpiece audio cracks and distorts.

looks to me there is a gap near the headphone jack where the daughter board should clip to secure it down.

when i press on the board distortion cuts out so my thinking is there is insufficient contact.

clip always seems to release upon install of the daughter board

any advice on how to secure this board to deal with sound issue.

Marco Bruto -

Why did you follow a teardown to replace the LCD display? I thought that iFixit has a LCD display guide for this phone.

Marcus Jones -

Thx for the gr8 guide.

Please let me know if you know what is the IC which is in the right side of orange IC under the Black IC in picture of STEP 10

Thank you again so much

Waiting for your ASAP respond.

peter Dizai -

There is a much easier way to open this phone. I opened it in five minutes without damaging the bezels or any other part of the phone. All you do it create a gap in the zero gap with a fingernail, put a credit card (or other plastic card of the like) into the gap, and run the card down the long side of the bezel. After using a little bit of force, all the clips on that side will come undone, and the other side will snap out when you lift the one side you got out with the card. Boom, the whole body is separated from everything else.

Tyson Hartman -

This teardown was pretty ham-fisted (using a metal spudger was the first mistake), although I guess it doesn't really matter if you are not intending to put the phone back to together again!

Anyone interested in opening their One M7 without damage should check out this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPkwWxX8...

I have done a lot of research on this as I need to replace my battery and this video is the best I've found... the guy makes it look easy. I was able to open my phone in 10mins with no damage, using only a couple of guitar picks and application of heat.

CJ -

I was able to replace the battery without damaging the phone :)

Here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k44Y2zpb...

Jemin Pathazhapurakkal -

The power button on my htc came out of its proper location and will no longer turn on. Anybody know of an alternate way in?

mike smith -

Is there an alternate way of turning om an htc one? Without using the power button, mine is kinda missing...

mike smith -

You should probably plug in the phone. I’m only saying this because most Android phones turn on when you plug them in.

Marcus Jones -

I have taken a HTC apart to replace the screen & casing but there are 3 tiny cables, pink, blue and brown that for the life of me I can't reconnect - they look like they should just push on but they won't atach. Can I use solder to attach them or am I wasting my time trying?

Thanks

Angela Feenan -

When taking a case off my M8 it pulled the display loose. It still works great but it is no longer flush with the rest of frame. What do you I need to do to secure like it was originally? Thank you, Jeff Moen

Jeff Moen -

I never saw this complicated phone for disassembly.And i saw a LOT of complicated phones.

Petar Mladenovic -

Haha love the little Swedish House Mafia reference

Bogdan Zadorozhny -