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Broken Mobile Screen

How To Salvage A Cracked Mobile Phone Screen

The inevitable happened! Not that I was waiting to the break the screen of my mobile but basing on the law of averages, the nth fall finally led to the breaking of the display. Shattered at one end and fault lines running from top to bottom and sideways, I thought my phone was a dead piece, fortunately the phone still works and the touch screen is alive. Here is how it looked after the fall:

Broken Mobile Screen

As expected, an enquiry at the service center revealed that replacing the broken assembly would me cost a bomb. With that cost I could afford a decent entry level Android phone with Moto E launching, I could buy a decent Android Phone. I also explored the Do-It-Yourself option of changing only the glass and not the digitizer (the actual touch sensor), but have put that thought on hold considering I do not have the requisite tools. Also sourcing only the glass is very difficult as many sell it with digitizer, and it adds to the cost. With this in mind, I started to look for a workaround using which I could limit the damage and continue to use the phone till a permanent solution was acheived.

One of the things I remembered was that I had bought a ZAGG Invisible Shield screen guard, which I had removed from phone and had packed it back after using for an year or so. It had done an excellent job of protecting the screen with no impact on the usual touch operations, and in the hindsight I feel it was not a right decision to remove it. This is how much dirt it had taken after I had peeled it from the mobile and sticked it back in its re-usable package:

Reusing ZAGG Invisible Shield
Reusing ZAGG Invisible Shield

I sticked it again on the cell phone screen till the time I could either replace the broken screen or exchange the phone for a new one. The latter option is extremely unlikely considering the amount I would get if I were to sell. Anyways as the saying goes ‘something is better than nothing’, the ZAGG invisible shield seems to be holding the phone screen together. NOTE: Though the chances of screen breaking apart is minimal unless there is another fall, I recommend that you do not let kids play on your phone with a broken screen. This post is just a last gasp idea for you, if you broke your cell phone screen and looking for a workaround till you replace it. Here is how it looks now with the screen guard on:

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If your mobile screen is shattered, what workarounds are you using?

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Do It Yourself Mobile Phone Stand

 

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Apple Makes Available iOS7 Download for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

 

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Users of Apple devices like iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch can now enjoy the latest features offered by iOS7. Billed by Tim Cook as the most “the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone“, Apple has now made available its newest operating system for download. Available as an Over The Air (OTA) upgrade, make sure your devices and network is uninterrupted before you initiate the download.

Also, it will be made available as a direct download for those who have issues doing an OTA update and prefer an upgrade the old fashioned way using iTunes. Here are the links for download

Some of the new features include:

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Control Center – Control Center gives you quick access to the controls and apps just by swiping across the screen

Notification Center – Notification Center lets you know about new mail, missed calls, to-dos that need doing, and more. And a new feature called Today gives you a convenient summary of the day.

Multitasking – Allows you to switch between apps without killing them and also fetches your content based on the routine.

Airdrop – This feature was previously available for Macbook. Airdrop allows  you to share photos, videos, contacts — and more from any app with a Share button using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Does not require additional setup and the transfers are encrypted!

iTunes Radio – iTunes Radio is a new free service that features streaming radio stations. Its’s USP being learning about the type of the music you listed to and personalizing them over time

Some of the above features like control center and notification center have long been on the Android platform and looks like Apple is finally trying to bridge the gap!