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My daughter dropped her Pixel 6a and spidered the screen. I'm looking to replace it, but I only see replacement screens for the Pixel 6.
Does anyone know if I am able to use the Pixel 6 screen to replace the 6a that was broken? Just wanted to make sure before I purchased it.
Thank you ahead of time!!!
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@mrmrifixit, We've seen this sort of thing before, mostly on iPhones, but I'm guessing that when you took the old screen off you inadvertently separated the display's mounting frame from the display itself, rather than from the phone frame. Look at the plastic frame surrounding the new display then check around the edge of the phone. I'm betting you'll find that the frame that was supposed to stay on the LCD is still mounted on the phone.
If you post pictures of your phone and the old and new displays, I suspect we'll see that's what happened.
The fix is to go back to the phone and go through the screen removal procedure again, but this time working on the old display frame. It should come off without too much trouble.
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Thank you to Jerry. I forgot to follow the directions for removal of screen as mine was spidered in two spots and also at the Right side start point. Went back and got the plastic frame out.
@mrmrifixit Awesome! Glad it was something simple. Don't forget to clean all the old adhesive off well and use a new precut adhesive sheet to make sure the phone is sealed back up and the screen will stay on.
I usually set the screen face down and put some weight on it overnight to make sure the adhesive sticks good, but that's just me.
Thank you! I struggled with that for about an hour. Glad I found your post. Not feeling too bright right now.
@markcramer Hey, if you only spent an hour on it you're doing fine. This stuff takes some learning to get the hang of, and the fact that you figured it out in a reasonable amount of time says you're good.
I remember one of my first charging port repairs for a friend on a Samsung; I got the port fixed just fine but destroyed the perfectly good screen getting it off. Oops. So see, you're not doing bad after all! :)
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Hi James,
Doesn't look like they're interchangeable. Most vendors who sell them will offer the same screen for multiple models they fit, but the example I found shows they're selling the Pixel 6, 6a and 6 Pro as separate parts. Looking at the pictures, there are definite differences between them. Here's the link I was looking at.
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I just got my Pixel 6a screen replacement and I noticed several plastic tabs around the perimeter. the removal instructions refer to these as well. my broken screen does not have these tabs. the new screen does turn on when I test it, but I do not see how I can get it to go back together without removing the tabs. I confirmed that my phone is a Google Pixel 6A under the system settings tab.
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