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Sony Xperia go Front Glass/Digitizer Replacement

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  1. Sony Xperia go Front Glass/Digitizer Replacement, Front Glass/Digitizer: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Show here is a Sony xperia go with broken glass digitizer.

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    • Remove backcover, and remove all screws.

    • 1 Torx screw

    • 7 star screws (don't know their name)

    • Note some of the screws have rubber spacers, use caution to avoid breaking them. (See second Picture in this step)

    • Remove sim card tray. (See third picture)

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    • Now the front can be seperated from the back.

    • CAUTION! there are some doublesided tape blocks situated on top of the connectors to the digitizer.

    • Use spudger to seperate these carefully from eachother.

    • Now you can open the phone sideways. Once opened, please disconnect the battery, marked on third Picture with a yellow circle.

    • Now you can disconnect digitizer cable and screen cable, marked with red circles on third picture.

    • Now you will be able to remove the front from the back of the phone.

  4. Sony Xperia go Front Glass/Digitizer Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Sony Xperia go Front Glass/Digitizer Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Using a heat gun, heat around the edges and seperate the glass from the front cover. Work from bottom up.

    • Note the digitizer cable runs through a small hole behind the lcd, in the top of the phone.

    • When the glass is seperated, carefully lift the lcd a bit, to get the digitizer cable through the hole.

    • To protect the lcd from residue and fingerprints, cover it with masking tape, until you are ready to seal the glass to the cover.

    • When you have prepared new adhesive tape and the digitizer cable has been pulled through the hole to the backside of the phone.

    • Remove the masking tape from the lcd, and using some canned air, blow away dust and close the glass cover.

    • Finally reverse the disassembly and enjoy.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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lassedollerup

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can u make guide for installing loudspeaker please

anep tg - Reply

Nice guide but, I only want to change front cover and back cover, because it´s damaged . If Open my xperia go, I will lost water proof and dust proof?

Juliano - Reply

Hello sorry for my late reply.

I haven't had the chance to replace the loudspeaker, but earpiece is a square block, that you can pry out and replace, after you have seperated the front from the back.

lassedollerup - Reply

Dissasembly will most likely break waterproof. Haven't tested.

lassedollerup - Reply

Nice guide and easy to follow. Thank you.

alex jesty - Reply

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