The OnePlus One is the flagship phone killer for 2014, available only by invite, and thus extremely cool. So far it’s a limited production run and there will, of course, be problems with the first few thousand units. When [vantt1] got his One, he noticed a few issues with the touch screen. Some touches wouldn’t be registered, typing was unpredictable, and generally, the touchscreen was unusable. [vantt] had seen this before, though, so with a complete teardown and a quick fix he was able to turn this phone into something great.
[vantt] realized the symptoms of a crappy touchscreen were extremely similar to an iPad mini that had recently had its digitizer replace. From the Foxconn plant, the digitizer in the iPad mini is well insulated from the aluminium enclosure. When the screen and digitizer are replaced, the cable connecting it to the rest of the iPad can come in contact with the case. This leads to the same symptoms – missed touches, and unpredictable typing.
Figuring the same cure will fix the same symptoms, [vantt] tore apart his OnePlus One and carefully taped off the digitizer flex cable. Reassembling the phone, everything worked beautifully, and without any extra screws in the reassembly process. You can’t do better than that.
Congrats on the fix and for getting it all back together without extra screws (as HaD said). I love the simple tweak fixes like this :) Enjoy your phone!
I would love to have extra screws when I finish a project. If the project takes more than an hour, I end up losing at least one screw.
Put your screws into jar caps, and use multiple jar caps for different parts/layers. Keep your jar caps on sight to see exactly what screws you got left.
This is best way I find so far and it can be extremely efficient when you end up with a shitload of screws (>60)
Also, mind to disassemble on a clean and spaced desk and in a stress-less place.
Folks I use daily pill holders from the dollar tree. They also have the sewing/first aid kits that have different shaped compartments. On the lid I use painters tape and label (front back inside etc). Use what works for you. I found that 5 simultaneous projects are/were my maximum of “where the hell does that screw go” until this past month. Gettin old lol.
I do phone repair from time to time, and to keep the different sizes separate I use a small tin lid, line the backside with magnets, and put a piece of paper on the inside with segments drawn with measurements of screws in the particular device. This way, I can just drop the screw into the designated segment, and if I sneeze or bump the lid screws don’t go flying everywhere or get mixed up. ;)
I’m the same, but a magnetic plate or sheet is a miracle come true
I use a magnetic project mat from iFixIt.com, its not fantastic, but it keeps the screws from moving around and lets you dry/erase notes.
Wonder how long it’ll be until we start seeing these phones shipped with the tape added in advance :p
w/ $50 mark-up
That was pretty baseless
you can send the $50 to me if you are feeling guilty
This is OnePlus, not Apple, remember?
I ended up getting rid of my One due to the unpredictable screen issues which plagued it from day one…
doh?
My wife and I just got two OnePlus One phones and they are perfect, none of these touch screen issues.
So glad you and your wife finally figured out that math problem :)
You should take it apart and see iif they added tape.
Wow, nice phone and fix. Feeling a little buyers remorse with my Note 4, but the extremely fast charging feature is almost worth it being double the price. Wait, is it?!?! Well I happen to love the S-Pen, sooooo….
Big phones are pretty pointless without a proper stylus like the Notes have. Ok, maybe not pointless, but the stylus is pretty useful.
nice fix. it seems like a good thing to keep in mind should any other capacitive touch-screen behave erratically like that.
..been trying to get one of those phones myself– I don’t suppose anybody here would have a spare invite maybe?
I have had a oneplus for a while….love it.
I have an invite if you want it?
Well ,maybe someone has one. You can find me on OnePlus forums ;)
WOW WHAT AN AMAZING HACK. a guy disassembled a phone and repaired it. REALLY?!??? why is this even here? this is done everyday buy thousands of people since cell phones existed. and a flex cable problem?! really? the most common problem. really slow day at hackaday office
Oh wow, you know what, I’ve got an idea! How about you go find a “hackaday worthy” entry, or actually write one up yourself, and submit it to them! Crazy idea!
Oh, I guess that doesn’t work though, because then you’d have to put more effort into it than just complaining.