I already had touchscreen issues before and had taken it apart a few times. It got worse the day before yesterday. So I wanted to look at it again. Yesterday, I did the following: Device turned off. Remove backplate. Removed battery. Removed SD and SIM. Remove all screws. Removed display with…

Welcome to the community forum. [image] Tobi_Kuik: Question is: Did I destroy my motherboard by trying to power the phone without any modules in? [image] FP3 Notification LED turn off completely In fact, the FP3 can be booted and used – to a very limited extent, of course – without all fo…

[image] fr MeetFairbuds headphones Fairphoners Dauphinois (Grenoble et environs) | 21 May Local Helping a FairPhone3 owner during this lunchtime (FairPhone3 was turning off unexpectedly after 30s or 1min or not even ending boot), we learned the following in this particular…

Okay, let’s say I did not destroy the motherboard by powering on the FP without the modules: How do I get it working again? What worries me is that there is no vibration when trying to power on. I tried different batteries, a different screen, and a different bottom module. It did not help.

I tried scratching the earth shield tjingies before, did nothing. Now I tried it with something different. Did I scratch too much? [IMG_20240504_142459]

I can’t help you, because I don’t understand these things. But I leave you this photo, for reference: a year ago I cleaned the ones on my FP3 and since then I have used it daily without any problems. [image] The screen turns off and on when my FP3 is slightly bent The truth is that the cotton sw…

I wonder if you had any vibration or status LED (before you fixed it) when trying to power it on? Mine does not vibrate nor is there a LED light. That makes me think it is not just the screen.

I don’t remember if it had the status LED when charging, or if it vibrated when charging or receiving calls, but it probably did, since except for the issue of the screen going off throughout the day (and especially when folded, as in this video ), the phone worked fine. I’m not sure if it was the s…

FP3+ does not react to anything after taking apart and reassembling

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yvmuell May 1, 2024, 3:21pm 3

Different observation