How to replace Glass Digitizer on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 SM-T530NU

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This is a video on how to take apart and replace the glass screen digitizer on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 SM-T530NU.

I used the following tools:

1. Open Prying tool
2. Hair Dryer or Heat Gun
3. Double sided adhesive tape

Warning: Repairs will void your warranty with the service provider and manufacturer of the device. We are not responsible for any damage caused by attempting this repair.

[codebeat]

Nice tut! Did it myself for the first time but you have to be careful. The digitizer on mine was broken into many tiny pieces and more difficult to peel off. I have used a hairdryer and a credit card. Don't use a knife (or other small sharp object) because you can easily damage the coating of the screen (like I did at the corner of the screen to make a beginning to peel off)! In my case not a real problem, just a tiny part however be careful. Peeling off the case (do this first) also needs some attention, I used the same credit card for it however don't push it to far into the case because you can rip off or damage a flat cable when hooked onto it. Clean everything with alcohol, removing dust and residue, before placing the new digitizer.

The new digitizer is sticky, very sticky. Be sure there is no dust around and screen is dust free. Because the home button came off when removing the old digitizer, I didn't know the exact location of the home button. Better use some tape on the hole of the homebutton, on front of the digitizer and put the homebutton into place on the backside so it will stick to the tape on the front to keep it into place. Now you can place the very sticky digitizer (with home button at once), I did it from left to right, start on the left and lift it down carefully, watch the flat cable when doing this (it must be below the screen and into the hole in the casing) and verify it's horizontal angle. Be careful, when you make a mistake it is very difficult to peel it off and start all over, do it slowly, very slowly.

After this I connect the wire to the connector, be gentle to handle this connector, easy to break, put some tape on the connectors and also on the flatcable itself like the other cables. This is to avoid (when you have to do it again or other reason) it is possible to hook onto this cable when taking it apart again.

Just post my experience here hopefully to be useful to anyone else.

[mrrcomp]

great video.. what temp do u set the hot plate?

[kenzymason]

What a great detailed videos. You really helped me. Thank you, kenzy

[jacquelinesolis]

What glue do you put on the screen so it wouldn't come off?

[thermoid]

Very helpful video! Thanks for posting

[neilsenbautista]

Did you know if this touch screen will work on sm-t537?

[SongsByRich]

When you took off the cover is was obvious that the digitizer cable had come off, which is probably why the digitizer stopped working. If you had just reconnected the cable, the digitizer would have probably worked WITHOUT replacing it. I noticed you had to reconnect it just so that you could disconnect it again for the video. When you reconnected the old digitizer, did you test it? Or did you just decide you were going to replace it anyway, even if it was working.

[afzal]

tutle should be changing glass not digitizer

[kasey]

You need to give credit for the use of the song in your intro. This is what you are supposed to put in the description. "Music: "Severe Tire Damage" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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