Accidentally thwapped my phone. It now has a line of white pixels in the middle that came up some time after thwapping. Heard this can be cleared with a lighter flame to the bottom. Is this true?
Thwapped
Wut?
I spent solid 10min writing an useful answer and then looked up. Now I want my 10mins back.
hint
Just wipe the screen clear from the goo, dummy.
No. Completely false.
You need to put in the microwave and set the timer for at least a minute while its on to recalibrate the pixels.
No. If you’re lucky, you could take the phone apart and reconnect the ribbon connector that goes from the display to the board and it will be fixed. More likely the display is damaged and would need replaced. No chance a lighter will fix it.
If you try , make sure you film it.
This is the kind of equipment you need to fix your problem.
A lighter does not have the precision to do it unless you are insanely lucky.
Where did you hear that setting your phone on fire works fix the screen? Out of curiosity.
Dunno, but I heard some were that you can fix your phone by microwaving it.
This recharges the bars, too!
(/s, if it was t obvious. Don’t microwave yer phone.)
probably from “a tiktok”
no. that’s for stuck pixels… a line is a connection for a whole row of pixels, ie the problem isn’t the screen it’s the connection (or both).
but the problem probably isn’t in the visible part of the screen….
it’s also a bad idea for stuck pixelsIf pressure from your fingers doesn’t fix it, a lighter won’t either. You’ll need a heat gun to remove the screen to fix it anyways, so you’ll find out what heat does to the edges (where these faults occur) regardless.
You could try using some steel wool
I doubt it. I’ve seen people try to fix pressure damage with a flame with mixed results.
The frame is potentially warped if you’re able to adjust it, you could luck out. But understand it’s more likely to get worse.
God no. Don’t be stupid.
Obviously this won’t work.
But please try it anyway and report back.
Try putting it in the microwave.
I heard the latest update makes it microwave-proof
Sounds like trial and error, and you have possibly one attempt.
I doubt it. Maybe, but the chances of damaging it is much higher.
Maybe the heat could temporarily do something, but other than that this just sounds stupid. Especially with strong heat source like a flame.
