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.
God no. Don’t be stupid.
Obviously this won’t work.
But please try it anyway and report back.
No. But it can turn the white line into a black blot.
Try thwapping it more.
After heating it with a lighter. 😆
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.
That sounds like the connection itself to that row somehow got fucked up. A flame probably isn’t going to fix that.
You can put a flame to a screen for a few seconds and they are usually fine. But really, you should be looking into a screen repair or a new/used phone.
Just get a new screen kit online. For most phones, they’re fairly reasonably priced. (But not Pixel, not even a 5 from 2020).
If you try , make sure you film it.
Try putting it in the microwave.
I heard the latest update makes it microwave-proof
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”
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.
Sounds like trial and error, and you have possibly one attempt.
You could try using some steel wool
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 pixelsI 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.
