Fell for a $60 course that promised to fix my phone screen cracks

I spent $60 on an online course that claimed I could fix cracked phone screens myself in under an hour. The video was just a guy using a heat gun and suction cup, but all the tools they recommended cost another $40 to buy. My Galaxy S10 ended up with a dead zone on the touchscreen after I tried it, and a shop fixed it for $80. Has anyone else gotten burned by those DIY phone repair tutorials?

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kelly.keith1d ago

Got burned the same way with a YouTube video about my old Pixel... ended up with a big bubble under the screen and a busted digitizer. What finally worked for me was finding a local repair shop that specialized in my exact phone model, not some generic place. They used a proper heating pad and a vacuum tool I definitely don't have at home, plus they replaced the adhesive tape which was a pain I didn't know about. Paid $70 total for the fix and it came out perfect, no dead spots or anything. Kinda wish I just went there first instead of wasting $60 on that course.

the_charlie1d ago

@kelly.keith nah, learning to fix it myself taught me way more than dropping $70 would have.