• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    4 days ago

    I used to fix phones back in the dumbphone days. Other than needing a special screwdriver, it was extremely straightforward as long as you were careful with the ribbon cables. I guess I don’t have anything to add, lol, I was just reminiscing.

    I actually still have two of the tiny torx screwdrivers I used to use. They’re magic because they seem to fit about every tiny random device I’ve needed to disassemble and I’ve had them for 17 years without losing them.

    • Cort@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      When I changed out the spicy pillow in my tablet I scraped the silver colored coating off the back glass so you can see the inner guts.

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      3 days ago

      I stopped giving a fuck after my first glued phone repair attempt. Until that point it was kind of fun and very rewarding, and the glued ones are just pure frustration. Big tech won, I don’t repair phones any more.