Nexus 7 Screen Replacement

If you have little ones around you know they love to play with tablets. Our 14 months boy Kian is used to watching Baby Einstein series on my Nexus 7 while having a meal on his high chair. After the meal he sometimes takes the tablet and keeps watching on the floor. The other day he put the tablet on a chair but it dropped face down on the stone surface. Although the distance was less than 50 cm and it has a chunky cover on but I was shocked that the screen just trashed.

On ebay some there are separate screens and digitizer but I suggest buying both together. It is around AUD 60. This video tells how to open it up.  To remove the cracked screen from the bezel I just put it under the sun for about an hour. The video is not very clear on how to attach the new screen to the bezel. For that I used Loctite Super Glue for Glass. It all went very smooth and I have a brand new Nexus again. I suggest affixing a screen protector as well…

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“527”] After disassembly[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“540”] The new screen is on top[/caption]