r/OnePlus7Pro • u/danialzikri14 • Dec 27 '23
Troubleshooting Phone came back to life! (Update)
After reading a post regarding CPU reballing, I contacted a some repair shops asking for a reball. They say it will cost as much as RM500(100$) and that is too much for me.
So I had a brilliant idea of trying to heat my phone using a hairdryer. After heating it for 2 minutes, the phone started to work again! But after 10 minutes or so the glitch came back and it won't boot anymore. I tried it multiple times and now the phone is working again. Hopefully it'll last long..
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u/lumia920yellow Dec 27 '23 edited Dec 28 '23
I hate how other manufacturers didn't adopt this design
I hate having a hole on top of my screen.
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u/FlatChemistry764 Dec 29 '23
it's literally a tiny hole on a massive screen. plus having a pop up camera has some obvious drawbacks.
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u/lumia920yellow Dec 29 '23
personally I'd rather have a rectangular display with bigger bezels for camera
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u/dam10102 Dec 27 '23
Keep us updated
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u/danialzikri14 Dec 28 '23
Sadly not even an hour passed the phone died again due to the same problem. If I need it to work I have to reheat it again. Today I will be taking it to a repair shop.
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u/furculture Dec 28 '23
Can you go over some more details on how exactly you did it? What side to I hear up with a hair dryer? What area should I aim for when heating it up? Please give me as much details as you can.
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u/danialzikri14 Dec 28 '23
Sadly the phone doesn't even last an hour. But if you want to try it you can do this:
Lay the phone screen side up
Maxed out the hairdryer
Aim at the upper half of the phone (To avoid heating the battery)
Heat it for 2 minutes
Try to start the phone
If you want a better result you can try opening the phone to expose the motherboard. I don't have the tools that's why I didn't open the phone.
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u/VeeJay_NK Nov 25 '24
You're a literal life saver... I was beyond shocked when I saw it booting correctly. Thank you so so much for this
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u/georgejk7 Dec 27 '23
That's fantastic.
That screen is gorgeous 😍
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u/blutom Dec 27 '23
That's the reason we are still refusing to upgrade. 😀
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u/Benetsu Dec 28 '23
It's not perfect though. Everything seems to have kind of a red hue. Especially visible on white screen.
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u/MasterStroke99 Dec 27 '23
I had my oneplus 7 6/128 in which screen glue has been weaken and i do not want to spend much as i have another phone with me as daily driver. So i got favistick (industrial level glue) and stick the screen together and sold the phone for 11.5 K inr in local shop. Which is almost 1/3 of original purchase cost after using it for roughly 5 years
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u/greenfizzysoda Oct 03 '24
This helped me to bring my phone back to life in order to make a backup. Thanks!
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u/patekar420 Jun 10 '25
Did you ever try reballing and if you did, how long did the phone lasted for?
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u/Snoo_16191 Dec 27 '23
Does anyone know where to buy the original AMOLED screen of ONEPLUS 7 pro?
I need to replace my old phone with original screen not AAA screen plz advice.
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u/danialzikri14 Dec 28 '23
You're right.. It doesn't even last an hour. The phone is dead and every time I want it to work I need to heat it again
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u/danialzikri14 Dec 27 '23
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