I wanted to add yet another warning: Be extremely careful in the lower left edge of the screen!

I tried to be gentle, and inserted the pick very little, but still, after reassembly, my screen remained black (while the rest of the device continued working – if you have USB debugging enabled, you can still use it using the scrcpy tool). There was no visible damage; I suspect that I damaged the ribbon cable in the lower left in an invisible way.

A new screen fixed the problem. Still, this increased the cost of repair by ~$100. I think the guide should highlight the danger even more. Please be careful – one guide on YouTube I found afterwards avoids inserting the pick in the lower left corner entirely, and just "wiggles it free".

I wanted to add yet another warning: Be extremely careful in the lower left edge of the screen!

I tried to be gentle, and inserted the pick very little, but still, after reassembly, my screen remained black (while the rest of the device continued working – if you have USB debugging enabled, you can still use it using the scrcpy tool). There was no visible damage; I suspect that I damaged the ribbon cable in the lower left in an invisible way.

A new screen fixed the problem. Still, this increased the cost of repair by ~$100. I think the guide should highlight the danger even more. Please be careful – one guide on YouTube I found afterwards avoids inserting the pick in the lower left corner entirely, and just "wiggles it free".

I wanted to add yet another warning: Be extremely careful in the lower left edge of the screen!

I tried to be gentle, and inserted the pick very little, but still, after reassembly, my screen remained black (while the rest of the device continued working – if you have USB debugging enabled, you can still use it using the scrcpy tool). There was no visible damage; I suspect that I damaged the ribbon cable in the lower left in an invisible way.

A new screen fixed the problem. Still, this increased the cost of repair by ~$100. I think the guide should highlight the danger even more. Please be careful – one guide on YouTube I found afterwards avoids inserting the pick in the lower left corner entirely, and just "wiggles it free".