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Part of Google's third generation of Pixel phones, the 3a is a budget-minded option with the same camera as Google's flagships. Available in Clearly White, Just Black, or Purple-ish. Released May 2019.

vertical lines after replacing battery

After replacing my battery I had a dozen or so vertical green lines on my display. Fearing I had gotten glue that i had dissolved to get out the old one i took it apart and cleaned contacts. Put it back together and most were gone. But there was still a cluster to the right of the display. After a year this has reduced to a single line that i've learned to ignore. Not the first battery I've replaced but the hardest to get out (this one was previously replaced by a professional), hence the alcohol to loosen the glue. What's your best guess as to what I did wrong?

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There are delicate connections along the edges of the glass the display is printed on that can be easily damaged by the action of opening the phone. Starting with the Pixel 5 they added a frame to the screen that helps mitigate the issue, but on older phones it's a crapshoot as to whether you can get the screen off without damaging those connections.

Even professionals run into this, so don't feel bad if it happened to you. Nothing you can really do except exercise extreme care in taking off the screen on the older Pixels.

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