The same exact thing just happened to me. I researched other phones until I found out it is possible to buy replacement screen/digitizers for the Nexus 4, as well as the replacement adhesive strips for it.
I found mine on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Teseko-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Assembly/dp/B01JU42V76/ref=pd_cp_107_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01JU42V76&pd_rd_r=MBDXK5RPEP00PJ0G0SN1&pd_rd_w=FKIRt&pd_rd_wg=d0tMN&psc=1&refRID=MBDXK5RPEP00PJ0G0SN1 https://www.amazon.com/Pre-cut-Double-Side-Adhesive-Sticker-Digitizer/dp/B00L3JU430 https://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Touchscreen-Digitizer-Professional-Tweezers/dp/B00YA3DKVO/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1484757689&sr=1-4&keywords=adhesive+cell+phone+repair Much cheaper than a new phone; I really like my Nexus 4 and will refuse to upgrade until I am forced to. #Nexus4Life, as they say! You can find a million "how to" repair videos on YouTube. I watched a few of them until I had an idea of the whole process. It's pretty straightforward. Good luck! Daniel ----------------------------------------------------------------- Art/Tech Portfolio: http://www.jamaalyad.org/dd/ On Wed, 18 Jan 2017 08:10:55 +0000, Unix One wrote: > Hello list, > > Few days ago I dropped my Nexus 4 which rendered the bottom portion of > the screen to no longer recognize swipes. I use my phone as > > - my main phone (email, phone, contacts, texts, RSS, music including > bluetooth, podcasts, etc.) > - development device for casual development (I have 1 small app) > - tethering device for my laptop (USB tether) > > I also enjoyed relative stability and bleeding edge combination by being > on rc-proposed channel but now I can't use significant functionality of > many apps because of the broken screen. > > Should I: > > - get another Nexus 4 > - get Nexus 5 > - get Meizu MX5 android version > - wait to see if there are any announcements during MWC in February > - give up on Ubuntu Touch device for now > > I'm in the USA, using T-Mobile network (so not sure about Meizu). What > would you recommend - what would you do? > > Request: please don't turn this into another roadmap discussion thread; > I'm genuinely curious what people would suggest I do. > > Thank you! -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
