ProKit for lens repair kit grey II N7199 T889 i317 with Prokit Adhesive™ brand adhesive and SlyPry™ opening too

I bought this kit, and had a successful experience. Here's what I've learned, in case you decide you want to do the same thing. (Apparently this process also works for other Galaxy phones as well, but I can only say it worked for me with the Note 2.)1. Determine if you`ve cracked just the glass cover. Are there any dead spots where the screen itself seems damaged? That's a different problem: You need to replace the glass AND the LCD screen. I'd recommend having that done professionally.2. If you've only cracked the glass, decide if you want to have a pro do it. I spoke with several local companies, and it ranged from $175 to over $200. You might think it's a bargain, since the Note 2 typically retails for over $800 (though prices will likely drop as the Note 3 comes to market). But the local repair people wouldn't warranty their work - they said the LCD screen could get damaged - so I decided I'd rather be the one making the mistake. And if I did, I'd only be out a few bucks for the glass kit, and I'd just have to pay to have the glass and LCD both replaced (still cheaper than buying a new phone).3. Watch videos of people doing Note 2 glass replacement. There are many of them; watch several to see different techniques.4. I bought the ProKit replacement glass kit here on Amazon. It comes with replacement glass, tools, and an adhesive template. Commenters complain about the poor quality of the tools: the screwdrivers I received were worthless (but they're unnecessary for glass removal). One commenter also complained that the glass they received was scratched; I'd surmise they'd neglected to remove the protective adhesive plastic sheet that you have to take off before installing it. (Incidentally, the video on the ProKit site is the least useful of any I watched, so you can probably give it a miss.)5. Here are the tools I needed, in addition to the ProKit: a roll of wide, clear packing tape; an exact-o knife or razor blade; an additional guitar pick (plastic "razor blades" also work, also available on Amazon); a handheld hair dryer; rubbing alcohol; a dry, soft cloth rag; a very soft cloth, like one for cleaning camera lenses; a can of high-pressure air, also for cleaning camera lenses; and a plastic cutting board or other surface that can be heated.6. For prep, take off the back of the phone, and remove the battery. Despite the advice on several videos, there's no reason I could see to remove the 11 screws in the back.6. To heat the screen, I used a compact handheld hair dryer, 250 watts, on high. Be patient; you really do have to heat the phone for 5 minutes or so, before you can have a hope of starting to melt the adhesive holding the glass cover to the LCD. Some videos tell you to use gloves; I didn't find the phone to be that hot, but be careful.7. Most of the instructional videos neglect to mention what happens if you've really shattered the glass, as I did. Place a strip of wide, clear packing tape (not scotch tape) across the phone, and trim the excess using the exact-o knife. You'll still have tiny glass chips coming off at some point, but you won't be handling chunks of glass.8. The ProKit includes a thick plastic triangle, and a guitar pick. It may be that the thick one can be used with a glass screen with minor damage; but a spiderweb screen will simply get more rapidly mangled using the thick one. A second guitar pick, or a plastic razor blade, will be more useful.9. Once the screen is well heated, use the exact-o knife at the TOP edge of the screen, near the little speaker grill in the middle, to start pulling away the glass. As soon as you can wedge in one of the guitar picks, do so; the blade could damage the LCD. Be careful to wedge between the glass and the LCD, NOT the LCD and the body. How do you know if you're doing it right? You'll see the adhesive start to separate in little waves under the glass.10. Work one guitar pick down either side of the phone. If the glass isn't too cracked, eventually they'll work together, and the adhesive will pull away nicely, in a single "wave." If the glass is cracked, it's unavoidable to keep cracking it more; be careful not to cut yourself. Keep using the hair dryer; heat is your friend. At some point the little speaker grill at the top may fall out; watch to see how it sits in the glass (so you can place it correctly in the new glass cover), then keep it someplace safe.11. As you get to the bottom of the glass display, you should be able to lever the glass plate away from the phone, as if it were hinged. At the bottom of the phone, there are three things to be careful of; the two sensors on either side, and the button itself. The button will fall out of its little slot, but that's okay; it has two tiny plastic extensions with holes in them, and those holes align with little nubs on the phone itself, so it's easy to put the button back on. There's a metal inset holder on the glass plate, which guides the button into place; look carefully to see how it's placed, so you can put it correctly in the new glass. As one video instructor mentions, if you put it in backwards, it can crack the new glass.12. The sensors at the bottom can be problematic; they have adhesive on them, and they can pull away from the phone, or can be torn if you're too rough pulling away the glass face. Watch in the instructional videos to see how they can be gently handled without tearing.13. You should now have the old glass face completely removed from the phone. Now comes one of the longest steps: Cleaning the adhesive off the LCD. This took much more time than some of the videos will lead you to believe. Use your fingers slide off as much of the adhesive as possible. Take the soft rag, put a little rubbing alcohol on it, and start rubbing in circular motions. Use a lamp light to reflect on the LCD screen so you can see what smudges remain. Be very thorough; you want a completely shiny surface. To be thorough, once you think you've gotten all of the smudges off, use the camera lens cloth to polish the LCD. That may leave some fuzz residue (especially on any remaining adhesive on the edges of the camera, such as on the bottom sensors); use the air can to blow away the fuzz, and your exact-o knife to pull away fuzz from the sensors.14. Some commenters say that the ProKit doesn't come with any adhesive; they may just not understand that the black-edged template with the blue plastic center is actually adhesive. Make sure the bottom button is in place on the phone, and the bottom sensors are as flat as you can get them. Carefully place the adhesive template on the phone, and use one of the ProKit plastic tools to gently but firmly push the adhesive solidly down in place. Then, using your exact-o knife in one hand to keep the adhesive in place, gently pull the blue plastic part of the template away from the phone. Use the knife to push down any ripples in the adhesive.15. Take the glass face, and remove the protective plastic cover. Use your air blower can to get rid of any dust. Put the grill in the top of the glass face, then gently put the glass in place on top of the phone. Use your fingers to "walk" around the edge of the phone, pushing it down firmly.16. Replace the battery and back cover. Voila! The operation should be over. Turn the phone back on, and if all has gone well, you should be the proud owner of an unblemished Note 2.gB

Short story - it works.Long story - It took a great deal of patience and a little research to get ready to begin the job. I veiwed at least 10 videos before I could assemble my tools and get started on the actual screen glass replacement.Tools and materials I used:roll of clear packing tape - cover the entire glass with the tape before you beginscrew driver - small philips included in the kitreader glasses - hard to see very small items on LED and motherboardhair dryer - with a low (blower) setting on hotscalpel - razor blade would have sufficed6 inch flexible plastic ruler - for sliding under screen glass as adhesive separatesdirectional lamp - you need good direct lighting70% isopropyl alcohol - with very soft small wipesAfter watching the videos I decided that taking the phone apart to give better access to the edges of the screen was my best option. My glass was shattered on both ends with long spider web cracks spanning one side of the screen.After removing the back and the sim card and battery - you can unscrew 11 tiny screws that hold the back of the phone (motherboard inside). The screws came out easily but removal was a little tricky. The videos say that there are clips but I never found them. I was able to get my fingernail under the bottom edge and gradually work around until it popped off.THE ONE THING NO VIDEO COVERED - and what turned out to be the biggest problem of all is that there are small circuits that that have two pieces connected by tape/ribbon on the motherboard that can be disturbed by the removal of the back. They are tiny and if you look closely you can see that they should be snapped together so be very suspicious of any little tabs sticking up that look like they can plug in directly below. Snap em - or your phone will not start.After removing the back and putting the screws, sim card, battery and motherboard someplace safe (away from blowing hair dryer) I started heating the glass. I didn't have a thermometer to measure 180degrees so I just heated for about 3 minutes and them attempted to lift the glass at the top left edge of the screen (left of the SAMSUNG logo). If it wasn't lifting I heated more and after about 5 minutes the adhesive began to give. When I could get the scalpel under the very edge - I inserted the bottom edge of the guitar pick. When it was about half way in - I lifted the far right edge of the top and began to slide the bottom long side of the 6 in ruler under the glass. Be REALLY careful of the ribbon on the LED at the top of the screen. I just lifted up and away and laid the ruler down about an inch below that. At that point I could work slowly down the glass keeping the ruler level on both sides. Didn't use the pick again. Easy going (heating some on the way to keep adhesive loose) until you get to the bottom of the glass.On the bottom there is also a ribbon running across BUT this one is adhered to THE GLASS. You will need to heat for a longer period of time - this adhesive is really strong and I had to gently scrape the ribbon off the glass and press it down into the LED. Black adhesive was stuck to one side and after trying to remove it - I gave up and just left it on the ribbon. At this point you have separated the glass from the LED and hopefully everything is intact but you won't know until you are completely through. Clean all adhesive and broken glass particles off the LED very very gently. You can use canned air to blow it - but I didn't need to. I just rubbed with a circular motion with my thumbs and then used soft wipes with alcohol to remove all residue. The adhesive that comes with the kits works very well and fit so perfectly that it only took seconds to apply it and be ready to put new screen on.BUT FIRST - Make sure that you pop out the little mesh button at the top and the metal frame for the home button at the bottom of the old glass. You will need them for the new glass - they are not included. Align buttons carefully and begin heating the glass and pressing on only the very edges of the screen to readhere new glass. At that point you can start reassembling the phone. DON'T forget to check for little circut flaps that have come unsnapped and make sure that your volume button and on off button are in the phone back before you pop it on and replace all those screws. After removing those about 5 times to search for various problems I realized I didn't need screws in to see if phone would start.Very long story to say - it works. My phone looks brand new and it works better than it did. Broken glass is not conducive to good sensitivity for touch screens. I was very pleased with the kit and felt great that I could do it. Than said I'm the type that fixes everything myself if I can - so If you don't have patience and persistance maybe you could let the mall guy do it for $160.Hope this helps someone.

This was the first time attempting to replace a glass on a smartphone but it was successful. The reviews on amazon.com were very helpful.Here's my own addition (some are repeated):* Watch the video by MarcustazXDA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhd5KwgopZo. I see many comments saying why you'd need to remove bezel and backplate but it makes removal of the old glass much easier, which is what I think most people struggle with on other videos. To me the guitar pick included with the kit was the most useful tool, although I did use slypry to open up top left corner initially. Also used old credit card on the other side since I didn't have the plastic razor blade but worked very well. It took less than a minute to remove the glass once I got started.* If you have a 3D printer with a heat bed, use that to heat up the glass. Lay flat on the glass side onto the bed and raise the temperature to 80C. I rarely had to use the heat gun afterwards.* BE CAREFUL - to section of the glass contains ribbon cables and others under it, so go slowly and make sure you're not lifting up these, just glass.* BE CAREFUL - as in the video, the bottom gets tricky as the two capacitive buttons are stuck well on the old glass. Go slowly and use sharp knife to pry it off, and keep the adhesive there (there's no replacement supplied)* I used Goo-Gone to remove old adhesive left on the glass. This works well but make sure to wash it off with alcohol afterwards.Overall, this product worked well and happy. I'm giving 4 stars because the video instruction provided is useless and there's no written instruction or detailed description on how different pieces should be used. You do want to do sufficient research before starting your job.

Works okay with the breaking down of the screen, find the plastic shims and things too be a litter cheap and chunks break out of them when trying too remove old screen But in the most part a okay product.

screen was real samsung, very well packaged, and came with everything promised. was easy to install as many youtube videos give instructions and this was my first time replacing my own glass. Took me roughly 40 minutes while taking my time, and for 13 bucks its very much worth a shot if only your glass is cracked!

Easy to follow instructions. Expect to have a little dust stuck under glass

there were some kind of hair enclosed in the plastic screen. the overall quality of the screen is very poor. bad touch feeling. hard to replace. It broke once i got the phone and a pen in my pocket.