I Replaced the Spider-Web Display on My Wife’s Pixel 7a

My wife’s Pixel 7a hit the floor. The screen turned into a spider web overnight — still functional, but barely usable in the sun and a glass-shard hazard waiting to happen.

Instead of sending it in, I ordered the replacement assembly, popped the back panel, swapped the OLED, reconnected the fingerprint flex, and reseated the battery in about an hour.

Bricked phone risk: real. Cost vs. a repair shop: a third. Satisfaction of handing it back working: unbeatable.