Cracked Glass Covering the Camera

Cracked Glass Covering the Camera The glass covering the camera on the back of my Nexus 5X recently cracked. To prevent shards of glass falling off in my pocket, I removed the entire piece of glass. Now my camera will not focus (even after carefully cleaning the exposed camera lens).
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"Hi there, I would say it will fix the focus issue. As for sourcing the part. Your best bet would be eBay or aliexpress.

Good Luck"

bert [Entry]

Finally found one on eBay! [EBay Link]

bert [Entry]

After cracking my lens cover and finding this thread, I purchased a new one from eBay for about $14 with shipping. I was able to replace the glass by using a small screwdriver to remove the broken glass and scrape the adhesive off the back of the cover. Then I just pressed the new lens cover on and I was done. I took the back off my Nexus while doing this and found that while this wasn't strictly necessary, I would still recommend doing it to avoid accidentally damaging the camera.