{"id":26441,"date":"2016-05-10T23:01:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=26441"},"modified":"2022-07-13T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:37:42","slug":"cracked-phone-wallpapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Ways People Deal with their Broken Phone Screens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/mobile-innovations-we-need\/\" rel=\"noopener\">innovation that has gone into smartphones<\/a>, the screens are far from invincible. A cracked screen on your mobile can easily set you back a few hundred bucks, subject to <strong>availability of the screen <\/strong>and the<strong> skilled labor required<\/strong> to replace it. You might also not be able to use your phone for a while, while the new screen is fitted in. Bummer.<\/p>\n<p>There is however an alternative you can opt for. Take advance of your broken screen and have fun with it with cleverly positioned wallpapers. Here are a few examples to show you what we mean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/creative-transparent-screen-trick-photos\/\" rel=\"noopener\">40 creative \"Transparent Mobile Screen\" tricks<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/dragon-ball.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"720\" alt=\"dragon ball\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/captain-america.jpg\" width=\"541\" height=\"720\" alt=\"captain america\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/hadoken.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"720\" alt=\"hadoken\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/hitmonchan.jpg\" width=\"453\" height=\"720\" alt=\"hitmonchan\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/iron-man-blast.jpg\" width=\"532\" height=\"720\" alt=\"iron man blast\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/iron-man.jpg\" width=\"536\" height=\"720\" alt=\"iron man\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/one-piece.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" alt=\"One Piece\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/saitama.jpg\" width=\"530\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Saitama\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/sasuke.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Sasuke\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/spiderman.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"456\" alt=\"Spiderman\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/street-fighter-ken.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Street Fighter Ken\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cracked-phone-wallpapers\/street-fighter-ryu.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Street Fighter Ryu\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the innovation that has gone into smartphones, the screens are far from invincible. A cracked screen on your mobile can easily set you back a few hundred bucks, subject to availability of the screen and the skilled labor required to replace it. You might also not be able to use your phone for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3399],"tags":[1815],"topic":[4521],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Creative Ways People Deal with their Broken Phone Screens - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With all the innovation that has gone into smartphones, the screens are far from invincible. 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