First, assess the damage, and that means getting your phone on a solid surface and in a good light, not just giving it a quick once-over before stuffing it back in your pocket. With a little bit of stress testing and careful prodding you should be able to work out whether the screen is about to fall off or fail completely. In a lot of cases it will stay in place, cracks and all, so you can at least keep tweeting, so long as the screen is still visible and functioning. The name of the game here is, “hold out until I’m eligible for an upgrade.” If you want to keep using the cracked phone, and don’t want to risk losing glass or slicing up your fingers, cover the screen with a layer of packing tape. Line everything up carefully and trim it with an X-acto knife and it may look almost like a real screen protector.

Longer lifetime for you Huawei or other mobile phone brands? Every time you charge, you’re getting closer to your battery’s eventual demise. More importantly, a dead battery can ruin your day when you don’t have any means to charge it. Here are a few things you can do to stop your battery from draining faster than necessary.

After you have your phone repaired maybe it’s time to buy a better screen protection ? Even if you’re careful not to damage your screen, it will still be exposed to scratches and falls just through everyday use. That’s why the folks over at Tech21 use self-healing technology in many of their screen protectors, helping to smooth over any scratches your phone may get. Working in tandem with what Tech21 calls Bulletshield, an impact-resistant material used in bulletproof glass, your screen will be thoroughly protected.

If you cracked your screen during your manufacturer’s warranty period, you should be able to get it fixed for free and within a few hours’ time. (Bear in mind, though, that the standard limited warranties of many manufacturers, such as Apple and Samsung, do not cover accidents.) Out-of-warranty screen repairs cost upwards of $100. endors such as uSell, Glyde and Gazelle will buy your phone so you can get a new one, but be aware that damaged phones will only get you about 50 percent of what the device was originally worth. But this is amateur stuff, i recommend to see a professional. See extra info on Phone repair.