r/Iphonerepair

hey so I just wanted to complain a sec, basically someone I know long distance had their iPhone on the security lockout screen after too many failed attempts and took it to a repair shop for just general help and advice.

But I’m honestly pissed at the way the shop handled it, all they did was remove the security screen charge £20 and say that it’s all fine after making my friend wait a whole day to comeback and pick it up.

When was they only really asked with help either unlocking it or if they couldn’t then to just reset it as they wasn’t sure how.

- maybe I’m just a cheap ass but no way does it need a £20 charge for a 15-20 minute job. But should I myself just try and guide them through the process instead of risking the another £20? 😭

Hi everyone,

I'm going to attempt a DIY repair before I go ahead and buy a new phone.

TLDR; salt water damage, what could cause a white screen AND 3 minute reboots?

About 3 weeks ago, I was at the beach and my phone slipped out of my pocket into the ocean, about a foot deep. I picked it up right away, dried it with my shirt, and went about my day. My husband mentioned the salt water might be a problem, and my back glass is pretty badly cracked, but it worked fine immediately after so I thought all was well. (In hindsight, yes I know I should have run it under fresh water at the time, but I was more worried about water seeping deeper and didn't think about the salt...)

Anyway, it worked fine for a couple weeks and then the screen suddenly went white. It's still responsive and I can connect it to the iPhone mirroring on my Mac, but after a couple hours of white screen, it started to reboot every 3 minutes. I checked the panic logs while mirroring and based on what I've read, it's telling me the charging port is not communicating, causing the reboot. sensor array 3145728.

So I ordered a charging port flex and a repair kit from Amazon, as well as a back replacement because I may as well do it all since I'm going to be opening up my phone. But something tells me it's more than just the charging port.

As far as I can tell, a failed charging port shouldn't be giving me a white screen, right? Every thread I've seen about a white screen was a completely different issue. Google AI only validates my questions and I can't find any other information. There's a million panic logs in my analytics data now and I only have ~2 minutes to check them out before I get disconnected (phone reboots and Mac disconnects). I do keep the phone off as much as possible but turn it on a couple times a day so any missed text messages can transfer through to my Mac.

Does anybody have any suggestions on things I should be checking for when I open the phone, or other parts I should just try replacing at the same time? Given the screen is 100% responsive, I think it may be another sensor but I'm clueless.

Hello !

I'm learning to repair electronics and got an Iphone 12 pro from a friend, it felt and got bricked, after further investigation I saw that the logic board was the issue but I'm stuck there.

I guess I would have to read the schematic to test wich part is failing but I don't know where to start to find the schematics and read them, do you have any advise on how I should proceed ?

There is no obvious damage to the logic board, I have a multi meter but no power supply for voltage injection nor thermal cam

Thank in advance !

Is an aftermarket battery like a deji high capacity (4770mah) worth it? I know oem is rated for 1000+ cycles I got 1121 cycles out of it now im at 78% what is the best option in your experience do those Chinese replacements come with bms that shows battery health and work well, or is it worth paying 2-3x the price for oem

I recently noticed some minor cosmetic damage on my phone's camera bump and I'm looking for some advice. I've attached a picture with yellow circles highlighting the exact spots.

There are a few spots that the coating has worn off, I haven’t dropped my phone or anything but it just happens.

The actual sapphire/glass camera lens is completely untouched. There are no cracks, and it doesn’t affect picture quality at all.

It’s purely cosmetic, but it’s an eyesore that’s really bugging me.

Is it possible for a repair shop to replace just that individual metal outer ring, or is it permanently fused to the camera module/back glass assembly?

Any advice or fixes are appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

I turned off my iphone last night for no reason. It was working fine, no problems prior turning off. After that, i tried turning it on and it wont open, i tried plugging in the charger and no display. Nothing happens. I also tried the force restart button, volume up, down then hold side button for 1minute, still nothing happens. I tried plugging it in my pc via itunes, click update and says error 75 even if im usinf my original cable. Idk what to do at this point. Pls help me out.

i’ve had my iPhone 15 just over one year.

today, it’s given me a message that the battery is unverified, my phone has never had a repair, and it’s stated at 1% and has been turning off and on. just now it turned on and it charging and miraculously is at 33%

what should i do?