Iphone 4S gets a new lease of life

Mijn probleem

My Iphone 4S has been with me since 3 years and the battery had deteriorated pretty bad which is normal after these years of usage. Getting a new iphone just coz battery went bad didn't make sense to me and I want to use this device till Apple stops giving IOS updates for 4S. Only then getting a different device would change my experience drastically. Tried ordering and fixing a $7 battery from Amazon. The connector plate came off when trying to fix the connector. Lesson Learnt - Get your replacement battery from someone renowned like iFixit not some seller selling fake stuff at Amazon

Mijn oplossing

Repair took just 7 minutes and it went extremely smooth and the battery powered up the phone the moment I pressed the power button. Watch the ifixit battery replacement videos and do the repair in a well lit dust free environment

Mijn advies

1) Ground yourself

2) Use a well lit table and use a towel to place the removed screws to easily find them later

3) Take extra care to place the grounding plate under the connector where you screw the battery plate the way it was before

4) Put the phone in Flight Mode and then back to normal to ensure that the phone finds the network and corrects time etc, just in ase