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Hello my Ifixit family! I have a very strange problem with a customers Iphone 6. The left channel doesn't work while using...

Hello my Ifixit Friends. Changing the screen on a customers Iphone 6 and I can't seem to get the proximity sensor working....

Hello my Ifixit family! Received a Iphone 5C that a customer wanted to change the screen on, nothing unusual.. First thing...

Hello my Ifixit friends. A customer came to me today with a problem that I don't have the knowledge to solve, so I come...

Hello my friends! I have an Iphone 5 I've received from a customer who claimed he couldn't charge the phone. So, I put in...

I have a few private pictures I'd like to ensure are permanently gone. From what I know the gutman method is supposed to...

Hello my Ifixit friends! I have the WEIRDEST problem I've ever had with a phone. Customer dropped and broke the screen on...

Hello every one! A customer came in to me the other day with a failed DIY attempt to replace the screen on his Iphone 5....

Hello my Ifixit friends! Does the Ipad 2/3 Use the same LCD? Thanks a lot for your help! :) /EDIT: I noted Ipad 4 does NOT...

Hello my Ifixit friends! A customer brought me a Galaxy Nexus (I9250) with a rather strange problem. He had problems...

@Josiah Naturally, leave it to Apple.. @Buddhika FPC connector looks fine, but thanks for the idea. @Josiah It's got to be the L1801, I've decided to clean up the phone and send it in to Apple for a refurbished unit, as I do not have the skills to do microsoldering sadly. Thanks every one for the input, however. =)

Defektive screen, I'm 99% sure. Been working for a repair shop for almost two years now.. A while back we got in an entire batch of screens that did exactly that, the manafactures did a poor job glueing the glass down to the plastic frame, so when the phone gets warm the glass starts to seperate from the frame. Sadly only thing you can do is replace the screen again or attempt at glueing down the glass yourself.

If the charging port is broken you'll have to unsolder the current contact and resolder a new one.

Tapping the "home" button three times in a quick sequence should turn it off. :)

Hi Jim Smith, The problem could be anything,honestly. You would have to open the phone to inspect any possible damages. Could be the battery is not charged and your charger has broken, could be that the LCD has been cracked and you need to change the screen, could be a water damage causing a short circuit.

Check for pry damage. Alterinatively check the solder to the Battery FPC Connection to ensure that it hasn't come loose. I've had this problem a few times in IP4/4s and had to resolder it.

Hello Lee, This problem is caused either from; Defective Glass or The strip of "padding" on the lower side of the LCD not being removed. I do not understand why you have to remove this padding, but you do. It looks like 5-6 (I don't remember the number in my head really..) cushions on a strip of tape that is very easily removed. (I believe there is one strip on each side of the LCD)

Hello my Ifixit family. After having repaired quite a few Iphone 6s now I've found a solution to the most common problem with the sensor. While extensive testing I found out that the light leakage is caused from inside of the phone. Simply adding a piece of electrical tape between the internal speaker/camera where this is a large gap stops the light from the LCD from reaching the sensor, which is the problem. (Note, this leakage can easily be tested by making a voice memo, changing the speaker in the top right so that sound comes through the internal speaker and put a tape piece/something dark over the sensor on the front side of the screen. Then take your free hand to the internal part of the screen and cover up areas until you find the leakage. :) ) I take a piece of electrical tape, double over it (so both sides are sticky, so to say) and place it over the ESD protection of the battery contact. When you place the screen down the tape covers the hole perfectly and I've yet to have a problem with a sensor...

When a phone is water damaged the following steps should always be taken: 1.) Turn off the phone. 2.) Take out battery asap. 3.) Clean the entire phone/motherboard with 98%+ Isopropyl alcohol 4.) Evaulate what is functioning/not functioning and act accordingly.

Hello Robert, Sadly the Ipad Air battery is unique and is not interchangable with any other model to my knowledge.

Samsung has gone from the most repairable telephones to one of the worst.

I'd also like to note @ Step 8. Be VERY careful of the menu respectively the return key flexes located at the bottom of the screen while seperating the LCD from the chassi. They tend to "follow with" the sceren and break.

If they do break you'll have to replace the entire charging contact in order to restore them to full function.

As usual, Apple creates a product that looks amazing, acts OK and is retarded when it comes to repairing.