iPhone XS Max Connector Replacement
Received an XS Max where the FPC connector was damaged during a screen replacement. The board was damaged too. Damaged FPC XS Max Step by step. Remove connector. Rerun the…
iPhone 8 plus rear camera power short
iPhone 8 Plus Rear Camera
Repairing an iphone 8 plus rear camera by removing a power short
iPhone X No Power
iphone X during separation This iPhone X was completely dead, no sign of life at all. However when I plugged a power supply into the battery port it immediately started…
iPhone 8 Plus “dead bug” backlight repair
A very unusual one! An 8 plus with no backlight. Discovered that the board underneath one of the two backlight chips was destroyed, completely delaminated. Honestly not sure how that…
iPhone 6 plus error 9 CPU dig
I've always wanted to do one of these! A 6 plus, would not restore giving error 9. Measurement of the data lines between the CPU and the anti-rollback EEPROM showed…
Touch Failure
Water Damaged iPhone 6
An iPhone 6 needed photos saved. The screen showed a damaged backlight and had no touch response, even with a good screen. Turns out the phone was water damaged. So,…
iPhone 7 Rear Camera
What I'd expected to be a simple camera replacement ended up being an interesting little battle. Rear camera was a completely black image. On inspection I could see that one…
iphone 8 plus Tigris replacement
iPhone 8 Plus No Charging
Got in an iPhone 8, wouldn't charge. Also wasn't seen by a computer in itunes. Also wouldn't boot when power was plugged into USB. Very similar symptoms to a "Tristar"…
iPhone 7 backlight repair
Figured I'd start out with a simple one, just so a reader can get a feel for the process. Got in an iPhone 7 with a cracked screen, didn't show…