r/Iphonerepair

Hello all!

My phone has been verified to have a failing, shorting USB IC components, the repair is horridly expensive, so I wish to find if I can recover the data on it.

My idea was replacing the battery with a fully charged one, and trying to boot the phone and create a full backup.

I assume some extra steps will be needed to avoid the shorting, but is this a viable option? Does anyone have any experience with such scenarios?

Thanks!

(While technically not a repair, this process is more of a repair than it is data recovery when it comes to technical skill and know-how)

Apple Genius Bar called me a fraud, damaged my phone, and said I need a logic board replacement.

Long story short, I took my phone to the Apple Store because the screen had gone black. I could still hear notifications, but the display was not working. I completed a software update, and after that, the phone stopped responding altogether.

I was told to bring the phone to Apple. I also brought my receipt because I could not access iCloud, as this phone is my only device connected to my iCloud account. Even after resetting my Apple ID using my email and phone number, Apple required a five-day waiting period.

When I arrived at the Apple Store, they diagnosed the device and told me that everything appeared to be fine except for the screen. They then said they could not repair the phone unless Find My iPhone was disabled. That is why I had brought the receipt with me.

I provided the receipt, but they told me it was fraudulent. That was not true. I tried to explain for about 30 minutes that I had received the receipt directly from Apple and that it had been sent by a senior advisor. After going back and forth and showing them my email as proof that the phone belonged to me, they finally disabled Activation Lock so they could begin the repair.

About an hour later, they came back and told me that they had tried two different screens and the phone still was not working. They then said the logic board would need to be replaced. This made me pause because they had originally told me my data should be fine since it appeared to be only a screen issue. Everything up to that point seemed to indicate a screen problem.

They told me they did not have the logic board available, so I could either wait a few days and bring the phone back for repair, or they could give me a loaner phone and send mine to the depot. They returned my phone to me in a white pouch sealed with an Apple repair ID sticker and my name on it.

When I got to my car, I briefly took the phone out and looked at it. Once I got home, I removed it from the pouch again and inspected the edges more closely. I noticed several scratches, a nick in the top-left corner, and what appeared to be separation between the frame and the screen.

My concern is that the phone may have been damaged during the attempted screen repair, and that the issue is now being presented as a logic board failure instead. My data is extremely important to me, and I feel like the focus shifted from a routine screen repair to a major internal repair without a clear explanation.

Given that three employees also argued with me and accused me of providing a fraudulent receipt, even though I had proof that the receipt came from Apple, I feel uneasy about the entire situation.

Do I have a valid reason to be suspicious or concerned that the phone may have been damaged during the repair attempt? Especially after the 30 minute argument of them calling my receipt fraudulent.

As my title says, I took the phone into the sauna and when it became too hot I decided to dip it into the ice bath at the gym for one minute to cool it down. Only the top part to try and stop water ingress.

It produced condensation and the phone died.

Kept at home dry and cool for a week.

Symptoms: will turn on but battery won’t charge, it says it may have a non apps battery. I suppose it could as I bought it second hand,

No apple warranty.

I’ll take it to one of those smaller repair shops we see everywhere in Lisbon.

Thoughts and advice welcome 🙏

Hi all! I was told today that my not even 6 month old iPhone may need repairs by a Straighttalk rep. My messages won’t send without Wifi yet my calls go through perfectly and don’t randomly drop. About a week ago my data started barely working; I open up apps that use data and they load up but barely. My service is about up so the data could potentially be related to that.

I went through the process of deleting caches and unused apps, updating software, taking sim card out and putting it back in, restarting, and going on airplane mode. I have unlimited minutes and the customer service rep ran all the diagnostics but ultimately contacted Apple who came to the conclusion of corrupt software or hardware issues.

I had a 2020 SE up until this one and put that thing through the ringer. I never had anything go wrong like this and I have a feeling Apple jumped on that broken phone train a bit too fast.

Any thoughts or prior experience with this would be much appreciated!

Hi! I’m repairing my iPhone X myself. The display is completely destroyed and the battery is swollen. I want the best possible replacement display.
I’m looking for something as close as possible to the original Apple display in terms of colors, brightness, touch responsiveness, and durability.
Is an original refurbished OLED the best option? Are there any trusted stores in Europe that offer genuine refurbished Apple displays? Also, which battery brand would you recommend (Deji, Nohon, XCAP, etc.)?
Thanks!

I have had this iPhone 12 for a long time and have put many generic screens on it. I got it fixed at the mall yesterday and everything seemed fine but my phone was locked from restarting so I wasn’t able to use Face ID at the moment. later, when I tried it, I got the message that Face ID wasn’t available at the moment. So I went to my settings and saw that I needed to update my phone before it could do the internal repair. I updated my phone to the most recent update I have but now when I go back to it still says Face ID is unavailable, but there’s no longer an option to restart my phone and repair. Not sure what to do besides restarting my phone, any tips?

hi all has anyone dealt with iPhone 16 pro repair and had the replacement screen register the keyboard keys twice even though touched once? happens with space bar and random letters. I have noticed this on two different replacement screens and have tried turning off all keyboard settings and auto correct etc but issue remains on the phone it's very annoying.

Screen was replaced by me using third party screen not original. I've used the same third party screens on iPhone 15 pro max and iPhone 14 pro max with your any issues.

So I have an iPhone 15 base model, and it's about 2 years old now. Today it was about 13% for like an hour, and I decided to charge it and left it there. I went to remove it and looked at it, and it won't wake up or like display anything. I have tried the volume up/down side button method, but it doesn't work. I also checked the cable and charger, and they work perfectly fine. The phone is in perfect condition, and last I checked, like last week, the battery health was at 88%. I don't know what to do, so any help would be much appreciated.

Hey everyone,

My iPhone 14 Pro Max recently suffered a hardware failure and the logic board completely died.

To fix it, I bought a replacement logic board online for $200, which luckily comes with its original, matching Face ID camera sensor.

However, I'm a bit worried about Apple's parts serialization. Since my original screen, battery, and rear cameras are going to be connected to this new board, what should I expect when I boot it up?

Will I just see the "Unknown Part" notifications in the settings, or will some features be completely disabled/restricted? Did I just throw away $200, or is this swap worth doing?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand whether this is a hardware issue or something else.
My iPhone 16 Pro suddenly stopped charging through USB-C from wall chargers and power banks, but it still charges normally in my car.
Some details:
I tried multiple wall chargers
I tried multiple power banks
I tried multiple cables
The same chargers, power banks and cables charge other Apple devices without any issue
I also tested using the exact same USB-A to USB-C cable:
works in the car
does not work with power banks or wall adapters
Wireless charging still works perfectly
I already did a force restart
I get no liquid detected warning
The USB-C port looks completely clean (no visible dust or debris)
What confuses me is that if the USB-C port itself was damaged, I would expect it to stop charging everywhere — but somehow it still works in the car.
Since wireless charging still works, I assume the battery itself is probably fine.
Has anyone experienced something similar?
Could this be:
a partial USB-C port failure?
a charging controller issue?
a software/firmware bug?
something related to USB power negotiation?
Any ideas or tests I should try before contacting Apple?
Thanks.