r/Iphonerepair

Hey guys, my mom’s iPhone 15 Pro Max got saltwater damage at the beach. I opened it up, cleaned everything with 99.9% isopropyl alcohol, including under the board and all the connectors, which had visible salt residue on them. The phone would still turn on but the screen was completely black, so we ordered a cheap €30 LCD from Amazon just to get her photos off and move the eSIM to her old iPhone 11.

The screen arrived yesterday and everything actually works like WiFi, mobile data, the camera even randomly started working again. The only thing that doesn’t work is Face ID.

The big issue though is that the phone freezes every few minutes, the screen flashes pink, and then it restarts.

Could this be purely a display compatibility issue, or does it sound like board damage? I’m considering buying a proper OLED replacement from iFixit for €180 but I don’t want to spend the money if the board is actually damaged. Any advice would be appreciated!

It’s all new stock and I have no idea what to do with it. Should I stick them to my shops wall and make a screen wall? I don’t want them to go to the trash seems wasteful

Hi, i want to change the back glass on my iphone 15 pro however i dont want the non genuine messaged and ive already purchased a non genuine back. Is there anything i can do ?
Thanks

I have an iphone 13 and starting from a day ago it started to shutdown randomly whenever I’m in use, and when I first noticed I tried to take note of what’s happening, at first it shut downed when it was 22%, and then when I charge it and it turns on, the battery became 8%, and as I try to charge it, it doesn’t show how it’s charging and shuts down again, after 5 minutes of charging, the percent suddenly became 55%, when I searched the problem online, it told me that maybe my battery health is below 80%, however it is only 93% and I even just had it less than a year ago, another occurrence was when I was using it and I thought it’ll only shuts down in like 20% and above, however it shut downed at 33% and when I tried to charge it, it hang on the screen as it shows it’s 44% and isn’t showing if it’s charging and it shut downed again, this time the duration if the apple icon when powered on stayed for like a minute or 2 and now I’m confused, how did this happen and how should I fix this, budget friendly style.

Hey everyone,
Looking for some advice from people who’ve already replaced their iPhone battery recently. This is my first time doing a battery replacement on an iPhone.
I’m using an iPhone 15 Plus purchased on 23 September 2023. Current battery stats:
Battery health: 84%
Cycle count: 1015
Battery life is still usable, but I’ve started noticing faster drain, some heating during heavier use, and I’m wondering whether now is the right time to replace it or if I should wait until it drops below 80%.
I’m from Chennai but I can also consider Bangalore service centers if needed. I was initially planning to go with Aptronix, but after searching Reddit I found a lot of mixed reviews depending on the branch. Now I’m confused between:
Aptronix
iPlanet
iCare
Apple Store/official route
Would love to know:
Which authorized service center you used
How long the replacement took
Whether the battery replacement was done same day
Any issues after replacement
Approximate cost you paid
Whether replacing at 84% is worth it
Would especially appreciate Chennai/Bangalore experiences since service quality seems to vary a lot by branch.

Ordered an “open box” iphone 12 mini. Completely aware that the likelihood it was actually open box are slim to none but figured it would at least ensure I got a phone in good working condition. One thing I noticed while inspecting the phone was that it had 100% battery health but no battery replacement in the service history. It did however have a screen replacement. Can anyone explain how this would be possible? Is there any way to swap a battery without it ever being logged in the service history? I mean there’s no way that could be the original battery. Even if it sat in a box completely unused for 6 years the battery would degrade at least by some amount right? I would have never gave it another thought if it weren’t for the litany of cellular hardware issues I discovered as I was trying to move my service to the phone. took it to Apple to see if it was something I could just pay to fix and the guy just looked at the computer screen and said… “send it back” lol. phone is being returned regardless due to the hardware issues but was just curious about the battery thing given the circumstances.

I get frustrated at customers calling me for updates every hour like bro, wait a minute. I'll update you when something happens. These calls keep breaking my focus. How do you guys handle this?