iPhone Repairs

#1

Doubtless not a very exciting topic but: my partner managed to drop her iPhone into water briefly the other day and I realise I don’t know all that much about repairing them. I did the usual things, turn it off, try to dry it out and the like but I really want to make sure it’s okay and attempt to do as much as I can to make it work again.

It turns on but the camera doesn’t work and I lack the necessary tools (suction cups?) to open it. I wondered if anyone could lend me half an hour to poke about at it and see if it’s actually salvageable? I’m sure I could take it to a shop and see but I’d like to try and learn a bit about it myself!

#2

Buy a kit on eBay as you need special small screwdrivers etc. They would provide shitty little sucktion cups too.

Probably for like 2 quid.

#3

put it in rice for a day to take the moisture out

#4

Hah, that’s been done plus I ordered a bag full of silica gel. Getting a screwdriver and suction cup in the post, hopefully at least this is a learning exercise.

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#5

Soon I should be receiving my new fancy lcd and digitiser remover heater vacuum machine, I may may let you strip a broken digitiser from an LCD panel from an iPad for fun.

#6

What model iPhone is it? I have repaired may parts of many iPhones over the years and have tons of pentalope screwdrivers etc from kits I have bought over the years If anyone ever needs one…

#7

Can anyone replace the screen on my Huawei P10?

#8

It’s an iPhone SE. Seems to be working aside from the rear camera.

#9

my iphone went threw a cycle on a washing machine. it was on. turned it off, let it dry and after about three weeks it was fine.

#10

I’ve also repaired my iPhone 6S a a couple of times, including a full screen replacement, battery, speakers etc. It’s all fiddly stuff, especially with Apple’s very thin and delicate ribbon cables used throughout, so you need correct tools.

if you still need a hand with this let me know, I might be able to help.