So I am a noob in repair so i need some help.

I have two iphone 6 from my family i will be happy to fix them.

They fell in swimming-pool so they did not stay more than 45 sec or 1 min in water.

(I do not know exactly it is a long time ago like 6 months)

I will begin to fix which fell in W.C.

So the process to fix:

1)Dissassembly and look for corrosion

2)After put them (but which parts?) in alcohol 90%

3)Let it 3-5 hours to dry it

4)Assembly

5)Try to turn on

6)If it is not turning on,try to a new battery and lightning connector and maybe screen (which is the best order to replace?)

7)If nothing helps so it is the motherboard so it is dead?

I add some pictures because I do not see corrosion so I do not know which part first to replace because the corrosion...

So I put here the process if someone can tell me advices I am a noob.

And also the 3 questions I have I will be happy to receive advices.

Thanks in advance.

⟐ Answered abril 21, 2026 at 11:52 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted abril 21, 2026 at 7:52 GMT-7

⟐ Answered abril 20, 2026 at 11:17 GMT-7

i am right now in holidays and my iPhone 12 got a little bit wet. After that it restarts every 3 minutes. So i looked it up and my panic report told me thermalmonitord. How can i arrange now what sensor is faulty? Also is there like a savemode so if i‘m home i could take a backup?

Greetings

{"bug_type":"210","timestamp":"2023-11-27 12:24:34.00 +0500","os_version":"iPhone OS 16.7.2 (20H115)","roots_installed":0,"incident_id":"E97F1F8E-97D5-4524-9CA0-BAE7D1C681B7"}

{

"build" : "iPhone OS 16.7.2 (20H115)",

"product" : "iPhone13,2",

"socId" : "8101",

"socRevision" : "11",

"incident" : "E97F1F8E-97D5-4524-9CA0-BAE7D1C681B7",

"crashReporterKey" : "18855d0161bc64382b6d3c908e65521f32e0b13e",

"kernel" : "Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0: Wed Oct 4 21:55:46 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.142.1.701.11~1\/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101",

"date" : "2023-11-27 12:24:34.99 +0500",

"panicString" : "panic(cpu 2 caller 0xfffffff02c62b8e8): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from thermalmonitord\nservice returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : current 5fffffffff, mask 3fffffffff, expected 3fffffffff. SD: 1 BC: 1 RC: 0 BS: 1, Missing sensor(s): Prs0 \nservice: backboardd, total successful checkins in 194 seconds: 19, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago\nservice: SpringBoard, total successful checkins in 169 seconds: 17, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago\nservice: mediaserverd, total successful checkins in 194 seconds: 18, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago\nservice: logd, total successful checkins in 194 seconds: 19, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago\nservice: thermalmonitord, no successful checkins in 194 seconds\nservice: runningboardd, total successful checkins in 194 seconds: 19, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago\nservice: wifid, total successful checkins in 194 seconds: 18, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago\nservice: configd, total successful checkins in 194 seconds: 18, last successful checkin: 0 seconds\nDebugger message: panic\nMemory ID: 0xff\nOS release type: User\nOS version: 20H115\nKernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0: Wed Oct 4 21:55:46 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.142.1.701.11~1\/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101\nFileset Kernelcache UUID: C5D2A5F46EB1E5A63AF8FDE73B4AD5E9\nKernel UUID: 510BBA43-3466-3323-88BD-6B231BB89712\nBoot session UUID: E97F1F8E-97D5-4524-9CA0-BAE7D1C681B7\niBoot version: iBoot-8422.142.2.700.1\nsecure boot?: YES\nroots installed: 0\nPaniclog version: 14\nKernelCache slide: 0x0000000023fa4000\nKernelCache base: 0xfffffff02afa8000\nKernel slide: 0x0000000023fac000\nKernel text base: 0xfffffff02afb0000\nKernel text exec slide: 0x0000000024d14000\nKernel

⟐ Answer accepted abril 20, 2026 at 8:43 GMT-7

⟐ Commented abril 19, 2026 at 8:39 GMT-7

English: Water drop loss power supply suspension 0.1A current

⟐ Edited abril 18, 2026 at 12:22 GMT-7

is it somehow possible to disable the "proximity sensor" check? The proximity sensor cable was damaged, so I unplugged it.

The phone is now automatically restarting every about 5mins.

I honestly don't need the function of the proximity sensor but I don't want that the phone keeps restarting.

Is there an other fix than replacing the sensor?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered abril 17, 2026 at 9:55 GMT-7

⟐ Commented abril 16, 2026 at 0:25 GMT-7

So the point here is what I screwed up?

This is what iDevice Panic Analyser says.

And it's likely right, but the phone shuts down also with the charging coil assembly disconnected, so I'm left wondering if the phone needs it to run -> I buy another functioning one

or

The phone has damage in the mainboard and a brand new charging coil does not matter at this point.

I fear the latter is the case, based on experience. Now I can panic like the phone does.

⟐ Commented abril 15, 2026 at 9:17 GMT-7

⟐ Commented abril 14, 2026 at 22:06 GMT-7

I had assumed data was being backed up to the cloud as I was paying for storage. Turns out I was just paying for storage from my previous phone and nothing from the IPhone 8. That’s what I figure anyway as nothing from the IPhone 8 had backed up to the cloud at all.

I took it to an Apple registered technician (small town in Australia with no Apple stores). They told me it was the logic board and needed to send it to Sydney to be fixed.

I then took it to another phone repair shop who also said they needed to send it to Sydney (third party technician) to see if it can be fixed down there. As they only charge money if they actually fix the problem, I went with them. Finally got the phone back 5 weeks later to be told it’s ‘unfixable’ and the motherboard is ‘fried’. Apparently they tried ‘every part’ but couldn’t get it to turn on. I just want my photos and notes from the phone. Is it worth seeing if there is anyone else who can retrieve the data for me or is it likely it’s all gone? I mean are all technicians the same and if one can’t get the data, no one can? Or are there some that are extra specialist who know extra little ‘tricks’ for iPhones?

Thank you.

⟐ Answered abril 14, 2026 at 4:51 GMT-7

Does that mean I would need to replace the LCD in order to get rid of it?

First time trying to fix an iPhone so any insight is greatly appreciated!

If I had to guess, I would lean towards defective hardware.

⟐ Commented abril 13, 2026 at 4:59 GMT-7