iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone"

iPhone 13 Pro Max: Every 3 min restart problem 0×1000

Sun, 17 May 2026 11:05:14 -0700

Panic report shows 0X1000

⟐ Answered mai 17, 2026 at 11:05 UTC−7

iPhone XR: XR not charging after battery replacement and showing 0% left

Sun, 17 May 2026 09:17:54 -0700

I recently replaced the battery on a Iphone XR ive had laying around since 3 months back with a as old third part battery

took a good while to reset it as it kept bootlooping, but as i eventually reset it and set it up the battery health is at 0%, charger does not go up from 1% and says "0% left"

did i &&^& something up or is it fixable?

⟐ Answered mai 17, 2026 at 9:17 UTC−7

iPhone 14 Pro Max: iPhone 14 Pro Max Sensor

Sun, 17 May 2026 09:17:14 -0700

When i receive a call my phone switch off the screen even when its not on my ear

⟐ Answered mai 17, 2026 at 9:17 UTC−7

iPhone 17: iPhone 17 dead after battery depleted

Sat, 16 May 2026 23:58:26 -0700

Hi,

So a family member gave me their iPhone 17 to look at. It is currently stone dead. No signs of life at all. They said the battery was at 1% and then the screen went black (assume battery died). After that they said they could not turn the phone back on. They left it charging and still could not turn it on.

I took a look myself and see it is completely dead. There's nothing on screen. There's no battery icon or anything to say it's low on battery. The screen just remains black.

I tried the force restart method (says to quickly press volume up, then down and then hold the power button until Apple logo appears) which did nothing. I've tried multiple cables, computers and wall outlets. Still same.

I have a USB amp meter and I can see when I connect cable, it cycles between different watts. It regularly jumps from 0 to about 2.1W. I see frequent 2.1W readings but it keeps going back to 0 and then up again (sometimes at a lower wattage). It's like it's trying to charge, but can't for some reason.

The phone is still in warranty period, so it can be returned. However, I'd like to check if there's maybe anything that can be done to bring it back to life as it does seem weird that it just died after the battery went out.

Anyone know what could be wrong? If it's a hardware issue, then I'll just send it back for a replacement. But I am hoping there's a way to bring it back to life as this will be faster than waiting for a replacement. It's not looking promising though.

⟐ Commented mai 16, 2026 at 23:58 UTC−7

iPhone 16: Why is there so many panic full and reset counter on my analytics

Sat, 16 May 2026 08:46:11 -0700

So many pain full logs and reset counter on my iPhone 16

⟐ Commented mai 16, 2026 at 8:46 UTC−7

iPhone 11: help its black screen glitchy

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:16:19 -0700

I was prying open my iphone 11 for a screen replacement and accidentally turned it on what do I do it looks horrible. for context, my phone's at 5%

⟐ Commented mai 15, 2026 at 23:16 UTC−7

iPhone: What to explain to customers

Fri, 15 May 2026 19:45:46 -0700

Hi everyone, my first post in here, and I hope some of you can help me out :)

I really need someone who knows iPhone / mobile repair to answer me on one question. I just started my own little repair business, and have learned screen replacement, battery replacement, camera etc. I`ve had customer who told me since the battery is not original from Apple (I am using high quality parts only)

They are scared the phone could be warm, could cause fire etc because of battery replacement? I dont want to be responsible for something like this, if the phone gets warm when changing the battery or whatever. What do I answer to the customers and what do I do in situations like this? Like I said, I am just using the best parts and doing battery replacement like every other mobile repair shop.

Thank you to everyone who wants to help!

Best regards
AK Mobile
Stavanger / Norway

⟐ Commented mai 15, 2026 at 19:45 UTC−7

iPhone 6: Why my I phone 6 not attend the sim

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:43:38 -0700

Why my i phone 6 not attend the sim

⟐ Answered mai 15, 2026 at 8:43 UTC−7

iPhone 7: iPhone 7 NFC(Apple Pay) not working after battery replacement

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:11:17 -0700

I recently changed my iPhone 7 battery with ifixit replacement battery that is being sold in the store, and NFC (Apple Pay) doesn’t work on any terminal ever since the replacement. Everything else works totally fine with my phone with better battery life but I cannot use Apple Pay to pay at any store or vending machine. What should I do to fix this?

⟐ Commented mai 14, 2026 at 7:11 UTC−7

iPhone 12 Pro: Dark spot on camera

Thu, 14 May 2026 05:31:14 -0700

Hello!

Today I was taking a picture at a white background and I noticed this dark shape on my camera. I thought that it was dust or something on my lens and cleaned it carefully with some cotton and some cleaning substance for lens and they looked clean with no scratch or anything. When I opened the camera app again, the spot was still there. I never dropped my phone in water or anything. I dropped it from like 40cm on its face, but it's been like a month since then and i checked my old photos. The spot wasn't present.

Definitely it's something in there. When i zoom in, the spot gets bigger. When i zoom out, it immediately disappears, no matter the zoom out value under 1. Also, in portrait mode the spot isn't visible.

What can it be? A friend of mine told me that it can be a software problem but i doubt…

Thank you!

⟐ Commented mai 14, 2026 at 5:31 UTC−7

iPhone XR: Why won't my phone turn on after it overheated?

Thu, 14 May 2026 02:17:40 -0700

Why won't my iPhone turn on after it overheated? it just shows the charging icon but doesn't turn on. Other than that, I used the hairdryer hack and it still doesn't work.

⟐ Answered mai 14, 2026 at 2:17 UTC−7

iPhone 5s: Tried to replace battery, but screen came apart without touchid button

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:02:52 -0700

I tried to replace the battery on my old iPhone 5s.

But when removing the screen, it seems like I only have lifted part of the screen?

My home button stayed in place and i also can't see the internals.

Kinda stuck now. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer accepted mai 13, 2026 at 8:02 UTC−7

iPhone 12: Changing the screen, OEM replacement doesn't match up

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:24:55 -0700

My GF bought an iPhone 12 (basic model) off of a third party dealer on Amazon March of this year. About 4 months later the screen started to flash intermittently and the touch screen would become non responsive. From talking to folks, it sounded like it needed a new screen, so I ordered one. I took off the old screen using the ifixit.com video. Partway though I noticed the video and photo guide mentioned steps to remove a panel and a cable that attached the camera/mic/speaker assemble, but the unit I was repairing didn't have that assemble attached to the screen. I continued on and when I unpacked the replacement OEM screen, I found the OEM one had tabs on it, and screw mount points for the camera assemble I mentioned. The old screen had none of this, and the tabs won't fit into the body of the iPhone. I also noticed the old screen didn't have the two tabs towards the bottom that the two pentalope screws go through when you first start to take it apart. I did power up the unit after I attached the OEM screen and it works, but I wondering what the deal is with the differences in the screens. I checked the other iPhone 12 models but the base model i have does match most of the repair guide layout, but I cannot use the OEM screen. I'm going to try and get the serial number to confirm this is actually a real iPhone and not a counterfeit. Has anyone come across this before? Here are a couple reference photos. The old screen (I ended up breaking it while removing it) and the OEM one attached, the red circles show the camera assemble screw points, which are not on the removed screen.

⟐ Answered mai 13, 2026 at 5:24 UTC−7

iPhone 17e: Why is my phone echoing on certain people phone

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:56:58 -0700

Why is my phone echoing on certain people phone calls

⟐ Answer edited mai 12, 2026 at 19:56 UTC−7

iPhone 17 Pro Max: Back camera lens cover repair

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:18:12 -0700

I dropped my iPhone and one of the back camera lenses has cracked. I don’t seem to have issues with the camera performance but I worry this will get worse over time. I cannot seem to find any guide to replace the lenses anywhere, has this happened to anyone? I think I found some replacement lenses only but no instructions to install them. Thank you!

⟐ Answer edited mai 12, 2026 at 19:18 UTC−7

iPhone 6s Plus: Can you help me

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:46:31 -0700

I wanted to erase everything because it was running slow.So I went to settings and to reset.After erasing everything,the iPhone asked me for icloud address and password , but I have forgotten everything

⟐ Commented mai 12, 2026 at 11:46 UTC−7

iPhone 5: Wet iPhone 5 that worked for a day, then stopped working.

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:09:25 -0700

Hello, I dropped my phone in the toilet then took it out after few seconds. Dried it, charged it that night, and the next day (for a whole day), my iPhone 5 worked perfectly fine with no damages.

However, after the day ended, I tried to charge my phone and the white apple logo would flash. I tried to restore it and it allowed me to restore through iTunes, however my macbook died in the middle and ever since then, my iPhone won't even let me restore.

I took it to an apple store today and the technician told me that my iPhone has water residue on the battery as well as a white square part (I don't know what it's called).

I took my sim card out of my iPhone (but not the battery) and decided to put it in rice, along with my iPhone. Do you think it will be a big problem that I didn't put it in rice right after my phone got wet?

What do you think I should do?

⟐ Answered mai 11, 2026 at 17:09 UTC−7

iPhone 8: iPhone 7 screen on iPhone 8?

Mon, 11 May 2026 14:47:53 -0700

So, I own a repair shop. a customer came in with a broken iphone 8.

I have looked at the iphone 7 screen and the pictures of an iphone 8 screen + the teardown of the iPhone 8.

From my understanding the screens are exactly the same.

Thoughts?

⟐ Commented mai 11, 2026 at 14:47 UTC−7

iPhone SE 2022: What's up with Home buttons on SEs? (replacements don't work)

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:33:48 -0700

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120579

This page led me to believe that days of dependence on original home button are gone. So I've decided to try and swap display assemblies of 2 SE3s I've had on hand. Both refused to work with a new HB completely, no prompts to finish configuring is with RA, only for display, and a notification that "Touch ID cannot be configured on this phone". But neither did click work. However, when I've swapped buttons between assemblies (so they were the native ones again), it all worked completely fine

Faced the same issue with SE 2, fixed myself up a scrapphone (with a display that had dead pixels), had a surplus of different SE buttons, both 2 and 3. Popped in one - didn't work, popped in another - didn't work as well, at all. But after I popped in a third one, everything was working so I assume I've just found the the one that's native to the board.

So the question is, what's going on? The way I knew it, replacement button voids touch ID, but click still remains. But for multiple instances none did work. Are those of Apple's workings (all of the cases were latest IOS'), or is it me doing something wrong? Thank you.

⟐ Answer edited mai 11, 2026 at 7:33 UTC−7

iPhone 8 Plus: Cell service and GPS not working.

Sun, 10 May 2026 23:36:24 -0700

I have an iPhone 8 plus, and my cell service doesn't work well. It seems to work ok if I am close to the cell tower, but if I am farther away, my phone often says no service, or it has one bar, and nothing works. Other people's phones with the same carrier who is in the same place have working cell service.

Also, the GPS doesn't work well, it says I am in a place half a mile away and doesn't update for a while. This makes it impossible to use for navigation while driving.

My phone was dropped, and the top and right side metal pieces are coming apart near the seam by the main camera. The problems started happening a while after, but this probably has something to do with it. Here is an image of where my phone is coming apart.

If I squeeze the top of my phone (metal part) and the bottom (speaker grille), cell service and GPS start working, but when I stop squeezing, it stops working. Rebooting the phone seems to help sometimes.

What can I do to fix these problems? Is there a replacement cell antenna that I can buy that will solve the issue?

⟐ Answered mai 10, 2026 at 23:36 UTC−7