A Fairly Easy Repair

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My iPhone 6’s battery was draining very fast. I have had my iPhone for several years now and have started having problems with the battery staying charged. I would charge it to 100% before I left for work and by the time I got there it would already be at 70%! The battery lasted MUCH less while using the phone. Could barely last an hour.

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Took me a couple of tries. As far as disassembly went it was pretty simple. However, I did have a problem when reconnecting the ribbon cables. After everything was connected and I turned on the phone, the top portion of the touch screen was not working. I did read online that you have to plug in the ribbon cables a certain way so that the touch screen will still work. Press from the sides of the connector NOT the center. Also, make absolutely sure your phone does not have a charge if you need to disassemble it again.

When I saw that my phone’s touch screen was not working, I naturally went to try connecting the cables again. I was not able to completely power off, however, because the top portion of the screen would not let me swipe the power off. I disconnected the battery anyway (which is hindsight was obviously not smart) and after reassembly the phone displayed vertical white lines on a black screen.

This was fixed by simply keeping the phone on until it drained itself and then reconnecting the ribbon cables the correct way. Everything was fine after that.

I have had this battery in my iPhone for several days now and it keeps its charge like a brand new phone! No longer draining itself in less than an hour! Very satisfied with iFixit and would definitely recommend!!

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When you go to reconnect the ribbon cables for the screen, make sure you press down on the sides, NOT from the center. After I reconnected them the first time, when I put the phone back together parts of the touch screen were inactive. If this does happen to you MAKE SURE you drain the battery completely before disassemling again. I was not able to swipe the power off on my phone since the top porton of the screen was not working, since I reconnected the ribbon cable incorrectly.