iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone"

iPhone 5: Poor WiFi range on my iPhone 5

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 23:28:03 -0700

My 4 months old iphone5 have poor wifi signal if i 4-5 meters close to my router, but when i out from that range signal are lose and my iphone cant see wifi from this distance. After that when i again close near my router to 1-2 meter wifi network showing but only one bar :(

I was try all solutions from net (restoring, all kind setup of my router, reseting iPhone, resseting network settings.)..and nothing

I reading some post from this site and my conclusion is that could be a hardware problem with my wifi antenna connection ... Anyone with experience to give me advice????

Is this correct wifi circuit (red line on pics)

⟐ Commented Şubat 23, 2017 at 23:28 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: muffled speakers because I dropped it in ice cream

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:14:24 -0700

I first attempted to clean the small holes with a napkin that did not work so I looked it up to find a suggestion to use an electric tooth brush it changed it slightly but not very much at all. should I try to leave it in rice over night? please answer as quickly as possible I'm terribly sorry I'm just freaking out a bit. thank you!

⟐ Commented Şubat 06, 2025 at 16:14 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Upgrading flash memory card on iPhone 4

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:00:15 -0700

Can I switch the 32g flash card that came on my iPhone 4 and upgrade to a larger one? For example, a 128g card?

⟐ Answered Eylül 18, 2024 at 18:00 GMT-7

iPhone 4 Verizon: Removing oil from inside my iPhone.

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:16:37 -0700

My IPhone and I got saturated with oil in a work related accident. What would be my best option as far as cleaners to remove the oil from the circuits and internals of phone. The phone still works with the exception of the lower microphone and the screen has a dark cloud behind the display ,which is the oil spreading. Thanks in advance for your time.

⟐ Commented Ekim 04, 2023 at 6:16 GMT-7

iPhone 5: Rear Camera problem - purple dots on pictures

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 06:37:10 -0700

Hi,

my iPhone started to have problem with its camera. On very picture, there are purple dots and it is pretty annoying. Do you think replacing camera should help? I am adding a picture of white paper where are dot shown so you see how it looks. So could you suggest what should i do to repair it?

Thank you

⟐ Commented Eylül 24, 2019 at 6:37 GMT-7

iPhone 5: iPhone keeps restarting everytime it is plugged to charger?

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 20:05:30 -0700

I have a T-Mobile iphone 5 16 gb. It was working fine when I got it, then a couple weeks later it started acting weird. It would start restarting every couple minutes every time i plugged it into the charger. Also, the percent # gets stuck at a number and never changes until the phone dies. Ex. If it dies, it'll turn back on and say 4%, then that % number won't change although the phone is fully charged.

I don't think the phone batter is worn or old for it to be acting faulty and there's no water damage.

⟐ Commented Haziran 07, 2019 at 20:05 GMT-7

iPhone 7: home button needs service?

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:46:24 -0700

I switched an iphone 7 screen ... I was super careful about the home button .. plug in the new screen got up "home button needs service" so i tried with another screen and got up the same .. so i tried with the old screen and Then I got up "can not enable touch id"

Then I went back to the new screen and got "home button needs service"

I know I did not destroy that home button, but after using 3 different new screens (never used). Help please?

⟐ Commented Haziran 07, 2019 at 5:46 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Printable iPhone 5S Screw Location Chart

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 05:23:22 -0700

Does anyone have one?

⟐ Answered Ağustos 20, 2017 at 5:23 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: motherboard for iPhone 5 can I put the 5 into the 5s?

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:33:19 -0700

i have a iphone 5s and the motherboard isnt working in it but i also have a working motherboard for iphone 5 can i put the 5 into the 5s ?????/

⟐ Answered Nisan 27, 2017 at 23:33 GMT-7

iPhone 5c: Dropped phone now blank and screens popping out

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:01:31 -0700

So a few days ago I dropped my phone and the screen popped out of the iphone mainframe, I popped it back in but now the screen wont work and I can press down the phone like its still not in properly. Siri still works and I can hear things but when I tried to hard boot it, it stopped responding completely. What do I do?

⟐ Answered Eylül 19, 2016 at 19:01 GMT-7

iPhone 6s: My iPhone won't turn on after it fell in water

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:46:21 -0700

My iPhone fell in the toilet only for about 10 seconds. I took it out immediately and put it in rice overnight. I woke up to see that one of my cousins played on it while I was sleeping because it was out of the rice. I was getting notifications because I could hear it, but the screen was completely black. I left it in rice for another day and the screen still is black and I can here notifications and calls. Can anyone help me fix this

⟐ Commented Şubat 01, 2026 at 10:46 GMT-7

iPhone SE: iPhone SE NFC antenna not working after housing replacement

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:56:04 -0700

I replaced my iPhone SE into a clear plastic custom housing shell that i bought online. For picture reference on what i'm even talking about, here is a photo. Everything on the phone functions perfectly, except for the NFC antenna.

I didn't notice this for many months because i rarely ever use apple pay. But i just decided to today and failed to get it working. Everything else on the flex cable works perfectly (volume rockers, mute switch, flash, power button, & vibrator), but nfc doesn't seem to function at all.

Does having a plastic shell inhibit the ability to use NFC? Did i not move a certain part over? Any ideas on how to trouble shoot?

⟐ Commented Ekim 13, 2023 at 12:56 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: How to disable switch control with a broken home button?

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:58:28 -0700

How can I turn off the Switch Control while my Home Button is broken?

⟐ Commented Şubat 03, 2023 at 5:58 GMT-7

iPhone 6s Plus: Suction cup provided from ifixit doesn't give solid suck?

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:49:41 -0700

The suction cup device in ifixit set doesn’t adhere to iphone surface very well. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer edited Mart 13, 2021 at 23:49 GMT-7

iPhone 6: Why won't my iPhone 6 turn on after battery replacement

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 06:05:22 -0700

Recently my iPhone has been dying super fast, I called apple to ask why and they said I needed a battery replacement. I decide to do it myself but I had a tough time getting it out due to it being glued so tight. I do not remember or believe I damaged the lcd cables because I completely disconnected the front screen when I replaced the battery. However when I put the new battery in it does kinda slide around if I touch it because I didn't put any new glue or tape where the battery is. Now my battery is in but my phone wont turn on. I tried holding the power and home button and waiting for the apple logo but it wont show I also do not get any vibrations when I get a notification. I ordered a new lcd digitizer so I can replace it because I have done this myself before but should it work? is this a lcd problem or a battery problem?

⟐ Answered Ağustos 26, 2020 at 6:05 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Could not activate iPhone server cant be reached after factory reset

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 06:55:17 -0700

Im so hopeless right now please help is my 5s blocked ?

Im running ios 11.0.3 i factory reset my iphone and suddenly it wont activate i try using itunes it goes error changing sim nothing works in fact even no sim on the phone it still says could not activate iphone because apple server cant be reached etc.

What should i do i tried downgrading it on lowest version possible which is ios 11.0.1 nothing works still error

What to do i dont have money to buy new one

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 05, 2019 at 6:55 GMT-7

iPhone 4: iTunes error code 2

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:16:30 -0700

Hi guys.

I hope someone can help me I have an iPhone 4 I recently purchased as spares or repair.

It is stuck in DFU mode but when I try to restore it I get this

the iphone iphone could not be restored. an unknown error occurred (2).

I have tried all sorts to get round it it's supposed to be an issue with antivirus but I don't have any antivirus as I only use Mac.

I've tried on both my iMac & my MacBook Air neither of which have antivirus or any firewall set up.

Interestingly on the iMac I get a different error code I get error 21.

Problem with the iMac is I use it as a server in my workshop so it has a lot of drives & devices plugged into the FireWire & USB ports to unhook it all would be a pain.

But the MacBook Air has nothing plugged into USB except of course for the iPhone.

Other things I have tried iReb I have also removed the logic board from the iPhone & hooked a battery with a dock port to it & tried the restore that way no joy same error code.

Anyone maned a workaround or found a way past this?

Thanks guys

⟐ Answered Ağustos 21, 2016 at 6:16 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Where is the software update button within Settings/General?

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 05:25:43 -0700

My phone has been freezing a lot when using certain apps such as maps/fb etc and eventually shutting down.

At the Apple shop I have been advised to update the IOS and they have sent me the relevant email links. My problem starts right at the beginning when I am advised to:

1Go to Settings > General > Software Update.

Can't find the software update button. Any ideas???

⟐ Answered Mart 18, 2016 at 5:25 GMT-7

iPhone 6s: iPhone 6s boot loop

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 21:29:24 -0700

I replaced the screen on my iPhone 6s and I followed to ifixit handbook and everything and when I went to power the screen on. I started getting a boot loop. I took it to a repair shop and they said they couldn't find what was wrong. I've tried all the boot loop methods online and I've tried restoring. Nothing has worked. I've been told the mother board has been fried by research and I don't understand why that's so. Nothing looks broken everything looks the way it should

⟐ Commented Ocak 08, 2022 at 21:29 GMT-7

iPhone X: Can I repair the camera glass of an iPhone X?

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:07:01 -0700

Can i repair the camera glass of an iPhone X?

Is it the same as on an iPhone 6 or 7?

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 08, 2019 at 19:07 GMT-7