⟐ Answer accepted Eylül 16, 2021 at 9:09 GMT-7

I have a problem with an old 3GS. The battery is dead and I can't start it. It turned off one day and since then I didn't used it any more because I bought another one. But, I didn't throw away because I have some photos I want to recover. I've tried also connecting to iTunes but without success. So, I decided to buy another battery to replace the old one (not the original one any more) so I can start it and recover the photos. I've replaced the battery successfully but .... when I've turned it on I felt that the battery is was warm and when the phone starts the battery was at 15% an then in 2-3 min drain completely. Since then is in the same situation like before replacing the battery (phone is dead).

Now, my questions are:

1. Should I try another battery? Maybe the one I bought was a wrong model (616-0435). Like I said, the old battery was not the original one (616-0432), I saw after I've opened the phone. How do I know which battery model is good for my iPhone?

2. How can I start the iPhone without battery? I want only to recover the photos, I don't want to use the phone any more.

Thank you for any advice, tips, help.

⟐ Commented Ocak 28, 2021 at 6:23 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited Kasım 27, 2020 at 20:47 GMT-7

I have 32GB of old pictures on my 3gs iphone but I remember my phone stopped charging years ago and it had issues with charging dock(disconnecting/loose connection ) and suddenly stopped charging and when battery drained it never charged and powered up again.(tried many cables)

so my question is Can I test a new charger dock (picture attached) without tearing down the whole phone and mainboard and just connecting the charging dock connector(cuz it’s right under LCD when I open the phone. no 4) and backup my photos cuz i dont need the phone anymore?

this is the thing im gonna buy to revive my phone :D

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@imicrosoldering so i’ve done what i said before like the picture below but failed to start the phone :/

and i didnt find a good battery to replace it and test again.

Is it important to solder 2 tiny points in the picture?

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 24, 2020 at 12:44 GMT-7

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⟐ Answer accepted Temmuz 14, 2020 at 15:57 GMT-7

if i power it off and back on with the sim card installed, it will say Searching… and continue to say that even if i remove the sim card.

They all used to read sim cards perfectly before i removed the boards, but no longer will in the new housing or when i put them back into the original housings.

There is no way i damaged all 4 of them when removing from the housings/putting into the new ones. doesn’t seem to be an issue with the 2 gold bars at the bottom of the reader or the 6 gold sim card contacts.

Also, the one i’ve been messing with will now say No service, then says no sim card installed about 15 seconds after i take it out, but won’t recognize the sim being re inserted until powered off again, then it just repeats.

if you have any ideas of what the issue possibly could be, or if you need more info or photos, please let me know. thank you

⟐ Commented Mayıs 12, 2020 at 12:22 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Şubat 22, 2020 at 12:12 GMT-7

Google Translation

t turns itself off and turns on. My iPhone 3GS goes off and turns itself on, I already change the battery for a new one and it keeps failing, what could it be?

⟐ Answer accepted Kasım 14, 2019 at 5:24 GMT-7

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⟐ Commented Haziran 06, 2019 at 11:14 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted Ocak 04, 2019 at 5:41 GMT-7

I opened it up and repluged all the connectors, but had little problem with #1. It all fitted eventually and it stil is black. Don't know what is wrong, and what to replace.

To top it all, I made a screenshot of sprinboard, and opened iPhoto on mac to see how it looks. Here's the surprising outcome

Please help

⟐ Commented Aralık 31, 2018 at 15:45 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted Aralık 20, 2018 at 5:44 GMT-7

can u tell me if that strip is to be inserted under the volume buttons or that strip comes over the top volume buttons? plz reply quick and fast .thanks

⟐ Answer accepted Kasım 04, 2018 at 13:05 GMT-7

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⟐ Answer edited Eylül 26, 2018 at 14:20 GMT-7

Please advise me on this.

⟐ Answer accepted Ağustos 17, 2018 at 5:09 GMT-7

i want to someone help me solve this problem in my iphone , he won't turn on ! what should i do ?

⟐ Answer accepted Temmuz 21, 2018 at 7:12 GMT-7

Thanks!

(Im sorry that the picture is a little blurry)

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 11, 2018 at 9:14 GMT-7