iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone 3GS"

iPhone 3GS: My screen is not receptive to touch in lower left corner

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:37:59 -0700

After replacing the battery, my screen is not receptive to touch in the lower left-hand corner. This is problematic in texting, as I cannot move between the qwerty keyboard and the emoticons. In order to access the qwerty keyboard, I have to rotate the phone to the landscape view specifically to the right because that forces the 123/ABC button to the lower-right hand corner. Did I mess something up while I was changing the battery? BTW....the new battery works great.

⟐ Commented Haziran 09, 2016 at 18:37 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: iPhone 3GS Continous Rebooting Issue

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:08:35 -0700

My Iphone 3GS keep rebooting. It does this no matter what the situation, such as charging, syncing, etc.. Can you give me any suggestions?

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 06, 2016 at 9:08 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Why is my phone getting so hot?

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:08:18 -0700

no longer goes dark to save energy.

gets really hot to the touch when on.

when I touch the email icon it acts like it is going to pull up the emails but then returns to the home screen.

same with a camera often... when I touch the camera icon it sometimes goes to the home screen or goes to a blank screen.

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 06, 2016 at 9:08 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Should I remove flexible plastic cover inside 3GS touch screen

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:07:31 -0700

There is a flexible cover inside the replacement touch screen, attached to a thin foam barrier around the touch screen. If left in place, the edges show from outside with angled corners. should I leave this in place, or remove it.

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 06, 2016 at 9:07 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Why is the audio on my iPhone playing too fast?

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:06:57 -0700

The audio on my Iphone all of a sudden has started playing too fast. It sounds like the chipmunks. This occurs on voicemail, songs in the Ipod feature and streamed radio. What can I do?

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 06, 2016 at 9:06 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: iPhone randomly shuts down and often needs charger to restart

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:18:14 -0700

After I installed a new battery from ifixit.com to fix the error 29 during a firmware update (which worked perfectly fine with the new battery), my phone just randomly turns off and without a charger I can rarely restart it.

At first, even my time was set back to the first of January in 1969 every time this happend but when i set it to "set automatically" it seemed to have fixed this part of the problem.

Just FYI i also had to update my baseband to the ipad version 06.15, because I was forced to restore with an original firmware and really need an unlock.

I hope you can help me!

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 03, 2016 at 10:18 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Phone locks up on one screen

Wed, 25 May 2016 08:27:11 -0700

my screen locks up. In order to get back to the main screen I must power the phone off. The button does not work

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 25, 2016 at 8:27 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: After replacing battery, the phone will not hold charge?

Tue, 24 May 2016 07:56:36 -0700

After I replaced the battery on my iPhone 3GS, the phone will not hold charge and can only work if you leave it plugged in. Essentially this bypasses the battery.

The phone worked well for 1 day after the battery was replaced. Now it dies after you unplug the adapter.

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 24, 2016 at 7:56 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: replacing screen glass came without anything else attached

Fri, 20 May 2016 18:29:23 -0700

My replacement for iphone 3gs glass screen arrived but it looks different from the tutorial. The replacement glass screen doesn't have a wire like it shows on the tutorial. Should i send it back or try and use the old one from the broken screen

⟐ Commented Mayıs 20, 2016 at 18:29 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: iPhone isnt turning on

Fri, 20 May 2016 09:38:32 -0700

i have recently replaced my lcd screen thinking that was the problem it went black as the vibrate was still working. by the time my lcd arrieved the phone went dead. i replaced the lcd and the iphone 3gs still didnt turn on.. i tried holding the power and home button whislt plugged into wall and still didnt turn on. then i dicided to replace battery and it turned on but very dim went to plug it into charge and with in a few seconds it swtiched off, and now wont turn back on again..

any ideas guys??? i cant think of anything else..?

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 20, 2016 at 9:38 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: External speaker no longer works, will parts from iPhone 3 work?

Tue, 17 May 2016 08:49:47 -0700

My iPhone 3Gs that im only using as an iPod, has external speakers that are dead. The headphones work and the external earpiece works.

The on/off switch also no longer works.

Can I use the parts from my iPhone 3?

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 17, 2016 at 8:49 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Why does this phone operate by itself?

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:46:53 -0700

this iphone 3gs opens itself and will text or call people and goes into apps by itself, just wandering if anyone has this problem?

⟐ Answer accepted Mart 24, 2015 at 21:46 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: 3GS back cover compatiblity with 3G

Sat, 21 Mar 2015 22:28:26 -0700

will a 3gs rear case fit on a 3g

⟐ Answer accepted Mart 21, 2015 at 22:28 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: A single touch line is not working anymore.

Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:06:31 -0700

Hi,

I just had to replace my damaged LCD display and after replacing it a single touch line is not working anymore.

It the last app line before the dock or in the calculator the line with the numbers 4,5,6 and the +.

Do I have to replace the whole touch?

⟐ Answer accepted Nisan 06, 2014 at 22:06 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: 3gs screen won't turn on at all

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 04:47:06 -0700

hi everyone, so my iphone touch screen wasnt working unless i apply some pressure on the top of the screen, so i opened the iphone to see if there was any loose connections, there was a loose connection, when i was reassembling the phone the number 1 connector snapped out and the screen turned off, then i reconnected it and it worked again, then when i was reassembling it, it snapped out again, but this time i cldnt make it work again, i tried hard resetting and disconecting the board from the battery, but with no luck, it can connect to itunes i can hear sounds the vibrate button works, but it doesnt show as a camera on the computer, what shld i do plz help ty in advance :)

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 16, 2014 at 4:47 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Battery doesnt charge after a remplacement

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 04:47:01 -0700

my iPhone 3gs deosnt seem to charge after a battery remplacement, the phone battery stay at the same level after I plug in to charge it

I see the symbol that my phone charge but after few minutes plugged the phone still at the same level.

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 16, 2014 at 4:47 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: How to fix LCD Screen and Black line?

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 04:38:33 -0700

I have a problem with my iphone 3gs, i dropped it a month ago, and a small crack appeared below the glass and what appears to be on the LCD screen. I am in South Africa, and was in Cape Town at the time so enquired on cost and a friend said he could get it replaced for me for R350, which is a good deal. However I then had to come back up to Johannesburg, and havent been able to find someone who will do it for the same price. Yesterday, I was sitting at my desk, with my phone next to me, and two lines appeared on my screen adjacent to the crack, they were small, and crossed over half of the screen horizontally. I then went to bed last night and woke up to the cracks extending from end to end of the screen horizontally. Is this damage caused by the crack? If I replace the LCD screen will the black lines go away too?

My phone is hacked so that I can use it in South Africa, so cannot take it into an Apple store...

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 15, 2014 at 4:38 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: iPhone 3GS won't charge

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:58:56 -0700

I put a new battery in. It works great, and when I plug it in, Is recognizes the phone, shows the charging symbol, but DOES NOT Charge. After it drains, It will not turn on even when plugged in . Is it this fuse problem? Thanks, Rickdiii@aol.com

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 10, 2014 at 4:58 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: 3GS randomly rebooting / now stuck in restore mode with error 29

Sun, 09 Feb 2014 12:30:52 -0700

Preface: I have browsed similar topics but haven't seen this combination asked yet (although I am willing to admit defeat if it has been asked).

About 3 weeks ago my iPhone 3GS 16GB began randomly rebooting itself in 10-20 minute intervals. Superficial research led me to believe it was an issue with iOS 4.3.x and the 3GS, so I attempted to downgrade to 3.1.3. I wasn't able to downgrade successfully (error 3196), so I just kind of lived with the rebooting issue for a few days.

Within 4 or 5 days, the issue seemed to resolve itself. Phone behaved fine for about a week.

Waking up one morning, I tried waking up my phone (which was still connected to the AC adapter) and nothing happened. Completely dead. Couldn't power on, couldn't get into DFU mode, nada. Later on, I tried charging it again, and noticed the screen was actually flickering black (like the apple logo screen, without the apple). While charging, pressing and holding the home and power buttons somehow caused it to boot.

Now I am stuck at the iTunes screen (iTunes logo and USB cord). iTunes recognizes my phone (Device Manager recognizes Apple USB drivers) and wants to restore and update to iOS 4.3.5. Everytime I go through this process, the restore fails around "updating firmware", giving Error 29. It should be noted that I've tried restoring from multiple computers, with multiple completely new installs of iTunes and QuickTime.

Is this a battery issue? Should I try ordering the kit and seeing how it goes? I don't know what APN is in my phone currently. I've had the phone for about a year and 4 months, with no issues prior to this.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Joey

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 09, 2014 at 12:30 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: very weak wifi signal after getting phone wet

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:15:09 -0700

i got my iphone wet and after it dryed out in a bag of rice for 24 hrs everything is working fine except my wifi signal strength is extremely weak and will drop out often. i replaced the wifi antenna with the guide on this site but still have the same problem, im thinking it coukd be a problem with the chip or the soldered connections to it or would a full clean with isopropyl alcohol help. Any advice would be apprectated

thanks

⟐ Answer accepted Kasım 07, 2013 at 19:15 GMT-7