iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone 4S"

iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S Battery Connector detaches and takes out one pad

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:14:07 -0700

My surface-mount soldering skills are on the basic level.

I got set back even further when I saw one of the pads had also detached with the battery connector.

I actually heard the iPhone 4S can function without a battery.

How should I restore functionality on that detached pad? I will go hunt for a schematic.

What's the likelihood of restoring the phone to usable condition? We want to perform data recovery, at the very least.

⟐ Answer accepted Kasım 02, 2017 at 13:14 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: I forgot my Apple ID

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 08:27:25 -0700

can i get back my apple id... but i know my password

⟐ Answer deleted Ekim 11, 2017 at 8:27 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Which Screws go where?

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:04:00 -0700

I have replaced my screen on my iphone 4s and all the screws are muddled up. I have looked online to see if there were any VISUAL diagrams and video but there are none. Different shapes and sizes makes it difficult to understand which screw goes where.

Please help im going insane without my phone.

⟐ Answer edited Şubat 17, 2019 at 17:04 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Stuck on Restore: Itunes Error -1

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 05:01:23 -0700

I had jailbreak on my iphone 4s IOS 8.4 i wanted to give it to my brother and after i erased the iphone he got stuck on apple logo for about 2 hours so i tried to do a restore.

on itunes in the final part of the restore ""restoring iphone's firmware"" i gives me an error -1 sayind that the iphone cant be restored.....

btw, it is trying to restore on ios 9.0.2

how can i solve this?

thanks,

Miguel

⟐ Answer accepted Ağustos 15, 2017 at 5:01 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Can I replace cracked 4s frontscreen without digitizer?

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:06:22 -0700

can i replace my 4s screen with just a glass screen?

⟐ Answer accepted Temmuz 04, 2017 at 7:06 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Why is my phone stuck on the apple logo?

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 04:49:41 -0700

I was using my phone, texting my friend back then all of a sudden it just turned off/shut down on its own and when I tried to power it back on, it turned on but stayed on the apple logo and was dimming/fading. PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!! I WILL DO ANYTHING TO FIX MY PHONE.

⟐ Commented Haziran 30, 2017 at 4:49 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: How do I change the battery with one of your kits?

Sat, 10 Jun 2017 07:54:01 -0700

What kit do I use of yours to change my iPhone4s battery?

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 10, 2017 at 7:54 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S WiFi greyed out fix doesn't work

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 05:09:48 -0700

Hi there,

I have a problem with my iPhone 4S. I fixed the problem with the greyed out WiFi several times, but the problem comes back again and again. For the repair I used this guide: How to Fix iPhone 4S Wi-Fi Grayed Out

Do you have any ideas what I can do?

Thank you and greetings from Germany!

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 05, 2017 at 5:09 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: New battery for 4s from ifixit-still draining fast

Wed, 10 May 2017 06:52:25 -0700

I replaced my battery with one from iFixit, but it still drains fast and will get hot. It will drain overnight every time if not plugged. It also turns off by itself and I have to do a hard restart. When it does restart the battery will say it is at 30%--not at 2%.

I have turned off all background apps and even turned off the Mail function (and retrieving mail through Gmail app)

Thoughts? I want to give this to my daughter to use and will get a new phone for myself

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 10, 2017 at 6:52 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: stuck in "searching," SIM not recognized, then messed it up more

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:15:57 -0700

I replaced my cracked screen on my iPhone 4s. To my knowledge, I did it correctly. When I turned my phone on everything looked great, but then I realized I was stuck in "searching."

I tried:

-taking out my sim card (didnt recognize "no sim"

-changing time/date

-having someone call the phone

-and DFU mode

-turning phone off with sim out and then waiting to put the sim back in once its powered up fully.

I've read all the questions already asked. Someone mentioned trying to "restore" your phone from itunes. So, i moved on to that but now my phone is bricked. It will not complete the restoring process, at the very end it gives an error -1. which i understand is a "software error."

someone had mentioned that if this happens and your mac recognizes the phone's serial numbers and information, you may be okay to fix it. but if it doesn't read those, then the phone must be replaced. My mac recognized my iphone's serial number and all of its information still. I simply cannot get it to take new software in. It is stuck in restore mode with the itunes logo and usb on the screen. I cannot get it to do anything else. Thanks for your time

⟐ Commented Mart 06, 2017 at 11:15 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Why do the headphones work for music, but not for calls?

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:24:16 -0700

SO, I can not hear anyone on calls from the earpiece, but i can not but when I put the headphones in it doesn't work either. However I can hear music with headphones. Will replacing the earpiece address both issues?

⟐ Answered Mart 02, 2017 at 0:24 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Blue and black striped screen after replacement.

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:02:14 -0700

Hello,

I have just replaced my Iphone 4s screen and it is not working at all. it turns on but the screen is just full of vertical blue or green striped lines with a black vignette.

We have checked the connections and they are on properly.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any help.

⟐ Commented Aralık 19, 2016 at 0:02 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Battery discharging from 100% to 0% within a few hours

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:16:07 -0700

As the title really, I've got a problem with an iPhone 4S where the battery will fully drain from a full charge within a couple of hours. I have tried a full factory reset eliminating the software and replaced the battery and still no fix.

I'm thinking this may be a hardware issue, could it be one of the ICs need replacing?

⟐ Commented Eylül 16, 2016 at 13:16 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Who can save my picture from my trashed iPhone?

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:41:02 -0700

My iPhone 4S was completely trashed by multiple cars riding over it at high speed. when I picked it up, the battery was hot and so I immediately decoupled it. The device is completely trashed but the board containing the chips and stuff seems to be untouched.

I don't care about the telephone but I was just wondering if it is possible to get the pictures from the memory chip. It contains the birth pictures of my daughter. Can anybody help me with this? I will be grateful!!!

David

⟐ Commented Eylül 08, 2016 at 17:41 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Why is my iPhone 4s screen fading in and out

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:12:55 -0700

I have a question I have a problem with my iphone 4s ok it had got water damaged. after about a week of none use, i turned it on first the phone started over heating so I replaced the battery, then the screen started like flickering and going in and out and fading out. So i replaced the screen. everything was fine accept the front camera stop working I replaced the front camera, I let the phone go dead before charging the battery for 6 hours, then I realized my loud speaker wasn't working I replaced it. so now my problem is the screen fades in and out while trying to charge it, but when I i unplug the battery and plug the charger straight to the phone the screens comes on and works just fine. also my battery connector broke off do you think I could need a new battery connector or a new battery?

⟐ Answer accepted Ağustos 21, 2016 at 9:12 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: I forgot my passcode How can I remove my passcode?

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 13:50:11 -0700

I forgot the passcode of my iphone 4s how can i remove or fix it?

⟐ Answer deleted Haziran 18, 2016 at 13:50 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: I got an error saying unknown error occurs(code 51) when i'm restoring

Mon, 16 May 2016 04:47:50 -0700

Can someone help me out my i tried to restore my device but when it start to restoring its firmware an unkown pop up! I was manually restoring my device from ios 7.1.2 to 9.3.1

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 16, 2016 at 4:47 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Where can I find reliable iPhone 4S replacement batteries?

Sat, 14 May 2016 07:36:59 -0700

I'm just sick of getting batteries that just cause the phone to constantly reboot.

Already tried heaps of hardware solutions and getting a quality battery seems to be the solution. So where can I buy reliable batteries?

I also have a battery tester incase battery needs activation.

⟐ Answered Mayıs 14, 2016 at 7:36 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: Screen won't turn on, flashlight won't turn off.. d'fuq?

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 03:43:24 -0700

My boyfriend's iPhone is pretty old and pretty well-worn. We were in a sauna when his phone started really glitching out.. The flashlight wouldn't turn off at first, the flashlight button on the screen went grey, as if there was no flashlight connected or something.

Then the screen went black after a few minutes of us trying to fix that and it's been that way for the entire night.. The phone will buzz when connected to charge, and made a "tap" noise recently as he was trying to mess with it, but no real changes..

Trying to turn it on, charge it, hard reset, even smacking the camera on a corner as one person on this site suggested, doesn't work.

HALP.

⟐ Answer edited Nisan 05, 2016 at 3:43 GMT-7

iPhone 4S: iPhone 4s shuts down at 68 percent

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 06:01:51 -0700

I purchased a new battery from iFixit last May (almost a year now). Phone was fine until a week ago. The percentage of charge, at which it shuts down, has been steadily increasing. This morning it shut down at 68 percent, when it started doing this it was shutting down about 50 percent.

I thought the replacement battery was suppose to last longer than a year. I take it this is the battery.

Daphne

⟐ Answered Mart 18, 2016 at 6:01 GMT-7