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iPhone 5s: iPhone 5s Logo flashes then black backlit screen

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:02:06 -0700

Ok so I have this iPhone 5s that was sitting around for a while. I charged it up and it powered on just fine. I was hoping to get some photos off the phone. It was charged up to full, then I left it around hoping to get to transferring the files but got distracted so it ran out of battery, the next thing I knew it would not boot. When I press the power button the logo flashes for about half a second then it goes to a black backlit screen. I feel like I have tried just about everything. I had another 5s around and I switched the logic boards in them, same issue. I have tried a few of those recovery software programs that promise to not lose data through updating to no avail. It boots straight into recovery mode and is still recognised by iTunes but I haven't tried to restore yet as I was hoping to keep the data but I have assumed that this must have been a hardware issue. I know it may be wrong to assume that if I haven't tried restoring but I don't understand what could have caused this. As I said it was fine one minute and the next it just wont boot. I suppose my questions are, are there any data recovery options that could actually preserve the data? I have heard of 'professional data recovery services', does anyone have experience with these? Or should I try heating the A7 or NAND chips? Also one more thing I may mention, I believe I have read that you should still be able to power on the device with the battery disconnected while it is plugged in, is this true? Because I tried this and it will not power on. Perhaps there is a short somewhere?

⟐ Answered Ağustos 31, 2022 at 9:02 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: I poked my iPhone 5s' battery. What do I do?

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 15:11:10 -0700

I was prying my iPhone's battery out with a plastic ruler, because I didn't know it had pull tabs, and I heard a crinkle in the paper. I know it is punctured because it has a sweet smell at bottom. No smoke, flames, or heat, but I am scared to try and pry anymore. What do I do?

⟐ Answer accepted Temmuz 02, 2022 at 15:11 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Why my Battery drains so Fast?!

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 01:35:12 -0700

Hi there!

I have an iPhone 5S which I traded a broken Galaxy S6E for.The phone looks good, problem is that the battery drains a bit quicker than expected. It gets a bit warm but very little. It continues to drain overnight or in my pocket, Wien 20/30/40% randomly shuts down and it doesen’t accept all the cables. He gave me the original cable which seems to work for now.I’ve read on the Internet that it may be iOS 11.2.1 that causes issues, but not sure.

⟐ Answer accepted Mart 13, 2021 at 1:35 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: baseband programmer iPhones 6.7?

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:45:16 -0700

Baseband programming? Where to buy such a programmer and is it possible? https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/43620005 or is it also for models in the pictures you can see that it is programming the baseband.

⟐ Answer accepted Ocak 20, 2021 at 1:45 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: current draw fluctuating when power button pressed

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:38:01 -0700

Hi , i have an iphone 5s which had a charging issue , i changed the U2 and it was working fine i charged battery fully and phone was ok .

I replaced the shields ,put the phone back together and it didnt work .

took it apart again and found U1600 looked a bit damaged , i thought i was careful but maybe i caught it when replacing the shields , anyway i have changed U1600 but still the same .

when connected to dc power the amps fluctuate (see this video)

5S no boot

What does this indicate . ?

I have checked PP_BATT_VCC_CONN and its good 3.8 V

I thought on the schematic it listed the critical voltage lines but i cant seem to find them .

⟐ Answered Kasım 27, 2020 at 16:38 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: iPhone 5s Missing Screws(Got new set of screws)

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:05:50 -0700

I have an iPhone 5s which is in bad condition the back cover and the screen. So I already ordered the back cover and the screen replacement. The question is, I noticed that some screws are missing(I ordered also a set of new screws) and I want to put the new ones. How can I find the right screw? There are so many inside the screw set.

Notice: I only need the missing screws(that’s difficult for me

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 04, 2020 at 15:05 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Apple logo and red screen

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:37:23 -0700

My phone screen is either blank, apple logo, or red screen. I changed the battery and it didn’t fix the problem. What else can I try to fix the problem? Logic board?

⟐ Answer accepted Eylül 22, 2020 at 17:37 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Screen not responding/has a mind of it's own when typing after repair

Sat, 11 Jul 2020 06:14:39 -0700

Basically, I dropped my phone, screen-first, onto a hard floor. It cracked really badly. I thought to myself, "I successfully repaired an iPhone 4S screen many a time, and as that involved taking the phone to pieces, how hard can a 5S be when you remove the screen from the front, right?"

Wrong.

I watched the iCracked YouTube tutorial (I didn't buy my screen from them, I got it from Htechy). I realised you had to replace the button (which the hole didn't line up with on the screen, despite the screen being a more expensive one) and the camera and speaker and all that jazz. I did it all, put it back together and it seemed to work fine. Home button was a bit sketchy with the placement of, but it worked completely fine. The ear-speaker and front-facing camera worked too. I thought "Brilliant!". But after a few minutes, the screen would not respond to my touch or would type by itself (i.e. spam a key. usually on the left side such as E and D), but only for a second. After a few hours, the same problem kept happening worse and worse, but I would just lock my screen and unlock it and it would work pretty fine. But now, 2 days later, I can barely use it because:

It types by itself
It scrolls by itself or rejects my swipes (i.e. to close apps after a double tap of the home button)
It won't pick up my touch

I don't know what's wrong with it and I don't know how to fix it. I can try fixing it if I know the issue. I doubt any phone shop would touch it now I've done it, either.

Thanks.

⟐ Answered Temmuz 11, 2020 at 6:14 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Where to find logic board?

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:59:09 -0700

I have seen the replacement part on iFixit but it is out of stock and I need it urgently. Is there any logic board that is available, with or without the paired home button or anyone selling iPhone 5S for parts?

⟐ Commented Haziran 15, 2020 at 6:59 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: I need to remove a replaced battery with no tabs

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 06:55:36 -0700

I have a reconditioned 5s that may have had a battery replaced. It doesn’t have the adhesive pull tabs so I think it was jury rigged. Any suggestions for removing a stuck battery (other than heat)?

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 03, 2020 at 6:55 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Why won't the screen click into place?

Tue, 24 Dec 2019 08:21:58 -0700

I tried to open the device and take the screen off (it was my sister’s phone), she wanted me to stop and I barely had it open, so I went to click the screen back into place, but it won’t click into place. Please help!

⟐ Commented Aralık 24, 2019 at 8:21 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Not charging after battery replacement

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:13:42 -0700

I recently replaced my battery with one I bought from ifixit. It worked fine for a few weeks but suddenly it stopped charging. When I connect the charger it indicates that it charges but the battery does not charge at all. I opened the phone, disconnected and reconnected the battery and it seemed to be OK for the next weeks. Since yesterday I have the same problem again and the same trick did not do anything at all. Any ideas?

Thank you all for your help. An update: I checked the charger port flex cable which seems fine. Then I disconnected the battery and when I plug the charger the phone shows the apple logo. The battery cable also seems to be OK. Maybe the battery itself is faulty? Should I ask for a replacement battery?

⟐ Commented Kasım 28, 2019 at 7:13 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: At night I can notice a red light next to the front facing camera

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:58:52 -0700

There is the camera at the top, underneath it the microphone and to the left of the microphone is where this dull red light appears I do not notice it during the day.

⟐ Answer deleted Kasım 11, 2019 at 20:58 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Fixes for error 9 iPhone 5s

Sat, 02 Nov 2019 17:35:49 -0700

I have an iPhone 5s, I swapped the orginal logic board with another to see if it worked, when I put the orginal board back in I got a bootloop, then forced recovery mode and got error 9 in itunes.. The screen has been replaced twice, the orignal was completely busted. I used to get error 4013 but its been error 9 now. I have tried every combonation of disconnecting cables and what not, whatever combonation you think of I have tried. I really dont care about my stuff on the phone anymore, I have a backup in icloud. Please help.

⟐ Answer accepted Kasım 02, 2019 at 17:35 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Watermarks behind glass front panel

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 06:35:40 -0700

My Iphone has had a soaking in rainwater, it has dried out and apperes to be functioning normally, however there is a random pattern of water marks in front of the led screen which reduces the contrast and redability of the screen, does anyone have any experience of stripdown to remove these marks?

⟐ Answered Ekim 15, 2019 at 6:35 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Phone shuts down automatically.

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 07:33:39 -0700

It's working alright and out of the blue turns off. This happened multiple times.

⟐ Answered Ekim 02, 2019 at 7:33 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Digitizer port is damaged, photos included.

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 20:52:55 -0700

My phone has weird issues. The number six will not type, I have replaced the digitizer twice and the issue remains. I bought a magnifier to take photos of the port and this is what I found.

Is this a hard fix? Can I buy one large part with it already attached? Do I need to learn to microsolder?

Thank you for your help!

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 01, 2019 at 20:52 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: iPhone 5s will not power back up

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:53:50 -0700

Iphone 5s was submerged in salt water. It was removed from salt water and rinsed/submerged in fresh water to hopefully get rid of salt. It then placed in container of rice for several days. Will not power back up or indicate charging when plugged in. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer accepted Eylül 02, 2019 at 12:53 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Headphone jack compatibility between 5c and 5s

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:15:04 -0700

I've got an iPhone 5s with headphone jack not working and a broken iPhone 5c .

Anyone knows if I can use the 5c assembly (lighting connector and headphone jack) to replace the 5s one (following the ifixit guide iPhone 5 Lightning Connector and Headphone Jack Replacement) ?

Thanks

⟐ Answer accepted Ağustos 16, 2019 at 19:15 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: How to work with iPhone 5s glass without OCA layer

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:04:58 -0700

Hey there,

we ordered iphone 5s glasses and thought that they contain the glass, the frame and the oca glue layer.

Unfortunately there is no OCA layer on the inside of the glass. So we can not connect the glass with the lcd.

Do we have to buy those OCA layers seperately?

Do you have some solutions or links?

Thank you for the response!

Onur from Mobile-Box

Thanks a lot

⟐ Answered Haziran 15, 2019 at 9:04 GMT-7