Carlos Oulman

Starting with the iPhone 8, the only way to replace the glass on the back of the phones is to transfer the components into a new back housing. The back glass is not designed to come off. Some people have had success removing the back but this is done with a laser. From what it looks like, the entire back is one piece just as previous models.

I ran into an issue with a laptop that was trying to connect to a 5GHz network instead of a 2GHz one. I adjusted the settings in my router and that fixed the problem. Band steering is turned on for my router. This setting will choose what network a device connects to based on the device. The problem was that I had a setting turned on that made devices prioritize the 5GHz band over the 2GHz one. This laptop was a bit on the older side so I think it could see the 5GHz network but wasn’t really able to work on the band. As soon as I turned off the settings in the router I was able to connect to the network.

Did you try putting the original components back in the phone? Why did you replace the front camera assembly? Does this phone show any sings of previous damage? Do the volume buttons work?

In what way did the display start acting up? You are most likely having issues with the digitizer and not the LCD itself. There are many places to get replacement parts with different quality standards so if you got something from Amazon it could be a low quality part. Did the replacement digitizer come with the cables pre-bent? Apple products are very particular about how ribbon cables are bent and this can cause issues. One other thing to look at, the frame. Is your frame bent? This can cause the digitizer not to sit right and could also cause problems.

I’m not sure but I think if one camera is not working, you can get stuck when trying to switch cameras in the app. I have seen the flashlight not work before on a phone because one of the cameras was not working. I believe it was linked to the rear camera.

In my experience, when something is grayed out on iPhones it’s because that component is not functioning. I have also seen a bad rear camera cause the flashlight to not work. It’s likely you accidentally damaged the Wi-Fi antenna. It’s also possible that the connector is not clicked in correctly. There is also a screw that holds a bracket to the frame. Not sure if this grounds anything but that could also be a potential reason this is not working.

Bad battery, software or hardware issue. Could be either of these. How long have you had this device? More than a few years? Very likely then it could be due to a bad battery.

Where are you getting your parts from? Could be low quality replacements. It could also be the way you are folding the cables for the digitizer. Apple parts are very particular about how you fold the cables sometimes. Fold it the wrong way and you loose functionality our damages the part. Look at the original and bend the cables just like they are on the original.

There are a ton of these budget Samsung models. They may look very similar however parts for them differ slightly from model to model. You could have the wrong part. Could also be a low quality replacement since you got it from Ebay. I steer clear of these sites for parts since you never know what you are going to get.

Typically when we see water damaged devices the screen has to be replaced. We try to dry out any moister from screen however in most cases it doesn’t work. Just kinda the way the screens are built.

This guide does not show how to do a factory reset but rather shows how to force the device to restart.