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Justin
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Dropped iPhone, screen went white. Replaced LCD, screen still white.
I got a dropped iPhone with a white screen from a good friend of mine. My iPhone had a boatload of other problems but the LCD worked great. I put my LCD in his iPhone and for the whole day it felt like a brand new iPhone.
This morning it was working fine for an hour and then I noticed the screen was white. I noticed if I lightly tapped the screen it would flicker back to normal and vise versa...but eventually it was stuck white.
I opened it up and checked the front ribbons and everything was in order. I put it back together and it was normal for about a minute, now it's white and there's seemingly nothing I can do to fix it.
Has anyone experienced this? Did I just break a second LCD based on another problem with his phone?
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Hey guys...I opened it up and double checked my connections...t
Still a white screen... Once again for a whole day it worked perfectly. out of nowhere the screen turned white and would flick back and forth as I lightly pressed it, until it went fully-white.
any ideas?
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Akber Jesani
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I have seen this issue many times as i've repaired plenty of iphone 3g's. The main cause of this is from the impact of the fall related directly to the mother board.
Generally if you replace the LCD with a fully functional and tested LCD and you still get a white or flickering screen it means that the FPC Connector on the mother board has been damaged from the impact of the fall. The FPC connector is the part where the LCD is plugged into the mother board.
The FPC connector can be replaced but it is not an easy task, it requires patience and precision and working knowledge of soldering.
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markus weiher
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I would first try to reset the iPhone - press and hold the home button and the power button at the same time until the iPhone restarts - if you're lucky - it will work again.
if not - it could be the display connector that needs to be reseated
use the display assembly guide to open the iPhone and check the connectors - but be careful - if you short the contacts of the connector, the coil for the backlight could be damaged - so removin the battery would be a good idea
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I tried a reset, still having an issue. I hadn't even thought about checking the connections first. I'll track down some spudgers and take a look. Thanks!
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illPod
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Check the connection is home for the LCD. i find disconnecting, blowing in both the connector tab and port then placing the connector squarely on top of the port and pushing down firmly usually does the trick.
If that doesn't work it may be that they are different versions/models of LCD? remove the LCD and check it against the old one, they usually have a (model) number printed on the back.
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Also make sure you hard reset the unit by holding both the power and home button until it reboots.
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timbo
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I have also had some issues around a white screen. One point that has been made in one of the youtube videos is that connecting a new lcd to the logic board whilst it is still powered up will not resolve a white screen issue - the board has to be powered down when connecting the screen, digitizer and earphone connectors. Be careful to power down before connecting the new lcd.
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Olivia
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My phone does that , and my lock screen is broken .
If you blow in the bottom where the charging port is , it will fix it .
I know it sounds stupid and ridiculous , but it works ..
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when you say "is cracked" i understand it´s broken.
certainly you have to change the display of your device.
you have to buy it!
there is a lot of step-by-step guides to open a iphone.
have you any friend with the same model of iphone?
try to get it borrow to change display from your friend´s iphone to yours, you will be able to know if the problem solve it when you change displays.
hope you can!
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kupajava
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more often than not, the white screen issue is not "hardware" based. It may be, but try a from "firmware" rebuild and see if that helps. No guarantees but if you have already tried everything else I would suggest it as my wife's was having this issue and it seems to have solved the issue. That being said, I did change out my wife's battery and after a few "don't use the 3g parts on 3gs!" mishaps the firmware rebuild was the one thing that resolved the last (white screen) issue.
Only use this as a solution of last resort, but it worked for me. Many iphone issues on the 3gs have a "white screen" symptom but 3 or 4 times a rebuild from saved firmware fixed the issue.
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I changed the glascover of my iPhone because it was broken. After putting the new one on, all I had was a white screen display.... :s Till I found out that the connectors from the lcd display were damaged, so I had to replace the lcd, too. After that, my phone was working like in the good old times again.
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Hi,
I have also had the white screen of death.
Here is my story...
Last week I dropped my iPhone 3GS.
It slipped out of my pocket while I was sitting on the couch.
I have dropped my phone before, but it is (or I should say was) in pretty good condition. You wouldn't know that it had been dropped, let's put it that way, no scratches no dents or cracks.
My phone fell approx 10 inches.
Right away I knew something was wrong, there was a popping type sound. I picked up my phone and tried to turn it on. The screen was white. I tried to turn it off but couldn't. So I force quit it. I then couldn't get it to turn back on. I was so mad at myself, but mostly just really really sad.
I scoured the internet for answers and came up with a few, button fixes this and that.
I took my phone apart, I mean I took off the digitizer and LCD, I also took out the logic board. I then put it all back together. Guess what? it worked! It came back on it synced with my mac and it all seemed good. The battery had been completely drained, even though when it fell it was just over 90% charged. I kept it plugged into the computer and it charged up to 100%, I then unplugged it, used it and all was good, everything seemed to work fine, I could make calls, receive calls, texts pictures, videos etc.
My next test, turning the handset off then back on.
It failed that test. I then kicked myself, why turn it off I had it working!
I tried what I had just done and again took the phone apart and put it back together. No good, all I had was a white screen.
I tried to clean the connectors. No good just a white screen.
I tried my daughters LCD. No good, her LCD went white, I by now was bricking it thinking I'd now messed up 2 iphones, when I put her LCD back in her phone it worked! I was so happy.
It didn't stop me putting my screen in hers though. No good, all I got was a white screen. I then put her screen back in. Her screen was now white as well!! That however was fixed with a reset (home and sleep combo). So I hadn't screwed her phone as well.
Well I ordered a new screen on the off chance. No good just a white screen UNTIL I did a reset with the new screen in place. Home and sleep combo, guess what? It is now working!!!
So I am assuming after changing the LCD for a new one that you still have to do a force quit due to the phone still actually being on when you take the front off.
I can't guarantee that this fix will work for everyone, but it did work for me. So try it it just might work for you as well.
Good luck
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I think he means holding home and power button at the same time for 10 seconds. This makes the iphone reboot, you should see the apple logo appear and you can release the 2 buttons and allow iphone to reboot. This works for many problems on iphones and is a good first line to repair..frozen apps, white screen, sound problems etc.
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i have a white screen to , i bourght an iphone 3g off my mate knowing it was like this , he says its the screen , the didgitizer is cracked to wich sugests that its been droped however , when he shown it me with the screen on it had a few lines down it i think . if i buy a new lcd and digitizer off amazon , will this fix it ? i dont think theres any damage to the board atall as it looks allmost pefrect please let me know what you think ! ;)
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Hi,
One thing to check if you change the LCD an digitizer is that all the connections are on securely. After ingot my screen fixed and working, the sensors weren't working right, do the backlight wasn't going off when I was on a call. So i had to open my phone back up again and fix the problem. Make sure to use twizzers to get the sensor in and don't forget to push the clip down! (I don't remember which number it's labeled but it's the one that goes from the LCD to the phone with the little gold connectors on the tip). After you replace the screen and digitizer and your phone is back together hold the home button and the power button down to 'force quit' This trick worked to get the new screen working, as it didn't work the first time I changed it. After this I had a perfect new screen, no more white screen of death and a big smile on my face!
Hope this helps,
Kathy
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Today I faced the same problem.. Screen sudden went White after dropping from lap.. then again i dropped it to check my luck.. but all went white.. Touch was working but then by mistakelly my finger pressed at bottom left of display where call back button popups..
then the phones screen flashed and came back again..
Thanks to GOD..
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See Another reviewer (HELLRAZOR) said to press the phone in the bottom left of display. This, after holding the reset keys (both home button and power off button), worked! Good stuff. I think perhaps the display can come loose and simply pressing this area reconnects the phone's internal components. But then again, I am not an expert and share my luck after reading HELLRAZOR's suggestion. The white screen is gone after at least three hard reboots (holding two buttons mentioned above). The key was to press the lower left screen. ODD, but TRUE! Thanks!
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charly
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force quit resolved my iphone issue - white screen. i panic and sad because i didnt know how to reboot my phone since power button is not responding. After reading this thread it helps me a lot. now my phone is working.
thanks a lot.
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my phone's screen is white, however I can still see all the buttons... my texts are impossible to read unless I copy and paste into the notes app. I havent heard of anyone else having this problem since it is not exactly the white screen of death... it is my second 3gs iphone to do this :( can anyone help? i restored it, did a hard reset, and nothing helps. esmith5288@live
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Craig
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I tried that but the white screen still continues to show, is the phone completely broke?
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Craig, it might work better for you to ask your own question. This one is getting old and really confusing due to cross postings. Click on here http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/Ask/iPhone... and give as much information as possible.
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mmmmm
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Hello, it should be the problem of the lcd flex cable... You need to replace the lcd display.. Here is the factory for this screen : http://www.eddogo.com/3g-lcd-display-tou... for your consideration
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Caroline
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Hey, kind of a bit late to reply but mine had a similar problem, it was because the screen was too far away or something, try pressing the screen on to the thing just with your hands press very hard thats how i fixed mine but might be a different problem...? You have to hold it down just use boh hands to squeeze scfreen and back together and keep it like that see what happens, let me know if it helped at all?
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Ian
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john
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hi I got a iphone 3g with no power problem.i found the proximity sensor nap problem n replace it..next change home button and changed lcd but still there is white and black screen.but i tried with others iphone 3g upper part then it works...but when i tried with my repair one then i got half screen white and half screen black..i am on stuck..all are new i mean new lcd new home button,new proximity sensor nap but still it is not working.....can anybody help me out
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mmmmm
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You may need a replacement for the screen with the working flex cable. This original lcd screen replacement should help you for this problem: http://www.eddogo.com/3g-lcd-display-tou... Thanks
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gcscomp
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Yea we just changed LCD & Digitiser at Excel Mobiles and phone was already switched on due to fact without removing battery, we couldn't get it to turn off. Once replaced got same issue as mentioned above, and held down power and home and when switched back on phone was working like a charm :D
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karwas
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Chris
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@Olivia I want to say a HUGE thank you as you answer solved my screen problems! Blowing in the connector must remove dirt from a video out pin or something but that's what fixed it!
I have the same problem. I pulled off the lcd of my wifes iPhone (knowing it was good), put it on my phone and it workes for about 1 minute then turned solid white. Now I've ruined hers to! any answers?
cej29485,
have you tried putting in back in your wifes does it do the same? also have you tried yours in your wifes?
illPod,
I haven't tried putting my lcd into her iPhone but I put her's back and it stayed white after my phone "fried" it. The apple store genius just looked at the moisture dots and said it was water damage or 'something else' and offered a replacement at $199. Looks like I may just have to bite the bullet on this one and buy the replacement. Any Ideas?
cej29485,
Those are some very strange problems - If you can't repair it and you do decide to bite the bullet and buy a replacement LCD, I'd recommend buying it from iFixit. Getting the Display Assembly from us will save you some money over buying it from Apple, and we have a 6 month warranty.
Taylor Arnicar,