It took 6 years, but I finally smashed an iPhone screen.

My Problem

I've managed to own some generation of an iPhone since the first one was released, and while I have dropped them several times, I'd never broken a screen. The screen was so badly damaged that the right side didn't even respond to touch anymore.

My Fix

Those screws are really tiny! The iFixit guide was very clear and helpful. I appreciated little notes like, "it may require a lot of force to remove, this part is fitted very tightly," that gave me confidence I wasn't going to break anything.

After about 30 minutes I had everything back together and everything working again.

My Advice

Make sure you don't have too much coffee before trying to handle those tiny screws and connectors. Be sure to make notes about which screws go where for reassembly.