My Problem

A family members iPhone 4 decided one day to literally just turn off (or so it appeared anyway) forever and wouldn't respond to any button presses or charging attempts. Nothing physically happened to the phone to produce this problem, it just shut off.

My Fix

I figured I would swap out the battery with one from another 4 and see if it would work... AND IT DID! So after looking at the "dead" battery I decided to put that back into the phone from which I took the working battery from and tried to boot up the good phone and that worked too!?!

My Advice

The only advice I can give here is to try removing and reattaching the battery and try booting the phone before deciding the battery is dead. My assumption of what happened is some small hardware hiccup that caused the buttons to become unresponsive or the battery somehow had a loose connection or something. I'm not totally sure what happened but I am glad that all phones are working without the need for a new battery.

My Problem

My Wife dropped her iPhone for the 100th time, and this was the time it shattered the screen.

My Fix

The first time I tried, everything went smooth; till I was plugging some of the cables in; One cable seemed to come up short; I soon discovered that something I had done had sheered the thin cable and it was ruined. I ordered a second screen and this time everything went perfect!

My Advice

Take your time when putting it back together; make sure you have a good way to keep track of your screws.

My Problem

The first sign of failure was the volume buttons on the phone were not adjusting the volume, and the phone did not play some sounds. Next the phone stopped turning off.

My Fix

No problems in replacing the dock connector, except the first one iFixit sent me had a broken ribbon cable for the microphone. After emailing iFixit, they sent me a new replacement that worked correctly.

My Advice

n/a

My Problem

Front glass completely crusched

My Fix

Still awaiting the new glass

My Advice

yes

My Problem

The Home button stopped functioning on an iPhone 4 that is less than a year old. I fixed it because the poorly designed phone doesn't old up to normal use and Apple won't stand behind their products.

My Fix

The repair went well. My wife is happy again.

My Advice

Watch the Youtube video of this repair first to see what you are getting into. I purchased the recommended tools for this repair. The #00 screwdriver was not needed, don't buy one if you don't have one already. In fact, don't buy any of the drivers unless you need to, $6 each is too pricey for the quality that you receive.

My Problem

My IPhone 5 was about a week old when I dropped and cracked it - screen did work but the danger of glass splinters in my fingertips while checking the weather forecast, and a long life expectancy of this marvelous phone, made me move to try to replace the screen. Internet said it was simple to do, and with somewhat crafty fingers and interest for fixing broken stuff, I went ahead and collected the pieces I needed. Screen from Hong Kong, supplied with tools that did not fit. So I got the needed tools from iFixit - iPhone 5-point pentalobe screwdriver, suction cup and a Phillips #00 screwdriver that was to big - all delivered on time and to the right price!

My Fix

I went ahead, instruction video in one hand, broken iPhone in the other. The suction cup did not work on a cracked screen, rather obviously, as air seeped in through the cracks in the broken screen. So this advice, generally provided in all instruction videos, is a bum advice. You can skip the suction cup. And of course, everything is a little bit more fiddly than it seems in the video. The real difficult part was the camera, sensor, and home button part of the operation. With patience, slow pace and step by step approach, I got through it, and I now enjoy fantastic phone at full splendor again.

My Advice

Skip the sucction cup. Take good time. Keep very good order of all the microscopic screws - make your own screwchart if you dont have one. And - you can do it if you have some patience, and ability for fiddly work! Good luck!

My Problem

Poorly functioning home button on a nearly 2 year old iPhone 4. It was either try to fix it or cough up the skrilla for a new phone

My Fix

It went well except for breaking the corner off of the logic board. I didn't realize there was a specific guide for the Verizon version and I missed a screw hiding under some tape. I managed to piece it back together and everything seems to work fine so I guess I got everything grounded sufficiently.

My Advice

Like the video, having a screw tray or separate cup for each step's screws makes it so much easier to get back together.

Also, the logic board comes out much easier if all the screws are removed...

My Problem

The earphone speaker had virtually no volume.

My Fix

Using your guidelines it went well. Did not use all the tools purchased.

My Advice

Old eyes need a magnifier before starting this task.

My Problem

After countless falls the rear glass cracked. Just couldn't take it any more.

My Fix

Not bad, but I'm concerned the panel wouldn't slide completely on. Maybe a millimeter off. It might just need extra force but it's not that noticeable and the screws tightened OK. Not going to bother until I'm ready to sell it.

My Advice

Not really.

My Problem

Low battery that needed to be replaced

My Fix

I watched the video and read the guide. The video did not explain how difficult it would be to put the battery in and rescrew the very tiny screw for the battery. Very frustrating.

My Advice

Improve the video and the guide to give tips on getting the new battery in and the screw inserted correctly.