My Problem

I replaced the iPhone 4 battery with no problems using the screwdrivers that I bought.

My Fix

No problems.

My Advice

Anyone can do it !

My Problem

Daughter's eBay Refurb iPhone 4 got wet (?), then went dead. The Apple Store wouldn't swap it as it was not their Refurb. I took it apart, cleaned it with electronic cleaner per various YouTubes, and surprisingly it worked! Missing some screws along the way, however, and wanted to get some better tools for the next time.

My Fix

I ordered these parts and received them in less than a week at an APO in Germany (Priority USPS). This is record-breaking speed for us to receive something from Stateside! Most suppliers won't deal with APO's at all or only ship "standard" (??) shipping, which comes to an APO in 6-8 weeks.

My Advice

I Googled instructions for taking apart the iPhone and ended up following one of your overview instructions showing how to pry the display off. Unfortunately, it did not indicate, at least in that overview, that the screws holding it in place needed to be loosed and removed, so ended up breaking several corner tabs. Managed to superglue these later and it went back together OK. Might want to edit into your overview that there are screws, or in bold to look at the detailed instructions.

My Problem

The power button stopped working: it wouldn't turn on or off, and there was no click sensation when you pressed it. It felt like the button was pressed in all the time, but somehow disabled. There was still a bit of play, and nothing was corroded or dirty. It just didn't do anything when you pressed it.

My Fix

The iFixit guide was invaluable for showing how to disassemble the phone and remove the power button, but it did not explain how the button and power switch actually worked. Once the actual micro switch was exposed, I realized the switch itself still worked if I pressed on it directly, it just didn't work with the button, so I ordered another button hoping that was the problem, and reassembled the phone while I waited for the new one to arrive. I verified the exposed power switch was working, then covered the opening with tape to keep the schmutz out until the replacement arrived. Unfortunately, the new button didn't fix it! There was nothing wrong with the button itself, it turned out there was a small dot on the surface of the switch that was shown in the iFixit guide that was missing. I used a minute dab of nail polish applied with a toothpick to the center of the switch, and shaped it into a tiny 1 mm dot in the center of the dome as it was drying. This worked like a charm!

My Advice

The trick was realizing there was a difference between my phone's switch and the switch shown in the photo in the iFixit guide. The photo showed a tiny black dot on the surface of the yellow tape covering the tiny dome switch, and this was missing on my phone. This dot makes contact with the center of the small cylinder in the back of the button, and sets the distance the button travels when it's pressed. Without it, the button just bottoms-out and doesn't actually push on the dome switch. I wish the ifixit guide explained this.

My Problem

Recently my two-year old iPhone 4 stopped working -- black screen, holding down the top button neither turned the phone off or on. On my laptop, iTunes recognized the phone but said it was in "recovery mode" and must be restored to factory settings. It started the recovery process however, just after the step of contacting Apple to verify the phone, it put up the message "The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (2001)."

I took it to the Genius Bar at the downtown San Francisco store. James plugged the phone into his laptop and received the same message. After a few more quick tests he said the error message is related to a security issue and there is no way to bypass it -- the only solution is to replace the phone.

Not satisified with that answer, I went home and called Apple support and worked my way through four different people. The last person was Cindy, a senior advisor. She said the same thing as James.

My Fix

I researched online and found that someone with a similar problem had opened the iPhone and simply reset the battery using the iFixIt iPhone 4 Liberation Kit. I tried it (pulled the battery out following the excellent instructions and then put it back in) and ten minutes later iTunes kept going and was able to restore the phone. Unbelievable. The Liberation Kit saved the day!

My Advice

I'm a software developer. There is always a way to bypass an error and get to where you want to go. How can Apple, with its megawatts of software engineering power, just fold their cards over a single error message? I know, they just want to sell me a newer phone. They want money instead of the satisfaction of a good solution. But do they really have no way to bypass an error message to restore a phone? Can't they access an arsenal of simple fixes like resetting the battery? Apple has really let me down on this one. But iFixIt has come to the rescue. I appreciate a resource like iFixIt who does care about solving problems.

My Problem

Wi-fi not working

My Fix

Alright

My Advice

Uploading photos was impossible. I lost all my story. Your guides are very well done. Your spare parts are very useful. Your uploading system is driving me crazy. My advice is: improve it. Thanks

My Problem

I needed to replace my iPhone4 battery.

My Fix

Having the right tools made all the difference! The 5 point screw driver provided worked perfectly! Got the battery replaced in short order.

Thank you iFixit!

My Advice

I will check iFixit first from now on!!!!!!!

My Problem

The SIM Card wouldn't eject.

I wanted to be able to change out the front and back myself. Without spending a ton of money to swap out the phones.

My Fix

It went well

My Advice

Your tools and instructions are pretty awesome. I like the freedom from the Apple machine.

My Problem

Droped my iphone and cracked display iphone 4s white.

My Fix

It was really simple and ifixit guide made is simple to understand .

My Advice

Buy from ifixit really good original product.

My Problem

The main microphone in my iPhone 4S (at the bottom of the iPhone) didn't pick up the sound during regular phone call or using Apple Voice Memo App (unless I shout!).

My Fix

Since the main microphone is part of the dock connector, so I replaced the dock connector (follow the instruction from iFixit). Everything is working fine now.

My Advice

Be careful at the "Step 17" in the instruction since the part is supper tiny. Also, at the "Step 18" you might need a magnifying glass(+good lighting) to help you see the tiny socket when you reassemble the "home button ribbon cable."

My Problem

My phone had dropped in the toilet and wouldn't turn on and it felt like it was burning up and I didn't want to get a whole new phone. I bought a new battery and watched the video twice on how to replace the battery, and I did it.

My Fix

I got it done and I'm all proud of myself, even though it was actually easy. Too bad that turns out that it didn't ultimately fix my phone, every time it charges it suddenly gets very hot to the touch and discharges, which actually it was already doing after days of sitting in rice (to dry out the phone). So, I don't know but I probably killed another battery. It's too bad, but I suppose if my new phone ever falls into my two year old's hand again and from there to the toilet, I know and am capable of quickly opening it and taking the battery out.

My Advice

Before I spent the money on the new battery I wish I'd known that changing the battery wouldn't fix the problem. I wish I knew if it can be fixed at all.