My Problem

I couldn't lock the phone nor shut it down

My Fix

It went great thanks to ifixit guides. It took me a while though, but there's a lot of components to remove and then put them back in place

My Advice

Be careful with the screws, they are tiny

My Problem

The dregs of a soft serve cushioned the fall of my iPhone four into a cup. The power lock button got jammed up with goo.

My Fix

The guides were great. The tiny long screw at the top flew across the room as I took it out but luckily I found it about six feet away. Works as good as new now!

My Advice

Keep the screws in their respective locations so they go back into the correct holes.

My Problem

Power and Lock button would not work. Doesn't depress.

My Fix

Very difficult to take all of these small components apart and keep up with the tiny screws. The step by step guide was very helpful though and took me thru the process. After all this though, the new button did not help at all. The problem must be with the plastic piece along the top of the phone (on the inside) that this button actually presses against. I did get the phone all back together and it actually works (i had my doubts) but I still have the same issue.

My Advice

The $25 toolkit was not very good. The plastic piece for lifting up the cables and wires was very helpful but you can get those for 99 cents by themselves. The kit did not contain a bit for the pentalobe screws as it said it did. The other screwdriver tips aren't very good either.

My Problem

iPhone 4 power button was stuck/would not move. Would not work.

My Fix

The guide was excellent but the #000 Phillips in the kit wasn't small enough for most of the little screws. I had replaced an iPhone 3 screen (kit from some other company) and used the Phillips that came with that kit.

It turned out that the problem wasn't the button, but the electronics so I just cut some tiny circles out of tape to make the button push farther. I used regular clear tape because it would compress the least.

My Advice

Before buying any parts take the phone apart to see what the actual problem is. I'm fine with eating the $5 for the button, and I will eventually use the driver kit for something else, but I guessed I would need the electronic power button but didn't want to spend the money if that wasn't the problem.

My Problem

back glass was cracked

iphone lock and home buttons were both broken, not working

My Fix

the repair went good, I fixed everything and it all works perfectly.

My Advice

1. make sure you have the right tools, I used one screw driver for this whole project. it was not the correct size to fit down in some of the hard to reach areas of the phone and it made things MUCH harder.

2. the home button and lock buttons were VERY difficult fixes. if you are a normal, average user. do not attempt to fix this yourself. even with the kids it can be very intimidating for someone who doesn't have experience building and taking apart electronics. if you are up for the challenge though. GO FOR IT! what is there to lose? your Iphone? YES!

My Problem

Phone started turning off randomly and would only turn back on when on the charger, as soon as it was unplugged it went off. I opened it up and ah-ha! The problem was the flex cable (is what I guess its called) from the battery to the board. It was corroded and when I tried to take it off it just split right in half, no force needed.

My Fix

Ordered a new battery, got here a day before it said it would which please very very very very much!!! Just took out the old popped the new one in and it turned on by itself. I let it charge for a while after I turned it on.

My Advice

I ordered the plasting opening tools and the spudger, but while they were cheap I don't think they were necessary, at least not for just changing the battery. You only need the screwdriver and your fingernail to unplug it!

My Problem

The Lock button on top of the phone wasn't working. Ordered the actual physical button but that wasn't the problem. There was nothing wrong with the button.

My Fix

The break down of the phone went fine. We took it apart and got it back together without problem. The phone works just the way it did before with the Lock button not functioning.

My Advice

The problem is the sensor not just the button. I will have to order the sensor and try again to fix the phone.

My Problem

My daughter's iPhone would not turn on anymore. The power button was pushed in all the way.

My Fix

I can't imagine how they put these things together! Very complicated (but easy). Watch out for the tiny screws - they tend to want to bolt (pun intended).

My Advice

It actually did not fix the pushed in power button, but I was able to get it to turn on after the install.

My Problem

My button was stuck, requiring a lot of pressure to get it to register anything. And even in that situation not always reacting. My battery life had been terrible. Charging for eight hours just for it to be at 60% in a matter of two just wasn't working for me.

My Fix

Being that the power button required full removal of the logic board, I was slightly leery. But I followed the guides to the 'T' and my phone is like new again. The only issue I really encountered was putting the small screws back in holding the button in place.

My Advice

Be sure to separate and organize all the parts you have to remove. Because if you just put them in a pile, you are asking for trouble. Personally, I put each step into its own pile so when I went back to the step to put my phone back together, I was just collecting the pile I needed and putting it back in the device. It made things go so much smoother.

My Problem

The power button ceased working and you could not power the iPhone off.

My Fix

All went well until I ripped the headphone jack cable. So I left the parts neatly laid out on the workbench with lables and parts.. then the cat thought he would help me fix the iPhone and proceeded to mix all the parts together. It is VERY difficuilt to tell a 1.2mm and 1.4 mm screw arpart

My Advice

before pulling any cables see if there are others attached or folder over the one you aRE MOVING,.