My Problem

I have owned an iphone 4s for almost two years. My contract runs out in about 6 weeks and im ready to chance carriers. My phone would not take a charge. Since it was almost two years old the folks at the local Apple store recommended i just renew my contract an purchase a new phone. They told me the dock connector was in bad shape. To replace the phone would have cost over 200 dollars. I found ifixit online and reviewed the instructions for replacing the battery and dock connector, so for around 60 bucks i thought i would give it a try.

My Fix

Easy to understand, step by step instructions made the repairs go without a hitch.

My Advice

Save your money, "Don't replace it, fix it!"

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

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My Problem

My iPhone 4s had quite some issues, broken lock button, a dock connector stuck in dock mode (thinking that it is in a music dock constantly) and my battery wasn't the freshest either after almost two years. So I decided to give it a polish and replace the dock connector the power and sensor cable (to fix the lock button) and a new battery.

My Fix

Repair went quite well, dock connector and battery replacement are fairly easy. I was sweating a bit with the power and sensor cable, a third or fourth hand would definitely have been useful here and there. But it went well, except that now the auto-brightness function doesn't work anymore, must have something to to with the sensor that maybe doesn't sit 100% correctly... But I am happy about the "new" phone.

My Advice

Take a piece of paper, orden the screws and parts you take out the phone and write next to them in which step you used them. Definitely helps for the more complicated repairs.

My Problem

My iPhone 4s jumped out of my pocket and into the toilet - not my finest moment, and not the first time one of my phones has escaped from my pocket. When the drying was complete, my phone worked perfectly except for the speakers. At first I thought they were dead, by it turned out that they worked fine. The problem was with the dock connector. The water had caused damage that made my phone think it was docked all of the time, so the ringer and alert tones weren't sounding, and music wouldn't play through the speakers. Once I had the phone opened, I also noticed a bubble in the plastic coating around the battery which coincided with an unusual warm spot in the back of the phone.

My Fix

The repair was a complete success and very easy for me.

My Advice

Guard your pockets!!

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

I simply couldn't charge my iPhone 4S anymore so I decided to give it a try to repair it for $40 instead of $200 in the repair shop.

My Fix

I process went smooth and i completed the task within half a hour. But it was a bit tricky to get the small bridge between the board and the back of the phone back in place.

Unfortunately my iPhone complained about no service after the repair. Somehow a iOS update fixed it. But now everyone that call me hear an echo of themselves when they speak. So i'll have to use the headset every time which is quite a bummer.

My Advice

The repair was easy following the guide. There are also tutorials on youtube which show you how to do it.

My Problem

My iPhone fell in a bath of water. I waited for the screen to go black as I watched it sink. It didn't and infact came back out still playing music. I was confident that no life ending damage had been caused. However, despite drying the phone and taking the usual precautions, a day later when I went to charge the phone, charging was intermittent and eventually stopped. I suspected the dock had suffered some damage.

My Fix

I opened the phone and noticed that the water indicators hadn't changed colour. This gave me hope. I ordered the parts (why not add a new battery as well as a dock while I am in there) and used the iFixit guide to get the old dock out and new dock in. It was quite empowering to plug the phone into the laptop to charge it and hear it connect and see it charge. I ran through all of the functionality of the phone and it was perfect.

My Advice

The guide was perfect and had no inaccuracies.

Take your time and don't rush it. Read the guide first and if possible take your own photos before each step so that you can see how things were before you interfered. Also worth having a magnifying glass - some of the parts and clips were unbelievably small.

If anything I have even more respect for Apple devices' designers - the tolerances of the packaging are remarkable.

My Problem

Audio connection with dock connector was down...

My Fix

Smoothly

My Advice

Follow the guide steps !!!

My Problem

My wife dropped her brand new Iphone 4S into a cup of tea and the mic ceased to work anymore. She took it to the apple store and was quoted ~$200 to repair?!? I found the dock connector and replacement guide on ifixit. I had the tools in my shop and the new dock connector was $39. BAM! phone is fixed lilke new and I saved $160. No thanks to the apple store. Thanks ifixit!

My Fix

The repair guide was simple and intuitive. It included all the information necessary for the repair. It was a huge help.

My Advice

Don't drop your phone into anything filled with liquids!

My Problem

Spilled a drink onto my phone which caused the dock connector to short out. No system sounds at all except ring tones was the symptom.

My Fix

The repair is simple and doable by 90% of people. You need tweezers and the plastic pry tools. A good light will help. The repair took about 20 minutes.

My Advice

One tip: make sure the microphone on your new dock connector doesn't have a clear plastic sticker/dust guard over the little hole. Make sure you remove this or you won't pick up any sounds. I'm not sure if this was an oversight in the instructions or