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Repair information and guides for the iPhone 6 that was released on September 19, 2014. Model Numbers: A1549, A1586, and A1589

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Ear Speaker not working after water damage/screen repair

Hi,

So my friend at work dropped his iphone 6 in the bath a few weeks back. It still worked, but the ear speaker had stopped working.

In an attempt to fix the issue, he used a "Reviveaphone" kit, which I believe involves putting the phone in an isopropyl solution.

This didn't fix his problem, but only made it worse - the phone now wouldn't power on at all.

He then asked me to look at the phone for him as I've replaced many screens & other parts for people in the past.

I took the phone apart, and gave it a week in a ziplock bag with some silica gel pouches. We discarded the battery and replaced with a new one.

The phone powered back on, but the screen was badly damaged and very dark, and the speaker still didn't work.

I've just replaced the screen and it's fine now, but the speaker is still not working.

Is it worth me replacing the camera/speaker flex cable? Or is it more likely to be a fault on the main board?

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%#*!^@, sorry! - I forgot to say, I replaced the speaker already.

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Most likely the ear speaker itself. Since it is directly open on the screen, it is likely that is was destroyed by water. I would replace that ear speaker. This does not mean that the flex cable needs to be replaced. They are separate parts.

Also to make sure the phones doesn't die a few month later from water corrosion, I would actually send to somewhere for profession ultrasonic cleaning. Once it's corroded and the longer you leave it the harder it is to remove the corrosion.

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