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After replacing cracked screen, front camera not working

Hello -

Okay, weird one here.. I fix iPhones frequently for people (40+) and havent ran into this as of yet.

After replacing a cracked screen, the front camera is not working if the flex digitizer, lcd, camera shield plate is installed. If you remove it, reseat the front camera cable it works fine. Tried two different front cameras!! WEIRD!

Thanks for your input...

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It sounds like something is grounding out somewhere. Try putting a small square of electrical tape on the camera before you put the speaker and camera shield back on. Maybe cover the sides of the camera as well. The tape shouldnt be too thick as to cause fitment issues.

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Thanks for the tip - I will give this a shot and see if that works. That was kind of my guess as well but hadnt spent any more time on it yet.

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Any luck with the camera?

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Unfortunately the friend I fixed it for is on vacation so I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I just left the shield off so the camera would work while she's gone.

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No worries. I was just checking to see if I could be of further help.

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