How do I fix broken touch button flex cable
While changing battery the flex cable for touch button tore. How do I fix it?
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if you have limited soldering experience send it to someone for repair as its usually a repair done under a microscope with jumper wires etc
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I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone willing to do trace repair on a torn flex.
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Hi Lenore,
What you are describing sounds like you have just torn the cable on the screen itself—-meaning that if you buy a new screen it will have a new cable. This cable is easy to tear off, I did it myself on the first iPhone 7 I opened.
When you get a new screen, follow the iFixit iPhone 7 screen replacement guide which will show you how to transfer your home button (down at the bottom of the screen under a bracket) to the new screen. BE CAREFUL. If you tear the actual home button flex, then you’re out of luck and will have to go to Apple for a screen replacement.
I am more concerned about WHY you were changing your battery to begin with. iPhone 7 aren’t usually old enough to need a new battery.
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@jessabethany did you see my comment on youtube under the s6 no power about the s6 edge plus+
I had to change the battery because it stopped working due to the bad battery issue apple acknowledged. Went to apple to get the $29 replacement but because there was a small ding in top corner they wouldn't do it without me paying to replace the phone. The ding affected nothing! I figured I was no worse off trying to fix myself since no one would touch it. So I need new screen? I just wanted to confirm that before I moved ahead w that step. Thank you
Yes, you need a new screen.
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Its torn where it connects to motherboard. Near where the flex cable for touch screen attaches. Comes out of metal square piece.
by lenore wheeler
can you add a photo
by daniel