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I can't get the screws on the sides of the LCD shield off without stripping them. I've tried JIS000 and 00 and still can't ge...

I can't figure out why my phone won't stay charged.

I have an HTC One M9 that is being super weird. Its stuck in what looks like fastboot mode and reboots every minute or so. OK...

I have one that is stumping me. iPhone 6, a1549, won't register on any network no matter what SIM I use. Tried using a VZW, A...

I'm trying to troubleshoot a G5 with no power. Battery is good, charging insert dock thingamadoodle is good, power button is ...

I have 3 iPad Mini 1st gens with the same issue: The front facing camera is not working. I replaced the cameras and still had...

I have 5 or 5 iPad 2s in my shop right now with wifi issues. After replacing the wifi antenna, the iPads will not detect any ...

I have ran into a few iPad Minis now where the power button will not put the device to sleep. I have replaced the power flex ...

I'm looking for a plastic spudger or something similar to use to pry up connections. Everyone I buy breaks after a couple use...

I'm trying to find either replacement glass or digitizer for the Moto G and am not having any luck. I can find the whole LCD ...

This is why I run away from water damaged phones. The problem is that you fix one thing and then a new problem pops up. You can keep repeating the process over and over. Its safe to assume the logic board has suffered severe damage. For sure on the charging system but it sounds like the touch system as well. At some point you have to know when to stop. That's a decision that you make and only you. But your next step is going to involve replacing ICs if you do continue. And again...I promise that won't be the end of the repair.

I'm a little slow but...why wouldn't you fix the power button? It should be a few dollars in parts and a half hour of your time.

The battery drain is most likely a result of knocking something loose on the board. Its not uncommon to knock a filter or connector loose. I would take a good look at the battery connector, any filters near it (I don't remember any close on an ip6+ but don't trust my memory) and more importantly, around the digi and LCD connectors. I would bet money on a filter being knocked off. its much more likely than a screen draining power. If it were the screen, I would expect a hot phone as a result of a short.

The first questions is: what do you need it for? The second is: do you really need it? If you just want something to play around with, any of the $40 Amazon digital ones are fine. If you want it for doing board level repairs, forget about seeing it on the screen. I have the Amscope SM4TZ with the camera. The camera is really only good for taking pics...not much else. It actually gets in the way more than it helps.

Alcohol is fine. Well...that actually depends on which form of alcohol you are talking. 99% IPA? Absolutely fine. 70% rubbing alcohol from the drug store? Should be OK but it will probably leave streaks from the high water content. Most of the people who say not to use alcohol have no idea what they are talking about and are just repeating what they think they have heard. You have to remember than an iPhone screen isn't an LCD on the outside. Its either Gorilla Glass or a knock off. Alcohol will evaporate way before it has a chance to chemically react with the glass. But even on a naked LCD without any glass, OCA or polarizer, 99% IPA is what I used to clean them with. With all that being said, I use Zeiss lens cleaner on the phones that I work on. Mostly because I don't want my customers opening up their new phone and being hit with a blast of alcohol. Instead it just smells clean. To sum it all up: use whatever you want. I've tried damaging screens with random chemicals because...well...I have issues. The w...

Reset it again. Make sure you SIM is in, doesn't matter if the SIM is active. Connect to wifi, then connect to your PC and iTunes. No idea why but some phones need the trifecta of SIM, wifi and iTunes to activate.

Check out this thread...it even has videos https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/tut-bypass-lg-lock-google-account-t3223518 Google FRP is what you are trying to get around.

You cannot buy an "Apple Original" display. Apple does not sell parts and does not authorize its suppliers to sell parts. Anything you buy that says "Apple Original" is from a sham company and should be avoided. You can however, find screens sold as OEM. These generally use the Apple LCD and glass similar to what Apple does. Its not true OEM but its close enough in most cases. But in reality, they are still high copy. So the reality is that it doesn't matter where you buy from, the parts are all knock offs. Buy from a reputable seller that stands behind their products. That's really the only difference.

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It sounds like the plastic piece that protects the glue where the microphone sticks on.