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Whether in a case or not, if dropped the front or back glass can break. Apple doesn't fix the backs of iPhone because the glass is fused to the phone If you didn't purchase AppleCare+ when you bought the phone you can buy an Out of Warranty replacement for $449. If you bought AppleCare+ when you bought the phone the cost (assuming there is no other damage on or in the phone) would be $29. AppleCare+ can be a very smart investment for these expensive and breakable devices.
No, they don't. A case is a wise investment in protecting your phone from scratches and dings. But a case cannot prevent glass breakage in all situations. As such, no case sold by any company, Apple included will repair or replace a phone if the phone is damaged in a fall.
The iPhone SE was collecting dust on my desk when I saw the announcement that Apple was launching its Self Service Repair program here in the US. It would appear this new program is aimed more toward DIY-ers than people looking to save money, especially if your broken phone is still under warranty.
Since I consider myself to be fairly handy when it comes to projects like this, I decided to order a repair kit and find out if I could bring some new life to this phone that had essentially become a dangerous paperweight.
Be sure to check out the specific instructions for the repair you're looking to do. I focused on the section for replacing the display, but there are also good tips on how to deal with the broken glass on your phone and how to handle damaged batteries.
Prices vary from phone to phone and job to job. The recommended display bundle for the iPhone SE, which includes the new glass, adhesive and screws costs $129.56 plus tax. This is about what it would cost to get your screen repaired by Apple, but without the sense of accomplishment of doing it yourself!
I'm not going to tell you where to find the code in the manual, because I think it is a good idea to look at the instructions before you dive in. But I will tell you that the code is different from device to device, so the code in the manual for the iPhone 13 is different than the code for the SE.
Depending on your experience as tinkerer, you might already have some of these items at home, so you could just order the remaining tools you need. Of course, there are other tools on the market that you can buy that might end up being cheaper than the ones offered here.
But unless you plan on doing repairs like this fairly often,I think renting a complete kit is the way to go. For $49, you get all the tools you need to do the job. The kit is specific to the iPhone model you're working on, and you get to keep the kit for a week.
At this point it should be noted that by renting the kit, you're agreeing to a $1,200 (plus tax) hold being placed on your credit card to cover the cost of a lost or damaged kit. The fine print says that when the kit is returned within 7 days, complete and undamaged, that the hold will be released within 5 to 7 days.
In addition to the tools that come in the case, the instruction manual also recommends having some extra supplies on hand for your convenience and safety, including safety goggles, cut-resistant gloves and an electrostatic discharge wrist strap and work mat.
The Universal Display Removal tool that came with the kit looks really cool, but I couldn't get it to do much of anything to help me get the screen to budge. I suspect this is because the screen on my iPhone SE was so badly broken, the suction cups couldn't form a good seal on the surface, even with the protective cover installed.
I wrestled with the tool for about 15 minutes before I ended up just prying the old screen off until I could break the adhesive holding it in place. I don't recommend this method if you are replacing the battery and need to keep your unbroken screen intact. But in my case, brute force was the best solution.
It's worth mentioning here that the process for removing the display from the iPhone SE is different from that of the iPhone 12 and 13 series, which requires applying heat to loosen the adhesive. I didn't get to try out the heated display removal fixture described in the manuals for those phones, but it looks even more complicated than the tool I tried to use.
With the screen out of the way, disconnecting the display's cables was easy enough. The repair manual very clearly showed how to do this. Keeping track of all the tiny screws was a different story, but that's why I bought extras.
There's little margin of error when trying to get the thin strip of black adhesive in just the right place around the frame of the iPhone. Luckily, the display bundle came with enough supplies for two attempts, because I nailed it on the second try.
After reattaching all the little cables and screwing everything back in place (do yourself a favor and look up how to magnetize a screwdriver -- I wish I had done this before I started), it was now time for my favorite part.
The display press is the coolest tool that comes in the kit, and sadly, you only get to use it once. It's basically like a big juice press you use to squeeze the new display into place. Once the 30-second timer is up, the display press goes back in the box, unless you want to buy one of your own for $216.
I reached out to a support agent via chat, which was very simple. The whole process took about 20 minutes, during which time I was able to power on the phone for the first time and confirm the new screen was actually working! And nothing was on fire!
On the whole, I'd say that replacing the screen on my iPhone SE with the Apple Self Service Repair Kit worked out just fine. The screen works great, and after I put a new case on the phone, I could ignore the broken back glass (which isn't a part covered by the Self Service Repair site).
However, besides the display press, I'm not sure this big tool kit was worth the effort. The display removal fixture didn't work for me, and I only ended up needing two of the four screwdriver bits, which I probably have around here somewhere already.
Have you checked that all the correct screws are in the right spot? Some of the screws around the logic board are different lengths and can cause the logic board to reboot, just like a motherboard on a PC if the standoffs aren't installed correctly. If I recall correctly the difference in screw sizes are 1.4mm and 2.2mm, so even if you documented everything there is a chance you could have switched one or two up on accident. The good news is: You definitely did not break it since it turns on which is good.
Well, from what I can see there are just 5 screws which keep the logic board: 4 2.2m standoff screws and one smaller screw which goes under the camera ribbon. I'm not sure what can be mixed here. I'm not putting any ribbon protectors yet, so that's all I used.
No, the phone was working fine, although I dropped it few times in past. I bought the phone 2 years ago and never used any case: now there is literary no paint around the corners. So I decided to change the case to give it a fresh look.
I suppose I could break Audio IC during my repair, but the only thing I did to the motherboard was taking it off the case and putting it on a table. The other thing which make me think that it's not Audio is the fact that the home button doesn't respond, as the phone reboots just 5-7 seconds after Apple logo appears.
However, with a short bootloop, like 7-15 secs, you are probably facing a baseband issue or some other repair induced damage. What I would try is to have just the board, a dock and a battery. Connect it to iTunes to see if it boots normally and is recognized. If it doesn't then you probably have a board issue (unless it's the dock or battery).
Okay, I tried to boot logic board with the lighting connector alone (is it even supposed to boot like that?) and it didn't work. iPhone never appears in iTunes. I also tried to power it up with screen and it boot loops in 5 seconds like before.
Can anyone confirm that iPhone 7 with iOS 12 should boot without Front Camera, without Touch id and all without all other ribbon cables except lightning port? If it should, then I suppose I somehow broke my main board.
No matter what I tried it bootloops in 5 seconds (I mean that apple logo appears for 5 seconds before shutting off). It was definitely around 15 seconds before I updated iPhone firmware through DFU mode, so "clean" firmware takes less time. I wonder how it can be connected to baseband or Audio IC.
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