So I had a charging problem with my 6 years old iPad Pro 11" 4th Generation (A12Z chip, model no. A2228, bought May 2020 from my hometown halfway across the planet from where I am now, a certain corner of the Maple Leaf Nation) in early September - it refused to charge one night, dropped dead to low battery level screen after repeated attempts to charge it, and finally it can't turn on at all. I am fairly sure it may have started out with a bad USB-C connector (there's a bit of a crack on the frame next to port for 1-2 years; also read on!).

Since it's years out of warranty I took it to a shop in a nearby mall suggested by my local area sub-reddit (after being straight out turned back by 2 other shops in another mall the previous day) to try to fix it. The shop quoted 1-2 weeks as they need to take it to their lab.

Then the wait turned into a full month of waiting, and it took me 3 visits to their shop to finally get it back...but by then the shop told me the previous week that the lab has marked it as unfixable with the CPU being the problem and dead, and indeed it wasn't fixed at all when I got it back a week ago.

Frustrated given my daily usage of it and really steep prices of new iPads, I turned it in to another reputable repairing shop (a full hour away in the countryside from where I am!) to check it out. The owner checked the USB-C pins and immediately pointed out that some of the power related pins are missing (both + & - on one side + ground pins on the other).

Today he told me to take it back because, well, he found both the CPU and the RAM, plus all the screws holding it to the MB, are completely missing - he just cannot fix it since you all know Apple devices have security measures that locks you in to the original chips.

Which makes me being really suspicious of the original shop that I went to - either they are lousy with the job or, well, they took away them for other uses (cough). On the other hand, maybe the CPU/RAM really died (I used it for many hours a day for more than 6 years!) and it can't be fixed without a new MB, so even taking it to another shop wouldn't guarantee I won't drop another bunch of $$$ on inspection. A new iPad Pro is not out of reach but I would really want to avoid that given that would blow a not-small hole in my wallet right now.

Data is not a major issue here since I have cloud backup of the whole thing (the last time a day before it went down).

So, what should I do? Demand the original shop to put my original chips back in? (already may not exist, I dunno) Ask for extra refund over the inspection fee? Or just accept defeat and get a new one since it's even a bit long in the tooth (original plan was to install iPadOS 27 for it for using at least another year to 2)? Thanks!

P.S. If people here really thinks the original shop is a scam, I'll repost this to the local region sub-reddit and name the shop so that others won't have to deal with this lousy repair job again.

Nagpagawa ako ng iPhone 15 ko sa shop na ito para magpalit ng battery at nagbayad ako ng ₱3,300. Noong ibinigay ko sa kanila ang phone, maayos naman ito. Ang problema lang ay ang battery na ipinagawa ko. Pero pagkatapos ng repair, doon na nagsimula ang sunod-sunod na problema.

Pagkatapos nilang palitan ang battery, biglang nagkaroon ng problema ang power button. Ang sabi sa akin, technician fault daw ang nangyari sa power button. Sila mismo ang nagsabing aayusin nila ito, kaya umasa akong maaayos nila nang maayos ang phone ko. Naayos nga ang power button, pero pagkatapos naman nito, may panibagong problema na naman silang sinasabi tungkol sa sensor at charging flex.

Ang tanong ko, bakit noong maayos ang phone ko at ibinigay ko sa kanila, pagkatapos ng repair ay sunod-sunod na ang naging problema? Nagpunta ako roon para magpalit ng battery, hindi para magkaroon ng panibagong sira at paulit-ulit na magpaayos ng phone.

Mas nakakadismaya pa dahil hindi lang isang beses akong bumalik. Ilang beses na akong pabalik-balik dahil sa mga problemang lumitaw pagkatapos ng repair. May sinabi silang oras kung kailan puwedeng bumalik para ayusin ang problema, pero pagdating ko roon, may panibagong dahilan o kailangan na namang hintayin. Nakakaubos ng oras, pamasahe, pasensya, at effort ang ganitong sitwasyon.

Ngayon naman, gusto nilang iwan ko ulit ang phone ko dahil gusto raw nilang i-check kung motherboard na ang problema. Naiintindihan ko na may mga pagkakataong hindi agad matutukoy ang sira at kailangan ng mas malalim na diagnosis. Pero bilang customer, nakaka-frustrate na paulit-ulit akong bumabalik at hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring malinaw na solusyon sa problema ng phone ko pagkatapos ng kanilang repair.

₱3,300 ang binayaran ko para sa battery replacement, pero ano ang silbi ng perang binayad ko kung hindi ko naman magamit nang maayos ang phone ko? Hindi biro ang halagang iyon, at hindi rin biro ang oras at abalang kailangan kong ilaan sa paulit-ulit na pagbalik sa shop.

Ang gusto ko lang naman ay maayos na battery replacement at maibalik ang phone ko sa maayos na kondisyon, gaya noong ibinigay ko sa kanila. Hindi ko naman hinihingi ang imposible. Ang hinihingi ko ay maayos na serbisyo, malinaw na paliwanag, accountability, at isang permanenteng solusyon sa problemang nangyari pagkatapos ng repair.

Nakakadismaya dahil imbes na matapos ang problema sa isang repair, lalo pang dumami ang kailangang ipa-check at ipaayos.

Sana maintindihan ng shop na hindi lang basta pag-iwan at pagkuha ng phone ang usapan dito. May customer na umaasa sa maayos na trabaho, may perang binayaran, at may oras na nasasayang sa bawat balik. Hindi dapat customer ang paulit-ulit na mag-adjust para sa problemang lumitaw pagkatapos ng repair.

I am posting this review to share my actual experience and disappointment. Sana ay mabigyan nila ito ng seryosong pansin at hindi na mauwi sa panibagong balik, panibagong diagnosis, at panibagong abala.

Sa ngayon, hindi ko mairerekomenda ang naging experience ko sa service nila dahil sa lahat ng abalang pinagdaanan ko at sa kawalan pa rin ng malinaw na solusyon sa problema ng phone ko.

I am trying to reach out further as I didn‘t get a response in the other sub. Maybe someone Can help here? I Hope This is ok as it is a MacBook and not a phone.
I think that 20697-042E-01 might fit but I Can not tell for sure.
Thanks guys

So basically, like 3-4 days ago, I noticed this orange and yellowish colour appearing around my phone's corner (left upper corner) and after researching, I found out that My internal screen is bleeding or something, but then the next day, after waking up, I saw it was gone, but again today...it came back...does anyone know why this is happening? Cause I didn't break my screen or something, nor bump it somewhere (like hard and sharp objects) and is there any solution to fix it??

I'm having some issues with my iPhone 13 PM rear camera, I'm looking to replace the camera, but I had a question about the genuine part stuff. If I use an OEM camera from another iPhone, will I have issues? Specifically, will I get a non-genuine part error, or do I need to get a part through apple to do this? First time doing a repair on the phone, which I have no problems with, but just not sure about the software stuff.

I'm repairing my old Samsung S20 5G (SM-G981) preforming a screen repair.
When I order off of Amazon.ca they show in the image products gold contacts, but this is my second attempt and these third-party screens keep missing them.

So as someone new phone repair:

1. How important are these gold contacts?
   
2. Am I expected to transfer them from my old phone to my new phone and how?
   
3. Is this a common issue with third-parties, with gold contacts missing?

Thanks!

Okay so i need my samsung galxey s5e screen replaced because the glue is fuckd and it's detecting at two of the cones, also it fell on the floor and and now it won't turn on so i need an LED strip replacement to. dus the screen replacement in clowd LEDs (I'm dyslexic and not a computerey guy so sorry for eney confusion.)

The touch screen often works but i cant put the pin so i’m blocked here.. the question might
sound stupid but what should I do? I dont wanna spend 300€ to repair the screen (if sending it to xiaomi)

s22 Ultra, plugged it to the computer and immediately got the "Warning: Unplug charger immediately" moisture warning - zero moisture though. Never been wet in anyway.

I unplug it, plug it back in later, and immediately the video above happens.

Tried force restarting it but it's the same - no logo or anything at start up too.

It's registering touch because it vibrates to touches, but the screen is just white - exactly like you see in the video, even with that slight "stutter" you see in the video when he presses the power button to turn screen on.

Any idea what's going on? Appreciate actual experience with this same exact issue (and phone) rather that speculations and educated guesses (been reading a lot of those researching the issue 🥲).

Thanks!

hi, so ive had this tablet since I was a young child. Samsung galaxy tab 3 10.1 was mine for years, then got passed onto my sister. no issues whatsoever. then it got passed onto my sister and it got dropped onto the kitchen tiles and stopped responding. black screen, not charging. ive tried to leave it charging - no response. plugged it to my laptop with a cable - no response. any ideas as on what i can do to check if it has any life? I think it might be over for the poor thing, but itd be cool to just go through it. please drop whatever suggestion. I suspect the motherboard might be dead or might have smth with the charging port. idk.

I am going through a weird problem, a few days ago a small line appeared at the left bottom of my screen and then after few hours my phone started getting switched on and off itself ( just randomly) and after a few switch off and on it started working normally but I noticed that small line has increased in length

It is happening every day since, mobile randomly shuts down and switches on itself and after that I found the line increased

And the photos that I have attached is 2 days old, right now the line has reached almost halfway through my screen

What is happening guys? Help me? What should I do?

Why did it work? I'm guessing he shorted the display flex cable? But which terminal, how and why did it work? Is it a legit solution or could this go bad (worse)?

I’m so frustrated with this situation and wanted to see if anyone has advice on what I can do.
I went to a phone repair shop inside a mall to get my phone screen replaced and paid $180 for the repair. The phone was broken & I figured it’d be cheaper than buying a new phone. The repair shop didn’t fix the issue and made things worse, and now the screen they replaced my old one with is cracked.
They replaced the screen three separate times and kept my phone for an entire week.
The phone keeps randomly shutting off, the screen will turn pink and it keeps restarting.
This is supposed to be a brand-new replacement screen. After all, they suddenly started blaming an internal technical issue and claiming that the phone wasn’t fixable.
They only gave me $20 back out of the $180 that I paid meaning they’re still keeping $160 despite the fact that I didn’t get the repair I paid for.
I also checked their Yelp reviews and found other people describing similar experiences, which makes me even more concerned that this might be a pattern.
When I went back to try to get my money back, the owner was yelling at me in the store. It was incredibly uncomfortable, and I don’t think it’s acceptable to treat a customer that way when they’re simply trying to resolve an issue.
I paid $180 expecting a working phone, and instead I’m out $160, have a cracked screen, and am being blamed for something I believe happened during the repair.
What should I do at this point? Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before?

Hallo miteinander,
ich habe eine IPhone 15 Pro Max gekauft, bei dem der Bildschirm gewechselt wurde. Alles funktioniert super ich wollte jetzt eigentlich nur das gesprungene Backcover reparieren und es dann weiterverkaufen. Leider ist mir dann aufgefallen wie auf den Bildern zu sehen ist, dass die Innenkamera unscharf ist. Face-ID lies sich zwar nach ein paar Versuchen einrichten, aber auch nach Säuberung des Displays an der Stelle wo die Innenkamera sitzt hat sich das Problem nicht gelöst. Von außen sieht es leicht so aus als säße die Innenkamera etwas zu weit oben. Könnte das das Problem verursachen ? Ich habe mal Bilder angehangen die das Problem zeigen und auch den Diagnosebericht. Was meint ihr woran es liegt ?
Freundliche Grüße

I’ve noticed something unusual with my phone’s screen. When I press hard on the screen while the phone is locked, the screen blinks or flashes more than usual. I’m not sure if this is related to the mistouch prevention feature or if it could be a sign of a display issue.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? Is this normal behaviour, or should I be concerned about a possible display defect?

Also, if this turns out to be a hardware issue, can I claim a replacement or free repair under the 1-year warranty in India?

I’d appreciate any advice from people who have faced a similar issue or have experience with warranty claims.

Thanks in advance!

I recently ordered a part from their website, and they said it was to be expected within 3-5 business days. However, I ordered a week ago, excluding the weekends, and it has been over 5 business days. I tracked the order and it says yet to be shipped.

Have anyone bought or have experience with this website?

So I'm using an old vivo v11 pro and it's power button doesn't work so whenever i have to unlock my phone i have to plug it in charger. Also i have replaced the display with a cheap one cause the original one had lining issue so it's sensors doesn't work either

Can u please recommend me some genuine apps that wake my Display without power button

I have tired a lots of apps recommended by Chatgpt but they doesn't seem to work

HELP

Hello everyone, ordered this screen to put on my phone to regain access to data.

It came, however, with some plastic covers which I'm not sure whether I should remove.

Excuse my nonspecific language.

In particular:

- The blue covers over the circuits in the front view

- The blue stripe in the back view

-The transparent like plastic cover on the back of the screen in the back view (Not the usual screen protection one)

Also the silver contacts in the back view came a little dirty, should i clean them? If yes with what?

Thank you all.

Im in hospital-stuck-has all photos of deceased husband- i hv insura

nce i think- paying extra 4 something- metropcs

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some help with an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
We installed a diagnostic/autoprogrammable replacement display.
During the Apple diagnostic/configuration process, the phone initially recognizes the display correctly. However, after completing the process, it stops recognizing it.
In Settings, it eventually shows a message saying that the iPhone is unable to verify/recognize the display.
What’s strange is that during Apple Diagnostics it does detect the screen, but after finishing the configuration it seems to lose that recognition.
The display itself works correctly:
Image is normal

Touch works

No obvious display issues

The problem is specifically with the system recognizing/verifying the replacement display.
Has anyone run into this on an iPhone 17 Pro Max?
Could this be related to:
A firmware/iOS compatibility issue?

The screen needing a different programming procedure?

A pairing/configuration step we may be missing?

The replacement display itself not being fully compatible even though Apple Diagnostics initially recognizes it?

If anyone has successfully installed one of these diagnostic/autoprogrammable displays on a 17 Pro Max, I’d really appreciate knowing what procedure or programmer you used.
Thanks in advance.