Minor iPhone Issues That You Can Repair at Home

IPhones are not manufactured to persist forever, but that doesn't mean you allow a dead battery or cracked display finish your cell phone. Most often, iPhones sustain common damages and with numerous common issues, manufacturers and organizations have also given the facility to repair iPhone at home as well rather than stop at physical iPhone repair store.

So now it's very easy to resolve the common issues regarding iPhone repair at your own place. It’s just about having all the resources such as parts, repair kits etc. in your bag. Below the usual iPhone damages along with their solutions at home are being discussed to assist all the victims of these traumas:

  • Replacing the Damaged Back Panel

  • Replacing the Damaged Battery

  • Replacing the Defective Home Button

Replacing the damaged back panel

Back or rear panel of iPhone is a vent to its inner body and an important component to enhance its physical grace. If any damage occurs to this panel then you've got no other option left than replacing the damaged panel with the new panel.

First off, switch off your iPhone before dismantling. After that, separate the two 3.6 mm Phillips fasteners subsequent to the lock connector. It's vital to replace the previous screws of the back panel with the equivalent new screws of the back panel in order to fix them in accordance with the holes.

Replacing the Damaged Battery

Replacing the damaged battery is a safer bet than purchasing a new iPhone. This is one of the most common issues that the iPhone users confront. It usually happens when a battery becomes weak due to overusing and overcharging the iPhone.

Before replacing the battery, turn off your iPhone to avoid any sort of power failure. Loosen the Phillips screws with its specific screwdriver and raise them. After that, separate the back panel and loosen the battery screw carefully.

Use the attached plastic pull tab to remove the battery. At the end, place the new battery and fasten all the screws and close the rear panel. After adjusting the panel, squeeze the Phillips screws and enjoy your new battery.

Replacing the Defective Home Button

The home button of iPhone is its only navigator and without this life is incomplete as far as using an iPhone is concerned. What if this gets damaged due to mismanagement, most probably you'll stop using it and nothing else. Make sure you have an iPhone repair kit with you.

It's advised to use all those instruments that are mentioned in iPhone’s repair guides otherwise your iPhone can be damaged by the non-specified items. It's important to switch off your phone first and loosen the Phillips screws and remove the rear panel.

Unscrew all the inner screws and de-route the LCD cables and digitizer by the steel inner structure. After that, remove the front panel carefully and de-route the home button ribbon cable through the inner case and remove the defective home button from the iPhone.

Replace the defective one with a new button and fix the front panel along with setting back all the Phillips screws. Make sure you check the functionality of newly installed button before adjusting the screws. By fixing all the screws and placing back rear panel on its position, you're all set to use the correct home button.

If you are unsure of how to do it, check our iPhone repair video to see how it is done. In addition, find out how to protect your iPhone and keep it safe.

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