Q 1. The machines I’ve seen in the market say they work with iPhone 8- iPhone 13, so my train of thought is this: If I spend $1,500 on one of these machines, it will take two years to pay for itself. Can laser machines be updated to service the iPhone 14, 15 and beyond?

Q 2. Are there other uses for these laser machines? If I could fix more than just iPhone back glass that would really seal the deal.

Q 3. Which laser machine to buy? There’s so many different models available, that shopping for one is exhausting. I’ve seen bare-bones machines for around $1200 which requires a laptop to run it, and I’ve seen other fancy models with touchscreens from $1,500-$2,000. For those of you that own laser machines, are there particular models that you like? That you would avoid?

⟐ Answer accepted September 01, 2023 at 15:54 MST

⟐ Commented August 16, 2023 at 10:39 MST

⟐ Answered February 04, 2024 at 9:48 MST

⟐ Answered January 31, 2023 at 11:36 MST

Replaced screen, battery (BMS was transferred), back glass, rear camera unit.

Lots of variables here but they are all high quality parts, camera being genuine

Now when using the phone there isn't an issue but when its put on charge every couple of minutes (random), the phone will shut off and reboot.

I am quite new to panic reports but my first suspicion was the charging port or battery. iDevice panic log shows NAND or I2C3 as the issue.

However after analysing the log it seems to me that this is the screen? A timeout for display device eeprom?

Maybe after reprogramming true tone it got damaged in some way? Or just a faulty unit?

All I wanted to ask if anyone has had a similar issue or is able to decipher what the issue is from the panic log. I believe @flannelist is the expert but any help will be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Answered February 09, 2025 at 23:06 MST

⟐ Commented August 10, 2023 at 14:05 MST

Hello. I replaced the screen and battery on my iPhone. The screen is not genuine, and my iPhone will randomly power off. Attached is the log. Is the screen defective? help me please

⟐ Answered December 10, 2023 at 4:01 MST

⟐ Commented January 29, 2023 at 15:56 MST

With an iPhone 12 Pro Max, is it possible to just buy a dual sim card tray if I'm the phone is made with that option?

Or

Is it possible to modify my sim car slot to be able to have a dual sim card tray working on this model phone A2410

⟐ Commented March 12, 2022 at 12:54 MST

How can I restore truetone without the original screen? I have a jc v1se programmer but I haven’t been able to read the data like I would with older models

⟐ Answered September 27, 2024 at 14:41 MST

⟐ Commented June 09, 2023 at 13:02 MST

⟐ Commented April 22, 2023 at 17:24 MST

I tried updating to iOS 26 and also updated my Apple Watch, but the phone became even more unstable with constant restarts. I had to keep power cycling it, so I rolled back to iOS 18.5, which stabilized things. Even then, I had to restart the phone dozens of times just to get WiFi options to appear when signing into iCloud. However, now my Apple Watch won't pair anymore (and I've completely lost NFC functionality - the phone just doesn't detect it at all, though I can live without this since I can always use my Apple Watch for payments).

After two weeks, I attempted installing iOS 26 beta 6 from iOS 18.5 (I had previously tried iOS 26 beta 2), hoping the issues might be resolved, but the same problems returned - shutdowns followed by complete connectivity loss. I've since downgraded to iOS 18.6 since 18.5 is no longer supported.

My theory is that overheating triggers the shutdowns, which somehow disables the network radios. Sometimes while listening to music through Bluetooth, after a few minutes the phone would shut down, but after 2-5 attempts of turning the phone back on, the connections would return - as if the phone needed to be hot for the connections to work properly. I suspect the WiFi antenna might be causing the resets, so I've ordered a replacement and want to attempt the repair myself. However, I'm struggling with the disassembly.

From YouTube tutorials, the component I need to access should come off with the screen assembly, but mine doesn't seem to work that way. There's also this additional metal frame surrounding the phone that's blocking access to screws (like a metal cover over the camera module). Is this standard on all iPhones, or some kind of water damage protection?

I'd really appreciate guidance on which screws to remove or a link to a proper tutorial. The last time the phone restarted on iOS 26 beta 6, it was just sitting on my desk, and when I saw the Apple logo appear and realized it had restarted itself, I knew I was in for a rough few days ahead. I simply can't afford to have random restarts where I lose access to cellular data and WiFi, forcing me to restart the phone ten or even hundreds of times. I'm trying to repair it myself because I think the repair costs would gradually exceed the phone's actual value. If I can't manage to fix it, unfortunately I'll have to buy a new one.

Thanks in advance for any tips and advice that will help me repair the phone! Have a great weekend! (Sorry for the photo quality - taken with an iPhone 6s Plus while trying to repair his older brother.)

⟐ Answer accepted January 05, 2026 at 7:02 MST

The seller swears it was working for him on iOS 15. The ambient light sensor works, 3utools says the front camera is original and I can see the ir light when trying to take a portrait selfie. However this also does not detect my face (keeps saying move further away). I am not sure if the ear piece was replaced but this seems unlikely since you buy a display without it normally? Could it still show the ir light even with a replaced ear-piece? Any way to fix face-id? I tried resetting restoring and everything. Face-id was also not working on iOS 16.3 (used voiceover to confirm that).

⟐ Commented February 02, 2023 at 10:45 MST

⟐ Commented March 20, 2021 at 19:23 MST

⟐ Answered August 24, 2024 at 14:50 MST

I’ve had the phone since launch, it’s now stopped charging unless placed in a specific position, I’ve cleaned the port, tried multiple cables and chargers with no luck, I’ve only ever used MFI certified anker or apple cables. Is there anything else I can try?

⟐ Answer edited September 25, 2023 at 10:43 MST

⟐ Answered February 23, 2026 at 15:15 MST

⟐ Commented September 11, 2025 at 2:05 MST