Has anyone else had this issue?

I remembered the part in the guide about how the lcd connector might disconnect when reassembling, so I opened up the phone again to make sure it was connected, and it was, but I tried reconnecting it again anyway, and it still isn’t working.

There is a chance I mixed up the 1.7mm screw with one of the 1.3mm screws. The text guide and the video guide do things in a slightly different order, and I misunderstood when disconnecting those screws and didnt keep them separate at first. I did use a magnifying glass and carefully compared the screws for a while to determine which one was slightly longer. If I had mixed them up, would the phone have booted up at all the first time?

Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.

⟐ Commented March 01, 2026 at 9:13 MST

Unsupported SIM card

The SIM card currently installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy currently enforced by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iPhone. Please install another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that your carrier lift the restriction on this iPhone. Please contact Apple for more information. Try again.

⟐ Commented March 28, 2024 at 1:10 MST

also a few things to note. i have this charging brick which generates quite alot of electrical noise, if i plug in a working device the noise would go away and the device would start charging, but if i plug in this phone the noise only partially goes away.

SOLVED: get past iPhone disabled, connect to itunes screen, or was I scammed? - iPhone 5c - iFixit

camera in ifixit screen doesn't work - iFixit Meta

(theres more, they aren't relevant to this question tho)

would these have anything to do with my phone bootlooping? its started bootlooping with i replaced the ifixit front camera with a geniune front camera, and nothing recognizes the phone, not even itunes or 3utools

help?

edit it just faded into this weird screen...?

(dont mind me using a amiibo box as a trackpad, lol)

it stopped bootlooping, but uh now the edges of the screen are glitching

⟐ Reopened May 17, 2023 at 15:29 MST

⟐ Commented August 25, 2021 at 11:41 MST

The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. An unknown error occurred. (48). 1303.FFFF

Because of the phones age, Apple Support is not helpful. I am good at replacing components and am starting to do basic micro soldering, but I don’t know what would cause this issue.

Any ideas?

⟐ Commented December 02, 2020 at 17:26 MST

I have recently completed a housing replacement on a 5c and all functioning well with the exception of the mute switch.

I am not sure what is going wrong. The mechanical switch on the flex cable functions fine put the plastic silent button doesn't seem to be latching on to the mechanical part.

The plastic part isn't defective or misshaped because I have tried with known working parts and the issue is the same.

Should the plastic part click into place or just rest on the mechanical switch?

1)

By there luck I noticed that, once connected to USB cable ( cable not yet plugged into computer or charger) the display lights up - that should. not be ?.

2)

With cable inserted and connected to MacBook ( and wifi on f that matters) the Phone now immediately logs into the mobile network of its simcard ( not using this provider in other phones so I am sure this is not a shared connection).

Unplugging the cable from the phone immediately has it searching for signal again, not finding any until I plug it in again.

I am a bit lost on this, is that a hardware or software fault ?

⟐ Commented February 21, 2019 at 15:47 MST

Replacing the display and battery cost 100 € in a store around the corner.

My question is if the new battery will also give the phone a better performance than it had with low battery (speed).

Im thinking about giving it as a present to my step mom who has no smartphone so far.

⟐ Reopened January 04, 2019 at 16:14 MST

My phone was water damage .after repairng freezing my phone then I can rleaz it .but Apple ID could not signed in..then I can reset my iPhone 5c .after this my phone cannot activate.

⟐ Edited by author October 25, 2018 at 2:45 MST

I bought an iPhone 5c with a smashed screen. Initial tried replacing the screen with 2 different eBay ones with no joy. Tried power cycling and all the tricks but both gave me nothing.

I took a working OEM screen from another 5c and this one just appears dead too. It only works with the original smashed screen!