⟐ Answered March 23, 2026 at 6:27 MST

The power button seems stuck down. No click or movement felt when pressing it.

Connecting the lightning power cord gives an immediate Apple logo for ~20 seconds, sometimes followed by a brief full-screen red flash, then the screen goes dark for a few seconds before the Apple logo reappears. This cycle continues indefinitely.

Thoughts? Many thanks.

Update: The red-screen doesn't always happen.

⟐ Commented March 22, 2026 at 8:24 MST

⟐ Commented March 22, 2026 at 2:44 MST

i am stuck at the hello screen, where it ask me to press the home button.

Anyone got a work around. I can order a home button, but it will take a couple of days.

⟐ Commented February 13, 2026 at 21:59 MST

I'm thinking that if I put the original Operating System back on (iOS 7 I believe), then I wouldn't have to deal with activation lock.

Guess what though, iTunes will not let you put the original OS back on. So, I downloaded the firmware, but I can't restore it because I don't have a program to do it.

I have found several 3rd party programs out there that claim they can do it, but I do not trust them, plus they won't work until I pay over 60 dollars in advance.

So, where do I go from here?

⟐ Commented February 13, 2026 at 6:12 MST

When I input my SIM card it’s showing no service

Anyone got any idea how to fix that?

⟐ Commented December 27, 2025 at 10:54 MST

⟐ Commented December 16, 2025 at 22:48 MST

Anyone experience this? I was very careful in the repair, one I have done probably 200+ times without this error.

⟐ Answered December 16, 2025 at 18:37 MST

My iPhone 5C battery got swollen and i have a spare iPhone 5S battery.

Can it be replaced without giving me an issue?

Thanks!

⟐ Commented November 22, 2025 at 14:36 MST

If the issue is the flex cable, is there anything that can be done to repair it or do I have to get another home button assembly to restore home button functionality?

⟐ Answer accepted October 16, 2025 at 18:15 MST

I don't mind replacing the earpiece if I have to but I want to be certain that will fix the issue before I buy one. Anyone know what the problem may be and how to solve it?

⟐ Answer accepted October 16, 2025 at 18:14 MST

I have replaced the loudspeaker on an IPhone 5s...

The phone worked well before, the only problem was no sound.

Now it wont boot into IOS.. When i press the on/off button, it shows apple logo for 1 sec, and then screen goes black. But i can see that there are light in the screen (on the side when its not assempled),

If i try to start it by holding the on/off button, it shows the logo for 5-6 seconds and then goes black.

I have tried to go to recovery mode (or what it is called), but it wont let me.

Now i have replaced the bottom cable, with jack, charger and microphone on... Still nothing happens..

I have tried to connect a broken screen, but also with the same result.

The only thing i now believe it could be, is the battery. The first time i changed the part, i took the battery out. And when i was trying to boot the Iphone, i said that there was no power on, but the phone was fulle charged before i started.

Could it be a damaged battery??

Or is there someone that have an idea of what else could be wrong???

⟐ Commented September 11, 2025 at 1:19 MST

The problem: if I start the phone, I see the iTunes logo. If I try to restore the phone, the process bar goes to 25% and then I got the Bluescreen or the phone reboot. I cant enter the DFU mode. If I see the iTunes logo, I can't shutdown the phone.

So at first I replaced the battery and the Lightning-connector but without success. My PC is ok. No entries in the host file and I have no antivirus software. I know that the preowner opened the phone before.

I read that the error only comes, if the wrong screws were used. They are on the right position but I don't know what happend in the past.

So, what can I do? Is it really only the damaged board in case of the wrong screw? I read about micro soldering the board but what? I can solder but don't know what.

⟐ Commented September 07, 2025 at 5:56 MST

These are the two things I was looking;

The first, LOCA (Liquid Optical Clear Adhesive) Which is applied on the screen after separation and cleaning then after the removal of bubbles it is then cured under a UV lamp.

The second, OCA (Optically Clear Adhesive) which comes in pre-cut sheets that are applied to the LCD and the glass is attached.

I was originally leaning towards LOCA, and now OCA, but I have queries with the pressure methods of removing residual bubbles in the gap between the glass and the screen. There are two ways to remove bubbles, an autoclave, and a vacuum chamber. I am wondering, for anyone who has experienced, which works better for what method? Also, if the vacuum chamber is a viable option, do you think it would be possible to make your own (having the knowledge and tooling of course). Is heat necessary when removing bubbles? To my understanding it works best at roughly 60 degrees centigrade(140 degrees Fahrenheit). How do you heat the screen in a vacuum? Would any autoclave work? Or would I need to fork out the $1500 for a purpose built autoclave? What pressure is required for these bubble removals? I'm looking for the most cost effective professional method for performing glass only repairs on phones, while still having some level of automation and a high success rate? What do you guys recommend? I really appreciate any tips from guys already doing this. Thanks so much! :)

P.S. Could anyone explain exactly how each bubble removing method has an effect on each type of screen adhesive? I have heard that using an autoclave with LOCA would make it spit out the sides? The vacuum chambers make the bubbles expand and then come out the side, how long does this process take? It just seems to worsen it while looking at it. Sorry for all the questions but it's a lot to invest, especially for someone of my age (15).

Sorry if this belongs in Meta, I wasn't quite sure.

⟐ Answered August 11, 2025 at 0:25 MST

I found a picture on this forum about the SMDs around the battery connector, they seem to be labelled C275, C25, and C23. Here is another picture of the diagram showing those components:

My question is do I need to replace those missing SMDs to correct the battery charge display, or do I simply need to recalibrate the battery? And if they need to be replaced, what are those missing components? I've read in some questions and answers that a missing FL11 could cause this issue, but that chip is intact on the iPhone 5s that I'm working on.

⟐ Answer accepted August 10, 2025 at 12:11 MST

Been trying to fix this and I finally found something that worked:

Settings---General---Language & Region

scroll down and change the language to English (UK)

Exit settings

Go back in a change language back to English (US)

I found this solution online, and I thought there is no way this can do anything. My wife's phone now works fine, the volume for the ear speaker is back to normally. Any idea's on why this did anything?

⟐ Answered August 07, 2025 at 4:28 MST

⟐ Commented August 05, 2025 at 20:25 MST

The very first time I noticed the ghost touching, it only lasted a few seconds so I would reboot and it was gone for a while. Just recently it started happening everyday anytime. Never had water damage, always always In a case that protects everything. I did drop my phone a few times since owning it, but no damage was ever found on the phone (in the case), no glass breakage either.

Basically, my phone will start going crazy, opening random apps, hitting random keyboard buttons, hitting links in safari, just the typical ghost touching. Sometimes it will just be randomly unresponsive to touch. As a temp fix, I have to hit the sleep button a few times, then I can use my phone for X minutes until it starts again.

I took my screen off to look inside, and nothing was loose or disconnected. I tried everything, brushing the display connections, disconnecting the battery, resetting the connections, restore the phone, etc.

I just put on a new, OEM display from Apple and What do you know, same thing happening !!!! New display, same ghost touching and random unresponsiveness. 99% of the people having the same issue said to replace the screen, and I can now rule that one out.

Does anyone have any idea what the deal is??? Could it be the battery for some reason? It seem to occur the longer I use the phone.

Thanks for any help. I'm gonna end up throwing this phone on the ground and smashing it!!

⟐ Commented July 30, 2025 at 23:15 MST