iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone SE"

iPhone SE: iPhone SE battery replacement kit

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:57:01 -0700

Does the battery replacement kit work with phones from UK?

iPhone SE: Black screen after successful battery replacement

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:22 -0700

Long story but gives all background.

Replaced the battery and the SE started ok. Transferred data from the phone it was to replace and then it wanted an iOS update.

That worked fine but then it wanted to connect to iCloud to restore some other data.

For that I needed to get the password from my other Iphone which sadly had just gone flat. It was late, in fact wee hours 1am, so I went off to sleep with my other phone charging.

Next day the SE would not respond in any way.

Tried accessing via USB to MacBook no sign of life.

Tried restarts including the 15 second top plus home, no joy.

So reopened the case, that is lifted the screen once more to check if maybe the screen connector has popped off. It was secure.

Thinking maybe the battery had died or its connector has come loose I checked and it seemed secure.

Disconnected the battery and checked it has around 4 volts, still charged.

Put everything back together including the very very fiddly screen connector clip that took longest of everything to get just right and ended back where we started: nothing, no response.

Any ideas?

iPhone SE: Lines on screen after replacement

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:38:29 -0700

I just installed a new display on my iPhone SE 1st gen, purchased here with the tools, according to the instructions on this page, and after turning on the phone, lines appeared. What else could be the problem if everything is connected well and the display is new? Thank you.

⟐ Commented June 14, 2025 at 7:38 MST

iPhone SE: If its screen is faulty, iPhone SE won't boot?

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:27:14 -0700

Hello! I am trying to fix my old iPhone SE (1st gen).

When I tried to charge and turn it on the phone again, regardless of the long duration of charging, my phone was not responsive at all (black screen, no haptic, no charging indicator on the screen).

I thought that the battery might be completely dead so I brought a new battery for testing.

I also have another pair of iPhone SE, the new battery works fine with another pair, but it is not working with the phone I am trying to repair. I suspect the screen causing the issue, because when I replaced the screen from another pair, it works fine.

So, I wonder, could iPhone SE detect that its screen is faulty? And when the screen is faulty, iPhone SE does not boot at all? I thought that, even if the screen is faulty, the phone itself will boot, so I can check the phone is at least working by haptic, sound, etc.

At this moment, I figured out that at least the digitizer part of the screen works fine.

⟐ Commented January 27, 2025 at 5:27 MST

iPhone SE: iPhone SE 2016 taking 5W of power but shows no signs of life.

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:03:04 -0700

It’s taking 5W of power but shows no signs of life. Also nothing when connected to a PC. I’ve heard that if your digitiser/screen fails on these models that they will show no signs of life. I’ve opened up the phone and it has the original Apple battery BUT an aftermarket fake screen (That looks to be low quality). So I’m guessing I need to do a screen replacement right?

⟐ Commented December 24, 2024 at 14:03 MST

iPhone SE: power Button not Working after change

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:28:21 -0700

Hello I have a problem that my Power Button on my iPhone SE 2016 stoped Working after changing the Flex cable that controlls all the buttons vibration motor and the flashlight everything else is working mute volume flashlight and motor even thought the motor is spinning like crazy when I tiden the screw to much has someone experience with this problem ?

iPhone SE: Issues restoring phone after battery replacement

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:18:01 -0700

After replacing the battery in my 1st Gen iPhone SE, it kept just showing the Apple logo and rebooting continuously from there. Hard resets made no difference, but eventually the phone showed the screen asking to be restored, and stays on this screen for however long I leave it there. However, upon every attempt to restore it it immediately reboots as soon as the spinning wheel under the Apple logo appears and the restore fails with a 4013 error. I've taken the phone back apart a couple of times and checked all connections and nothing appears to be loose or misseated. What could be the problem?

iPhone SE: Screen no longer works after battery replacement

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:26:03 -0700

I recently changed my iPhone SE (1st gen) battery and encountered a weird problem. The iPhone SE screen stopped working. I dismantled my iPhone 5S screen to replace it.

The weird part is, my iPhone SE screen works on my iPhone 5S. So I don't think I have broken anything on the iPhone SE screen. May I know why is it so?

I probably broke something during the replacement. The home button on 5S doesn't work now. I don't think is because of the screen because it works on SE.

Summary:

SE screen doesn't not work on SE body and 5S screen works on 5S body.

5S screen works on SE body and SE screen works on 5S body.

Home button doesn't work for both 5S screen on 5S body and SE screen on 5S body.

Home button works for 5S screen on SE body.

⟐ Edited by author August 07, 2024 at 1:26 MST

iPhone SE: pas de réception GPS en rase campagne

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 02:41:28 -0700

Hello, I have a problem with the GPS of my iPhone SE, but only in the countryside where there is no wifi. wifi works well. who can help me see the iPhone SE GPS hardware (antenna or module) in the photos? I visited so many sites and couldn't see the GPS module.

the WiFi and Bluetooth antenna located next to the vibrator does not solve the GPS reception problem according to an ifixit technician.

is there like on the iphone 5s a small square module (Flex Flat Module Antenna Gsm GPS Signal for Apple IPHONE 5s Flexible) with 8 pins?

where is it on the SE

THANKS

Iphone SE: Why can't I turn on the display sometimes?

Fri, 10 May 2024 23:38:31 -0700

I have recently changed the display on my SE 2016 Iphone with a brand new one and now sometimes when the phone is on sleep mode and I try to turn the display on by pressing either the home button or the power button on the top, it does not react in any way, the screen remains black. I usually have to repeatedly press the home and/or the power button to be able to turn the display on. This only happens about 30% of the time. Most of the time it works properly. I thought I might have not pressed the display flex cable properly. I have opened the phone again and connected the flex cables again but it did not help. Could it be that I damaged somehow the display flex cable? Or it could be a software error?

iPhone SE: Installed new battery but phone doesn't turn on now

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:02:07 -0700

iPhone SE 1st generation worked fine before but battery drained quickly, so I ordered a new battery from ifixit. I installed it with ifixit tools and followed all the instructions, but now the phone doesn't turn on. I charged it for hours, but that didn't work. It doesn't connect to my computer (or itunes) when I connect it with a USB either. I took it apart again 2x and put it back together, all connections seem solid! Charged again, still no sign of life. Please help, I need my phone!

iPhone SE: No ring tone since new lightening port

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:08:45 -0700

Since putting new lightening port in phone I have no ring tone

⟐ Commented October 08, 2023 at 13:08 MST

iPhone SE: iPhone SE: help identification of small metal contact

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:48:46 -0700

Hello, I was disassembling my old iPhone SE when this small part came out and I have no idea where to put it back. Can someone help me?

Thanks

- Giacomo

iPhone SE: Touch ID not writing after NAND upgrade

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:37:58 -0700

I have upgraded storage from 16gb to 128gb but my touch ID cannot save my fingerprints. Touch ID hardware is working well, on the IOS side, there is no problem too. Rolling back to old NAND, make touch ID works again. Is there any way that I can use touch id with new NAND?

iPhone SE: home button ribbon cable came disconnected after screen removal

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:11:00 -0700

I tried to remove the screen slowly as suggested, but it popped off suddenly and the end of the ribbon cable attached to the home button appeared to have detached completely. I feel fairly confident I completed the rest of the battery replacement and reassembly correctly, but now I get no response from plugging in or pressing and holding the home and sleep/wake buttons in any combination. Would that detached ribbon cable explain this? Whether or it does or not, what should I do now?

⟐ Edited by author August 04, 2023 at 21:11 MST

iPhone SE: Touchscreen won't work in certain spots, even after repalcement

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:56:05 -0700

My touchscreen won't work in certain spots, so I can't type certain letters on the keyboard, and I can't use certain buttons when on apps.

If I use the keyboard in landscape mode then I am able to type the letters that I can't in portrait mode, which shows that this is a touchscreen issue in certain spots on my screen.

The weird thing is I just replaced the faulty screen with the screen from my previous iPhone SE phone (same model) and I'm still having this issue ??? Any idea as to what's going on? Maybe I need to replace a different part?

Any insight will greatly help. Thank you for reading.

iPhone SE: (SOLVED) Touch ID only working when registering left thumb.

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:51:58 -0700

I recently noticed that Touch ID was not working on the Lock Screen, or using Apple Pay. Only works when registering my left thumb. It did fall off my bed a few days ago. Apple just told me:

A: You need a reservation

B: Replace the screen.

Can someone help?

Edit: Figured it out, was putting my finger on the sensor wrong

⟐ Edited June 20, 2023 at 18:51 MST

iPhone SE: Battery drain with AP heat.

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 02:49:57 -0700

This phone has a power problem. I recently replaced the battery and it has a life expectancy of 100 percent.

However, if you leave the screen on without doing anything, the battery will be used 5 percent per minute. This is accompanied by heat generation in the AP region covered by the metal plate on the motherboard. Sometimes, when no heat is generated, the battery consumes relatively slowly, but still consumes quickly.

I tried factory reset and boot with the display and home button module removed, but the problem was not solved. This does not appear to be a short circuit by the display and the home button module. I couldn't test the battery because I didn't have an extra battery.

I don't know if it's because of the bad battery, or if it's heat and battery consumption due to a short circuit in the chip.

iPhone SE: Issues after forgetting passcode and resetting iPhone SE

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:51:35 -0700

I have three iPhones (2 SE and 1 5s) running with the same Apple ID. I forgot the passcode used in the SEs(common passcode) while the iPhone 5s passcode was different and I remember it. After exhausting all the chances of entering the passcode, I had to erase and reset one of the SE. Now, when I am setting up as a new phone, it is asking me to enter the passcode, I tried one more time but in vain. So, now I have the option to click forgot passcode and enter the passcode used in any other device but surprisingly 5s is not mentioned even though it uses the same Apple ID. What would happen if I click on forgot all passcodes? Should I just go for this option or again do trial and error to hit the right passcode? Are there any specific number of chances here eg 10 chances or now I can try for an unlimited number of times? Also, remember I still have to unlock my other iPhone SE which had the same passcode that I forgot so if I am able to get it right, I might just save the other SE from resetting and losing data.

If I do trial and error on the reset SE, how many chances do I have and if I don't hit the right one after multiple tries, will my icloud data get deleted or Apple ID get locked?

Further, I restored the backup of SE from mac to a spare phone i.e. 6s. Again, it asks passcode and the forgot passcode option doesn't give the option to enter 5s passcode, surprisingly. Right now, in 6s it says you can not use certain services if you don't enter old passcode, what does this mean?

If I restore 5s with the SE backup, will it ask me the passcode of SE? Also, after restoring the backup can Apple ID be changed?

In case Apple deletes all my icloud data, if I restore from Mac backup will I get all data back in my phone eg notes?

Final question, is it mandatory to turn on icloud setting on each device individually, even though they are running same Apple ID?

I know this is a precarious situation for me and I have asked too many questions in a single post but any help would be highly appreciated.

iPhone SE: iPhone stuck at " it may take a few minutes to activativate your devic

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:44:31 -0700

i have a iphone SE 32 gb Silver model, unfortunately, the power button stopped functioning, i took for repair but the issue could not be fixed, my repair mechanic had an iphone se gold color model lying with him, he swapped my logic board inside the housing of the gold one, just the logic board nothing else, everything seamed to work fine, untill today i erased all my data to setup as a new device and now my device is stuck at activation screen, i left it connected to itunes whole night and still, its stuck on activation , is it the the housing swap and internal components the culprit ,does any one know whats causing the problem, as i have changed sim, switched to different wifi's, also checked apple system status, done everything thats on the internet, still no sucess , if anyone has faced a similar issue please help !

⟐ Edited by author June 19, 2022 at 20:44 MST