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iPhone XS Max: repairing back glass iPhone xs max

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:01:00 -0700

Hwy, do you guys know how to fix the back glass of iPhone XS Max?

⟐ Commented November 01, 2021 at 22:01 MST

iPhone XS Max: Error showing "Unknown part" after battery replacement

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:57:51 -0700

After replacing the battery in my iPhone XS Max, an error message "Unknown Part" appeared in the settings.

The Settings>Battery>Battery Health cannot display battery percentage.

⟐ Commented October 24, 2024 at 15:57 MST

iPhone XS Max: userspace watchdog timeout 180 sec

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:32:53 -0700

Probably phone got a bit of water through the scratches in the screen, and i've got userspace watchdog timeout problem the log files is saying something like that

{"bug_type":"210","timestamp":"2022-12-06 13:25:03.48 +0300","os_version":"iPhone OS 13.3 (17C54)","incident_id":"2CADE8A7-61C4-4F43-B8D4-BAA1BD14762F"}

"build" : "iPhone OS 13.3 (17C54)",

"product" : "iPhone11,6",

"kernel" : "Darwin Kernel Version 19.2.0: Mon Nov 4 17:46:11 PST 2019; root:xnu-6153.60.66~39\/RELEASE_ARM64_T8020",

"incident" : "2CADE8A7-61C4-4F43-B8D4-BAA1BD14762F",

"crashReporterKey" : "f3212b3e602ab2d373db1407d020ca8d52d6e226",

"date" : "2022-12-06 13:24:54.94 +0300",

"panicString" : "panic(cpu 3 caller 0xfffffff016b99bf8): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.thermalmonitord since wake\nservice returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : current ffc6ffffffffffff, mask 33ffffffffdff, expected 33ffffffffdff\nservice: com.apple.backboardd, total successful checkins since wake (180 seconds ago): 19, last successful checkin: 0 seconds

was trying to connect another charging port but nothing changed :(

⟐ Answer accepted June 19, 2024 at 10:32 MST

iPhone XS Max: iPhone XS Max restarts every 4 minutes after screen replacement

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:09:39 -0700

I have an iPhone XS Max that appeared fine after a screen replacement. The screen is aftermarket, and the phone now restarts every 4 minutes. Everything seems to work fine in those 4 minutes, battery charged, cameras work, touch works, receives texts, makes calls. Is it just a bad screen? Already tried updating all of the apps and even restored the phone. I have the phone coming back in and will put the original back on to see if that fixes it. Any ideas?

⟐ Commented November 11, 2021 at 20:09 MST

iPhone XS Max: Water damage issues after submersion

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:36:42 -0700

Yesterday i thought it would be a good idea to take some underwater ab pics with my waterproof phone. After being submerged for about 5 seconds the screen began to get a green hue, and then started flickering. Another few seconds later the whole phone went completely dead. I chucked it in a bowl of rice overnight and the next day it would turn on fine, but face ID wouldn’t work and the screen was still green and flickering. I then used a heat gun on it for a while, and then spent ages shaking it to try to get the water out. This time face id started working, and the green hue was gone but the phone still has a flicker. The haptic feedback is also really loud. Not sure if it has permanent logic board damage or if there’s still some water in there. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

UPDATE:

I let it dry for another day, and the next time i powered it on it was functioning as normal excepting the taptic engine. However, about an hour later, the screen suddenly went black with some dim lines flickering across it, and the phone restarted. It was then stuck in a boot loop of showing the apple logo for about ten seconds, then the screen going black and then shutting off. I held all three buttons to shut it off, and then removed the screen and logic board. It’s sitting in isopropyl alcohol for a while, hopefully that will clean it up. The only visible water damage was on the side of the taptics engine and the aluminium cover for the camera module, where you could see some marks from salt water. I couldn’t see anything on the logic board, but i fear the water could have gotten under the processor housing.

⟐ Commented March 28, 2026 at 22:36 MST

iPhone XS Max: How to repair iPhone XS Max camera glass

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 20:25:37 -0700

Does anyone know how to repair the camera glass of the iphone xs max?

i can only find the glass with the ring on ebay but the ring for the glass is soldered on the frame of the phone. i tried to heat it up but i cannot remove it.

⟐ Commented July 05, 2020 at 20:25 MST

iPhone XS Max: Ripped cable connecting (damaged) display to phone - worth fix?

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:02:08 -0700

After dropping my phone, it developed the three lines as shown in the attached image. It didn’t have any other issues than this and the screen itself was not cracked. However, whilst opening the phone I accidentally ripped the cable shown in the second image. Is there any point in trying to fix this? I have already ordered a replacement screen but if it turns out I am able to replace the cable and fix the issue of the lines then that would be great. Thanks!

⟐ Commented July 02, 2021 at 15:02 MST

iPhone XS Max: How to Recover Data from iPhone XS Max?

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 09:30:57 -0700

How to Recover deleted photos Data from iPhone XS Max?

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⟐ Commented July 25, 2020 at 9:30 MST

iPhone XS Max: Broke Wireless charging flex cable, constant reboot

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:25:26 -0700

I just did my first ever phone repair and replaced the screen and battery for an iPhone Xs max, during the process I pulled up the battery and broke the Wireless charging Flex, causing repeating reboot, my question is I really don't want to replace it or is there some kind of soldering repair type thing I can do to imcro repair instead of replace the whole thing?.can do I like add some copper to the broken cabke? I've never don't Solderin/micro repairs before but I figure if I'm going to be repairing phones then I will have to learn someday, so might as well be now, so can I micro repair this and if so how and what tools will I need?

⟐ Answer unaccepted October 14, 2022 at 4:25 MST

iPhone XS Max: Phone gets water damage at 5cm

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:41:43 -0700

So just trying to test my phones water resistance got me into a whole lot of trouble when my Face ID stopped working 5 min after then after restarting the phone a green line then the screen going fully dead. I then go to the apple store and they tell me I have water damage and the logic board is broken. And they will charge be $800 for a new one. This is the second phone they have neglected to fix after an issue. My 7’s audio ic chip was &&^&@@ and needed to be d-soldered then put back on. With many other people having this same problem and getting no help from apple they were forced to buy a new phone just like me. Well their false advertising has screwed up my phone and now I’m left with the option to sue as I am fed up and so many other people are too. Let me know how I should go about this process. I will be sueing for $3000 CAD and also want to make them release any defects their products have in the future with a defects website and them recalling every phone that has this problem. Let me know your opinion. I have seen a guy sue amazon and they ended up just paying him out so I think this is the only way of going

⟐ Answer deleted September 25, 2021 at 8:41 MST

iPhone XS Max: My phone turns off after 3 minutes

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 20:12:25 -0700

Im not sure if your able to help, but i have an iphone xs max and i did a charging port replacement pretty easy but the phone stays on for 3 minutes and shuts off battery status seem to be correct everything work it just shut off after 3 minutes what do you think causing the issue and how to fix it

⟐ Answered August 09, 2020 at 20:12 MST

iPhone XS Max: 'Unrepairable' after water damage

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:55:08 -0700

My phone got water-damaged so I took it to the local phone repairer and they said there’s water trapped between the two boards and apparently is it not repairable. Is this true or not? Should I sell my phone(Even though I’ll probably get like £50 for it).

Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted September 24, 2019 at 18:55 MST

iPhone XS Max: Replace compass / barometric sensor in iPhone XS max

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:31:37 -0700

After random restarts every 1-2 minutes Apple support diagnosed a defective compass / barometric sensor. It’s an iPhone XS Max 1,5years old.

What can I do about it. Can I replace this sensor?

UPDATE 2020-03-23: Update to this issue in the comments to A One Mobiles reply

⟐ Answered November 16, 2021 at 23:31 MST

iPhone XS Max: Not responding to touch

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:56:40 -0700

I replaced the screen with an iFixit repair kit, charged phone. why does my screen not respond to touch?

⟐ Commented April 15, 2024 at 0:56 MST

iPhone XS Max: The bottom part of my screen isnt responding to touch.

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:09:03 -0700

The bottom part of my screen isnt responding to touch. I'm unable to get past the lock screen code to perform any resets. Help!

⟐ Answered January 22, 2026 at 5:09 MST

iPhone XS Max: Replacement XS Max screen won’t fit. Why?

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:00:47 -0700

I’ve an iPhone XS Max with a busted screen. I ordered a replacement but the screen won’t fit. It has these little tabs sticking out all down right hand side but existing screen doesn’t so there’s nowhere for these tabs to slot into.

Can anyone tell me why or how to get around this please?

thanks.

⟐ Commented January 11, 2024 at 3:00 MST

iPhone XS Max: Reboots every 3:08 Minutes.

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 05:55:19 -0700

Phone was updated from iOS 13 to 14 and, since then, has begun to reboot every 3 minutes.

Though there were no issues prior to the update, rear housing has been replaced and all parts are original except for the screen.

Have attempted:

Placing back the original screen
Removing the sim card
Booting it with all cables unplugged(including either the power or charge port cables)
Formatting through PC

The screen glitches just a bit prior to shutting down. Small greyer line in the bottom and flashes a bit. It looks exactly like a hard reset, actually. Performance is also noticeably slower. It doesn’t reboot when locked and idle. The phone is also peculiarly marked as a Demo model on 3uTools. No clue as to the origin. It will occasionally notify that the battery is not original, despite this being untrue.

⟐ Commented October 21, 2023 at 5:55 MST

iPhone XS Max: 1ZEA54790397168404 Has my order been shipped

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:38:51 -0700

Welcome . I bought an iPhone xmax battery from you on February 12, 2023 with the tracking number 1ZEA54790397168404 Has my order been shipped and it has not been shipped to my address yet. Please advise .. Thank you Welcome . I bought an iPhone xmax battery from you on February 12, 2023 with the tracking number 1ZEA54790397168404 Has my order been shipped and it has not been shipped to my address yet. Please advise .. Thank you

⟐ Answer accepted February 19, 2023 at 10:38 MST

iPhone XS Max: Replaced charging port, still rebooting

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:40:50 -0700

Yah so had a charging port panic full prs0 whatever you call it, i replaced the charging port, and nothing has changed, did i less up? Is it a bad part, is somthibg blocking the sensor? Please help, thabks guys (and gals)

⟐ Commented October 26, 2022 at 8:40 MST

iPhone XS Max: iPhone xs max randomly bootloop when not in use

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:21:23 -0700

So my iphone randomly bootloop when the phone is not in use

This is the panic log :

"panicString" : "panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfffffff023ab1c98): \"i2c0::_checkBusStatus Bus is still in a bad state; last read status 00010110 int shadow 00010100 xfer 00000000 fifo 00000000 for device ad5860\"

⟐ Commented October 09, 2022 at 19:21 MST