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Can I Turn Two BROKEN iPhones Into One Working iPhone? I bought 2 non-working iPhone 13 Pro Max phones to see if I can take the working board out of the one with a broken screen and put it in the other phone to make one good, working phone. I'm not a phone repair expert and I don't work on these very often so this will definitely be a challenge.
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@stephensonmatthew7 Год назад

Tips: When swapping housings, you need to swap: battery, camera, FaceID assembly, and motherboard, to avoid errors. They’re all serially linked to the origin phone.

@sleepybunnynorbun1039 Год назад

Yes. But the point is that they shouldn't be linked. As it prevents something that should be a simple fix.

@behroz17 Год назад

EFF third party repairs

@disguiseddv8ant486 Год назад

Not the phone housing itself. The the internal components are married to the logic board. That's why there's QR codes on each component. Apple are the only one to program the components.

@Teksers Год назад

That's stupid beyond comprehension. It's like on your car if the battery dies you need to go to your car manufacturer because they need to reset the car to accept a new battery.

@timehunter9467 Год назад

@@disguiseddv8ant486 If they don’t have the 3 corner dot things, they’re not QR codes, they’re symbols for robots to correctly rotate and place components.

@jaycircuits Год назад

As an iphone repair guy myself im into the first minute of the video waiting for Steve to be shocked with all the features that will lose if just swapping the board 😅

@jaycircuits Год назад

2mins in: forget about the heat. Drop some IPA while you're prying.

@jaycircuits Год назад

25mins in Steve is getting that whole bunch of errors 😢

@jaycircuits Год назад

The conclusion is that you need to transfer the battery that was on the damaged housing, the fron facing camera, the rear camera, the ear speaker and the broken screen ic over to get it all "working properly" Man. Good video. Thanks for spreading awareness.

@disguiseddv8ant486 Год назад

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. I was like he must haven't worked on an iphone since the iphone 6.

@taylorebenguard6998 Год назад

5 minutes in i was already noticing that he wasnt removing the screen properly for one thing you need to life up at the bottom not in the middle also when only half the screen is up it better not to force it up unless you want to bend the bracket

@froggore52 Год назад

Apple REALLY doesn't want people getting into these phones!

@Tronicsfix Год назад

And they don't want you to DIY repair them either.

@zUltraXO Год назад

@@Tronicsfix while they do have a self repair thing, it's the biggest insult to injury when it comes to diy repairs

@disguiseddv8ant486 Год назад

Of course not! Apple hated the 3rd party sellers making money on their products and preventing customers to buy their Apple Care. Now, their Apple Care program profits have increased since implementing each internal component to be married to the logic board.

@debbiebernhardt5406 Год назад

@@disguiseddv8ant486 here one thing they forgot, if the repair is complete, how do they realized that it received a good part from a bad one as replacement.

@lupulflamand5673 Год назад

This is why I never buy iPhones. If you are not allowed to fix it you are not owning it.

@jrnberetta9236 Год назад

You can buy an ICopy and copy the old screen serial and write it over on the new screen. It will fix the error messages of the screen and colors calibration, works also for the battery :)

@Mr.BC777 Год назад

This is a BIG reason why I don't like or own any Apple products! Very good video Steve, TY for sharing!

@Enjoymentboy Год назад

Way back when the 4S was the cool thing I was doing a LOT of screen replacements. I was shocked and disgusted by just how much engineering went into making them as irreparable as possible and these new ones are even worse. What still amazes me is just how poorly people treat a device that is so expensive. but I guess that's why guys like you have the jobs you do. It's a shame more people don't recognise the skills you have and are willing to pay more for them.

@RatedPG64 Год назад

That's the reason why I stop fixing iPhones in general because it gives you so much headaches, great video for spreading the awareness 😩

@6581punk Год назад

It won't be long before Apple is pairing the glass to the phone. They've done it with the sleep sensor in their laptops now. This is why you're probably best avoiding anything Apple if you want to repair things in videos, everything is paired up.

@ingresswizard9044 Год назад

You need to open the phone back up and put the battery, faceID and Camera from the broken phone in the new one. Then you need to reprogram the new screen to the old phone and it will resolve all your messages.

@darkdracofire Год назад

Unless you have access to GSX and AST2 then you can't reprogram. The SN of all iPhpone parts are stored in apples servers.

@aroundtheblockwithbrock4799 Год назад

You have to use that tool that plugs the screen in to it and transfer the data from the old screen to the new one then I think that will fix some issues

@kumu2024 Год назад

I think there are flash memroy inside them with an id. You need to read the old ones and program the new screens and other parts. I have seen that others doing that. There is a special programmer /reader for that.

@darkdracofire Год назад

AST2 and run system configurator if you have access to Apple's tools. (iPhone with ios 14 or newer I think.)

@kamm3021 Год назад

⛔ Something's down there That's what she said 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@acepilot2067 Год назад

Great content, and excellent camera work 👍

@LucaBlightOfHighland Год назад

I was worried all the time watching you fight with that shattered glass with no safety gloves. 😅

@Tronicsfix Год назад

Gloves are recommended

@myagi20000 Год назад

@@Tronicsfix protection glasses too

@MirceaD28 Год назад

@@Tronicsfix You can put some duct tape on the screen so the small glass shards don't fly where they prefer. The eyes.

@taylorebenguard6998 Год назад

@@myagi20000 you dont need that

@VanguardDragon Год назад

Steve's shocking lack of PPE is something that always worries me, not gonna lie. I assume he's just so experienced that he simply doesn't need it. I also just have to assume he washes his hands really well after handling some of those really disgusting things.

@dualvoltageweebculture903 Год назад

Really helpful and fun! Love your videos and your smile!

@sdustin4661 Год назад

The face id module is paired to the logic board along with the cameras so in order to get it to work in a different iphone shell u would need to put the cameras, face id module and the battery from the broken phone into the shell of the icloud locked phone

@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Год назад

Great job as always!

@nikovich9313 Год назад

By watching this I feel like I can fix any phone 😊

@justinb2824 Год назад

If you can fix an iPhone you're probably right.

@makedaevilmage Год назад

By watching this, it makes me want to buy an Android phone.

@mobrocket Год назад

Good video out there. Helps educate people that a broken Iphone on Ebay may not help them fix their own Iphone.

@SeanCox2801 Год назад

Haven’t made it to the screen replacement part of the video. But what I can tell you is that Apple serialize every part of the phone to the board including the screen. FaceID needs to be transferred over too.

@aidancollins6480 Год назад

Yeah all parts are serial number linked so when transferring the screen you need to take the data from the old one and onto the new. As well as transfer over the cameras etc

@disguiseddv8ant486 Год назад

Nobody outside of Apple can't transfer the component information over to another Apple device. The screen would not have worked properly regardless.

@UserUser-ww2nj Год назад

@@disguiseddv8ant486 There is a gizmo that can read the chip on the broken screen and transfer it to a replacement but it costs $$

@matej819 Год назад

Swap the battery, camera and front camera module, from the old (broken) phone to this phone and the messages will go away and you’ll also get Face ID function back. These parts from the old phone are still completely fine

@TheSpotify95 Год назад

I think there might still be issues with the Face ID by replacing the original display? and also you lose True Tone and Automatic Brightness.

@PaulPlaysMinecraft Год назад

Another great video!

@GP7shorts Год назад

Hey just saying, you can put tape over the screen and use the suction cup tool

@mklvrepairs Год назад

Hello. You need proximity sensor to Face ID to work. Great video overall

@ItsDoms 3 месяца назад

Pro tip for anyone working on iPhone 12 and higher. • heat phone to 80c • stick a thin metal prying tool at the bottom of the screen, NOT A JIMMY TOOL, its too thic, it has to be razor blade thin, a razor blade is also good, but its best to use something that is as wide at possible, to the pressure is even • bend the thin metal slice/razorblade backwards and the bottom of the screen should easily pop out • stick one of those blue picks under the screen and reheat • use a little isopropyl on another pick and slowly seperate around the screen, if the top of the screen wont let go thendo the same as you did on the bottom. Im thinking of uploading a video on it, i rarely ever see anyone open iPhones like this but its definitely the fastest and most effective way, i know plenty of Apple techs who does it this way instead of using the Apple screen seperator

@joshuacivile3878 Год назад

The ribbon cable on the bottom is only with millimeter wave iphones. These have an extra ribbon for the antenne. Thats why you dont see them in all repair guides.

@Houtka86 Год назад

I loved this one. It's nice to see a very skilled person like you doing something like this for the first time.

@Com4nd3r. Год назад

This Video is on point.

@chanithurithmal3717 Год назад

It’s easy if you use the suction cup near the charging port to lift the screen and push the screen from the top toward the charging port

@GenghisClaus Год назад

Your videos have inspired me to start learning electronics repair. What's the best way to get into it? Seems daunting for someone like myself with no knowledge, tools, or anything.

@CrisCheese_ 11 месяцев назад

Honestly just watch a shir ton of repair yt videos and buy something broken off of ebay that isn't water samaged and try it yourself

@onurmickey416 Год назад

Take also from the other phone, battery rear camera and front camera and sensor flex on the top of display, all warning messages would we gone.. let me know if you need more info about it

@TurboBass Год назад

You should definitely do some glass-only repairs! Get yourself some of the tools and let us enjoy the show :D

@marleensrain Год назад

its crazy how many of these i do daily, ive even had people ask about the IP14 phone repairs already

@narayanancn8831 Год назад

Please do more....

@hadla 9 месяцев назад

Love your shirt in this! 😂

@thephlegmmaster78 Год назад

I remember you making Iphone fix videos before, and you had to use some migrating tool (like you load data from old iphone, and then plug it in on new iphone to unload to the new one)... I think it was connected with something about touchscreen, but perhaps this is what is necessary to be able to use other stuff??

@mgomez5606 Год назад

Parts are matched to each phone. I don’t mess with iPhones. Screws are all different sizes and different screw heads.

@CarlitoCulpable Год назад

So we’re getting into phones now? Coool🙏🏼🙏🏼

@speedwaynutt Год назад

Phone Repair Guru is my favorite repair channel for phones.

@Ilhamros Год назад

Do you have swap earpiece on display assembly, its for face id

@a.k7627 3 месяца назад

ahh so much effort you put into it just to get these stupid errors!!!

@sidweyz Год назад

A cheap tool like the QianLi Apollo or JC V1 SE can reprogram all the components you swapped so everything functions correctly. Sucks that you need them but at least they are readily available and not expensive.

@snsdjerry Год назад

Yup Hugh Jeffreys did it, before got the same error

@Fleelex Год назад

My favourite part was the satisfying removal of the battery adhesive tape 😁

@lucavideos Год назад

I did the same with my iPhone 12 Pro. But I wont do that repair a second time. Too mutch work for very little savings.

@Tronicsfix Год назад

It's a lot of work for sure!

@DanielTheBigD Год назад

Does the Face ID module of the broken phone work?

@over-gyan Год назад

All iPhone part contain it's specific id mamery (You can import mamory transfer device for solving all this problem or you just simply change only display of phone which will relief functionality of face id and camera)

@mirayanomi Год назад

Why didnt you swap over faceid camera and battery from the other housing? You would only have a display message kow most of the phone wont even function. Even the rear camera wont work properly.

@jonogrimmer6013 Год назад

Maybe you should have checked their repair guide before trying to remove the 5g cable ;) good job on soldering though!

@jonathanneel4266 Год назад

normally I find these videos relaxing to have on in the background, but this one kept me on the edge of my seat. apple does not make it easy to repair these phones...

@MergedElement 11 месяцев назад

The answer is it will partially work but with bugs. Seen them swapping part on between 2 working new iPhone 13 and end up with bugs on both until you swap back it parts.

@matrixdalneres8214 11 месяцев назад

Didn't you have to replace the front camera assembly and the earpiece to make the Face ID work? Same with the cameras, as the cameras native to the board seem readily available.

@alihakimpour1015 Год назад

You need to program the screen with the info of the old one there is a device that will do that I forgot what it is called but it copies the info of the old one and puts it back into the new screen.

@RickyD1968 Год назад

I stopped buying Iphones a long time ago and I do not miss them !!!!

@TheUKTransportBlogger Год назад

Do you have a screen programmer? That should sort the display messages as you transfer the serials so they match up.

@StuffIHave Год назад

Not exactly. iPhone 8-XS have no important display message, but need to be reprogrammed in order for true tone to work. All iPhones after that will always display the message unless you transfer the IC. Some of the newer models can still be reprogrammed to enable true tone, though the reprogramming doesn’t get rid of the message.

@Einfach_Dave Год назад

U could have soldered the little chip on the screen an Batterie to the oter Display and other Batterie. That way the iPhone thinks its the same part. Or u could use a Tool (also solves the faceid issue) its called ICopy. I work with iPhones every day and its quiet anoying...

@probloxi6651 Год назад

there is 2 screws neer charging port did you removed them 🤔

@iandelgado33 Год назад

Eve if you put original parts in iphones this days because of the serials of the original parts are register in the motherboard it will not identify the original parts thats why iphone techs using gadgets and other work around like the swapping the chip of the battery to the new battery is needed just to confuse the program to loose those notification....

@TommyGunz_ Год назад

I'm not sure what tear-down guides you found. But if i may suggest a channel , Hugh Jeffery does some really good Iphone videos. I know he talks about the screen errors you got at the end from time to time as well.

@linkmasters535 Год назад

I know this is a little off topic but have you ever had a Xbox One controller that the ABY and X buttons don’t work and the left analog stick is glitching out

@thejeffchen Год назад

For a shattered screen, the screen isn't air-tight anymore. You need to put a piece of wide tape over the shattered glass in order to get the suction cups to work.

@thenextproblem8001 Год назад

Thanks for the tip man. 👌

@Tjoeb123 Год назад

You forgot to put back the metal shields covering the ribbon cables...

@MrBlahblahblah12354 Год назад

Tronix there are tools to code the screen so that it doesn't throw the error of screen legitimacy. Basically it pulls the data from the old screen which you can then use to copy to the new screen. Thereafter it should work as usual. That being said it is completely unnecessary and just an anti repair move from Apple. The battery can also be coded in the same way to appear genuine

@_-BK-_ Год назад

Nice video. Apple really need to improve their repairabilty or remove some of their restrictions.

@joaolucio3274 Год назад

They are doing it on purpose lol

@Mariolira10 Год назад

They are doing it on purpose so people have no resort but give it to apple to repair it

@DracoGalboy Год назад

I'd recommend watching Hugh Jeffries as a guide for these repairs. There's a lot of serial locked hardware in apple products

@aldean2000 Год назад

You have to transfer all these, front facing camera, battery, back camera and screen to remove those msges only msg should remain is the screen you have all the other parts from the original phone

@biohazard326 Год назад

good video, but one suggestion. as a person thats done hundreds/thousands of phone/tablet repairs, ALWAYS WEAR NITRILE GLOVES!! those shards are horrible to try and remove out of your fingers if/when you get one stuck in a finger/palm/hand. it happens way more than you would think with screen glass

@paulneedham2013 Год назад

you need to copy the serial from the old screen to the new screen as they are all registered by serial numbers

@ryu03xism Год назад

u need a programming tool for the LCD cameras and battery

@rutoop Год назад

I will never in my life buy an Apple product. Great video though

@lbdjthethird1240 Год назад

This makes me miss the days of Nokia cell phones that had faceplates you could swap.

@TheTartarsaws Год назад

I got a switch that doesn’t display to tv on dock, and the left joycon buckle needs replaced, and probably needs its battery replaced. Totally will pay for parts if you will fix it!

@JamieMatthewsAtWars Год назад

Try cleaning out the charging port while the switch is off. Try it with another dock if possible too, its likely some debris is allowing the switch t charge but not enough of the pins are clean enough for HDMI output. When you say buckle with regards to the joycon, what part do you mean? is the analogue stick drifting? the battery replacement is nominal, but the adhesive is strong, I recommend neutralising that with IPA. If youre in the UK, feel free to PM.

@poolebabytre2599 Год назад

Love that shirt 😂

@jeepers18304 Год назад

U should have used the original face id when switching boards the face id and battery is programmed

@LadySamurai88 Год назад

I knew it wasn’t possible and yet i watched it anyways lol

@markdjdeenix6846 Год назад

I thought about doing this type of repair to get a better iPhone . Thanks for letting us know about this . It seems that apple 🍏 are playing a lying game .one phone could have been saved . But that much money in and no Face ID it’s just a waist of money for you Was the camera module from the broken phone borked ?

@ErickBuildsStuff Год назад

You should also transfer the camera modules.

Год назад

on iphone 15...they will do error for case....Cant detect if you have genuie apple case

@pearelectronics3083 Год назад

That cable is the 5g mm wave cable, it only found in the us model iPhone 13

@seanjay9626 Год назад

Steve mats don’t really work I use heat gun and use triangles and heat together playing cards help too

@theodorjeberg4123 8 месяцев назад

how do you get these ? :)

@scott-andrewwhite2950 11 месяцев назад

Yo, I get exactly what you mean. I replaced the big screen protector on my Samsung Z Fold 3 myself with a kit I purchased off of Amazon, so when I stopped in and told ATT that I did that while getting another phone hooked up for service, they lost their mind. Like I'm going to go back to them, for them to tell me they can't do it and I need a new phone. (Which coworkers that have the same phone did, and that's what they were told.) Now granted, that's not the manufacturer telling me I couldn't do it. But we should have the freedom to fix our own stuff with OEM equipment or otherwise.

@danieldeller3661 Год назад

Use clear tape on cracked screen helps remove the screen

@kriptaknight8162 Год назад

haha funny too see this but i can tell its your first time really simple project if you know what to do but i give you props

@eclipse-rx8me Год назад

You need to transfer the small parts and transfer IC chips from old ribbon cable to new ribbon cable, you have to do this with every single chip, it requires re-balling and its a pain in the ass lol

@Hejazi1365 Год назад

Why didn't you reprogram the lcd again?

@I_am_Allan Год назад

🤤 Forbidden Mozzarella pull tabs. 🤣

@Tronicsfix Год назад

Lol

@123theprodigy5 Год назад

You can’t replace any of the internals, because Apple software locks them. heck, even the screen is software locked as well.

@MsN958gb Год назад

All that you need to do is but all the parts from the cracked back in and you will only get the one notification that says the screen cannot detect if it is a genuine port

@Joe-wk9ow Год назад

And apple wants you to buy their replacement screen. When you swap the board most of the parts are serial locked to the device.

@Tech3604u Год назад

Heat gun is the best

@mannyjoseph4520 Год назад

Imagine someone following this with broken iPhones only to find out the last 30 seconds of the video that they will get prompted of non genuine parts 😄

@Tig3rj Год назад

Knew all this would happen at the end...I am sure you knew this too and want to call out Apple for their Anti Repair and a video about it....Hugh Jeffreys does this on brand new phones and swaps the parts to see what no longer works...

@andrewalves92 8 месяцев назад

Like how you put the glove on with the non broken screen 😂😂😂

@ElliottESanderson Год назад

You have to switch over everything on the glass and then program it from the old one to the new one

@RoboX8 9 месяцев назад

Why not taking battery camera faceid and battery from the old phone? They were all good.

@LTomee Год назад

Is it possible to reporgram it? BTW i know you can contact apple, and they can enable the parts.

@Tronicsfix Год назад

Yes, I'm aware you can get some of the stuff you need from Apple. You just shouldn't have to.

@razorsfury6519 Год назад

@@Tronicsfix Aint that the truth!

@dylanlindsay1993 Год назад

I FEEL THE POWER! of fixing stuff lol!🤣

@Cesafro54 Год назад

You have to try diagnostic mode! Turn off the phone Press volume up + down Plug the cable When you see the Apple logo stop pressing buttons Follow the procedure