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iPhone X: I got sold an iPhone X and two weeks later it’s blacklisted but

Sat, 06 Oct 2018 09:26:12 -0700

I got sold a clean IMEI iPhone X and now I suspect it got cleaned by a service and two weeks later it’s blacklisted but if I switch chips with another phone of the same company I can use it fully why is that ? I’m pressing charges I have the persons identity phone number and home adress , test messages and phone call recordings

⟐ Answer accepted 十月 06, 2018 at 9:26 GMT-7

iPhone X: iPhone X battery connector replacement

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:15:18 -0700

Alright, so I posted on here a while ago about salvaging an iPhone X that was water damaged, and I did my best to clean it, but after taking a better look at the board under magnification I discovered the battery connector on the logic board seems to be either corroded or fried.

I have found out that the connector can be replaced, but will require micro-soldering. At this point it’s more or less practice, because he’s gonna just buy a new phone if I cant fix it, but it would be awesome to get it working again.

I was wondering if anyone here has any input on the difficulty/requirements of this job, because I can’t seem to find anything about it online. I guess my main questions are: will I need to open up the “sandwich” of the board to replace this connector, and what type of solder should be used for this job? Also if there’s anything else I should look out for or be careful about to do this job successfully.

Thanks :)

⟐ Commented 四月 02, 2026 at 23:15 GMT-7

iPhone X: Anyone leave blue plastic film when screen repair?

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:12:17 -0700

Anyone leave blue plastic film when you screen repair?

I was thinking it's little more protection when it drops hard oled is easily crack so…

Or do i need to take off blue film? Then why? Affected color change? Or touch problem or anything affect? Plz let us know thanks

⟐ Answer accepted 九月 10, 2024 at 18:12 GMT-7

iPhone X: Do you need to replace the whole motherboard to remove iCloud lock

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 04:58:48 -0700

Do you need to replace the whole motherboard to remove iCloud lock, or can you just replace the logic board?

⟐ Commented 十二月 23, 2023 at 4:58 GMT-7

iPhone X: My iPhone won't restore or update after being disabled error 2015

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:21:40 -0700

I forgot my password and my phone is disabled so I tried using an iMac updated to the latest gen to restore and update it and it didn’t work showing me “The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (2015).” Also used a windows laptop. FYI, My battery level last checked was at 88% and it may be lower, does this change anything?

⟐ Answered 一月 09, 2023 at 10:21 GMT-7

iPhone X: iPhone X only making "connected to charging cable" noise, fixable?

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 01:09:19 -0700

Dropped my iPhone X in saltwater for no longer than 10 seconds, iPhone still makes the charging noise when plugged in and still makes a vibrations/typing noise when I try to enter my passcode. however the entire display is completely dark and will not show any signs of display/brightness. wondering if I order a new LCD and screen replacement + plus battery if this would fix the issues?

⟐ Commented 七月 05, 2022 at 1:09 GMT-7

iPhone X: WIFI on iPhone X isn't working after screen replacement! HELP!

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:18:57 -0700

The iPhone X was working fine and no issues with the wi-fi. I put the new screen on and now there are no WiFi networks showing up!

I’ve checked the antenna at the bottom of the phone and that seems fine. Everything else works including the audio without any issues!!

Thanks

⟐ Answered 二月 15, 2021 at 10:18 GMT-7

iPhone X: Poor GPS quality after screen replacement

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:43:52 -0700

I have recently replace the display of an iPhone X after it receive an hammer, now the GPS present issue, is really inaccurate and doesn’t work well with navigator apps but a few times it works fine.

I would like to know if it cause by the screen replacement or by something else and possible solution

Thk

⟐ Commented 九月 30, 2020 at 8:43 GMT-7

iPhone X: My screen stopped working after I dropped it

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:16:08 -0700

No cracks or marks on the screen. i believe some ribbon cable couldve came loose. Touchscreen is absolutely unresponsive.

⟐ Commented 十月 27, 2018 at 11:16 GMT-7

iPhone X: iPhone X microphone bad audio after lightning connector assembly repl.

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:05:09 -0700

Heyo,

I attempted to repair a colleague’s iPhone X after his lightning port stopped charging. He got quite tired of having to charge wirelessly, so he reached out to me. I successfully replaced the lightning connector assembly, with everything still working.

The next day he texts me about an issue where his call quality for the receiver is terrible and not clear. I took a look at it. maybe I didn’t put in the mic correctly, so I opened it back up and double-checked if everything was in place. I also cleaned the holes a bit just to make sure that isn’t the issue. I also changed a few settings, like the “background noise reduction” etc.

The audio quality was a tiny bit better, but that didn’t fix it.

A few days later he texts again about it. My first thought was to just replace the lightning connector assembly, maybe I just got a faulty one, so I ordered it.

Yesterday I got it replaced successfully once again but still have the mic issues. I have one final idea to fix it. I got my hands on the gaskets (is that what you call them?) that prevent water from coming in. I’ll attempt to replace them tomorrow and keep my fingers crossed that it will fix the issue.

My question is (in case I fail with the gaskets): Do you have any other ideas on how to fix it? Have you ever experienced this problem? (if so, how did you fix it?)

Thanks a lot and stay safe everyone!

-JD

⟐ Commented 十月 01, 2024 at 12:05 GMT-7

iPhone X: Could ghost touch be attributed to a faulty battery?

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:52:40 -0700

iPhone X is functioning on its own. Is ghost touch a faulty screen / digitizer problem or can it be related to an old battery?

⟐ Commented 十月 02, 2023 at 9:52 GMT-7

iPhone X: Cameras & FaceID not working after back glass removal

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:56:23 -0700

Folks, there was a catastrophe. I was trying to replace the broken rear glass on iPhone X. Used heat gun & soldering fan to heat-up the back and remove the glass. Removal was pretty hard and once complete neither of cameras (front & back), nor the face id are working. The guess is that the board got overheated. Tried to replace the rear camera in the neighborhood shop, but that didn’t help. The inductive charge got a little damaged, but I don’t think it can cause cameras to fail.

Is there a way to fix this? Would appreciate a help. I can do soldering if needed.

Thanks.

⟐ Answered 十月 27, 2022 at 8:56 GMT-7

iPhone X: Repair guide for replacing Lightning connector

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:23:21 -0700

Do you have a repair guide for replacing the Lightning connector on the iPhone X?

⟐ Answered 七月 28, 2022 at 17:23 GMT-7

iPhone X: Where I could buy grounding clip iPhone x

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 20:29:18 -0700

Is there someone could help me where to buy grounding clip iphone x i’ve lost it

⟐ Answered 七月 24, 2022 at 20:29 GMT-7

iPhone X: iPhone X Black Screen of Death

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:06:58 -0700

I regularly clean my iphone X with cotton embedded in 96% ethyl alcohol, this time I used too much alcohol (the cotton was dripping) and the screen went black, but other than the screen the phone seems to be working (I can hear the beep when the phone is connected to the charger, etc)

I tried a hard reset, factory reset with itunes but the screen keeps black. Any suggestion? thanks

⟐ Commented 七月 14, 2021 at 15:06 GMT-7

iPhone X: iPhone X rear camera not working on camera app, but works on other app

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:29:09 -0700

Hey,

I have iPhone X 64 GB and i have a isue that is pretty strange.

Mobile, have broken glass back and screen too, but i changed screen and the problem is still the same. Everything works, just one thing, that was before and after screenreplacement.

Rear camera doesn´t work on Camera app, front camera works fine, face id also, flash too, bet rear camera it just how to say stucks, freazes, it tries to focus and then show a image blury and freazes, if you try to focus somethin else you wait like 30 seconds and it focus that thing but still image is blurry and it doesn´t move, until you try to focus something else again and wait couple seconds and see again blurry dark picture.

If i go to Instagram app and try to open camera doesn´t work ether, but if i go to snapchat or messenger/facbook, rear camera working smoth as !&&*.

I tried to

deactivet, activet location service.
Reinstaled (factor settings)
Hardreset
DFU mode
Updates

Help me, should i change camera lens or something to do with logicboard ( and logicboard i know nothing). Changing parts i can it´s easy.

⟐ Commented 四月 28, 2021 at 15:29 GMT-7

iPhone X: Your emergency contact have been notified

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 23:51:30 -0700

Good day

i hope you are well.

please find the attached image as I am struggling to get my iPhone X off emergency mode.

please help''

⟐ Answered 十一月 27, 2020 at 23:51 GMT-7

iPhone X: iOS 14 Battery Issue

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:12:44 -0700

I recently replaced my iPhone X battery. It worked as expected on iOS 13. Since updating to iOS 14, now the battery’s health registers as significantly degraded, Maximum Capacity is blank, and the battery life is absolutely garbage. Instead of 1 charge a day, I’m changing a minimum of 3 times. I’ve already tried draining and refilling the battery leaving it on the charger for a few hours after 100%, same issue. I’m hoping someone can help me out. Thank you.

⟐ Commented 十一月 13, 2020 at 8:12 GMT-7

iPhone X: Two rounded and stripped pentalobes

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:39:29 -0700

Hi you all, I have a question. I went ahead and went to do a screen replacement for myself. The problem begun with the pentalobes, i have an ifixit p2 screwdriver, and both of the screws i rounded off and now they are stuck in there. I do have access to the insides, as I went ahead and ripped the screen threads (still somehow working and all, writing from the screen rn) and went ahead thinking I could just get these out with my tweezers and buy different pentalobes to use, but once I had the screen off, i realised the screws wouldn’t get out. Any ideas?

⟐ Commented 四月 30, 2020 at 6:39 GMT-7

iPhone X: Broken Rear Glass, Swapping The Full Housing?

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:25:00 -0700

I have an iPhone X, space grey, 256gb. I’m sure some others have the same problem I am having with replacing the rear glass. That being said, I know the easier way to fix this is swapping the full housing. I am looking into doing the project and found a site where they sell the full housing and everything is already mounted up. I guess it’s a used iPhone X and maybe the motherboard was messed up. If I buy this, are only my motherboard and Face ID sensors needed to be swapped over or are there other parts that will need to be swapped as well?

⟐ Commented 四月 09, 2019 at 12:25 GMT-7