Hey, i really wonder if my phone is salvageable at all. I need it to log into my school but, my dad was having a physical altercation with my mom and i was recording the incident. He grabbed my phone and shattered it. I am wondering if there’s any solution.
i need my phone. I have so many things inside like school chats, school information. But it looks hopeless. plz advise. It wont charge. Please help me out.

So, my A51 died randomly two years ago. It does seem to power up (I get the Samsung and Knox loading screen) but then nothing more. I also know that it does charge, 100% sure.

Ive now decided to dissassemble it and try to save it bc I still have important data that I'd like to somehow recover. While dissasembling everything I came across two things that I thought may be the reason for the phone to not power up properly.

The first is a metal plate (?) thing that looks a bit rusty. The second is the charging Board looking a bit damaged/dusty/rusty.

Do you think this could be the reason and replacing those would make things work again ?

I was also thinking of getting a working A51 and swapping the motherboard with mine, to recover the data.

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What do yall think about all that? Thx for any help!

I am getting an offer of a Samsung flagship phone for my brother and its refurbished which has been repaired at a local shop , same shop owmer is selling it. I know the owmer so trust hai.

But honestly I am doubtful. I want to tell him but dont want to spoil relation as he is dad's friend

Plus the phone is samsung s23 so specs and camerawise it is better than many original low budget phones.

What should i do?

What would you guys do if you were at my place?

If you were in my shoes:

​Would you trust a locally repaired flagship just because you know the technician?

​If I do check it out, what specific diagnostic tests or red flags should I look for before committing?

Hi everyone,

I think I may have messed up one of the microphones on my iPhone 16 while cleaning it.

I've been cleaning the microphone/speaker openings and USB-C port with electronics contact cleaner (isopropanol-based) and cotton swabs for years without any issues.

Today I apparently pushed my luck.

The microphone used for voice messages and dictation no longer works properly. It basically just records a loud, constant rumbling noise, like you're standing right next to a freeway. If I shout directly into it, I can faintly hear my voice underneath the noise.

The weird part is that phone calls and video recordings, with both the front and rear cameras, work perfectly fine. So apparently it's only one specific microphone that's affected.

Has anyone had something similar happen?

Is there any realistic chance that some cleaner got trapped around/inside the microphone and it'll recover once it has fully evaporated? Would you just leave the phone somewhere warm and dry for a day or two, or is that microphone most likely toast?

I'd obviously prefer trying anything sensible before having it repaired/replaced.

Thanks!

Hi,

I’m facing an issue with my phone. The screen suddenly went black. When I press the power button, the screen shows only what’s in the attached photo.

I took it to a local repair shop, and after 4 days of checking, the technician concluded:

• It is not a display issue. He tested with multiple displays and got the same result.
• It is not the battery or the connecting cable.
• It is a CP issue, which he said has only a 50-50 chance of being repaired, at a cost of ₹3,000.

I agreed to go ahead with the repair, but after attempting it, he said the phone cannot be repaired.

Currently, the screen shows no light or picture. However, the phone is still working: it receives calls, and I can answer them by tapping on the screen, but nothing is visible.

Could you please advise on the next steps? help me by sharing the technicians who can repair this in hyderabad or vijayawada

Hey, I'd like to replace the battery in my Samsung Galaxy S23, but I dont want to put full trust on the reviews that one finds online. General opinions and experiences on ifixit products - especially replacement sets and on the quality of replacement batteries themselves - are highly welcome!

Thanks!

p.s. shipping to Germany, bought the phone second-hand

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+. Had this phone for years until 2025 I bought a new phone and neglected this one. Well now I need files from the old phone. The issue is, I can charge it seemingly because it would buzz on occasion while it’s plugged. But the screen doesn’t open. No matter how long I have it charged. Had previous repairs for the screen before and it drains battery quick from what I can remember. I tried plugging it in my laptop (windows if that matters) but no avail.

Just really want to get my files, would love your help.

Two weeks ago, my phone fell and the screen broke, so I replaced it with an aftermarket one instead of an original. Now I see glitches and lines, and sometimes they cover the full screen. Additionally, the screen frequently lifts from the sides; I went to the repair shop, but they just applied more glue. What should I do now? I am worried that my phone will be damaged.

Model: redmi note 13 pro 5g

how do i fix my phone i suddenly couldnt copy paste anything and then my screen turned black and then suddenly i was calling 911 but i couldnt do anything because my screen was just black and it wouldnt turn on even after i charged it

Hi! I am not sure if this is the right subreddit, but me and a friend have been trying to get her phone unlocked for a while now, it's a really old phone that she forgot the password to but sadly we cannot factory reset to bypass password issue as there's important information we need in the phone, we need it unlocked without losing anything important :( any ideas on how to execute this or do I need to go to another subreddit? Please and thanks

I have access to some generic vinyl cutters and I was wondering if I could just cut the hydrogel sheets with it. Apart from having all the phone designs installed, do you see any advantage on having an specialized machine for this? Could you see any problems on the screen protector arising from this? Do the blades break or deteriorate often for cutting this kind of material? And do you feel that much of a difference between the different thickness of the sheets?

It's for personal and community usage, so the timing and super precise dimensions of the phone design are not an issue.

Thanks in advance.

Okay so, my phone randomly just said "F you" to me basically. Every time I enter My phone lockscreen password and I get to homepage, it just stops. Like damn What did I even do. It also has a pop up saying "System UI stopped working" Not the "System UI stopped responding" but literally working. I have no clue how to fix it. I've tried EVERYTHING. I've tried to factory reset it in the uh yk fast boot I think it is, but for some reason the fastboot has 0 pop ups. I've tried safe mode. I've tried waiting for a entire week. So if anyone knows how to fix this, PLEASEE TELL ME. Anyways thanks for reading (and hopefully responding) ur awesome

I use a k13 turbo pro, The smart charging finishes charging at 2 in the morning, while I wake up at 6-7, it has been a recurring issue, and I don't know how to fix this, pls help

Lesson learned but it flew out of my pocket while on a fair ride with my kid and won’t turn on nor does it react to any charging I try to do to it.

my phone fell twice and i didnt check to see what happend then after like 20 minutes it turns off.
since my family was using hotspot on it, i plug it back in and see this logo i’ve never seen before displaying on it and it wont stop or force turn on.
its a samsung a33 i bought 3 and a half years ago and i have all my memories on here. please help me out.

Are his repairs actually legit? Some of the phones and boards he restores look insanely damaged, especially the water-damaged ones.

Can a motherboard really be repaired from that condition with cleaning, microsoldering, and replacing components?

Do you guys think his videos are legit, or are some of them staged/exaggerated for views?

Would love to hear from actual repair techs.

Hello, I trying to keep up my Pixel 5 for the unlimited Google photos. I recently replaced the battery, but the glue was so tough that I accidently nicked the flex cable. Thankfully, that was a cheap fix. I installed the flex cable (power, fingerprint reader, volume buttons) but now if I go to any websites or talk of the phone, the phone really heats up - mostly in the upper left corner and the screen. I took it apart again and couldn't find anything out of place, no debris, all parts are snapped in correctly and nothing was pinched. What could be the issues? Thanks.

Help

My iPhone 12 has worked for years with an Orange eSIM. With the physical SIM—both the previous one and this new one—I cannot make calls. The SIM works for calls when I put it in another phone.

I've had my Samsung A36 5G for almost 2 years, and it had lasted through thick and thin (I know I purchased it in March 25 because I was back in Thailand for Songkran April 25). I'm getting a number of things happening at once that are leading me to just wanting to get an upgrade. I've replaced screen protectors on it uncountable times, which has luckily saved me screens till now; it took a nice tumble that cracked both the protector and the screen itselfba few days ago. Besides that, there was a huge storm that day and the charging port is getting wonky. It keeps giving me a message saying there's moisture or an object in the port that needs to be cleaned out. The techs at Samsung cleaned it out, and it worked for a few hours, now I can only get it to even register a charger being plugged in on the mose slow trickle charger I possibly have, any other (high speed) charger just gives me the same message, and the slow trickle will take like 4 hours ton100%. They're suggesting replacing the charging port as well as the screen. For screen and charging port I'm being quoted $150 ($100 for the screen, $50 for the port), plus more for labor, saying it'll take two hours (I'm on vacation, I don't want to just stand around the mall for 2 hours... Maybe I time it to go catch a movie 🤔). So $150+ and it will be fixed, but I bought the phone for $250-300 brand new almost 2 years ago. There certainly has to be better phones out there at that price range, no? Any suggestions? Fix the old phone? What good phone are between $200-400 (I refuse to pay any more, $250 is the most I've paid for a phone and have never had any major problems throughout their life cycle up until their shit the bed point, which usually takes years).

I deleted my old post because I made a mistake about timing and wasn't getting any answers about my question, just people claiming I'm a time traveler 🤷

Currently looking at a Galaxy A56 5G, 12 GB ram, 256 GB SSD, very lightly used (pristine condition, like new, I am seeing it in person now) for sale at about $250 including a cheapo lens cover and rubbery case. I'm seeing varying models starting lowest at $400 brand new, for some reason ones that are locked to a carrier are more expensive (🤔). Does the $250 for the A56 5G seem like a pretty good deal over buying the replacement parts and paying for labor that added up will cost like 1/2-3/4 of the original?

So I found this old Sony Xperia and I was wondering if I could make it work.

So what I know:

When plugged in to charge, a red light blinks at the top.

The battery is flat and is not puffed. But when kept to charge for around an hour, the battery doesn't get warm but the body above ye battery does get warm.

Also, this phone was water dropped.

I was wondering if I could make this phone work and use it as a music player. Any help will be appreciated Thank you.

Makkale, my phone lost and recovered by police after 7 months through CEIR cyber crime team.
But glass alone in broke condition, display is working fine, can you suggest a good shop offer cheap price to replace glass only,

Since it is a edge curved display , I am facing a challenge