iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone 4"

iPhone 4: Screw back cover stuck

Sat, 26 May 2018 08:42:40 -0700

hello everyone,

One of the screws on my iPhone back cover is stuck.

He comes to the halves and he does nothing.

What can I do with this?

Thank you!

⟐ Answer accepted 5월 26, 2018 at 8:42 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Screen fades to black after replacing battery

Tue, 22 May 2018 09:04:28 -0700

I replaced the battery in my iPhone 4 using the Ifixit kit. It worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now when I try to use the iPhone the screen shows vertical lines and then fades to black after a minute or so. If I let it sit for long enough it will look fine until I try to use it, then same problem. The phone works, I can receive calls, but can't see the screen.

Is there something about the battery replacement that would cause this, i.e. loose connection etc. I don't know it the phone is worth replacing the screen in terms of money and time.

Thanks,

Al Pierce

⟐ Answered 5월 22, 2018 at 9:04 GMT-7

iPhone 4: What is this small plastic part?

Tue, 01 May 2018 09:10:25 -0700

Can someone please help in identifying the small black plastic part(circled in red).

Thanks for all the help.

⟐ Answer accepted 5월 01, 2018 at 9:10 GMT-7

iPhone 4: iPhone sound very strange issue!

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:24:19 -0700

Hello Guys !!!

i have an iphone 4 16GB, after two years of soft using :D

there is a very strange problem, all the iphone mics doesn't work correctly, the upper & lower one, loud speaker is not good, the sound in calls in bad !!

in addition to that this case is in any headset i use and with any app too (recording, viber ... so on) !

anyone have an answer to my issue please answer my :D Thanks

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 30, 2018 at 9:24 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Water damage - battery replaced will sync not charge, what to replace?

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:23:00 -0700

Did the rice trick on a water submerged phone, changed the battery and phone is working as expected, the phone syncs with Itunes but does not charge. The dock water indicator is of course red, but it syncs, so does that mean that the dock connector is okay and I need a new power management chip or can the dock be sort of working and sync fine and not charge but a new one would make it charge?

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 27, 2018 at 7:23 GMT-7

iPhone 4: I-4 in washing machine

Sat, 14 Apr 2018 10:03:40 -0700

my I-4 went through a full wash and spin cycle in the washing machine ... it appears to be dead ... any hope???

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 14, 2018 at 10:03 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Can I use a iPhone4s microphone in iPhone4, cause iPhone4 mic broken

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:12:19 -0700

my microphone in my iphone 4 is broken but i have a spaer iphone4s, can i swap it into the iphone 4 to fix that mic

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 12, 2018 at 8:12 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Bottom row of icons not responsive

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:25:07 -0700

Tried to type is my passcode and numbers 7,8,9 were non responsive causing me to restore. After restoring the passcode was removed, but the bottom row of icons were still unresponsive. The middle and upper half of the touchscreen still works fine.

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 11, 2018 at 7:25 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Logic Board is Messed Up

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:35:12 -0700

Well I bought an iphone 4 16gb

It had water damage so i did the usual isopropyl alchohol cleanup.

Iphone booted up just fine and everything is working except for the camera and some error with the power button, headphone/volume part.

I did a little research and i found out that the camera problem is because something on the logic board being chipped off while changing the lcd screen. I checked and they were missing.. I dont know much about soldering if you guys can help me with that.. I tried dropping a little bit of the circuit writer pen on those two little spots but no luck with the camera.

Now with the power button and headphone/volume.

The power button only works when it wants to. Very last response time on the power button actually. Also, the phone is always is headphone mode. I tried cleaning the headphone jack..it didnt work.. I restored the phone a couple time, still the same problem.. I even put the logic board in another phone.. Problems were still there. I really need to know what i have to do to get this working. Im willing to learn how to solder just so i can fix it.

http://i44.tinypic.com/2mzmonl.jpg

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 10, 2018 at 7:35 GMT-7

iPhone 4: How can I take of separate the LCD and the Screen glass?

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 10:02:31 -0700

How can i take of separate the LCD and the Screen glass?

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 07, 2018 at 10:02 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Screen goes black but is still working

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:08:04 -0700

My iphone 4 screen has gone black, but the phone is still working. I had the screen replaced last spring and it's been working fine since then. Today it goes black but is still working. I have not dropped it or anything, I just can't see anything. Does anyone have any ideas what has happened and what can I do to fix it? Thanks.

⟐ Answered 4월 06, 2018 at 13:08 GMT-7

iPhone 4: replaced battery will not charge

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 07:18:00 -0700

Hi, got a new battery and replaced it per instructions, ran the battery down below 10% as instructed, tried charging it, nothing happened, used 3 different cord on wall charger, also tried my car charger and nothing, connected to laptop to see if the computer saw the device, still nothing, any ideas? removed battery a few times to make sure the plug was right. any other way to charge the battery besides using the 30 pin connector?

Thanks Greg

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 02, 2018 at 7:18 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Is it possible to switch logicboards? iPhone 4

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:16:51 -0700

Is it possible to switch logicboards ( motherboards ) between a broken iphone 4 and a good 2nd hand phone to retrieve files (pictures ect )?

the broken iphone just has a broken screen and battery, so its cheaper to buy a working 2nd hand iphone 4 and just switch boards but i was wondering if this would work or that there could possibly be compatability problems.

⟐ Commented 3월 08, 2018 at 8:16 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Replacement battery connector is too long?

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:07:35 -0700

Hello. The connector on the replacement battery I have seems to be too long. The plastic part connecting the connector to the battery feels stiff, so I don't feel comfortable bending it. I attached pictures to show what it looks like. It is a few millimeters too long. Any suggestions? Thank you.

⟐ Answer accepted 3월 01, 2018 at 14:07 GMT-7

iPhone 4: How do I disable update notifications on ios 6?

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 13:40:19 -0700

Just got a free iPhone. It is on ios 6.1.3. I would like to keep it there. I dont want to accidentally hit "Update now" so I would like to delete and remove the update and notification. How do I do this? I also have a iPhone 4s on the same os that id like to keep there. Thanks!

⟐ Commented 2월 04, 2018 at 13:40 GMT-7

iPhone 4: How do I remove these screws?

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:32:19 -0700

Trying to perform a screen replacement. The small side screws with washers are extremely hard to remove! I've gotten 4 out of 6 of them. My hand is killing me. Why are they so tight? Is there some trick to get them out?

⟐ Answer accepted 1월 30, 2018 at 8:32 GMT-7

iPhone 4: How to replace iPhone4 battery?

Sat, 27 Jan 2018 10:45:20 -0700

how to replace iphone4 baterry? i ordered from her the battery for iphone4 with the screw drivers number P2 and PH00 with 2 plastic top remover.. i already open the top cover and about to remove my old battery. but i cant remove the screw attached to the old battery. do i have the wrong screw? how can i remove it. my screw is not twisting it..it is the one included with the battery.I bought it together with it. please help. thanks.

⟐ Answer accepted 1월 27, 2018 at 10:45 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Can the iPhone 4s camera be installed in the iPhone 4?

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:13:49 -0700

Just as the tittle says.

Can the camera be installed on the iPhone 4 to "upgrade" the camera?

⟐ Answer accepted 1월 19, 2018 at 8:13 GMT-7

iPhone 4: New battery in iPhone 4. Now reads 33%, no higher!

Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:46:25 -0700

I had the battery to my I phone 4 replaced because it would suddenly turn off. Now the battery symbol in top right of the screen wll only go up to 33%. Works great but concerned why the number stays on 33%!!

⟐ Answer accepted 1월 13, 2018 at 14:46 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Phone dropped plus water damage. Any ideas?

Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:11:09 -0700

Hi everyone. First post here. Hope someone can help. OK so I have iPhone 4 and unfortunately didn't have it synced recently before problems.

The phone had been accidentally dropped a couple of times. Then after a while it would only power up whilst connected to a power source. On one such occasion a glass of water had been accidentally knocked over onto phone. After that it stopped working. I opened it up after viewing a few DIY videos and noticed corrosion on logic board and tried using 90-99% isopropyl alcohol as well as changing battery and charging connector. No success.

If someone can guide me as to retrieving data from the NAND I would be very grateful. I am considering buying another logic board and moving NAND to it if helps. I NEED to retrieve data.

PLEASE do not ignore. Someone must have some advice.

⟐ Answer deleted 1월 07, 2018 at 11:11 GMT-7