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iPhone XR: Functionality of the silver plate on the Lower Speaker

Mon, 12 May 2025 09:11:47 -0700

The two screws Phillips/Philips 1.7mm screws in the picture are missing.

The name and role of the silver plate for quenching the screws in the picture, and the problem in the absence of the screws

Question - silver plate

Name
Role
Problems in the absence of a latching screw.

⟐ Edited by author 5월 12, 2025 at 9:11 GMT-7

iPhone XR: iPhone XR iCloud Lock Removed without attempting to

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:50:53 -0700

I purchased a iCloud Locked iPhone XR a while back to use as parts. It has been sitting around for quite some time and I decided to power it up to see if it was still in good shape because I had located a donor phone to get a logic board from. I went through the sign in process and successfully signed into my iCloud and it seemed like the iCloud lock that had been there before had just disappeared.

In what situations can this happen? Did the iCloud account that it was attached to get deleted possibly? I am unaware of if there is a way previous owners can remove the iCloud lock without the phone.

Any thoughts on what might have caused this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

CoolTool

⟐ Commented 8월 09, 2026 at 8:50 GMT-7

iPhone XR: iPhone locked to owner unlocking

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:04:44 -0700

Someone gave me iphone XR from her ex but the problem is that she locked it. And now it says locked to owner. How do I fix it .

⟐ Answered 8월 05, 2026 at 16:04 GMT-7

iPhone XR: How to Bypass password from startup without computer

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:45:09 -0700

I bought a iPhone off someone and it has a startup passcode and I now Im out 120 dollars and cant get this phone unlocked

⟐ Answered 7월 30, 2026 at 21:45 GMT-7

iPhone XR: iPhone XR stuck in Boot Loop - anyway to recover data?

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:48:47 -0700

Hello,

I have an iPhone XR that is stuck in a boot loop. It happened after attempting to back-up the phone using iTunes (the phone’s memory is full), and I got a message that said that there was an error during the backup. I unplugged the phone and all the apps were stuck and wouldn’t open, so I tried restarting the phone. It has been stuck in a boot loop since, when it turns on I just see an Apple logo, and sometimes it blinks. Force restarting doesn’t help, it just keeps showing the Apple logo after it turns off.

I also tried to bring the phone to “recovery mode” and I see an option on iTunes that prompts me to either update or restore, but after the update downloads it tells me that it couldn’t update because the “firmware is not compatible”. I read about DFU recovery mode, but it seems like that would do a full restore (losing data).

After some research I found some programs like: Fonelab, iMyFone D-back, Dr.fone, and Tuneskit. There is a trial option, but I think I will have to pay to use it, which I’m willing to do, but I want to make sure it will work.

Does anyone have any experience with these programs, or something similar? Or is there any other way to try and restore the iPhone’s OS without losing data? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as there’s a lot of data that I’d hate to lose…

⟐ Commented 7월 23, 2026 at 10:48 GMT-7

iPhone XR: Why is my network signal lost?

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:20:33 -0700

The Iphone fell on the ground and some minutes later the network signal was lost. When you flash it, the network signal re-appears but it's lost shortly

⟐ Answer edited 7월 21, 2026 at 7:20 GMT-7

iPhone XR: o meu iPhone veio na Tela do hello

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:32:12 -0700

Como consertar o meu iphone xr na tela do hello

Portugueses (Brazil)->English translation:

Title: My iPhone is stuck on the "Hello" screen.

Description: How do I fix my iPhone XR that is stuck on the "Hello" screen?

⟐ Commented 7월 13, 2026 at 17:32 GMT-7

iPhone XR: My iPhone Forgot iCloud and locked out

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:21:39 -0700

I have an iPhone and my brother used the iPhone and it was locked because he didn't know the password but still insisted on using it and I forgot my iCloud account.

⟐ Answered 7월 12, 2026 at 10:21 GMT-7

iPhone XR: Sim card not working

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:50:56 -0700

Why sim card not working?

⟐ Answered 7월 03, 2026 at 4:50 GMT-7

iPhone XR: How can unlock a phone if Im not the original owner?

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:20:28 -0700

I bought an iPhone XR from someone second hand and its fully paid off and i want to unlock it. I called the carrier of the phone (xfinity) and they said the original owner would have to call to get it unlocked. Is there anything I can do?

⟐ Answered 6월 27, 2026 at 23:20 GMT-7

iPhone XR: iPhone XR microphone issue

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:50:30 -0700

Good afternoon. I sent my XR away to have the lower microphone fixed. From what I understand it’s the same part as the charging dock. my reason for sending it for repair was that people couldn’t hear my on cellular calls. But occasionally they could. It arrived back from the repair shop. But I still have the same problem even with a new part fitted. The lower microphone does work on sound recording and Whats app and messager calls. It also works on front and rear video footage. Would anyone know what the issue is please. Thanks

⟐ Answered 6월 27, 2026 at 10:50 GMT-7

iPhone XR: How to fix iPhone xr camera shaking

Sun, 24 May 2026 23:26:47 -0700

I need to fix because i don have money to replace

⟐ Answered 5월 24, 2026 at 23:26 GMT-7

iPhone XR: XR not charging after battery replacement and showing 0% left

Sun, 17 May 2026 09:17:54 -0700

I recently replaced the battery on a Iphone XR ive had laying around since 3 months back with a as old third part battery

took a good while to reset it as it kept bootlooping, but as i eventually reset it and set it up the battery health is at 0%, charger does not go up from 1% and says "0% left"

did i &&^& something up or is it fixable?

⟐ Answered 5월 17, 2026 at 9:17 GMT-7

iPhone XR: Why won't my phone turn on after it overheated?

Thu, 14 May 2026 02:17:40 -0700

Why won't my iPhone turn on after it overheated? it just shows the charging icon but doesn't turn on. Other than that, I used the hairdryer hack and it still doesn't work.

⟐ Answered 5월 14, 2026 at 2:17 GMT-7

iPhone XR: I bought my iPhone stock into the activation lock

Sat, 02 May 2026 06:00:22 -0700

I can't use my phone because of the activation lock

iPhone XR: The Digitizer and lcd connections are in wrong order

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:52:09 -0700

So the digitizer and lcd screen connector cables appear out of order. I need them swapped the screen size is correct everything looks right exp the connector. I am hesitant to fold the cables which may cause other problems. Anyone know whats going on here?

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 21, 2026 at 7:52 GMT-7

iPhone XR: Réparer circuit de charge

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:33:06 -0700

mon iPhone ne charge pas convenablement

French->English translation:

Title: Repair charging circuit

Description: My iPhone is not charging properly.

⟐ Answered 2월 08, 2026 at 12:33 GMT-7

iPhone XR: حل مشكله شبكه sim مع العلم ان وجودها وهميه وعند الاتصال يعطي فشل الاتص

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:45:44 -0700

حل المشكله في iphone xr عدم وجود شبكه حقيقه ووجودها وهميه وعند الاتصال الاجابه تكون فشل الاتصال

Network problem solution: SIM Note that the network appears to be fake, and when attempting to connect, it shows a connection failure.

The solution to the problem is: iphone xr The network does not exist; it appears to be fake, and when attempting to connect, the result is a connection failure.

⟐ Edited 2월 02, 2026 at 21:45 GMT-7

iPhone XR: Is it posible to change the imei?

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 03:08:09 -0700

bught an i phone xr and the seller blocked the phone threw tmoble now its unconectable

⟐ Answered 1월 04, 2026 at 3:08 GMT-7

iPhone XR: Face ID (TrueDepth) stops working after screen replacement, twice

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:52:54 -0700

Hi,

Have been repairing iPhones for the quite a while now.

I recently repaired 2 XRs and have issues with FaceID not working where settings says there's an issue with the TrueDepth camera and Portrait mode with the front camera tells to you move further away.

Both times were very similar, first time I thought it maybe I have damaged the flex cable in the process of transferring the ear speaker flex but after this 2nd time in nearly the exact same process of how it stops working. I have some theories and suspect something else is going on and it may be done intentionally by Apple, so I want to know if anyone else here had similar experiences/

Both times, Face ID had no error message after installing new screen, the moment I seal the phone in and turn off airplane mode and the phone connects to the internet. Face ID breaks. now I'm not 100% sure its thatat this stage given I only get one chance to test this per phone. I have double checked all Face ID component connections to the logic board.

Even turning airplane mode on at this point won't fix it. My theory is that the phone is doing some checks when its connected to the internet and disables face id on purpose, what it's checking I have yet to find out.

⟐ Commented 12월 26, 2025 at 12:52 GMT-7