The Most Common Smartphone Repairs

Even if your phone is in perfect condition, you may need repairs and advice down the road, so it’s good to be aware of common repair issues you might encounter in the future. Here are some of the most common types of repairs and concerns you'll need.

Broken Screen/Digitizer

50% of you have cracked a screen at least once and 21% of you are walking around with a cracked screen right now! The most common feature on your phone that requires repair is the screen.

A iPhone case can help protect your smartphone from damage, but once it’s damaged, a smartphone repair expert can repair or replace your screen or in less than an hour so you can get back to using your device in no time.

In cases where the iPhone Screen display is not fused to the glass, you may be able to replace either the glass by itself or the glass and digitizer. Both are fairly simple repairs, but if the digitizer is connected to the glass, you'll need to connect a data cable, which varies by model.

Loose/Stuck Buttons

We all take the home button for granted – until it starts sticking or stops working altogether. When you lose button function, you lose control of opening and closing apps or being able to simply navigate through your phone.

Button repair/cleaning/replacement for the home button, power button and sleep/wake button is a very common.You can buy Buttons replacements for most hardware buttons in a handset and swap them out without too many problems.

Most buttons are attached via cables to the motherboard and they can be very delicate, so be careful when re-attaching new hardware. You can usually find out how to replace the various power and volume buttons by following the standard teardowns.

Camera Replacement

It's rare for camera hardware to break outside of a cracked lens, however internally, iPhone camera sensors are relatively easy to replace (once again depending on how easy the handset is to open).

The unit is usually attached by a single cable, but if the glass is cracked you can sometimes replace the exterior glass without actually removing the camera from the motherboard.