iPhone repair advices

iPhone repair tips and other mobile phones tips and tricks. You need a phone, but your screen is cracked. So, what can you do? Well, a good option is to just use an old phone instead. Whether your phone cannot be used due to the smashed screen, or its been sent away for repairs, you’ll need a replacement. The best place to find one is usually stashed away in the back of a drawer. Even if you don’t have an old phone you can switch to temporarily, a friend or relative might. Ask, and you’ll have a handy replacement until you’ve decided what to do with your phone and its cracked screen.

First, assess the damage, and that means getting your phone on a solid surface and in a good light, not just giving it a quick once-over before stuffing it back in your pocket. With a little bit of stress testing and careful prodding you should be able to work out whether the screen is about to fall off or fail completely. In a lot of cases it will stay in place, cracks and all, so you can at least keep tweeting, so long as the screen is still visible and functioning. The name of the game here is, “hold out until I’m eligible for an upgrade.” If you want to keep using the cracked phone, and don’t want to risk losing glass or slicing up your fingers, cover the screen with a layer of packing tape. Line everything up carefully and trim it with an X-acto knife and it may look almost like a real screen protector.

Repair manual websites like iFixIt have several tutorials on how to fix various devices’ phone screens, complete with guides on what components you should purchase and where you can get them. This can get a little pricey — an iPhone 6 screen repair kit costs about $150 — but it is cheaper than buying a new phone altogether. Of course, not all of us have the skills or time to fix our own phone screens.

If your phone screen shatters, you can stop it getting worse by buying a screen protector. But what if your finances are as broken as your mobile? Just wrap a thin, transparent plastic bag around the mobile and it should temporarily stop the problem getting any worse. But this is amateur stuff, i recommend to see a professional. See more info on Cracked screen repair tips.