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Alright, so I was given this phone today . It’s a mess. Obviously serviced by someone who didn’t know what they were doing. Screen has obviously been replaced because it’s black on a rose gold, SEEMS like they attempted to use the original home button since it’s white and has the OEM Apple logo on it. I tear this thing down and oh no.. the horror! Missing screws and brackets everywhere LOL. Anyways, the camera doesn’t work (freezes on a black screen when opening camera app, won’t let me even switch cameras to test the other) earpiece speaker doesn’t work, the ambient light sensor doesn’t work, but SOMEHOW the proximity sensor does work. Say what?? Lol. Anyways, is this thing even worth fixing? Brackets and screws are cheap, but where do I even start with this home button? Any way for me to know if it’s fixable without ordering another display assembly with speaker, camera, and home button? Looks like there may also be some bent pins or something else wonky in the front assembly connectors. Tried my best to get pictures for you all.. Worth attempting a fix or part it on eBay? Update (02/26/2018) Here are the pics. Wouldn’t let me upload to original question post for some reason. Update (02/26/2018)
Update (02/26/2018)
here is the other pic
No pics! The first thing to try is to replace the Front Camera sensor flex. You can follow this guide. As for the home button, only the original button will allow you to keep TouchID functions. If you insist on having a proper color button (rather than replace an expensive screen), then you will have to forfeit TouchID. You can also order the missing brackets and get a screw set or you can wait to see if everything works properly first. My main concern about phones that were poorly repaired is that there could be some other issues you aren’t aware of. Keep that in mind as you are investing time and money.
I would suggest selling the parts on eBay or keeping the parts in case one of your phones break. Right now that iPhone 6s Plus cannot be classified as a phone; and I would imagine that it would be a pain in the butt to use. This is my own opinion, there may be others who think that this iPhone can still be revived, but if I were you, I would definitely take out the parts. Nathan
This is an old post but I had the same issue and it turned out I had the camera/speaker/home button cable (this is the cable at the top of the phone) placed incorrectly. I didn’t think it would snap in but it did for me. Anyway once I turned it around it worked perfectly. When you snap it in make sure the cable going out of the connector towards the bottom of the phone.
