My iPhone 6s now good for a few more years before adding to the e-waste pile thanks to a replacement screen from iFixit.
So, it took me more than twice the time the article suggests, but I was going very carefully – and had a load of trouble fiddling with the screen connector. Other than that, all went smoothly, and the new screen appears slightly more rich in colour and somehow feels faster in response.
The official guide is here: https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPhone_6s
How it went for me…
I had been surprised how well the old screen continued to perform, with parts of it held in place by scotch tape, and that the finger print recognition continued to work through the tape.
I had turned on the on-screen home button just in case.
Although the really smashed area was around the home button, cracks extended in long arcs across the whole screen.
To get purchase on the screen with the sucker, I used a wide strip of packing tape. Although with some heating from a hair dryer, the glue strips seem to have melted easy enough.
Vital step was to disconnect battery and not have it any way connected while disconnecting or connection the screen ribbons. Prior to the repair, charge had been reduced to less than 10%.
A phone of two halfs. We need to keep the home button from the old screen, but the new one already has a front facing camera, so no need to mess about with that.
Transfer the home button assembly to the new screen, and clean the back half of the phone of all the glue – transferring the new glue template.
Fresh glue in place, screen re-connected. Quick battery on test of the screen before closing and gluing back together.
Sealed and back in action
