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Ok so I did a screen replacement and battery replacement on Iphone 3s. Everything went exactly as shown in the online videos. My current Iphone (an unlocked AT&T Iphone 5 model A1428) has battery “issues” so I ordered a replacement battery from Ifixit. It has arrived and the part number is correct for an Iphone 5. So, I open the phone and it looks nothing like the view in the video. It has a “solid Cover” and I don’t see the battery. I am afraid to proceed further until I find out what is going on. Has anybody had this “problem”? Did they (Apple) make a change after a Certain Serial Number? Did I do something wrong? The last two repairs to my old Iphone 3s were easy, so That’s why I am questioning this. I can’t afford a new Iphone right now so it’s really important that I get this battery changed out. Thanks in advance, Dave Update (11/30/2016) Here is a picture of what I found in my Iphone 5 when I opened it. It is different than what is shown in the Video. What am I doing wrong??? Again, Model A1428
Can you attach picture? All of the iPhone 5 models look the same and the below link should function for them; How to replace your iPhone 5 battery If it doesn’t match this you could have a counterfeit phone.
take out the pentalobe screws at the bottom. you pried at the screen, not the frame. make sure the plastic frame comes out too. after glue the glass back to the frame or get a new screen, i think you killed your old one anyway.
OK, I think that I have figured out what happened to my Iphone. The glue holding the display to the front panel “let Loose” when I pulled up with the suction cup. The phone still works so I think I just need to reglue the front display. Does anybody know what kind of adhesive I need to use to reglue the display to the front assembly? And, where can I get some? Dave
