I have stupidly damaged the home button flex on a Iphone 7 and now will not work, after a close inspection of the flex I can see under magnification the tiniest of cut on the flex just before the flex bends close to the FPC connector, so if I replace the whole part will it function as a normal home/return button but without the fingerprint ID scanner?.

Colin.

⟐ Commented gennaio 08, 2019 at 5:16 GMT-7

Anyways, I tried everything from updating the phone to restoring the phone, and nothing worked. At one point, iTunes was able to detect the phone, battery level, storage information, etc. just like a regular phone, despite the phone still being stuck at the apple logo.

I left the phone alone for a week now, and today I decided to charge the phone. It did not get stuck at the apple logo this time and turned on. From there, I began testing the phone. At first, I listened to my missed voicemails from the week. A few minutes in, the voicemail voice started cutting out. I think this was happening both on speaker and receiver. Next, I tried voice memo to see if the mic was working, and it didn't (The app was lagging too, maybe because the phone was attempting to connect to the mic??). I tried a test call, and my voice went through for a few seconds, and now it doesn't even work. Then I tried testing my camera, and the app was very slow. Switching between the camera and video modes was laggy, and videos and slow-motion camera modes don't work (the two modes that use the mic).

I then tried playing a video on youtube, and it works. Audio plays fine.

Sometimes speaker, receiver, and mic works, other times it doesn't. I think it is the mic that is the problem here. Everything is working fine through a Bluetooth speaker. However, I believe that a piece of hardware on my phone is almost about to give. It works sometimes, and I was lucky that I turned on my phone today, when it was working.

I need help narrowing down the issue. Is it just the mic, audio ic, or is it something bigger?

⟐ Commented gennaio 05, 2019 at 16:43 GMT-7

to use non-parred homebuttons and get the button to work but not the touch id like with the ip6 ?

or is the iphone still useless with an oem-homebutton?

Maybe you guys missread my questions.. I was wodering if there are any news on using third-party homebuttons.. as per today the home button is useless... even when replaced. cannot be clicked at all. wondering if there was a silent fix that let people use third-party home buttons.

⟐ Answered dicembre 22, 2018 at 17:59 GMT-7

⟐ Commented febbraio 28, 2017 at 20:57 GMT-7

⟐ Commented marzo 13, 2026 at 5:32 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted agosto 08, 2025 at 11:52 GMT-7

After restore from iOS 12.5.5 to iOS 14 iPhone 7 (GSM) got error 7 with code 130C.FFFF, what's the issue? It's seems that's issue is in iPhone itself. When restoring thru 3uTools, it's says "Can't update Stockholm". (btw, Stockholm is a codename for Apple Pay) Could this be modem? Thanks!

⟐ Answered gennaio 09, 2025 at 5:52 GMT-7

1. will replacing the screen fix this apple logo stuck screen?
2. How can I fix the apple stuck screen logo?
3. Do I need to wait for the battery to drain, or can I just disconnect the cable from the phone to the battery?

⟐ Answered ottobre 01, 2024 at 12:39 GMT-7

can somone help me ?

⟐ Commented aprile 14, 2023 at 23:23 GMT-7

• Rebooting with Front Camera Flex removed
• Rebooting with Screen Assembly completely removed
• iTunes and 3uTools flash
  • Both flashes are successful, but after the flash reboot the problem persists
• Reseating the battery

I have heard that other people with the same problem say it can be an Audio IC issue, but the nature of the boot loop suggests it isn't the IC since it does not stay on the Apple Logo, instead it just reboots every 10 seconds.

When flashing using 3uTools, the iPhone actually appears as a device with all the information for about 1 second, before it disconnects and the boot loop cycle begins.

Is there any other suggestions/advice I can try? Thanks.

⟐ Commented marzo 31, 2023 at 23:50 GMT-7

Thanks

⟐ Answer accepted marzo 20, 2023 at 15:08 GMT-7

⟐ Answered febbraio 03, 2023 at 17:16 GMT-7

I have an iPhone 7 and within the past 2 days, it SOMETIMES hasn't recieved any calls or texts and won't pop up in missed calls or text history. It is not a problem with screentime limitations, as these took place in the middle of the day and there are no restrictions on text or call. Voicemail isn't set up and i've only opened up my phone once 2 years ago to replace the battery and followed all instructions with everything working after the replacement. But the thing is that it won't even notify me that I am currently getting a call and then won't pop up in the history. Is this apple limiting what my phone can do so they can make me buy a new one?

I AM OPEN TO ALL ANSWERS SO MAKE SURE TO POST AN ANSWER SO THAT I CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE

⟐ Commented gennaio 01, 2023 at 14:27 GMT-7

So then I checked out the Panic log and got two different panic logs. 1.) "Missing sensor(s) TG0B \nservice. and then 2.) "i2c1::_runinterruptmode timed out waiting for interrupt, last read status 10210118 int shadow00290100 Ofer 00000000 fifo 00000004 for device pmu"

So now how do I go about this? Is this going to be a battery issue or a motherboard issue?

I mean as of right now I am leaning towards testing another battery. to see if that may fix the problem.

Any bit of knowledge would be helpful!! Thank you for your time I really appreciate it!!

⟐ Answered dicembre 23, 2022 at 7:22 GMT-7

Performed hard reset

Restored from backup

Updated to latest version

Assuming it's a hardware issue either from my install or with the screen.

Any help would be appreciated

⟐ Answered dicembre 18, 2022 at 15:16 GMT-7

⟐ Commented ottobre 31, 2022 at 20:46 GMT-7

⟐ Commented settembre 23, 2022 at 1:03 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted giugno 29, 2022 at 8:34 GMT-7

In the process of trying to fix my 7+, i broke the ribbon cable for the front facing camera display. i believe it also has the microphone and speaker attached. can i put an iphone 7 front display into my 7+? are these parts interchangeable?

⟐ Answered maggio 06, 2022 at 11:47 GMT-7

1) iPhone 7 32 GB original no parts changed, 2) iPhone 7 128GB, battery replaced screen with 3rd party replaced.

The 128GB iPhone has the homebutton working but Touch ID does not work and the screen is not of good quality. My idee was to replace the complete screen incl Homebutton with the 32GB screen. I did this but no matter what I do, on the 128GB the Homebutton is totally unresponsive(Screen and Button original Apple).

Obviously I did not break anything because when I put back the screen to the original phone it works perfectly. When I put back the 3rd Party screen on the 128GB the home button works again. I have tried everything I am aware of incl DFU Mode and full restore of the firmware etc …

It sounds to me as if the Home Button would be linked to the original phone and would refuse to work on the other phone.

Any Idea?

Thx

⟐ Answered febbraio 24, 2022 at 20:06 GMT-7