What It Takes To Repair The iPhone 14 Pro Will Anger You - iPhone 14 Pro Max Restoration

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  • @nameofthegame9664
    @nameofthegame9664 Před rokem +4831

    The amount of engineering thats gone into making the phone as none repairable as possible is quite impressive.

    • @fabricliver
      @fabricliver Před rokem +404

      Apple's customers deserve Apple products

    • @w3lcom39
      @w3lcom39 Před rokem +163

      @@fabricliverthis phone definitely belonged to a teenager who didn’t appreciate what they had.

    • @purplefishy8164
      @purplefishy8164 Před rokem +199

      ​@@w3lcom39 there's no way of knowing that. How presumptuous

    • @User-NES69P4Pi
      @User-NES69P4Pi Před rokem +94

      ​@@w3lcom39aren't they all that? Everyone that buys an apple product has no clue.

    • @editname6868
      @editname6868 Před rokem +36

      iPhones mostly suck at repair, if you take care of the device it can last for years.​@@User-NES69P4Pi

  • @9an13l
    @9an13l Před rokem +3518

    We're past "planned obsolescence" , and entering "forced obsolescence" , and as customers we're partly responsible because we feel "perceived obsolescence" when we replace our 2 year old phone even if it could go for 3 years more.

    • @eomoran
      @eomoran Před rokem +198

      No, were not responsible at all. Us wanting a new phone is completely unrelated to them making it impossible to repair. Planned and forced obsolescence are for the situation sin which you are made tonupgrade even if you didn’t want to.
      This is a really dumb comment

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj Před rokem +66

      Every so often I look at my (proportionally) many years old stuff, and think it's time to finally upgrade.
      Then I watch these videos, and look at the stuff I have proudly. Kind of a mix of rebellious and just plain being cheap, but I don't think I'll be changing my ways the more I see how stuff is heading towards. I might be one in a million, probably not but even if, there's at least 8 thousand alike out there. Might not send the message to the manufacturers, but it does send the message to my own wallet.

    • @traviswalker8933
      @traviswalker8933 Před rokem +66

      Wanting to upgrade a device shouldn't be equated to how companies are behaving. They behave that way because the consumers feel the need to show off with the latest and greatest, it's different than wanting to upgrade to something because you want better performance.

    • @charlesrodriguez7984
      @charlesrodriguez7984 Před rokem +28

      @@Kalvinjj I’m keeping my iPhone 11 after watching this. Every manufacturer makes this impossible to repair junk.

    • @Pea-G
      @Pea-G Před rokem +8

      @@charlesrodriguez7984 well what do you want them to do? If companies didn’t try to over complicate things we wouldn’t have 3 cameras, we wouldn’t have so many sensors on our phones…
      Cars are safer than ever because companies overcomplicate them with technology that is useful..

  • @Dhendo7
    @Dhendo7 Před 7 měsíci +23

    Geek Squad agent here, I can confirm. If there is more than one part of the phone broken, Apple will only do a whole unit replacement. Other than that we have like 5 different tools to recalibrate the new iPhone parts for it to work.

  • @furrball8252
    @furrball8252 Před 10 měsíci +123

    This is the most insanely complicated repair I’ve ever seen you do! Apple really doesn’t want us repairing our own devices. Amazing job fixing this one very impressive skills as always 👍

  • @chrismazeroll6733
    @chrismazeroll6733 Před rokem +747

    As a phone repair tech this angers me a lot. We need some laws to tone this down. Easy access to internals and replacement parts should be part of every products line.

    • @deleqtronica8733
      @deleqtronica8733 Před 7 měsíci +49

      People vote with their wallets and unfortunately they said they're perfectly fine with paying the highest price for this. If we all cared about repairabilty as much we was clamor online we'd all be using a Fair Phone, but I'm not using that and I'm pretty sure you aren't either.

    • @Twiddle_things
      @Twiddle_things Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@deleqtronica8733 sadly it's hard to find phones other than Apple and Samsung. They have a monopoly, biopoly? And it's a headache to order phones online. I had my mint condition Alpha Sapphire bent to hell and back by Posti. Don't want to imagine how they'd handle something like a phone

    • @neverdieproer4657
      @neverdieproer4657 Před 7 měsíci

      @@deleqtronica8733 its no surprise how repairability is a low priority.since many components have to be stored extremely tight together to increase the display size and repairability is very hard to increase on a phone without increasing the thickness we all are used to.and even if we accept how this is gonna work,its gonna be more expensive

    • @tomtube1012
      @tomtube1012 Před 7 měsíci +17

      At least now you know why their phones are so expensive. They have to pay for the R&D cost of making the phone as difficult to repair as possible.

    • @milktoast56
      @milktoast56 Před 7 měsíci

      ​​@@deleqtronica8733I would consider a fairphone if it wouldn't have: a subpar cpu, camera that are both beaten by 2020 flagships like and especially for 700€, 2020 flagships are like 400$ max

  • @FriendlyCourier
    @FriendlyCourier Před rokem +2132

    I’ve been repairing phones for years now and seeing you use the battery adhesive strip to pick up glass blew my mind. I’m never forgetting that.

    • @invisibl3kil649
      @invisibl3kil649 Před rokem +14

      When did he use??

    • @adamc91
      @adamc91 Před rokem +27

      @@invisibl3kil649 14:10

    • @fverdugoavila
      @fverdugoavila Před rokem +10

      ♾️ IQ

    • @lawrence.porter
      @lawrence.porter Před rokem +18

      If you didn’t know this, just how good are you at repairing phones?

    • @FriendlyCourier
      @FriendlyCourier Před rokem +128

      @@lawrence.porter damn bro, am I supposed to prove myself to you or something?

  • @angelosartore2179
    @angelosartore2179 Před rokem +319

    As a professional repairer of equipment (not intense electronics like this) I tip my hat to you sir! A stunning feat indeed.

    • @dyingknightbynight
      @dyingknightbynight Před 7 měsíci +3

      Redditor

    • @emperorfaiz
      @emperorfaiz Před 5 měsíci

      @@dyingknightbynight Why you declare yourself like that?

    • @dyingknightbynight
      @dyingknightbynight Před 5 měsíci

      @@emperorfaiz i'd rather burn myself alive than be a redditor. Just because I recognized somebody being in a specific group doesn't mean I am part of that group.

    • @Endaretainer
      @Endaretainer Před 4 měsíci

      designated shitting streets

  • @siringc
    @siringc Před 7 měsíci +7

    It still gets me that the cost to repair the phone being higher than just getting a new one ($1,150 vs $1000) isn't even an exaggeration

  • @madern7
    @madern7 Před rokem +1226

    This deserves nothing but absolute respect.

    • @safwanislam9328
      @safwanislam9328 Před rokem

      Sj

    • @PWingert1966
      @PWingert1966 Před rokem

      Hugh is planning to open a Celebrity Cosmetic Microsurgery Clinic, Part time now that he has developed his microsurgical skills! Nip and Tuck your Roo, Mrs. Swift?

    • @zUltraXO
      @zUltraXO Před rokem +45

      Hugh yes, Apple no

    • @DragonOfTheMortalKombat
      @DragonOfTheMortalKombat Před rokem +7

      I hope you don't mean Apple.

    • @UJustGotGamed
      @UJustGotGamed Před rokem

      i understand what you mean, but how so? he just repaired a phone

  • @f-bodygarage
    @f-bodygarage Před rokem +847

    I remember how unbelievably easy it was to repair my iPhone 7+ myself and I rebuilt that phone 5 or 6 times in the time I owned it, good to see that since then Apple has only recomplicated it once again and made it harder to keep their devices up and running

    • @Psi-Storm
      @Psi-Storm Před rokem +101

      Over 4 hours for a professional is mad. Transplanting everything to a new case when i dropped my Redmi 5, years ago, took maybe 40 minutes and i never had opened a phone before.

    • @editname6868
      @editname6868 Před rokem +4

      This is why im glad have the iphone 12 mini. Because the newer the iphone the worse it gets

    • @drncsddmk8798
      @drncsddmk8798 Před 10 měsíci +15

      I used to repair my 4S myself, it took a very long time to disassemble and assemble and ended up with the new screen flex cable being too short 😢

    • @honaldjason
      @honaldjason Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@Psi-Stormmy iPad took an hour to repair, it’s an old model tho

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@drncsddmk8798 - The iphone 4 series had a really bad design for repairing the screen, requiring a complete disassembly of the entire phone including the main board. Newer iPhone screens are easier to replace, but Apple f*cked it up with a bunch of software checks/errors and crippling certain functions. smh

  • @mathismuller6033
    @mathismuller6033 Před 9 měsíci +12

    I once tried to repair an old Iphone with a bendgate issue. My puls was around the 100 bpm mark the entire time, because there were so many screws to keep track of and even though I had a magnetic sheet to put them on, it was the most nerve wracking repair I have ever done. I must say however that Apple designed the inside pretty neatly. I feel your pain! I didn`t even need to take apart the whole phone, just the bits to get me to the processor, but even that took me over an hour.

  • @ginopumadera4265
    @ginopumadera4265 Před 8 měsíci +25

    Amazing skills Hugh !!! This is most definitely one of the most difficult reassemblies I’ve ever seen!!! Your steady hand and skill is off the charts !!!

  • @thelightbrigadef4172
    @thelightbrigadef4172 Před rokem +795

    I can imagine how many hours for 3rd party repair takes times for disassemble and reassemble components and there's a chance that it can get confusing.

    • @HughJeffreys
      @HughJeffreys  Před rokem +320

      They probably skip steps, which causes an unprofessional repair. But you cannot really blame them...

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj Před rokem +39

      @@HughJeffreys My bet is they just stick with pre-assembled modules.
      Back module including all the magnets installed, buttons, meshes and so on, and you just drop the boards, battery and such in place. Hence the price: you'll be paying for man-hours or part price, it's gonna be expensive regardless, so trade man-hours for parts, and the technician moves on quicker.

    • @SlyCooperRN
      @SlyCooperRN Před rokem +6

      Easy solution: Never use 3rd party repair 😊

    • @IdeasAreBulletproof
      @IdeasAreBulletproof Před rokem +94

      @@SlyCooperRN That's what Apple wants you to do. They want you to just buy a new Iphone

    • @SlyCooperRN
      @SlyCooperRN Před rokem +1

      @@IdeasAreBulletproof If that were the case then they wouldn’t offer AppleCare+ 😁

  • @Dan-oj4iq
    @Dan-oj4iq Před rokem +2264

    Imagine the "brainpower" it took for the engineers and designers at Apple to deliberately take the time and effort and money to create a device specifically made not to be repaired. Of course, they don't bother with, or care too much about, the few Hugh Jefferys of the world.
    P.S.
    Apple knows by its volume of sales that their costs to discourage repairability is well worth their design configuration. There is nothing about this that was done as a "prank " to beffudle their customers. They live by the algorithm. And they have been successful going this way.

    • @Replyingtoclowns
      @Replyingtoclowns Před rokem

      Sounds like a you issue I love my iPhone you don’t like it go build your own damn phone clown

    • @SlartiMarvinbartfast
      @SlartiMarvinbartfast Před rokem

      Apple is such an absolutely shitty company, it's both anti-consumer and anti-environment because it creates such a huge amount of waste.

    • @joshbacon8241
      @joshbacon8241 Před rokem +94

      They only care about making money…

    • @whyso0erious
      @whyso0erious Před rokem +38

      well, to be honest - they made phone not to be repaired.... by anyone else but Apple. Yes, complicated and hard, but possible until you reach software point.
      All that unlike Microsoft with their Surface pro tablets, which are unrepairable BY DESIGN

    • @TheRailroad99
      @TheRailroad99 Před rokem +33

      I don't think the hardware crew designed it to be unrepairable. Only the software / firmware engineers.
      It definitely was not meant be be easily repairable.
      What surprises me is that so many parts are very expensive to assemble. And usually mass-market devices like iPhones are designed to make assembly easier to save time and money+get them produced as fast as possible.

  • @LateralThinking94
    @LateralThinking94 Před 10 měsíci +2

    It is nice that the iphone throws warning messages if the part is not genuine making it safer for people buying used phones or refurbished phones as they can get to know right away if any of the part is not genuine.

  • @tubegor
    @tubegor Před 10 měsíci +17

    It's really fun to see such a brilliant craftsman at work. The camera also shows all the little things very well.
    The question remains why do people buy cell phones like this when the manufacturer is trying to fool the customer.🤔

    • @Jarektv2
      @Jarektv2 Před 10 měsíci +8

      To buy confidence and ego which they don't have have themselves. (for some reason you are cool and have status if you have an Apple product)

    • @TheSkypetube
      @TheSkypetube Před 8 měsíci

      you got the plebs who have to work harder and the patricians who have to work smarter

  • @profmoustache5217
    @profmoustache5217 Před rokem +1017

    So you managed to do all of this in just 4.5hrs?? Well hands down to you Hugh, you truly are a smartphone repair Master!!
    It is despicable to see the amount of efforts Apple is pushing in order to deter their customers from getting their $1K+ phone repaired.. even detering skilled repair professionals (as very well shown in this video)...
    Thank you for all the efforts that went into the making of this video - this is AMAZING content!!

    • @JPSimen
      @JPSimen Před rokem +27

      He is a mechanic of the smartphone world. There is a guy who will swap chips in the display to remove that error message both for cameras and display error message. Reballs the chips and swaps them out. A micro tech savant.

    • @der_dude1425
      @der_dude1425 Před rokem +17

      Wait I thought it took him 19:10?

    • @thl3
      @thl3 Před rokem +7

      @@der_dude1425 🤦

    • @Rokmononov
      @Rokmononov Před rokem +1

      The best part was when he butchered the phone and destroyed a ton of components.

    • @nadstengco2591
      @nadstengco2591 Před rokem +20

      ​@@Rokmononov yeah, he butchered a phone that's already butchered from the very beginning.. lmao

  • @chalion8399
    @chalion8399 Před rokem +859

    You, Sir, are an artist.
    I can believe how tough it was and how long it took to restore that phone. I used to harvest various phones at work and can say, that looked to be more difficult than previous apple products. Myself, that was a lot of hassle and stress and I'm glad I don't do that type of work anymore. If I ever was offered a job placement to repair iPhones, I'd use many adjectives to not get involved.

    • @KoopaKid660
      @KoopaKid660 Před rokem +8

      stop saying the word sir because it is gross and has no place in modern vocabulary

    • @bentheman69
      @bentheman69 Před rokem +82

      ​@@KoopaKid660 are you ok sir? You seem a little lost

    • @rellz5783
      @rellz5783 Před rokem +41

      @@KoopaKid660 ok sir

    • @Kizarat
      @Kizarat Před rokem +20

      I wonder if the people who work in the factories assembling iPhones feel the same way about these devices.

    • @brandon_kig5785
      @brandon_kig5785 Před rokem +24

      ​@@KoopaKid660 I'm afraid I cannot, sir.

  • @aleksakitanovic
    @aleksakitanovic Před rokem +21

    Sir, you are amazing!!! I watched this for 20 minutes straight, not knowing what was going on, but I still went through it! 😂
    Wow your dedication and practice skills are amazing! Good job 💪🏻

  • @Sweet_Dae
    @Sweet_Dae Před 10 měsíci +5

    The harder it will be fix the more chance it will end up as e-waste. Great work Hugh.

  • @sparklingbra
    @sparklingbra Před rokem +230

    Just watching how troublesome it is disassembling this device was excruciating, let alone having to reassemble all the pieces afterwards. You sir have godly patience.

    • @reanimationxp
      @reanimationxp Před rokem +7

      another thing he and a surgeon have in common (get it?) ;)

  • @Induratize2
    @Induratize2 Před rokem +476

    I always appreciate the mesh grills being transferred. Something that you will rarely see in repair shops but is important. Great video

    • @alphyzqrw7222
      @alphyzqrw7222 Před rokem +9

      Most of technicians don't return the mesh grill after replacing the screen

    • @slimsqde7397
      @slimsqde7397 Před 8 měsíci

      @@alphyzqrw7222that is litterally what he said

    • @myriadtechrepair1191
      @myriadtechrepair1191 Před 8 měsíci +2

      You think the mesh grills are bad? I've seen too many phones coming from other shops with the brackets and screws that hold the cables in place just completely missing.

  • @DVF_98
    @DVF_98 Před 11 měsíci

    Shout out to the amount of work you put in this phone. It’s ridiculous the level of complexity that apple put together this time.

  • @McCov1
    @McCov1 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Putting the phone back together without ending up with extra screws or parts is just a miracle! 😳

  • @user-bp8yg3ko1r
    @user-bp8yg3ko1r Před rokem +745

    Regulators need to do something against serializing parts, this is unacceptable.
    Would love it if you could cover the recent Framework Laptop event, it's Apple's worst nightmare, thanks for your amazing content!

    • @TwoThreeFour
      @TwoThreeFour Před rokem

      The regulators (congress men?) are more interested in banning TikTok because it uses their Wi-Fi

    • @watema3381
      @watema3381 Před rokem +45

      Apple isn't too worried about Framework due to them being so niche. If they (Framework) had the marketing power, Apple would do everything in their power to subvert them, or buy them outright

    • @ghosthunter0950
      @ghosthunter0950 Před rokem +60

      @@watema3381 here is the thing, their products aren't niche it's just a currently niche company. They have the potential to take over the entire laptop market.
      The only reason they are niche is because they are still a smaller company that isn't as well known. But it's the only growing laptop company in existence. All they have to do is keep making good products and not screw up and they will sell like hotcakes.

    • @DavidStrchld
      @DavidStrchld Před rokem +20

      The US doesn't have the stones to do that, however the EU might.

    • @datachu
      @datachu Před rokem

      They seriously do. But if you try to make practical right to repair legislation including things like that, you'll just get what happened to Louis time and again, the two faced lobbyists pretend to work with you right up until the moment they have an opportunity to go behind your back and F you over

  • @lecorbeaucassecouilles7365

    Everything is crazy about this phone. The price, the complexity of the design, the engineering behind every part, and how everything has been thought to prevent a repair from a non-authorised technician. Software locks, paired parts, tricky screws... they know exactly what they have want to be able to fix while making you unable to fix it. That's as brilliant as it's frightening.

    • @brajeshkumarnaik1
      @brajeshkumarnaik1 Před rokem +2

      I think software locks and complex repairs are a good thing at least for the second hand market as people can buy a used iPhone without worrying much that it has replaced or third party replacement parts.

    • @symbianz1078
      @symbianz1078 Před rokem +30

      @@brajeshkumarnaik1 lmao

    • @lecorbeaucassecouilles7365
      @lecorbeaucassecouilles7365 Před rokem +18

      @@brajeshkumarnaik1 true, being able to tell the history of the phone is great. The issue is when there is no way to buy an official part, or that you lose features for no apparent reason. A simple notification would be enough

    • @czarkowskipawelyt
      @czarkowskipawelyt Před rokem +1

      ​@@brajeshkumarnaik1 Hot take

    • @brajeshkumarnaik1
      @brajeshkumarnaik1 Před rokem

      @@lecorbeaucassecouilles7365
      I agree, a robust repairing service should be provided by Apple considering the price of their devices

  • @RosmallIzaguirre
    @RosmallIzaguirre Před 8 měsíci +1

    This video is pure art! You have really impressive skills

  • @Internationalmanofmysteries
    @Internationalmanofmysteries Před 7 měsíci

    Bro has some seriously impressive talent. I'm familiar with fixing android devices and for me even they are starting to get beyond my wobbly hands. Things have to change, for us and the environment!!

  • @pruthvikarigiri
    @pruthvikarigiri Před rokem +200

    The fact that you’re putting these tiny parts while filming it is crazy. Hats off 👏

  • @electronicsrepairschool
    @electronicsrepairschool Před rokem +391

    Well, when you think this comes from a 'environmentally friendly company' , you realise the world goes crazy where all what is matter are the numbers of the annual profit. Good job with the phone!

    • @damara2268
      @damara2268 Před rokem +70

      Apple's whole "environmental friendliness" is just a load of marketing bullshit

    • @CoffeeMug2828
      @CoffeeMug2828 Před rokem +49

      Apple was never environmentally friendly. It's all just a marketing ploy. The fact that their phones are so hard and expensive to repair makes it look like their phones are the most disposable tech on the market. Sure they are durable and you can buy a fully working iPhone 6 even until now but if you look at how hard it is to repair you also realize it's not worth it.

    • @jkthegreat5687
      @jkthegreat5687 Před rokem +10

      Just like… any other phone company
      Samsung is honestly just as if not more predatory to their customers

    • @goxy287
      @goxy287 Před rokem +10

      LMAO so environmentally friendly they create the most sophisticated ewaste

    • @slapshotjack9806
      @slapshotjack9806 Před 11 měsíci +1

      It’s funny because a cracked screen isn’t the end of the world if you’re so OCD over a crack on a phone screen you shouldn’t own a smartphone at all

  • @carlribeiro.90
    @carlribeiro.90 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hugh, I take my hat off to your patience and care in fixing this iPhone, I would have given up already 😂😂😂

  • @euclideanspace2573
    @euclideanspace2573 Před 10 měsíci +2

    How does it even turn on? That's actually impressive. The sheer amount of work they've done to make this thing impossible to fix.

  • @fredscratchet1355
    @fredscratchet1355 Před rokem +382

    You've got some guts doing that Hugh. I wouldn't even bother, I went off Apple and all their nasty little tricks years ago and stick firmly to Android repairs now. Kudos to you for even attempting this.

    • @fuefme9332
      @fuefme9332 Před rokem +57

      Reasons why apple sucks
      1. Preventing software downgrades for iphones when older ipsws/ios are no longer signed in on Itunes
      2. Remotely disabling and bootlooping iphones on older ios forcing them to update and erase their phones.
      3. Preventing newer backups from being restored on previous macos/ios versions.
      4. Making Photos Libraries incompatible on different macos to force people to buy icloud to transfer their photos libraries to different macos.
      5. Disabling older working versions of applications that use internet, then make newer versions only be compatible with latest versions of macos/ios to force users to update.

    • @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour
      @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour Před rokem +7

      ​@@fuefme9332 Very good reasons for Android users when they get an iPhone!

    • @csl02
      @csl02 Před rokem +39

      Unfortunately other manufacturers like apple's practices and only see their revenue growth. Like the headphone jack, expandable storage (which apple never had on iPhones), unlockable bootloaders and more before, other features will disappear from devices not because consumers aren't interested in them anymore but because apple not only got away with removing features and repairability, but grew while doing so. Other manufacturers have no reason not to follow them, if the only thing they'll get is more money and no public backlash.

    • @fuefme9332
      @fuefme9332 Před rokem

      @@YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour lol yeah!

    • @vanhuvanhuvese2738
      @vanhuvanhuvese2738 Před rokem +3

      @@YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour No way thank you I will buy same cost Samsung 10 times before an apple because of thew above

  • @matts7335
    @matts7335 Před rokem +247

    After seeing you put those speaker meshes back in the new frame, I'd definitely trust you to do brain surgery on me

    • @gillgrunt32
      @gillgrunt32 Před rokem

      what a stupid comment

    • @itsphoenixingtime
      @itsphoenixingtime Před rokem +11

      What is surgery but really just repairing a human?

    • @c.w.k.n.5117
      @c.w.k.n.5117 Před rokem +1

      Yeah I'm sure it's exactly the same. Who needs med school and surgical residency when you can just watch CZcams phone repair. Exactly the same.

    • @torfinnsrnes6232
      @torfinnsrnes6232 Před rokem +1

      Brain surgery is not exactly rocket science. 😀

    • @DragonOfTheMortalKombat
      @DragonOfTheMortalKombat Před rokem +1

      @@itsphoenixingtime Proceeds to rewire memories to make nightmares feel like they actually happened and worst fears come true.........

  • @dweeder1453
    @dweeder1453 Před 8 měsíci +1

    THe amount of effort you put in is soo impressive. You are a genius

  • @sleazyeezy9452
    @sleazyeezy9452 Před 8 měsíci +3

    And this is why the 6 plus model was my favorite version as it was so cheap and easy to repair yourself. I legit changed the housing to a red one and the screen broke maybe 5 times but I’d order a new one for around $10 no issues. I still use a 6 plus in my car for music mainly but still runs fast on ios 12.5.7.

    • @jaxhax1181
      @jaxhax1181 Před 8 měsíci

      The X and XS are the easiest

  • @wahababdul4529
    @wahababdul4529 Před rokem +266

    Amazing repair by yourself. It’s horrendous what apple has done, I was half expecting some sort of case sensor (aside from the front display chip) preventing you from using the transplanted phone

    • @Yippeee5959
      @Yippeee5959 Před 8 měsíci +3

      People still buys that trash

    • @Britishfurryrectifiersucker
      @Britishfurryrectifiersucker Před 8 měsíci

      Coming soon!

    • @kelvinpatalinghug149
      @kelvinpatalinghug149 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Your Comment: Case sensor
      Apple: Checked!
      People: \__(-__-)__/

    • @LegoWormNoah101
      @LegoWormNoah101 Před 3 měsíci

      What about just checking to see if the screws or excess heat has occurred and bricking the iPhone then? It also allows Apple to brick devices in normally hot conditions

  • @TheBillzilla
    @TheBillzilla Před rokem +469

    I've never bought anything Apple, and with videos like this that's never going to change.
    Great work in fixing it, I'm very impressed!

    • @asadfarraj
      @asadfarraj Před rokem +74

      Seriously. Sometimes I think their design and software look good, but after getting reminded that breaking it will cost me as much as a new phone, I'd rather side with my trusty Androids.

    • @omichromium
      @omichromium Před rokem +55

      @@asadfarraj Yeah same, when my camera stopped working on my camera i took it to a random chinese repair store and they fixed it in a hour for 30 dollars, nothing like that would ever happen for apple products

    • @livestrongforever
      @livestrongforever Před rokem +2

      dito!

    • @dawsondowling3068
      @dawsondowling3068 Před rokem +7

      with apple care a full replacment is $150

    • @brad9529
      @brad9529 Před rokem +20

      ​@Dawson that's not free, it's expensive and most never need it.

  • @Greggozzo
    @Greggozzo Před 8 měsíci +1

    This phone is impossible to repair. What you did is true mastership.

  • @christiankoch7181
    @christiankoch7181 Před 8 měsíci

    Great work, always worth saving things...

  • @Paronak
    @Paronak Před rokem +97

    i do believe only a handful of people on this planet are able to achieve a feat such as this. you are one of those brave hearts. good job

    • @RolandKoller90
      @RolandKoller90 Před rokem +11

      Bro thousands of people can do this 😂 practice makes perfect. It’s not rocket science.

    • @alfyer5
      @alfyer5 Před rokem +5

      I do this type of work for a living

    • @cunt5413
      @cunt5413 Před rokem +7

      It's not that hard, dude. It just takes time to not fuck it up.

    • @masterace9543
      @masterace9543 Před rokem +1

      ​@@RolandKoller90 It can look overwhelming in hindsight to the avg consumer

  • @Lufu2
    @Lufu2 Před rokem +95

    Hello from the USA. I found your channel a few weeks ago and I've been watching your videos. This is another terrific reveal. Thank you for the work you do in presenting the reality of what is it called? Right to Repair? Also, by showing out right the practices these companies use, by holding hostage the items we have purchased and 'WE OWN' and not allowing reasonable reapairs to be easily done. Thanks again!

  • @mhd230289
    @mhd230289 Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing repair job. Very challenging

  • @nickj12
    @nickj12 Před 7 měsíci

    How you had the patience to do this is beyond me. I was frustrated for you. It’s insane how difficult apple makes these phones to repair.

  • @Svenpa
    @Svenpa Před rokem +30

    I "love" the fact that apples solution to fixing anything related to the frame are "rear system" replacements which includes a new motherboard and every little removable part plus rear glass (except the rear cameras). Costs just as much as you think it does. Stocking them costs several hundred dollars extra per piece which obviously will be pushed onto the customer.
    So the offer to the customer usually is pay, order, wait a week for part to arrive, backup old phone, replace, restore a backup and then they hand you their first born as payment.

  • @Thanos0001
    @Thanos0001 Před rokem +26

    You have a lot more patience than I could ever have. I stopped refurbishing phones around the time the iPhone 7 came out.

  • @justinpope5388
    @justinpope5388 Před 7 měsíci

    The fact it still worked after an impact like that is impressive

  • @austingrace1
    @austingrace1 Před 11 měsíci +11

    Hello Hugh, thank you for the videos. While I personally enjoy the iPhone, this is one thing that drives me up a wall about Apple. It seems with each generation, the engineers figure out ways to make it harder to repair your own phone if you need to.

    • @toxicturkeyy
      @toxicturkeyy Před 9 měsíci +6

      Supporting them is encouraging it.

    • @secularargument
      @secularargument Před 5 měsíci +2

      Don’t blame engineers, blame the decision makers.

  • @reanimationxp
    @reanimationxp Před rokem +82

    Wow, that was excruciating. What a departure from the iPhone 14. Insane that it's so different. Never again will I complain about having to transfer the FaceID / TouchID modules, lol.

    • @N1c0T1n3__
      @N1c0T1n3__ Před 10 měsíci +27

      Speaking of "excruciating", I won't be surprised if Apple starts to ship a lump of C4 inside of the phone with a tripwire.

    • @cuvro1353
      @cuvro1353 Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@N1c0T1n3__ A Bag of Thermite and a strip of Magnesium.

  • @SamArcsVibe
    @SamArcsVibe Před rokem +49

    Wow! I applaud your patience with this repair. This was amazing to watch. Hats off to an amazing job !

  • @MrEscobar.
    @MrEscobar. Před 8 měsíci +1

    This repair should coast like a car repair.
    It’s INSANE!!!!!

  • @coaty79
    @coaty79 Před 9 měsíci

    Having repaied phones up 2 the iphone 6 im so glad now at 42 i dont do it anymore. Watching you getting the speaker covers in with the tweezers mand me shiver, and the cost of that screen is crazy and just to be told your a naughty boy for repairing it just takes the piss. I will stick to repairing consoles and computer parts now thanks anyway great video.

  • @foxyfoxfilms
    @foxyfoxfilms Před rokem +9

    Ever since I started with my intensive iPhone 6s Plus repair involving micro-soldering, I have been obsessed with your videos.

  • @OriginalStachuJones
    @OriginalStachuJones Před rokem +52

    As a very impatient person I can imagine i would just throw a temper tantrum right in the very beginning seeing so many screws. You sir are a legend

    • @Blind_Hawk
      @Blind_Hawk Před rokem

      I am literally breathing nervously at the number of parts, screws, and components that needed to be taken out. I also like your profile picture. But Ukraine is the pig! In a positive way! I show you the meme! I love it :D
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  • @michaelm7
    @michaelm7 Před 8 měsíci

    You have some mad skills very impressive.

  • @DrCalvinTeach
    @DrCalvinTeach Před 2 měsíci

    I discovered your channel because I'm trying to repair my old iphone 8. That led me down a rabbit hole and now I am a staunch right to repair advocate. This right was infuriating. Mad respect to you.

  • @lars2k1
    @lars2k1 Před rokem +38

    This device took being overengineered to a whole new level - seeing the almost never ending stream of small parts and screws in there is just mind blowing, and not in a good way.
    I at least hope some form of repair legislation law will be set in place worldwide, so no one can go out of their way stimulating being wasteful and tossing out working devices.
    Sad that people can still do this because all they're focused on is money. And then pretend to be green - greenwashing is happening right in front of us but we apparently don't want to see it.

  • @MolokaneSebata
    @MolokaneSebata Před rokem +3

    All the way from South Africa here , there is something about your videos which I just find very interesting hey. You never get to hear the music when the teardown begins , but somehow when the videos are getting much more interesting , there is this song that plays. Keep up the good work lad , actually considering purchasing a refurbished device from you soon!!! Again , a big shout out from South Africa

  • @salamatpo7326
    @salamatpo7326 Před 7 měsíci

    Quality work sir

  • @chrism2279
    @chrism2279 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Remember being at a party in the early 2000s and borrowing someone's Nokia 8310 battery for a few minutes to make a call ... Simpler times ...

  • @mark_u
    @mark_u Před rokem +23

    Really admire your dexterity, Hugh! Great work!

  • @jakreu
    @jakreu Před rokem +103

    Right To Repair must become a thing. This is ridiculous. Thanks for the video

    • @guslarscheid3606
      @guslarscheid3606 Před rokem +3

      @jakreu Why?

    • @WezzRail
      @WezzRail Před rokem +47

      @@guslarscheid3606 You own the device, you should be allowed to repair it without having to send it off to a company that will charge slightly less than it'd cost to buy a whole new phone, e-waste is a major issue and getting completely new phones when you could repair it doesn't help.

    • @guslarscheid3606
      @guslarscheid3606 Před rokem +5

      @@WezzRail Who's stopping you from repairing it?

    • @oaedeoi
      @oaedeoi Před rokem +4

      I’ve replaced my last two iPhones solely because their battery wouldn’t last for a whole day and i didn’t wanted to bother bringing it to a repair shop to replace it with a third party battery

    • @SlartiMarvinbartfast
      @SlartiMarvinbartfast Před rokem

      @@guslarscheid3606 Apple and other large companies appear to intentionally make Smartphones (and many other devices) very difficult to repair and/or hard to source reasonably priced parts for. On top of that they make systems which won't allow perfectly viable parts to even function. Look at Hugh's teardown and repair assessment video for the iPhone 14 for just one example of this.

  • @jeroeniemans
    @jeroeniemans Před 2 měsíci

    Bro this is hoorendous repair! Nice job!!

  • @LethargicSquirrel
    @LethargicSquirrel Před 11 měsíci +1

    All of that effort to stop consumers from repairing their own devices that they paid an insanely over-inflated price for is nothing short of asinine, and borders on evil. All of the work you have to go through to do such a repair, and the moment you turn the device back on, it's says "F*** you, pay us"... I honestly do not understand why people would willing buy from a company so publicly devoted to saying "You're an idiot, pay our obscene prices, and f*** off if you try to repair it".
    Hugh, you made an amazing video. The technical aspects of the video itself are wonderful-lighting, audio, focus, close-ups, background, the whole nine yards. You're a saint for going through all of that and documenting it so well so that others may try to repair their own devices, despite Apple's wishes. I've given it a Like solely because you did so well with it.
    I owned one Apple device fifteen years ago, and I can say with certainty, as long as Apple's practices continue as they are, I will never own another Apple device in my life.

    • @lockl00p27
      @lockl00p27 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Android devices are definitely better in many ways, but I prefer iOS cause of the GUI

    • @someguy3276
      @someguy3276 Před 2 měsíci

      Apple made ios but kept it to itself (probably in an attempt to have monopoly over the market) so google made android then sold it to everyone and that's where the problem starts, smartphones grew way past apple's expectations which became a problem since apple realised that their initial plan of sort of creating a "premium phone" in a niche market for people sort of like what VR is simply won't work but they realised it too late and are now forced to squeeze every last penny off the user using brand loyalty while also making sure that users don't switch to an android because they know that once that brand loyalty is gone then they aren't coming back.
      And hence the reason apple have all that "cool kids" things like apple ecosystem, it's not that android phones can't have that or it's just that for people who use android premium means shoving as much power and battery as possible in a phone and it lasting for 10 years, so niche things like an ecosystem comes second (like they will get down to doing that eventually) for apple users premium means that ecosystem and other "cool kids" stuff that other phones don't have while actual hardware like camera and stuff comes 2nd.

  • @WIZ850
    @WIZ850 Před rokem +4

    I used to repair phones as a full time job. The last iphone I worked on was iphone 7, I don't miss it. It was fun to learn something new, but replacing screens on a production level was exhausting.

  • @awogbob
    @awogbob Před rokem +22

    Could you micro solder and desolder and swap the screen chips for authentication? Would be an insane video for no reason

    • @sharonheisler1557
      @sharonheisler1557 Před rokem +1

      It is almost impossible because they use glue like plastic that is hard to remove with heat without damaging the chip.

    • @app0the
      @app0the Před rokem +3

      And once he spent a week of no sleep or food doing this and turns the phone on, a new message pops up: "The screen has been swapped AND the ID chip has been swapped, contact apple for assistance"

  • @KellySimonsson
    @KellySimonsson Před 9 měsíci +22

    Phone looks amazing! :) What we usually do is use a screen programmer to transfer over the serials and numbers from the original screen over to the new screen. This will repair the True tone but the settings message will still scream its not a genuine screen even if it would be taken from another phone. thankies for a wonderful video :)

    • @KingCornWallis
      @KingCornWallis Před 7 měsíci +1

      These programmers are getting cheaper, more available, and easier to use. No serious repair shop should be without them.
      I think it’s probably outside of the realm of most shops to also transfer the screen and back glass plate (14 only) IC’s, but battery BMS boards are very doable.

    • @dennis-br6vr
      @dennis-br6vr Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@KingCornWallis battery bms indeed doable. Screen ic always brings a risk of damaging the new screen also. And they are expensivd.

    • @DankMemes-ne7qt
      @DankMemes-ne7qt Před 29 dny

      Hi! Someone knows why my brightness is so pretty low on my 14PM after changing the screen for another original Apple screen? (didn’t transferred the IC or ambient light sensor)

    • @DankMemes-ne7qt
      @DankMemes-ne7qt Před 29 dny

      @@KingCornWallis Hi! Someone knows why my brightness is so pretty low on my 14PM after changing the screen for another original Apple screen? (didn’t transferred the IC or ambient light sensor)

    • @DankMemes-ne7qt
      @DankMemes-ne7qt Před 29 dny

      @@dennis-br6vr Hi! Someone knows why my brightness is so pretty low on my 14PM after changing the screen for another original Apple screen? (didn’t transferred the IC or ambient light sensor)

  • @AngelicTigerKing
    @AngelicTigerKing Před 3 měsíci

    I don’t know how you can fix these phones i’m support people like you who fix phones and love your vids

  • @stevejoseph1664
    @stevejoseph1664 Před rokem +23

    DAMN!!! That was a hell of a repair. You Sir, have great phone repair skills.

  • @BozQ
    @BozQ Před rokem +64

    That is so unbelievably complicated to repair. You sir, are a mad genius.
    And this video only reinforces my decision to never get an iPhone. Not only do I not trust myself in handling the phone without damage, the thought of paying to repair or replace the phone is terrifying.
    Still, mad respect to you.

    • @Replyingtoclowns
      @Replyingtoclowns Před rokem +5

      Who cares, apple can an should be able to do what ever they want with the phone they make, you bought it you can figure out how to fix it yourself and if it’s impossible because Apple made it impenetrable and you complain well you should have thought about that before you bought it or make you own phone
      Im going to keep buying a iPhone, so now apples back to 0 as you -1 and I +1.
      Your money means nothing to them

    • @petesmitt
      @petesmitt Před rokem

      @@Replyingtoclowns you are truly a clown..

    • @kiwihib
      @kiwihib Před rokem

      @@Replyingtoclowns This from a major clown, stop playing with yourself.

    • @jemagif78
      @jemagif78 Před rokem +11

      @@Replyingtoclowns I do care

    • @purpleneons
      @purpleneons Před rokem +7

      @@Replyingtoclowns so do i

  • @legitbeans9078
    @legitbeans9078 Před 3 měsíci

    Wow that was impressive bro. 👏

  • @kellzugor
    @kellzugor Před 8 měsíci

    Great and perfect job

  • @dogbog99
    @dogbog99 Před rokem +45

    Very impressive work, I changed a battery on an iPhone 7 Plus back in the day and that was enough for me… no way I’m ever attempting to repair an iPhone ever again myself.

    • @GameN3rdz
      @GameN3rdz Před rokem +1

      😆

    • @jo9732
      @jo9732 Před 10 měsíci +12

      That’s apples goal. They succeeded. Keep buying their crap.

    • @kevinbimariga3895
      @kevinbimariga3895 Před 8 měsíci +10

      Attempting not to buy any Apple product again is more better

    • @OnlineGirlfd
      @OnlineGirlfd Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@jo9732better than Huawei tho😅

    • @rosaria8384
      @rosaria8384 Před 3 měsíci

      It should be your last Apple product. Hopefully you ditch it when you buy something new

  • @yairperez9074
    @yairperez9074 Před rokem +5

    Hugh ! I never had the chance to say it; I have been subscribed to your channel many many years ago, and now I didn't even realize that you almost hit 1M subs ! That's awesome dude !!! Keep it up, I always thought that this channel used to be a little bit underrated but now it's nothing close to that, greeting from México Hugh 🤙

  • @superman60201
    @superman60201 Před 8 měsíci

    I consider myself a pretty competent tinkerer. This is obviously next level and your expertise is worth the price you ask.

  • @Versole
    @Versole Před rokem +4

    Hats off to you for providing such a video and giving us such a thorough understanding about the repair ability of iPhone 14 Pro Max. Thanks for your effort. I wonder how long did it took you for making of this video. Sad what companies will go through from 18:58 stop consumers from repairing their own phone.

  • @hamada3ido125
    @hamada3ido125 Před rokem +5

    Thank you for proving to us that we can repair stuff, no matter how difficult it may come.

    • @gunzforarmz
      @gunzforarmz Před rokem

      I doubt you can repair it yourself

    • @Spongebob_100
      @Spongebob_100 Před rokem +1

      @@gunzforarmzRussian Dad has entered the chat:

  • @iamtrust7578
    @iamtrust7578 Před 8 měsíci

    Hugh takes apart and puts together phone like he was there in the factory when It was made.

  • @deniseshephard3347
    @deniseshephard3347 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you Sir for reparing the most unkind phone you have gone above and beyond you deserve the highest honour for repairing each phone regardless of weather they are repairable or not their should be a law regarding Apple making it virtually impossible to fix our phones

  • @OMNITEK
    @OMNITEK Před rokem +50

    wow you definitely deserve billions of views just for the patience alone, i do small tech stuff too...but when it come to this level of patience...not sure if i can say "i do"...cheers brother.

  • @aaZhan
    @aaZhan Před rokem +3

    I really enjoy watching your videos and admire your skills!

  • @jozsiolah1435
    @jozsiolah1435 Před 9 měsíci

    I fixed one!! It is continuously getting better. The trick is the power bank charging. It uses DV charging, and the battery starts its refresh. Only works, if you plugged out the battery for few seconds. To disassemble the Apple, you need a killer knife. The outer plastic and dirt sticks together, and other blades are not strong enough, or bend. Killer knives are strong enough to pull out the display.

  • @billg7813
    @billg7813 Před 7 měsíci

    This reminds me of a Rolex repair video I watched. Great video imaging on this 👍 It really sux how Apple fights right to repair

  • @royprime6635
    @royprime6635 Před rokem +5

    Awesome Video. Seeing you do this makes me realise why I'm so glad I'm no longer in the repair business, I stopped with the iphone x. My customers just couldn't understand why it takes so long to repair iphones and why genuine Apple parts were either stupidly expensive or near impossible to get.

    • @IzanaKunigiri
      @IzanaKunigiri Před rokem

      And even further then that, If you try and explain it to them, they just look like you're speaking Alien.
      Luckily I don't work on Phones, But I DO do in-Warranty Hardware repair (replacements) on Laptops, Desktops, and Servers so I know the drill.

  • @BiGDuke6Actual
    @BiGDuke6Actual Před rokem +6

    Great video, Hugh! Certainly shows shows that the recent and much vaunted 14 Pro Fruit-phone can quickly become a money pit and an absolute nightmare to repair.. Thanks again.

  • @tytytut435
    @tytytut435 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I rehoused my iphone 7 back in the day and that is already so complex it felt like rebuilding a car

  • @GerryF-jc1ob
    @GerryF-jc1ob Před rokem +11

    Hi Hugh, great content as usual, don't the magsafe magnets need to go back in the same way up they came out, or are they not pole specific in that orientation? If so wouldn't running line of permanent marker around them before disassembly help reassembly?

  • @georgecolbert3247
    @georgecolbert3247 Před rokem +3

    When dis-assembling something, you can lay the parts from left to right, then reverse the order when re-assembling. It helps with getting the order right. Great video.

    • @YeahNoTellTheTruth
      @YeahNoTellTheTruth Před 11 měsíci

      Good tip, also big no no is when you unscrew a component and change to a different component ending up losing track, best to screw it back on and take off the part ontop then continue.

    • @escapetherace1943
      @escapetherace1943 Před 10 měsíci +1

      also use a working phone to take photos as you go. That's what I did to remember where each screw in a laptop went once

  • @myriadtechrepair1191
    @myriadtechrepair1191 Před 8 měsíci

    This is why I buy the frames with most of this tiny stuff installed, as you mentioned. In fact I just checked with my supplier, it's the only option they offer on this phone.

    • @myriadtechrepair1191
      @myriadtechrepair1191 Před 8 měsíci

      Also... The magnets are $3 to just replace instead which is much easier than manually harvesting and transferring them. Tiny magnets are pretty easy to break.

  • @barrbudo
    @barrbudo Před 10 měsíci

    I bought a mid-range Samsung phone after watching your video about repairing an iPhone 12, which is the one I used to have. I told a friend about it, and he replied that a replacement screen for my current phone costs half as much as the phone, implying that the switch didn't make me better off, but I reminded him that to get it fixed, I wouldn't have to send it to Hugh, and there would not be error messages afterwards.

  • @tadekboruta328
    @tadekboruta328 Před rokem +3

    Good job. One piece of advice tho. Use any magsafe accessory to line the magnets first and then use tape to transfer it to the frame instead.

  • @ivito514
    @ivito514 Před rokem +21

    You have a lots of patience Hugh, great job with this repair 🙂

  • @johannesterl9083
    @johannesterl9083 Před 11 měsíci

    Impressive Work

  • @igordasunddas3377
    @igordasunddas3377 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Awesome repair. I know one thing is for sure: I'm definitely not going to buy iPhones and iPads. Couldn't get around a MacBook (M1), because it's simply better than nearly every other laptop in terms of power efficiency.
    My daughter has an iPhone and an iPad and I told her to treat both very very tenderly, because if it breaks, repairs are usually prohibitedly expensive if possible at all.

  • @senftube2460
    @senftube2460 Před rokem +3

    Wow! I swapped batteries and displays on my 4s and se 2016, which was nothing compared to the complexity of this phone. Unbelievable it worked, mad respect!

    • @DarkMachino
      @DarkMachino Před rokem

      I have done some 4s before. A complete nightmare

  • @3ffrige
    @3ffrige Před rokem +48

    There are tools that allow you to copy the displays NVRAM data from the broken screen to the new screen so you can still retain True Tone and auto brightness feature.

    • @subhnafas5296
      @subhnafas5296 Před rokem +23

      Doesn't work for the iPhone 13 and 14 series. Apple is doing more to prevent that.

    • @akashp01
      @akashp01 Před rokem +9

      Ofcourse he will do it before selling it, he's not showing it for reasons ;)

    • @Brian-jv8iy
      @Brian-jv8iy Před rokem

      @@subhnafas5296 it does work, there are lots for sale on ali for 13 and 14

    • @GameN3rdz
      @GameN3rdz Před rokem

      ​@@akashp01 😆

    • @MissionControlTet
      @MissionControlTet Před rokem

      @@akashp01 Read the reply above you

  • @ChrisCJ1969
    @ChrisCJ1969 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Wow! That's crazy man. 😳

  • @tonycarver265
    @tonycarver265 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Wow great job!

  • @BroadwayLTDProductions
    @BroadwayLTDProductions Před rokem +3

    Yeah, it is easier to just buy another phone or use an older phone as a temporary backup. That is why I keep an older phone on deck after I retire it just in case it gets damaged or stolen. I also keep all my phones in thick, sturdy cases (knock off defender cases that work just as good as Otterboxes) to prevent damage.

  • @Q96500
    @Q96500 Před rokem +3

    Great job 🙌👍 we always used to have cheaper housings without any tiny pieces attached to them for customers who want cheap repairs, but also housings with some party already installed in them for customers who are willing to pay more.
    But yes, Apple phones are a PITA 😃