Two of the most common hardware issues with the iPhone are failures related to the Home button and Power button. This can present as either of these buttons becoming hard to press, not reading presses at all, or they can intermittently work. If you aren’t up for a Home button or Power button DIY repair [...]
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How to remedy a bad Home button or Power button on iPhone using Assistive Touch
Posted by ryan on April 5th, 2013
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod 
Tags: Assistive Touch, DIY, Lock Screen, Turn Assistive Touch 
2 Comments »iPhone DIY repair: Ultimate guide to replacing broken dock connectors
Posted by ryan on February 6th, 2013
Everything you need to know to DIY (do-it-yourself) repair a malfunctioning or broken dock connector in your iPhone. There are lots of things that can go wrong with the dock connector in your iPhone. Bad chargers can cause pins to break off, water or moisture can leave your iPhone unable to charge, and more. There [...]
iPhone DIY repair: Ultimate guide to fixing stuck or broken power buttons
Posted by ryan on January 29th, 2013
Everything you need to know to DIY (do-it-yourself) repair a stuck or broken power button in your iPhone The iPhone has been plagued with power button issues since the debut of the iPhone 4. We’ve seen complaints from many readers that their iPhone power buttons are completely recessed and no longer register when pressed. In [...]
iPhone DIY repair: Ultimate guide to replacing the battery in your iPhone
Posted by ryan on January 16th, 2013
Everything you need to know to DIY (do-it-yourself) replacing a dead battery in your iPhone If you’ve got an iPhone that’s going on a few years old, you may notice that your battery doesn’t hold a charge like it once did. That doesn’t always have to mean you have to run out to buy a [...]
iPhone DIY repair: Ultimate guide to fixing broken or unresponsive Home buttons
Posted by ryan on January 9th, 2013
Everything you need to know to DIY (do-it-yourself) repair a stuck or unresponsive Home button on your iPhone. If you’ve owned iPhones over the years, you’re probably familiar with Home button quirks. Since the Home button is the most used button on the device, and the only one you use for actual operation, it’s typically [...]
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch DIY repair: Ultimate guide to replacing broken screens
Posted by ryan on January 2nd, 2013
Everything you need to know to do-it-yourself (DIY) replace a broken screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The most common DIY repair anyone will ever have to do on their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is a screen replacement. Most likely, you’ve cracked the screen accidentally and you need to just replace it [...]
Biggest iPhone, iPad, and Apple how-tos of 2012
Posted by ryan on January 2nd, 2013
Mobile Nations was founded on the idea of helping readers get the most out of their devices, and that’s why how-to tips and guides have been a staple of all of our sites, including iMore, from the very beginning. In 2012 Apple released more devices, and iOS came to include more features than ever before. [...]
iPhone 4S: Ultimate DIY repair guide
Posted by ryan on December 27th, 2012
Everything you need to know to do-it-yourself (DIY) repair your iPhone 4S. Whether you’re out of warranty or your iPhone 4S has suffered accidental damage, we’ve got you covered! If you’ve got an iPhone 4S that’s starting to show its age or you’ve accidentally damaged it, there’s still hope for it. Whether you’re not eligible [...]
How to replace the headphone jack and volume cable in a GSM/AT&T iPhone 4
Posted by ryan on December 19th, 2012
If you’ve got an AT&T or some other GSM variant of an iPhone 4 and you are experiencing issues with either the headphone jack, mute switch, or volume buttons, a DIY repair can quickly get your iPhone back into working condition. Symptoms can range from no sound from the headphone jack to something being stuck [...]
How to fix Wi-Fi network issues on your iPhone and iPad
Posted by ryan on December 18th, 2012
While your iPhone or iPad should have no issues connecting to Wi-Fi or holding on to a strong signal, issues do arise from time to time. Under iOS 6 many users have been experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Symptoms have ranged from no signal, to pages not loading within Safari, or the inability to connect to [...]
