toggle

AAPL Stock: 493.42 ( + 0.25 )

Broken iPhone screens now replaceable at retail

updated 03:35 pm EDT, Thu July 2, 2009

Retail iPhone screen swaps


Owners of an iPhone with a broken screen can now have the display replaced at an Apple Store, reports say. Apple has typically kept most of its iPhone repairs out of retail, instead relying on central facilities to have a device fixed if it is not simply swapped. Replacing a display involves a special machine, which removes the old one using suction, allowing a new one to be attached with minimum struggle.

Screen replacement is said to be the only warranty repair stores are now handling directly. Other repair options are available however, such as work on the audio hardware of an iPhone. Displays may need fixing due to a variety of defects, such as dust stuck between layers.


by MacNN Staff

print
email
(8)

TAGS :

 iPhone, retail, troubleshooting, Apple

Related Articles

Recent Articles

toggle

Comments

  1. leonpro

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: May 2004

    +2
    07/02, 04:26pm | report spam | Reply |

    How much?

    And can we wait for it while at the store?

  1. dagamer34

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Apr 2007

    +1
    07/02, 04:45pm | report spam | Reply |

    Confusion

    Are they talking about the glass screen or the display itself? The former is much easier to fix than the latter.

  1. Loren

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Mar 2001

    +1
    07/02, 06:31pm | report spam | Reply |

    the same?

    Aren't they one and the same? I recall the surface glass is specially etched or something. (I may be all wet).


  1. Timon

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Mar 2009

    +1
    07/02, 06:52pm | report spam | Reply |

    Not the same

    The original was bonded to the glass but not the 3G and 3GS.

  1. coitus

    Forum Regular

    Joined: Aug 2000

    +2
    07/02, 09:48pm | report spam | Reply |

    Cost?

    And, our local apple store will replace the screen for the low, low price of what?

  1. macgeek06

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Nov 2008

    +2
    07/03, 10:34am | report spam | Reply |

    Stuck Pixels

    Just this past tuesday, I have my display replaced for stuck pixels at the apple store and it was done in 5 mins covered under warranty.

  1. macgeek06

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Nov 2008

    +1
    07/03, 10:35am | report spam | Reply |

    oops!

    Sorry I meant "had" :)

  1. Traderman0730

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Jul 2009

    0
    07/16, 11:56am | report spam | Reply |

    Life Saver

    I just had my screen break. I was so happy to hear about http://www.iphone3gscreenrepair.com. They repaired my phone for only $69.99. I was very satisfied.

Login Here

Not a member of the MacNN forums? Register now for free.

 
close
Photo
toggle

Network Headlines

toggle

Most Popular

10 Most Read

Recent Reviews

Logitech Cube

The world of mice could often be described charitably as stagnant: it's an endless sea of ergonomic shapes that assume you're sitting ...

NewerTech and Targus USB Hubs For Gifts

A useful holiday present to resolve an ongoing frustration is a multi-port hub. Whether as a stocking stuffer, Chanukah present, or an ...

X-Rite ColorMunki Photo

Color calibration is the art of tweaking your monitor so that the colors represented on screen better match real life and your printer ...

toggle

Most Commented

10 Most Discussed

 

Popular News