How can I repair my iPhone 4 earpiece speaker?
Dear all,
I got a broken iPhone from the store, but I don't have the ability to exchange it due to lack of Apple service centers in my country.
The problem I have seems to be related with the earpiece of the phone. When I try to call someone, I only hear cracking noises out of it, and it seems like the membrane of the speaker is broken.
I had looked at the guides and couldn't find one related to the earpiece exchange. I used the front facing panel removal guide to get to the speaker, but at the end I don't understand whether I will be able to reattach the earpiece if I remove it.
Has anybody already replaced the earpiece? Maybe you have some advice or even photos to guide me?
Thank you in advance!
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no idea on the i4, but on the i3 the speaker membrane is glued onto the front panel and requires a heat gun to remove it, which was difficult to say the least, hope someone can help you.
- de James Stoy
I hope so too! :) I found a picture of a replacement earpiece http://ionnoi.net/ionnoi_template/iPhone.... So you mean I would require a heat gun to remove the black border around it? Why can't I just rip it away and then wipe with alcohol to clean the place of the remaining glue?
- de Deten
you could do yeah, bit barbaric though! :)
- de James Stoy