By far the clearest instruction on this procedure. Many others also show removal of motherboard which is totally unnecessary for this replacement. Thank you for saving me a small fortune!
Just did this - yes, 9 years later! - and it worked perfectly. Great video and much simpler than some others out there (that tell you to disconnect way more than you need to). Took me about 15 minutes all in, phone now charges! Woo hoo!!
Thank you! I had a problem with my phone, I just changed the charging Dock following your step by step video, and also changed the battery, and now my iPhone is charging again. Thanks for saving me from spending $800 for a new phone. I just spent less than $50 on the two parts (including shipment) on Amazon. Thanks a lot, and may you be blessed! :)
hey i dont usually leave comments but your video helped me revive my water damaged phone. the apple store was going to charge me 150 to fix it. with your helpful video and 28 dollars for replacement battery and charging dock, i revived the phone within 20 mins. Thank you.
This is the correct tutorial. Other tutorials that include the removal of the mother board, camera, etc., include steps that are not only unnecessary but increase the risk of accidental damage to parts that should never be included in this repair. Unlike several other videos, it also shows the all-important reassembly which is kinda helps if you enjoy in iPhone that turns on. Good Job CRAZYPHONEStv!
Super comprehensive, thanks for taking me forward and back with the process. Got the part with tools from ebay for $5.00! It would not charge no matter how much I cleaned the connection (using contact cleaner and a toothbrush). Working perfectly! Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!!!
Thanks so much! Watched this video the night before repairing my 4S! Took me a little while to do it as i didn't take the battery out and was struggling to out the home button connector back in. Everything works perfect! No distorted sound! A working mic! And a charging port the charger fits into perfectly!
I followed all the steps and now my audio is back! Apple told me the phone was useless and I'd have to shell out $200 to get a new one. I spent $10 on the new dock and 2 hours of my Saturday. Sounds like a better deal to me...! The only difficulty I had was to slide the back cover back on. It was not sliding down smoothly. I got it to work at the end though. Thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have saved me hundreds of pounds!!! Wifes phone did not enjoy its trip down the toilet and refused to charge. Followed your 'replace the charging cirucit' video and now good as new, total outlay £6.50 for charging circuit (£2.99 plus postage!). Only two constructive comments, the connector retainer screws are DIFFERENT SIZES, (you do say this but I missed it) keep them separately and the small gold ribbon connector goes IN the slot UNDER the connector which is hard to see in the video 9or the phone without an electron microscope. otherwise, merfection. Thanks again!!!
This is awesome.... Definitely not being a tech wizard myself, I just fixed my 4S all by myself. Thank you so much for the easy and clear instructions. Dang, that was fun..
Thanks a lot! My first ever dabbling with electronics and was successful first time. Kudos to you and this very clear video. :) I feel like I achieved something. :'D ...not to mention the fact that I saved quite a bit of cash! Weheeey!
Yes, I did it and my phone still works! Thanks to this great Video. All other videos showing the disassembly of the whole iPhone are useless. This shows only the really necessary steps
Thank you so much for this! Thanks to you, I was able to repair my phone myself. Your video is extremely clear and shows exactly what we need to do. Thanks again!
Before finding this, I too had found a tutorial that had included removing the mother board, it wasn't very clear and didn't cover re-assembly. I basically gave up about 70% through the procedure, and virtually finished re-assembly thinking I was going to send the phone off for repair. I then found this link which covered everything much more clearly. Many thanks - you saved me a fortune! One question, where do you buy the screw organsisers? I have looked on a certain auction website, but can only find 'Screwmat' which is model specific. Many thanks.
OMG it worked! I mean I have like a terrible time following directions and I still did it ! I'm SO happy and thankful my favorite stuff is on this phone THANK YOU thank you SO BERY MUCH! 😄
Hi Juan, first of all check if your date and time it's updated if not do it manualy and after that just remove and insert your SIM. If still doesn't work check if the antenna cable is properly connected and the cable is not broken.
Just simple the best video right directly to each point thank you very much taking the time to post the very valuable information so other can benefit. Very best regard
Thanks for the video. I was able to replace the charging dock and all is well in that regard. However now the speakers don't work. I took it all apart again in case I missed something but can't see a loose connection or anything like that. Any suggestions?
Perfect video, I've ordered all the things that I need to do this.. Hopefully my problem will be solved, because my phone won't charge unless it's off, I am guessing this will solve the problem. : ) thanks for this video.
Hi jungernord, I think you probably dislocated the home button ribbon cable from its place (it's not common but sometimes is happening). To fix that you need to disassembly your iPhone again including the screen and probably replace the cable.You can follow our video "iPhone 4S Home Button Replacement Disassembly and Reassembly".
Great Video, easy to follow. My phone is charging now. But your hands must be really small and your eyesight awesome. Or mine is screwed, because that was simple but certainly not easy. How do they make screws so small??
So I've been having the infamous volume problem. The volume works when ever it really wants to. I thought it was the speakers so I replaced that but it still didn't work. Now I'm reading that if your dock connector is dirty it tricks the phone into thinking that it is docking so no volume will come out of the phone. Is this true? If I change the dock connector will the phone stop having volume issues?
Are they any other components between port and batt that could be causing charge failure? I noticed flicker at bottom of screen same time stopped charging.
so if i buy this part on ebay, will the volume problem disaper/perment fix? i just did the home button with your video it took me 3 hours, better than paying $45. the home button cost $3.50 at ebay.
Hey, is it a chance that i can save my Iphone 4s to change the charging dock, i had some problems with my sound and toke a metall stick up my phone charging dock and destroyd som things in my charging dock cant see what but i cant charge anymore, didnt know what i was doing. Can i revive my phone some how and then how? help would be appreciated.
Cue to 12:14 in the video. What iOS update changed the apple logo during bootup (almost pulsing or flying-in toward the viewer and getting larger)? I only saw it during one update and never again unfortunately. Anyone?
are u there CRAZYPHONEStv? have a big question. i saw you said, "Disconnect the battery and make sure you're not losing the small black clip." in the 1.52 sec. what is that black clip ? my iphone 4s has not that option. and it has battery issue ( not power on without connect to wall charger )
I'm worrying that that the connector lead not a genuine one. Could this be a possible problem. It's surely not software issue cause my brother who has a working 4s, uses the same sw.
Are all the screws the same size and length? Should I segregate the screws to make sure I don't accidentally screw the wrong screw into the wrong port? Reply
hallo! i have a question... I have an Iphone 4 it had many problems to beging to charge, but since yesterday didnt charge anymore, even if it showed the symbol...now is black the battery is empty and it wont turn on....so the question.. how do i know if is the battery or the charging dock......??? Thanks alot for any help :)
ok so I have a iphone that I baught but don't know either its a 4 or 4s so I havnt baught the dock connector the iphone dosnt have the sim card slot where its supposed too so im guessing its a cdma but im not sure about it being 4 or 4s I got it really cheap because the dock connector wouldn't charge the phone when I press down to power it on it turns on with the battery very very low so it turns of like in 3 seconds I already tried getting it fixed for the charging cable but I told the guy it was a iphone 4 he opened it and put on the iphone 4 dock connecter but it didn't charge so he changed it again but it still wouldn't charge he finally changed the battery to see if it was the battery but I think it works fine because it still turns on and off with out the dock connecter in place is there a difference between a iphone 4 and a iphone 4s dock connecter because if that's the case I would like to try and get it fixed with a iphone 4s dock connector
My phone just charges when it's off, I replace battery and still have the same problem, could this be the issue?? Note it does charge all the way but only if I turn it off, thanks in advance
After replacement, when I'm plugging in the charger I can see logo of apple, but nothing more. When I'm plugging this out it turns off. It seems like battery doesn't work. Question is why?
Actually my iphone 4s drains battery extremely fast eventhough i set flight mode on at night, it still drains 40% of battery within 8 hours, i tried every solutions such as changed new battery but can not solve this problem, now i am doubt will it be solved the battery problem if i change the charging dock? i am not sure whether the dock connector is ok or not, everything is ok except the battery life. thanks for your reply.
Thank you this video worked! I fix my wife phone in everything works I'm glad I did it my self I saved me a couple of money :D But I had a question what is the name of that thing where you put the screws at, I wanna buy one but I don't know the name. Please respond.
OMG I just did the same as you did and still not working and then when I put the charger into it shows me that its charging but the percent still the same and the phone start turning off by itself and then it turn on by itself too
Hi I tried this because my dock connector was broken it had no sound the volume bar wolent show up now volume at all when i would cut my phone off it would stay off for a short amount of time.this was beforr i got a the dock connector.and I repaired it and the volume bar was there and my home button was not working any suggestions any thing I did wrong that you know of. Thanks have a nice day
Hello I have an iPhone 4s and last night it was making some weird noises and now this morning when I woke up it didn't want to charge anymore ? Will changing this dock help ? Also where can I purchase one at an economic price ? Here in the us thanks :)
Hey crazy, My iPhone 4s is not charging It only charges when it runs out of battery ad up to 56% only. Also with the sound button a image of you know the sound thing, it's suppose to pop up mine Doesn't do anymore 😕 Please help.
Before replacing: charger connected after ca fifth try, iphone was recognizable from pc, but as low- speed usb and I couldn't copy my data. After replacement: charger connection works perfect, but when I connect to pc, it shows "unknown device", as a result I can't do anything. What did go wrong?
By far the clearest instruction on this procedure. Many others also show removal of motherboard which is totally unnecessary for this replacement. Thank you for saving me a small fortune!
Just did this - yes, 9 years later! - and it worked perfectly. Great video and much simpler than some others out there (that tell you to disconnect way more than you need to). Took me about 15 minutes all in, phone now charges! Woo hoo!!
Absolute legend . Followed the steps nice and slow and now my phone is fixed for £3.99. Cheers
Thank you! I had a problem with my phone, I just changed the charging Dock following your step by step video, and also changed the battery, and now my iPhone is charging again. Thanks for saving me from spending $800 for a new phone. I just spent less than $50 on the two parts (including shipment) on Amazon. Thanks a lot, and may you be blessed! :)
Welcome! :)
hey i dont usually leave comments but your video helped me revive my water damaged phone. the apple store was going to charge me 150 to fix it. with your helpful video and 28 dollars for replacement battery and charging dock, i revived the phone within 20 mins. Thank you.
Welcome!
This is the correct tutorial. Other tutorials that include the removal of the mother board, camera, etc., include steps that are not only unnecessary but increase the risk of accidental damage to parts that should never be included in this repair. Unlike several other videos, it also shows the all-important reassembly which is kinda helps if you enjoy in iPhone that turns on. Good Job CRAZYPHONEStv!
One of the best for replacing the charging port. Followed the instructions and had no problems. Thank you CRAZYPHONEStv!!
Welcome!
Super comprehensive, thanks for taking me forward and back with the process. Got the part with tools from ebay for $5.00! It would not charge no matter how much I cleaned the connection (using contact cleaner and a toothbrush). Working perfectly! Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!!!
Billy Miller Welcome!
Thanks so much! Watched this video the night before repairing my 4S! Took me a little while to do it as i didn't take the battery out and was struggling to out the home button connector back in. Everything works perfect! No distorted sound! A working mic! And a charging port the charger fits into perfectly!
Thanks to this video, me and my grandson (10 yrs) did a repair of his iPhone 4s. Thanks!
Thanks to people like you I can fix my phone for £3, you are a god send
Thanks for the kind words!
This is best tutorial I've saw most of them require you to remove the motherboard but thanks a lot mate really appreciated
I followed all the steps and now my audio is back! Apple told me the phone was useless and I'd have to shell out $200 to get a new one. I spent $10 on the new dock and 2 hours of my Saturday. Sounds like a better deal to me...! The only difficulty I had was to slide the back cover back on. It was not sliding down smoothly. I got it to work at the end though. Thanks
After following another you tube video I can confirm (after practice) this is the better way. Thanks uploader.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have saved me hundreds of pounds!!! Wifes phone did not enjoy its trip down the toilet and refused to charge. Followed your 'replace the charging cirucit' video and now good as new, total outlay £6.50 for charging circuit (£2.99 plus postage!). Only two constructive comments, the connector retainer screws are DIFFERENT SIZES, (you do say this but I missed it) keep them separately and the small gold ribbon connector goes IN the slot UNDER the connector which is hard to see in the video 9or the phone without an electron microscope. otherwise, merfection. Thanks again!!!
No problem ,glad I could help! Thanks.
This is awesome.... Definitely not being a tech wizard myself, I just fixed my 4S all by myself. Thank you so much for the easy and clear instructions. Dang, that was fun..
I'm glad you make it! Cheers.
Thanks a lot! My first ever dabbling with electronics and was successful first time. Kudos to you and this very clear video. :)
I feel like I achieved something. :'D ...not to mention the fact that I saved quite a bit of cash! Weheeey!
Yes, I did it and my phone still works! Thanks to this great Video. All other videos showing the disassembly of the whole iPhone are useless. This shows only the really necessary steps
Just followed the video and fixed the phone!!! Already purchased a galaxy s5 but will keep this as an ipod for the gym. Thanks for the video!!!
No problem.
Thank you so much for this! Thanks to you, I was able to repair my phone myself. Your video is extremely clear and shows exactly what we need to do. Thanks again!
Wouldn't have attempted this without your video, glad I did though, daughters phone is back together and charging yay!
I carefully followed the instructions and my ole 4S is as good as new. Thank you CRAZYPHONEStv.
Welcome Marv!
Excellent video. Followed it step by step and my old iPhone is now charging again. Thank you!
Worked, once i had the parts, was able to fix my phone in about an hour! Thank you so much!
Welcome!
thank you sooo much! cost 50 to get done a shop but only cost me 5!
Thanks a lot. You just saved me an Iphone with a priceless video...
Before finding this, I too had found a tutorial that had included removing the mother board, it wasn't very clear and didn't cover re-assembly. I basically gave up about 70% through the procedure, and virtually finished re-assembly thinking I was going to send the phone off for repair. I then found this link which covered everything much more clearly. Many thanks - you saved me a fortune! One question, where do you buy the screw organsisers? I have looked on a certain auction website, but can only find 'Screwmat' which is model specific. Many thanks.
I just put a strip of packing tape on a piece of cardboard, sticky side up, of course.
Thank you thank you thank you! fixed a dead and completely useless phone (damaged dock connector) for a £5 part thanks to your video :-)
Welcome Ria!
OMG it worked! I mean I have like a terrible time following directions and I still did it ! I'm SO happy and thankful my favorite stuff is on this phone THANK YOU thank you SO BERY MUCH! 😄
Hi Juan, first of all check if your date and time it's updated if not do it manualy and after that just remove and insert your SIM. If still doesn't work check if the antenna cable is properly connected and the cable is not broken.
Great video! All the steps from beginning to end clearly shown. Thank you!
So was this Valya or Alex that commented???
Thank you for the video. I wonder if it also does the microphone replacement when we replace the dock connector?
Just simple the best video right directly to each point thank you very much taking the time to post the very valuable information so other can benefit.
Very best regard
Can you please send the link for the screwdriver
bardzo fajnie wszystko pokazane, w iPhone 4 jest tak samo. Dziękuję i polecam
Thank you very much. Fixed my brothers iphone 4s for £4. Great great tutorial x
Thanks for the video. I was able to replace the charging dock and all is well in that regard. However now the speakers don't work. I took it all apart again in case I missed something but can't see a loose connection or anything like that. Any suggestions?
Ese crazy Locs - That's something I made. It's a piece of plastic with some double adhesive tape (you can use magnetic tape) and numbers.
Thanks so much for this video, I followed your instructions and it worked like a charm!
Welcome!
...Just an excellent elaboration!! I followed the steps and exchanged the docking connector, bought from Amazon.de.
Perfect video, I've ordered all the things that I need to do this.. Hopefully my problem will be solved, because my phone won't charge unless it's off, I am guessing this will solve the problem. : ) thanks for this video.
I really like the background music. Can you tell me the name of the song or artist?
just did it! thank you so much for detailed and clear instructions.
Oh yeah will this resolve the mic problem because my iPhones mic doesn't work via calls or voice memos but can be worked with earphones
Thank you very much. The music made me feel like i was in an operating room while doing this lol.
Hahahaha, yup it's a kind of surgery. Welcome!
Thank you for this clear guide, it saved me much time and money =)
I dropped one of the 1.3 mm screws for the dock part itself. Can I still put it together with that one screw?
Hi jungernord, I think you probably dislocated the home button ribbon cable from its place (it's not common but sometimes is happening). To fix that you need to disassembly your iPhone again including the screen and probably replace the cable.You can follow our video "iPhone 4S Home Button Replacement Disassembly and Reassembly".
Great Video, easy to follow. My phone is charging now. But your hands must be really small and your eyesight awesome. Or mine is screwed, because that was simple but certainly not easy. How do they make screws so small??
So I've been having the infamous volume problem. The volume works when ever it really wants to. I thought it was the speakers so I replaced that but it still didn't work. Now I'm reading that if your dock connector is dirty it tricks the phone into thinking that it is docking so no volume will come out of the phone. Is this true? If I change the dock connector will the phone stop having volume issues?
Sehr Gute Anleitung... Daumen Hoch!!!!
Danke!
thank you bro have been having the same problem your solution worked for mi
done it ! perfectly clear and easy to follow ;-)
Are they any other components between port and batt that could be causing charge failure? I noticed flicker at bottom of screen same time stopped charging.
Excellent Demonstration very simple Instruction .
so if i buy this part on ebay, will the volume problem disaper/perment fix? i just did the home button with your video it took me 3 hours, better than paying $45. the home button cost $3.50 at ebay.
2021, still watching this. Waiting for my parts coming😀
Where can I buy the screwdriver he starts with and what's its specific name? And how much is it
Hey, is it a chance that i can save my Iphone 4s to change the charging dock, i had some problems with my sound and toke a metall stick up my phone charging dock and destroyd som things in my charging dock cant see what but i cant charge anymore, didnt know what i was doing. Can i revive my phone some how and then how? help would be appreciated.
Cue to 12:14 in the video. What iOS update changed the apple logo during bootup (almost pulsing or flying-in toward the viewer and getting larger)? I only saw it during one update and never again unfortunately. Anyone?
Hi there, where can i get the charging dock part? could you suggest any online sites?
Just curious will this fix a non working microphone? Callers can't hear me and can't record from microphone
are u there CRAZYPHONEStv? have a big question. i saw you said, "Disconnect the battery and make sure you're not losing the small black clip." in the 1.52 sec. what is that black clip ? my iphone 4s has not that option. and it has battery issue ( not power on without connect to wall charger )
I'm worrying that that the connector lead not a genuine one. Could this be a possible problem. It's surely not software issue cause my brother who has a working 4s, uses the same sw.
pretty easy task compared to newer devices.. i did it multiple times and it worth it
thanks dude, i can fix mi iphone thanks to this video. Sorry mi inglish im spanish :S XD
What is the name of the sound track? Great sound!
what was the track called
can you tell me the price of the dock and the cost to repair?
Are all the screws the same size and length? Should I segregate the screws to make sure I don't accidentally screw the wrong screw into the wrong port?
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AlexMercersRevenge no. yes.
Will the phone delete everything ? My phones jailbroken will it affect it?
I have a problem when I turn off my iPhone 4s it charge but when it turn on it doesn't Charge.
hallo! i have a question... I have an Iphone 4 it had many problems to beging to charge, but since yesterday didnt charge anymore, even if it showed the symbol...now is black the battery is empty and it wont turn on....so the question.. how do i know if is the battery or the charging dock......???
Thanks alot for any help :)
Thank you, worked fine on my gf's Iphone!!!
ok so I have a iphone that I baught but don't know either its a 4 or 4s so I havnt baught the dock connector the iphone dosnt have the sim card slot where its supposed too so im guessing its a cdma but im not sure about it being 4 or 4s I got it really cheap because the dock connector wouldn't charge the phone when I press down to power it on it turns on with the battery very very low so it turns of like in 3 seconds I already tried getting it fixed for the charging cable but I told the guy it was a iphone 4 he opened it and put on the iphone 4 dock connecter but it didn't charge so he changed it again but it still wouldn't charge he finally changed the battery to see if it was the battery but I think it works fine because it still turns on and off with out the dock connecter in place is there a difference between a iphone 4 and a iphone 4s dock connecter because if that's the case I would like to try and get it fixed with a iphone 4s dock connector
Yes, they are two different cables so an iphone 4 charging dock it will not work on an iphone 4s even if fit ok on the case.
My phone just charges when it's off, I replace battery and still have the same problem, could this be the issue?? Note it does charge all the way but only if I turn it off, thanks in advance
Great vid ! easy to follow !
After replacement, when I'm plugging in the charger I can see logo of apple, but nothing more. When I'm plugging this out it turns off. It seems like battery doesn't work. Question is why?
Absolut Super immer wieder gern!!!!! :-)
Ich bin froh, dass es Ihnen geholfen! :)
Koray Akra - In this case you might have problems with your battery as well or your new charging dock might be defective.
Actually my iphone 4s drains battery extremely fast eventhough i set flight mode on at night, it still drains 40% of battery within 8 hours, i tried every solutions such as changed new battery but can not solve this problem, now i am doubt will it be solved the battery problem if i change the charging dock? i am not sure whether the dock connector is ok or not, everything is ok except the battery life. thanks for your reply.
Music from Mirror`s Edge ?
Thank you for your tutorial. Very helpful.
Welcome!
thx. its working now! but hume button doesnt work now. Any idea? Has it do do with this home button cable?
+MRoesterreicher1 Yup, check if the cable is connected properly or if it's broken in which case needs to be replaced.
CRAZYPHONEStv the cable is fine maybe it is the connection
Thanks so much there was no way I wanted to pay anyone to fix my phone
:)) Welcome!
Thank you this video worked! I fix my wife phone in everything works I'm glad I did it my self I saved me a couple of money :D
But I had a question what is the name of that thing where you put the screws at, I wanna buy one but I don't know the name. Please respond.
OMG I just did the same as you did and still not working and then when I put the charger into it shows me that its charging but the percent still the same and the phone start turning off by itself and then it turn on by itself too
Hi I tried this because my dock connector was broken it had no sound the volume bar wolent show up now volume at all when i would cut my phone off it would stay off for a short amount of time.this was beforr i got a the dock connector.and I repaired it and the volume bar was there and my home button was not working any suggestions any thing I did wrong that you know of. Thanks have a nice day
Hi, you probably forget to connect the home button cable or you cut the cable. Otherwise could be a faulty charging dock.
Nice instructions thanks !!!
I saw another video where he removed the mother board. Do you have to do that or will it be fine?
That's probably for an iPhone 4, for iPhone 4S you don't have to remove the logic board.
Good job! Thank you for sharing!!
I'm having a lot of problems getting out on of the Screws off for the metal cover. (tray three) ??
:) try to put more pressure on it.
Very helpful thank you for sharing
Will replacing the dock connector resolve the issues of the phone not charging?
Hi Dorien, not all the time, could be the battery as well.
Hello I have an iPhone 4s and last night it was making some weird noises and now this morning when I woke up it didn't want to charge anymore ? Will changing this dock help ? Also where can I purchase one at an economic price ? Here in the us thanks :)
Hi, it's hard to say but yup, it might help, it could also be the battery.Well I'm in UK but I'm pretty sure you will find something cheap in US.
ok thank you very much
Hey crazy,
My iPhone 4s is not charging
It only charges when it runs out of battery ad up to 56% only.
Also with the sound button a image of you know the sound thing, it's suppose to pop up mine Doesn't do anymore 😕
Please help.
GiovannyX Sounds like you have problems with the charging dock and the battery as well, if I get it right.
Got mine fixed for $20 technician replace it with 2nd hand 4s orig charging port, my sound problem was fixed aswell
Excellent video, thank you :)
thanks a lot, very helpful video
I tried this but the 4th screw won't unscrew what do I do! :(
Before replacing: charger connected after ca fifth try, iphone was recognizable from pc, but as low- speed usb and I couldn't copy my data.
After replacement: charger connection works perfect, but when I connect to pc, it shows "unknown device", as a result I can't do anything. What did go wrong?
Sounds like a software issue, try this: support.apple.com/en-us/TS1538 otherwise try with a new charging dock.
Thanks just did this on mine.