iPhone 6(S)/Plus Problems after changing battery

[jotamurray]

Hi,

My iPhone 6 has a cracked screen, drained battery and the external mic doesn't work. I thought about repairing it myself since taking it to a store would cost me a fortune and not worth it as it's over 2 years old.

So I bought a battery on the internet and replaced it myself (watching the do it yourself videos seems very straight forward)
With a bit of patience I managed to replace the battery... but the screen won't start. Don't really understand what the problem as I followed the instructions and had no problems at all.
It's not a battery issue as my car's hands free system recognises the phone, so I am guessing the phone is not dead - just the screen.

Any advice?

Thanks

 

[TechNismo]

I think you may have damaged a ribbon cable when taking apart the screen. If you are able to take the screen back off: Are there are disconnected cables in the phone?

 

[maerz001]

Try to reconnect all cables from the display. It's possible that there is just a pin without connection

 

[ftaok]

Yeah just redo the cables. They’re really tricky. You got to go by feel as it has a sort of ‘click’ when you get it right.

 

[Kmart9419]

Hi,

My iPhone 6 has a cracked screen, drained battery and the external mic doesn't work. I thought about repairing it myself since taking it to a store would cost me a fortune and not worth it as it's over 2 years old.

So I bought a battery on the internet and replaced it myself (watching the do it yourself videos seems very straight forward)
With a bit of patience I managed to replace the battery... but the screen won't start. Don't really understand what the problem as I followed the instructions and had no problems at all.
It's not a battery issue as my car's hands free system recognises the phone, so I am guessing the phone is not dead - just the screen.

Any advice?

Thanks

Happened to me with an ifixit battery. Was dead. They sent me a new one. Plug the original battery back in and see if it turns on.

With the 6, don’t bother removing the screen. Lift it at 90 degrees, lean it against a box or book, and remove the battery. Removing lcd cables put you at too much risk of things going wrong.

 

[Helmsley]

Can you re-connect the old battery, to rule out a fault with the new one?

As others have said...it could be the ribbon cables for the screen. They're easy to damage.