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Tightening iPhone screws
- Thread starter laney1999
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I saw Apple documents a long time ago for iPhones. Back in the iPhone 4.
Scratches on the screws and admission to opening the phone is enough to void warranty@ the stores discretion.
Best to just call Apple, they're very good at warranty. I know my sister opened hers, disclosed it, and they opened it to confirm no damage. Saw no damage, and exchanged it.
I don't know if it would make a difference, but there's no way Apple would able to tell if you've tightened the screws.
They were originally ncrewed in by Apple, so if you use the right size driver and do it carefully, it'll be fine.
same problem with my Xs max!!!!!! I took it to the store I bought it from, and they tightened the screws, but it recently started back clicking in the left bottom corner of the screen..... smh 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
iPhone is held together but a series of clips under the display, with its mate housed in the band. Flexing of the phone loosens the clips, causing the clicks you hear when you press on a random location on the screen. This usually occurs when the iPhone is removed from the case all the time or dropped.
If you think about it, it makes sense. My iPhone cases have always been super snug, and removing them from the phone has always been a pain in the ass.
If that would be the case you would be more concerned about the bend, because the clips have a long travel time. You would have to bend the phone to the point where the screen is actually separating from the frame.
This was a problem with the 6 series, the softer aluminium and there was no adhesive, just clips and the 2 screws holding the display.
Most people hear clicks when tapping on the Apple logo. That is where the edge of the wireless charging coil is and it is only glued to the frame there, this adhesive is unlikely, but can separate from pressure. Also, directly above it, there is the adhesive strip for the battery. The battery adhesive is a lot higher possibility for this clicking sound, as it is a bigger strip and more prone to separate.
In my case, the adhesive strip under the lightning flex cable is popping.
In any case, if you have a clicking phone because of the clips, you would see a gap between the frame and the display assembly. The adhesive that is holding the display is strong, I heat it to 80C, then I can slice it through.
I just received a replacement Xs max yesterday due to speaker issue on my original..The original had a clicking sound in & around the Apple logo..Picked up the replacement yesterday from Apple store and this one also has the same click/pop sound when applying light pressure around the logo. I’m not worried about it tbh, just sharing here to confirm that some iPhones tend to click in hold/use