iFixit - Answers With Device "iPhone 3G"

iPhone 3G: broken the golden pong on the side below the'

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:48:39 -0700

I HAV BROKEN THE golden pong on the side right below the 'DO NOT REMOVE SCREW ' ANY REPAIRS GUYS ?

⟐ Commented agosto 13, 2011 at 20:48 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: Are the cheap eBay housings any good?

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:23:57 -0700

My iPhone 3G's bak housing is soooooooooo scratched up! I wanna replace it! I found a white one (with the tabs on the bottom) from eBay for 8 bucks! Are they any good or will it be sh**?

⟐ Commented agosto 06, 2011 at 9:23 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: sim reader with a broken trace

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:02:40 -0700

Hi, i bought an iphone to have a play with and inside was butchered, managed to get most sorted however the sim reader was removed and looks like a trace went with it.

It has five of the six contacts on the logic board but one is black.

any way of fixing this?

Many thanks

⟐ Commented agosto 03, 2011 at 21:02 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: iPhone 3G Cydia certificate issues

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 03:46:19 -0700

I just jailbroke my iphone 3G but I get this error

when I try to open Cydia and I can't use it properly. I need a fix if there is one. I already tried changing the date and time and yet still this is here

iPhone 3G: iPhone 3G software problem

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:09:34 -0700

I just got an iPhone 3G. Unfortunately the seller accidentally wiped the software on the phone while trying to factory reset it.

When I try connecting it to iTunes, it says it needs to be put in DFU mode. So I do that and iTunes recognizes DFU mode. Then I try to restore it and is says again that It needs to be put in DFU mode event though I already did. Is this a error with iTunes or something else?

⟐ Commented janeiro 12, 2026 at 10:09 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: iPhone 3G doesn’t charge when it’s turned on and doesn’t show on pc

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 09:02:06 -0700

So I have this iPhone 3g and it doesn’t want to charge when it is turned on, it only charges when it is in DFU mode. My pc doesn’t recognize it in any mode.Any help?

iPhone 3G: iPhone 3G stuck at charging screen

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 04:56:54 -0700

My iphone is stuck at the red battery screen can somebody answer how to fix it

⟐ Commented outubro 16, 2021 at 4:56 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: Phone charges for 10 seconds then stops.

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:54:04 -0700

I have an old iPhone 3 , I changed the charging port as some of the pins were bent back. I purchased an inline amp meter and when I plugged it in it read 0.5 amps at 5 volts. It boots to the apple logo and charges for around ten seconds before shutting down . The back light remains on and you can faintly see the apple logo . At this point the amperage goes back to zero. Would I just have to get a fresh battery ?? Or would it be a mb problem??

⟐ Commented novembro 12, 2020 at 12:54 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: mode button on iPhone 3G

Sat, 04 May 2019 12:14:07 -0700

how can i fix the mode button on my iphone 3g?

⟐ Commented maio 04, 2019 at 12:14 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: Digitizer Power Button Troubleshooting

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:49:02 -0700

Hello, I recently replaced my I phone 3G battery and now cant unlock the phone because the screen will not swipe to the right. I first thought it was a digitiser issue but then I double tapped my home button to find that I could successfully play music by pressing the button associated with the small music player controls from the lock screen (all music related buttons respond as normal). I attempted to hold the home button and power button, but it seems that only the sleep mode will work from pressing the button twice. If is try to hold the power and home buttons to perform a hard re-boot nothing happens..

Any thoughts experienced troubleshooters?

iPhone 3G: White display with crack after dropped

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:31:33 -0700

I had dropped my iPhone for several times. At the first time when I had dropped my iPhone then the White display with cracks problem occurred but when I pushed on the display the problem gone. But in the second time I dropped it the same problem occurred again but pushing the display does not fix the problem anymore.

#Sorry for bad English.

iPhone 3G: My iPhone has no serial number?

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:56:49 -0700

I asked this in some other forum and no one replied so I figured I might get lucky this time.

So, I was bored and I figured I could downgrade my old 3G from 4.2.1 to 2.2.1 for science (?

It went pretty good, and I could experience the speedy performance that I used to have when I got my device brand new.

Thing is, the thing didn't support A2DP (thus I couldn't stream music to my car's stereo, the only use I could find for my poor device) unless I updated to 3.0 at minimum.

And so I did, I UPDATED (not restored) to firmware 3.0, but at the very last iTunes got stuck.. I can't remember the error though, I think it was 1611 if I'm not mistaken (maybe hardware issue?)

It seemed like a fresh restore to 3.1.3 would fix my phone, but once it got to the activation screen, and iTunes recognized it, the program says "There is a problem with your iPhone". I searched online and it seemed like it was an activation issue which could be bypassed via hacktivation (but as my phone is factory unlocked, I personally avoid it for battery issues).

Once I jailbroke it, I still couldn't get any signal (seems I also need ultrasn0w to get the thing up and running)

So I go down to Settings>About to see whether there was a baseband problem of some sort, and to my surprise, everything is OK except the Serial Number and Model shows N/A. I looked it up and there hasn't been anyone who has been able to replicate my problem.

Now, is there a way to flash the NOR or something to get my serial number back? I can't activate through iTunes anymore, and in there the serial number also shows up as N/A, though the UDID and IMEI are intact. I still got the serial number backed up via the iTunes list of known devices..

I can bypass it via Redsn0w, I know, but thing is I have never seen something like this happen, and googling didn't help at all

HELP

tl;dr After a failed upgrade my 3G lost its serial and model numbers

⟐ Edited by author fevereiro 12, 2016 at 19:56 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: Problems recieving texts and calls

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:05:43 -0700

It will allow us to make calls and texts, but not to receive them. It does receive emails. We have just changed plan and SIM card from Orange to EE, and that is when all the probs started. Everything was okay until then. Have been onto EE several times, they tell us to do this and that, but nothing corrects the problem.

⟐ Edited fevereiro 01, 2016 at 12:05 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: screen dispays emergency calls only

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 22:47:32 -0700

how do i get my home screen to display

⟐ Edited janeiro 01, 2016 at 22:47 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: iTunes Restore Error 28 - Post Battery replacement

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:37:01 -0700

Originally, I ordered an iPhone 3GS battery for a 3GS I used to use as a daily driver. Recognizing that the 3GS had a defective display assembly, I switched out the new battery to an old 3G I had but never used. I know nothing about this 3G except that it didn't work. It looks in great condition. I don't know what version of iOS it was on before it stopped working, and I don't know what caused it to stop working whenever it did. After re-assembly, I pressed the power button and the apple logo appeared, almost immediately switching to the iTunes recovery screen. Connecting to iTunes and restoring caused it to download ios 4.2.1 and attempt to restore it.

It turns off
Turns on
Loading circle at the bottom
Software Update progress bar appears empty
Loading circle re-appears and it turns off
Turns back on to recovery screen

iTunes says "The iPhone 'iPhone' could not be restored. An unknown error occurred. (28)"

I've tried:

Restoring after putting phone into DFU mode
Custom firmware (.ipsw) in the form of whited00r71 normal edition which required using redsn0w 0.9.14b2 to launch in "Pwned DFU" mode for custom firmware install with itunes.
redsn0w's "Recovery Fix" feature

I always end up at the recovery screen. Here are my software specs.

Windows 10 x64 Pro Edition
iTunes 12.0.1.26 (32-bit) - Had to downgrade from the latest iTunes in order to get the libraries in the right directories for redsn0w to use "Recovery Fix", but I did try to restore with the latest version of iTunes before I downgraded.

Again, I have no idea of the circumstances surrounding this phone's retirement but I'm not willing to spend more money than I already have on the cost of the battery replacement from iFixit. If it's truly a hardware issue, I'll call it a day. I would love some software fixes/recommendations or possible hardware things I should check or do.

iPhone 3G: error 1015 in itunes

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:29:13 -0700

Dear all pls I really need help iv got a mint condition iphone 3g or 3gs im not sure the model no is a1241 I reset it to its factory settings from settings general and erase all contents and settings after that its stucks on apple logo and iTunes logo I tried several methods but nothing happen in iTunes its telling me error 1015 pls I need help is there anything to do? or I thru it away?

⟐ Edited setembro 02, 2015 at 17:29 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: error 1015 in iPhone 3G/3gs model no a1241

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:23:10 -0700

hi iv got iphone 3g/3gs model no a1241 I tried to reset to its factory settings I went settings general and I pressed erase all contents and settings while it was in setup its stucks in apple logo and iTunes logo i tried to fix it in iTunes but its giving me error 1015 after doing the setup pls i really need help tnx...

⟐ Edited setembro 01, 2015 at 23:23 GMT-7

iPhone 3G: Bluetooth not ringing thru

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:07:21 -0700

My Bluetooth works if I call out but will not ring on incoming calls. Also what is the icon on my screen (a line with a bubble on the right hand end) it is located between the battery icon and the Bluetooth icon? Thank you

iPhone 3G: Why is my back light not working?

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:01:27 -0700

My lighting is not working so I can not read my text it is to dark. I'm not able to do much because i can't really see anything

iPhone 3G: Other than Apple where can I send an iPhone in for repair?

Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:17:29 -0700

Done trying myself looking for someone reputable (other than Apple) to save any information out of the iPhone even if they need to totally rebuild from scratch using only essential parts to save the information in the iPhone. Willing to purchase New host iPhone 3g.