Jesse Hooton

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I have a customer with some eTalk flip phone from verizon and it is currently having an issue where it automatically...

Those could either be pressure points meaning something is under the screen pushing up on it or it could be a defective LCD. If you can get that screen off in one piece as those spots disappear then something is putting pressure on the display. If they’re still there when you lift the screen off then it’s a defective LCD and you should contact the supplier to get a replacement or refund depending on their policy.

As far as I know it shouldn’t be locked to the phone. If not I’m sure iFixit would’ve pointed it out.

The 11 and 11 Pro use totally different ports so they are not interchangeable. If you can, order a premium port from Mobile Sentrix. The X and above only accept OEM pull charge ports. If you use an aftermarket port it will constantly restart. Just be very careful and take your time replacing the port as it is requires a complete teardown of the device to get it replaced.

They are not interchangeable between those models but the series 5 and SE do use the same screen.

Start with some 99% isopropyl alcohol and a toothbrush.

Unless the PC was trusted by the phone previously, it won’t detect it. Odds are you damaged the LCD assembly. If you plug it into the charger and give it a few minutes, either try to call it or toggle the mute switch. If it rings or vibrates with no image, then it’s most likely the screen and you would have confirmed the phone is powered on. You can order replacement kits here on iFixit or you could take it to a local independent repair shop.

Water resistance can’t be recovered without the use of a special machine that only samsung and their service providers have. You can order replacement adhesive from other companies like Mobile Sentrix, Injured Gadgets, and Mobile Defenders. I would order a few of those and a replacement back glass as there is a chance you’ll crack the current one while removing it.

I haven’t done charge ports on the new SE yet but I haven’t cleaned the old silver adhesive off before and haven’t had any issues. Although I think the cause of your issues is the Amazon charge port. Retailers like Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Craigslist, and Wish do not have quality control over the parts that are sold so most of the time you’re getting very cheap subpar quality parts. If the old port is still in tact, I would reinstall that one and see if there’s a change. If that fixes it, order a new premium port from Mobile Sentrix. I use them all of the time in my shop and they haven’t caused any issues.

Looks like it’s cosmetic to me and shouldn’t cause an issue. It should be fixable with a screen replacement.

Typically when an iPhone goes into DFU mode it doesn’t show anything on the screen. If you have iTunes installed you can see if it’s detected in there. You could also use 3UTools, a free piece of software a lot of us repair shops use and if I’m not mistaken, there should be an option in there that will kick the phone out of DFU mode.