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I switched out the battery on my iPhone 5 today and everything worked when I put the phone back together. I then noticed that the top part was not fully flush with the phone, so I opened it back up and put it back flush. During this process I must have damaged something because now there’s no image on the screen except white lines and boxes. I can still turn the phone on and hear the phone ringing when I call it. Should I bother buying a replacement LCD or should I just right it off as loss?
Dave, clean those connectors with a cotton swab dipped in 90%+ isopropyl alcohol, or simply brush it lightly using a dry soft tooth brush, then take a new photo. I believe the board connectors themselves are not damaged and there is some residue on that connector.
May need a new screen. But first step, would be to open iPhone again, and carefully reconnect the screen flex connectors perfectly. If still problem, get new screen.
You can’t have seriously messed up the board from this, worst case scenario is just LCD connector damage–a board repair that costs about the same as a screen. Most likely case–you have damaged one of the flexes on your screen. It is not a backlight problem if you can see some lines on your screen, so this is almost certainly screen damage. The only other choice is damage to the connector itself which you should be able to if you look very hard. show us a picture of your connectors on the board and we can tell you jessa
