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    Battery recall (15-inch) mess-up by Apple

    Well, you might be aware of the battery recall going on for some of the 15-inch macbook pro models. https://support.apple.com/en-ae/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall My device is 2015 15-inch. Just got my device back from the Apple store after the battery replacement. They did replace the...
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    iPhone SE (2016) Lifted Screen Corner and Genius Bar

    hello, i had taken my iphone se to the local apple store for fixing because of a small lift/ elevated corner on the screen- it looks like it had popped out of the enclosure a little. it was eventually sent out for further teaching to determine if there were any problems. i am wondering if they...
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    Apple repair not shipped yet?

    Forgive me if this isn't in the right topic or if this site in general isn't the place to discuss this but I just don't know what to do. Perhaps I just want some piece of mind. It's been two days since I went to the genius bar for my macbook pro. At that time, the representative told me they...
  4. Navhoot

    iPad Pro What is Antenna Beside Camera? iPad Pro 9.7

    I opened up my iPad Pro to replace my smashed screen/LCD and accidentally scraped the antenna beside the camera (see pic). Does anyone know what this antenna is? I’m thinking it’s the wifi/Bluetooth antenna, but when I check online shops, they don’t seem to match up with that particular...
  5. AphoticD

    MacBook Pro 13" 2011 - Repairing a Failed Backlight

    I have an early 2011 13-inch MacBook Pro which had a loose hinge, so about a month ago I decided to open it up to remove the display assembly, tighten the hinge screws and reassemble. While I was reassembling, the LVDS connector snapped back onto the logic board and something tiny on the board...
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    Apple watch battery- HELP NEEDED

    I have an original apple watch- 42mm stainless steel. The battery is quite bad as of now, and i am looking to replace it. However i cannot find a battery replacement anywhere. Also the adhesive has gone bad because the screen does not stick down. I have been hunting for new adhesive and a...
  7. sri123098

    stuck pixels macbook pro 13" late 2013

    this is a late 2013 macbook pro currently out of warranty and lately i dropped it on the floor where it hit the edge on one side and ever since i am getting this stuck green line in the same side of the screen. would this line continue to grow? is there any way to repair it? or changing the...
  8. JS0223

    iPad iPad Air 2 Charging Port Replacement/Repair

    I own an iPad Air 2. Recently, the charging port has been “loose”: the charger keeps falling out of position and wiggling is required to get it to work right at times. There are times I walk away while it is “charging” and come back to find it not charging. I visited an Apple Store today. Was...
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    MBP Retina 2012 A1398 not charging. Mag safe lights up but computer dies when the battery drops to 0

    OK. So I obviously broke something mucking around with my 2012 MBP Retina A1398. It put a new battery in it and it was working, but then it suddenly stopped charging. A different MagSafe did not fix it. When I plug in the MagSafe it goes from green to amber. However the battery does not charge...
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    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone repair BS

    Hi everyone, hopefully this is the place I can put this. My friend told me to put it here for hopefully good help. I'm ****ing stressed out over this because IMO it should've been under the ECLC and I don't have the money they're asking for so I'll try explain this well... Okay so here's the...
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    iPhone 7/Plus Apple Store Messed Up my Repair, Options?

    I don't know if anyone has experienced this before. I took an unlocked iPhone 7+ to store for repair due to unresponsive screen. They send the phone in to TX. 10 days later the phone came back, however we couldn't activate the phone with an international SIM anymore. Chatted with a support...
  12. Edgecrusherr

    Tales from an Apple repair partner

    A very interesting post about the quality of Apple's repairs (via a 3rd party). I've been hearing more and more about this from various sources. I used to feel great about refurbished Macs and AppleCare, that's starting to fade...
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    Apple series 2 - Digital Crown

    My Apple Watch out of no where started consistently talking to me as if I was non-stop holding the Digital Crown in. The actual crown is not stuck, so I can only assume its stuck inside somewhere. Has anyone had this issue? my watch continuously vibrates and annoyingly says "I didn't understand"...
  14. OscarB100

    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 not registering headphones (TWICE)

    Hey, y'all. I'm probably super late to this one and not the first to ask at all. But, I recently had to replace the Lightning Connector Port on my iPhone 7. I replaced it because initially, the headphone portion of it didn't work. The charging aspect of the port worked, but not the...
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    Resolved tbMBP 2016 Replacement. What to expect?

    UPDATED Hey everyone, Mostly I just wanted to go through my very frustrating Apple Care experience, hopefully my experience may benefit someone else and shed some more light on issues with these machines. I originally purchased a 15" MacBook Pro with Touchbar shortly after their release in...
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    Unique screen problem every 30 min or so

    So every 30 min or so, when i have been watching GOT on HBO for the past month. I seem to get a white mark stretching across the scree, different everytime. I have a linked a video of me recording it for reference. Anyone has any idea, what it could be, i opened the pc and took everything out...
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    iMac i5 no screen response

    I'm not quite sure on the year as this computer is a family members. They gave it to me and I'm wondering if there's anyway I can fix it without spending more money than it's worth. As the title states it's an iMac with an i5 processor I would suspect it is about a 2014. When powered on it...
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    MacBook Pro Late 2013, CPU temperature readings stuck at 35°C

    I just repaired the power input part of my MacBook Logic board and after turning on, I found out that the CPU temperature sometimes doesn't work. What could be wrong with my MacBook and am I able to use it for another 1-2 years because I'm worried that some components are starting to fall apart.
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    HDD replacement under UK consumer law

    Hi I've got a 27-inch late 2013 iMac with 3TB Fusion Drive, and long story short, the HDD part of the drive has failed and hence needs replacing (I've attached a much longer explanation of how I got to this point at the end for those that are interested). I took it to my local Genius Bar today...
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    MacBook Pro 2012 Burnt MagSafe Port

    Hi all, I currently have a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro (Retina display, core i7, 15”) with a partially burnt MagSafe port, such that it can no longer charge. I’d like to repair it for as little money as possible, and am comfortable doing precise/delicate work to disassemble the laptop! The cause...