iPhone Repair Boston — We Come to You, or You Come to Us

By a wide margin, the most common iPhone repair we do. Whether your iPhone screen is cracked from a drop, the display has gone completely black, the touch responds in random places (we call these "ghost touches"), or you're seeing lines, color blotches, or dead pixels — it's almost always a screen replacement, not a deeper logic-board issue. People search this as "iPhone screen repair," "fix iPhone screen near me," "iPhone glass replacement," and "iPhone display replacement" — they all describe the same job.

We replace the full display assembly — the glass, LCD or OLED panel, and the digitizer all bonded together — with one of three quality tiers: Incell (our standard, color-accurate, brighter than most aftermarket), OLED (true-black premium option for newer models), or OEM Apple-original (factory-equivalent, available by pre-order). Every Fix 'N Repair iPhone screen replacement carries a lifetime warranty on the screen itself — if it fails on its own (not from a new drop), we replace it free.

iPhone batteries are wear items — Apple's own software flags them as "Service" once Maximum Capacity drops below 80%, usually around 18 to 30 months of normal use. If your iPhone dies at 30%, shuts off in the cold, takes hours to charge, or shows a "Service" warning in Settings > Battery > Battery Health, you need an iPhone battery replacement, not a software fix. Customers often search this as "iPhone battery replacement near me," "same-day iPhone battery replacement," or "how to know if iPhone battery is damaged" — same job behind all three.

We install high-quality replacement batteries that match Apple's original capacity specs, and we do it same-day for most models. The repair takes about 30 minutes — drop off, grab a coffee, come back. Often cheaper than Apple's out-of-warranty battery service, with no Genius Bar reservation required. After we're done, your Battery Health in Settings will read close to 100% again, and the "Service" warning disappears.

If your iPhone won't charge, only charges when the cable's held at a certain angle, or only with specific cables, the problem is almost always one of three things — lint packed into the Lightning or USB-C port, a bent connector pin from a damaged cable, or a port that's worked loose from the logic-board solder joints. Surprisingly often it's just lint, and we clean charging ports for free during the diagnostic. People also bring this issue in described as "iPhone charging issues" or "iPhone gets hot when charging" — these can share root causes.

If actual charging port replacement is needed, the port is soldered directly to the logic board on most iPhones — meaning it's not a snap-in part. We have the tools and skills to handle the soldering work in-house at our shop bench. If your iPhone is also getting hot during charging, that's frequently a battery health issue layered on top of a port problem, and we'll diagnose both in the same visit.

Starting with iPhone 8, Apple switched from aluminum backs to glass — and that glass cracks just like the front screen. Apple typically refuses iPhone back glass repair under warranty (they consider it a full housing replacement) and charges hundreds of dollars. We handle iPhone back glass repair and back glass replacement as a standalone service, no full housing swap required, no full data wipe needed. Searches for "iPhone back glass repair near me" and "fix iPhone back glass" both bring people here for the same fix.

The process uses controlled heat to soften the adhesive holding the broken glass to the frame, then careful removal of every glass fragment before bonding the new back panel in place. The repair takes longer than a screen swap — usually 1 to 2 hours — but your iPhone keeps everything else: your data, your Face ID, your screen, your battery. Pricing depends on model since the back panels for Pro and Pro Max sizes cost more than standard models.

"Motherboard" and "logic board" mean the same thing — the main circuit board inside your iPhone that everything else connects to. When the logic board itself has a problem, you'll see symptoms that don't go away when you swap simpler parts. Common iPhone motherboard issues: boot loops, no power, "no service" cellular failures, backlight issues, audio failures, and the dreaded "phone briefly turns on, then dies."

iPhone motherboard repair overlaps heavily with our microsoldering and board-level work — most logic board fixes require chip-level diagnostics and component-level replacement. If the board can't be repaired, we offer donor board transplants (moving the NAND with your data from your bad board onto a working donor) for cases where data recovery matters most.

The iPhone power button (Apple calls it the sleep/wake button or side button) handles a lot — locking the screen, taking screenshots, triggering Siri or Apple Pay, restarting the phone. When it stops working, you can use AssistiveTouch as a software workaround, but you really want it fixed. Most iPhone power button failures are mechanical (sticky button or broken flex cable) and the fix is to replace the button assembly, which is a tucked-inside part that requires a careful tear-down.

iPhone camera issues split into two types. The first is the camera lens itself — the small glass cover over the rear camera array — cracking from a drop. That's a lens-only repair that doesn't always require swapping the whole camera module. The second is the camera module itself failing: blurry photos that won't focus, autofocus motor noise, "black screen" when opening the Camera app, or front-camera failure on FaceTime. iPhone camera repair for either issue is usually same-day in our shop. People search this as "iPhone camera repair," "iPhone camera lens repair near me," and "fix iPhone camera near me."

On newer iPhone Pro models, the rear camera array also includes the LiDAR scanner used for autofocus in low light and AR apps. Damage to the LiDAR module can mess up portrait mode and low-light shots even when regular photos look fine. We diagnose and replace iPhone camera modules including LiDAR-equipped models.

Three different speakers and microphones live inside your iPhone, and they each fail differently. The earpiece speaker at the top — used for calls — going quiet usually means dirt or a torn driver. The loudspeaker at the bottom going crackly or quiet often points to debris in the grilles or a damaged module. The microphones (there are typically three) failing causes callers to say "I can't hear you," even though your end sounds fine.

iPhone speaker repair and iPhone microphone repair are usually quick — clean or replace the affected component, restore audio, done. If audio failure is happening across multiple components at once (no earpiece, no speaker, no mic), the issue is usually the audio IC chip on the logic board, which is a board-level / microsoldering repair.

Face ID and Touch ID are the most security-sensitive parts of an iPhone — Apple intentionally pairs them to the device so they can't be swapped without losing biometric authentication. When Face ID fails ("Face ID is not available, try again later") or Touch ID stops unlocking on older iPhones with home buttons, the cause is usually physical damage to the sensor (cracked dot projector on the TrueDepth array, or a damaged home button flex cable).

iPhone Face ID repair and Touch ID repair require careful work — replacing the sensor without disturbing its pairing is delicate. We diagnose first to confirm the issue isn't actually a software glitch or a soft-reset fix, then handle the component repair. Honest note: on some models, full Face ID restoration after physical sensor damage isn't possible without Apple's proprietary calibration — we'll tell you upfront which scenario applies to your iPhone.

The volume buttons and mute switch (on iPhone 14 and earlier) or Action Button (iPhone 15+) sit on a single flex cable inside your iPhone. When any of them stops responding, gets stuck, or feels mushy, the whole cable usually needs replacement. The repair itself is straightforward — opening the phone, replacing the volume flex, and reassembly. Most iPhone volume button repair and mute switch repair jobs are same-day.