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+Mike Hawkins yes the devil is in the details and it amazes me that people don't mention what certain parts do and why their important. Thanks for watching my vid :)

+ohbobpleez glad you liked my video. The devil is IN the details and thus it is crucial that I disclose EVERY minor detail so that my viewers know how to do the job right the FIRST time. How pissed would you be if I omitted important information that could render your phone unusable??

yeah Apple is weird in some of things (crap) that they try to pull off. I get that they're trying to control the entire "Apple experience" but making things hard to service blows my mind. Just think... an iPhone 4 - iPhone 5S are EASY to service but anything beyond that gets progressively more and more difficult. I like Apple products a lot but their desire for complete control over things drives me crazy. In any case I'm glad you liked my vid and you were able to resolve your battery issues. Thanks for watching.

I'm motivated to do it myself after reading your post. Thanks!

my bad on the late response but you're welcome!

glad it worked for you. Thanks for watching!

+Dimitris Kag yeah the devil is almost always in the details. I would agree that most of the vids on youtube about battery replacement are far too simpleton and that can lead to bad repairs where the viewer ruins their devices because the video tutorial was poorly done. I don't work that way and I'm almost over the top anal about a lot of things. If you're going to teach someone teach them the proper way.

yeah the problem with many videos today is that people have a very short attention span and therefore content creators have to pare things down to keep the playtimes short. The issue that arises from that approach is loss of details and for folks that aren't handy or tech savvy that this can result in making fatal mistakes. I'd personally prefer to NOT ruin my $1000 phone and have someone teach me the PROPER way on how to repair it so I don't screw things up in the process.

Glad it was helpful!

Glad that you liked my video. Wow you're still using an iPhone 4s? That is impressive and is a testament to how good apple's hardware is. That phone is old school and I loved the candy bar style phone so much that I'm SUPER happy the iPhone 12 went back to that design.

+Brian McCarthy good tips Brian. The parts are insanely tiny and even at my age I struggle seeing some of the parts on the boards.

good to know that about iFixit. I have been fortunate enough to not have bad screwdrivers from them but I'm sure there would be some when you consider how many millions of parts they probably sell.

I also got a defective philipps screwdriver from Best Batt. They were happy to replace it and now I've completed the battery replacement.

Great tip Jeff about using the wire! Glad you found my video useful and informative. Thanks for watching!

glad you managed to revive your phone! Water and electronics as you already know don't go well together so it's a miracle the phone actually works. Amazing!

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Brett Rosenberg yes I have found other videos don't explain the "extras" and the "whys" in their repair vids. The devil is always in the details and I've heard of plenty of folk ruining their phones b/c they didn't have the supplementary info to hep them complete the job properly.

+Michael McTague glad you liked my video. Thanks for watching :)

Yea that was my problem too with bending the flat cable to the connector. I looked at the old battery and got more courage when I saw it bended. Tried to do the same. I also used a minuscule plier which I had at home. Those two screws are really small. :)

I'm glad that the battery replacement worked out for both of you. Yes the battery cable is actually more durable than it looks. Small bends in it won't harm it all. Yes the screws are pesky and I replaced my pentalobe screws with normal phillps screws that came with my iFixit kit.

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+leArt leArt lol, I like being anal about things :) Thanks for watching.

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+nextGen yep ifixit supplies everything you need to take apart your phone to replace the battery.

+flbyrne39 glad you liked my vid! Chances are if the phone can't find the SIM card then your grounding strip spring isn't making good contact with the back of the iPhone. Bend the grounding tab up a bit more and use alcohol to clean the contact points. SIM/Wifi should all come up within 30 seconds. Thanks for watching.

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yeah when your battery ages the internal resistance inside increases and thus it doesn't hold a charge well and it gets quite warm/hot when you're using it. The new battery will operate MUCH better. How long it will last? It depends really as your idea of moderate/heavy could be extreme or light for others. Just keep in mind that the iPhone battery will work perfectly for at least 500 full charge cycles and then after that roughly 80% performance of new can be expected for up to 700 charge cycles. A charge cycle is defined as a complete discharge and recharge. Say if you deplete your battery to 50% and then charge it back to 100% then that is considered a "half cycle". I've found from personal experience that a typical iPhone user can expect great battery performance for about 2 years and then afterwards the performance begins to decline. Batteries are so cheap and easy to replace in the 4s that fortunately if you do kill you battery in a short period of time that you can simply buy a new one and do it all over again :)

piercedasian u think i need a new battery?? because ill charge ny phone for a whole night and when i unplug it the batter won't even last for a hour

yep, your battery is toast. Replace it and you should be good for at least another 2-3 years.

That's awesome and is is testament to how well Apple made their phones. I despise the Apple tax that is charged for their products but they truly are a cut above the rest. Good luck on Android phones last thing long. My iPhone 4s is still working to this date and is put through its paces all the time.

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its probably the chassis components being a tad bit bent from the battery pillow syndrome. If the phone works, leave well alone.

oh... that's because my phone didn't have a SIM card in it.. Once I popped my sim card in after the fact it worked just fine.

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no charge it fully before use.

battery was great! Lasted as long as the original up to when I sold the phone.

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I'm installing my 2nd 4s batt from iFixIt. Worked the first time, expecting the same result this time. I don't remember the same caviats on the first replacement. Good advice here.

The devil is in the details with a lot of these modern compact devices. Super important to explain that to the viewer.

The case is not needed to complete the electrical circuit BUT the case is needed for proper RF operation on the phone.

unfortunately you NEED that grounding clip. Hunt high and low if you must to locate it. If memory serves me correctly without the clip grounding out the back of the iPhone your wifi and your cellular service will fail to work properly or will work very inconsistently. If you need to buy a new clip then head over to www.ifixit.com to locate one.

thankx man much appreciated

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you likely have a faulty battery or possibly a faulty phone charging circuit. I would try to remove and reseat the battery connector and then doing a hard reboot on the phone by holding down the home and power button for 30 seconds continuously and let the phone go through the booting process.

nope just back your data up first before you ever work on your phone in case things go south on you. Replacing the battery in normal circumstances will NEVER result in data loss. Data loss only occurs if you mess up the phone itself and that is likely because something got damaged in the process.

piercedasian thanks for telling me I'm just making sure but I order the set of tools and iPhone 4s battery included but my phone is not damage yet I haven't change the battery I did like your video I think this will help and thanks and I did subscribe you

piercedasian it works ! Thank you so much my iPhone 4s has a new battery thank you mines work now 👍

glad it worked out for you!

+Alan Green Well I am glad that you were able to replace your own battery. Thanks for watching!

yes battery is no good.

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I would definitely agree with your statement that the battery connectors are extremely fragile but I do emphasize in my vid to very carefully pry it away from the board and not be forceful. I guess when people take things apart they should exercise caution and understand that tiny parts are exceptionally delicate. Not sure what else to say other than to just proceed with caution.

you could likely have a bad battery or a bad battery connection. Reseat the battery connector or get a replacement from the manufacturer.

Although not original it works as good as the original. No issues reported yet :)

maciej migacz it really is... :p You'd be amazed at how many people do this procedure incorrectly and break their phones. I've seen it enough to feel compelled to make a demo video.

thanks for the answering :-) holly crap im really thinking now that i just to change touchscreen on my 4 s twice because of breaking it and i find it really easy. god job anyway

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Unfortunately I do not have access to gaming consoles as my kids aren't old enough to play yet :)

yes the screws are extremely fine and your suggestion of using a magnetic screwdriver is a good one. I didn't even think about that as I am blessed with some fairly steady hands. I can absolutely see someone that twitches slightly and losing a screw. Thanks for the recommendation to our audience.

+Dario Vero nope. Just the phone model is sufficient to get a replacement battery.

you'll have to either take it to an Apple service facility or get someone that is creative in how they can remove the screw. Sometimes if a screw head strips one can cut a microscopic groove into the screw head and use a flat bladed screwdriver to break the thread locking compound off the screws.

depends what you're doing with the phone and what version of iOS you're using. If you're using iOS 8 or newer then your phone absolutely will start getting warm no matter what you're doing b/c the iOS is taxing the system's memory and CPU. I run iOS7 still on my iPhone and it runs like it's new still and it's dead cold.

did you try doing a hard reset on it by simultaneously holding the power and home button? Is the new battery fully charged? A faulty battery can cause constant rebooting b/c of low voltage or because I can carry the electrical load that the phone demands of the battery. Seen it on faulty batteries.

Unfortunately no. I am not sure where you could get one. Have you looked at iPhone repair sites to see if they have parts available?

I did some research the best bet to get one is one ebay and thank you for response. Also I have not found any other than ebay.

yeah I figured as much. Not like you can walk into a store and ask "hey do you have a grounding strip?". Glad you got your situation figured out.

Yeah for real and thanks for your professional help and advice I appreciate it.

not a problem. Glad I could sort of help!

Not that I am aware of. Try charging the phone up for a few hours and then see what happens. Sometimes when a battery is deeply discharged that it does some weird stuff to the logic board like constant reboots when it should be displaying low battery. Sometimes when a battery isn't quite fully discharged that it can make a phone power up and down too.

@@piercedasian oh...thanks for the answer man, didn't expect one :) it didn't let me charge at all, but anyway, sold that 4s and got an SE instead. thanks again ;)

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have you done a hard reboot on your phone? Hold the home button and power button for at least 30 seconds and then power it up. That should resolve everything.

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+LOLerino1 you think this is hard to replace? Wait until you try to take apart an iPad or something newer... it is near impossible by comparison to an iPhone 4s.

+piercedasian Exactly, my point. :)

yeah, Apple makes nice stuff but they sure know how to make it hard to service.

+piercedasian ye it's an industry supplying toolkits for replacing a battery lol, how stupid are consumers. I am positive they made them this way purposly knowing they would sell more to the worshippers.

its totally a conspiracy. Unfortunately most consumers are stuck with no other option but to suck it up and pay the price. Myself included. I don't like it but do I have any other real option. Thankfully I only do battery replacements every 3 years and usually by the 4 year mark I have a new phone anyways.

be warned about what?

The unfortunate thing with the latest tech and the quest to cram more and more tech into a sleek form factorthat replacing something simple like a battery, requires someone to almost have an engineering degree. I vividly remember the Razr and how neat that phone was.

@@piercedasian my smart phones are just presents.... I wouldn't buy them myself... my iphone 4 was so useless... cant even download apps... and it is always trying to suggest stuff or update things, that are just dumb or intrusive... But at least the iphone 4 had a nice design. the other iphones were just flat and huge. the Razor was just perfect and so are some of the Nocia phones.

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