iPhone 12 Pro Max Abandoned & Unclaimed By Owner

iPhone 12 Pro Max Abandoned & Unclaimed By Owner - So I Fixed It For Myself

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Its back for another video! This iPhone 12 Pro Max was found on the side of a highway being left for several days in the rain. Likely also being ran over at least once. In the last video we tracked down its owner and reached out to him in several ways, but 6 months on and he never claimed the phone. So being left with it I am taking it upon myself to fix it up!
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@davidhallberg Жыл бұрын

People be like "Why not change the rusty screws?", Apple be like "NON GENUINE SCREWS DETECTED!"..

@xmenyoyo Жыл бұрын

LOL

@Good_Luck_8619 Жыл бұрын

Won’t be long trust me guys jeez a focking battery not allowed now

@allolebarilliertaxi4304 Жыл бұрын

Mdr

@editname6868 Жыл бұрын

@@Good_Luck_8619 Unfortunately an iPhone does show "cannot confirm this is a genuine apple battery" or something like that and you can't access battery health

@MarcusAnthony023 Жыл бұрын

Well as an IRP Technici you need to replace evert screw you used. It’s included by the new part. So yes ;)

@namugriff Жыл бұрын

I like how Apple are claiming to be going more green, and then at the same time do everything they can to stop people just fixing the phones. Surely that will make it more green too.

@bubbabousky3857 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, green as in money.

@hiddendrifts Жыл бұрын

aka greenwashing

@bornonthebattlefront4883 Жыл бұрын

The iPhone 14 is actually the easiest iphone to fix since the iPhone 3G It was the runner up to being the easiest phone to fix 1st place going to one plus I believe

@cyprusmiraque Жыл бұрын

@@bornonthebattlefront4883 yeaaaaah... watch his iPhone 14 repair review

@cyprusmiraque Жыл бұрын

@@Maximus20778 ah gotcha

@ghostofdre Жыл бұрын

Surely Apple could allow people to validate parts to the new phone online, if it is really about security that is.

@dtay8913 Жыл бұрын

We both know it's not, it's about Money.

@steveguy3 Жыл бұрын

@@dtay8913Come on man, apple is the most customer friendly company in the world, they love you all

@SithlordSigma Жыл бұрын

@@steveguy3 haha lol

@therealsnowwhite1937 Жыл бұрын

More like securing their wallets.

@Kei-rq8zi Жыл бұрын

Spoiler: it is not

@markredf150 Жыл бұрын

Hugh, you've been killing it recently, I really enjoy your videos!

@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx Жыл бұрын

What is he killing

@EnderMasterTM Жыл бұрын

@@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx it's just a saying lol

@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx Жыл бұрын

@@EnderMasterTM I know bro I was just joking

@axlfernandes4517 Жыл бұрын

u a dumass if u think these vidoes r real he clearly buys an iphone and says its repaired u think apple allows parys of a iphone to be sold u moron

@markredf150 Жыл бұрын

@@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx your vibe, apparently

@ticn Жыл бұрын

This might be one of the most impressive restaurations yet. I find a lot of broken, abandoned phones myself but I doubt I would ever fix them as good as this. Wow is all I can say

@doitwithnick501 8 ай бұрын

Restoration

@wealthgrowth 6 ай бұрын

If only there is a way I can buy them from you 😢😢😢 that would be a lovely way of feeding my hobby

@ticn 6 ай бұрын

@@wealthgrowth I tell you most of them are beyond repair. I have a Galaxy S3 with snapped board, a lumia 510 with multiple dents in the board and bad charging port. A galaxy A51 That is actually promising - Visually good circuit boards with cameras and battery but bad mid cables and no display, also have an unidentified xiaomi phone from around 2018 in the same condition. The rest are in bits (iphone 3gs no board no battery cracked screen, iphone 4 only half the board and frame, huawei nova 5t missing display swollen battery corroded board, unidentified samsung bent in two no battery no screen, 1 unidentified keypad nokia with likely firmware problems The most I could do is part out whatever i could and sell locally for a grand total of 5 bucks. If you live in Romania I'll literally ship you my whole collection, there will be 3 extra phones which charged last time i checked (2y ago) and my old main phone

@PetruFarcas-yz6oj 4 ай бұрын

@@ticn I would repair them too but the cost for the parts is too high and is not worth the effort,I live in Romania tho :)

@ticn 4 ай бұрын

@@PetruFarcas-yz6oj Frate si eu roman, am incercat sa vand pe flip cateva relicve fara succes 😭

@paarthgupta9544 Жыл бұрын

Hey Hugh, i just wanted to give an advice on how you can remove the adhesive from the side of your phone, this trick is actually used by my local repair shop, just take a small motor along with a battery and either take a small screwdriver end or a thin metal rod and attach that to the motor, it helps to speed up the adhesive removal process 😊

@edde3244 Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can buy those as well for about $20. Think they are just called "glue remover tool" or something like that

@RolandKoller90 Жыл бұрын

Those don’t work with the 12 series and up. 99% of the time it rips.

@faxmuchine Жыл бұрын

Love seeing a rare, functional Apple repair. Cheers!

@roselapreka4604 8 ай бұрын

Hugh, you've been killing it recently, I really enjoy your videos

@highwayrider9165 Жыл бұрын

Your detailed repair make our day... Thanks to repair master

@mashokaise6881 Жыл бұрын

Amazing restore! And I'm sure Apple loves you being able to do it! 😊

@TheUltimateRecycler Жыл бұрын

Awesome job Hugh! Well done 👏👏

@canubeleiveit Жыл бұрын

No wonder he threw it out the window😂 Why does apple have to make it so complicated??

@skid599 Жыл бұрын

To screw you over....

@FR4M3Sharma Жыл бұрын

@@skid599 and over and over.

@jaex9617 Жыл бұрын

That's Apple.

@enadegheeghaghe6369 Жыл бұрын

How do you think they got to be a 2 trillion dollar company? LOL

@Dracula.25 Жыл бұрын

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 Ask the fans

@PlayingLittleLife Жыл бұрын

This restoration has blown my mind 🔥

@Epicadveturouspreston Жыл бұрын

You really know how to fix phones some repair shops are bad but you do an amazing job

@peterpackiam Жыл бұрын

Brilliant job, Hugh.Cheers 🥃.

@kirilnikolovski81 Жыл бұрын

Love it HJ. Keep fighting the good fight.

@drunkmosquito4834 Жыл бұрын

Hey Hugh, really liked the video. Just want to say that since you have the original earpiece cable you can reprogram it with the i2C i6s programmer and pair it to a new special i2C flex. After that you just have to solder back a speaker. Done it on the iPhone X. It’s even possible to reprogram it if you don’t have the original earpiece flex but you’ll have to take out the Nand and use the p14 pro. So it’s a big advantage that you have the original cable.

@dinozaurpickupline4221 Жыл бұрын

your name is so cool

@drunkmosquito4834 Жыл бұрын

@@dinozaurpickupline4221 Hahaha thanks!!🤣🤣

@ElCapitanD Жыл бұрын

Nice work, enjoyed it.

@chimudman879 Жыл бұрын

Love the videos Hugh! You are by far one of my favorite tech youtuber. Keep up the good work!

@OurNotSoSeriousLife 6 ай бұрын

Great job once again.

@MrC2008 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic repair

@BaconFaceMcGee Жыл бұрын

Amazing work!

@payodoze 8 ай бұрын

Hey Hugh, Am your biggest fan here in kenya. Keep up the awesome content

@jessica23claire Жыл бұрын

I’m literally watching this on a 12 pro max and it just makes me so sad that someone abandoned this! It’s not even super out of date. I’ve had mine over two years and had no issues.

@arkvsi8142 Жыл бұрын

You will have issues soon

@Polyeith Жыл бұрын

sucks that a lot of the time it's legitimately just not worth it to fix devices like this

@MorganTheGorgon Жыл бұрын

Same! When he opened it up and showed all the dirt and gunk inside, it almost made me feel sad, like it was an abandoned puppy or something omg. Had to have been a rich person or something to abandon it because mine still feels high end in 2023 🤷‍♀️

@jessica23claire Жыл бұрын

@@arkvsi8142 oh yeah, it comes with the territory as apple products get older (*sigh*), but as long as I keep a charger with me, I’m good to go

@christiansdronemoments1515 Жыл бұрын

Hey, fantastic video like always, have you thought about doing a “Q and A”? I have some questions and I have a feeling others do too and wanna know more about what you do.

@foxyfoxfilms Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to your videos

@adiposerex5150 Жыл бұрын

Nice work. Very interesting.

@philliprhinehardt6268 Жыл бұрын

Another great repair by Hugh Jeffreys.

@twizzygrizzly2163 Жыл бұрын

I thought you would never upload a new video, but glad you did!

@FatherMcKenzie66 Жыл бұрын

Lol why

@abdullahbanafa344 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and wonderful content, your follower from Yemen

@Ilovetech1233 Ай бұрын

Really good repairs Hugh! I wish Apple wouldn't serialise the parts, it's so annoying!

@DaierFTW Жыл бұрын

4:11 “Out with the old, in with the new”❤

@lancelyde Жыл бұрын

I always love and look forward to your videos Hugh!

@miyamomochan9953 Жыл бұрын

In our country iPhone (any apple products) considered as a DISPOSABLE tech it is not because where are rich it's because of its products are unrepairable and parts are SOO expensive.

@nour2shawa Жыл бұрын

from where you are ?

@nishantsaloki8490 5 ай бұрын

Great video sir

@LawpickingLocksmith Жыл бұрын

Really nice work.

@_amrbadr_ Жыл бұрын

great video, is the s23 video incoming, really wanna see if sammy did some antirepair stuff

@zynifi Жыл бұрын

0:20 I love how you still use that older phone ( what model? I like it) instead of the newest

@andrasszabo7386 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, Hugh :) I don't have the patience and skills to rebuild a broken phone like that :) The old camera can be cleaned by chucking it into alcohol for a day though.

@Fmsrttm Жыл бұрын

I've found that heat works well with some of the new adhesives on 11 and up. It will soften it somewhat

@LeahDykema Жыл бұрын

It might not be perfect, but you got it in much better condition than I ever would and honestly, looks brand new still to me at first glance! Good job!

@JPogi690 Жыл бұрын

Will you still buy it though? 😏

@LeahDykema Жыл бұрын

@@JPogi690 yes, if it were discounted and I had the money. Because it’d go into my collection 😉

@facurojas4477 Жыл бұрын

4:11 my man did a ChrisFix move right there

@da1otta Жыл бұрын

We have a phrase where I come from - You have golden hands! I think the meaning is obvious. Well done, mate!

@leastprio_ 4 ай бұрын

imma leave a subscribe this one is one of the best co tech ive ever seen

@gmifsud Жыл бұрын

Hello, That's an impressive restoration. I have some questions about the usability of this damaged phone, if you have time to answer. - Have you been able to do an iOS update ? I ask in order to know if the problems you see about face ID and other, prevents the phone to update or not. - Have you been successful in adding a SIM card ? Have you done a phone call without problem ? - Is the WiFi and the 4G functioning ? In other words, is the repaired phone is usable, and was the hassle of the repair worth it ? Thank you.

@joe_3105 Жыл бұрын

4:10 Love the ChrisFix reference

@fredrickrizzo4574 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Yeah these companies talk about preventing e waste. They are the ones causing it! It’s all about money. I was given a 65 inch android tv, all it needed was a t con board, works fine now. Cheapest tv I ever had!

@RodBlanc Жыл бұрын

why didn't you disassembled everything and cleaned it properly??? It still doesn't look clean inside. this bothered me so much omg

@DonPatro92 Жыл бұрын

He never cleans phones fully, its bothering me too.

@amongusmeegoose Жыл бұрын

@@DonPatro92 there's no point to as long as it all works, they would've been erroded by now if it had made a difference.

@thewillsfamilyaccount6486 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done..😊

@shrikantpawar4055 Жыл бұрын

5:25 actually iphone 12 pro Max has sensor shift stabilization wherein the lens remains stable on main camera.

@JohnJohn-ts6ux Жыл бұрын

Very very good job, I was surprised, not even I, I would have picked it up on the road, is this the worst phone you ever repaired, thanks keep up the good uploading good videos, are you based in Sydney

@moe_1886 Жыл бұрын

Love your work Hugh!

@mikepxg6406 Жыл бұрын

great job. I would be happy with this result.

@elonburgers5308 6 ай бұрын

I think you can replace the camera modules with a V15 Pro and a wechat app, I'd love to see more of the custom Chinese programmer repair tools

@TheZax85 Жыл бұрын

Supreme job Hugh

@falsonix-vh5qo 2 ай бұрын

Was watching this while doing a buttload of homework, and right as I finished the final assignment Hugh went "and we're done" which was just comical timing lol

@stefanschneider3681 Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@dozzaa3143 8 ай бұрын

Nice work

@user-wh7gk6lz6b Жыл бұрын

Check the antenna cable at the top right on the camera module for the apple pay issue, thats an antenna which helps for the nfc on the front side, if that had corrosion there is a huge chance that it needs replacement so apple pay messege to be fixed

@Garythefireman66 Жыл бұрын

Great job Hugh. Apple is really screwing its customers with all of these serializations

@ominkan3129 Жыл бұрын

Another very interesting video.

@bjoernaltmann Жыл бұрын

Great job

@ibrahimeltabay8159 Жыл бұрын

Highly appreciated 🙏 But I still wonder why you didn't just disassemble its parts at once, then try to clean it up fully?!

@hirankaushal3899 Жыл бұрын

Nice restore

@ghostmanscores1666 9 ай бұрын

hands of a surgeon

@jom1727 Жыл бұрын

you should make a video on how and where to find the best aftermarket displays

@ShawnJbarr1988YT Жыл бұрын

this video was very good.

@christophershackleton1051 Жыл бұрын

You are so lucky in the U.S we don't have the Sim card which is stupid

@billienomates1606 Жыл бұрын

Amazing skills.

@PCJesus0 Жыл бұрын

Nice, good you could do something with it!

@CoolTechGamingAndReviews Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video Hugh

@geoffparks7577 Жыл бұрын

Apple Pay issue is rampant in iOS 16. Had a XS that had it working on iOS 15 updated it to 16 and it never came back. Face ID can be repaired via micro soldering, have heard that putting on the screen without it attached to test can trigger that message as well. Its now getting beyond a joke they lock everything and the self repair program is an even bigger joke. You should send the phone off of a micro solderer im sure theres a few who would collab with you and get Face ID fixed its quite cool how they do it, and how they repair I7/8 home buttons.

@SRshinoda Жыл бұрын

the man is a wizard! =0

@iram8091 Жыл бұрын

Hello Hugh I'm a big fan, have you encountered any PWM flicker issues on iPhone, how do you deal with it and what is the permanent solutions without setting up the white balance, does replacing the screen fixed the issues? Thanks

@mr_interesting101 Жыл бұрын

where do you get all of your high quality screens because i would love to get some screens to replace one of my phones damaged screen

@PicaPollo Жыл бұрын

Big score!

@jindrasmutny4181 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe I missed this video and seen it after 10 days 😆. I’m surprised phone still works, this is a device with interesting backstory 😁. By the way, I think it’s a pure luck that back glass didn’t got damaged

@legithacks7342 Жыл бұрын

Hey Hugh, the camera programmer works, but you will need to solder a flex cable to the wide angle camera. There is are a bunch of videos explaining it.

@zetsubou3704 Жыл бұрын

It's worthless explaining it to him, he never takes the effort to go deep into the problem.

@DonPatro92 Жыл бұрын

@@zetsubou3704 Exactly, overall he takes a very lazy approach to complete 100% any project.

@enadegheeghaghe6369 Жыл бұрын

@@zetsubou3704 why don't you make your own iPhone repair videos and go as deep as you want into problems? Some people. . . .

@zetsubou3704 Жыл бұрын

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 Sure, you wanna sponsor me for that 😒

@green9227 Жыл бұрын

Do you think that iPhone 15 models will have esim only in more countries and do you think iPhone outside the us will get mmWave support

@NetworkEffect12 Жыл бұрын

Hugh There are tools to extract the serial number from the face id module and copy it to a replacement i hope this gets attention

@sk.sourov Жыл бұрын

What a repair! Hats off!

@mastermlowoka4903 Жыл бұрын

You are the best ❤

@babymo5653 6 ай бұрын

so passionate ❤ earn a new follower here

@sagartekwani3856 Жыл бұрын

4:11 ayo that CrishFix dailog

@freesitesarena 10 ай бұрын

This is your talent hugh congratulations in fixing phones 🎉🎉but how do i get usrd phones from your store im in Africa😢😢

@V1P3R775 2 ай бұрын

I‘m working with these JCID Boards for the Cameras but I am using it on the JCID V1S Pro. I only can‘t read the Camera data when the Camera is shorted and the camera will get very hot as well . Maybe your board were shorted when it failed on all cameras.

@michaellegg9381 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if water has corroded something that is affecting the logic bord henc affecting apple pay id and the front camera assembly.. so soaking it all in alcohol bath in a ultrasonic cleaner like a full 1L IPA in a ultrasonic bath for a hour might actually fix any correction in places you just can't get to without using a hot air station and remove all ic's and re solder it all.. it's worth a try as the IPA will clean up any corrosion especially in a ultrasonic bath.

@AngelicTigerKing 4 ай бұрын

Who ever abandoned this phone shame on you and I love your vids they are so entertaining

@BrianGlaze Жыл бұрын

I'll never buy an iPhone but I love watching these videos because every time one of these phones gets fixed, I think of it is like we are all sticking it to Apple for their anti right to repair ways.

@midgoog2 5 ай бұрын

Hugh have you tried reinstalling the Operating System to clear the Apple pay error ? At some stage Apple will have to change it's business model based on constant short cycled replacement of hardware platforms and non support of right to repair in order to remain viable.

@jozsefizsak Жыл бұрын

Very good!😊

@freedomfrochaos7730 Жыл бұрын

That was a good restoration and the iPhone 12 promax

@TheFoo_Fighter Жыл бұрын

Your work is so important! For how much are you selling it now?

@shuggiemcg1 Жыл бұрын

What a great fix, with it's problems it's a good candidate as a childs phone or someone that doersnt use the disabled features! I still have no idea why people will buy a product from Apple that actively stops them repairing their own property at a reasonable price!

@ColinsCity Жыл бұрын

It's crazy how fast the battery of the iPhone 12 has deteriorated, mine is in the mid-80s now yet my old SE is still at 82%, I know I'm gonna have to get the battery replaced in about a year or two and that's sad.

@kamranhussain2044 Жыл бұрын

You could have cleaned all the components of the phone by taking them out. I assume some of the dirt particles are still there underneath the motherboard and around the edges. Thanks ☺

@finnjacobs Жыл бұрын

Hey hugh, as found by the youtube channel RestoreTechnique, it's best to heat up your phone again after you installed the new adhesive and sealed the phone, and then apply pressure, this way the adhesive will be even more dust and waterthight

@caliqm2199 Жыл бұрын

Will that not just weaken the adhesive?

@finnjacobs Жыл бұрын

@@caliqm2199 no, it will make it stickier and if you then clamp it down properly it will be sealed even better