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Case files from real repair investigations.

See what happened with devices sent to our lab: the problem, the checks and the work recorded. Each story explains what that case shows; your device will need its own assessment.

iPhone 15 Pro MaxCharging diagnosis

iPhone 15 Pro Max stuck at 1%: board charging work.

Actual workshop footage shows the board work behind a charging complaint and a later input-power reading.

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iPhone 16Previous repair

iPhone 16 battery-connector repair after loss of power.

A close view of connector work shows why the sequence of a previous repair belongs in the fault history.

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iPad Air 4Board power fault

Dead iPad Air 4: charging-circuit work under magnification.

Actual footage from the charging-circuit investigation, with the observed work separated from assumptions about the cause.

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iPhoneDead phone repair

Dead iPhone 14 Pro Max? The fault may be a BB PMIC short.

A real case where a phone looked completely dead, but the fault was a specific baseband power-management short.

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iPhoneShort circuit

Dead iPhone 13 Pro diagnosis: shorted U8300 audio IC.

A dead-device case where the answer came from isolating the short, not guessing at parts.

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iPhoneWiFi fault

iPhone 12 Pro no WiFi: when the fault sits in the sandwich board.

Why a no-WiFi iPhone can be a board-layering issue rather than a simple antenna or software problem.

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iPadWater damage

iPad flashing Apple logo after water damage.

A boot-loop case where corrosion near the battery connector changed the whole diagnosis.

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