The phone repair guide

This encyclopedic work will introduce you to the world of smartphone repair. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced technician, this book will be especially useful to you in your daily life.

The second part is dedicated to advanced users, and it is recommended that you read the first part before tackling it.

The essentials for getting started are to equip yourself properly and understand how to buy the equipment, where to buy it, and how to use it on real-life cases.

There is also an important section on microsoldering that will enable you to repair all kinds of electronics without limits, such as drones, game consoles, etc.

This book is divided into two themes:

One study on classic smartphone repairs and another on applied microsoldering techniques.

1. Classic smartphone repair includes common malfunctions and their diagnoses.

Replacing a broken iPhone screen, a dead battery, a charging port, dysfunctional internal parts such as a camera or microphone, etc.

Other chapters in this theme cover*:

• following profitable business models
• identifying everyday and specific tools
• using different modes and unlocks, such as Purple mode, Recovery mode, DFU mode, iCloud unlock, Checkra, etc.
• efficiently managing clients
• managing inventory and differentiating supplier offers
• refurbishing phones and selling them
• implementing security and a protocol
• integrating different software and hardware diagnostic techniques
• exposing programmed obsolescence serialization

1. The second part of the book covers what is commonly called microsoldering and is reserved for technicians or readers of the first part of the work.

This includes*:

• reading phone electronic schematics to target circuits
• diagnosing malfunctions
• using a multimeter
• selecting the necessary electronics for phone repairs
• choosing economically profitable and common malfunctions
• applying good microsoldering techniques and practices
• analyzing the safety of the work environment and technicians
• selecting appropriate technical specifications
• using the test points on schematics
• selecting microsoldering tools
• a repairman's lexicon/glossary

The book is in digital format for practical reasons, such as hyperlinks, updates, and quizzes.

*The list of chapters is not exhaustive as there are over 150.