How To Fix iPhone 7 Unable To Activate Issue

How To Fix iPhone 7 Unable To Activate Issue
Device	IPhone 7, IPhone 7 Plus
Affects part(s)	Main Logic Board
Needs equipment	Soldering Iron, Hot Air Station, Microscope
Difficulty	◉◉◉◌ Hard
Type	BGA, Soldering

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Problem description

iPhone 7 Unable to activate issue. It happens after you restore the phone with existing motherboard issues

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Symptoms

• If a phone has been restored and stuck at the Hello screen
• You try to activate and get the "Unable To Activate" screen

Solution

There are 2 potential causes

1. Baseband issue. See the Baseband Issues guide for the full breakdown:
   1. Click here: How To Fix an iPhone 7 That Suddenly Developed a No Service Issue. Baseband Repair
2. NFC issue.
   1. You most likely need to reball or replace NFC_RF