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| IPhone XR front camera not working | |
|---|---|
| Device | IPhone XR |
| Affects part(s) | Front facing camera, motherboard |
| Needs equipment | |
| Difficulty | ◉◉◌◌ Medium |
| Type | Soldering, Part replacement |
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Symptoms
- Rear cameras work, but when you switch to front cam, it doesn't work
- Front camera shows black screen
Solution
- Try a new front camera. Since the front camera assembly is 3 pieces, you'll lose Face ID if you replace all 3
- Make sure to UPDATE after replacing the front camera. It won't work just by replacing it.
- If that solves your issue, then the front camera is bad.
- If you don't want to lose Face ID, you can attempt to get the front camera only out of the metal housing with grinder or snips to replace it & keep the IR cam & Dot Projector original.
- Diode mode the front camera connector & check for any issues
- If a pin is shorted when it's not supposed to be, look for shorted components on the line and remove short
- If a pin is OL when it should have a reading check for any filters on that line and make sure they have continuity across both sides
- If no continuity when measuring both sides of the filter, you will need to replace the filter
- If you cannot find the filter on a donor board or new from distributors you can usually get away with using a backlight filter of the same size as the filter you removed. DO NOT use a jumper wire as this sets you up for more issues of easily shorted parts downstream from the filter if the line ever gets shorted again
- If no continuity when measuring both sides of the filter, you will need to replace the filter
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