Remember to use the foil and protective covering tricks! I did this to one of my 3G boards and now I get a white screen of death because I unsoldered the Display chip while resoldering the wifi chips.
I didn't use any protection, just the heat gun against the bare board on a table.
@bigcrispy0666 ebtech??? why is he stupid??..I got 17years experience and their still alot to learn in this business but it will fix the problem!..maybe ur saying it doesnt keep it fix cause he didnt use flux!...you must be a new to ur ebtech!...give it a couple of years and maybe you will learn some shit before talking out of ur ass...good vid by the way but u should tell people only to do this IF THEY HAVE PATIENCE!...
Worked great on my iPad. I just used my hot air gun and blew at about 250C for 20-30 seconds on the little can next to the antenna connections. This can was on the same strip as the I/O cable.
hi guys. i have an iphone 3g with the same problem .i tried this method and oven pcb reflow ,and none of them worked it works (1person of 5) you must buy new wifi chip thats what i did it costed about 70 dollars .
you say this works with an ipod touch. is there anyway you can show us exactly how to do this with an ipod touch? I am not quite clear on if I need to tear down the whole itouch or if I can focus the heat on the back of the itouch what? I have tried the chill fix and nothing happened.
I did this last night to my iphone 3g and it works great now. I'm getting wifi signals where before it was just dead. I have to say at first i was a bit skeptical but this works great. Thanks for posting this how-to.
Will this work for my 3g ? wifi + bluetooth doesnt work (not greyed out) doesnt find any wi-fi network. I tried to restore but didnt work. I suspect that isnt SW problem. Please help !
I been watching this your video, and all look seemed to clarify,
I have started to do it by my self, I bought all components to begin this work, but there left only one thing/tool which I still cant find where actually to buy, this one which you used to cover motherboard, it's made from silicone, in blue color, how it's called?
so please be kind and let me know the name, place where I can buy this tool.
Thanks, any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Hi, i tryed this method, first time reflow the square components about 20 seconds at 500 degrees heat gun, that doesn't helped. second time i reflow the wifi bluetooth chip component about 20 seconds and the wifi worked, but only 24 hours.. anyone have advice to give? HELP please!! thanks all
@TheVele82 : i tried these method yesterday and its work on my iphone..but i did 3 times. 1st tmes the wifi still didnt work, same goes to 2nd..but the 3rd tme i tried with full of risk, its work fine!..
very good video! can it also solved not grey wifi? i mean my wifi problem is only it cant detect any network at all. your reply is really appreciated thanks in advance
P.S. I did the BT - WF module at the same time. I couldn't see where it would hurt, I figured that if I didn't and it didn't work I'd have to take it apart again and do it anyway, so might as well kill 2 birds with one stone.
Just fixed wifi after not working for almost a year. Works great! The only difficult part is taking it apart and putting it back together. It took me about 45 minutes start to finish. Thanks much!!
This method works fine (10 min ago I have assembled my 3G device) - now here is wifi! I dunno if it last long though... I've used rented cheap Chinese (real Chinese unreadable brand) heater, so I've repeated all 2 times - and both times my solder did not melt (( For the second time I've applied heat for 32 sec over all three units including big metal covered chip shown, described as BT-WF module.
Is this the fix for greyed out "No WiFi" issue? I don't get the wheel icon going round & round. Never looks for a network because "No WiFi". Thanks in advance..
I did this 5 days ago. On my iphone 3g jailbroken and unlocked on 4.2.1. And its working just like new :). So it was worth it to buy the heat gun :). THANKS!
It works! Tried with hair dryer and soldering iron on ICs but it didn't work, all I got was gray wifi icon. bought the heat gun and gave the last shot, Bang! It worked. Thank you for sharing the method!! Now I got my iPhone 3G back with wifi!
@jamaalwilliamson i did it with a hair dryer by concentrating the air, make sure you'r hairdryer doesnt catch fire It got fixed for like 2 weeks but i'm gonna buy a heat gun for a permanent fix. So you'd better use a heatgun ;)
you mentioned the two metallic square box looking thing that you'll be focusing on I was wondering would it be ok if I thinker on the long rectangular one as well? because i don't want to put all back together and then disconnect everything in case the problem still persists.
I was a little hesitant at first to try this but since my warrenty was expired I gave it a shot, and when I got the phone back together turned it on and it immediatly detected my wifi network, I was very impressed, thanks again.
Sorry for the rant on your vid, but DUDE! I shouldn't have to break out the tools to fix something that is bought and paid for. OH, doesn't work? Oh, shit. BREAK OUT THE TIN F-IN' FOIL! Maybe Apple engineers should be required to - you know - ENGINEER THE SHIT SO THAT IT DOESN'T F-IN' BREAK SO EASILY! Isn't that what engineering is all about???!!! NO, let the home engineers to at the broken shit that's bought and paid for!!! OK - I'm done.
OH YEAH, I spent the weekend reading about how the internal Mat-SHIT-a DVD drives are a piece of shit. Mine broke within months of purchasing my iMac. If car companies were allowed to take your money for products that don't do what they're advertised to do, they would go out of business or be run out of business by regulators. NOT APPLE. If you pay a few hundred bucks for something that lacks in functionality, like, who wants to waste their time chasing down a warranty. NOT WORTH YOUR TIME!!!
I respect your effort and ingenuity. However, I'm an apple user since 1989. What's bitchin' is that Apple is now in the position to have the whole world thinkin' that whatever they sell you is f-in' brilliant EVEN IF IT DOESN'T DO WHAT IT SHOULD! I have an iPod touch, and the wi-fi hasn't worked from day f-in' one! My bad. NO!!! I PAID MONEY FOR THAT SHIT THAT'S NOT WORKING!!! Sure, I get a few other do-dads along the way, but guess what - I WAS ROBBED BY APPLE. GET OUT THE FOIL, FIX-IT TIME!
@johnPiercey if apple pisses you off, why purchase their products?
You said your an apple user since 1989 every other person would have learned from their mistake and would probably have purchased their stuff from other companies. But you decided to carry on and then whine about them.
Nen : ETS EL MILLOR!! Porto un parell de dies navegant i buscant la solució a 'SIN WIFI' i seguint els teus consells (tot i que em feia una mica de por cremar l'iPhone) l'he pogut ressucitar.
You helped yet another person revive his old 3G, and I hope you know how happy this has made me and my wife. I hope you have an excellent weekend! Thank you so very much!
Why don't you just use a soldering iron with a fine tip? way more accurate and less complicated to set up...is there a reason why a heat gun was used intstead?
@Keishemai You cannot use a fine-tipped iron. These are BGA or LGA components that have little balls of solder Underneath the actual component. The idea with the hot air is that it can re-flow that solder and cause the electrical connection to be completed again.
i am facing a problem wth my iphone 3gs.its only working with the charger on,if we unplug the charger it turns off and wont turn on unless u put the charger on.PLEASE HELP!!!!!
works great for me, something i want to add, you can apply some soldering past to around the two small network filters in order to make melting time shorter and better results in the long range, i did that myself.
When my wi-fi is turned on, it doesn't show any available wireless networks. I've tested this in multiple locations that I can connect to with my other iDevices. I've reset all the settings and restored my iPhone 3gs multiple times with no success.
My wi-fi and bluetooth have a MAC address, and I can connect to my bluetooth.
iRecovery doesn't provide any results when I use it.
Do you think my device is a candidate for this heat gun fix?
I have a iphone wifi problem. It DOES RECOGNIZE very well all surrounding networks, but it just does NOT connect to any network . I tried multiple networks secured and unsecured and always get the error "unable to connect to network "
I've tried all possible solutions i found in forums but nothing has worked. I even put it in the freezer and it worked but only for a couple hours.
Does it mean that my last option and solution will be the heat flow/oven technique??
hey mate i was wondering if you could help me... i did the oven trick at first and it worked but it only lasted 5mins so the next day i attempted this but with a jet lighter and that worked also however for only 5mins also.. is there anything else i can do to make it last for a long time other than just 5minutes. cheers!!
Hello, do you live in Costa Rica? I have a friend who's wifi has stopped working on a 3g. How much do you charge to repair wifi and if so where are you located?
haha yes i fixed!!! thanks alot man! at first i thought i fried the motherboard but it was just a a cable i never connected back properly! thanks alot!!!!
I still don't know if this fix would work on a water damaged iPhone. I only get a wifi signal within 4 feet from any router. I tried a heat gun yesterday and it made no difference. Maybe do it longer? Focus more on the large WiFi chip? Is there any point?
hey man thanks bro i was a little skeptical about taking it apart but i traded a sidekick slide for it so i figured fuck it and it actually worked and i tried everything on youtube thanks alot man
you dont need to put solder on top of the foil guys he just done that as a referance of the solder on the iphone chip so he know when it melts that means the solder on the board is also melting, he used the heatgun for roughly 14 seconds in this video so you dont need to get solder on top of the foil just count till 14 seconds when your using the heatgun, guys use common sense.
Hi I was hoping you guys could give me some advice. I’m not sure if I should try the reflow fix because my wifi always works when I’m close to the router (about 6' max)
Sometimes very rarely it’ll work further but with 1 bar.
I believe the GPS also doesn’t work at all, I’ve tried all the reset tricks, pushfix’s, and reinstalling of firmware that I can think of.
My phone is Iphone 3g 8gb firm: 3.1.2, it’s also been blackra1n’d, and redsn0w’d.
Great well made video it worked great for me but the only thing I did differently is I kept the heat gun on 350 degrees for 42 seconds as that's the method I use to reflow ps3s
After updating my old (but treasured) 3G my wifi stopped working. As I have no money for a new phone it's taken months to work up the courage but I finally dared to take it apart and try a fix. Lol!
I used the edge of hair straighteners (don't have a heat gun or soldering iron) and for a short time actually had wifi again. Okay, it only lasted a few minutes but I'm definitely gonna try again with a heat gun next time. Thanks xx
I did the 8Gb first with the heat gun & about 2-3 reflow. I took an different approach with the 16Gb, I used a small butane pen torch with 2 sec quick strokes, I didn't use solder & left the 2 chips exposed. i also did the long metal piece next to it on the 2nd attempt. The WIFI worksbut now the bluetooth doesn't. It stays OFF, when turned on it shows progress trying to detect/turn on but shuts off after a few sec. What do I need to do because the Bluetooth is more important than the WIFI.
I have 2 iphones with this problem: 8Gb & 16gb. The 8Gb never had working WIFI & the freezer method work for a few min. The 16Gb worked fine until 2 months ago. I tried this method and IT WORKED ON BOTH.
Just did it and it worked. At least for now. My iPhone 3G would not locate any wifi signal now it does. i kept the heat gun on for about 10 to 15 seconds after the little piece of solder melted on top of the tinfoil. Thanks
Hey that was awesome! Took me 5 tries. I used some lead based solder at first to gauge how long to hold it on, but realized this might melt faster. I bought some lead free solder and tried...it worked!...for one day. Then I realized I might be acting a bit too timid with it, so I heated up the wifi chip along with the two modules you showed, and left the heat gun rotating about 3 inches away for 30 seconds...bingo! Has been working for 4 or 5 days now. Thanks so much for this!
So, I have watched this great tutorial and first off let me thank you for your efforts.
Would this heatgun technique work if the wi-fi is NOT DEAD and just have a low range like my case or this is mostly an antenna issue rather than the whole wi-fi chip de-soldering ?
I am trying for the third time. It works for a while but the issue comes back after few hours of use. This time I tried to heat the area for a more then 15 seconds after the solder melted. We'll see...
SimpleServe, on one iPhone 3G, I have also the issue that callers cannot hear. Do you know if there is a similar fix by using the same technique on another area?
wouldnt the logic board melt at that temperature? I have been looking for a solution for the wifi for months.. My phone doesnt even pick up any wifi... so i was wondering if you would suggest this procedure to fix it.
Is there any possible harm that can happen to the logic board even if i do everything right?
Wait. So do we actually need to put more solder on it? or did you do that just for demonstration purposes? I feel like putting a blob of solder would screw things up and cause the solder points to overflow and connect to each other.
@NoVanity1 You put the solder on top of the aluminum foil as a guage to let you know how much heat is required to "re-flow" in integrated circuit. The new solder should never touch any parts of the phone or circuit board. It is only there to let you know when the heat you are applying is adequate to melt solder without over-doing it.
The solder on top is just to verify the heat gun has been applied long enough. And you can tell the solder is melted when it looks like the terminator 2 guy when he turns to liquid metal.
@NoVanity1 The solder is at the side of the open area on the aluminum foil, not the components. This is just used as a gauge to let you know that the solder on the PCB has melted. When doing this, make sure it's on the foil near the components, but have it in a dip in the foil so it does not move onto your PCB as it pools.
i could repair my wifi problem complete, but 3 weeks later it stops working, i reflew it again, - 3 week later the same issue, reflew it again........ it is now my 3hrd try. The last time i tried the other component too (simple serve showed it in the video- bluetooth wifi board) but now- 2 weeks later i have the same problem. Before i try it the 4th time, are there people who had the same problem and fixed it complete? I
@iloveging22 You can tell the solder is melted when it looks like the terminator 2 liquid metal. If you haven't seen that movie, add an extra step to this video and watch teminator 2 first.
You should upload a new video and show us the shape of your lead free solder and how it was applied to the iphone, you say it in your video, but your zooming quite far out that I cant see where its being applied and the shape I should have it in.
Tried the oven fix and it worked a couple of times for about 2 mins. Tried 3rd time and phone is DEAD. The "Plug in to itunes" Screen comes up but when plugged into itunes, itunes says Error #28 (hardware failure). And I get on responce from the phone. Is my phone dead or is there something i can do???
Tried the oven fix and it worked a couple of times for about 2 mins. Tried 3rd time and phone is DEAD. The "Plug in to itunes" Screen comes up but when plugged into itunes, itunes says Error #28 (hardware failure). And I get on responce from the phone. Is my phone dead or is there someting i can do???
I tried this fix twice using a 550°C heat gun. First time it didn't solve the problem. I could see the networks, but couldn't connect. The second time it took about 35 second for the solder to melt. Reinstalled the motherboard. But the phone won't boot. Screens stays black except when plugged in. Then the screen flickers white. Any suggestions? Try the heat gun method again? Oven trick? Or did I permanently damage my board..
just did my first attempt at fixing an iPhone that was not finding any signal. it took 3 tries because I was nervous about applying too much heat but it works now. thank you so much for a clear description of how to do this. the ball of solder is a perfect visual. I did keep the heat on for about 4 seconds after melting as stated in your updated text. and that's what finally worked. thanks again.
Does anyone have a fix for the whitescreen of death after doing this? LOL
redking15ca 1 week ago
@redking15ca that could be an LCD problem. I dropped my iPhone on the floor and the screen turned white. LCD swap fixed the problem for me
artemhd 1 week ago
Never thought this could work....but it fixed my wifi immediately!!! Legendary ;)
1stocki1 2 weeks ago
Can you please mark where to use the heat gun on the iphone 4?
maybe on this picture (replace the (dot))
macpost(dot)net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/iphone_4_cdma_gsm_logic_board.jpg
thanks!
xoxFrexox 2 weeks ago
Remember to use the foil and protective covering tricks! I did this to one of my 3G boards and now I get a white screen of death because I unsoldered the Display chip while resoldering the wifi chips.
I didn't use any protection, just the heat gun against the bare board on a table.
redking15ca 2 weeks ago
Add salt and it tastes real good
TinnieSingh 2 weeks ago
my motherboard looks like this one? what to do now?
hickendesigndotcom/site/2011/01/close-up-with-the-iphone-3gs-guts-iphone-tear-down/
jasecom891 2 weeks ago
this is not a heat gun. i call it heat Cannon
AXAXAXAXA
emnoir 2 weeks ago
HEY BUDDYWOULD THIS WRK ON A IPHONE 4 s
TELLO3675 3 weeks ago
I messed up speakers, mic and earpeace speaker trying to repair wifi problem, now I can't take calls, but wifi now works :/
AmelThug 4 weeks ago
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i wanna ask is that possible to desolder the NANDflash on the drowned iphone. And solder it on a new logicboard?
LOLmasteryi1 1 month ago
how is the red silicone band called???? pls answer me as soon as you can!!!
peopleloveloveme 1 month ago
@bigcrispy0666 ebtech??? why is he stupid??..I got 17years experience and their still alot to learn in this business but it will fix the problem!..maybe ur saying it doesnt keep it fix cause he didnt use flux!...you must be a new to ur ebtech!...give it a couple of years and maybe you will learn some shit before talking out of ur ass...good vid by the way but u should tell people only to do this IF THEY HAVE PATIENCE!...
xxsurcentralxx 1 month ago
Worked great on my iPad. I just used my hot air gun and blew at about 250C for 20-30 seconds on the little can next to the antenna connections. This can was on the same strip as the I/O cable.
Bancroft12194 1 month ago
hi guys. i have an iphone 3g with the same problem .i tried this method and oven pcb reflow ,and none of them worked it works (1person of 5) you must buy new wifi chip thats what i did it costed about 70 dollars .
MrChemicalboy 1 month ago
you say this works with an ipod touch. is there anyway you can show us exactly how to do this with an ipod touch? I am not quite clear on if I need to tear down the whole itouch or if I can focus the heat on the back of the itouch what? I have tried the chill fix and nothing happened.
nike2354 2 months ago
Can i use hair blow dryer instead of heat gun but leave it for longer ?
mtran2405 2 months ago 3
@mtran2405 like how long? i tried it.. my wifi came back for a while but cannot connect to the wifi router.
sickcow 3 weeks ago
You are stupid this doesn't keep it fixed I work for ebtech the lead free cracks with time
bigcrispy0666 2 months ago
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Hi! I use a hair dryer and wifi work :)
thank you very much my friend ;)
Greetings!!!
jurekeyboard 2 months ago
I did this last night to my iphone 3g and it works great now. I'm getting wifi signals where before it was just dead. I have to say at first i was a bit skeptical but this works great. Thanks for posting this how-to.
speedbump2k 3 months ago
this works... only took me about 15 minutes from start to finish. thanks!
justinstroup88 3 months ago
Will this work for my 3g ? wifi + bluetooth doesnt work (not greyed out) doesnt find any wi-fi network. I tried to restore but didnt work. I suspect that isnt SW problem. Please help !
TheBmwman94 3 months ago
Budy, you are a life saver. IT WORKS!
Thank you so much por posting this tutorial.
fae816 3 months ago
Hi my friend,
I been watching this your video, and all look seemed to clarify,
I have started to do it by my self, I bought all components to begin this work, but there left only one thing/tool which I still cant find where actually to buy, this one which you used to cover motherboard, it's made from silicone, in blue color, how it's called?
so please be kind and let me know the name, place where I can buy this tool.
Thanks, any suggestions would be much appreciated.
bugis0007 3 months ago in playlist iPhone
@xairepex : tnks :-)
please, tell me the temperature of you hot air and the distance from the phone.
I'll do in the christmas holidays
alaaleala 3 months ago
Hi, i tryed this method, first time reflow the square components about 20 seconds at 500 degrees heat gun, that doesn't helped. second time i reflow the wifi bluetooth chip component about 20 seconds and the wifi worked, but only 24 hours.. anyone have advice to give? HELP please!! thanks all
TheVele82 3 months ago
@TheVele82 : i tried these method yesterday and its work on my iphone..but i did 3 times. 1st tmes the wifi still didnt work, same goes to 2nd..but the 3rd tme i tried with full of risk, its work fine!..
xairepx1 3 months ago
@xairepx1 wich componets did you reflow ?? thanks
TheVele82 3 months ago
HI i wish to ask you, will this work with a Hair Drier?
gcarmigl 4 months ago
very good video! can it also solved not grey wifi? i mean my wifi problem is only it cant detect any network at all. your reply is really appreciated thanks in advance
kateeiscrazeyy 4 months ago
P.S. I did the BT - WF module at the same time. I couldn't see where it would hurt, I figured that if I didn't and it didn't work I'd have to take it apart again and do it anyway, so might as well kill 2 birds with one stone.
originaldanman 4 months ago
Just fixed wifi after not working for almost a year. Works great! The only difficult part is taking it apart and putting it back together. It took me about 45 minutes start to finish. Thanks much!!
originaldanman 4 months ago
Yes!!! It worked Thank you man...I had a grey out wifi on my iphone 3G and followed your steps and fired it up bam wifi :)
jimbzx6 4 months ago
That's awesome I'll keep that in mind with me I 4
grantmiller100 4 months ago
Dear all,
my 3g wifi works only during the winter. in the summer is "on holiday". I mean it works only below 25° C. Should I do this treatment to repair it?
Tnks
alaaleala 4 months ago
@alaaleala : the best way is you reflow it..i tried and its tptally work.:)
xairepx1 3 months ago
i only have a 500°C heatgun. will it work with this? i don't know if you are talking about 750°F or C..Thank you
Shakesy90 4 months ago
did anyone do it on iphone 3GS?)
andreybratus1 4 months ago
This fix really works. Have done it to my iphone 3g and its fine. Followed the video step by step. Thanks for this post.
MrDublineer 4 months ago
This method works fine (10 min ago I have assembled my 3G device) - now here is wifi! I dunno if it last long though... I've used rented cheap Chinese (real Chinese unreadable brand) heater, so I've repeated all 2 times - and both times my solder did not melt (( For the second time I've applied heat for 32 sec over all three units including big metal covered chip shown, described as BT-WF module.
MrFuzzalex 4 months ago
Is this the fix for greyed out "No WiFi" issue? I don't get the wheel icon going round & round. Never looks for a network because "No WiFi". Thanks in advance..
6snap 4 months ago
I did this 5 days ago. On my iphone 3g jailbroken and unlocked on 4.2.1. And its working just like new :). So it was worth it to buy the heat gun :). THANKS!
y3p3v3 4 months ago
I tried this on my 3gs three weeks ago and my Iphone has been working great ever since.
defectivechilds 5 months ago
I got 2g and my mother board dont look nothing like that
yaboy1414 5 months ago
is this for 2g or 3g
yaboy1414 5 months ago
WOW! it actually works! fixed my iphone 3g. dropped 40 bucks on buying everything, but money well spent :)
oechikr 5 months ago
WOW! it actually works! fixed my iphone 3g. dropped 40 bucks on buying everything, but money well spent :)
oechikr 5 months ago
it worked for my iPhone 3G 16gb. Thanks!!!
djapez85 5 months ago
the grey button disappeared and then i found a network. now i cant find any network
kleenerhund 6 months ago
i did it! hopefully it is going to work!!
ich have the grey button but i had so much fear, that i turned zhe heat flow after 1 sec melting solder off
kleenerhund 6 months ago
It works! Tried with hair dryer and soldering iron on ICs but it didn't work, all I got was gray wifi icon. bought the heat gun and gave the last shot, Bang! It worked. Thank you for sharing the method!! Now I got my iPhone 3G back with wifi!
ussocom1001 6 months ago
hair dryer has low temperature, you need 750 degrees celsius and hair dryer has 150.
rideo83 6 months ago
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rideo83 6 months ago
could you use a hair dryer?
jamaalwilliamson 6 months ago
@jamaalwilliamson i did it with a hair dryer by concentrating the air, make sure you'r hairdryer doesnt catch fire It got fixed for like 2 weeks but i'm gonna buy a heat gun for a permanent fix. So you'd better use a heatgun ;)
suniltje 6 months ago
Thank you that fixed my iphone :)
fokusdk 7 months ago
I just tried the heat gun method in your video and it fixed my wifi issue. THANKS!
markwilliamator 7 months ago
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thetorpedo 7 months ago
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thetorpedo 7 months ago
you mentioned the two metallic square box looking thing that you'll be focusing on I was wondering would it be ok if I thinker on the long rectangular one as well? because i don't want to put all back together and then disconnect everything in case the problem still persists.
Thanks
Anni619 7 months ago
Thank You very much,
I was a little hesitant at first to try this but since my warrenty was expired I gave it a shot, and when I got the phone back together turned it on and it immediatly detected my wifi network, I was very impressed, thanks again.
strakn 7 months ago
Fixed my greyed out wifi on my 3G using this method! Thanks for the vid!
fritsified 7 months ago
It works! It works! It works! It works!
Thankyou!
spermling 7 months ago
Sorry for the rant on your vid, but DUDE! I shouldn't have to break out the tools to fix something that is bought and paid for. OH, doesn't work? Oh, shit. BREAK OUT THE TIN F-IN' FOIL! Maybe Apple engineers should be required to - you know - ENGINEER THE SHIT SO THAT IT DOESN'T F-IN' BREAK SO EASILY! Isn't that what engineering is all about???!!! NO, let the home engineers to at the broken shit that's bought and paid for!!! OK - I'm done.
johnPiercey 7 months ago
OH YEAH, I spent the weekend reading about how the internal Mat-SHIT-a DVD drives are a piece of shit. Mine broke within months of purchasing my iMac. If car companies were allowed to take your money for products that don't do what they're advertised to do, they would go out of business or be run out of business by regulators. NOT APPLE. If you pay a few hundred bucks for something that lacks in functionality, like, who wants to waste their time chasing down a warranty. NOT WORTH YOUR TIME!!!
johnPiercey 7 months ago
I respect your effort and ingenuity. However, I'm an apple user since 1989. What's bitchin' is that Apple is now in the position to have the whole world thinkin' that whatever they sell you is f-in' brilliant EVEN IF IT DOESN'T DO WHAT IT SHOULD! I have an iPod touch, and the wi-fi hasn't worked from day f-in' one! My bad. NO!!! I PAID MONEY FOR THAT SHIT THAT'S NOT WORKING!!! Sure, I get a few other do-dads along the way, but guess what - I WAS ROBBED BY APPLE. GET OUT THE FOIL, FIX-IT TIME!
johnPiercey 7 months ago
@johnPiercey if apple pisses you off, why purchase their products?
You said your an apple user since 1989 every other person would have learned from their mistake and would probably have purchased their stuff from other companies. But you decided to carry on and then whine about them.
Kinda odd
Anni619 7 months ago
Nen : ETS EL MILLOR!! Porto un parell de dies navegant i buscant la solució a 'SIN WIFI' i seguint els teus consells (tot i que em feia una mica de por cremar l'iPhone) l'he pogut ressucitar.
Que tinguis molta sort!!, te la mereixes
MrPere62 7 months ago
You helped yet another person revive his old 3G, and I hope you know how happy this has made me and my wife. I hope you have an excellent weekend! Thank you so very much!
robotsongs 7 months ago
Why don't you just use a soldering iron with a fine tip? way more accurate and less complicated to set up...is there a reason why a heat gun was used intstead?
Keishemai 7 months ago
@Keishemai You cannot use a fine-tipped iron. These are BGA or LGA components that have little balls of solder Underneath the actual component. The idea with the hot air is that it can re-flow that solder and cause the electrical connection to be completed again.
ColtonTheCat 7 months ago
my 3g does not stay on, it shuts down a minute or so after bootting up, what is the heating way to fix that
WBKAshtangaYoga 8 months ago
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gildorserg 8 months ago
wow this worked.. at least i saw it work.. and then my network disappeared
lavijoe 8 months ago
I have two iphones (3G) with same wi-fi issues. One fixed today! I'll try to fix the other one (again) tomorrow!
Thanks for the vid! I literally tried every other possible 'fix' for this problem but nothing worked! thanks!
betitolara 8 months ago
WOW! THIS WORKED LIKE A CHARM!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO RE-FLOW OTHER PARTS OF THE MOTHERBOARD TO FIX CERTAIN ERRORS/PROBLEMS? IF SO, I'D GLADLY PAY YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.....
TheBrucero 8 months ago
DON't TRY THIS AT HOME lolx xD
aidantheviper 8 months ago
Hi, thank you very much. I´m just ready with some modifications and it runs!!!
tometheny 8 months ago
thnx its very helpfull
BAGDADYASLY82 8 months ago
i am facing a problem wth my iphone 3gs.its only working with the charger on,if we unplug the charger it turns off and wont turn on unless u put the charger on.PLEASE HELP!!!!!
loststrang3r 9 months ago
@loststrang3r contact apple get the battery replace
shadow101doggy 9 months ago
OMG !!!! it worked for me like a charm, I was so impressed when I finally get my WIFI back on service , thanks !!
kendaxbaz 9 months ago
OMG !!! it worked like a charm for me, thank you so much !!
kendaxbaz 9 months ago
it didnt work for me.... nothing worked for me!!!
mahmudzero 9 months ago
works great for me, something i want to add, you can apply some soldering past to around the two small network filters in order to make melting time shorter and better results in the long range, i did that myself.
again THANK YOU VERY MUCH *****.
shekoo1609 9 months ago
When my wi-fi is turned on, it doesn't show any available wireless networks. I've tested this in multiple locations that I can connect to with my other iDevices. I've reset all the settings and restored my iPhone 3gs multiple times with no success.
My wi-fi and bluetooth have a MAC address, and I can connect to my bluetooth.
iRecovery doesn't provide any results when I use it.
Do you think my device is a candidate for this heat gun fix?
Kolbuc 9 months ago in playlist Tech
dont use a magnetic screw driver it will duck it up
knightcaptin 9 months ago
im gonna try this but im still not sure if the 2g is the same method with the same looking motherboard
also do you need solder for the repair or is that just so you know when the reflow is compleat
djscott1979 9 months ago
this WORKED, BUT ...... it doesnt find any wifi networks any suggestions
bhugeloo95 9 months ago
I have a iphone wifi problem. It DOES RECOGNIZE very well all surrounding networks, but it just does NOT connect to any network . I tried multiple networks secured and unsecured and always get the error "unable to connect to network "
I've tried all possible solutions i found in forums but nothing has worked. I even put it in the freezer and it worked but only for a couple hours.
Does it mean that my last option and solution will be the heat flow/oven technique??
Thanks.
MigToquica 10 months ago
My iPhone 3G wi-fi stopped working 18 months ago, this procedure fixed it. Thank you!
yakfisher1696 10 months ago
hi. if i dont have heat gun? can i replace it with hairdryer?
alif33 10 months ago
Why do some people say freeze your phone, and some say heat it? Im sure the problem starts because of overheating.
Anyways, I did the freeze trick twice but it never worked. I will give this a go today, but have some questions.
Why do you need to put foil over the whole logic board?
I don't have any solder; can I fix the Wi-Fi without using that?
Thanks.
N4RUT0UZUM4K123 10 months ago
I can't believe it! My old iphone 3G works again!! This guid really helped. Thank you very much!!
Sqwince23 10 months ago
on my iphone 3g dont work only wifi, bluetooth and 3g work perfectly, i will resolve it with heat gun or i should change wifi antenna?
melpy9 10 months ago
@melpy9 yes, i wanna the answer too? any1 can reply to this?
alif33 10 months ago
@alif33 No, it wont get anywhere close to the needed temperature
roccoownzu2 10 months ago
hey mate i was wondering if you could help me... i did the oven trick at first and it worked but it only lasted 5mins so the next day i attempted this but with a jet lighter and that worked also however for only 5mins also.. is there anything else i can do to make it last for a long time other than just 5minutes. cheers!!
MusicToMyEars36 10 months ago
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Work perfect at the first try!!!!!
Lets see for how long.
Anyway, thanks a lot!!!
blackmix 10 months ago
Work perfect at the first try!!!!!
Lets see for how long.
Anyway, thanks a lot!!!
blackmix 10 months ago
Work perfect at the first try!!!!!
Lets see for how long.
Anyway, thanks a lot!!!
blackmix 10 months ago
hi,
what is the material of the bordeaux cover that you put on the mainboard? thx
melpy9 10 months ago
It worked! thank you sooo much!! great tutorial!!
Bloomhighschool 10 months ago
thanks man... I am glad that I found this movie...It works...my wifi runs again.
rusu55 10 months ago
What is Flux?
lad2y 11 months ago
Done this twice, no success, do you think i should try the long wifi chip, and is it the same process
john020666 11 months ago
This was no help to me as how to take out the motherboard. :\
WafflesZOMG 11 months ago
Thanks a lot! Worked for me too after everything else was tried with no success.
It took three attempts though with heating the bigger WiFi/bluetooth chip, but the result pays off the effort. Happy to have wifi back.
vladvp1 11 months ago
Will this correct a malfunction in the wifi caused by water damage?
Jory504 11 months ago
Works perfectly! Just had 2 trys. I think with my first try the heating was to short! Thanks :)
xFordNatiCx 11 months ago
hey sir you never showed befor unboxing the iphone that there is no wifi or whatsoever?
cechibut 11 months ago
This worked like a charm for me. I followed instructions to a t (minus silicone) and tada! Just wanted to say Thanks! You're a basty craftord.
sand2000 11 months ago
a este metodo solo le falta agregarle antes de calentar el chip un poco de flux organico y que sea liquido...
x3rchx 11 months ago
Hello, do you live in Costa Rica? I have a friend who's wifi has stopped working on a 3g. How much do you charge to repair wifi and if so where are you located?
stevecr223 11 months ago
Superb tutorial thanks!!! Works a treat now and my iPhone is as good as new. Amazing!
dontknowwhereits 11 months ago
haha yes i fixed!!! thanks alot man! at first i thought i fried the motherboard but it was just a a cable i never connected back properly! thanks alot!!!!
badboycarlos 1 year ago
I still don't know if this fix would work on a water damaged iPhone. I only get a wifi signal within 4 feet from any router. I tried a heat gun yesterday and it made no difference. Maybe do it longer? Focus more on the large WiFi chip? Is there any point?
tanbrolo 1 year ago
hey man thanks bro i was a little skeptical about taking it apart but i traded a sidekick slide for it so i figured fuck it and it actually worked and i tried everything on youtube thanks alot man
jerseyfresh420 1 year ago
I refowed it 25 seconds at 260°Celsius - it was greyed out - now it works fine!
HellyWheelDO 1 year ago
Thank you so much!!
I dont belive that this an be work:
My Wifi was totally greyed out (dead). I followed your description and now its working fine. Thank you so so so much :)
The iPhone only cost 95 euros ;D
HellyWheelDO 1 year ago
you dont need to put solder on top of the foil guys he just done that as a referance of the solder on the iphone chip so he know when it melts that means the solder on the board is also melting, he used the heatgun for roughly 14 seconds in this video so you dont need to get solder on top of the foil just count till 14 seconds when your using the heatgun, guys use common sense.
badboycarlos 1 year ago
Can it be a Hardware problem if my Wifi is greyed out? Can I fix this issue with this?
HellyWheelDO 1 year ago
Hi I was hoping you guys could give me some advice. I’m not sure if I should try the reflow fix because my wifi always works when I’m close to the router (about 6' max)
Sometimes very rarely it’ll work further but with 1 bar.
I believe the GPS also doesn’t work at all, I’ve tried all the reset tricks, pushfix’s, and reinstalling of firmware that I can think of.
My phone is Iphone 3g 8gb firm: 3.1.2, it’s also been blackra1n’d, and redsn0w’d.
If anyone knows anything please help, thanks
fowerdna 1 year ago
Hi
thanks for the fix
but my 3G is acting intermittent problem with wifi
sometimes it does find server and it will connect and cuts off
then tried to search again, find my router and cuts off after few sec to 1 min
sometimes it doesnt find anything.
so i tried your fix using heat gun
first try, worked for 10 min but started to acting the same problem
so i tried again without covering the chip, but still worked for few min
do i have to heat the chip or the 2 tiny filters?
iHandyRepair 1 year ago
Is the iphone the same place as the ipod touch for the wifi
MrScottnDavid 1 year ago
Great well made video it worked great for me but the only thing I did differently is I kept the heat gun on 350 degrees for 42 seconds as that's the method I use to reflow ps3s
danny7176 1 year ago
After updating my old (but treasured) 3G my wifi stopped working. As I have no money for a new phone it's taken months to work up the courage but I finally dared to take it apart and try a fix. Lol!
I used the edge of hair straighteners (don't have a heat gun or soldering iron) and for a short time actually had wifi again. Okay, it only lasted a few minutes but I'm definitely gonna try again with a heat gun next time. Thanks xx
EmilysMum1981 1 year ago
I did the 8Gb first with the heat gun & about 2-3 reflow. I took an different approach with the 16Gb, I used a small butane pen torch with 2 sec quick strokes, I didn't use solder & left the 2 chips exposed. i also did the long metal piece next to it on the 2nd attempt. The WIFI worksbut now the bluetooth doesn't. It stays OFF, when turned on it shows progress trying to detect/turn on but shuts off after a few sec. What do I need to do because the Bluetooth is more important than the WIFI.
DaKydd007 1 year ago
I have 2 iphones with this problem: 8Gb & 16gb. The 8Gb never had working WIFI & the freezer method work for a few min. The 16Gb worked fine until 2 months ago. I tried this method and IT WORKED ON BOTH.
DaKydd007 1 year ago
Just did it and it worked. At least for now. My iPhone 3G would not locate any wifi signal now it does. i kept the heat gun on for about 10 to 15 seconds after the little piece of solder melted on top of the tinfoil. Thanks
TheieKurt 1 year ago
where is installed wifi component in iphone 2G?
urghcore 1 year ago
my iphone is water damaged and my wifi does not work, can i still attempt this repair? and nice video :)
shahwaiz789 1 year ago
my iphone is water damaged and my wifi does not work, can i still attempt this repair?
shahwaiz789 1 year ago
Hey that was awesome! Took me 5 tries. I used some lead based solder at first to gauge how long to hold it on, but realized this might melt faster. I bought some lead free solder and tried...it worked!...for one day. Then I realized I might be acting a bit too timid with it, so I heated up the wifi chip along with the two modules you showed, and left the heat gun rotating about 3 inches away for 30 seconds...bingo! Has been working for 4 or 5 days now. Thanks so much for this!
frakintosh 1 year ago
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I FIXED. It works great now. Good Job.
babytwister88 1 year ago
Its not caled mother board on an Apple Product they are called logic board
GMELECTRONICS365 1 year ago
very good , my iphone wifi working .... thank you !!!
billman967 1 year ago
So, I have watched this great tutorial and first off let me thank you for your efforts.
Would this heatgun technique work if the wi-fi is NOT DEAD and just have a low range like my case or this is mostly an antenna issue rather than the whole wi-fi chip de-soldering ?
Anyone with a POOR wifi signal tried this ??
cornholio4ya 1 year ago
I am trying for the third time. It works for a while but the issue comes back after few hours of use. This time I tried to heat the area for a more then 15 seconds after the solder melted. We'll see...
SimpleServe, on one iPhone 3G, I have also the issue that callers cannot hear. Do you know if there is a similar fix by using the same technique on another area?
SanaryKirkland 1 year ago
I successfully did this with a hair dryer!
rvaneijden 1 year ago
@rvaneijden hey, I wanna try to use a hair dryer but I have some questions...
Did you use the hair dryer to melt the Lead-free solder?
For how long did you keep the hair dryer on?
Thank you so much!
nanicunha 1 year ago
wouldnt the logic board melt at that temperature? I have been looking for a solution for the wifi for months.. My phone doesnt even pick up any wifi... so i was wondering if you would suggest this procedure to fix it.
Is there any possible harm that can happen to the logic board even if i do everything right?
msbkbloo 1 year ago
My girlfriend's iphone had the greyed out wifi. I tried this as instructed and it worked perfectly. thanks!
jtully79 1 year ago
Wait. So do we actually need to put more solder on it? or did you do that just for demonstration purposes? I feel like putting a blob of solder would screw things up and cause the solder points to overflow and connect to each other.
NoVanity1 1 year ago 6
@NoVanity1 You put the solder on top of the aluminum foil as a guage to let you know how much heat is required to "re-flow" in integrated circuit. The new solder should never touch any parts of the phone or circuit board. It is only there to let you know when the heat you are applying is adequate to melt solder without over-doing it.
boveejg 1 year ago
@NoVanity1 Its just so you know when to stop heating anymore
edpethick 11 months ago
@NoVanity1 Exactly what i was thinking
topdogg5454 9 months ago
@NoVanity1
The solder on top is just to verify the heat gun has been applied long enough. And you can tell the solder is melted when it looks like the terminator 2 guy when he turns to liquid metal.
kevmcc7 8 months ago
@NoVanity1 The solder is at the side of the open area on the aluminum foil, not the components. This is just used as a gauge to let you know that the solder on the PCB has melted. When doing this, make sure it's on the foil near the components, but have it in a dip in the foil so it does not move onto your PCB as it pools.
ryanking23 7 months ago
How long can I expect this to work for?
ashfieldm 1 year ago
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Worked fine for me.
Thank you for the easy to follow guide and instructions.
mathewspears 1 year ago
Worked fine for me, lets see how long it lasts! :D
Did reflowing your iPhone resolve the problem permanently?
hoitsmaul 1 year ago
when i do this i only get short ranged wifi and around 3 weeks later it stops working so i have to reflow it again, any suggestions?
jakx102 1 year ago
@jakx102 & @simpleserve
i could repair my wifi problem complete, but 3 weeks later it stops working, i reflew it again, - 3 week later the same issue, reflew it again........ it is now my 3hrd try. The last time i tried the other component too (simple serve showed it in the video- bluetooth wifi board) but now- 2 weeks later i have the same problem. Before i try it the 4th time, are there people who had the same problem and fixed it complete? I
So please post your
karlphilipschneider 1 year ago
sir can you upload another video showing heat application? we just want to see how the solder looks when it melts
iloveging22 1 year ago 9
@iloveging22 You can tell the solder is melted when it looks like the terminator 2 liquid metal. If you haven't seen that movie, add an extra step to this video and watch teminator 2 first.
kevmcc7 8 months ago 18
@kevmcc7 lol @ this reply
rajithaify 3 months ago
i could repair complete my wifi problem, 3 weeks later (today) i have the same problem. Tomorrow I try to fix it with the same method.
I´ll let you know if it worked for me…
karlphilipschneider 1 year ago
Well i have a wifi problem but some times it finds a wifi signal and drops it like in 10sek-2min time should i try to do this?
I woud love to get a reply on my email ice-cold@live.dk
loge666 1 year ago
will this fix the grey wifi problem?
sevenfives 1 year ago
worked perfectly! Thank you for the easy to follow guide and instructions! :D
Flamby6 1 year ago
You should upload a new video and show us the shape of your lead free solder and how it was applied to the iphone, you say it in your video, but your zooming quite far out that I cant see where its being applied and the shape I should have it in.
treonner 1 year ago
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Tried the oven fix and it worked a couple of times for about 2 mins. Tried 3rd time and phone is DEAD. The "Plug in to itunes" Screen comes up but when plugged into itunes, itunes says Error #28 (hardware failure). And I get on responce from the phone. Is my phone dead or is there something i can do???
deezler 1 year ago
Tried the oven fix and it worked a couple of times for about 2 mins. Tried 3rd time and phone is DEAD. The "Plug in to itunes" Screen comes up but when plugged into itunes, itunes says Error #28 (hardware failure). And I get on responce from the phone. Is my phone dead or is there someting i can do???
deezler 1 year ago
I tried this fix twice using a 550°C heat gun. First time it didn't solve the problem. I could see the networks, but couldn't connect. The second time it took about 35 second for the solder to melt. Reinstalled the motherboard. But the phone won't boot. Screens stays black except when plugged in. Then the screen flickers white. Any suggestions? Try the heat gun method again? Oven trick? Or did I permanently damage my board..
AzlecB 1 year ago
@AzlecB you did permanently damage your motherboard yes
Zirrcamelot2 1 year ago
@AzlecB lawl that sux
W333dm4n 1 year ago
@AzlecB double check your connector 1, good chance it's not connected properly
peaceitquick 1 year ago
just did my first attempt at fixing an iPhone that was not finding any signal. it took 3 tries because I was nervous about applying too much heat but it works now. thank you so much for a clear description of how to do this. the ball of solder is a perfect visual. I did keep the heat on for about 4 seconds after melting as stated in your updated text. and that's what finally worked. thanks again.
evilcartman420 1 year ago