If your computer fan looks this dusty, it’s not just an aesthetic issue- it’s fairly certain that it’s also affecting the cooling- and performance- of your PC! Read More
The ALS Sensor- What is It?
ALS is short for “ambient light sensor”, and it detects the brightness of the surrounding light. The iPhone uses readings from it to automatically change the screen’s brightness in response to the current light conditions.
Overview
Apple fan or not, chances are you’re probably aware that Apple have three new phones in the pipeline, two of which are imminent. The flagship iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have been announced and are due on the 21st of September, with the lower-end iPhone XR expected on the 26th of October.
If you’re having problems with the audio on your Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and it’s over a year old, there’s a good chance it has “audio IC disease” or “loop disease” and needs repaired. Take a look at our audio IC disease article for more details!
The Important Points
- “Audio IC disease” (or “loop disease”) typically causes the following issues:-
- Audio problems while making calls
- Siri can’t hear you
- Greyed-out loudspeaker icon and voice memos.
- iPhone takes much longer to boot than normal. (Stuck at “Apple logo”).
- More likely to happen as iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus gets older.
- Widely believed to be result of phone twisting due to bad design, in turn breaking connections between motherboard and Audio IC.
- Generally, some audio functions will still work, but not all.
- Apple does not officially recogise this problem at the time of writing (Sep 2018).
- Repair St Andrews can repair it- contact us for further details.
Ever taken your phone, tablet or computer to get fixed, only for it to have come back in a worse state than it went in? Or had anything else happen with questionable results?
You might be interested in our latest article, “Got a Problem? Get a Second Opinion!”
The Important Points
- If something you’re told doesn’t seem right after an unsatisfactory repair, you might want to get a second opinion.
- Most repair businesses are broadly reputable, but some will definitely try to cover up damage that’s their responsibility, along with the results of them having fitted low-quality parts.
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Do you have a Windows, Linux or Apple laptop with a bulging case? Or perhaps it’s suffered from liquid damage? Read on to find out why you shouldn’t ignore these issues!
We received an Apple MacBook Pro in for repair recently. It had suffered water damage and wasn’t turning on, so we opened it up to see what it was like inside. What we actually saw was this… Read More
At one time- up to and including the release of the 6S Plus- it was the case that a broken iPhone home button could be replaced with a third-party aftermarket copy. Granted, the fingerprint recognition would no longer work- since the home button’s secure enclave no longer matched the phone- but you could still otherwise click and use the home button.
Unfortunately, this is no longer with the case with the iPhone 7 onwards.* Read More
Introduction
Whether or not you own an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus, you might have heard that copy screens– designed and made from scratch by companies entirely independent of Apple- have been stopped working by the iOS 11.3 update. Read More
