iPhone XR, XS and XS Max Heading to St Andrews

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.

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Error 53- Back in New Form with iPhone 8?

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.

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iPhone 8 Copy Screens Stop Working Under iOS 11.3

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

New iPhone 8 and iPhone X- Potential Repair Issues

This is a relatively in-depth article. If you’re not interested in the detail and simply want your iPhone 8 or iPhone X repaired, contact us for further details, phone 01334 47 88 66 or visit our shop at 1 City Road, St Andrews. We also have a Dundee branch.

Introduction

Apple’s September 2017 keynote was the inaugural event for their newly-opened Steve Jobs Theater, a new 1000-seat auditorium at the Apple campus. As the leaks had suggested, there were indeed some interesting announcements, including the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, a next generation Apple Watch, a 4K Apple TV and last but not least, iOS 11.

Since this article focuses on repair issues, we’ll be concentrating on the two models most likely to concern us, the iPhone 8 (and iPhone 8 Plus) and the iPhone X.

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The Rumoured iPad Pro

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