Cracked or broken mobile device screens can be costly to fix, but a few inexpensive do-it-yourself strategies can eliminate a repair shop visit and salvage your tablet or phone. Third-party repair ...

If you’ve accidentally cracked your iPhone screen, you might assume a costly full display replacement is your only option. However, there is a cost-effective alternative that can save you money while ...

You’ve probably heard this advice before, but it’s effective: If the phone simply stops working right, turn it off, wait a few minutes, and turn it on again. That clears memory, which can correct a ...

I break a lot of iPhones. In fact, it's part of my job. The most recent victim of a CNET drop test was the third-generation iPhone SE. I'm sorry to say the results weren't pretty. The iPhone SE was ...

Fixing a cracked screen can be expensive, costing hundreds of dollars to replace the screen on the latest iPhone models, such as the iPhone 15. So, it pays to shop around for the best price; you can ...

In this iPhone 4 teardown video, DirectFix.com explains how to repair a broken screen—very handy if you didn’t spring for the insurance, and like our very own ...

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If you’ve got a Samsung Galaxy phone in need of repair, you may need to find a new shop. Best Buy’s Geek Squad—once a Samsung-authorized partner—will no longer fix hardware issues such as depleted ...

A friend recently dropped his phone and ended up with a cracked display. That isn’t always a death knell for a smartphone, but in this case it meant that he couldn’t unlock the phone because the ...

Apple’s finally doing something about a mysterious iPhone 11 bug that renders the phone’s screen unresponsive, and if it’s affecting your device, the fix will be free. Reports of the bug started ...

This week, a friend visited me, and the screen of her iPhone is cracked so badly that it barely registers a touch. I saw her struggle to even take a photo, and realized she didn’t know the ...