iPhone 5 front camera wont work after front screen replacement.

iPhone 5 front camera wont work after front screen replacement.

I run an iPhone repair business in the UK, so I do have a reasonable amount of experience with these devices and until iOS 7 came out I had no issues with this problem I am about to explain. A customer came into the store yesterday with a broken screen and power button on the iPhone 5. So I replaced the power button flex to fix the button and replaced the screen with an original part. But then when I turned the phone back on everything worked perfectly apart from the front camera. I have sent my customer away to restore the device and then Im sure he will be back if it doesnt work, but does anyone know a fix for this? (I am always extra careful when removing the digitizer and camera flex cables, and yes I have checked if its plugged in correctly three times.)

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Guest [Entry]

I think I found a solution to the issue. I believe that it is possible to blow one of the IC connectors with static. I had to replace the whole phone for one of my customers. The only way I found to prevent this from happening in the future is to buy a static mat online, with a wrist strap and an earth plug, you can find this on ebay. Hope this helped people.

Guest [Entry]

I had the same problem. I had a cracked screen so I replaced the front screen using an assembly kit I purchased online (home button and camera assembly included). Everything worked fine with the exception of the front facing camera. If I switched to the front facing camera in the camera app, the screen would look blurry and the camera app would freeze. I couldn't return back to the rear facing camera without restarting the phone. I tried connecting and disconnecting the camera connection multiple times without success. Finally, I removed the camera from my old display assembly and attached it to my new assembly. On the first try, everything worked fine. Problem solved for me.

Guest [Entry]

This can happen is the battery is left plugged in during the repair and can sometimes call for a new front facing camera.

Guest [Entry]

"Rebekah Walton, this is a professional site/forum and if you don't have something good to say, please save your time and refrain from commenting.

Thanks!"

Guest [Entry]

"has anybody come up with a solution for this yet?

I am having the same issue, I have replaced the ""iPhone 5 Front-Facing Camera and Sensor Cable Replacement"" twice with no luck. I've also done a factory reset on the phone and looked for any damaged I've may had cause with no luck."

Guest [Entry]

You have most likely knocked off a componant when unplugging the connections that's under the black tape around were the camera flex connects or bent pins on the motherboard were it plugs in