iPhone 3GS with replaced battery

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iPhone 3GS with replaced battery

I've bought and replaced the old battery by the knew one (from iFixit) and reassembled my iPhone 3GS, I tried to turn it on but nothing appeared on screen. Suddenly a ton sounded and the Photo Application on my Mac opened up showing the pictures stored inside the phone and I, fast as I could….lol…, imported everything that was “arrested” inside, but on screen of the phone nothing appeared. If I unplug the charging cable from the phone, a white screen shows up for some seconds and after that it disappears. With the iTunes software opened, it detects the phone, show it and I can see that it is being charged and has 58%, opps, now is 59%. What else could I do to have my dear iPhone 3GS working, at least as a phone.

Thank you all in advance.

Fredy.

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Oct 19, 2016 5:10 PM

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Answer 1

stedman1

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Oct 19, 2016 5:17 PM in response to macmithosbr

A forced restart may help. Tap and hold the Home button and the On/Off buttons for approximately 15-20 seconds, until the Apple logo reappears. When the logo appears, release both buttons.

No content is affected by this procedure.

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Answer 2

macmithosbr Author

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Oct 19, 2016 5:20 PM in response to stedman1

Hi my friend.

I already did it but had no success. Now, with iTunes, I am restoring it from factory state. When it finished I will try the forced restart again and I let you know if it helped, ok ?

Thanks for your time.

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macmithosbr Author

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Oct 19, 2016 5:50 PM in response to stedman1

Well, after the restoring I've got a message saying " There is no SIM card installed in the iPhone you are attempting tô activate. Please disconnect and insert a SIM card in this iPhone." I disconnected but all I've got is white screen. No Apple logo or anything else from iOS. I believe that installing the card will make no difference. And it still charging ... Any clue ?

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gdgmacguy

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Oct 19, 2016 5:53 PM in response to macmithosbr

ALL iPhones require a SIM card to be in place to activate after the restore process. No way around this.

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macmithosbr Author

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Oct 19, 2016 5:56 PM in response to gdgmacguy

Ok, I will insert a card right now and see what happens.

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Answer 6

macmithosbr Author

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Oct 19, 2016 6:14 PM in response to gdgmacguy

No luck. It shows in iTunes (as restored) and it shows a white screen overtime I plugin and pullout the power cable ... and now the new battery is 100% charged...

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Answer 7

gdgmacguy

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Oct 20, 2016 9:58 AM in response to macmithosbr

Sounds like your 7 year-old phone is dead or dying. Time to think about purchasing a new phone.

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