Recently, I had the opportunity (problem) to replace my wife’s iPhone screen. I broke it, by dropping it on our tile floor. the digitizer was completely intact, but the glass covering it was shattered. We were lucky that we were using a clear film protector over the glass, which helped keep everything in place.

At first, I figured I’d use the AppleCare plan we purchased to have the phone replaced / repaired. Apparently, Apple’s AppleCare plan’s do not cover accidental damage. They told us that the phone could be replaced at the subsidized cost ($199.99). As you can imagine, I was a bit upset with Apple.

Since I’m a technical guy, I figured I’d find a way to repair the screen myself. I found a site (pdaparts.com) that sells replacement screens for $49.99. That’s way cheaper than what I was expecting, so why not? I’ve replaced MacBook screens before, so how hard could the iPhone be?

The hardest thing ever. (more…)