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Fixing a Muffled Speaker or Microphone on Your Phone
John Reuben John Reuben

Fixing a Muffled Speaker or Microphone on Your Phone

If your phone sounds muffled during calls or videos, it’s probably not broken, it’s dirty. In this guide, I’ll show you how to clean your speaker and microphone mesh using simple household tools, so you can restore clear sound in minutes.

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Can an iPhone Run Under Mineral Oil?
John Reuben John Reuben

Can an iPhone Run Under Mineral Oil?

Everyone knows water destroys phones, but what about mineral oil? I submerged an iPhone in mineral oil to test if it could still work. The results were wild.

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Trapped in Recovery Mode: How I Got the Data Back
John Reuben John Reuben

Trapped in Recovery Mode: How I Got the Data Back

A phone arrived stuck in recovery mode with a broken screen. After software tools failed and only worsened the boot loop, I began disconnecting hardware components. Unplugging a faulty charging port got the device to boot and the customer’s data was safe and backed up.

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The Z Flip 7 Outer Display Confuses me…
John Reuben John Reuben

The Z Flip 7 Outer Display Confuses me…

The Z Flip 7’s AMOLED display threw me off during a repair. Here’s how I opened it, what I found inside, and why it’s one of the riskiest foldable screens I’ve worked on.

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