iPhone bluetooth and wifi not working repair
Even though we have already write a blog on iPhone bluetooth and wifi not working repair but that was on an older iPhone 4. There are newer iPhone having same problem and most commonly on iPhone 6. The easy fix some of the bloggers mention is to restore the iPhone it doesn’t work when iPhone bluetooth and wifi not working repair is greyed out. Neither replacing iPhone wifi antenna will fix this problem. if iPhone wifi signals are weak or keep disconnecting or wifi only works when you are close to wifi router could be because of faulty wifi antenna or software bug but when the wifi or bluetooth button is greyed out that means wifi and bluetooth ic is faulty and in this case replacing wifi antenna or restoring iPhone will not fix or repair wifi or bluetooth problem. You have to get wifi and bluetooth ic replaced.
iPhone bluetooth and wifi ic not working repair is it easy?
It is definitely is not a DIY repair. Yes iPhone wifi and bluetooth ic replacement is difficult. Iphone 4 and 4s had wifi ic failure problems but in iPhone 5 series wifi and bluetooth ic is quite stable, but iPhone 6 series again wifi ic is not stable the part number for for wifi ic is u5201_f and apple part number is339S0228/339S0231/339S0242. Some of the technicians who does not have skills to replace ic chip tried to heat u5201_f wifi ic but they unaware that this ic is undersell and reflowing or heating wifi ic will cause more damage and board can short and iPhone can go dead. Only successful repair on iPhone wifi ic is to replace it.
In above picture wifi and bluetooth ic is removed successfully. you can see the shinny pads on the iPhone board are shinny which is sign of a successful pull of ic. Once wifi ic is removed clean the pads so that new ic have strong solder joints with logic board.
where to get iPhone wifi and bluetooth ic fixed?
Applefix hamilton is most skilled repair shop for any iPhone repair in hamilton. If you live in hamilton bring it to 85/a victoria street hamilton or call 078394188 for a free quote or send us a query . If you live out of hamilton you can find instruction here to send or mail your device.
If you think it is not hardware problem you can see instruction from apple support here . In the above picture we have replace wifi and bluetooth ic on iPhone.
As soon it shows a green back ground on wifi button we know it is fixed. If you have same problem on your iPhone bring it to applefix for a professional repair.