Phone Speaker Sounds Muffled After Water Exposure – Causes and Fixes
Why Your Phone Speaker Sounds Muffled After Water Exposure Water on the speaker mesh or inside the acoustic chamber changes how sound travels. Here is the simple explanation and the right fix. Many phones we see in Christchurch and Auckland arrive after showers, rain, sink splashes, or gym sweat. A muffled speaker is one of […]
Camera Blurry After a Drop – Dust or Sensor Damage?
Camera Blurry After a Drop – Dust or Sensor Issue? Dropped your phone and now the camera looks blurry, shaky, foggy, or refuses to focus? This is one of the most common camera-related issues we see in our Christchurch and Auckland repair shops — and the cause is usually dust, lens movement, or a damaged […]
How to Tell If Your OLED/LCD Screen Is Original or a Copy
How to Tell if Your OLED/LCD Is Original or Copy (Samsung & iPhone Guide) Not all screens are the same. After a repair, many users ask whether the display installed on their phone is original, refurbished, or an aftermarket copy. Here’s how to tell the difference using simple checks — no special tools needed. 1. […]
Touch Screen Not Working After a Screen Replacement – What Should You Do?
Touch Screen Not Working After a Screen Replacement – What Should You Do? After replacing a screen, the touch sometimes stops responding or behaves incorrectly. This happens on iPhones, Samsungs, and other models for a few clear reasons. Here’s what it actually means — and what you should do next. 1. Touch Problems After Screen […]
A Line Appeared on Your Screen After Dropping Your Phone – What Should You Do?
A Line Appeared on Your Screen After a Drop – What Should You Do? A vertical or horizontal line appearing on your display after a drop is one of the most common screen failures on both Samsung and iPhone devices. Sometimes it’s minor; in most cases, it means the internal OLED/LCD layer is damaged. Here’s […]
How to Fix Burn-In or Ghost Image on Your Phone Display (What Actually Works)
How to Fix Burn-In or Ghost Image on Your Display (Samsung & iPhone) Burn-in or ghost images appear when parts of your screen stay visible even when the image changes. This is common on OLED/AMOLED displays used in Samsung and iPhone models. Here’s what you can actually fix — and what you cannot. 1. Burn-In […]
Is It Safe to Charge Overnight? (And Why Freezing Your Battery No Longer Works)
Is It Safe to Charge My Phone Overnight? (Samsung & iPhone Explained) Many people plug in their phone before going to sleep and leave it charging until morning. Some say it damages the battery, others say modern phones can handle it. Here’s the real answer based on what we see daily in our NZ repair […]
Extend Battery Life on Samsung & iPhone: The Only Settings That Actually Work
How to Make Your Samsung & iPhone Battery Last Longer (Real Repair-Shop Guide) Phone batteries are consumables – but with the right habits and settings, you can easily gain extra hours every day and extend the overall lifespan of your Samsung or iPhone battery. 1. More and More Customers Asking for Battery Replacements At our […]
iPhone Shows “Accessory Not Supported”? Here’s the Actual Cause and Fix
Fix “Accessory Not Supported” Message on iPhone — Real Causes and How to Solve It iPhone shows “Accessory Not Supported” for many reasons — cable fault, port issue, voltage drop, or even a board-level fault. Here’s a clean guide based on real repair cases. High Demand & Real Customer Cases Our shops in Christchurch and […]
Why Your Phone Charges Slowly Even With a Fast Charger
Why Your Phone Charges Slowly Even With a Fast Charger You bought a “fast charger” but your phone still crawls from 10% to 40%. In our repair shops we see this problem every week, and it is almost never “just the charger”. Many customers come in saying, “I’m using a 25W or 45W fast charger, […]