iPhone · West Los Angeles
iPhone repair in West LA: most repairs done in 10 to 90 minutes
Bring ubrokeit your iPhone and the common fixes, screen, battery, charging port, are usually done same-visit, often while you wait. Backed by a lifetime warranty on the work and the precision of fifteen years of Apple repair.
Why it's fast here
A tight lineup is exactly why ubrokeit can move quickly
Apple keeps its lineup tight, a handful of models, a few sizes, predictable parts. That's the whole reason the common iPhone fixes can be done in 10 to 90 minutes, many of them while you wait in the shop.
That speed is real, not a slogan. A lot of the time ubrokeit can tell you what a repair needs up front, but some problems, water damage especially, have to be opened up to diagnose. You'll always know what's wrong and what it costs before any work happens.
The details worth knowing before you book
What actually changes from one model to the next
Not every iPhone screen is the same part
Two phones can arrive with what looks like the same crack and still need genuinely different parts. The XR and the 11 shipped with LCD displays. The X, the XS, and everything from the 12 forward use OLED. That one difference decides what the part costs, how close a replacement comes to the original, and whether refurbishing the display you already have is the better call. Which model you own tells us more than the crack does.
Older models are usually the easiest call
A lot of what comes across the bench is six or seven years old now: the X, the XR, the XS, the 8 Plus. People assume a phone that age isn't worth putting money into. Usually it is. Those models still handle calls, messages, maps and photos without complaint, and a battery or a screen brings one back to something you'd happily keep using. What you're really weighing isn't the phone's age, it's one repair against the cost of starting over. You'll get that read straight, including the times the answer is that it isn't worth it.
The hardware changed partway through the lineup
Two recent changes matter when you book. The back panel: on the 8 through the 13 the rear glass is bonded to the frame and has to be separated off it, which is slow, careful work, while the standard 14 and the 14 Plus were redesigned so the back comes away far more cleanly. The Pro models of that year kept the older construction. And the port: everything through the 14 uses Lightning, everything from the 15 forward uses USB-C, a different part with a different failure pattern. Neither change is a problem. Both are reasons a quote depends on the phone actually in your hand.
Face ID and the parts that stay with your phone
From the X forward, some components are paired to your phone's logic board rather than being generic parts, and the Face ID module is the main one. On a normal screen replacement it gets carefully transferred off your original part, and Face ID keeps working. If that module itself is physically damaged, no replacement restores it, and that is true at any shop, Apple included. ubrokeit will tell you which of those two situations you're in before the work starts.
What ubrokeit fixes on iPhone
The repairs that come across the bench most
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Cracked screens & displays
Including restoring your original display where it can be saved: more on that below.
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Batteries
For phones that die fast, get hot, or shut down before they hit zero.
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Charging issues
But only after checking whether you actually need a new port (see below).
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Back glass
The rear panel, cleanly replaced.
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Front & rear cameras
Blurry, cracked, or dead camera modules.
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Speakers & microphones
Calls people can't hear, audio that cuts out.
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Water exposure
Diagnostics first: a straight read on what survived and what didn't.
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Board-level repair
Micro-soldering on the logic board: the option when a phone won't power on, won't charge past the board, or has no display at all. This is bench work, not a same-visit fix: plan on 3 to 10 days, and you're welcome to mail it in.
ubrokeit works across the iPhone lineup, most models, most years. If you're not sure yours can be fixed, ask; the answer is usually yes.
If your phone won't turn on at all, that's usually a board-level problem, and it's exactly the kind of repair ubrokeit can take in by mail. Board work runs 3 to 10 days; you'll get a straight read on whether yours is worth fixing before anything starts.
From fifteen years at the bench
What fifteen years of fixing iPhones actually tells you
This is the part most shops skip. Here's Gregory on a few things he's learned about fixing iPhones specifically, the kind of read you only get from doing thousands of them:
The screen you put in matters more than the price. A cheap aftermarket display will turn your iPhone back on, but the color's off, it draws more power, the processor works harder, and the battery drains faster. On the iPhones that shipped with OLED, that “$40 screen” isn't the same repair done cheaper, it's a worse repair that costs you more over time. When I can, I'll refurbish your original display instead, so you keep the real color, brightness, and True Tone you paid Apple for. I'll walk you through the options and let you choose.
A charging problem isn't always a charging port. If you have to hold the cable at an angle, that's usually just lint packed into the port, a cleaning, not a replacement. If your battery dies fast, that's the battery, not the port. Either way, I check before I quote, so you don't pay to fix the wrong thing.
If your screen is shattered badly, I'll be straight with you first. Glass cracked at all four corners, or a deep, bullet-style impact, raises the odds of black spots, faint lines, or fading down the road, tiny shards can work into the display over time. If yours looks rough, bring it in and I'll give you a realistic read on what to expect, instead of a surprise at pickup.
Where the precision came from
Apple is the groundwork, not the ceiling
ubrokeit's precision was built on Apple. Years of iPhone work set the standard for exactness, and every other device gets that same standard. The same hands that know the iPhone catalog cold also fix Samsung, Google Pixel, and Motorola phones, and laptops, tablets, consoles, and watches besides. Apple isn't the ceiling here; it's the groundwork. More on how that happened →
The warranty
Every repair is backed for life
Every iPhone repair ubrokeit does is covered by a lifetime warranty on the work, the workmanship and the parts installed, for as long as you own the phone. If a repair fails, it gets made right. New damage, a fresh drop, water, misuse, is a new repair, not a warranty claim, because no one can build a phone you can't break. The standard behind that promise →
Pricing & quotes
Why ubrokeit doesn't post prices
iPhone repair pricing comes down to the model and what's actually wrong, and the only way to quote it right is to know which is which. ubrokeit doesn't post prices, because a number on a page invites guessing, and a phone's real problem isn't always what it looks like from the outside. Call or bring the phone in, and you'll get a straight quote on the actual repair, not a ballpark you have to second-guess.
Common questions
Your questions, answered straight
- How long does a screen or battery replacement actually take?
- Most of the common work is done in 10 to 90 minutes, usually the same visit and often while you wait in the shop. The exception is anything on the logic board, which is bench work and runs 3 to 10 days.
- Is an older iPhone like an XR or an 8 Plus still worth fixing?
- Most of the time, yes. Those phones still handle calls, messages, maps and photos perfectly well, and one repair is almost always less than starting over with a new phone. You'll get an honest read on your specific phone, including the times the answer is that it isn't worth it.
- Will Face ID still work after a screen replacement?
- Yes, on a normal screen replacement. The Face ID module is paired to your particular phone, so it gets carefully transferred off your original part rather than swapped for a generic one. If that module itself is physically damaged, no replacement part restores it at any shop, Apple included, and you'll hear that before the work starts rather than after.
- Do you work on the newest models as well as the older ones?
- Yes, across the current lineup and back through the older generations. Tell us which model you have when you book, so the right part is ready when you arrive.
- My phone won't turn on at all. Is that fixable?
- Often, yes. A phone that shows nothing at all usually has a problem on the logic board itself, which is slower work, so plan on 3 to 10 days. A phone that's completely dead has nothing to lose by shipping, so you're welcome to mail it in. Either way you get a straight read on whether it's worth fixing before anything starts.
Planning to trade in your iPhone this fall? A cracked screen, damaged back glass, or chipped camera lens lowers your trade-in value. See what actually gets graded →
Cracked, dead, or acting up, bring ubrokeit your iPhone and get it fixed right, fast, and backed for life.
P.S. Vedder, the shop dog, is on duty daily. Perpetual employee of the month.