$300 iPhone 8 Restoration - Full of dirt!

Restoring a $300 iPhone 8 to brand new condition.
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[@TheCarDemotic]

Wow. I just realized that this man gets to restore iPhones, Build a massive collection, and make money by filming what he likes to do. That’s an awesome job.

[@Pandakeerat]

Ikr

[@jordanlcarroll]

Very smart

[@TheCarDemotic]

Stephen Turner Yeah. The ultimate job.

[@singhsahab6775]

He resells them as refurbished

[@kayleighmoore6951]

@@singhsahab6775 he makes more money from them then

[@pyel8826]

Apple: We'll make iPhones in such a way that they can't be repaired. Hugh: Hold my beer.

[@anthonyjohnson5311]

@John Mondovi Go catch a trout buddy nobody cares about your opinion

[@misterblackpepperswag]

Haha... Lets challenge hugh to repair iphone 8 or newer cracked back cover without changing full housing 😑

[@Dave_segars]

아미 Pyel Apple actually makes iPhones so easy to repair.

[@nolenjohnsonn7139]

Hold my tools *

[@phamdunk3345]

CallMeFrankT. the glass is curve so it's very hard to repair

[@marcoespela]

“Very difficult to do, it took me 10-15 minutes” Wow it will take me 3 years 😂

[@Errcyco]

Even with a strait up diagram with each screw numbered... I’d have trouble replacing all those my god. Some of these dudes make it look super easy. Hugh is one of them lol.

[@chingsan_2527]

@@Errcyco repairing thing is pretty enjoyable.

[@therobloxianstar4689]

@@Errcyco dude he has a table which has the names of the screws and the screw that fits into the phone will go :)

[@michaelthackray3258]

Yes, it's 4am No, I don't have an iPhone Yes, I watched this whole video No, I can't sleep

[@iantarrayo3088]

Yes same. I wander around youtube then I came here

[@zavulon00]

Ikr 😂😂😂

[@IMASTERgraal]

Michael Thackray fuck me too its 3:40 am lol

[@iam-smza]

Same. Except its 4PM.

[@mamimrdv7374]

Really ? 4:03 am while typing, just wow, guess I am not alone..

[@mememodeactivated3267]

You got 256GB instead of 64GB? Send it back. It was a scam.

[@i76l85]

I think the phone is stolen

[@BoredAmerican]

256 is way more storage than 64

[@i76l85]

@@BoredAmerican yup

[@MarcoElkes]

@@BoredAmerican r/wooosh

[@Hero.S]

@@MarcoElkes people like you need intelligence.

[@imnotfrfrr]

Hugh: It's really hard to remove the back glass. Jerry: Hold my pry tool.

[@AhmedAlsarraf]

Check the new video at Jerry channel 😂

[@tetenc555]

Ahmed Alsarraf the laser one? 😂 lmao

[@NR20244]

His name is Zack not Jerry

[@punnequraq]

༷ no, jerry rig is a common saying, it’s not his name

[@stevenschodel7172]

When he said „its actually not too difficult“ I almost spit my beer.

[@microdev12]

With tools, it is not too difficult. It takes a long time though and you really have to be careful, so you don’t accidentally cut cables or lose things like screws. It probably takes him like 2 hours to fix this phone.

[@rajkgupta413]

Me: oh shit , the temper glass broke.. it's the end of my phone This man: oKay , this whole phone is ruined BUT...this is not the end..

[@gasketsnotyetblown9467]

RAJ K GUPTA Me: My battery is not doing that going anymore I should get a new one. This absolute madman: Right guys the volume down button still works so we’re good it’s not completely broken

[@tangjingyou6413]

At least the logic board isn't broken

[@jordanlcarroll]

tang jing you true

[@therobloxianstar4689]

@@gasketsnotyetblown9467 literally, have u tried replacing a power button or volume button in a phone??!!!!! You don't know how much hard work or effort is needed to replace those. So shut up.

[@gasketsnotyetblown9467]

@@therobloxianstar4689 Yeah I've done it before it's not that hard lol

[@chicagodog3171]

Wow. Dude you should work on a Nintendo Switch. I don’t know how hard those are to repair but man you can do magic

[@rickybigcouch1730]

they're not as difficult as an iPhone 8, so I second this

[@hoangdakillar9570]

2 reply’s only okay...

[@adjayd6567]

Tendo switch is easier than this fucking iphone 8.

[@chicagodog3171]

I know switch ins easy but it would be cool to expand from iPhones

[@Krackalacking69]

Adam S yeah it’s just a bunch a huge parts

[@11kele]

It is great feeling when you decide to fix your own device by yourself. As you said, most people will see all those screws and just give up, but in general it is not so hard. I have disassembled more than 150-200 laptops so far. I successfully performed all kinds of parts replacements, including cleaning and replacement of thermal past and I never came across some issue that I could not fix. Having required tools for the job is most important which is not expensive to have. Also keeping track of every step is very important so that it does not happen that you assemble the unit and you find out that you forgot to attach a webcam flat cable or fan to the motherboard... I'm using old fashion notepad and I create sketches of every stage during the disassembling and later I follow all steps in reverse

[@generalphoney6237]

I have attempted to change screens on iPhones, however they occasionally do not work. I have looked into this and found it may be static electricity in the connectors. Any tips on how to stop that?

[@LongNguyen-ii1zu]

@@generalphoney6237 may be connect the lcd and the ground through your body, it may work

[@Chonksta]

i agree it felt Cool to open my IPod 4 ( and puncturing the battery and almost die from toxic fumes ) and it was cool seeing what runs my 2007 macbook

[@justinhamilton8647]

Hey Jeffrey. I repaired my own phone for the first time, thanks to your videos. You’ve saved me 200€! Cheers man.

[@eeevon17]

Your repair video outcomes are truly magnificent.

[@appleworld6546]

okey, a 256gigs iphone 8 for $300? nice

[@david_post_punk]

Did u see how that thing looks?

[@appleworld6546]

David Mentalist yes but you can repair it

[@david_post_punk]

@@appleworld6546 yeah if your name is Hugh

[@reallyryan_]

Okay*

[@iridiculous8662]

Apple World not with cheep costs

[@ophelia_wood9718]

Love how he talking like a tutorial like we are going to do it like come on you lost me at 0:05

[@blackbutlerlover6054]

Ophelia_ Wood okay but like why tf is this so funny tf?

[@j6papertek727]

Black butler Lover she never said it was?

[@KrestenGiese]

Nah, some of us actually repair our own phones. I would've loved to have watched this tutorial before I attempted to repair my iPhone 6 screen which was a big pain in the ass, but fun nonetheless.

[@blackbutlerlover6054]

John RG sis I was saying their comment was funny mind your own business

[@j6papertek727]

@@blackbutlerlover6054 fuck off

[@zacktheworld]

Thanks Hugh I used this video when I did this repair the other night took me a few hours but I managed to completely replace everything with only breaking the silent switch on the side. In the end it was a win ended up with a completely restored iPhone 8

[@HayyanPro167]

Zacks long lost brother 😂

[@liamdegnian2854]

Get hugh to repair a durability test?

[@shivamgagad5674]

It’s amazing how people can neglect their devices. Thank you Hugh for restoring such a marvel of technology!

[@xyz5735]

If it were me, by the time i finished my repair i would be richer by many extra screws and strange-looking-not-fitting-anywhere parts

[@restrictedname2259]

Xy Z haha 😂 same

[@Kimiskustomgarage]

Those are just spare parts, u know

[@johngardiner8847]

Xy Z why are there so many left over parts....

[@Heisha_Yang]

*stonks*

[@cutienerdgirl]

@@johngardiner8847 Apple adds the extra parts so the process of repairing the iPhone seems more difficult than it actually is so, it dieters people from repairing their phones and pushes them to buy a new iPhone instead.

[@Ragna___]

the way he repairs each and every smartphone he gets his hands on... just magic...

[@JourneyWithSteven]

Watching your repairs is so addictive! Great narration as always!

[@corey7219]

6:17 THANK YOU for showing us how you disassembled the phone! Nobody shows the part of where everything goes once the phone is taken apart

[@cidsx]

the red back and black front looks better than the one with the white front. Edit: I know that the red iPhone 7 only came with a white front and the red iPhone 8 only came with a black front. I was referring to the design of the phones. Black on red on any phone looks better than white on red.

[@steffjack9798]

The iPhone 8 in red has always had a black front though, it’s the iPhone 7 in red that had a white one

[@SharuSRG]

you're really not an apple fan if you have not understood the fact that iPhone 8 had the black front and 7 had the white front. change your name and profile picture u disgrace.

[@cidsx]

Sharughan smh I was talking about the design

[@cidsx]

Sharughan is that much hate necessary?

[@ivystefffi]

True!!

[@tangerineblaze2567]

Why am I so refreshed while fixing that iPhone?😌 the way he explained every parts he connects, it seems very easy.

[@anilkinikar]

Wow Awesome restoration 👌 Red black looks stunning 👍

[@HughJeffreys]

IOS 10.3.3 for the iPhone 5s just got signed by Apple. UPDATE: The SHSH blobs are empty and therefore don't work!

[@nobrickzkickz2747]

Thanks for the info. My friend just downgraded his 5s

[@shlimothy]

Mine is already on 10.3.3 😂

[@HughJeffreys]

@@nobrickzkickz2747 Did it work? Some people are having issues restoring it

[@nobrickzkickz2747]

@@HughJeffreys it works perfectly (for now at least)

[@Noaddedsalt01]

Hugh Jeffreys I would but I don’t want to lose all my data because I use a 5s every day as I don’t have a better phone and I am not allowed to upgrade

[@GhostDevilGamer]

It was really satisfying experience to watch this restore, you have awesome precision and patience bro

[@brunow2546]

It’s very impressive! It looks so easy but it’s also is so complicated.

[@agoogleaccount1036]

And I thought it was hard to unscrew ONE screw DANGET!

[@Unknownstarz93]

Android user, not a fan of Apple. But love watching your vids, quite interesting to see the mechanics to it.

[@zacclough]

Doesn’t matter if you’re a fan of Apple or not. Just compliment him without going back on your statement.

[@pchs]

why do u feel the need to say u hate apple?

[@danandlaundry]

Other way round for me not a huge fan of android but I am an iPhone user

[@jonvincentmusic]

@@danandlaundry Agreed. Android sucks for creative applications like music and video. Bit like Windows in that regard. There's a good reason why the vast majority of creatives use Macs and iOS devices. They are just the right tools for the job, simple as that.

[@legendarynhgaming7063]

Jon Vincent They’re both good, it just depends on what Android you get.

[@zhihaozhang1963]

That's amazing! If you start an iPhone repair company, I'll definitely send my broken phone to you!!!!

[@samonnathan2652]

TRUEE

[@shiezo]

Search up louis rossman

[@philipread8733]

Red &white looks much better. Really informative videos. Well done HUGH. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@The1980sfanchannel]

love the red and black Hugh, works very well

[@DONphantasmo]

Wow. Great job Hugh. That black on red looks very sharp!!!

[@jacksonroy7480]

Great job! I’m so glad that you put in all this effort not only in the repairs of the device but in the quality of your video too. Keep it up! ✌️ I prefer the aluminium red but it’d be better with a black display.

[@battyroshko1431]

One of my few favourite KZbin channels. Great content, great creator.

[@GreianSalvio]

Im exactly 23 mins from Frankston! Im knew to the channel and Im enjoying it.

[@22lovejon]

Hey Hugh what a great channel you have so interesting especially for people like myself who can only wish was able to to something with modern gadgets. I love the outcome to smashed apple gadgets. Great 👍🏻 thank you for sharing.

[@donniemanasco908]

Def red and and black display on iPhone 8...I have the iPhone 8 Plus Product Red myself and I love this phone!! Great vid btw and you have a new sub!!!

[@myndigarcia1659]

why have i binged a bunch of episodes??? i have no idea but im hooked

[@jorgetuliao7681]

Your videos are very soothing.. keep it up brother!

[@Struwex]

yesss ive been looking forward to this video! ;)

[@napstericious]

That was so satisfying to watch. Great job. :)

[@emanuelrivera8048]

Watching your iPhone 12 tear down recently along with your old iPhone tear down videos, seeing you warn your audience from “anti” repair to you finally seeing the anti repair process was interesting because they finally did it, especially given how much they make in services

[@jamesyang16]

great job hugh!

[@GGoblin1]

Amazing video - the skill level to make the phone new again is insane. And the production quality deserves a mention. Also insane are the prices of Apple products. I can pick up a brand new Pocophone F1 128GB for approx AUD 400 where I live.

[@kinskifilms]

You make it look too easy. And I gotta give you a lot of kudos for calling Apple out for making products that by and large cannot be repaired at home, usually resulting in more e-waste and yet another inevitable Apple purchase for some hapless civilian. There is so much talk of waste, and Apple positions themselves as sort of an eco-conscious, liberal company. Yet, look at how much they contribute to waste!

[@robertleclair5336]

Why did you called Apple a liberal company, you could've just said that it's a company that believes in by being an eco friendly company but there just doing e-waste anyways so I'm not sure If your trying to be political on this

[@Jackknifegyp]

@@robertleclair5336 Don't forget that Cook is a deviate.

[@alisonsmith4436]

Hi Hugh thank you so much for your great video

[@drvk17]

Your content is very entertaining and educational💆🏾‍♂️💯

[@Bernoeofficial]

If someone was to break in to an Apple store, they shouldn't steal the iPhones, iPads and Macs, but rather the machine used to re-program iPhone parts

[@DaciaSandero_1.5DCi]

:moai:

[@heraldcondes1278]

I really love your videos tbh!! Well explained and good angle of the camera.. P.S. i love fixingthings what course should i get??

[@deathlyshot390]

NICE WORK MAN KEEP GOING

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job again like always

[@TheLukass71]

How did you manage to get that charging port bracket to glue in to the chassis? Currently restoring my iP8+ and honestly the quality of these chassis is underwhelming.. terrible screw threads, missing brackets pretty much all throughout... Actually was so fun watching this video as I was going through the literal same issues as you where; infinite amounts of screws, super strong battery adhesive, intricate button brackets, extremely annoying hidden screws... Great video, the quality of these has improved so much throughout the last few months!

[@ejcold]

It’s 1 am I can’t fall asleep Came to watch Hugh Jeffreys videos😭

[@sadietrego6247]

The Red and White option is really nice 👍 wow awesome video

[@hunterscooters5101]

I know your not going to see this but you inspired me to start working on phones and yesterday I did my first housing swap with an iphone xr and I have to say I would have never fixed phones or would have thought it was possible without you.

[@aaronbregoli863]

You should start a iPhone repair company

[@flitewaffle5426]

aaronbregoli he most likely would be the biggest apple repair center

[@RussellPlaysMods]

Stupid he'd get sued by apple

[@freaky_vro]

RussellPlays Mods why

[@sinaalami4148]

@Seth Dean You obviously haven't watched Louis Rossmann have you?

[@RussellPlaysMods]

@Seth Dean Bro you can get sued like that you have an IQ of 35 if you do not understand that.

[@zaeedbot6489]

Welcome to another video of KZbin recommending me something I like

[@thefuturegamer9451]

From my personal experience with refurbishing a iPhone 7 is how the charger flex cable was designed were right next to the Taptic Engine plugin the flex cable has a very small u-turn making it very easy to tear when pulling the cable up thus disabling the Taptic Engine (unless you are willing to wait for a replacement to arrive in a week in the United States)

[@Exxoticc]

I love ur vids 😍😍 keep it up!!

[@jaivekkanabar6865]

That guy you got this iPhone is mad 256 gb iPhone writes 64gb

[@damian4583]

Jaivek kanabar do you grammer?

[@jaivekkanabar6865]

MinedamePlayz grammar ??

[@damian4583]

Jaivek kanabar lol nard lern to how gremmer

[@dellenwagstaff2309]

@@damian4583 lol nerd, learn how to use grammar*** ??

[@evvrsince]

@@damian4583 you learn it first dumb ass

[@hima-iv5mc]

I’ve been waiting this at 5 o clock and it it wasn’t uploaded. But I still love you hugh :)

[@tharunmejal]

Best tech channel ever seen😻

[@elliotman5982]

i really like the red and black design!!

[@kedarprabhudessai]

Hi buddy.. as always you refurbished this iPhone very well keep it up.👌👌👍 This iphone was very dirty, you removed lot of dirt from it. Still i saw some dirt on the motherboard near those metal shields. Next time just use isopropyl alcohol 99% you will find. This alcohol will not damage your board but will clean it thoroughly. If this dirt and dust remains inside it will again in future create corrosion there.

[@winsdalerogers5492]

Love your video bro and your very smart likewise 💯

[@Zeeanost]

God I love your Repaire videos. Perfect thing to watch before bed. Knowing technology is looked after. So many broken stuff out there and left aside 😭

[@navinagrawal4149]

I really love your work sir

[@torchuga]

That thing looks brand new when you finished repairing it. I cant even tell that the phone was broken before. Good job! And I have a question. What do you do with the iPhones when you finish repairing them? Display them on a shelf?

[@GamingbyChristianthegamer]

He probably uses it as a daily driver.

[@sohamghosh4815]

He puts the phone’s in a collection and then shows it near the end of year.

[@lmfao7224]

Yamaha ZumaMike probably wouldn’t be making much profit considering the time spent repairing and the new tools

[@emrefifty5281]

He sells them on Ebay what do you think he does?

[@torchuga]

hellboyy2001 I just said what I think he does.

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

This is stressful and satisfying

[@amosdivine7781]

I like that profile picture bro

[@gavinitka5759]

Your voice is so calm in this video.

[@ReeikoFish]

Red and black looks so clean

[@ChristianRHTMM]

Where do you put all the repaired phones? What if you start a website and sale them ;-)

[@srg666]

then he is a bilionare

[@tal2317]

he gives them to the owner..

[@resurrex2826]

@@tal2317 why would he give then when he bought this one from eBay

[@tal2317]

@@resurrex2826 the owner asked for him to repair it

[@jason-os3jg]

@@tal2317 stfu nigga u stupid asf making shit up

[@amaliamolinari1916]

Apple: We will make it so that no one can repair our phones. Hugh: Hold my screwdriver

[@YeOldeGeezer]

Amalia Hugh: wait I need it back so I can repair it! 😂😂

[@ticn]

people: can we make an unoriginal comment you and 3729 others: hold my keyboard

[@kamigozen584]

@@ticn xdd

[@sudarshanpradhan5290]

Red and black looks awesome..

[@abestech7190]

Dude you got mad talent

[@b3ans4eva]

My mum got a Project Red iPhone 8 & managed to drop it. Luckily, it only dinged a corner. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who applies rear protectors to their phones.

[@benhasselbring1205]

Rear protectors? You mean C A S ES?

[@mcflytwo8798]

Why is there 4,272 notifications on youtube lol 12:50 look closely

[@wateveryo]

Lmao

[@YesImHarassingYou]

He makes videos. Those are comment notifications.

[@davidmayr4540]

@@YesImHarassingYou i got 3000 notifications(not comments)

[@YesImHarassingYou]

@@davidmayr4540 What are they notifying you of?

[@davidmayr4540]

@@YesImHarassingYou Upload notifications?

[@mosescrispin6354]

Red and black obviously, looks nice. I watch your videos from an iPhone SE 2020👌🏽

[@olivia9431]

OMG red and black is sooo fancy!😍

[@littlesaccount2650]

customers: oh it sure is great that my current iPhone doesn't have glass on both the front and back and has an amazing headphone jack! apple:its free real estate

[@prismstudios001]

Why would I ever use a damn headphone jack? I hate them, the cords get caught on stuff.... It`s called Bluetooth, and it`s awesome. The glass back panel allows for wireless charging. Samsungs have the same thing now..., Get over it.

[@magcs6233]

prismstudios001 you probably use beats 😂

[@prismstudios001]

NOPE, little Skull Candy earbuds...About $25, and perfect for me.

[@gerbilpmc]

prismstudios001 eww

[@user-ke7lx9pe5g]

@@prismstudios001 Why would i ever use a damn wireless headphone? I hate them, the delay between the phone and the headphone is annoying... It's called headphone jack, and It's awesome. The glass back panel allows for wireless charging. Literally copying it from Samsung..., Get over it

[@michaeligorguedestavares8468]

THIS is very very Nice work Is beautiful iPhone Black and Red ♥️ White and Red is scary 😖

[@raissaaqila1256]

Maykon Igor wdym 🤣🤣

[@raissaaqila1256]

I don’t get the scary part lol

[@imamit_07]

Red & Black... It looks dope...

[@s2tj827]

Nice to see another person called Hugh

[@bojiecaldino240]

Hugh: *Repairs Iphone 8* Apple: Call FBI please Apple worker: k *Calls FBI* Hugh: Oh ow

[@swiftlemur7853]

FBI: *DOSENT ANSWER*

[@plinplinplon_]

wtf

[@joelvenecia3435]

You should sell these phones if not already cause you do an amazing job

[@jordanlcarroll]

These videos taught me how to fix my own iPhones, it’s awesome what he does.

[@dylanlindsay1993]

red n white looks cool

[@and-gm1hb]

I wish you lived next to me so you could repair my phone 😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@and-gm1hb]

@Dude With pancakes and cookies go on google and search what that means you dickhead

[@Bu0f]

@Dude With pancakes and cookies that's not funny

[@and-gm1hb]

@@famous.cryppp yh cos its offensive not that youd understand how disrespectful that is 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@famous.cryppp]

Shanor ahmed Respect doesn't exist.

[@and-gm1hb]

@@famous.cryppp i can tell your a kid theres no point even talking to you

[@DistantLightProd]

Watching this actually gives me more of an appreciation for the price these new phones sell for. Thats a lot of fiddly work and tech.

[@kalamay]

You shouldn't be because phones like this were specifically engineered to make repairs, should your phone be damaged, very hard and thus makes you shell out money again for a new phone. Horrible practice, to be honest.

[@rajeshoa71]

Nice restoration

[@oharrellcoins5553]

great vid. i just now learning to repair.

[@slangaplays]

Hey Hugh! I was wondering when you are going to giveaway out the phone, you said it'd be out today, if not I can still wait but I'm curious, thanks! - Fanboy from Australia

[@georgesercer36]

mar 31

[@georgesercer36]

oh i guess it is the 31st for u guys already

[@JackTheDarkVampirePrince154]

Hey Hugh I got a iPhone 8 plus for 110! It needs a new screen, rear end and a home button! Wish me luck!

[@exquisitedark]

Home button will not work

[@JackTheDarkVampirePrince154]

The home button is cracked, it might still be functional May the apple gods bless me bro

[@exquisitedark]

@@JackTheDarkVampirePrince154 how does one break a home button lol

[@JackTheDarkVampirePrince154]

@@exquisitedark I don't know bro, people are weird.

[@kevvodinero8785]

Schmousting Berry I’ve seen a home button that you can buy and it connects to your phone wirelessly but you won’t have touch id

[@kouskou6638]

I love your channel m8 ❤❤❤

[@traceysmallwood7489]

Red and black look amazing on the phone

[@SON-hz8tt]

Any Jerry rig (Zack) fans?

[@redneckmaniac3463]

ohhh yessss the bean bag boi

[@pomidortv797]

There

[@daan.g-designer-9009]

Can you please do a xs restoration that would be awesome👌

[@magcs6233]

Dawid Jandzinski did he say it was good?

[@Gadavillers-Panoir]

Thanks Huge Ffreys