iPhone 12 Pro Max Abandoned & Unclaimed By Owner - So I Fixed It For Myself

Its back for another video! This iPhone 12 Pro Max was found on the side of a highway being left for several days in the rain. Likely also being ran over at least once. In the last video we tracked down its owner and reached out to him in several ways, but 6 months on and he never claimed the phone. So being left with it I am taking it upon myself to fix it up!
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[@davidhallberg]

People be like "Why not change the rusty screws?", Apple be like "NON GENUINE SCREWS DETECTED!"..

[@xmenyoyo]

LOL

[@Good_Luck_8619]

Won’t be long trust me guys jeez a focking battery not allowed now

[@allolebarilliertaxi4304]

Mdr

[@editname6868]

@@Good_Luck_8619 Unfortunately an iPhone does show "cannot confirm this is a genuine apple battery" or something like that and you can't access battery health

[@MarcusAnthony023]

Well as an IRP Technici you need to replace evert screw you used. It’s included by the new part. So yes ;)

[@namugriff]

I like how Apple are claiming to be going more green, and then at the same time do everything they can to stop people just fixing the phones. Surely that will make it more green too.

[@bubbabousky3857]

Yeah, green as in money.

[@hiddendrifts]

aka greenwashing

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

The iPhone 14 is actually the easiest iphone to fix since the iPhone 3G It was the runner up to being the easiest phone to fix 1st place going to one plus I believe

[@cyprusmiraque]

​@@bornonthebattlefront4883 yeaaaaah... watch his iPhone 14 repair review

[@cyprusmiraque]

@@Maximus20778 ah gotcha

[@ghostofdre]

Surely Apple could allow people to validate parts to the new phone online, if it is really about security that is.

[@dtay8913]

We both know it's not, it's about Money.

[@steveguy3]

​@@dtay8913Come on man, apple is the most customer friendly company in the world, they love you all

[@SithlordSigma]

@@steveguy3 haha lol

[@therealsnowwhite1937]

More like securing their wallets.

[@Kei-rq8zi]

Spoiler: it is not

[@markredf150]

Hugh, you've been killing it recently, I really enjoy your videos!

[@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx]

What is he killing

[@EnderMasterTM]

@@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx it's just a saying lol

[@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx]

@@EnderMasterTM I know bro I was just joking

[@axlfernandes4517]

u a dumass if u think these vidoes r real he clearly buys an iphone and says its repaired u think apple allows parys of a iphone to be sold u moron

[@markredf150]

@@ManpreetSingh-jy9dx your vibe, apparently

[@ticn]

This might be one of the most impressive restaurations yet. I find a lot of broken, abandoned phones myself but I doubt I would ever fix them as good as this. Wow is all I can say

[@doitwithnick501]

Restoration

[@wealthgrowth]

If only there is a way I can buy them from you 😢😢😢 that would be a lovely way of feeding my hobby

[@ticn]

@@wealthgrowth I tell you most of them are beyond repair. I have a Galaxy S3 with snapped board, a lumia 510 with multiple dents in the board and bad charging port. A galaxy A51 That is actually promising - Visually good circuit boards with cameras and battery but bad mid cables and no display, also have an unidentified xiaomi phone from around 2018 in the same condition. The rest are in bits (iphone 3gs no board no battery cracked screen, iphone 4 only half the board and frame, huawei nova 5t missing display swollen battery corroded board, unidentified samsung bent in two no battery no screen, 1 unidentified keypad nokia with likely firmware problems The most I could do is part out whatever i could and sell locally for a grand total of 5 bucks. If you live in Romania I'll literally ship you my whole collection, there will be 3 extra phones which charged last time i checked (2y ago) and my old main phone

[@PetruFarcas-yz6oj]

​@@ticn I would repair them too but the cost for the parts is too high and is not worth the effort,I live in Romania tho :)

[@ticn]

@@PetruFarcas-yz6oj Frate si eu roman, am incercat sa vand pe flip cateva relicve fara succes 😭

[@paarthgupta9544]

Hey Hugh, i just wanted to give an advice on how you can remove the adhesive from the side of your phone, this trick is actually used by my local repair shop, just take a small motor along with a battery and either take a small screwdriver end or a thin metal rod and attach that to the motor, it helps to speed up the adhesive removal process 😊

[@edde3244]

Yes, you can buy those as well for about $20. Think they are just called "glue remover tool" or something like that

[@RolandKoller90]

Those don’t work with the 12 series and up. 99% of the time it rips.

[@faxmuchine]

Love seeing a rare, functional Apple repair. Cheers!

[@canubeleiveit]

No wonder he threw it out the window😂 Why does apple have to make it so complicated??

[@skid599]

To screw you over....

[@FR4M3Sharma]

@@skid599 and over and over.

[@jaex9617]

That's Apple.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

How do you think they got to be a 2 trillion dollar company? LOL

[@Dracula.25]

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 Ask the fans

[@highwayrider9165]

Your detailed repair make our day... Thanks to repair master

[@mashokaise6881]

Amazing restore! And I'm sure Apple loves you being able to do it! 😊

[@roselapreka4604]

Hugh, you've been killing it recently, I really enjoy your videos

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Awesome job Hugh! Well done 👏👏

[@Epicadveturouspreston]

You really know how to fix phones some repair shops are bad but you do an amazing job

[@PlayingLittleLife]

This restoration has blown my mind 🔥

[@peterpackiam]

Brilliant job, Hugh.Cheers 🥃.

[@miyamomochan9953]

In our country iPhone (any apple products) considered as a DISPOSABLE tech it is not because where are rich it's because of its products are unrepairable and parts are SOO expensive.

[@nour2shawa]

from where you are ?

[@kirilnikolovski81]

Love it HJ. Keep fighting the good fight.

[@jessica23claire]

I’m literally watching this on a 12 pro max and it just makes me so sad that someone abandoned this! It’s not even super out of date. I’ve had mine over two years and had no issues.

[@arkvsi8142]

You will have issues soon

[@Polyeith]

sucks that a lot of the time it's legitimately just not worth it to fix devices like this

[@MorganTheGorgon]

Same! When he opened it up and showed all the dirt and gunk inside, it almost made me feel sad, like it was an abandoned puppy or something omg. Had to have been a rich person or something to abandon it because mine still feels high end in 2023 🤷‍♀️

[@jessica23claire]

@@arkvsi8142 oh yeah, it comes with the territory as apple products get older (*sigh*), but as long as I keep a charger with me, I’m good to go

[@RodBlanc]

why didn't you disassembled everything and cleaned it properly??? It still doesn't look clean inside. this bothered me so much omg

[@DonPatro92]

He never cleans phones fully, its bothering me too.

[@amongusmeegoose]

@@DonPatro92 there's no point to as long as it all works, they would've been erroded by now if it had made a difference.

[@OurNotSoSeriousLife]

Great job once again.

[@christiansdronemoments1515]

Hey, fantastic video like always, have you thought about doing a “Q and A”? I have some questions and I have a feeling others do too and wanna know more about what you do.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Amazing work!

[@drunkmosquito4834]

Hey Hugh, really liked the video. Just want to say that since you have the original earpiece cable you can reprogram it with the i2C i6s programmer and pair it to a new special i2C flex. After that you just have to solder back a speaker. Done it on the iPhone X. It’s even possible to reprogram it if you don’t have the original earpiece flex but you’ll have to take out the Nand and use the p14 pro. So it’s a big advantage that you have the original cable.

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

your name is so cool

[@drunkmosquito4834]

@@dinozaurpickupline4221 Hahaha thanks!!🤣🤣

[@abdullahbanafa344]

Beautiful and wonderful content, your follower from Yemen

[@payodoze]

Hey Hugh, Am your biggest fan here in kenya. Keep up the awesome content

[@ElCapitanD]

Nice work, enjoyed it.

[@philliprhinehardt6268]

Another great repair by Hugh Jeffreys.

[@MrC2008]

Fantastic repair

[@foxyfoxfilms]

I always look forward to your videos

[@Fmsrttm]

I've found that heat works well with some of the new adhesives on 11 and up. It will soften it somewhat

[@_amrbadr_]

great video, is the s23 video incoming, really wanna see if sammy did some antirepair stuff

[@zynifi]

0:20 I love how you still use that older phone ( what model? I like it) instead of the newest

[@chimudman879]

Love the videos Hugh! You are by far one of my favorite tech youtuber. Keep up the good work!

[@gmifsud]

Hello, That's an impressive restoration. I have some questions about the usability of this damaged phone, if you have time to answer. - Have you been able to do an iOS update ? I ask in order to know if the problems you see about face ID and other, prevents the phone to update or not. - Have you been successful in adding a SIM card ? Have you done a phone call without problem ? - Is the WiFi and the 4G functioning ? In other words, is the repaired phone is usable, and was the hassle of the repair worth it ? Thank you.

[@Ilovetech1233]

Really good repairs Hugh! I wish Apple wouldn't serialise the parts, it's so annoying!

[@andrasszabo7386]

Nice video, Hugh :) I don't have the patience and skills to rebuild a broken phone like that :) The old camera can be cleaned by chucking it into alcohol for a day though.

[@DaierFTW]

4:11 “Out with the old, in with the new”❤

[@adiposerex5150]

Nice work. Very interesting.

[@lancelyde]

I always love and look forward to your videos Hugh!

[@shrikantpawar4055]

5:25 actually iphone 12 pro Max has sensor shift stabilization wherein the lens remains stable on main camera.

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Really nice work.

[@moe_1886]

Love your work Hugh!

[@twizzygrizzly2163]

I thought you would never upload a new video, but glad you did!

[@FatherMcKenzie66]

Lol why

[@nishantsaloki8490]

Great video sir

[@JohnJohn-ts6ux]

Very very good job, I was surprised, not even I, I would have picked it up on the road, is this the worst phone you ever repaired, thanks keep up the good uploading good videos, are you based in Sydney

[@christophershackleton1051]

You are so lucky in the U.S we don't have the Sim card which is stupid

[@LeahDykema]

It might not be perfect, but you got it in much better condition than I ever would and honestly, looks brand new still to me at first glance! Good job!

[@JPogi690]

Will you still buy it though? 😏

[@LeahDykema]

@@JPogi690 yes, if it were discounted and I had the money. Because it’d go into my collection 😉

[@jom1727]

you should make a video on how and where to find the best aftermarket displays

[@stefanschneider3681]

Great job!

[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

Nicely done..😊

[@ibrahimeltabay8159]

Highly appreciated 🙏 But I still wonder why you didn't just disassemble its parts at once, then try to clean it up fully?!

[@elonburgers5308]

I think you can replace the camera modules with a V15 Pro and a wechat app, I'd love to see more of the custom Chinese programmer repair tools

[@mikepxg6406]

great job. I would be happy with this result.

[@fredrickrizzo4574]

Great video! Yeah these companies talk about preventing e waste. They are the ones causing it! It’s all about money. I was given a 65 inch android tv, all it needed was a t con board, works fine now. Cheapest tv I ever had!

[@leastprio_]

imma leave a subscribe this one is one of the best co tech ive ever seen

[@facurojas4477]

4:11 my man did a ChrisFix move right there

[@da1otta]

We have a phrase where I come from - You have golden hands! I think the meaning is obvious. Well done, mate!

[@user-wh7gk6lz6b]

Check the antenna cable at the top right on the camera module for the apple pay issue, thats an antenna which helps for the nfc on the front side, if that had corrosion there is a huge chance that it needs replacement so apple pay messege to be fixed

[@geoffparks7577]

Apple Pay issue is rampant in iOS 16. Had a XS that had it working on iOS 15 updated it to 16 and it never came back. Face ID can be repaired via micro soldering, have heard that putting on the screen without it attached to test can trigger that message as well. Its now getting beyond a joke they lock everything and the self repair program is an even bigger joke. You should send the phone off of a micro solderer im sure theres a few who would collab with you and get Face ID fixed its quite cool how they do it, and how they repair I7/8 home buttons.

[@iram8091]

Hello Hugh I'm a big fan, have you encountered any PWM flicker issues on iPhone, how do you deal with it and what is the permanent solutions without setting up the white balance, does replacing the screen fixed the issues? Thanks

[@falsonix-vh5qo]

Was watching this while doing a buttload of homework, and right as I finished the final assignment Hugh went "and we're done" which was just comical timing lol

[@PCJesus0]

Nice, good you could do something with it!

[@ominkan3129]

Another very interesting video.

[@Garythefireman66]

Great job Hugh. Apple is really screwing its customers with all of these serializations

[@TheZax85]

Supreme job Hugh

[@dozzaa3143]

Nice work

[@mr_interesting101]

where do you get all of your high quality screens because i would love to get some screens to replace one of my phones damaged screen

[@mastermlowoka4903]

You are the best ❤

[@bjoernaltmann]

Great job

[@jozsefizsak]

Very good!😊

[@Leos74]

For the Apple Pay issue can it be the NFC flex cable coming loose or tearing apart from the damage? Never seen this issue pop up in repair vids.

[@thejayestjay]

That's what I thought too. But with the back panel not being properly replaceable might be difficult to fix it.

[@DOLFYTheDev]

No, that's actually the NFC chip on the MB being short-circuited or just down right cracked. This cannot be fixed and Apple would just swap the board / sell you a new phone. I had this happen on 12 Pro after a hard fall. It prevents you from downloading any apps as well that you already don't "OWN" on your account even the Free once.

[@Leos74]

@@DOLFYTheDev damn, that sucks. I mean not surprising because it's apple.. but not being able to install apps is dumb

[@CoolTechGamingAndReviews]

Thanks for the great video Hugh

[@billienomates1606]

Amazing skills.

[@peterm2618]

Well done !

[@PicaPollo]

Big score!

[@joe_3105]

4:10 Love the ChrisFix reference

[@TheFoo_Fighter]

Your work is so important! For how much are you selling it now?

[@freesitesarena]

This is your talent hugh congratulations in fixing phones 🎉🎉but how do i get usrd phones from your store im in Africa😢😢

[@hirankaushal3899]

Nice restore

[@V1P3R775]

I‘m working with these JCID Boards for the Cameras but I am using it on the JCID V1S Pro. I only can‘t read the Camera data when the Camera is shorted and the camera will get very hot as well . Maybe your board were shorted when it failed on all cameras.

[@ShawnJbarr1988YT]

this video was very good.

[@jindrasmutny4181]

I can’t believe I missed this video and seen it after 10 days 😆. I’m surprised phone still works, this is a device with interesting backstory 😁. By the way, I think it’s a pure luck that back glass didn’t got damaged

[@ghostmanscores1666]

hands of a surgeon

[@SRshinoda]

the man is a wizard! =0

[@fikri2822]

Just curious Hugh. What happen if the iPhone component for this phone were clean up using ultrasonic cleaner? Will issue be solved, or it still be same? reason I ask is, on automotive industry, normally we clean car component (like car ECU) using ultrasonic cleaner if it rusted.

[@NetworkEffect12]

Hugh There are tools to extract the serial number from the face id module and copy it to a replacement i hope this gets attention

[@michaellegg9381]

I wonder if water has corroded something that is affecting the logic bord henc affecting apple pay id and the front camera assembly.. so soaking it all in alcohol bath in a ultrasonic cleaner like a full 1L IPA in a ultrasonic bath for a hour might actually fix any correction in places you just can't get to without using a hot air station and remove all ic's and re solder it all.. it's worth a try as the IPA will clean up any corrosion especially in a ultrasonic bath.

[@albion_i]

What about putting the camera and faced stuff in a ultrasonic cleaner?

[@green9227]

Do you think that iPhone 15 models will have esim only in more countries and do you think iPhone outside the us will get mmWave support

[@freedomfrochaos7730]

That was a good restoration and the iPhone 12 promax

[@legithacks7342]

Hey Hugh, the camera programmer works, but you will need to solder a flex cable to the wide angle camera. There is are a bunch of videos explaining it.

[@zetsubou3704]

It's worthless explaining it to him, he never takes the effort to go deep into the problem.

[@DonPatro92]

@@zetsubou3704 Exactly, overall he takes a very lazy approach to complete 100% any project.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

​@@zetsubou3704 why don't you make your own iPhone repair videos and go as deep as you want into problems? Some people. . . .

[@zetsubou3704]

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 Sure, you wanna sponsor me for that 😒

[@midgoog2]

Hugh have you tried reinstalling the Operating System to clear the Apple pay error ? At some stage Apple will have to change it's business model based on constant short cycled replacement of hardware platforms and non support of right to repair in order to remain viable.

[@walpoleandworcester]

Nice work as always especially with the cleaning process!

[@babymo5653]

so passionate ❤ earn a new follower here

[@BrianGlaze]

I'll never buy an iPhone but I love watching these videos because every time one of these phones gets fixed, I think of it is like we are all sticking it to Apple for their anti right to repair ways.

[@stylestrydes8360]

For the PSA adhesive, it’s best if you pick, and pull the adhesive at an angle like a command strip.

[@Kevan929]

apple pay might have to do with the NFC reader, had the same issue when repairing an iPhone 7.

[@areghoroupian5265]

Hugh, that camera could have still worked. I suggest cleaning it thoroughly then putting it back in the phone. If its a movement issue, then cleaning the dirt could solve that issue. I think the outside camera lens being broken contributed to the blurry camera.

[@zee9276]

I've had phones with broken camera lenses, it doesn't make much of a difference. I think the camera being unable to move which allows it to focus contributes to its blurriness.

[@areghoroupian5265]

@@zee9276 what I’m saying is unclogging the dirt could get it to work, and thus avoid all the apply camera warnings about ingenuine parts

[@zee9276]

@@areghoroupian5265 yes you are right but I was referring to the blurry part.

[@AngelicTigerKing]

Who ever abandoned this phone shame on you and I love your vids they are so entertaining

[@sk.sourov]

What a repair! Hats off!