The Master Microfixer Teaching the World to Fix iPhones

Using her background in molecular genetics, Jessa has pioneered a new form of board-level iPhone repair.
She's teaching the world to fix devices that no one, not even Apple, thought it was possible to fix.
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[@androidcow1234]

Who else thought of Louis Rossmann?

[@foxtrotjeff]

I was like.... why do I recognize this person... and I go in the description and it says 'iPad Rehab' which clicked me remembering Louis saying that was her channel lol. I'm glad the one time a company sites who's in the video.

[@foxtrotjeff]

and yeah I know i'm 2 years late.

[@RadDadisRad]

His channel reference her a few times.

[@YabaiModding]

She and Louis are both masters. At repairing and pissing Apple off.

[@jhaybrrr7082]

me

[@KelikakuCoutin]

Beautiful family. It is heartwarming to see a parent guiding a child and teaching that child to improve something in this world, and how to fix something that doesn't work. Thanks for the magnificent content. B'H.

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

I first heard about her from Louis Rossmann

[@paulhendrix8599]

he makes good arguments.

[@rossmanngroup]

While on the topic of arguments, "i fucking hate the guy" is not an argument.

[@BrightenCloudLeastPalladium]

I had a feeling you were lurking in the comments. I know that "I fucking hate the guy" isn't an argument, I wanted to express my grievances. While I have the chance to ask, why are you always angry? edit: btw I haven't watched all of your videos. I've probably seen at least 20 of them within 2016 and at least watched one live stream.

[@rossmanngroup]

I don't feel angry. A lot of people seem to think I am angry when I am not. I have an adorable kitty in my lap right now, grinning and purring while I listen to music, pet her, and smile. Life is good.

[@BrightenCloudLeastPalladium]

oh yeah, blackberry the cat.

[@Bikewithlove]

It's always rewarding to bring a machine back to life.

[@DavidNunezPNW]

Motherboard doing a story about people fixing motherboards... INCEPTION 😱😱😱

[@IgWannA2]

Motherboard doing a story about a Mother who fixes boards.

[@mrcokez1]

motherboard says building a PC is way too hard and expensive; then in the same sentence they suggest a MAC I come to this channel to see these people and see how full of shit they are. pure comedy.

[@tripjj8662]

*loud cinematic horn noise*

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

@@mrcokez1 Ikr?

[@tomasaur]

This is a great series. I love how psyched Jessa's son to have fixed that bad filter. That's the feeling that makes me want to get up and go to work.

[@iheartnikes2187]

I applaud these women for brining back to life devices that Apple would say no cant fix. 👍🏻

[@technicalhelpgurusunil1566]

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[@Trishlicious]

This is what i went to school for in 89; surface level computer repair. Still working with with computers, now a computer analyst (repair, tech, support, training) at a university. When surface mounted components started being used we thought there goes repairing our own stuff and it has been that was for many people. Now i can get the right tools again and start what i started.

[@killax1000]

Louis Rossmann's Grandma!

[@yuyuyuyuyuy484]

@@Icu__hotel_hotel LMFOA

[@amessman]

who's here because they know Jessa from Louis Rossmann?

[@bennyshovelar6089]

Jessa is the Og

[@mike0rr]

This is one of my favorite videos on YT. Awesome seeing everyone get into this.

[@XSpImmaLion]

Jessa, I missed your "YAAY" when the iPad got fixed. xD Thanks to her, Rossman, iFixit and some other sources, instead of throwing away and buying a new one, I fixed my previous and my current phones after their screen broke. From scratch, little to no experience previous to it. Not exactly component level or water damage repair, but watching the videos had a demystifying effect that made me want to open things up, and try replacing them myself. Local shops didn't want to deal with them or charged way too much to be worth it. They reconnected me to my curiosity around electronic components that I had abandoned in my teens. It's something society needs. Beyond "just" the electronics trash issue, which is a big problem in itself, it's about learning at least a bit more how these things we use in a daily basis work, what those internal components are and do, if what corporations and companies are charging is fair, plus a bunch of other things that people need to understand for all sorts of low to high level decisions.

[@JessaJones]

That is fantastic--love to hear stories like this. ~Jessa

[@lukeg779]

Fix my life plz

[@TheArabsolga]

n-nice yoke...

[@eduardoroca1991]

Only ye can do dat breh

[@theoriginalrhythm]

Please bro lol

[@flanzie]

turn off your computer a bit more

[@TheR971]

Try turning it off and on again! Wait. No! Don't do that on a second thought!

[@jimmac]

Thank you for letting such a positive vibe out of what's actually quite a depressing state of affairs.

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

and shame on apple for lying about it all the time for money

[@CookieCraftMedia]

I never knew Jessa had a video done about her job on here! I first heard about her from Louis Rossmann, who are both excellent people when it comes to fixing tiny electronics. I am all about being able to repair and fix things themselves, especially now that technology becomes more and more important to us and is more widely accessible. Why should that mean that people shouldn’t learn how their devices work and how to troubleshoot them? Learning to diagnose and then microsolder boards to fix them is of great educational value, and I wish it was being taught more widely. For me, going to a board repair school is impossible as there are just none around. I lean from and fix micro electronics all the time in my tiny room, having bought most necessary equipment to do microsoldering. As of now I don’t even have a microscope and managed to do most repairs of these kinds. I wish this topic would get more attention overall

[@conchezness3744]

She is a tech legend. Thank you for all the knowledge you share

[@melplishka5978]

I’m sorry I only found your channel today. Awesome job. Teaching the next generation is vital and extremely rewarding.

[@cujimmy1366]

There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a kid achieve something. Great video.

[@carrefamily01]

This is really cool. Respect for the ingenuity and resourcefulness.

[@hickam16]

I really enjoyed this doc, thanks vice!

[@quelorepario]

50 years later, people with faulty neuralink are gonna be like: "don't throw your loved ones away, you don't need to be a neurosurgeon to fix your bricked brain, even my son can microsolder your brain electrodes"

[@vitalyfreidin7858]

Hahaha, when microsoldering becomes a part of neural surgeon training. Honestly we're not that far off from this future

[@gosteampunkdotcom]

The neurolink has been successfully implanted in a human now. About a month ago.

[@pronoy91]

I soooo need her kind of hardware setup. Its awesome!!

[@chriswhitchurch4720]

Is it weird that I teared up over the amazement and effort of Jessa and others in this industry?

[@gosteampunkdotcom]

No. It's such a releif to know things can get fixed and restored!

[@djprogramer973]

It feels really good to see the next generation be ready for whatever challenges technology will give us.

[@foxtrotjeff]

I'd LOVE to micro solder... BUT I SHAKE TOO DAMN MUCH

[@ayrendraganas8686]

what i noticed is the more you do it, its like your body gets more careful and learns to keep stable. Just keep doing it. your finesse will improve

[@foxtrotjeff]

​@Robert F Will try it sometime :)

[@VitorMadeira]

This video made my day! Thank you. Greetings from Portugal.

[@aikam007]

Why allow repairs when you can sell a new device to morons every 1-2 years.

[@TheSqeeek]

Exactly - it's not that Apple "didn't think they could be fixed" - it's that Apple would rather sell more devices than spend money supporting older ones to this extent.

[@ronnieDaking]

becuase cell phone companies don't do it for the last 20 years

[@biplav32]

My iphone usually costs 250 or less. Most of the times, its just not worth it to repair it though.

[@unfug1863]

Biplav Shrestha why?

[@drosnova2911]

aikam007 Because technology improves exponentially?

[@Broadcast1Channel]

It is good to see people that are persevering at being component level electronics engineers. It is a skill set that could be lost much like what is presently happening with the automotive industry. Where experienced automotive diagnostic technicians are being replaced by fitters that just plug in and look at codes then swap modules in the hope of correcting the fault.

[@markrorney6702]

I'm happy to come across this content...Thaks for posting.

[@TheTarrMan]

How come I'm just now seeing this? Anyway's I feel so privilege to see you guys interviewing people I know of. Thumbs up! #RightToRepair

[@Challender]

Very nice! Awesome work.

[@sazzaddipto5372]

"mom can fix that" 😍😍

[@jptrustno1]

Jessa, please please please keep doing what u do. I can not praise u enough for what u stand for. The apple company is just.....im sorry, i dont wana get started and all worked up about their practices. Please, keep on pushin! And, i feel the same way about giving someone their photos back of their kids being born, weddings, graduation pictures, and when they get their phone back and smile, then they put their passcode and opens, they jump. Then they open their photos app and they get quiet with they eyes starting to water, thats payment enough to me. Thats better than money. Around where i live, just a cracked screen and they think they lost everything. I dont do board level repair, just screens and they start hugging me and throwing holy water on me. Just wanted to share my thoughts with u if u personally read this. Thank u for all u do.

[@mrmshifan]

Very inspiring, I wish all best.

[@herve160181]

Jessa Jones is so awesome. Truely an inspiration.

[@gilbertodiazcastro8871]

Awesome to see that you are teaching the next generation of repair technicians.

[@aleksandar743]

nice, keep up the good work Jenna :)

[@ve6pjb]

Love to see this.Keep up the good work and don't let the jerks get to you.

[@MrKydaman]

This was very interesting. Jessa is very smart and very cool.

[@thebigoaktree8401]

Good work! Thank you

[@87ww1807]

I just wish that their were more people around like Jess and Louis. I am 74 but did my 6 yr apprenticeship in radio and tv engineering, a trade that does not exist in todays throwaway society, There are no longer any college courses available because manufacturers deny access to service data citing " interlectual rights". what they really mean is "we want more sales" this all means more landfill, more toxic waste and more corruption. well done Jessa and Louis

[@gosteampunkdotcom]

Please make videos on all that stuff! I'm sure people who love to tinker and invent would really enjoy them! It might take a bit to get the algorythm to build your audience, but I know people would like it a lot.

[@TonyToneFixMyPhone]

Great video Jessa !

[@4647540]

Amazing work

[@simoncheung2573]

Sounds pretty cool. I would love to learn to do that!

[@markc312]

This is awesome! I love it, keep it up ladies.

[@jschreiber6461]

Rossmann is a gem! I wish I had even 1% of his skill! Jessa Jones & ROSSMAN are on a different level!

[@TheOriginalDeckBoy]

This lady and her gang are real heroes imo.... amazing work...

[@successogbonnakwight3205]

I love this job and will put all my efforts into it

[@176cgna]

i remember when i fixed my first touch ic i took like 10 pads including the m1 and it took me 5 times to reball the IC and the whole thing took me like 3 hours now im down to about 20 minutes start to finish

[@figuenoire]

Am I the only one who loved the kid? I want to be the kind of mom this woman is.

[@Crazy--Clown]

figuenoire Move on muppet

[@cerealtech4138]

Just do it, just be the person you like to be, you can do it, they are not superheroes, they are normal people like me and you.. stop waiting for nothing.. just do it, start today

[@juliantambwe8551]

Great knowledge, thanks.

[@imnotgovernorwatts]

"average American keeps there phone for 18 months" lol so is it bad i still have a iphone 4?

[@indertat93]

waswilly wantana There should be more people like you. I have my Sony Xperia z1 since 2014.

[@millwrightandmachinist8027]

waswilly wantana dude i still have my 4 you’re not alone brother.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

Nah, I still have an iPhone 4. But I only bought it about 6 months ago. Bought it from a dude who repairs them. Not a licenced dealer, just a guy who does it... much like this lady, actually.

[@Cheese_1337]

i used nokia 6230 till 2014

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

wow that's surprising, because of planned obselecence iPhones normally don't last that long.

[@MsFactnotfiction]

Amazing!!!! Really really nice! I am a software engineer and I love to see woman doing this kind of stuff. I have my electronics lab in my house and I would love if my wife got interested into electronics!!

[@sparkequinox]

Watching Jessa teach her son was so wholesome.

[@scorpionstrikes9945]

Very good job my compliments to her she is a hero to me

[@pidpa99]

Nice ! I’m following your video’s for several months now, they are very usefull in manny ways. The repairability of whatever is very important for the future. I’m a electronics bachelor in the the late 1980 begin 1990 and trying to pick up again my first love .. electronics and the repairing of it. My first project is a time capsule failing, i could fix it because i have 5 of them and so i was able to bring the working parts together .. :-DDD but microsoldering really bites me it won’t let go, you are doing a amazing good job !! I heard a dutchman in one of your video’s is he back in europe ?

[@Oscar230]

This is great!

[@amirmohammad3213]

U r great jessa! I have learnt a lot from u.

[@YoungHudge]

interesting concept, i run a computer repair business and iPhone screen repair is a huge part of my business. soldering a motherboard under a microscope is way out of my league tho. idk how beneficial it will be in the future because apple is always going to release new products and everyone's always going to want the latest and greatest.

[@paulhendrix8599]

That's why it's quite a nice. Even replacing the glass of a laminated screen assembly is considered hard in the phone repair industry though (it seems).

[@Ryan-wx8of]

I'm note sure about that, right now people do because it's become a social status thing to always have the latest phones. But it's kind of stupid, innovation has slowed to a crawl and new phones are pretty similar to old ones. The momentum from so many years of innovation might take awhile to run out but the average lifespan of a phone is already increasing and I think that it will continue to do so until there are some serious breakthroughs in consumer technology.

[@YoungHudge]

Ryan R true but Apples not gonna just not make a new iPhone for any long periods of time. They have new features planned out years ahead I assume. They've got breakthrough features in the vault guaranteed. The majority of apple consumers are always gonna want the newest iPhone while the rest will just carry around a 6 for 5 years.

[@leezhieng]

And then you will be fixing the latest and greatest iPhone for your customers :) these phones don't last long anyway lol

[@jonnybreakz]

AGREED.. That is a shorter period of the average contract so that tells me that the product is breaking because of excessive wear or misuse.

[@biok2006]

i love fix stuff.. is good for soul and you feel proud too

[@tomasrh6]

Have you ever heard of Programmed Obsolescence? Of course Apple will continue to create almost irreparable products.

[@paulhendrix8599]

Interestingly a lot of Apple's problems seem to be caused by the designers simply not caring about longevity as much as looks. An anecdote by an ex Apple employeed shows that the industrial design team opts agains strain relieves on their cables simply because they don't like how they look.

[@Impetuss]

Heard of planned obsolescence, programmed is that when the software makes it fail?

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

Awesome content!

[@BirdRunHD]

I want to learn how to do this professionally. Thanks for the upload.

[@emmanuellife6280]

I really love your work and interested to learn from you

[@Sam60420]

I love her set up

[@slowandcurious9455]

That kid is soaking up information. We need more of this.

[@RxTerps]

im sure if we all had parents that smart wed turn out the same way

[@mrreviewsitall7496]

iPad rehab sounds great in this promotional video. Try sending them a phone and see if anyone knows anything about it for 6 months. I did and they didn't. I wish they were more organized, i would've loved to be Able to send dead phones somewhere for data retrieval or repair. The truth is the world needs this service more every day.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

There exist recycling bins for electronics ALL OVER the place. There exists ZERO excuse for electronics to "end up in landfills". I have never fixed an electronic device in my life (though I certainly would like to know how) but neither have I ever simply dumped one into the trash. 2 km from my house is a Magnum Recycling trailer where I take all used electronics for recycling.

[@GM-Real]

You guys are AWESOME !!!!

[@Good_Things_To_Know]

great job

[@transhumanmercury1279]

Very inspirational, interesting that this attitude and movement is coming out of the US, given Asia's dominance in the electronics industry...this movement deserves funding and support from government and environmental policy makers!

[@SOCCERMUM44]

Great video

[@kentvandervelden]

Absolutely fantastic! There's no way my 40 yo hands are steady enough for this work. I love hearing stories like this - entrepreneur and repairing the "unrepairable." Best of success to all of you.

[@CMFL77]

There are so many things I love about this video and Jessa....She's pioneering an extremely technical field and sharing that information with many, she appears to be a good mom and a hard worker...and she has so many apple fan boys besides themselves with what they perceive as an insult to their brand/religion hahaha

[@paintedwall496]

this is wonderful glad that theres people that devoted to fixing old use phones

[@AlphaMachina]

Man, I wish I could work with these wonderfully brilliant people.

[@danijel124]

I actually like her idea :) greetings from Slovenia

[@bundr]

fascinating!!!

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

She fixes electronic boards AND she's a mother. THAT explains why this is on the Motherboard channel!

[@carlangelo653]

She's a mother fixing boards, featured on the motherboard channel.

[@DontEatFibre]

really cool stuff

[@caramelcoffees]

good, wholesome content motherboard

[@asiandavidp]

I used to work in a warehouse full of iPhones needing to be fixed and sold in T-Mobile as refurbish device. I loved it! benefits are definitely A1. But i just hate how they paying Cell phone Tech's 8-10$ an hour while having the battery explode in your face (sometimes). I'm a level II tech they pay 11-15 an hour still isn't enough.. I loved it. The company is very diverse and it owns 4 buildings around the logistics strip

[@wikileaks8174]

Hello bro I have question, In your opinion which one is the best for opening the phone or screen without a risk, the hot air gun or the hot plate and which model to take, thank you for advance

[@loslosbaby]

Its fantastic!

[@madisonstoner7405]

I'm sad that I can only like this video once.

[@febreroseis]

She is the coolest mom ever!!!

[@Nevakonaza.]

The reason a lot of people dont bother to get them repaired/fixed as it costs too much,I laughed when she said "even apple didn't think it was repairable" LOL yeah sure thats because they want you to buy their latest model.

[@Aimlifestyle]

I will love to learn to do this and help others

[@elliottstauffer1299]

This is the kind of thing that feminist should be promoting and advocating for, not walking around topless

[@paulhendrix8599]

Lets talk all day about the problems with feminism, but they certainly don't have anything to do with electronics repair, lol

[@stormstereo]

Don't be an ass Luca.

[@biplav32]

If they want to who cares, men walk around topless. If women can't, men shouldn't be allowed to either.

[@audreyh6628]

Yeah, and lots of Feminists DO promote this sort of thing, but that doesn't make an interesting news story now does it? Maybe you should direct your complaint to the jackass bros who control the media cycle rather than the women who actually do something to change this shitty world

[@Lazypackmule]

Feminists don't promote this sort of thing, they promote discriminatory quotas on the hiring end instead of getting women to actually go into those fields(which is why there aren't as many women in those fields in the first place) Because every problem women face is "The Patriarchy's" fault and never theirs

[@sabertoothlei]

I am soo inspired !

[@Rowow]

Issue is with devices is mostly that they get outdated too quickly and repairing them is far more expensive then repairing. Although apple is a ripoff and they are actually worth fixing, but they are the only ones worth fixing because they are so overly priced. But most other devices parts and components are dollars to replace the broken part rather then spending hours of labor into fixing it.

[@paulhendrix8599]

Not if the broken part is the mainboard ... but yeah, Apple are the only company people invest im fixing devices of, which does frustrate me a lot.

[@KaedeIshimora]

Yeah, agreed. one of the parts on my Old Android cost more than buying the whole device again. at that rate I would just get the next iteration of the device. (the charger port was bad and ruined the board, but the older generation of the SG's were all one piece, not separated.. so when you wanted to replace it, you'd pretty much have to buy the whole phones innards.

[@jaym3785]

Hi, I have watched a lot of your video's, I feel your the most qualified and knowledgeable. I have been just repairing screens for my family and friends for cost savings. I have a iPhone 6 and the back light doesn't work anymore. I don't want to invest into a scope and materials to fix it. then again I just don't want it to go to waste. can you direct me to have it fixed for a fair price?Thank you in advance

[@stefano.a]

please, is it possible to know the exact characteristics of the microscope used in this video? Thank you

[@JaredReabow]

you know what i see? I see a business women who is successful at selling a skill and caught a tech noob hook line and sinker and they outputted bullshit like (1:46) "not even apple thought it could be repaired" What bullshit! ((edit) I will change the above statement a bit, she didnt feed them this bullshit , wired distorted what she said and then released this painful to watch video. what she is doing is great teaching others how to repair , but I maintain the stance that the real value is the schematics and basic electronic knowledge that anyone in electronics should understand but may not posses , I admit I don't not know the whole background to this, I am and was just pissed at another bullshit video by wired.) although I must admit , many of these repair shops including hers are so good at getting these schmucks to pay them to work for them!!

[@jakemyboy72]

ReabowRotors You must be her evil competitor from the next town over.

[@JaredReabow]

mwahaha i shall take all her business.... in the uk

[@Shankabottomus]

You know what I just read? Bullshit....

[@paulhendrix8599]

component level repair is not easy. smartphone-sized component repair is pretty crazy.

[@DaGleese]

Not really if you are just buying in the standard components and replacing them like this woman seems to be mostly doing.

[@phantomscolts7002]

"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."

[@vishwanathanshankar5996]

WoW this is awesome.

[@luisvilleza2687]

im really amaze that there are women that are into microsoldering repair they have more steady hands than man as i observed first time i saw her is when im watching louis rossman i cant beleive me ears when he said Jessa was his grandmother

[@Mr1dvsbstrd]

Watching her teach her son was epic ..

[@uylysin7886]

Good job

[@kythrathesuntamer9715]

absolute queen this lady.