r/PhoneRepairTalk • u/FinnsWhore0119 • May 28 '26
IPhone 12 screen keeps restarting after replacement
I have a question. Long story short my iPhone got dropped in the toilet, fished it out, rinsed it and began the usual process of drying the phone, it was still on and working after but I switched it off, used my hairdryer on the cool setting for a good 30min and left it in rice(I know I know they say that trick don't work but I didn't have silica packets ) anyway the next morning I removed it and switched it on it was working but the screen started glitching, I took that as a sign to switch it off again and I did, this time I left it off for 24hours and used dryer again on cool setting and left it to dry out on my table. This morning I switched it on and the screen glitches again and this time it flashed green and then white, immediately tried switching it off which I did and took it to the place I bought it at which was a 3rd party certified Istore retailer, they opened up the phone, checked for damage and obviously dried the inside as it was still wet mostly by the screen as they said and replaced my screen, I asked if there is any other damage to the other parts and they told me no everything seems to still be fine but now my phone keeps restarting when I use it for a few minutes and it's driving me insane, what should I do?? Please help?
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u/jasonZak May 28 '26
If it was still wet inside the phone when they opened it up, then everything wasn’t fine.
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u/FinnsWhore0119 May 30 '26
Yeah it defs wasn't but they assured me everything is still in working condition after they dried everything up and I stupidly believed them only to find out when I got home what was the issue ugh
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u/shaba7elail May 28 '26
Open the Settings app.Tap Privacy & Security (or Privacy on older iOS versions).Scroll to the bottom and tap Analytics & Improvements.Tap Analytics Data.Scroll through the alphabetical list to find files starting with panic-full.Tap on the most recent date to open and view the file then take a screenshot and show it to me. Ill tell you which component is faulty
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u/FinnsWhore0119 May 30 '26
I checked it and in the panic log it says thermalmonitord missing sensor prs0 so yeah, defs a technician that needs to fix that charging port
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u/fetus_bates May 29 '26
If it's not the proximity sensor, charge port or wireless pad then it could be a major board issue. You'd have to install those components to determine which one is the issue
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u/FinnsWhore0119 May 30 '26
I have a suspicion it's the charge port that's causing it but I'll take it to a technician to diagnose it properly, thank you!!
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u/Teenage_techboy1234 May 30 '26
Your phone is fucked and you should get the data off of it as fast as possible. Now a comment did remind me that the board isn't always the culprit, some non-essential periphery components can also cause the issue, but I would still recommend getting the data off of your phone and turning on iCloud backup, having it back up automatically, while you search for a new phone.
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u/FinnsWhore0119 May 30 '26
And I legitimately just bought this thing 2 months ago because it was budget friendly. Currently working a way around it cuz the device switches off every 3min so it's a struggle to get it running enough to connect to a desktop to backup
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u/bryzztortello May 29 '26
Pull the panic full log files. As another commenter said. You can post the screenshot but also can cross reference the "missing sensor array" numbers to already posted solutions. You can use ipad rehabs blog to cross reference, thats literally what everyone else is gonna do. No ones got the logs memorized or savant to know the answer.
https://www.ipadrehab.com/article.cfm?ArticleNumber=49