Iphone 4 Missing power button bracket?? - GSM-Forum

Wingrydere · 02-05-2016, 06:44

New guy into my first phone. Iphone 4 with non-working power button. Lived with it but bought new button and new proximity cable. Installed and acts just like old one. No button travel what so ever. My question is the install guide talks about transferring a power button bracket over from the old flex cable to the new one. What I took out of the phone and the new one I had in hand are identical. There was no "bracket" to transfer over.
Am I missing a part? Is this why the button just locks up and will not move?
thanks for your help
Wingryder

tarakhail · 02-05-2016, 09:56

Hi there it was not very easy to understand what u are trying to say and what do u mean by bracket anyway if u want to know how does new button looks like then g o o g l e the power button and search trough pics.
And a good thing for your will be to use g o o g l e more then this forum just suggesting you buddy .

KotNitro · 02-05-2016, 11:56

One possible reason is non-original part: its size could be slighly different being compared to original. Sometimes it is enough to get non-pressible buttons)
If you've changed metal pusher, compare its size to the old one.
It is important to place new button (mounted on flex) on bracket using small holes on it.
This guide may be useful to you. Check step 27.

Wingrydere · 02-05-2016, 17:09

Ok KotNitro thanks for input. your statement "It is important to place new button (mounted on flex) on bracket using small holes on it."

This is entire point of thread. I do not have any bracket. I have chrome button (same as old) I have the frame, and I have black plastic mount that electronic button is part of. That is it. Both old and new flex cables are identical.. nothing to transfer from one to the other. Nothing fell out when I removed the old assembly. (remember this phone was used to me and the button never worked or had any travel.
So back to the title and point of this thread... Am I missing what must be a spacer bracket? and if so where do I find it.

thanks to all
Wingryder

ps this is a cdma phone but this part is the same on both.

KotNitro · 02-05-2016, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingrydere

Am I missing what must be a spacer bracket?

I suppose you need this part

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingrydere

and if so where do I find it

You can buy it in any local phone repair workshop or order from eBay or AliExpress. That part is very cheap)

Wingrydere · 02-05-2016, 21:02

Yes your pictures is the same as the ebay listing for the exact bracket for a GSM phone. (so I just learned they are not the same.). Two listings down is the complete flex cable for a cdma model . This is the exact item I bought and in their description it says complete with earphone and
"power button bracket"

So I guess I am not missing anything. Just not sure why it will not go together right. I will try again.

thanks to all for help

Wingrydere · 02-07-2016, 18:11

Well turns out the new proximity cable has a bad switch on it. I put the phone together without the outside metal button thinking I could switch it with a plastic probe but it does not move or switch anything at all.
Phone went back together and worked fine except for this. I have a another new cable and switch assembly coming so will try again.
Nice to have a source like this to bounce questions off from those that have "been there, done that".
I will post a update when the new install is complete
thanks again

02-05-2016, 06:44	#1 (permalink)
Wingrydere Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 6 Member: 2526946 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Iphone 4 Missing power button bracket?? New guy into my first phone. Iphone 4 with non-working power button. Lived with it but bought new button and new proximity cable. Installed and acts just like old one. No button travel what so ever. My question is the install guide talks about transferring a power button bracket over from the old flex cable to the new one. What I took out of the phone and the new one I had in hand are identical. There was no "bracket" to transfer over. Am I missing a part? Is this why the button just locks up and will not move? thanks for your help Wingryder

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tarakhail Freak Poster Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: UK Posts: 408 Member: 2240742 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 76	Your power button Hi there it was not very easy to understand what u are trying to say and what do u mean by bracket anyway if u want to know how does new button looks like then g o o g l e the power button and search trough pics. And a good thing for your will be to use g o o g l e more then this forum just suggesting you buddy .

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02-05-2016, 11:56	#3 (permalink)
KotNitro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Moscow Posts: 18 Member: 2510154 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	One possible reason is non-original part: its size could be slighly different being compared to original. Sometimes it is enough to get non-pressible buttons) If you've changed metal pusher, compare its size to the old one. It is important to place new button (mounted on flex) on bracket using small holes on it. This guide may be useful to you. Check step 27.

02-05-2016, 17:09	#4 (permalink)
Wingrydere Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 6 Member: 2526946 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Ok KotNitro thanks for input. your statement "It is important to place new button (mounted on flex) on bracket using small holes on it." This is entire point of thread. I do not have any bracket. I have chrome button (same as old) I have the frame, and I have black plastic mount that electronic button is part of. That is it. Both old and new flex cables are identical.. nothing to transfer from one to the other. Nothing fell out when I removed the old assembly. (remember this phone was used to me and the button never worked or had any travel. So back to the title and point of this thread... Am I missing what must be a spacer bracket? and if so where do I find it. thanks to all Wingryder ps this is a cdma phone but this part is the same on both.

02-05-2016, 21:02	#6 (permalink)
Wingrydere Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 6 Member: 2526946 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Yes your pictures is the same as the ebay listing for the exact bracket for a GSM phone. (so I just learned they are not the same.). Two listings down is the complete flex cable for a cdma model . This is the exact item I bought and in their description it says complete with earphone and "power button bracket" So I guess I am not missing anything. Just not sure why it will not go together right. I will try again. thanks to all for help

02-07-2016, 18:11	#7 (permalink)
Wingrydere Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 6 Member: 2526946 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Well turns out the new proximity cable has a bad switch on it. I put the phone together without the outside metal button thinking I could switch it with a plastic probe but it does not move or switch anything at all. Phone went back together and worked fine except for this. I have a another new cable and switch assembly coming so will try again. Nice to have a source like this to bounce questions off from those that have "been there, done that". I will post a update when the new install is complete thanks again