Dealing With Cracked iPhone Screens –Stopgaps Until You Pick Up a Repair Store
So now that you have you have dropped your prized iPhone and it has cracked, you have hard days ahead. The first and foremost thing that you need to do is to pick up the right company that will be able to replace the screen and make your gadget look as good as new!
Don't you have any secondary phone that will act as a part of your contingency plan? Do you need to continue with the phone with the cracked screen? Fret not; you need to do so until you pick up the company that will do the repairs. However, you need to take some precautionary measures so that things do not get worse and the iPhone screen repair cost does not mount!
Checking the Extent of Damage
This is the first step that you need to take. Keep in mind that even the minutest cracks can at times, render your iPhone damaged. Thus, you need to check the core components of the phone and see if they are still working. If not, you MUST NOT fiddle with the gadget, till you get it to a specialist. The core components include a camera, the buttons including the home button and the overall touch sensitivity of the phone.
DIY Steps...
Once you have ascertained the damage, you need to start the DIY fixes to make it work until you have a cracked iPhone screen repair expert at your service. You can use the fix-it all-cap to put together the two sides, if the impact of the fall has separated them.
When it comes to putting the broken or cracked parts of the screen together, you need to use transparent tapes to cover the cracks. Make sure the tapes run along the crack lines so that the parts do not fall off, exposing the inner core of the screen.
Here you need to be careful not to inflict any fresh damage to the screen or the phone, for in that case, you might be ending in the losing side, when it comes to claiming for the insurance coverage (in case your phone has any coverage at all).
Being on the safer side....
All said and done, if you are to deal with the cracks in the safest way, DO NOT fidget with the phone. Not doing anything and leaving the phone aside is the best thing you can do with an iPhone with a cracked screen until you get it to the right place for the right things to be done.