Note that , if you fix the iPhone yourself , Apple will never touch your device again . What I mean is , opening up and tampering with your iPhone even in an attempt to fix it voids the warranty on the device . Even if it isn ' t under warranty any longer , Apple would refuse service even if you were willing to pay for it . It also means that the iPhone wouldn ' t be eligible for service in the case of a recall replacement program . For example , a few years back , I cracked the screen on my iPhone 5 . So I went to a cheap repair shop at the strip mall down the street , paid $ 80 , and they fixed it . Well , a few months later , Apple announced a replacement program for certain iPhone 5 devices that had issues with batteries dying too quickly even if your iPhone was out of warranty , they ' d replace it for free . Well , when I went to do it , they stopped me and said , no the screen wasn ' t replaced by an authorized service provider , and as a result , I was no longer eligible for the free replacement . So tread lightly . If you break it , you ' re screwed .