Our Number:

Barrie (705)481-1572

Our Location:

474 Grove St East (house)
Barrie, Ontario

Our Hours:

Monday-Friday 10-7pm
Saturday-Sunday 11-4pm

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Best Options for Samsung Screen Repair in Barrie – Fast, Local, and Affordable

Let’s Get Real: Your Samsung’s a Mess There are two types of people in Barrie. The ones who say they’ve never broken a phone screen, and the ones who are lying. It’s a normal Thursday. You’re texting your boss (or maybe your friend, but your phone says “boss” for plausible deniability), juggling your coffee, and […]

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Where to Get Your iPad Fixed in Barrie (Fast, Local, and Not Judgy)

Where to Get Your iPad Fixed in Barrie (Fast, Local, and Not Judgy) Let’s set the scene.You’re balancing coffee, your kid’s backpack, a half-eaten granola bar, and your dignity, when your iPad leaps from your arms and lands face-down on the driveway. (Let’s all pretend it “leaped,” so you can blame gravity and not your […]

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Why Cheaper Screens Might Cost You More (Eventually)

You crack your screen.You search “phone repair near me.”You see one place charging $60, and another charging $150.And you think, “Well that’s obvious. Let’s go cheap.” Fast-forward 10 days…Now your phone’s acting like it’s possessed. Ghost touches. Fuzzy colors. A battery that dies faster than a goldfish’s attention span. Sound familiar? We’re not judging — […]

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We Tried the $5 Screen Repair Hack from TikTok (Here’s What Happened)

It always starts the same way.A random guy on TikTok squints at the camera, cracks his knuckles, and says: “Fix your cracked phone screen for $5 using toothpaste and magic.” You watch him smear Crest all over a cracked iPhone, rub it in like he’s buffing out a car scratch, and then — jump cut! […]

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Do iPhones Break More Because They’re Loved More?

You’re sitting in a coffee shop, and you glance around. Half the people have cracked iPhone screens. The other half have Androids… with cases that look like tank armor. So what gives?Are iPhones just more fragile — or is there something else going on? We fix a lot of iPhones at Barrie Screen Repair, and […]

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iPad Screen Repairs: What They Cost and When to Do It

Maybe it slipped off the kitchen counter. Maybe your toddler used it as a frisbee. Maybe you looked at it wrong and it cracked out of spite. Either way — here we are. A shattered iPad screen isn’t just a cosmetic problem. It makes everything harder: tapping, reading, scrolling, and, let’s be honest, pretending your […]

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Does Rice Really Work? Apple Water Damage Repair Myths Busted

So you dropped your iPhone in the sink. Or the toilet. Or maybe the lake at Centennial Beach.Your phone is soaked, and now your friend with “tech experience” says: “Just throw it in a bag of rice overnight.” It’s a nice idea. It feels proactive. But does it actually work? Short answer?No.Long answer? Keep reading […]

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iPhone or Android: Which Breaks More Often (And What Costs More to Fix)?

Everyone has an opinion.Some say iPhones are overpriced. Others say Androids are built like wet paper towels.But when it comes to breakage and repair costs, who’s really worse? We’ve repaired thousands of phones at Barrie Screen Repair — both Apple and Android. So here’s what the actual numbers say. Let’s Talk Breakage Rates We hate […]

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Screen Repair in Elmvale: What Locals Need to Know

You’re scrolling your phone while watching the kids at Homer Barrett Park, and suddenly — crack. Your iPhone or iPad slips, and now your screen looks like it went ten rounds with a cheese grater. Whether it’s your iPhone, iPad, or gaming console, people in Elmvale are often stuck asking the same thing: “Do I […]

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How Long Do iPhone Screens Really Last? Experts Weigh In

Let’s get one thing straight — iPhone screens are tough… but not invincible. You might think that sleek sheet of glass glued to your hand is indestructible, but spoiler alert: it’s not. So, how long should an iPhone screen actually last?We asked around, looked at repair data, and mixed in a little common sense. Here’s […]

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