9 iPhone 14 Problems We See Constantly (And Which Ones Are Expensive)
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Phone repair myths spread faster than cracked screens.
They sound reasonable.
They come from friends, forums, or that one coworker who “knows phones.”
And they quietly convince people to wait… until waiting gets expensive.
Here are five phone repair myths that cost people the most money, and what actually happens in the real world.
This one refuses to die.
Rice can dry the outside of a phone. What it can’t do is stop corrosion on the inside. Once moisture gets in, corrosion starts forming on microscopic components, sometimes immediately, sometimes slowly over days or weeks.
That’s why phones often “work fine” after getting wet… and then randomly die later.
Proper water damage repair is about stopping corrosion early, not hoping it doesn’t spread. Rice just delays the bad news.
This myth costs people a lot.
A cracked screen isn’t just glass damage. It weakens the entire display, compromises internal protection, and makes the phone more vulnerable to pressure, moisture, and impact.
What starts as a small crack often turns into:
At that point, what could’ve been a simple phone screen replacement turns into an urgent repair you didn’t plan for.
Cracks don’t stay polite.
This one scares people into doing nothing.
The truth: bad batteries ruin phones. Quality replacement batteries, installed properly, don’t.
What actually damages phones is continuing to use a worn-out battery that overheats, swells, or causes power instability. We regularly see phones with failing original batteries that cause shutdowns, throttling, and even screen damage.
A proper battery replacement restores stability. Ignoring a dying battery is what usually causes collateral damage.
Resets are the duct tape of phone troubleshooting.
They’re great for software glitches.
They do nothing for cracked screens, failing batteries, damaged ports, or water exposure.
People reset their phones over and over, hoping hardware issues will magically disappear. Meanwhile, the real problem keeps getting worse.
If resets actually fixed hardware damage, phone repair shops wouldn’t exist. Spoiler: they don’t.
This myth feels modern. And it’s expensive.
Many phones that get written off as “not worth fixing” only need a screen or battery to be fully usable again. Especially with newer models, repair often buys years more life for a fraction of replacement cost.
We see this constantly during iPhone repair, where a phone labeled “old” is actually one good repair away from being perfectly functional.
Disposable thinking turns small fixes into big purchases.
Here’s what usually happens:
Myth → delay → damage spreads → fewer options → higher cost
Myths make people wait. Waiting makes repairs harder. And harder repairs cost more.
Whether it’s ignoring cracks, trusting rice, fearing battery replacement, or resetting hardware problems into oblivion, the end result is almost always the same: paying more later for something that could’ve been handled earlier.
You don’t need to panic.
You don’t need to fix everything immediately.
You just need accurate information.
If you’re unsure whether something is actually a problem or just an annoyance, knowing the difference early is what saves money. Most of the time, the fix is simpler than people expect.
And the earlier you act, the more options you usually have.
