A Tiktok video sweeps social networks showing how to “magically repair” a smartphone screen using a single lighter. The original to carry Already more than 13 million visualizations And, from there, it has become viral with an entire video channel: Samsung, iPhone, all kinds of brands and attempts at this supposed tip which is an entire watch pump.
Yes, he has all the ingredients to become viral: it's surprising, it seems easy, saves money … and Includes the magic of fire. But as a former Apple certified coach, I have to launch a clear warning: it is not only false, it is extremely dangerous.
Correction of a screen with just a lighter
The video shows something apparently miraculous: a smartphone with the damaged screen (black and black lines) which, after having passed the flame of a lighter for a few seconds, work perfectly. The user who downloaded him (@ Lucascastro420) could not believe what he had recorded, and that is why he decided to share it. The result: millions of visualizations and thousands of people saying that “I will try it at home”.
The original video is with an Android smartphone, but the network is also full of iPhone users who guarantee that this tip has corrected the screen. And here is the node of the problem: It's a tip. The screen is not brokenIt is a simple animation, a video, which synchronizes with the movement of your hand and a lighter seems to repair.
I am surprised at the same time. During my years as an Apple Coach, I saw how people arrive at the technical service with completely destroyed devices after trying “home arrangements” on the Internet. And believe me, these stories do not end with a happy ending or an iPhone working.
What really happens when you apply fire to your iPhone
Disassem this bully With technical realities. And, although your iPhone is not broken and want to participate in this Tiktoks and Reels viral channel, which plays with fire can burn.
- The screen is permanently damaged: The screens contain delicate layers that can melt with heat. What you watch in this video is a montage. But a millimeter closer to the iPhone and you can literally burn the screen.
- The battery can operate: Even if the battery is inside the body of the iPhone, the heat can swell it, the fire and, in the worst case, exploit.
- Internal components merge: The USB-C connector, the speakers, the microphones … All this is on the iPhone. As much as it is forged in titanium or aluminum, the flame of a lighter reached between 900 ° C and 1000 ° C. Don't say more, right?
As Apple coach, I saw everything
I worked at the street level receiving the iPhone and all kinds of Apple devices to repair an authorized Apple distributor. During this stage of my life, I saw everything. Ipad and Mac have folded unimaginable forms, but also people who tried to repair their iPhone with solutions like “creative” than those of the lighter.
- Glue in the flash port: A customer decided to put great glue in the connector to “catch the plush” which prevented it from loading the iPhone. The result was a completely useless port.
- iphone in the oven: “I only put 5 minutes of 60 degrees to dry it.” This gave me essentially a melted electronic brick inside.
- Cleaning needle speakers: The customer pierced the loudspeaker protection membrane trying to “clean it carefully”.
- Spider toothpaste: “I saw him on Youtube.” The screen was opaque and with scratches.
- The iPhone wrapped in a transparent film: A customer decided to “protect it from water” by rolling it completely. Summer overheating has made the rest.
- Sanded to recover the shine: Someone decided to sand the sides of his iPhone X to “turn the original brightness”. He ended up eliminating protective coatings and exposing the basic metal.
These videos are so successful because they play with something very human: We all want to believe that there is a magic tipA shortcut that saves us time and money. The problem is that modern technology is extremely complex. It is not designed to be “hacked” with homemade tools. Apple engineers did not leave a secret repair method with lighters that only some Tiktors know. If your screen does not work, you can try several things Like: a forced restart, updated to the latest version of iOS, restore the iPhone or access a technical service. If nothing works, go to professionals. Yes, it costs money, but less than a new iPhone.
But it connects with something deeper than a simple bule. We live in a time when Content is assessed for its ability to generate an impact. Two million visualizations mean commitment, and commitment means followers (and money) for creators. Because even if you and I can see this video and think “what madness”, there are also people who will try it at home. Even something obviously dangerous as applying direct fire to an electronic device. And if not, they tell the customer who, with such good faith, put his iPhone in the oven to dry it.
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