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Hi All, A few days ago I replaced the rear glass on my iphone 12 - it went relatively smoothly, but I managed to accidentally break the flashlight off during the replacement - the rear camera still works fine (without the light / flash of course) - but the front camera doesn’t work at all anymore - is this because of the flash ? - If I replace the flashlight ribbon, is that likely to fix the front camera problem? I don’t know if it’s something different - but face ID still works fine! - does that use the front camera or is that a different component again? Thanks
Based on what I could find, it is unlikely this is due to the flash. The flash enable is often related to the camera’s presence, so it generally does not work if the rear camera is non working. But in my experience, the opposite isn’t true. And front facing camera is rarely in the mix, unless the issue is on the board side. If you haven’t reseated any of the internal cable connections, that would be my first step. Next I would check the front facing camera cable for signs of damage. Did you remove any of the internal components before replacing the back glass? What method did you you to get the existing glass out? Is Face ID working even though the camera is not? Sorry for all the questions, this issue just piqued my interest, hahaha.
