Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are notorious for their failing speakers. Apple will repair the speaker within 3 years of purchase, but after that? Be prepared to cough up $450 or more to do it “the Apple way”. Or follow this guide and we’ll show you how to perform the same repair for $20.

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Chapters:
00:33 iPhone 12/12 Pro Speaker Repair: Introduction
00:42 The tools you’ll need for this repair
01:05 Prepare your phone, discharge the battery
01:23 Removing Front Panel
02:22 Disconnecting Display
02:52 Replacing the faulty earpiece speaker
03:22 Desoldering Broken Speaker
03:46 Prepping New Speaker
04:17 Reassembling the iPhone

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