As it turns out, however, there are actually machines designed specifically for removing the back glass off phones using lasers. Nelson is using a $2,041 machine from REWA .

By the end of 2017, Apple will to put its proprietary machines for mending cracked iPhone glass in about 400 authorized third-party repair centers in 25 countries, company executives told Reuters.

I would like to have ordered a white one but I couldn't wait. My iPhone 3G was rendered useless by iOS4 and I wasn't going to keep paying on a contract for a device that I can't use.

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair ...

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair cracked ...

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair ...

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair ...

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair ...

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair ...

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen isn't as simple as swapping out a piece of glass and turning a few tiny screws. At least not according to Apple, which has built a custom machine to repair ...