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Sorry for the bad pictures but my phone camera lens have been broken for about a year and after not being able to find a place that would actually attempt to fix it, I’m considering trying to fix it myself, but I don’t know how to go about doing it. I’ve seen a video on replacing the glass cover but even if i did that i think the smudges would still be there, so I’d have to clean the camera and that would be difficult. Would it be easier to replace the entire back seeing that i might have to open up the phone anyways in order to clean the camera, or is the camera itself beyond cleaning/repair? Would appreciate the help.
No need to replace the housing but from the looks of the picture you might have dirt inside the camera and there’s no way to fix that. The replacement glass will probably come mounted on a metal ring..warm it up a bit with a moderate heat source and push it out, do the same with the iPhone camera glass and replace it, it takes very little work after you remove the camera. If dirt is still there replace the camera too. Here’s a guide for reference to help you with the task: iPhone 7 Camera Cover Glass Replacement
