The glass that covers the back camera on my brand new iPhone 13 crack today while sitting in my pocket. The lens of the camera is fine, this is only the glass cover.

I tried looking up videos to repair this, but every iPhone 13 repair video I found shows a different glass cover. They all have a solid piece of glass that covers the entire back side of the phone with cut outs for the lenses and separate glass where each lens sits. My phone doesn’t have this, It’s a solid glass piece which you can see in the photo.

Does anyone know where I can buy these parts and have tips and how to fix this myself?

This is a standard iPhone 13.

  • Consistent_Use1178@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Second all comments thus far. It’s simply a tempered glass screen protector for your lenses. You can pull it off easily, and buy a new one online easily!

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      1 year ago

      No just don’t use these covers. However transparent they claim the image quality is compromised. Unless you are a very careless person

  • IcyAd1858@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Verizon must have sent you a pre owned phone don’t see how it was brand new. Apple wouldn’t stick those camera things on. Guess it was pre owned

  • medicatedblunt420@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    How dumb are you? It’s a camera protector. Take it off and put a new one on. It’s just like a screen protector. When the protector cracks it’s time for a new protector.

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    1 year ago
    1. That is a refurb or secondhand iPhone. It is not new, because
    2. Apple doesn’t add a lens protector to the camera array the back and array housing are one solid piece and
    3. That is add-on placed by the previous owner.

    So if the iPhone is just new-to-you, then you can remove that and order another from Amazon if you’re inclined. I prefer individual covers as a one-piece can transfer the force of impact and crack your actual iPhone back glass.

    If Verizon claimed this was unsold stock, I’d have an angry word with them.

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    1 year ago

    Your phone isn’t brand new (Or Verizon installed the cover themselves without telling you, which very unlikely)

    If you paid for a brand new phone, you got some questions to ask them.

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      1 year ago

      I gotta think a sales person selling a $20 camera protector to an oblivious customer is a more likely scenario than the phone being used.

  • deny_pentagram@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Just peel it off. No need to replace it. It just breaking in your pocket should be proof enough to how useless these are.

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    1 year ago

    all you need to do is take a hair dryer and blow it over the camera protector. use an old credit card to lift it and wipe off any adhesive. this is NOT a part from apple.

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    1 year ago

    Well get the cover off, should be fine below, never put lense covers on iPhone camera lenses!

  • vsouto02@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    That is not a standard iPhone 13 lol

    Source: me, using an actual stock iPhone 13 to type this.