First, assess the damage, and that means getting your phone on a solid surface and in a good light, not just giving it a quick once-over before stuffing it back in your pocket. With a little bit of stress testing and careful prodding you should be able to work out whether the screen is about to fall off or fail completely. In a lot of cases it will stay in place, cracks and all, so you can at least keep tweeting, so long as the screen is still visible and functioning. The name of the game here is, “hold out until I’m eligible for an upgrade.” If you want to keep using the cracked phone, and don’t want to risk losing glass or slicing up your fingers, cover the screen with a layer of packing tape. Line everything up carefully and trim it with an X-acto knife and it may look almost like a real screen protector.

Extended lifespan for you iPhone or other mobile phone brands? For long-term storage, move your photos, videos, and other files off your phone’s hard storage and into cloud-based storage – so you can still access it but it isn’t using up phone storage space. Delete anything you don’t want to keep. Likewise with apps, there’s no point keeping around apps you don’t use. Simply deleting the icon won’t remove it from your phone; instead, go into settings and uninstall the app. It’s also not a bad idea to clear the cache every now and then. You can go into settings to clear all cache data, or go into storage settings to clear the cache only for specific apps.

After you have your phone repaired maybe it’s time to buy a better screen protection ? Even if you’re careful not to damage your screen, it will still be exposed to scratches and falls just through everyday use. That’s why the folks over at Tech21 use self-healing technology in many of their screen protectors, helping to smooth over any scratches your phone may get. Working in tandem with what Tech21 calls Bulletshield, an impact-resistant material used in bulletproof glass, your screen will be thoroughly protected.

If your phone screen shatters, you can stop it getting worse by buying a screen protector. But what if your finances are as broken as your mobile? Just wrap a thin, transparent plastic bag around the mobile and it should temporarily stop the problem getting any worse. But this is amateur stuff, i recommend to see a professional. See more details at iPhone repair.