Apple Watch Series 1 Force Touch Sensor tauschen

Geschrieben von: Tobias Isakeit

Kommentare: 176

Apple Watch Series 1 Force Touch Sensor tauschen

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Schwierig

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

1 - 2 Stunden

Einleitung

Unglücklicherweise kannst du beim Öffnen deiner Apple Watch sehr leicht den Force Touch Sensor beschädigen, der auch als Dichtung dient. Der Sensor besteht aus zwei zusammengeklebten Schichten, die sich beim Öffnen der Uhr trennen können, wodurch die Dichtung beschädigt wird. Wenn dies passiert musst du den Sensor vor dem Zusammenbau reparieren oder ersetzen.

Wenn der Sensor gut funktioniert und du nur den Kleber ersetzen willst, dann benutze stattdessen diese Anleitung .

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

Schritt 1

Nimm vor Reparaturbeginn die Uhr aus dem Ladegerät und schalte sie aus.
Wenn der Touchscreen defekt ist, so dass sich die Uhr nicht ausschalten lässt, dann kannst du die Uhr mit dieser Alternativmethode ausschalten.

Schritt 2

Bereite einen iOpener vor (oder benutze einen Haartrockner oder ein Heißluftgebläse) und erwärme die Vorderseite der Uhr, bis du sie kaum noch anfassen kannst.
Lasse den iOpener für mindestens eine Minute auf der Uhr liegen, so dass das Display komplett erhitzt wird. Dadurch wird der Kleber weich, mit dem das Display am Gehäuse befestigt ist.
Möglicherweise musst du den iOpener mehrfach erhitzen oder auf dem Bildschirm bewegen, wenn Stellen wieder abkühlen, bevor der Kleber weich genug ist, damit der Bildschirm entfernt werden kann.

Save yourself some time—use a hair dryer. After multiple efforts with the iOpener, I could not get the screen to pop enough to pry it up. That’s when I grabbed a hair dryer and had it off within minutes.

Patrick -

I heated it up with hair dryer for less then 2min and stick the blade in that was supplied with infix kit and popped right off.

MIke C -

Does heating the screen not run the risk of damaging it like you can with a phone?

Wade -

Schritt 3

Da der Spalt zwischen Display und Gehäuse so schmal ist, benötigst du eine scharfe Klinge, um die beiden voneinander zu trennen. Lies die folgenden Warnhinweise aufmerksam durch, bevor du weitermachst.
Schütze deine Finger und berühre die Klinge niemals mit deinen Fingern. Im Zweifelsfall benutze lieber einen schweren Arbeitshandschuh oder Gartenhandschuh aus Leder.
Verwende nicht zu viel Kraft, da du sonst mit dem Messer abrutschen und das Gerät beschädigen oder dich schneiden könntest.
Trage eine Schutzbrille. Das Messer oder der Bildschirm können brechen, sodass Splitter umherfliegen können.

In my instance, the problem started with the face/screen popping off because the battery swelled. So I didn’t need to heat the face and pry it off. I did heat it a bit in order to warm the residue adhesive on the edge of the face and the case frame and found it easier to scrap it off gently with the craft blade that came with the $39.21 battery replacement kit. If this is your issue, you can skip the prying up steps.

jeb605 - 11/12/20

Same situation as jeb605 - my watch battery swelled and popped the screen off. Fortunately the force touch sensor did not debond from the watch. Thinking about just cleaning the back side of the screen and applying new adhesive. I used an alternate kit that did not come with the force touch sensor.

Tom Karches - 03/06/21

Schritt 4

Die Verwendung einer gebogenen Klinge verringert das Risiko von Kratzern oder Beschädigungen. Heble nur mit der gebogenen Seite der Klinge und nicht mit der flachen Seite oder der Spitze.
Platziere die gebogene Seite der Klinge auf der Lücke zwischen Bildschirm und Gehäuse an der unteren Kante der Uhr, und drücke die Klinge senkrecht nach unten fest in die Lücke.
Sei sehr vorsichtig und und arbeite behutsam – sobald die Lücke offen ist, könnte das Messer in das Gehäuse eindringen und den Akku beschädigen.
Mit dieser Technik solltest du eine kleine Lücke schaffen und das Display leicht anheben können.
Drehe das Messer nach unten, sobald das Glas etwas angehoben ist, um die Lücke zu vergrößern.

It is not possible to separate the screen from the casing? I have heated this thing numerous times and the opening is way too small to get any type of blade, knife or other tool in between. Any suggestions???

Paul - 27/06/16

Using a curved blade like the guide recommends, angle the blade straight down between the glass and the edge of the frame, mid-way along the bottom edge of the case. The metal of the case will flex *just a little bit*, allowing you to slowly rotate the blade so the cutting edge is now pointing towards the center of the watch instead of down towards your work surface. You may need to rock the blade back and forth, sort of massaging the curve into the seam between the glass and the metal before it works. And like they mention above, lots of heat. I used the heatpack they sell, put it in my toaster oven on 200. I started at 130, and went up in 20 degree increments until it worked.

Pete - 04/07/16

I've tried everything, heating it up until it's too hot to touch, pressing the knife in the gap straight down, at an angle, nothing seems to work. I've tried using all my arm strength and it still doesn't even enter the gap. Is the iFixit Jimmy not thin enough for the job?

Kenneth - 20/08/17

It’s not. The Jimmy’s a great pry tool, but not a cutting blade and not sharp enough for this particular job. You want a curved razor like the guide suggests.

Jeff Suovanen - 03/09/19

Just to emphasise after quite a struggle - the blade absolutely matters!! I tried about 5 and almost gave up before the last one lifted the glass quite easily. Obviously, you want a thin blade! No, thinner than that!

Mark Moore - 11/10/19

Plenty of heat helps this part. Also PLEASE PLEASE wear a glove. Nearly lost a finger thinking I was careful enough…

jake - 20/05/20

Apple Watch Ceramic Series 3… Unable to crack open even with curved razor. The tolerances are extremely tight. Does anyone have any tips? Being ceramic, there is no flex at all.

kurt - 21/01/21

I got hung up on this step for over an hour. The key for me was to keep the watch straps on! I initially took them off thinking it would be easier to work with the watch, but I guess just the little pressure I placed on the glass while trying to hold the watch and use the blade was enough to keep it in place. At first I thought I didn’t use enough heat and ended up reheating the iOpener a few times and applying it to the watch over the course of an hour. I put the top strap on, put it back flat on the table and held the watch secure with just the strap. I gave it another go with the blade and the screen instantly popped off. Also, be careful with the force you use on the blade… it seems with adequate heat, you don’t need to use that much (I ended up cutting through the Force Touch sensor and punctured the battery).

phchang - 02/03/21

I would never use a knife like this to remove the screen. It’s way to wide to get in between the glass and body, without potentially breaking the glass. I use the Ultra Thin iFlex Opening Tool, sold by IFIXIT. Seriously. You won’t wanna use a fat blade like that after you take the iFlex for a test drive.

Donald Fournier - 10/05/21

I used the rounded blade provided by iFixIt themselves as part of the Series 1 battery replacement kit and even that was wide enough that it scratched my case while trying to pry the screen up. Also I had to heat the iOpener like 3 or 4 times consecutively at 30s each and leave it on the screen for 5+ minutes before the screen would even budge. Heating for 30 sec and leaving on the screen for 1 minute was not even close to enough.

Happily After Ever -

The display came off nicely after heating the iOpener a couple of times and wiggling the blade a bit. Now i have replaced the battery and the force touch sensor an thought I was ready for a dry run. So I did not peel off the final layer of film so that I can still remove the display. What I see is not good, the display is full of stipes and pixles in many colors. So, did I break the display (e.g. by heat) or does it have to be completely glued to the sensor in order to work?

Jörg -

I got the answer. Unfortunately, I broke the display. A magifying glass revealed that I have scratched the cable where I inserted the blade. Replacing the display and I fixed it!

Jörg -

Schritt 5

Sobald die Lücke groß genug ist, setze ein Plektrum in der Lücke unter den Bildschirm.
Schiebe das Plektrum an der unteren Kante entlang, um den restlichen Kleber zwischen dem Gehäuse und dem Bildschirm zu lösen.
Achte darauf, das Plektrum nicht zu weit einzuführen – 3 mm sind bereits genug, sonst könntest du unter Umständen Kabel beschädigen.

Schritt 6

Bewege das Plektrum um die Ecke Richtung Krone und löse so weiter den Kleber und trenne den Bildschirm vom Gehäuse.
Denke weiterhin daran, das Plektrum nicht zu weit in das Gehäuse zu schieben – am besten drehst du es um seine Ecken, anstatt nur mit einer Spitze zu schieben.

Schritt 7

Bewege das Plektrum um die obere rechte Ecke und an der Oberkante der Uhr entlang.

Schritt 8

Arbeite dich um den restlichen Bildschirm herum die linke Seite herunter und durchtrenne den letzten Kleber.
Lasse das Plektrum zwischen Bildschirm und Gehäuse stecken, um ein erneutes Verkleben zu verhindern.

Schritt 9

Halte das erste Plektrum an seinem Platz fest, und fahre mit einem zweiten Plektrum erneut um alle Kanten herum, um sicherzustellen, dass jeglicher Kleber gelöst ist.

Schritt 10

Der Bildschirm ist mit zwei Kabeln im Inneren der Uhr in der linken oberen Ecke angeschlossen. Sei vorsichtig beim Hebeln, um diese nicht zu beschädigen.
Heble vorsichtig an der rechten Kante des Bildschirms, um ihn vom Kleber zu lösen, mit dem er befestigt ist.
Heble auch an der linken Kante – aber versuche nicht den Bildschirm zu entfernen, da er noch mit den beiden Kabeln befestigt ist.

My iwatch screen came lose. There are two strips loose I don’t know how or where they connect to. The watch still powers on and screen is not cracked. Can you advise how to get it back on again?

dawnnstojkovic -

Schritt 11

Wenn du die obere Schicht des Force Touch Sensors unter dem Displaykleber siehst, haben sich die beiden Schichten des Sensors voneinander gelöst und du musst sie reparieren oder ersetzen.
Keine Sorge - wenn du ein Display- oder Akkukit von iFixit hast, dann wurde dir automatisch auch ein neuer Force Touch Sensor mitgeliefert.
Die obere Schicht des Sensors kann an der Rückseite des Displays festgeklebt sein – wenn das der Fall ist, dann drücke ihn wieder herunter und löse sie dann.

Hi, thanks for the guide, nice work. I miss a picture of the natural opening of the screen, as the mentioned “Force Touch sensor slides” gets connected from the screen to the main body of the watch by a pair of very thin wires. None of these wires are seen in any of the pictures among this guide, which may lead novices to not pay enough attention to them, broke them accidentally, or not knowing what are them for. Picture on step 13 is absolutely impossible without removing the slides / thin wires of the force touch sensor in advance.

Cheers

Javier Enrique Díaz - 20/02/20

"If you can see the top layer of your Force Touch sensor" - How are we supposed to know whether we can see this or not? If one of your images shows us this then can you please point this out. Also, an image of what it should look like, without the problem would be good.

Just discovered this article you have posted about replacing the Force Touch Sensor. After looking at the article I can now see your first image, above, is showing the separated Force Touch Sensor. Perhaps you should link to it in this article, so people can get a better idea of what it is and what it looks like:

Apple Watch Force Touch Sensor austauschen

djones - 03/11/22

Same issue as djones I think. My watch was forced apart by an expanding battery and it came apart in such a way that the force touch sensor was still intact, connected to the watch back and still glued to the face. If I had an image showing the two connectors to the force touch sensor along the same side as the cables, I would have better understood and released the force touch sensor from the face before pulling the sensor away from it's connection in the base. Would have saved $20+ on buying a replacement sensor. Thank you for the documented process.

Jeff Overbey -

Schritt 12

Hebe das Display an und bewege es vorsichtig nach links – achte dabei auf die Displaydaten- und Touchscreen-Kabel.

I have 2 other small cables which are missing in your photos. Can you also explain what to do with them? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_6ngMn9...

Pavel Guzenko - 19/06/20

Looks like you forced touch sensor is still attached to the screen and not the body. I’ve got the same issues. I’m going to try to use the plastic tool and heat to gently remove it from the screen and return it down to the body. You can see it in their fix of it… Apple Watch Force Touch Sensor austauschen . Hope this helps.

Andrew Marjamaa - 02/08/20

Be VERY careful when moving the display and attached 2 cables. While they are reasonably protected it is easy to over stress these cables, resulting in tearing of the mini ribbon cable attached at the base. Move the screen the absolute minimum required to get to the battery.

Joe Smith -

Schritt 13

Platziere die Uhr auf einer kleinen Erhöhung, mindestens 1 cm hoch – eine kleine Box oder die Kante eines Buches funktionieren super. So kann das Display vertikal hängen und du hast besseren Zugang zum Akku.
Achte darauf, nicht gegen das Display zu stoßen oder die Kabel zu stark zu belasten, während du arbeitest.

Your iFixit shipping box is a great size for this

Joe Smith - 22/03/20

I would taped the watch to the elevated surface and rotated the surface around as I needed to

Andy Campbell - 10/09/20

I could not get the face to swing out of the way as shown for fear of tearing the tab connectors. I let it “hang” as much as it would and had to work with it partly in the way through the entire process

jeb605 - 11/12/20

Schritt 14

Zerschneide ein Plektrum mit der Schere so, dass es etwa so breit ist wie der Akku. Achte darauf, dass keine scharfen Kanten entstehen.
Setze das zugeschnittene Plektrum zwischen der rechten Kante des Akkus und dem Gehäuse ein.
Drücke fest und gleichmäßig, so dass der sich der Akku langsam aus der Klebeverbindung zur Hauptplatine löst und herauskommt.
Pass auf, dass du den Akku nicht versehentlich anstichst oder verformst.
Bei den größeren Modellen (42 mm) sitzt die Hauptplatine direkt unter dem Akku. Daher musst du hier besonders aufpassen, dass du nicht versehentlich an der Hauptplatine hebelst. Setze das Plektrum nur so tief ein, dass du unter den Akku gelangst, nicht unter die Hauptplatine.
Tröpfle, falls nötig, etwas hochkonzentrierten Isopropylalkohol (mindestens 90%ig) um und unter den Akku, so dass der Kleber aufgeweicht wird.
Versuche noch nicht den Akku zu entfernen, er ist immer noch durch ein Kabel verbunden.

I tried removing the battery with the prying tool as instructed, but I think it may have slightly damaged the outer black plastic wrapping of the battery. Does this mean the battery is now damaged and needs to be replaced? Or is that just a cover around the battery and it doesn’t matter? I just don’t want any battery chemicals leaking out. Asking before I stick the screen back on the watch, I’ve done all the rest and it seems fine otherwise.

Danae - 16/06/18

Hi Danae, the black plastic is technically just protective, but I would highly recommend replacing the battery. It’s possible there is additional unseen damage, and that plastic helps protect against swelling and normal wear of the battery inside the device.

Sam Goldheart - 18/06/18

I had to use the pry tool instead of the pick as the pick was not moving it. Was careful not to damage the battery but found it much easier to get movement and know exactly where I was prying with the pry tool.

Joey Totherow - 12/02/20

Great tutorial but I’ve run into a problem changing the battery on my 42mm Original Series watch .

Getting the battery off with the pick has proven impossible and I’m about to try using the isopropyl alcohol.

• Can you provide any tips on how best to apply it, how long to give it to take effect, how often to apply etc. ?

• Given how narrow the gap is, also how to ensure nothing gets damaged by the alcohol?

• Is there any inherent risk in using the pry tool as Joey ended up doing?

Thanks for any advice

Allan Davidson -

Hey so I’m about to do a repair on one and noticed that it’s drains of battery making it pretty much safe to work with but do I really need to remove the battery? Like can’t I just remove the screen right there and now?

Christopher Renteria -

Schritt 15

Drehe den Akku gegen den Uhrzeigersinn, um seinen Stecker freizulegen.

Schritt 16

Hebe den Akku an und drehe ihn leicht aus dem Weg, um an den Kabelstecker zu kommen.
Heble mit einem Plastiköffnungswerkzeug gegen die Unterseite des Gehäuses, um den Akku-Kabelstecker vom Akkukabel der Uhr zu trennen.
Entferne den Akku aus der Uhr.
Wenn der Akku sichtbar verformt oder verbeult ist, sollte er ausgetauscht werden. Beste Ergebnisse erzielst du, wenn du jedesmal den Akku austauschst, wenn du ihn ausgebaut hast.

Why should you remove the battery if you only need to replace the screen?...?

Douglas Richey - 17/07/17

Douglas - this iFixit is for Apple Watch Battery Replacement - looks like you need to remove the screen to replace the battery...

jimvaughn6 - 16/08/17

You will find that it is a good precautionary measure to disconnect the battery anytime you are repairing or replacing a screen as a short can occur when reconnecting the screen rendering it useless even if you have the unit turned off.

Bryan Solo - 15/12/17

Great repair guide! You iFixit guys are awesome. Took me about 2 hours but then I am very careful and I replaced the touch sensor at the same time since I had it open anyway. Make sure you have at least 2, and better 3 adhesive gaskets. You need 2 and, well, it’s easy to mess one up while trying to place it.

rbolling - 28/12/17

Will removing the battery reset my icloud info? I have a guy who says he can do this, but i dont want him to run off with my watch after he replaces the battery…

dreadmusicreview - 19/07/18

I did not disconnect the battery first. After replacing the screen, it didn’t work. I have to assume I created a short. The watch will still turn on and haptics are evident, but the display doesn’t work. Are there any further repairs to save my watch at this point?

Scotty Beauchamp - 26/06/19

Yeah, sounds like you shorted part of the board. If it’s a Series 0 you’re working with, just go get a new one. Not worth fixing.

Thomas Gehman - 19/07/19

How do I insert the new battery???

WebPoppy8 - 28/06/19

After replacing the battery I tried to turn it on and was presented with the red snake, I let it go for about an hour. When I checked it the red snake was gone, when I tried to turn it on it showed the Apple logo for about 4 seconds then went away. Is this normal, and if not what should I do?

Donald Goodman - 28/07/19

I'm having a similar issue, did you manage to resolve it?

Craig Lyon - 18/03/20

Did you calibrate the battery? You need to fill it up completely and let it continue to charge for a few hours first.

Grant Glass - 09/05/20

Is it possible to place a battery in and charge/start the watch without the screen plugged in? I want to check integrity of the battery. I was thinking to put it on charge in a closed clear plastic container without the new screen on to see if the battery is good. I ‘really’ do not want to wait another 20 days for a battery replacement and the battery has no visual punctures, front looks good and the back where the adhesive is (or were, rather) is deflated and slightly ‘knobby’. I do not know if it is damage or just how it generally looks like or maybe it looks like so because of the old adhesive. It is not inflated or abnormally expanded. Anyone who knows about this? I used a hair dryer directly on the watch opened to loosen up the adhesive, is that a no-no?

Philip Bromander - 10/09/19

The battery swelled up and popped off the screen, so went directly to Step 12. Luckily the adhesive below the Force Touch sensor was intact. Was able to complete the fix using the Adhesive Strip after replacing the battery. Works again! Thanks!

Alex Danci - 18/09/19

Hi Alex, I’m having the same problem with my series one with the screen has popped off due to the battery swelling. Did you have any issues starting from step 12?

Glenn -

The apple logo keeps flashing on my series 1 watch, tried force restart with crown and side button but it still just keeps on flashing the apple logo, does anyone have any advise? Is the issue with the battery? Do I need to get a new battery? I change the screen as the screen was broken and used the existing battery.

shafeeqrahaman - 29/03/20

yes the issue was with battery, swapped with a new battery and booted up fine.

shafeeqrahaman - 01/04/20

Having the same issue.good to hear it’s the battery and not me.

Grant Glass - 09/05/20

my watch was completely unloaded and stays in power saver mode when I charge. When I load in power saver mode the red light turns green for a few moments then switch back to red and no longer charge. When I remove the battery and put it back on the charger the charge starts again for a while and then stops. Do I need to change the battery? (apple watch serie 4 nike)

IXO bf - 01/10/20

Where should I dispose of my old I watch battery?

oconnor84 - 23/11/20

I replaced the screen and battery on mine. Now, it will not charge. Everything works fine, except charging. Any ideas why this may be?

Donald Fournier - 05/02/21

My series one has two other cables/strings in the bottom left corner. Why do none of the pictures address this?

thatgreatdeal - 18/05/21

My watch hasn’t recalibrated with the new battery. Even a couple of weeks later I still get premature low battery - it can take hours for the final 10% to run out after the first 90% only took 9 hours. I left it off the charger for multiple days after installation and yet I could still quickly wake it up by pressing the crown to see the time reported with red numbers, so I don’t think it fully ran out.

Is there a way to force calibration? A Google search didn’t yield anything useful in the first several pages of results.

Chris B - 25/05/21

Hy Chris,

Same problem as you. Have you found a solution ?

luc poli - 17/04/22

If you’re lucky (?) the swollen battery will pop the screen right off for you. Anyone know where to get a replacement battery for a Series 0 watch?

rmann - 30/05/21

Watching various videos and instructions from others, I found that there’s no need to remove the screen if your goal is to only swap out the battery.

It’s meant to make it easier to clean off the old glue and install some double-sided adhesive tape but it was far more simpler to loop the tape around the screen with a pair of tweezers than to try to wrangle with the metal bracket securing the display and digitiser cable connectors.

T-7000 glue can presumably be used in lieu of double-sided adhesive tape but it’s definitely more messier.

Anyway, I was initially quite annoyed about my battery expanding and popping the screen off but very quickly got over it when I realised it was a simple $20 DIY fix. Guess I got lucky this time..

osienna -

I’m just replacing the battery. The screen and eveything is fine. While i’ve done just that and the new battery seems secure and eveything, i don’t know which is the adhesive strip that i’d use to re-secure the watch face back onto the watch itself. I don’t need a sensor because the watch face is fine, i just need the adhesive strip and i’m not seeing anything labelled as such in the kit. Ive got 2 tesa stickers (?) and one 3M sensor thing with a little compotent thingy attached to it. Which is the double sided adhesive that goes around the base of the watch to secure the face to the watch?? I was lucky in that my old swollen battery pushed the face off so replacing the battery was fairly easy. Now i just need to secure the face to the body. Any advice?

Anthony Rezendes -

Have followed the guide as best I could but when everything is reconnected the watch will not power up. Have disconnected and reconnected several times but still the same. Fear that is only going to do damage. Watch was working before removing swollen battery which had caused screen to detach.

johnriding -

How do you put in the battery and close the Watch

Liam Cassidy -

DOESN'T WORK FOR ME : Have followed the guide in every point but i have now the red snake.

Just after repairing i put the watch on the charger, let it some hours to charge.

when I took it, the watch was hot. It started up and was working. I let it discharge then put it back on the charger. After a few hours, it was not charged and showed the green snake. When I took it out, it showed the red snake.

Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?

luc poli - 17/04/22

Replaced my Series 1 battery/force sensor. The swelled original battery popped the watch open, so no prying necessary. However, the watch wouldn't work normally afterward, only displaying the "put me on my charger!" image of the charge cord with the disc on the end.

iFixIt was great about sending a replacement... battery, tools, force touch sensor, the whole kit, no charge. Replacement #2 required prying it open, but the force touch sensor stayed put, so I didn't have to replace that the second time. Watch is charging and behaving normally as I calibrate the battery. Can unlock etc.

Be very gentle/careful with the tiny force touch sensor screw. A great comment above says if you lose it, you can put in bit of a pick to press the sensor snug where the screw would hold it. I strongly recommend using a cheap hands-free, head-mounted magnifier w/light for this job. A loop of tape to stick the watch to a surface to hold it still while fiddling with the tiny cable connections was a HUGE help. Take your time!

Geneius -

Schritt 17

Klappe das Display nach oben und rechts, um die darunter liegenden Kabel freizulegen.

Schritt 18

Die Anschlüsse vom Display und vom Front Panel liegen unter einer kleinen Metallklammer, die mit dem Lautsprecher verbunden ist.
Drehe die Klammer mit einem Plastic Opening Tool weg vom Lautsprecher und Richtung Display.
Wenn du die Klammer Richtung Armband drehst, riskierst du die Kabel zu beschädigen.

I managed to replace the force touch sensor without removing the screen

Andy Campbell - 10/09/20

Thanks, Andy. After reading your comment, and as I only needed to replace the battery since nothing was wrong with the screen, I too was able to remove the sensor without detaching the screen.

jeb605 - 11/12/20

Schritt 19

Stütze die Klammer auf der linken Seite mit den Fingern oder einer Pinzette.
Setze gleichzeitig einen kleinen Flachschraubendreher (1 mm) unter die kleine Lasche an der rechten Seite.
Setze zum Schluss einen Finger hinter die Lasche und drücke die Klammer kräftig zwischen deinem Finger und dem Schraubendreher, bis sich die Abdeckung löst.
Dadurch werden zwei geschlitzte Laschen frei, mit denen die Abdeckung an der Klammern befestigt ist, so dass die Abdeckung frei kommt.
Das Ablösen der Abdeckung ist eine Herausforderung, du brauchst dazu wahrscheinlich mehr als einen Versuch. Sei geduldig und achte darauf, dass du nicht an der Klammer ziehst oder die angeschlossenen Kabel zerreißt.

Also agree: a little too much pressure and the ribbon cable tears at the point it enters the bracket. Take it SLOW and make sure you have really good light and vision. Orient yourself.

Dave Varon - 30/09/17

And this is where things went south for me too. Ended up disconnecting from the rest of the watch and the Taptic Engine. I read through this and watched this portion of Ifixit’s YouTube video no less than 15 times, so confusing they way it’s worded and the pictures didn’t help. Now I’m out of luck and out of $190.

Timothy Hipps - 05/01/18

Pas de problèmes me particulier à cette étape. Le fait de pousser très légèrement sur la petite languette qui dépasse a suffit, il n’y a vraiment pas besoin de forcer.

Raphaël WOLFF - 01/01/19

If you lift out carefull the whole lit / coverbox of the screen connector between your thumb and your pointing finger.

Then you can peel the cover easy up with your other pointing finger Nail.

You can feel the smal clip with your nail and lift easy up.

It works fine by me without any metal of plastic tool.

Evert - 01/08/19

And if you do tear your cable? Do you have a video for replacing this?

aalao - 27/10/19

I also tore the cable, I assume that once that happens I’m screwed? I have a battery and force touch sensor if anyone needs one for free let me know!

Connor Bourque - 22/11/19

Evert is correct - this can be done with a fingernail and does not need to be hard. Seems much safer.

sambrightman - 21/12/19

Evert is correct, using fingernail works.

Thomas Rossano - 14/01/20

It is possible to replace the force touch sensor without removing the screen

Andy Campbell - 10/09/20

There isn’t really a latch that goes with this. Just use the screwdriver to create a bit of space and it comes right off. I assume where most people go wrong is by pinching the case together as they try to separate it. Also, to reduce your chance of breaking it, There is no need to bring it to the nearly 90 degree angle as depicted and 50-60 degree angle allows it to pop back a bit without damaging anything.

Jerrod Anderson - 26/01/21

WATCH OUT! It is possible to slip with the screwdriver and completely bungle the connector that the screen plugs into. This is impossible to recover from unless you have the time and microsoldering skills to replace the cable that the screen plugs into.

Adam Roach - 03/03/21

I skipped this part as I found it difficult to do and almost made me damaged the entire cover when I tried inserting the screw driver head to the holes beside side it and prying the side part too. So I stopped trying. Ended up looping the adhesive around the screen careful not to touch the adhesive’s sticky side. (I replaced the adhesive along with the swollen battery. ) It was a success.

Note: I should have zoomed in the photo and now it makes more sense.

Edward Cruz - 14/03/21

Schritt 20

Fasse die Abdeckung mit der Pinzette und schiebe sie in Richtung Oberkante der Uhr, so dass auch die letzte geschlitzte Lasche frei kommt. Entferne dann die Abdeckung.
Richte beim Zusammenbau die Abdeckung aus und schiebe sie in entgegengesetzter Richtung, so dass die große geschlitzte Lasche gesichert wird. Drücke dann einfach nach unten, bis die anderen beiden kleinen Laschen einrasten.

Schritt 21

Heble die Kabel vom Display und vom Front Panel vorsichtig hoch und trenne sie von ihren Anschlüssen.
Achte darauf offenliegende Kontakte nicht zu berühren, da das Fett an deinen Fingern die Leitfähigkeit beeinträchtigen kann.
Entferne das Display.

So how do you get the display off the screen or did I already mess it up cause I just did it

Jamie Groff - 17/05/17

Hello guys , appreciate the effort that u guys are doing , have one question though , I own a series 2 watch and I was thinking about changing my screen caz is cracked but I can't find that many lcd for 2 series , and now my question Would a 1 series lcd match my 2series watch? Keep on searching but no answers!!! Many thanks

cris cri - 29/09/17

Great repair guide! You iFixit guys are awesome. Took me about 2 hours but then I am very careful and I replaced the touch sensor and the battery at the same time since I had it open anyway. Make sure you have at least 2, and better 3 adhesive gaskets. You need 2 and, well, it’s easy to mess one up while trying to place it.

rbolling - 28/12/17

I followed the above instructions and successfully replaced the broken screen, however the new screen won’t pair to my iphone or fully boot up, only goes to a certain point (Pairing stage) and then starts over; any suggestions on what the problem could be?

Gregg Hardy - 26/01/19

The display bracket that holds the 2 display connections is the most difficult part of this procedure. (Once you get the display off). A bit clearer explanation would be helpful (or a diagram of where you are actually putting the 1mm flathead and then twisting.

jeff53 - 14/04/19

I agree with Jeff53, by far the retention clip bracket was the most nerve racking part on my first attempt. I found that inserting a sharp pointed exacto knife blade between the bracket and metal tops of the screen connectors along the edge that has the smaller clip (closest side to the battery connector) while it was still in a glued down position actually works easier than prying the entire connector up first as done in this guide and then trying to hold it with tweezer while inserting a flat tip screwdriver into that very tiny slit between the bracket and the top of the connectors. Once the excto blade is inserted, just a little twist of the blade pops the retention clip off easily.

Chad McCollister - 26/08/19

One other suggestion is to plan on replacing the force touch pressure sensor gasket any time you pry a screen off one of these watches. They are very inexpensive now ($5 range) and easily damaged when prying up the screen or when trying to remove glass shards embedded along the edge of the screen. Replacing the gasket also assures new, fresh adhesive to hold the new screen onto the watch body properly and keeping water resistance intact. If you skip the gasket replacement, plan on a high likelihood of the new screen coming loose and having to take it all back apart again just to replace that $5 adhesive gasket down the road.

Chad McCollister - 26/08/19

how do you put the screen back on

Kristen Meggs - 24/10/19

hi, after some advice. After replacing the battery and force touch pressure sensor i have no touch control of the screen. i’ve redone the procedure several times and everything looks perfect. but no touch. touch was working before the battery repplacement. i see no tears in the cables and i havent forced anything.

Kevin Rook - 03/08/20

Hi Kevin

I have the same issue. Did you manage to find a solution or reason?

Thanks

Begoña Montánchez - 12/04/21

It is possible to replace the force touch sensor without removing the screen

Andy Campbell - 10/09/20

Great guide! I followed each of the steps, took my time and I’m actually successful. I replaced the new adhesive and reversed the steps. Took a little over an hour but I read more than once and really, really took my time. It took patience and the right tools. Thank you!

Jan Truzinski -

Did I miss how to make sure the face is secured once again after repairs are made?

Angela Smitherman -

Those steps are part of the Force Touch Sensor replacement guide as is indicated on the last step of this guide.

Nekoniaow -

Schritt 22

Mit einem Y000 Bit kannst du die einzelne Tri-Point Schraube entfernen, mit der das Kabel des Force Touch Sensors befestigt ist.
Diese Schraube ist sehr klein und dreht sich leicht rund. Achte darauf, den Schraubendreher in einem guten Winkel zu halten und ihn beim Drehen gegen die Schraube zu drücken.

Là je me suis senti un peu seul, car malgré le kit Iopener, la trousse à outils IFixit et une boite de tournevis en plus, aucun embout qui ne rentre dans cette empreinte. M’en suis sorti avec un tournevis plat de moins de 1 mm, issu d’une trousse de réparation d’horlogerie classique. En dehors de ce détail, plus d’encombre jusqu’à la fin du tuto.

Raphaël WOLFF - 01/01/19

The description is misleading! Be careful with the driver. The link to the driver they suggesting isn’t the one you need. And it’s missing in any iFixit sets.

Pavel Guzenko - 25/06/20

The driver is Y000 and it is a part of iFIXIT Essential Electronics Toolkit ;)

flautash - 09/09/20

Schritt 23

Verwende ein Plastik Opening Tool, um den Stecker des Force Touch Sensorkabels gerade nach unten zu drücken, und so zu lösen.

Schritt 24

Erhitze den iOpener erneut für 30 Sekunden in der Mikrowelle und lege ihn auf die Oberseite der Uhr, um den Kleber zu lösen, der den Force Touch Sensor befestigt.

Schritt 25

Entferne mit einem Plastik Opening Pick und einer Pinzette den Force Touch Sensor aus dem Gehäuse.

I found it easier to use the craft blade that came with the kit.

jeb605 - 11/12/20

Schritt 26

Entferne mit einer Pinzette jeglichen auf dem Gehäuse oder am Force Touch Sensor verbliebenen Kleber.
Reinige das Gehäuse gründlich von allen Klebemittelrückständen (und eventuell vorhandenen Glassplittern), bevor du die Uhr wieder zuklebst. Umhülle eine Spudgerspitze mit einem fusselfreien Tuch, das mit etwas Isopropylalkohol (mindestens 90%ig) getränkt ist und scheuere das Gehäuse damit ab.
Lasse dir bei diesem Schritt viel Zeit. Kleinste Spuren von Kleber können verhindern, dass das Display gut festklebt, so dass es sich mit der Zeit allmählich ablösen kann.

Don’t be in a hurry here. Be patient. Isopropyl alcohol works great to soften the adhesive. Remove every trace from both the body and screen. Wrapping the rag around the opening tool is a good idea. I also was able to use the rag under my thumbnail to scrub the adhesive off the edge of the screen.

edgerken -

Schritt 27

Wenn du das alte Display wieder einbauen willst, solltest du jetzt auch hier die Klebeflächen reinigen. (Wenn du ein neues Display einbauen willst, überspringe diesen Schritt).
Schabe den alten Kleber um die Kanten des Displays mit einem Plastiköffnungswerkzeug ab. Größere Stücke kannst du mit einer Pinzette ablösen.
Reinige die Klebeflächen gründlich mit Isopropylalkohol.

Schritt 28

Lege deinen Force-Touch-Sensor mit der Oberseite nach unten hin (und dem Anschluss weg von dir).
Ziehe den Schutzstreifen des Klebers von dieser Seite ab und entsorge ihn.

This look nothing like the one shipped. It had a 3M adhesive backing that need to be removed from the center first

mdunfee3016 -

The brown 3M filler is a terrific improvement - it holds the sensor ring in the correct shape. Don’t remove until after the adhesive is adhered to the watch case.

aerjr -

I had no clue how to remove the covers of the delivered sensor. - Finally I removed everything and placed the sensor best I could, trying to touch the sides with the adhesive as less as possible. I had a hard time. Someone who knows how to do it correctly is invited to add a comment.

Roger Dekumbis -

Schritt 29

Richte den Force-Touch-Sensor mit der klebrigen Seite nach unten sorgfältig im Uhrengehäuse aus.
Achte darauf, dass er richtig ausgerichtet ist, der Anschluss muss in der linken unteren Ecke nach oben zeigen.

Schritt 30

Drücke den Force-Touch-Sensor ringsum im Uhrengehäuse fest.

When firmly pressing the Force Touch sensor into place, be careful that your tool does not slip off of the protective liner in the vicinity of its cable.

Wayne Kankovsky -

Schritt 31

Falte den Stecker des Force Touch Sensorkabels mit einer Pinzette zurück auf den Anschluss.
Dann drücke ihn mit einem Plastic Opening Tool fest.

Schritt 32

Setze die Y000 Tri-Point Schraube wieder ein, mit der das Force Touch Sensorkabel befestigt ist.

Replace the sensor gasket but force touch is still not working

Judith williams - 22/09/17

Did you ever fix out what it was ?

Kenny G Sullivan - 14/03/18

Great repair guide! You iFixit guys are awesome. Took me about 2 hours but then I am very careful and I replaced the battery at the same time since I had it open anyway. Make sure you have at least 2, and better 3 adhesive gaskets. You need 2 and, well, it’s easy to mess one up while trying to place it.

rbolling - 28/12/17

Great repair guide. I have replaced both the screen and battery using your guides. But after so much success I attempted to replace the source touch sensor and now the touch screen no longer works. Any suggestions? All the cables are undamaged and seemingly work fine.

fixit - 31/01/19

do you need two adhesive strips, one for force sensor to case and another adhesive strip for screen? Or just one for force sensor?

Angelo Mastrella - 30/12/20

I laid the Force Touch sensor down first, then one of the gaskets that came with it and the screen went on top. It fits very well and hasn’t come loose yet.

Donald Fournier - 12/02/21

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THIS STEP: You must put an adhesive strip on top of that gasket or the screen will just pop off when the repair is done. The adhesive on the force touch gasket is not enough by itself to hold everything together! Save yourself the agony of needing to re-do this repair. Apple Watch Klebstoff erneuern

GeneralKire -

The screwdriver delivered with the fix pack is not suitable for doing this job as the angle is too steep with the delivered handle. Lucky me I had another ifixit screwdriver set with an intermediate piece; with this: no problem.

Roger Dekumbis -

Schritt 33

Benutze ein Öffnungswerkzeug aus Plastik, um die beiden Stecker fürs Displaydatenkabel und fürs Touchscreenkabel wieder anzuschließen.
Achte darauf, dass du keine offenen Kontaktstellen mit deinen Fingern berührst. Das Fett an deinen Fingern kann die Leitfähigkeit beeinträchtigen.

Pretty sure I did not touch the pins but… if I had, what should I use to get the oil of the pins?

Knoxbox - 17/11/19

Have a very good light source. The screen blocks a good amount of light, and light is what you to line these two connectors up. Had my wife hold a flashlight ( or torch for those in the UK) for me.

Michael Goebel - 08/08/20

Sorry to spam this comment in a few places, but I’m trying to catch people where they are. If you’re at this step and did not put an adhesive strip on top of your new force touch gasket, your watch will not hold together at the end. You must stop here and follow this guide next, then come back: Apple Watch Klebstoff erneuern

GeneralKire -

Its actually best if you put the battery in before hand, mine was not a charged battery.

Gavin Sawyer -

Schritt 34

Setze die Abdeckung der Halterung vom Displaystecker an ihren Platz und schiebe sieder Länge nach ein, so dass die große geschlitzte Lasche am Ende gesichert wird.
Drücke die Abdeckung fest, so dass die beiden kleineren Laschen am anderen Ende einrasten.

I’m surprised at the small number of comments given how absolutely crazy this single step is. This is where I became convinced this product is not meant to be repaired by human beings. Both times I’ve done this, this it takes about an hour to get this bracket to make a clicking noise and be locked in place. I just did it for the second time and I can share what I think makes this a little easier. Bend that top bracket piece backward around the edge of something, like a table. You want to deform the part just a bit. This does two things: 1) ensures there’s a little more distance between the two sides, which are supposed to “grab” the edges of the lower part; 2) helps create a natural tension between the upper and lower part. Like I said, I’ve done this twice and I still have no idea what makes this part actually be together and I wonder how many people decide to just give up on the bracket and close the watch up as-is.

GeneralKire -

This step and the step before were absolutely the worst of the whole job. I didn’t have to deform the part but my bracket was too close to the edge of the watch for me to easily slide the large tab end of the bracket cover on like this after connecting the cables. The only way I could actually get the bracket cover on without immediately detaching the cable connectors was to: 1. pull the bracket up like you do in step 19, 2. hook the large tab end of the cover on, 3. push the bracket back down so the bracket cover stays in place and points up vertically, 4. fiddle for 10+ minutes to try and get the cables connected, 5. VERY CAREFULLY rotate the bracket cover 90 degrees, making sure it’s straight along the bracket sides 6. inevitably disconnect one or both of the cables or somehow flip off the cover and start the whole process over 10 times, then finally 7. once the cover actually comes down without disconnecting the cables, pinch down hard with tweezers on the end with two tabs until you hear the clicks.

Happily After Ever -

Schritt 35

Richte den Akkustecker mit seinem Gegenstück am Kabel im Inneren des Uhrgehäuses aus.
Drücke die beiden Stecker mithilfe einer Pinzette zusammen.

This is VERY DIFFICULT to do. Go easy. Be patient. If I can do it with these giant thumbs, you can.

Donald Fournier - 10/02/21

Agree with Donald. Take your time. I had to review the photos a couple of times to make sure I was lining it up right. Be patient & keep trying.

edgerken -

Schritt 36

Wenn dein Ersatzakku mit Klebestreifen versehen ist, dann ziehe jetzt die Schutzstreifen ab, so dass die Klebeflächen freigelegt werden.
Bei Bedarf kannst du entweder den vorhandenen Kleber wiederverwenden, um den Akku zu sichern, oder du versuchst es mit einem kleinen Stück doppelseitigem Klebeband, wie zum Beispiel dem Tesa 61395 oder auch einem Tropfen Flüssigkleber wie dem E6000.
Drehe den Akku um und drücke ihn an seinen Platz fest.
Drücke den Akku gegen das System Board, damit er gut festklebt.
Jetzt ist die beste Gelegenheit, um die Uhr anzuschalten und die Force Touch Funktion zu testen. Wenn sie nicht an geht, dann überprüfe nochmals alle drei Verbindungen und probiere es erneut.

Mine was not powering up at this point but I figured out I needed to charge the battery first. Was about to return the battery thinking it was defective.

Joey Totherow - 13/02/20

Der im Reparatur-Kit mitgelieferte Akku war bei mir so leer das die Uhr zunächst kein Lebenszeichen von sich gab. Ich dachte schon ich hätte was beschädigt und war fast dabei alles wieder aus einander zu nehmen. Ein Versuch am Ladegerät zeigte immerhin am Bildschirm an das der Akku leer sein (und ja - ich sehe auch das der Kommentator vor mir das gleiche geschrieben hatte - habe ich übersehen).

Micha - 12/11/20

Translation for others: The battery included in the repair kit was so empty that the watch initially gave no sign of life. I thought I had damaged something and was almost about to take everything apart again. An attempt on the charger showed on the screen that the battery was empty (and yes - I also see that the commentator had written the same thing in front of me - I overlooked it).

Amanda Bombardier - 18/04/21

It looks like my replaced force touch does not work. I checked the connections multiple times but when i tap the screen or push down on it, it doesn’t do anything. Every else works fine. Could I have a faulty force touch?

Carlos Tampan -

Hi Carlos, I know your comment was sometime ago, did you end up figuring out where things went wrong? I am experiencing the same issue.

David Mostokly -

Suggest testing the watch BEFORE removing the battery’s adhesive cover. You can do so by letting the battery simply sit on top of the system board and resting the screen in place. I put mine on the charger and waited for it to come alive with the charge state (full) and the time.

Eric Youngberg -

I have the same problem as Carlos, my force touch sensor seems faulty.

Niklas Karlsson -

After replacement of force touch sensor , before placing screen back does is it necesseary also to put adhesive stripor not? any idea?

Kayahan Ali Polat 11-08-2021

Kayahan -

As mentioned, I wish the instructions would flip these instructions to have the repairer test things before pressing down the battery on the adhesive. Like so:

Now is the best time to test powering on your watch and test the force touch function—if it doesn't turn on, double check all three connectors and try again.

Rotate the battery down into its slot, and press it into position.

Press the battery down against the system board to re-adhere it in place.

gmathis -

I accidentally damaged the force touch while replacing the battery. So i brought a brand new Force touch to replace it. Im stuck at this step. The watch able to turn on after 1hr charge but the touch screen is dead.

I already follow at the steps above. Now really had no idea what went wrong.

catman_76229 -

Hallo meine watch geht seitdem akku wechsel nur kurz an und der apfel ist blau mit strichen und dann geht sie wieder aus. Was kann ich tun?

Mike Hager -

My battery was about 40% charged, plenty to power up. The apple logo seemed to linger so I was concerned something wasn’t right but then everything seemed to work so I closed it up. Whew!

edgerken -

I made all the connections but watch display won’t light up. It did before the repair , only the battery had failed(swollen) causing screen to fall off. Cables don’t appear torn.

dmeade2347 -

Display is booting up but I see lines on the screen likely indicating that I messed up the display connector somehow.

Caleb -

I went through the above steps and replaced the Force Touch sensor and battery. My watch now powers on which is great, but the screen is not responsive to my touch. What could be the issue?

David Mostokly -

My screen turns on but the force touch sensor isn’t working. Any suggestions?

Gemma Curl -

Schritt 37

Ziehe mit einer Pinzette die obere Folie vom Klebestreifen.
Ziehe die Folie zur Hälfte ab und schneide sie dann mit einer Schere ab. So kannst du das restliche Stück ablösen, ohne dass es am Display hängen bleibt.

Schritt 38

Schiebe das Display wieder nach rechts und biege das Displaydatenkabel und das Touchscreenkabel ordentlich zurecht.
Zentriere das Display über dem Gehäuse und drücke es kräftig auf den Klebestreifen.

Schritt 39

Am Idealsten ist es, das Uhrarmband zu entfernen und ein paar Gummibänder um das Gehäuse der Apple Watch zu wickeln, damit sich der Kleber gut verbinden kann.

For this step, I reheated the screen with the iopener before applying force to set the adhesive.

breadandbits - 24/07/20

How long should I leave the rubber band ?

Baebe.bleu - 17/08/20

for ever - adhesive doesn’t hold it and the display falls off

neil.carter - 22/08/20

I removed all old adhesive and cleaned the watch and display very carefully with isopropanol but after one week the display came off. I switched the watch off, heated it with the iOpener and pressed the display with a strong clamp til it cooled down. It seems to hold now.

Hans-Hermann Gessler - 28/08/20

I used the iOpener as suggested by breadandbits for 15 minutes then wrapped the watch with 7 rubber bands tightly for 29 hours. After two hours the screen started to come loose again.

iFixit is going to send another gasket. I’m curious, can Hans-Hermann Gessler please update your comment as to what clamp you used and how long you allowed it set. iFixit won’t share the manufacturers curing time for the adhesive.

Thank you.

Michael Goebel - 02/09/20

This fix was one of the hardest I’ve done. I got through it, Though. Thanks for the great Guides!

Donald Fournier - 10/02/21

The Force Touch sensor comes with 2 gaskets. Should one of those be used? It seems like it’d be too thick.

Donald Fournier - 11/02/21

My adhesive let loose after a day. I heated it with the iOpener and wrapped with rubber bands. left to cool. The next day, the adhesive let loose. I thought back to the package arriving and noticing 2 mystery gaskets. These gaskets are never mentioned in any guide. I stuck one gasket over the Force Touch sensor and put the screen back. I think this will work just fine now. The screen seems to sit *just a little bit* high, but not really noticeable. I mean, not even enough to make any real difference at all.

Donald Fournier - 11/02/21

Just replaced a swollen battery- now the battery works but the touch doesn’t. I’ve triple check all the connections and all I can come up with is either I have a faulty force touch sensor or is it possible that it needs to be paired with the phone again? - step daughters watch and she’s not with us this week. TIA, cb

Christie Bath - 16/03/21

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does the touch function need the force touch sensor? i am lost. i have replaced the sensor (which worked even if separated) put the thing together, have attached the force touch sensor and i just tried to test the watch. it turns on, but i have no touch. there was touch prior to the force touch replacing. does the touch work if the protective film is still on it?

palokiller - 26/01/20

Hi palokiller, the force touch sensor is responsible for the force touch function (pressing on the display). The touch itself is handled by the display assembly, meaning the three cables at the back of the display. Check those cables and make sure they are seated deep enough and the ZIF flap is closed properly. The touch (and also the force touch) should work with a protective film still on.

Tobias Isakeit - 03/02/20

Hey,

I’m kind of facing the same problem of having not touch after assembly. Do you have find your problem, because I have no clue what I have done wrong.

Carl Schmidt - 07/04/20

Step 20 of this guide can and should be completely skipped. This is by far the most difficult part of the process. It requires excessive force on parts of a fragile cable that is prone to ripping. While it is easier to clean the edge of the display assembly with it removed, it is still possible to clean it while attached.

Yevgeniy Churinov - 09/02/20

I thought the same. But then I discovered, there is a with applying the latch. If you watch carefully at the pictures, you’ll notice they lifted the connector assembly up. In this uplift position the latch can be mounted, but it’s almost impossible to mount it at the rested position.

Hope this helps someone.

Michel Boldt -

I did replace my display and it works super-fine (thanks to iFixit) but the issue am facing right now is glueing the Display+Force Touch Ring+Body. Am unable to keep hold of display to the body and it keeps removing even after several days of rubber banding and heat treatment.

Suraj Jorwekar - 19/02/20

You could try and use this slightly stronger glue by carefully applying it instead of the adhesive gasket. E6000 Kleber

Tobias Isakeit - 27/02/20

Completed the assembly. First time ever doing something like this, but the directions were clear to follow and my display and force touch sensor worked just fine after finishing. Added extra heat and rubber banded the watch, but even after 45 minutes, the screen still came a little off the adhesive. Added more heat and extra weight to compress the screen overnight to see if that might make a difference.

Alyssa Simmons - 24/04/20

This very last step needs removed! You should NOT add heat to the touch sensor gasket after replacement! This messes it up and keeps it from sticking!

if your having trouble with it sticking use some E6000 glue all the way around and it will fix the issue a seal it up better!

idk why this last step is still showing when ifixit there selves said to not add heat after the install when I ruined the first touch sensor on my first attempt using this step.

Ryan Fountain - 07/05/20

Agreed. It is very difficult to get the screen back down. Not sure if that was (at least for me) a result of the force sensor not being installed correctly? That was the most difficult part was getting it to fit.

Grant Glass - 09/05/20

Does anyone else have an issue once the battery is replaced and recalibrated but still draining very quickly? Is there a way to “recalibrate“ the battery again?

Grant Glass - 09/05/20

The box my IFIXIT replacement battery came in has battery calibration steps printed on one side, to wit: "Charge your newly installed battery up to 100% and keep charging it for at least 2 more hours. Then use your device until it shuts off due to low battery. Finally, charge it uninterrupted to 100%."

Geneius -

More of a question. I did everything just as shown for screen and touch sensor replacement . I put the watch on the charger and all that happens is the Apple logo comes on and then goes off about every 10 -15 sec and I can’t get it to do anything else?? Can you advise please?

Tom - 25/05/20

I am having the same issue…the logo flashes…

Mark Tumblin - 02/06/20

Me too. Just going to leave it on charge over night to see if that makes a difference.

Tony Trollip - 10/02/21

If I did all this… the Apple came on… put everything back together and my watch still doesn’t work? It won’t take a charge, just sits there with the Apple popping on and off.

Tammy Eppley - 24/06/20

I’m having the same issue where I replaced the battery reassembled and same issue apple logo just keeps flashing on the screen, I’m having a feeling this is apple preventing 3rd party repairs when detecting the display being removed or replaced…

Lenny Lewis - 13/07/20

Have the same issue.

Have you found the solution?

Michael Posada - 13/11/20

Followed instructions 100% but adhesive does not hold it all together - this is not the same adhesive as the factory uses and doesn’t work!

neil.carter - 22/08/20

After replacing the battery, screen and force touch sensor, I had the issue with the Apple logo coming on and then going off. After mentioning this to iFixit, they sent me another battery. Once I installed that one, the watch fired right up.

Scott Beattie - 24/11/20

I had a similar experience. After battery replacement, my watch would only show the sort of spaghetti image of the charge cable on its screen (i.e. "put me on my charger, please!"). It reacted when I did put it on the charger as if it was charging, but never actually did, nor did it seem to run flat and shut itself off. iFixIt sent a new battery kit at not charge, tools, force touch sensor, and all. After putting that battery in, the watch behaves normally so far. I put it on the charger, it powered up, said it was at 93% (may be miscalibrated... I'm calibrating it now), and charged up to 100%. While doing that, I could put in the unlock code, run apps, etc, not stuck on the "charge me" screen. So it wasn't completely dead after the first battery replacement, but never really came back to life either. After second replacement, it's behaving as it should.

Geneius -

My watch battery managed to bloat up and popped the screen off, so that saved me a few steps :o)

The battery replacement guide seems incomplete, I feel that the kit has both the batter and the force sensor, so the guide should combine the two. If you follow just the battery replacement guide, you disassemble, with no way of being guided to assemble, that is where this guide really is more complete.

I too have the issue whereby the Apple logo will come on for 10 seconds or so and then go off. I will leave it on charge for a long while to see if this resolves the issue. I suspect that the shipped battery is just at a very low level.

The watch does get warm, indicating to me at least that the unit is on a charge cycle.

Did anyone else get too many adhesive strips, or a set of adhesive strips implying that more than the force sensor adhesive is needed??

I am worried I didn’t use everything. Although, the original had no additional gasket or force sensor.

Tony Trollip - 10/02/21

Has anyone with the Apple logo only issue been able to resolve it? Will a long charge help?

Kevin M -

I did the battery swap and the force touch sensor. The watch comes on beautifully but has no touch response at all. I can’t put in my unlock code or anything. The time shows up fine so I guess I have a functioning watch, but nothing else.

Shon Jimenez - 15/04/21

Same thing here and I’m pretty frustrated about it..

kpeppers5114 -

Just repaired my first Apple Watch Series 1 42mm Screen for my cousin. I had to reheat the iOpener about three times. I was able to use the every tool that came with the kit. I advise anyone if you are using the curve knife be sure to use a pair of thick work gloves. So in case you slip the knife it won’t split your hand but hit the glove. After getting the screen off the repair was a breeze. PLEASE BE PATIENT and you will have success! you don’t want to rip the small cables or mess up the bracket. THANKS IFIXIT!

Michael Bellamy - 08/06/21

I came to this guide after replacing my series 1 battery and then noticing the force touch gasket was loose. I carefully released it from the case and cleaned both sides of the gasket along with the screen and case. I had two new adhesive loops so thought I would try using them before doing the tricky removal of the original force touch gasket. Dry fitting the original gasket does work but it is highly temperamental. I have it all wrapped in elastic bands so hopefully given a couple of days it will be stuck down good enough to be a viable tool again.

Martin Ritchie -

Managed to run all the steps…. but the sensor does not work… not sure if it is connected properly or broken during assembly…

Vitor Teixeira -

Thanks.. worked like a charm… If you happen to lose the tiny screw holding the force touch sensor connector in place don’t worry.

My screw vanished and I reinstalled without it. The connection is pretty solid without screwing it in but it could shake loose in time.

Quick fix …..I trimmed a small wedge from the left over blue ifixit opening picks and wedged it in between the battery and the sensor connector.

Pete Silvestri -

Thanks a ton for this. I'm hoping I won't need it, but knowing the parts only need to be in contact, not necessarily held together with the screw, is huge to know. My first battery replacement didn't result in a working watch, but the replacement kit iFixIt sent and second battery replacement seems ok. I replaced the force touch sensor the first time, as it peeled apart/was clearly ruined. After prying the watch face off for the second replacement, the force touch sensor stayed in place, which I'm very grateful for, because that darn tiny teeny screw just HAS to be stripped after I had to take it in and out a few times during the first replacement. Force touch seems to work, so I may not need to replace the sensor this time (fingers crossed), but knowing doing it without the screw if it's stripped is an option is enormously helpful.

Geneius -

Followed the process and yet the screen wont stick down :-(

Garry -

This guide is spelled out very well. I followed it to the letter and my watch works perfectly. The watch face came loose so while I had it apart I replaced the touch sensor and battery. The kit came with every thing I needed. You can’t beat the price either. Its better than paying big money to send it in, Thanks

Jeff -

Great kit! Well thought out with all the tools, supplies, and parts needed to replace the battery on my wife’s Apple Watch Series 1. This tutorial hit every part of the repair to the letter and is extremely helpful for the novice repairer or seasoned professional. Great job, iFixIt! :0)

Nickvjr -

So I completed the battery replacement but it seems like my screen is done for. Not sure if this is due to oil on the connectors or rust buildup which I think I saw. None the less the battery replacement was successful. The screen has lines going across it and a black spot in the corner lol.

Caleb -

Geneius -

Excellent guide.

Only comment is that the pic of the battery shows +ve on the right, closest to the battery connector, but the battery supplier had -ve on the right. The connector can only mate one way so not a problem.

Bevyn Wooten -