Battery Disconnect

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover's left edge for two minutes.

Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close to the bottom left corner as possible.

Pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the midframe on the left edge.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide the pick along the left edge of the phone to slice the adhesive securing the back cover to the frame.

Leave the pick inserted in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover's top edge for two minutes.

Rotate the pick around the top left corner to slice the adhesive.

Slide the pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick inserted in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover's right edge for two minutes.

Rotate the pick around the top right corner to slice the adhesive.

Slide the pick along the right edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover's bottom edge for two minutes.

Rotate the pick around the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Slide the pick along the bottom edge to slice the adhesive.

There's a significant amount of adhesive to the right of the cameras that secures the back cover to the motherboard cover.

Apply a heated iOpener to the right of the cameras for two minutes.

Insert an opening pick between the back cover and motherboard cover on the top right edge.

Gently pull up on the back cover while sliding the opening pick back and forth along the right side of the cameras to slice the adhesive.

Lift the back cover from the phone and remove it.

This is a good point to test your phone's functionality before sealing it up. Use this guide to run a hardware test. Be sure to power your phone back down completely before you continue working.

Follow this guide to replace the back cover adhesive.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 13 4 mm screws securing the motherboard cover.

Insert a spudger between the motherboard cover and midframe on the top right edge of the phone.

Pry up with the spudger to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.

Gently pull the motherboard cover up and away from the phone and remove it.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery's press connector.