LG V20 Volume Button Replacement

Geschrieben von: Garrett Janney

Kommentare: 4

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

15 - 20 Minuten

Einleitung

Exposure to dirt or the shock of dropping a phone can damage volume buttons and cause them to become unresponsive. This guide will lead you through all the steps required to get your LG V20's volume button out of the phone and ready for replacement.

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Before disassembling your phone, discharge the battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.
Insert a spudger or your fingernail under the battery at the small recess on the lower edge.
Be careful not to deform or puncture the battery.
Pry up and remove the battery.

Schritt 2

Remove the sixteen 4mm Phillips #00 screws attaching the back cover to the motherboard.

Schritt 3

The top and bottom frame section hold very tight to the mid frame. It is possible to pull them off with your hands. If you're not able to do so, use the following removal procedure:
Use the flat end of a spudger and apply pressure to one of the corners of the frame section until you create a small gap.

Schritt 4

Flip the phone and insert an opening pick in the gap you created.
Slide the opening pick along the gap until the frame section pops out of its plastic clamps.

People on Reddit are reporting that the V20's antennas are contained in this top piece, and removing it too forcefully can damage the 2G antenna's contacts, resulting in a loss of ability to make calls. Details and a suggested fix if this happens to you:

https://old.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/...

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Schritt 5

Remove the frame section.
Repeat this procedure with the frame section on the other end of the phone.
Within the top frame section there's a small silver grating that covers the speaker. This may fall out, so be careful not to lose it.

Schritt 6

The loudspeaker is attached to the cover of the motherboard. Use an opening pick to pry it up.

Be very careful with prying up the speaker or else it will break the connection to the cover.

Peter Halenbeck - 26/03/19

Schritt 7

The cover of the motherboard is held in its place by several plastic clamps.
Use an opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover at the right corner at the bottom of your phone until it pops out of the plastic clamp.