Motorola Edge (2022) Screen Replacement

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Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

2 - 3 Stunden

Einleitung

Use this guide to remove or replace the screen on your Motorola Edge (2022).

This guide is for the official Motorola replacement part.

Note: Follow this guide to replace a screen that's pre-installed in a new frame (a.k.a. chassis). You'll need to transplant all of your phone's internals to the new screen. If you are replacing the display panel only, follow this guide.

For your safety, discharge the battery below 25% before disassembling your phone. This reduces the risk of a dangerous thermal event if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

You'll need replacement adhesive to complete this repair. If you bought an iFixit Fix Kit it will include extra Antenna Bracket Adhesive that's not necessary for this specific model.

Note: Some photos in this guide show the earpiece speaker removed, leading to visual discrepancies. This will not affect the guide procedure.

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

Schritt 1

Insert a SIM eject tool, bit, or straightened paperclip into the SIM card tray hole on the bottom edge of the phone.
Press the SIM eject tool into the sim card tray hole to eject the SIM card tray.
Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the SIM card tray.

Schritt 2

Completely power off your phone before you begin.
Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover's right edge for two minutes.
A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Schritt 3

Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close to the middle of the right edge as possible.
Pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the frame.
Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you're having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again.
Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Schritt 4

Slide the pick along the right edge to slice the adhesive.
Leave the pick in the bottom right edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Schritt 5

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

Schritt 6

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

Schritt 7

Slide the pick along the bottom edge to slice the adhesive.
Leave the pick in the bottom left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Schritt 8

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

Schritt 9

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

Schritt 10

Slide the pick along the edge to slice the adhesive.
Leave the pick in the top left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Schritt 11

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

Schritt 12

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

Schritt 13

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

Schritt 14

Lift the back cover from the phone and remove it.
If the back cover is still stuck to the midframe, slide an opening pick around the edges of the phone until the cover separates completely.

Schritt 15

Insert an opening pick between the right edge of the camera bezel and the motherboard cover.
Slide the pick back and forth along the edge to slice the adhesive.

Schritt 16

Insert an opening pick between the left edge of the camera bezel and the motherboard cover.
Slide the pick back and forth along the edge to slice the adhesive.

Schritt 17

Lift the camera bezel from the phone and remove it.
During reassembly:
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.
If you are replacing the fingerprint sensor or screen assembly, use this guide to calibrate the fingerprint sensor.
Follow this guide to replace the back cover and camera bezel adhesive.

Schritt 18

Insert the pointed end of a spudger underneath the tape that connects the wireless charging coil to the speaker on the bottom left of the phone.
Slowly lift the spudger up until the tape detaches from the speaker.

Schritt 19

Insert a spudger underneath the tape that connects the wireless charging coil to the daughterboard cover on the bottom right of the phone.
Slowly lift the spudger up until the tape detaches.

Schritt 20

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 10 4 mm screws securing the motherboard cover.

Schritt 21

There's adhesive under the motherboard cover that secures the cover to the motherboard.
Apply a heated iOpener between the bottom of the motherboard cover and the top of the battery for two minutes.

Schritt 22

Insert an opening tool between the motherboard cover and the midframe.
Pry up with the opening tool until you are able to grab the motherboard cover with your fingers.
During reassembly, press down around the perimeter of the motherboard cover to engage the clips.

Schritt 23

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

Schritt 24

Use your fingers to move the graphite film that covers the battery out of the way.

Schritt 25

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery's press connector.
To re-attach press connectors like this one, carefully align and press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Do not press down on the middle. If the connector is misaligned, the pins can bend, causing permanent damage.

Schritt 26

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five screws securing the daughterboard cover:
Four 4.1 mm screws
One 3 mm screw

Schritt 27

Insert a spudger under the daughterboard cover on the bottom right corner of the phone.
Pry up with the spudger to release the clips securing the cover.

Schritt 28

Use your fingers or tweezers to remove daughterboard cover.

Schritt 29

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect cable's press connector from the daughterboard.

Schritt 30

Use your fingers or tweezers to peel back and remove the tape on the fingerprint sensor cover.
Set the tape aside for reassembly.

Schritt 31

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3 mm screws:
One screw securing the fingerprint sensor cover.
One screw securing the daughterboard.

Schritt 32

Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the fingerprint sensor cover.

Schritt 33

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

Schritt 34

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the black antenna's coaxial connector.
Pry under the rounded edge of the coaxial connector, not the straight edge. If you pry under the straight edge, you may rip the socket off the daughterboard.
Use the spudger to push the antenna up and away from the phone until the cable is freed from the clip securing it to the daughterboard.
During reassembly, make sure the cable's metal band connects to the grounding clip in the daughterboard.
To re-attach coaxial connectors like this one, hold the connectors in place and gently press them straight down with your finger or the pointed end of a spudger.

Schritt 35

Repeat the previous step for the white antenna cable.
During reassembly, make sure to put the cable back in its clip on the daughterboard.

Schritt 36

Before you perform this step, be sure you’ve ejected the SIM tray.
Insert the pointed end of a spudger in the gap between the daughterboard and frame near the right edge of the phone.
Gently pry up to release the clips securing the daughterboard.

Schritt 37

Use your fingers or tweezers to lift the daughterboard out of its recess and remove it.
During reassembly, make sure all cables that connect to the daughterboard (interconnect, fingerprint sensor, and antennas) are out of they way so they don't get stuck under the daughterboard when it's reinserted.

Schritt 38

Use the flat side of a spudger to pry the fingerprint sensor from the frame.
A small amount of adhesive secures the fingerprint sensor to the frame, so this may take a few tries and some force.
Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the fingerprint sensor from the phone.
Apply new adhesive to the frame before installing the fingerprint sensor.

Schritt 39

Apply a few drops of high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol under the vibration motor and its contact pad to loosen the adhesive securing them.
Wait one minute to allow the isopropyl alcohol to penetrate the adhesive.

Schritt 40

Insert the pointed end of a spudger in the gap between the vibration motor and frame.
Pry up with the spudger to separate the vibration motor from the frame.

Schritt 41

Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the vibration motor.
The vibration motor's flex cable is very fragile. Work slowly to prevent tearing the cable.
If there's any alcohol remaining, use a lint-free cloth to wipe it up or allow the alcohol to dry off before installing a new vibration motor.
Apply new adhesive to your vibration motor before installing it in the frame.

Schritt 42

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

Schritt 43

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

Schritt 44

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

Schritt 45

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the white antenna's coaxial connector.
Pry under the rounded edge of the coaxial connector, not the straight edge. If you pry under the straight edge you may rip the socket off of the motherboard.
During reassembly, make sure to put the cable back in its clip on the motherboard.
To re-attach coaxial connectors like this one, hold the connectors in place and gently press them straight down with your finger or the pointed end of a spudger.

Schritt 46

Repeat the previous step on the black antenna's coaxial connector.
During reassembly, make sure to put the cable back in its clip on the motherboard.

Schritt 47

Take care not to puncture or bend the battery with your tweezers—a punctured or bent battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a fire.
Use a pair of tweezers to grip the bottom right corner of the motherboard near the peg on the right edge of the phone.
Pull the motherboard up and over the peg with a slow, steady force. This should release a few clips securing the motherboard.
This may require multiple attempts and significant force, as the peg wedges the motherboard in very tightly.

Schritt 48

Insert the pointed end of a spudger under the middle of the motherboard's bottom edge.
Gently pry up on the motherboard to release the clips securing it.

Schritt 49

Remove the motherboard from the phone.
During reassembly:
Clean off the old thermal paste from the midframe and motherboard using isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth. Apply new thermal paste before reassembly.
Ensure that all of the cables that connect to the motherboard (interconnect, battery, antenna, display, and button assembly) are out of they way so they do not get stuck under the motherboard when it's reinserted.

Schritt 50

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4.1 mm screw securing the loudspeaker.

Schritt 51

Apply a few drops of high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol under the loudspeaker's contact pad to loosen the adhesive securing it.

Schritt 52

Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the loudspeaker.
The loudspeaker's flex cable is very fragile. Work slowly to prevent tearing the cable.
If there's any alcohol remaining, use a lint-free cloth to wipe it up or allow the alcohol to dry off before installing a new loudspeaker.

Schritt 53

Apply a few drops of high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol to the gaps along the battery's edges.
Tilt the device as you apply alcohol to help it flow under the battery.
Wait one minute to allow the isopropyl alcohol to penetrate the adhesive.
Only apply a few drops initially and apply more as necessary.

Schritt 54

Take care not to puncture or bend the battery during the removal process—a punctured or bent battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a fire.
Apply a suction cup to the battery.
Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to separate the battery from the frame.
If the battery does not budge, apply a few more drops of isopropyl alcohol and try again.
Insert an opening pick into the gap.
Continue to pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force while sliding the opening pick back and forth to slice the adhesive. Continue this process until the battery separates from the midframe.

Schritt 55

Remove the battery from the midframe.
Do not reuse the battery if it has been deformed or damaged, as doing so is a potential safety hazard. Replace it with a new battery.
Follow this guide to replace the battery adhesive.

Schritt 56

If you're reusing your old battery, skip this step.
Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the foam strip from the battery's bottom edge.
Before installing your new battery, apply the foam strip to it.

Schritt 57

Apply a few drops of high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol on either side of the plastic buffer on the top left of the phone.

Schritt 58

Use tweezers to grip the buffer.
Tilt the buffer towards the bottom of the phone to disconnect it from the lip in the midframe.
Pull up and remove the buffer.

Schritt 59

Use your fingers to slowly peel the board ribbon cable from the midframe.
If you're having trouble separating the adhesive, apply a heated iOpener for 30 seconds and try again.

Schritt 60

This step shows how to replace the conductive adhesive for the board cable during reassembly. If your frame has this adhesive preinstalled, skip this step.
If necessary, cut the adhesive blocks to fit into contours of the cable channel. The adhesive doesn't need fit the contours perfectly.
Peel the adhesive blocks from the adhesive sheet.
Place the adhesives in the board cable channel. Space them evenly through the channel.
Peel any remaining plastic liners to expose the adhesive.

Schritt 61

Use your fingers to slowly peel the antenna cables from the right side of the midframe.
If you're having trouble separating the adhesive, apply a heated iOpener for 30 seconds and try again.
During reassembly, align the top end of the antenna cables so that they extend just out of their grooves near the motherboard.
There is a groove on the inner right side of the midframe for the cables. Make sure they are in the groove before reinstalling the adhesive securing them to the midframe.

Schritt 62

You are now left with the screen assembly.

Schritt 63

If your replacement screen assembly includes an earpiece speaker, follow this step to install it.
Use tweezers to peel off the larger, rectangular liner.
Align the speaker in its proper orientation over its recess and push down to secure it.
Use tweezers to remove the liner on the speaker's flex cable.
Insert the flex cable in its groove on the frame and press down to secure it.

Abschluss

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—be sure to transfer remaining components and remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.

If you bought an iFixit Fix Kit it will include extra Antenna Bracket Adhesive that's not necessary for this specific model.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.