Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Camera Bezel Replacement

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the left edge of the cover for two minutes.

Apply a suction cup to the back cover, as close to the center of the left edge as possible.

Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the cover and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide your opening pick back and forth along the left edge to slice through the adhesive.

Leave the pick in at the bottom left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert and slide a second opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice through the adhesive.

Leave the pick inserted to prevent the bottom edge from resealing.

Repeat this process for the right and top edges of the cover.

Grab and lift the bottom edge of the cover.

As you lift the back cover, press and unstick the fingerprint reader from it.

Grab and remove the back cover.

This is a good point to test your phone before sealing it up. Follow this guide to perform a hardware test. Be sure to power your phone back down completely before you continue working.

To adhere the back cover with custom-cut adhesives, follow this guide.

To adhere the back cover with tape, follow this guide.

Flip the fingerprint reader to the left, away from the phone.

Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the twelve 3.9 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover.

Insert the pointed end of a spudger between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the frame.

Pry the cover upward until you can grab it with your fingers.

Grab the bottom edge of the motherboard cover and remove it from the frame.

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the camera bezel for two minutes.

Insert an opening pick between the gray border of the camera bezel and the motherboard cover.

Slide the pick back and forth to slice the adhesive.

Slide your opening pick farther under the camera bezel and pry it away from the motherboard cover.

Remove the camera bezel