Google Pixel 5a Screen Adhesive Installation

Written By: Chayton Ritter
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Google Pixel 5a Screen Adhesive Installation

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

20 - 30 minutes

Introduction

This repair guide was authored by the iFixit staff and hasn’t been endorsed by Google. Learn more about our repair guides here.

Follow this guide to correctly apply screen adhesive to your Google Pixel 5a after a repair.

Before you begin, you should have already removed your Pixel’s screen and set it aside. Detailed instructions for this can be found here.

This guide was written using a Pixel 5. There will be some visual discrepancies, but the adhesive installation procedure is the same.

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    • Peel off as much adhesive as you can with a pair of tweezers.

    • Use a spudger to scrape away any lingering adhesive.

    • Don't use metal tools to scrape away adhesive as this will damage the frame.

    • For best results, clean the area underneath the removed adhesive with 90% or greater isopropyl alcohol to prep the surface for the new adhesive.

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    • Repeat the previous step for the screen adhesive.

    • Don't use metal tools to scrape away adhesive as this will damage the screen.

    • Don't use isopropyl alcohol near the front camera bracket as it will loosen its adhesive.

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    • Use the front camera and corners of the frame to correctly align the adhesive.

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    • Peel away the clear plastic lining to expose the frame side of the adhesive.

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    • Be very careful during this step! The adhesive is very sticky and can't be repositioned once it sticks. Misaligned adhesive can lead to an improper seal.

    • Lower the adhesive onto the frame.

    • Use the front camera and corners to help align the adhesive during installation.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to press down on the adhesive.

    • Slide along the perimeter to secure the adhesive to the frame.

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    • Peel away the blue plastic lining on the screen side of the adhesive.

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    • Peel away the blue plastic lining to expose the perimeter adhesive.

    I waited to peel the final strip till i had the screen in position but not clicked down.

    This minimized the chance of dust.

    I did have to pull just the beginning of the tab so it was peeking out before resting the screen down like that.

    Stephen Cass -

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    • Position the screen so it lays on the frame.

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    • Press down the corners of the screen to secure them to the frame.

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    • Press down on the edges of the screen.

    • Slide along the perimeter to secure it to the frame.

    • You can heat the perimeter of the screen to soften the adhesive and help it bond more securely.

Conclusion

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Pixel 5a Answers community for help.

Author

Chayton Ritter

Member since: 21/08/20

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One comment

Pretty easy. Maybe 20 mins job. Nice guide.

Toby Phillippe -