Google Pixel 6 Battery Replacement

Written By: Dominik Schnabelrauch

Comments: 11

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

45 minutes - 1 hour

Introduction

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

Use this guide to replace a worn-out or dead battery in your Google Pixel 6.

If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

For your safety, discharge your 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.

Caution: The Pixel 6 contains class 1 lasers. Disassembly could result in exposure to invisible infrared laser emissions.

Retaining water resistance after the repair will depend on how well you reapply the adhesive, but your device will lose its IP (Ingress Protection) rating.

You’ll need replacement adhesive to reattach components when reassembling the device.

Tools

Parts

Step 1

Apply a heated iOpener to the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least 3 minutes.
A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the device.

what area of the phone do i apply it to?

middle, edges, diagonal?

johnathandoe -

Step 2

The next two steps demonstrate the Anti-Clamp, a tool we designed to make the opening procedure easier. If you aren't using the Anti-Clamp, skip down two steps for an alternate method.
For complete instructions on how to use the Anti-Clamp, check out this guide.
Pull the blue handle towards the hinge to disengage opening mode.
Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the phone—one on the front, and one on the back.
Push down on the cups to apply suction to the desired area.
If you find that the surface of your device is too slippery for the Anti-Clamp to hold onto, you can use packing tape to create a grippier surface.

Step 3

Push the blue handle away from the hinge to engage opening mode.
Turn the handle clockwise until you see the cups start to stretch.
Make sure the suction cups remain aligned to each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.
Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
Insert an opening pick under the screen frame when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
If the Anti-Clamp doesn't create a sufficient gap, apply more heat to the area and rotate the handle clockwise half a turn.
Don't crank more than a half a turn at a time, and wait one minute between turns. Let the Anti-Clamp and time do the work for you.
Skip the next two steps.

Step 4

Once the screen is warm to the touch, apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen.
If your screen is badly cracked, covering it with a layer of clear packing tape may allow the suction handle to adhere. Alternatively, very strong tape may be used instead of the suction handle. If all else fails, you can superglue the suction handle to the screen.
Lift the screen, including its safety frame, with the suction handle to create a small gap between the screen and the phone assembly.
Insert an opening pick into the gap between the screen frame and the phone assembly.
Make sure to insert your opening pick in the right position to avoid separating the screen from its safety frame instead of the phone assembly.
Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner of the screen to slice its adhesive.
Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 5

Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge and slide it to the bottom left corner of the screen to slice the adhesive.
Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 6

The screen of the Google Pixel 6 is not only held in place by adhesive but also small plastic clips. If your opening pick gets blocked during the screen removal procedure, it means you inserted your pick too deep underneath the screen. Only insert the tip of the opening pick (3-4 mm) when slicing the display adhesive.
Insert a third opening pick underneath the bottom left corner of the screen.
Slide the opening pick along the left edge of the screen to slice the adhesive.
Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 7

If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it has most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener or heat gun for 1-2 minutes to reheat it.
When you slice near the front facing camera, insert only the tip of the opening pick (2-3 mm) to avoid damaging or smearing the camera.
Insert a fourth opening pick at the top left corner of the screen.
Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to slice the adhesive.
Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 8

Insert a fifth opening pick and slide it along the right edge of the phone to slice the remaining adhesive.
Do not try to remove the display all the way yet, the screen is still connected to the phone assembly.

Step 9

Avoid straining the display cable during the following procedure.
Carefully open the right side of the screen to the left side of the phone assembly like you would open a book.

Step 10

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully unhinge and remove the metal bracket sitting on top of the display cable connector.
Make sure to keep this component to reinstall it during reassembly.

Step 11

Use a spudger to disconnect the display flex cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 12

Remove the screen.
During reassembly, apply new adhesive where it's necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).
Follow this guide if you're using custom-cut adhesives for your device.
Follow this guide if you're using a pre-cut adhesive card.
During the boot-up process after reassembly, the screen will go through a calibration sequence. Do not touch the screen during this process, as it could result in improper touch calibration and create touch issues.
If installing a different fingerprint reader, you will need to recalibrate the reader before it will work.

Has the issue with the fingerprint not working after screen replacement been sorted?

Nigel -

I bought the repair kit that included the adhesive & fingerprint module. If that's what you bought as well, you will have to use the google repair tool. https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/udfps. I had to manually download the google usb drivers & install them on Windows 11 because the phone wasn't being detected by the pixel repair tool.

Kwame Bailey -

Hello, fingerprint does'nt work now.... any tips ? thank !

willy kedziora -

I had the screen on my 6A replaced at a U-BreakiFix got home fingerprint reader does not work. It says enrollment not complete. Go to your repair facility. I guess they must have some magic that makes it work again due to security issues

Lynne Ayers -

Great directions, would be helpful to have a section on Google Pixel 6 Display Adhesive - Genuine

Troy O'Connor -

This guide is clear and easy to follow. The other one where you actually replace the screen and put the new adhesive is much less easy to follow, and takes much more time to complete because you have to remove all traces of the old adhesive. I used GooGone and a 2mm flat head screwdriver as a scraping tool and it worked well.

The fingerprint reader was not working after the upgrade, but I got it to work by visiting https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/udfps and since I'm using Ubuntu, I had to run those two commands:

sudo usermod -aG plugdev $LOGNAME

sudo apt-get install android-sdk-platform-tools-common

And then reboot my computer before my phone could be connected. I rebooted my phone manually after the upgrade and all was working normally. In fact, the new fingerprint sensor works better than the one I got before. The new one is actually usable.

My Pixel 6 is like new! (except perhaps for the water resistance)

Francois Lord -

Great tips! I wish I had thought of Goo Gone. By far the longest part of the procedure was cleaning out the old adhesive, and using alcohol swabs (including a few spares on hand) was slow and not very effective.

After Chrome on ubuntu was unhappy with recognizing my phone I had to resort to using a Mac, but I would prefer your solution.

Gary Smith -

Easy enough and excellent guide! Thank you!

Jason -

The guide was very helpful, but could be improved somewhat. I made the mistake of removing the screen without the bracket & didn't realize until I had attached the adhesive & tried to put the new screen on. So I had to remove the adhesive & the bracket before the new screen would fit, since it has it's own bracket. Another tip would be to include the instructions for getting the fingerprint module to work. Including https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/udfps & downloading & installing the google usb driver.

Kwame Bailey -

Step 13

Apply a heated iOpener or a heat gun to the rear glass to loosen the adhesive underneath the graphite films on top of the battery. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.
Don't apply heat directly onto the battery. It is susceptible to heat damage and could cause a thermal event.

Step 14

Take care not to puncture or bend the battery with your tool—a punctured or bent battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a thermal event.
Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to carefully peel the black graphite film off the top edge of the battery and the motherboard shield.
Remove the graphite film.

Step 15

If the graphite film is hard to peel off, it has most likely cooled down. Reapply your iOpener or heat gun to the rear glass for 1-2 minutes to reheat it.
Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to carefully peel the black graphite film off the left edge of the battery and the motherboard shield.

Step 16

The graphite film at the bottom edge of the battery only needs to be removed when replacing the battery or the loudspeaker.
Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to carefully peel the black graphite film off the bottom edge of the battery and the loudspeaker assembly.
Remove the graphite film.

Step 17

Use a Torx T3 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the motherboard cover:
Eight 4.8 mm-long screws
One 2.4 mm-long screw
Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from.

I lost the 2.4 mm-long screw (marked orange)! It seems to be the ground connection from the lower board to the upper board. Will the phone work without this screw?

Google Pixel 6 Battery Replacement

Pixel -

Step 18

Carefully lift up the motherboard cover and remove it.

Step 19

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 20

Adhesive is only present underneath the top and bottom areas of the battery and not underneath the center. The see-through plastic strip around the center of the battery is not especially useful during the removal procedure. Feel free to remove it for easier handling by opening its adhesive seal and pulling it out from underneath the battery.
Lift your phone assembly to a ~45° angle.
This helps to spread the isopropyl alcohol evenly in the following step. You can hold the phone in one hand and apply the alcohol with the other, or secure your suction handle to the rear glass and use its handle as a stand for your phone.
Apply a few drops of high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol into the gap between the motherboard and the top-left and bottom-left corner of the battery.

Step 21

Insert an opening pick into the gap between the top edge of the battery and the motherboard.
Use your opening pick to pry up the battery by tilting your pick downwards and widening the gap between the battery and the motherboard to create enough space to insert a plastic card.

Step 22

If you can't manage to remove the battery by only using high concentration isopropyl alcohol, you can try a combination with heat. In this case, prepare an iOpener and apply it to the rear glass for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath the battery.
Insert a plastic card underneath the top right corner of the battery.
Slide the plastic card underneath the top edge of the battery to slice its adhesive and pry it up.

Step 23

Slide the plastic card along the right edge to the bottom edge of the battery to separate it from the midframe and slice the adhesive.
Use your plastic card to pry up the battery.

Step 24

Peel the battery off the remaining adhesive.
Remove the battery.
Do not reinstall a damaged or deformed battery, as doing so is a potential safety hazard.
Secure the new battery with pre-cut adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape. In order to position it correctly, apply the new adhesive into the device at the places where the old adhesive was located, not directly onto the battery. Press the new battery firmly into place.
During reassembly, temporarily reconnect the battery to the motherboard to help align it correctly. Disconnect the battery after it is seated.

Conclusion

If possible, turn on your device and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. During reassembly apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).

For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery after completing this guide.

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.

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Dominik Schnabelrauch

Member since: 23/11/16

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