How to replace your iPhone 5 battery

Thanks, it works perfectly. let's see now if the battery life is better.

Worked great! If you have problems I would suggest that you go over each step to make sure you have everything plugged in correctly. Not a tough repair at all and totally worth the DIY! Also, if you are damaging the phone while taking the battery out, you are doing it wrong and need to read the directions!

if you have any small cracks in your screen, be very careful! removing and replacing the front display can easily spread the crack or press it into the display w/ a little too much pressure

Good luck!

The new battery install went well and the instructions were perfect. Since the screws and other parts are so very small I worked on top of an old T-Shirt to keep dropped parts from bouncing out of site. I also printed the instructions and taped each screw and other piece remove to the page describing the removal. Removing the battery from the underlying tape was a nightmare since I couldn't get any pry leverage and didn't want to puncture the battery (yes, they do explode when punctured). I made the removal much easier by making a loop of waxed dental floss and working one end of the loop under the connector end of the battery. It was pulled up the battery about 1/2" and then lifted up on the battery with the floss loop until the tape released it's grip. From then on the repair was quick and easy.

Tip: to make the battery a bit easier to pry off, try warming up the battery and the phone under a hot blow dryer for a couple dozen seconds.

After I replaced the battery, my phone wouldn't turn on. I plugged it in and and got the Apple logo, but it kept turning on and off. I put my old battery back in and it powered on without it needed to be plugged in. Battery was DOA. Hoping to get a replacement for my replacement to see how it'll work out.

I purchased 2 batteries and a tool kit for my wife and for my IPhone 5's. Did mine first as my wife was not about to have me possibly ruin hers. LOL. Mine went off without a hitch. Hardest part was getting off the screen. The ribbon connectors you have to pull off and put back on are extremely tiny so if you're old like me a magnifying glass would be a great help so you can see what you are doing. I then went to do my wifes phone but after about 20 minutes of trying I was unable to get her screen up far enough to stick the pry tool in and pry the screen up. I put it back together and will attempt another time.

15-20 minutes is not a realistic time estimate for this repair. Figure more like 30 minutes to an hour depending on how careful you want to be. You want to be VERY careful. A couple pointers from someone who just did this successfully:

1) The suction cup by itself doesn't work. The pry tool won't help you until you manage to get a connector undone. I used a thumbtack to help pop it open. Not saying you should do this, but that's what I did.

2) DO NOT PULL TOO HARD. You cannot force it and if you do, the display is going to come flying off and you're going to rip the 2 small, ribbon cables holding the display to the backing.

3) The glue holding the battery is a bastard but it will give if you just continuously work around it with the pry tool. Do not actually PRY the battery. Just try to shove it between the housing and the battery so that the adhesive gives.

4) When putting the phone back together, do the top brackets first. If you do the bottom first, the top will bulge and not fit properly.

I just finished replacing both my iPhone's battery and home button. In terms of the battery and home button, everything was a success - my iPhone is charging now and home button works very well.

Unfortunately, I must have somehow damaged my screen's digitizer during the process, most likely when trying to get the screen off with the suction cup. Obviously I must have applied too much force that led to my screen being damaged.

So now I have an appointment made for tomorrow morning to have a professional iPhone repair team replace my screen + digitizer. It's unfortunate to have spent the time and money on the self-repair when I'm left with a phone that can't be used now and requires professional repair anyways, but again, this was my own fault. The kit from iFixit was complete and steps were very clear.

Everything went according to the instructions. I'm passing this pone on to my wife and hopefully it won't suffer from the 50% to 10% battery dump that kicked in after about 12 months.

Thanks iFixit!

It was pretty easy for me. My 10 year-old son did most of it for both my and my wife's iPhone 5. First one took about ten minutes, the second about 2 1/2 minutes. Had to pry out the old battery using a dull kitchen knife. A little trouble snapping the glass front in on the first time because I didn't angle it in enough and get the latches to hook in the case. Had to pry everything out and try it again. Second phone went perfectly.

Especially liked that the tools that came in the kit from ifixit.com were lightly magnetized to hold onto the teeny tiny screws. The kit was a great deal! Both batteries I ordered had enough charge to turn the phone back on and verify the repair went well. Thanks, ifixit!

The only thing I would remove from this guide would be the plying of the battery on the logic board side. Once battery is uncliped from logic board apply a little heat to rear of the case this will make life so much easyier and battery should come out with hardly an effort..

Replaced my iphone 5 battery, and now the charging sound keeps playing every five seconds or so and the phone will not power on. I tried resetting the phone by holding the home and sleep button, didn't change anything. Tried another wall charger, no change. Running iOS 7.1 now; could that be the issue? Recommendations? Do these batteries work with iOS 7.1?

Had no problems. Used hair drier to warm up phone. I also skipped steps 6 thru 9. If u do, then you have to prop up or have someone hold the top part of the phone, but at least you'll have less things that can go wrong by not having to remove the top clips.

This wasn't as easy as the video makes it seem, but it worked. Now I have a new battery in my iPhone 5. The parts that were difficult; the suction cup didn't work at all, it wasn't strong enough, but I eventually got it to pry the screen off just enough so that I could slip a guitar pick in. Once I got the pick in, it was easy to get the rest of the screen off.

The screws are small as !@#$, and I have huge hands, so just keep track of them, they'll vanish in your carpet if you drop one.

The connectors at the top of the case come off really easily, make sure you press down on them all to make sure they're seating before reassembling.

Getting the battery out was !@#$, its stuck to the frame with some adhesive, you just have to get a guitar pick under as much of it as you can to separate it from the glue, then use the plastic tab to pull it out.

Both of my blue separator tools broke almost immediately.

Tried last night. Battery is in and working but now the screen is unresponsive at the top part and has a white line going down just right off center. Why they felt the need to glue the battery in is beyond me. I thought automotive engineers were vicious. As I can't get into notification center or type the letter "N" I'll be buying a new phone tonight and try to salvage this one as a spare. Shame Battery is working mint now. Hopefully it isn't FUBAR and it's just a connection issue.

I completed this within 15 minutes. It's actually quite simple.

I chose not to disconnect the screen and simply lifted it up.

I held the screen at 90 degrees while I changed the battery.

Once all back together, the phone kept searching for a network.

To fix this, all you do is put the phone into "Flight Mode" and off again.

A brilliantly detailed and easy to follow guide. Thanks iFixit!

Important to note:

1) If you pry off the top silver panel near the camera, MAKE SURE that all 3 connections are firmly back in place before the repair is finished. if not, you'll have issues with the display

2) be very careful with the suction cup step (VERY VERY CAREFUL). you want to make sure to get your opening tool under the entire display, and not just the screen.

If done correctly, the repair works great. If you are having issues, you most likely messed up one of the steps. Just go back through the process from step 1 and ensure everything is done properly and you should be fine

Less than 10 minutes and battery was at 74% when I switched back on. Hardest part was getting the tiny screws back in on the battery connection cover, my old eyes couldn't see them very well. A pair of tweezers to get them in the holes and that was me done. Thanks for giving my phone we life ifixit.

Installation couldn't have been easier. The front came off with just the suction cup, did not have to use the pry tool. I did not remove the entire display, I simply held it to the side and then used the plastic pull tab to pull the battery out. The only thing I used the pry tool for was to disconnect the battery connector from the logic board. Just make sure to pull firmly on the suction cup but keep your other hand right over the display as well so you don't rip the ribbon cables. Then do the same for the battery itself, pull carefully but firmly on the plastic pull tab and it will slowly give way from the casing. I'd say the entire process took 15 minutes, and my new battery is charging now!

Just replaced THREE iPhone 5 batteries over the weekend - mine, my wife's, and a co-worker's. I did mine first, and the hardest part was getting the screen to release. I figured out that all you have to do is pull up slightly on the suction cup, and a little slot will appear near the lower left corner (by the headphone jack) that you can get the spudger tool inside. After that it's cake. However I could NOT get the screen to release using the suction cup alone, and I didn't want to chance cracking the screen or ripping cables. Just a slight tug, get the spudger in there, and then you're good.

Also I did NOT remove the screen completely. Don't even try it. I was easily able to remove the battery screws and battery with my right hand while holding the screen up with my left hand. And the battery itself came out on all 3 phones, without too much trouble using just the pull tab. No prying required. Just use gentle, constant pulling pressure until you start to hear the adhesive releasing.

I replaced the chargerport/bottom mic without removing the battery - it does not need to be removed!

I pulled like heck for 10 minutes, pried, tried everything. Snapped a pry tool trying to remove the battery. It wouldn't come out.

Finished the job and phone is working great! $260 repair down to $15 and 2 hours of work.

Guessing that the battery got stuck after water got in my phone - maybe the adhesive turned to rock after it was exposed to water, then dried, then the phone got hot after some intense use?

Hopefully I don't have to remove the battery anytime soon - and if I do, I'm hoping a heat-gun will work.

Excellent guide, Is a fairly precise job and the suction cup that came with my battery wasn't sucky enough but I got there. Very clear instructions, just follow them and be gentle and all will go well. In response to the moron who broke the clips on the logic board prying out the battery, your an idiot. The instructions show you where to pry and your supposed to use the plastic pull tab to apply most of the force.

I ordered the tool kit with this battery. While the pentalobe driver was magnetized, the philips screwdriver seemed to almost be reverse polarity and pushed away the screws which made this very challenging. It's much easier to install the pentalobes without magnetism as the screws are so much longer than the itty bity philips screws on the inside.

Takes quite a bit of force getting the top od but after that it was simple. Put it back together and it worked plus the screen was flush against the fram as before the fix. Now I just have to see if the battery life has improved.

Was able to get the battery changed without major problems, it really is stuck down good though, so that was the hardest part, thankfully I didn't damage the logic board as some people suggested can happen if you pry in the wrong places.

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The ONE issue that I do have after powering things back up, is there is a small backlight bleed at the top of the screen.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Anyone know what caused it to happen?

I've been looking on the interwebs and it looks like a common issue that many iphone 5's were initially shipped with.

It's not super major, and I can probably just live with it if there's no fix for it, I'd just like to know what caused it, as if it was going to happen I'm glad it happened to my own phone and not a friend or family members phone.

HELP!

I wrote in my blog about my experience in following this guide. The guide here is not ALL bad but there are some issues and I do point them out.

https://chadkanera.squarespace.com/do-it...

All working, thanks for a awesome guide!!!

Oddly enough did the repair and the phone seems to work. Took only half an hour. The updated repair guide was super helpful especially showing where to pry if you are having difficulty removing the battery. I splurged on the magnetic repair mat. It probably saved me a bunch of time, didn't loose any screws or mix them up.

The replacement battery is not working after the installation, it just stayed at 20% so I installed the old battery and it worked. Is it because of the new ios 7?

Hi,

I just bought iFixit battery kit for Iphone 5.

After Reboot everything worked except I had no GSM provider, so I decided to restore my iPhone.

But after 10 tries, impossible to restore, error 1669...

Could you help please?

Regards

Vinh

Oh my word... I spent a good hour working on this... Props to whoever can constantly put these together... I've got nimble seventeen year-old hands and I was shaking like and ninety year-old. My hardest part was getting the cables to reattach to their proper receptacles. I actually had to go through the process twice, as my phone wouldn't turn on afterwards. It was in fact the battery cable that wasn't completely attached. This was definitely not easy. I miss the days of the iPhone four where I popped the back off and switched out the battery. I would recommend to anyone to do this on a white piece of paper, as the screws are EXTREMELY small. I mean small. No bigger than a flea. The other thing I recommend is to go slow and not rush, make sure all the cables are completely attached before you put the phone back together. Oddly, when I turned my phone on, the backgrounds were all blurry, however, everything functioned as it did before, I changed them and they went back to normal. Anyway, good luck!

I did manage to successfully remove & replace my iPhone 5 battery. But since then, my screen flickers a little at the bottom & it also just randomly turns off now & then (obviously this could be an issue caused by the actual battery that I replaced the original one with) - and it is obviously in no way, ifixit's fault.

But I just thought I should comment & let people know that this is NOT an easy task, and it is VERY EASY to accidentally damage other internal parts of the iPhone whilst completing this task, so if you're going to do it, then follow the instructions VERY carefully - or have someone a bit more 'tech savy' do it for you :)

I was able to skip steps 6-9. When it came to removing the battery from my 15 month old phone, it wouldn't budge. I heated the back of the phone with a hair dryer for 5 straight minutes and the glue finally loosened up. I took the opportunity to clean the funk off the edges of my display and get any dust out of my phone before sealing it back up. The new battery I purchased from ifixit fit perfect. Using the BatteryLife app (only available on jail broken phones) the battery shows 1329 out of 1430 mAh (93%) usable capacity. For comparison, my 15 month old battery was down to 63%. Overall I'm satisfied with the ifixit experience.

The repair itself was pretty easy...a little overwhelming, but the instructions were clear and very helpful. I didn't even really have an issue getting the screen to pop off, just apply consistent pressure and use the lever where you see the gaps opening up instead of cranking blindly. I did have an issue with the screen initially (it was making noise, but the screen was black) but I called customer service for customer support/moral support and he guided me to just try it again, paying close attention to make sure all the connections were snapped down. Third time was a charm, and all is well. Overall, even the struggle was well worth it.

The last teardown I did was on my father’s lawn mower in middle school. It did not end well. We loaded the excess parts into his pickup and had the lawn mower repair shop and they put it back together.

Well, my iPhone 5 battery was acting flaky so I purchased the replacement kit and gave it a go this evening. The good news is I won’t be taking it to Apple to put it back together. Your kit and instructions are spot on.

iFixit – YOU ROCK !!!!!!!! This n0Ob will be back ! I have more i devices to repair.

Replaced with success. I read through this guide very carefully and did the steps just as written. I dropped two of those very-very-tiny screws and still found them. They are salt grain sized. I used my reading glasses through the whole process.

Done in 15 minutes! I read the instructions, then all the comments and this is what I did. The suction cup did the job of raising one corner of the bottom edge of the screen. I was careful to insert the pry tool under the entire display not just the glass. I used the business card they included in the kit to hold one corner up while I worked on the other. Once both corners were loosened, the entire display opened easily with little force. Then I skipped steps 6-9 and instead had my partner hold the screen at a little less than 90 degrees. Removing the battery proved to be one of the difficult steps. I pried from the outside edge opposite of the lower pry mark indicated in the instructions. With a little constant pressure it finally loosened. Re-attaching the new battery connector took a little patience too, but once it snapped in place, my phone was completely reassembled in short order. It looks and works exactly like it did before except that the battery does not die at 30% at 11 AM. Thanks Ifixit!

After doing all the steps, now my iphone doesnt recognise the sim card, and it just says Searchering... and the modem firmware its blank in settings, what should i do? any advice?

I just replaced my battery and it went just as described in the instructions. Thanks for the great experience iFixit!

Jeff Buckingham

Works perfectly, thx ifixit.

Tips: I couldn't open the front display without extra muscle help, mine was completely stuck.

Look for a gap at lower left corner, near headphone jack, it's the weakest point where you get your plastic opener in.

Skip the display disassembly step. Ask for a help of second person who's gonna hold the display assy about 70-80 degrees, so you won't get any risks about screen.

For battery removal; after getting of the connector, use your hair dryer in mid heat from the back casing, don't hold it actually into the phone, heat the rear casing so glue will be much much softer. There is a gap on the left side of battery, which is located just across the connector, there is not any chips or electronics. You can pry the battery up from that gap with plastic opener, much easier to remove because you re actually getting support from the frame, which you can't bend or harm, aluminium is tough no worries. After hearing some teared glue sound, pull the plastic tab and get battery out.

Just replaced my battery, about 10 minutes. Left the screen attached, pried battery from the case side as noted above (agree instructions should be changed) and it came out with a little bit of effort. Put everything back together and the phone works fine. Thanks iFixit!

I followed the video step-by-step and it worked like a charm. I did have a little more trouble screwing the tiny screws back in place though because the screws kept on getting magnetized to the screwdriver.

Thanks for the guide. Feels great to put the phone back together and everything works. Just take your time and don't drop any tiny screws! I use a magnetic tray and label the screws with the Step number as I disassemble.

Feature wise, the iPhone 5 is the best camera I've ever had, but I've had it less than 2 years, and have had to replace the battery, rear camera, and this audio control ribbon cable. Fortunately, all of these parts are very affordable.

This battery replacement is very easy. Removing the old battery from it's adhesive is the most difficult part, but just be patient and don't force anything or use leverage against the motherboard, and you'll be fine.

These instructions are spot on. Using the suction cup to remove the screen is the hardest part and I had to find a bigger cup to apply a bit more pressure before I could get the separator tool in but after that it was a breeze. Definitely skip steps 6-9. Thank you.

I changed my battery having brought the ifixit kit and am glad I did.

The new battery makes it feel like a new phone.

The whole thing is rather scary and my advise would be,

read all the notes and comments,

have a pc in front of you available to look this up as you are doing it

Very importantly, do it slowly and take your time.

My battery was very well stuck down but eventually with continuas pulling it came out.

Also make sure you know which screw came from where as they are different sizes for the same parts!

I succeeded following this guide and replacing my battery and phone is working without problems.

However there is a few things that this guide does not include, and i think is very important to mention them in this thread.

1 Be careful when you use a suction cup to lift your display from the chassi, if using to much force the display will violently pop off the chassi.

2 When removing battery, try to slide something small under the battery to release it from its glue on the chassi, i had to use alot of force to get it off, i thought about giving up because it looked so easy removing it in the guide.

As somenone suggested it maybe better to use a hairdryer or a heatgun to apply heat to the battery before removing it.

3 When you have completed all the steps and assembled it back together. Reset your network settings and connect the phone to a wifi network then the phone will get the signal back.

*TIP If you arent getting signal, check that the antenna cable is connected in the logic board!

The screen was really hard to remove. To avoid accidents, you can actually leave the screen attached while replacing the battery. To get the battery out of its slot, I simply pulled on the plastic tab really hard and it came out, the pry tool didn't help me though.

It tooks me 2 hours to finish and in the end I have a not working iPhone without even the chance to close it:

1) during the opening I accidentally damaged one side of the metal structure attached to the screen and it doesn't come again inside.

2) Removing the old battery was REALLY hard but in the end I did it, on the other side I tried to switch the iphone on still opened and it worked, at the beginning, but after few hours it doesn't work and charge anymore...

Tomorrow I'm bringing it to an authorized assistance.

Replaced my battery following this guide. Had to use the iSclack double-suction tool to get the screen off. After replacing, the battery wouldn't charge. So i opened it up again, detached the battery and blew dust off the cable connectors. Now it's perfect.

Just successfully changed my iphone 5 battery! I read all the comments beforehand and used the guitar pick method to get the phone open initially. I used the plastic tool to pry by the headphone jack while my sister shoved a guitar pick on the opposite side while I pulled the suction cup. That was the hardest part.

Then, I went ahead and did not disconnect the screen since my sister was helping and could just hold it open. It was tough to get the battery out and the old one got kind of warped, but it wasn't working anyway. After that, just plopped the new battery in, clicked the connector in and screwed everything back in place. I turned my phone on and my battery immediately had 70% power, whereas before it wouldn't charge past 37% and kept turning on and off. I've got it charging now and am hoping it works like a brand new phone (since I previously factory reset it to try and fix my old battery)!

So I started this project after reading everyones reviews and I took the advice on the magnetic project mat which is a definitive must have. I also used the pro tool kit. All in all this fix took me about 25 minutes start to finish. Everything works just as it did before. Already performed the functions checks and even checked my photo album which still contains all my photos that I had prior to beginning the project. I think anyone is capable of doing this. Simply sit down in front of the video start and stop and rewind as you need for guidance and you will be good to go. Thanks ifixit!

Worked like a charm for me. Used the ISClack tool to open it and glad I did. When it POPS its very sudden. The ISClack limits the gap, so I didnt have to worry about yanking on any cables. I can see that you really dont need to remove the front panel. Just support it at 90 degrees. Safer to remove it though, in case you end up in a wrestling match with the old battery. The new battery connector didnt "click" into place like the other cables. A click would have been reassuring. But I think its making contact. Phone works fine and now I have it on the charger to make sure it charges.

Being a IT guy, I need to go thru a whole use case before I can be sure all is well, but its an easy repair. Just take your time, and if it doesnt seem right, it isnt. So back track and redo any steps. You should never have to force any of this stuff into place.

The bracket in step 10 is very important. I tried reassembling the phone with the bracket slightly out of its seat, but screwed in, and the phone was stuck searching for a cellular connection. I opened it up and checked the cellular antenna connection, and it was good and tight, but the bracket wasn't. After fully clipping that in and reassembling, the phone began to work completely.

I installed a new button and battery today with no troubles with the tools they recommended. Found out I need to replace the lines that go to the power button because my button wasn't faulty after all. But it's easy if you follow the steps.

Just replaced battery on my iPhone 5. I skipped the step 9 thru 12 and just gently held the top display while removing the battery which just popped out after very minor prying out. I guess the glue was not so sticky. Put the new battery in place , connect the connector, 2 screws, pop the lid back in the place, 2 more screw next to charging connector and 10 min later, the surgery is done and new battery which had 2014 year manufacturing date on it is in. Worth the extra $$$. Ebay/amazon sells these batteries for around $10, but no manufacturing date on them??? I did spend extra money but I think its worth it. You know what you getting here.

Everything went fine with my screen installation. Works good, only problem I have found is with my camera. Rear camera works fine, when I switch to front facing camera it freezes up, wont allow to switch to recorder, square, panorama, etc. Also will not allow to switch back to front rear camera. I took the phone apart and re attached all the camera components to make sure I had a good connection but still no change. What could the problem be?

Hi guys, I just finished changing my iPhone 5's battery using this guide and the iFixit Replacement Battery kit. Everything went smoothly. The hardest part was getting the display to lift off the phone. I asked a friend to help me, so I pulled on the display and he slid the plastic opener tool into the opening crack by the headphone jack. After this was done, the rest was simple. Battery came out without any problem. I just pulled a little and instantly heard a "pealing" sound when it came loose from the glue. I did not remove the display cables. Thanks iFixit!

Succeeded in changing the battery, but now there is a brown blotch at the top of the screen. What's more, the side just above the sim card does not now sit snugly into the frame.

Re-opened the phone and re-set the cables again. That sorted out the blotch on my screen.

Considerably more difficult than people are claiming, and I'm handy with a screwdriver and open computers daily. First, the supplied Ifixit suction cup is not strong enough to remove the screen. I had to go buy a stronger 3rd party suction cup to get the screen off. Second, as others have mentioned, the replacement battery doesn't fit quite right; the cable is about 1mm too short so the bottom end sticks up a bit. I ignored this and managed to get the two tiny screws (which despite iFixit's claims seem to be exactly the same size) back in. However, upon powering up my formerly flawless screen now just consists of vertical black and white stripes; nothing of use can be seen on the screen. Beware trying to do this fix yourself; it's not child's play at all. Probably worth paying $20 to someone who's done it before.

Excellent service from iFixit, my battery and fix kit arrived just a couple of days after ordering.

I found it pretty easy to replace the battery, the most difficult part was replacing the metal plate covering the battery connector as the screws are tiny and the plate kept moving around due to the magnetic screwdriver!

I was pleased to see that by using the free trial of iBackupbot ( http://www.icopybot.com/blog/check-ipad-... ) the new battery was indeed new, with a charge cycle count of just 2, however the full charge capacity of 1200 is slightly less than the original battery which supposedly is 1440mAh.

Here's a link to the before and after screenshots of my battery status and a time lapse video of me doing the replacement!

I took a little extra time removing the gunk that was around the edge of the screen, from almost 2 years of usage!

Hope this helps others :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9nxtrh6ghi105...

Hi,

I have received the replacement battery, anf followed the instructions and took around 20 minutes the most difficult par t was remove the battery after disconnecting its cable, it is well glued to the back, in order to avoid damage to the battery of the other pieces I used both plastic pry tool and litle by litle remove the battery.

after I removed the battery and see the adhesivde tape I thought that I could have used Isopropilic Alcohol to loose it and make the battery removal easier.

While I was changing the battery I ate the Haribo Goldbären Bombons that come with the battery, that very is important to succeed

Now I am charging the Phone and see how it goes.

literally took me 10 minutes, I opted not to disconnect the lcd ribbon and just held at an angle, battery took a little prying with the spudger but came off fine, only issue I ran into was that I did not seat the top of the screen first when placing back together, this meant I had to repry the screen back off to seat properly, then the bottom met some resistance and I gave a gentle nudge to the bottom screw brackets and it seated perfectly

Should be very simple fix. The hardest part is the screen coming off. I managed to damage the screen a little during the applying pressure phase.... Definitely try not to apply pressure on a particular point on the screen. TAKE ALL THE TIME. If you rush this you will f-up something.

Pointers -

1. No need to take the screen off completely can perform with screen attached easily.

2. Skip step 9 completely.

3. Definitely be careful of screws, short circuiting.

4. CAREFUL WITH THE SCREEN!

Easy fix but needs 30 mins.

I had a difficult time removing the battery. The installation went okay after that but putting back together was a challenge for my "old" eyes. I used a table magnifying lamp to get the screws on the end of the screw driver and the for the placement of the screws. I had trouble with the cables but used my fingers to feel when they snapped in correctly. Buy phone rebutted and it said it had 76% battery. Everything looked fine until I needed to recharge it. It will not take a charge & now it just reboots continually (as others have said). I took it apart again and checked everything. Another hour taking the screws out, checking the cables and putting it back again. Same issue. I'm seeing that others had a bad battery. I didn't put the old battery back in as it bent coming out and I don't want to take a chance that it was damaged. So now- do I take it apart again and send the battery back? Any other suggestions??

I successfully changed my battery today, but I was surprised that my new battery was completely discharged. I put it together and tried to turn it on. I got no response. I thought I had wrecked it. I headed to the Apple Store to buy a new phone. They were out of the 64 GB iPhone 6 for Verizon. When I left the store I continued to try to turn on the phone, and I got the dead battery indicator. I charged it up, and it has worked fine. Those tiny screws were very hard to work with. It took my 20 minutes to get it back together.

I replaced the battery and a screen, and got the repeated sound problem on startup. I FIXED IT by upgrading the iphone ot 8.1

Yeah! The first battery I received wouldn't charge. I ordered another battery and put it in this morning. Everything is fine; battery is charging!

Ok, let me say that I've never done anything like this before.

But it was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. It was nearly impossible to get the screen off with the suction cup. I couldn't figure out where to hold the phone from and kept accidentally turning the phone back on.

The things you pry off the motherboard are like little clips. I heard little snaps on the ones I connected.

The battery gave me the same amount of grief that the screen did. I had to jam that plastic tool all the way underneath. I think it was dangerous as the battery could've been punctured, but I didn't care anymore and it didn't.

When putting the screen back on keep the top really tightly in place and push the top corners down otherwise the screen won't go on right.

Now that it's over I'm glad I did it. Saved $50 and it worked out.

The video here is good but youtube a video with better angles.

Good luck!

The pentalobe screwdriver immediately stripped the screws. Very disappointed. Any suggestions would be appreciated

I did It in half an hour !!

I skipped steps 9,10 and 11. I requested my wife to hold the display in a 60 degree position, and just have to remove 2 screws holding the battery connector.

The hardest part was removing the display, but after that, it all was a walk in the park.

Took me about 15 minutes to do the replacement. All goes well. I didn't disconnect the screen, merely lifted it up and prayed the old battery from the sticky pads. The sticky pads are very strong and I managed to bend the old battery, but it's ok because I won't be using it anymore. Put the new one in and reseated the battery cable, close up everything and turn the phone on: no signal! Searched on web and found out that you just need to connect it to WIFI network to re-sync the clock and restart, did that and all goes well!

I broke my screen glass by pulling up on the screen with the suction cup! I was using minimal fore and had not even created a gap to put the plastic lifter tool in. There were no visible chips or cracks in the screen prior to attempting this repair. I was able to replace the battery easily but now I need to by a new screen replacement.

Very simple to do. There is no need for steps 9 to 12. Simply hold the screen vertical, taking care of the flexible cables that attach it to the phone. Use a screwdriver to hold the screen up.

Done without any problems in 15 minutes using the recommended tools (and the normal suction cup). Good advice not to remove the screen. I propped it up at 90 degrees and left the connectors attached and there was no problem removing the battery. Constant and gentle pressure on the pull tab was enough. Battery working well now and no issues to the screen.

Fantastic guide and good video. Feel justified in buying the tools now as they've already paid for themselves.

changed battery in the phone.. battery was abit hard to remove.. I didn't disconnect the lcd screen only the home button.. anyway, phone is on charge but won't turn on. won't even register on my iTunes in the computer.. any help?

I was terrified about doing this. But a £1.50 set of screwdrivers and pry bars off the bay of e did the trick nicely.

All up and running within 5 minutes.

Time will tell if the replacement battery is any good.

But I couldn't believe the amount of crusty nastiness that was around the edge of the screen.

Just from a hygiene perspective it was worth pulling the screen off!!!

Did it within 5 min. As others have done, I didn't bother unplugging the screen. Simply separated it, removed old battery, installed new one.

Only "scare" I had, in the video it shows the screen slowly separating from the frame, using the pry tool to help it come loose. Well mind didn't budge at all, pulled nearly as hard as I could (suction cup barely holding) and the screen just completely popped off.

As for re assembly, make sure you line up the top of the screen first before you try to clip it all in. I just centered mine the first time and the top didn't clip in properly. Took it apart again and lined up the top first and went perfect.

My iPhone5 was having the short battery life problem where the battery drops rapidly and sometimes will go from 40% to less than 20% or shut down all of a sudden without warning. Running my serial number through apple's website, it shows to be eligible for a free battery replacement. However my phone was jailbroken and I didn't want to wait for the store/shop to repair so I did it myself by ordering a battery from iFixit. Followed the guide for the replacement and now my phone pretty much lasts me through the day. Points to take caution is removal of the battery connector from the socket and removal of the battery from the chassis. Dont stress on the motherboard components for leverage when prying on the battery, it might be helpful to heat the back of the phone with a hairdryer instead to soften the double sided tape that holds the battery. Also to make it easier to grab the plastic battery removal tab, I stuck some tape on the tab to make it longer which I found to be much easier to get a grip on it.

I would like to thank you the Ifixit team. After having ordered the IPhone 5 replacement battery kit, I followed the instructions given in the video. I was able to do it in 5 minutes. I'm not used of this kind of manipulation and was able to achieve it with success. No issue during the intervention.

**REMEMBER to LIFT the battery using the tools and not pry.**

Just completed the battery replacement and all seems well.

Rather than using the pry tool to remove the battery I used essentially a guitar pick. I started on the top of the battery and rather than prying I used a turning motion on the pick to slowly (very slowly) lift the battery free from the adhesive holding it in. I was careful to only use the pick in the spots identified in the guide and all went smoothly.

I have magnetized the two screwdrivers I used to make removal and installation of the screws a little less frustrating.

Great guide! Watching the video first helped tremendously.

Wonderful guide! I had already torn down my iPhone once prior to this walkthrough so it wasn't as hard the second time around, lol. But with the battery replacement I received from this very same site, I was in and out within 20 minutes. Easy peasy :) Guide was very detailed and elaborate, I'm quite impressed with this walkthrough and the site in general. It's the perfect place to feed my desire to tinker with, and fix, electronics :3

SUCCESS! HO-LY balls that was stressful! No issues as of yet. Thank you ifixit for all the help.

Akkutausch problemlos, vorher Handy rückseitig mit Haartrockner erwärmt um Klebung hinter Akku zu lockern. (Sauger bis an den Rand setzen, Homebutton überdecken). Display nicht komplett demontiert - 15 Minuten alles erledigt. Danke für die guten Tips. Lieferung innerhalb 2 Tage. Perfekt!

Did it yesterday and everything seems to work fine, but it happened to be really hard for me.

Separating the front panel was the most difficult part, the clips held it so tightly that the glass itself started separating from the plastic frame on the left side, I freaked out a bit, and was very frustrating. In the end, I managed to separate the right side by slightly moving the suction cup to that side and then I could pry the front panel open with the plastic opening tool. This was hard too, the left side was real tight.

After that, the only problem I had was separating the battery, that glue is a pain in the @%^ and it's not easy to pull without damaging the components. I had to use a metallic tool as a lever because the plastic tool kept bending, and I still don't know how I didn't damage something.

This tutorial was good, but I'm never gonna try this again on my iPhone.

Wow, that was tricky. I can't believe how small the 1.2mm screws are. I almost inhaled one. Read the directions twice before starting. Read the comments too as they will show you areas you may mess up. Prying off the battery is really hard. Prying off the glass is hard too. I'd get one of those glass removing clamps the iSclack. Getting the screws back in is hard because the magnetic screwdriver pulls them back up after you carefully align them. I'm not sure I'd go through that again.

I was able to succesfully replace the battery in my daughters phone and get it working again. Although, %#*@ near ripped the cables out with the suction cup as the whole screen flew out all at the same time. I was expecting it, due to how hard I had to pull, so all good. Also, the Apple folks over did the battery glue because it took about 20 minutes to work it loose. I was even able to find and figure out where an additional screw went after the glass popping out. If I have to do another one, hopefully it will go a little smoother. PS Ifixit shoudl show the whole battery removal process as it is not nearly as easy as they make it out to be.

There is NO NEED to remove the screen. There is multiple guides on here and the one I read before didnt take it off. I didnt know I had the wrong guide till after I took it off. I spent 30 mins just trying to get those 3 screws back in.

IMO, gently holding the screen you can remove the batter, saving the extra time it took me to reassemble the screen twice, since it had white lines.

Got the kit a day early, cleaned off a space on a glass table and grabbed a desk lamp,

this was my first time doing something like this and the only problem i had was with getting the screen off but if you work at one side for a few mins (not too hard) it slowly comes up. buying the 2 piece set of plastic blue tools like in the pics helped a lot for only 3$ so i recommend them as i didn't use the green tool it came with much cause the blue ones worked a lot better. my battery like most of you, had that sticky stuff under it holding it down... but after a few mins of gently loosening it up, i got it out. being patient/good lighting will do you wonders in the end.

I successfully changed the battery. I had three troublesome spots.

Steps 16-17. The battery was super hard to remove. The battery ended up twisted and bent by the time I got it out. The tab pulled off too. I used a bit of solvent carefully applied with a Q-tip to loosen the glue.I'm grateful the instructions told me where not to pry or I would have ruined something in my attempts to get the battery out.

Step 11. It took me three tries to get the LCD cable back on the connector such that the screen did not show white stripes.

Steps 6 and 7. I had trouble getting the screen to seat correctly. I'm grateful to commenter jaakkohyry on December 31, 2014 for the suggestion to slide the top of the screen in first.

Replaced my iPhone 5 battery and it went perfectly. Took about 20-25 minutes. As others have mentioned I did not take the entire screen off. I worked carefully supporting the screen and the bottom of the phone in one hand and worked with the other. I figured only having to unscrew two screws and taking out a battery would keep the connection problems to a minimum. Battery took a little time, but slow and steady coaxed it out. Went back together in a snap. Turned it on and started up without issue. Full charge lasted me nearly three days. Much better than the two hours I was getting. Could not be more pleased with outcome.

I was able to get through replacing the battery pretty easily. However, when I put the LCD assembly back in, somehow I managed to shatter the screen. Maybe I should have taken the suction cup off. I don't know. Now I have to order the LCD replacement. Other than that, everything seems to be working. I just hope this $30 battery replacement doesn't end up being a $400 new phone cost.

It would have been helpful if the notes for step 16 (prying out the battery) had mentioned that the Audio Control and Power Button Cable is fragile and behind the top of the battery! I was gently prying out my battery from the top when I tore the power button ribbon that I could not see. I just ordered a new one and will be digging even deeper into the phone when the part arrives.

Everything throughout this guide was going smoothly and I successfully replaced the battery, but during the very last step of putting the screen back on I shattered the glass. I don't think the screen was seated properly and just the force of me pushing it down cracked the whole screen. Just a word of caution for those looking to do this.

Well, looks like it's time for me to just upgrade to the iPhone 6...

I had my battery replaced in store and my internet(both wifi and cellular data) has been slow and won't load videos. Is it possible that when they replaced my battery they somehow did something to make my internet this way??

I have never opened up my iphone before and am relatively new at this but I bought a kit off amazon that had tools and the battery. I used this guide and the advice of a couple people:

-After opening the casing, I jumped straight to step 14, removing the battery cover plate.

-I also used warm air to help make the battery removal easier, and after 30 seconds it popped up with minimal force

Took me about an hour. Getting the screen to start to separate was the hardest, followed by prying out the battery. The tools were great, and I feel ready to replace a cracked screen any time.

The battery was manufactured 12/2014 and had 75% charge when I installed it. Looks like an Apple part.

So far so good! Actually finished 5 minutes ago. Only problem was the pentalobe screw driver sent with the kit was to big, ended up using the philips screwdriver.

The instructions for taking things out worked great. Someone should have explained how hard it is to put the 5 tiny screws back in with one person. You might suggest you have a buddy with you to hold the screen up while you put the tiny tiny tiny screws back in with the magnetic screwdriver.

This tutorial is a complete joke. I am very mad that the video ends with "just slide the battery in place." Also the fact I paid $10 extra for a plastic worthless "prying" tool is upsetting as well. There were no directions on how to correctly reassemble the phone which would have been nice.

Worked really well, and it's easy to do.

The new battery is a big pleasure, i'm happy i've done it.

For the guide: You don't have to make the steps 9-12, hold instead the upper part vertically and don't disconnect the screen.

Thanks iFixit! I very much appreciated that the video said that the screen would be hard to get off (it was!) and that the battery could be hard to unstick. Both videos I watched made those parts look like a total snap. I was really intimidated by the sound of the battery adhesive de-adhering, which is how I found the iFixit video. This video addressed that issue, and particularly was useful in showing where to apply leverage to the battery and where to avoid! I was at first confused by the suggestion to remove the screen all together, as the other video I watched just showed the guy holding it the whole time. But, with the sticky battery adhesive, I'm glad I went "all the way" and removed it. I got more leverage and not be worried about whether I was torquing the display cables.

Like others, I struggled at first with getting the screen to snap back into place uniformly. I had to remove it again and start over, but was able to get it all snapped back as it should be, starting from the top of the case.

The battery of my iphone 5 would last 1 hour max 2 and it was so annoying. I decided to change the battery with fixit and it turned out to be super easy. Following the step by step guide, took me 8 min to change it and now my battery easily last all day!!

I didnt bought the tools/battery from ifixit i got the tools and and battery from my local store. I just followed the steps on the ifixit guide. And it worked! It was great now my phone works flawlessly!

I have succeeded, but i worked on the iphone for 2 hours.

It was as easy as they say. I was nervous right up to the time I turned it on. Apparently for no reason. It worked first try

Just did this repair last night on my girlfriends phone, when very smooth and could tell her battery life was way better. Thanks ifixit!

I got the battery replacement kit aswell as a new earpiece speaker... look me about half an hour taking my time. was no problem actually really easy. the old battery was hard to remove but other than that went smoothly.

just bought a second hand iPhone 5. the previous owner broke the battery connector ribbon completely off. the phone will turn on when plugged in to power but goes to the itunes connection screen. can't update or restore as getting errors. ordered a new battery, but found it interesting that it still powered up (though limited0

When through replacement without major issues. Had to apply considerable force to pull the screen open, and then still pry it around. The battery was glued in, so again - a lot of prying. Glad I did not take the shortcut and disconnected the display fully.

I replaced the battery and phone turned on. I put it to charge and it was taking a really long time to charge and also the phone got really hot.. When it eventually charged to about 80% I disconnected it and in less then an hour and without me using it phone kept on loosing battery percentage. Eventually it turned off and now when I connect it, it does nothing at all. Battery was new and this is the second time the phone does this to the battery. what can it be? Help!

No es necesario desconectar la pantalla y retirar esa parte del teléfono. Se asume un riesgo innecesario. Basta con aguantarla en posición más o menos vertical.

Las espátulas del kit no me han servido para extraer la batería. Tampoco me han valido los puntos indicados en el manual para extraer la batería con esas espátulas. Al final busqué una herramienta similar de acero y empujé la batería por otro punto indicado en un video que busqué por YouTube y conseguí sacarla. La batería no sale fácilmente porque está pegada al chasis del teléfono y hay que arrancarla. No está suelta.

Did it! At first I had some trouble when reassembling, because the display kept blank. When I connected the iPhone it just vibrated every like 8 seconds. I disconnected and reconnected all three display cables and the battery cable again, and after that it worked again.

I successfully changed my battery w/$35 kit. The Sony battery from iFixit works perfectly. I started with the corner next to the jack. I left the screen cables on, used forehead to keep phone open when prying out old battery. Hairdryer twice to warm the glue. The shorter screw for battery cable cover is too hard to replace first. A short, inexpensive Phillips 00 from iFixit worked better than my Pro Phillips - it had the right magnetism to hold the screw head on the tip, and fit inside the phone for aiming the screw into hole. After replacing the longer screw, the short one was much easier to insert with the cover attached. I slotted the top end of the phone screen in first, and the whole screen snapped into place on the first try. I have the nerve to do this repair again. Tip: Use iBackupBot to check batteries before and after. The old one had 598 cycles, had dropped to 1000 capacity. The new Sony battery shows 1500 cap. vs 1430 design. Extra 5%! I bought it in Dec 14, and it was made just 2 months earlier.

I bought the replacement kit and did the repair following the instructions. I end it up damaging the volume control cable since it was glued to the battery. Other than that it was an easy repair.

I skipped steps 9-12 and simply held the top cover open (no more than 90 degrees) The tip of a box cutter (utility knife) used on the pentalobe screws worked with no problem. A laminated business card gently slid under two places on the side of the battery loosened the adhesive enough for it to lift out smoothly. Overall an easy process - thank you!

Hi,

I have replaced the old battery with this new battery from iFixit. I used my phone down to 2% and then charging for the first time. It only takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to fully charge! After 30 mins using, open 1 web page, no app running background except safari, wi-fi on, 40% brightness, location off, cellular data off, the battery down from 100% to 85%, is this normal?

Everyone seems to have the same problem removing the adhesive strips. Something no one else mentioned was the charge on the new battery. Mine was completely dead not even enough for the screen to show the dead battery splash screen. If yours doesn't come on after reassembly try plugging it in for 10-15 minutes.

When i finished everything and turned on the phone, it freezed sim lock code screen. after a while it starts receiving calls but no cellular receving bar on the upper left corner. after a soft reset, everything was working properly

Just wanted to say thanks for the video! My iPhone 5 kept shutting down even though it was showing 40 per cent battery remaining or 20 per cent. Followed this guide to the letter. It's good to watch the video first to see what to expect and then to follow iFixIt website with pictures as the pictures are enlarged. Presenter is right in that the screen is really stuck on! But if you persevere then it will eventually come off. May help to have an extra pair of hands so that whilst one is pulling it up another person can put the plastic opening tool in. Once in the only other thing is to ensure is that you don't pull the screen off (after all the frustration of trying to get in!) as there are cables connected to the screen! But works beautifully! Like new! Totally worth doing it - hesitated opening it up but didn't need to be! Thanks guys!

Hi everybody !

I just did it, and NOW it works perfectly.

First of all, by the iSlack opening tool ! I first bought the little kit, with the small succion cup, but I could not open my iPhone... Also, the opening tool was too thick to slide inside the iPhone.. So I bought the iSlack tool and a set of 2 plastic opening tools, and it went OK ! But...

First, it took me more than 15 minutes. Maybe 1,5 hour... OK, I was very careful, and I had to re-open the iPhone, because there was an artefact on top of the display. The reason : The cable bracket of the 3 top connectors was not well put back in place, so there was a "bump" that was touching the display from being, and it caused an ugly yellow zone on the display...

Bur I was confident, followed the instructions, opened the iPhone again (thank you iSlack !), unscrewed the bracket, put everything back well in its place, closed the iPhone, and Woopie ! it is perfect now, as new !

Thank you for all, the guide is perfect !

This was a snap. I did the 4S battery yesterday. Used the open 90 degree method. It is easy to hold

Suggestions

A great suggestion on the 4S page was do work on a white towel: no bouncing tiny hardware.

Mark the screw heads with a colored sharpie so they go back where they belong

The adhesive was very tough, always preheat with a blow dryer first. I heated after opening and almost blew the screws away.

Lever the plastic tool where told. Put modest pressure on the battery and the adhesive starts to let go slowly.

The pull tab to lift the battery snapped off, just use the plastic tools.

The new battery cable was stiff. Couldn't align the connector, so I removed the battery, clicked the connector in place then lowered the battery in, bottom edge first.

A toothpick helps align the battery connector cover for the tiny screw.

Slide the top of the screen into place first, then work down the sides towards the home button to re-install the screen.

Booted up fine.

No more sudden drops from 30% down to 1%.

Got the battery today. Fast shipping considering i ordered it sunday night. Install went fine without a hitch. I do recommend that you read the guide and watch the video. You should be sure you understand what your doing before starting. I think the cause of some of the problems i see here is not having a proper idea before starting. Have something to hold the screws and i used a small flashlight to get a better look. I did have to remove the front panel as the battery did not want to release it was swollen and must likely why it was stuck. Had to pry it loose using my spudger to get it out. After install the battery had 32% charge and am charging as i write this.

Best 'tool' for removing the battery is the corner of your flexible friend a credit card slid under the battery. Off in seconds!

So I just attempted to replace the battery in my iPhone 5 and while carefully pulling the screen off, it suddenly just flung up and scared me a little. Now the phone is back together, the screen stays black an doesn't even light up anymore but i know it's on because I can feel heat from it and with the charger in, it just keeps doing the "charging" vibration. Any help? I fear I may have damaged the LCD ribbon and ultimately made my phone inoperable :s

The guide was easy to follow and allowed me to change my battery in my iPhone 5 with my son. Who, is now wanting to do this part-time as a job. It has inspired me to start icanfixtech.com with him.

Hi, can someone advise of the tools required for battery replacement are the same for iphone 3, 4 and 5? My current iphone 5 battery is failing me as it's at the 'consumed' stage but I'm still using it as long as possible. I would like to try the battery replacement for my old iphone 3 first, before attempting for my other iphone 4 & 5. I'm bit nervous doing the diy as I'm usually not great with technical parts. Thanks.

Anyone who is having problems are either using the wrong tools, getting in a huge hurry, trying to rig things back together or all of the above. If you FOLLOW THE STEPS and take your time, its a flawless process with the correct tools. If you don't have the proper equipment then you shouldn't be messing with it anyway. Live and learn :-)

The battery replacement was OK but when I was all done, the iPhone didn't connect to the cell network but was stuck on "Searching..." Wi-Fi was OK.

I noticed the comment about spring-loaded connections and oily fingers, so I took the display out again and cleaned with alcohol (the cleaning variety, not the drinking kind :) but no improvement.

So I set to Airplane Mode and back again and that cleared it ! You might find this tip useful if you have the same or a similar issue.

I was able to finally get the battery out of my iPhone 5 by prying while my friend pulled on the plastic tab.

15 minutes and done. Thanks to the video ifixit peeps! I did notice two antennas that may inadvertently disconnect when prying battery. Easy to reattach, but you have to watch for it. Also, the plastic warning tab seems like it is also there to help pry battery. Otherwise I can't imagine why it is as big and far under the battery as it is...

Wil

Hello all,

Replacing the battery and eventually succeeded. However, on turning it on I get no welcome screen or words. The charge is very slow when connected to iTunes and the phones every 10 seconds or so vibrates twice.

Anyone had this issue and if so, what can I do to overcome it ??

Helpppppppp

I just replaced my iPhone 5 battery. I found a few diffculties specially in opening and ungluing the battery. Here you can read how I finally solved them... http://www.ebc.cat/2015/08/30/iphone-5-b...

Thank you, iFixit! I purchased the kit with the battery, suction cup, and two screwdrivers. I replaced the battery by myself without detaching the three front panel cables. I turned on the phone and experienced the common "searching" issue for the cellular network, so I checked the date/time, rebooted, and celebrated. Awesome!

Thanks so much for the guide and comments!

I just opened an iPhone 5 for the second time. I agree, opening is the hardest part. If you don't have good luck with the suction cup method, you might resort to the razor blade method which I found way easier. It does leave a little scratch mark along the joint but any case covers it. Look up YouTube jammed SIM card removal. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8m-O93gaX...

My battery was loose! It had been held only with very thin two sided tape. The phone is a refurb but I don't think the battery had been replaced because it is worn out just 6 months later.

Just finished - took about an hour. I thought the hardest part was reconnecting the LCD connections. Had to try that a few times before I used the plastic pry tool to gently put them in place. Quick tip for those who had a hard time pulling the screen off with the suction cup. I had difficulty at first until I used my thumb nail to push down on the edge of the frame while I steadily pulled up with the suction cup. Came apart nicely after that. Good luck!

So, mine now works, a few problems though.

First off, my biggest issues were getting the screen cables back on and seated right. I'm not sure you need to remove the screen completely to remove batt. I'd recommend having someone hold screen at 90 degree angle while removing batt so you don't need to disconnect it.

If you do disconnect the screen as instructed, be careful to make sure all wire snap back into place before replacing cover on plugs. Also, when you replace the cover, the left of the cover needs to snap back into place. If the cover is not snapped in right, it will cause yellow on screen.

Lastly, I had to breck the cover for the battery wire. I'm hoping it stays in and may add super glue if it doesn't. The metal piece has tiny screws. The included screwdriver with the ifix it kit was to large and I had no tools to remove the screws. May need a tiny screw driver from a 3rd party. lastly, unless your a surgeon in your spare time, get a pair of tweezers to aid placing covers

This went very smoothly. I bought the tool with the 2 suctions cups to make removing the screen easier. The new battery is now installed and working. I'm hoping for better battery life as the old battery would not last 1/2 day anymore without some charging.

My advice: take your time. And where it says the screws are different lengths, check it out before removing the screws :-)

I used the ifixit magnetic mat, with their kit. So mat under the plastic tray with all the little cups. That gave me confidence that I would not lose any screw.

Well, i did in in like 45 minutes, but my problem was that the glass lift up from the top bracket, there was a very low amount of glue. looks like my phone was a refurbished one, but at least it wasnt a big problem to change the battery.

I had a great experience with this kit and video tutorial! I was a little nervous I would mess something up with too much pressure or that I would forget what screws go where in what order when I was putting things back together. But nothing to worry about, it worked like a charm! I did have the screen issue some people mentioned...it was slightly tricky to get the screen closed back up. However, I remembered that the bottom lifted out before the top so I replicated this and it worked. Now my battery stays charged to 80% all day when it used to die after 3 hours. It's like having a new phone for $40! I was on the fence and about to go for the iphone 6S, but now I can hold out for another couple versions.

It took me only 15 minutes to install IFIXIT new battery . You do not have to be a pro to do it. My daughter helped me holding screen a little bit . When checked the capacity after I install the new battery it was 1400 FullChargeCapacity . I am sooo' happy with the new battery .

For people who have problems like : power button not working and other stuff.

First you have to make sure that you not damage your phone connectors by pulling and forcing opening. " All connections connectors must be in place " there are 4 connectors. One for the battery and 3 for the screen . Otherwise your phone is dead and or some things will not work.

I had the same problem with power button some other things before . I fixed it by opening it and finding that one of the connector was even not connected.

Hope this helps

Thanks

Dino

my battery started to expand and was pushing my screen out of the case. this made my case not protecting the screen . my home button also started to misbehave.

i bought the kit. easy to open the case, like a lot of people i didn't disconnect the display, it made the change very fast except that the battery was well glued to the body of the phone so i had to slowly pry it off. after that, just put the new battery and close the case carefully. my iphone 5 is now good to go! the home button works flawlessly now and my screen is not pushed out of the body anymore.

The hardest part was getting that battery out! She definitely made it look easier than it was. It was also a bit challenging to get the front panel lifted off, but once I did the rest (besides the glue on that battery) was a breeze. I was concerned watching the video, initially, by the lack of instruction on putting the thing back together, but that part was absolutely the easiest.

If you handle everything gently, the whole process should be very straight-forward. When I turned it back on after the repair it couldn't find my wireless network. I just turned it off, popped the sim card out and back in again, turned it back on, and was good to go. It also didn't recognize that I had plugged it in and was not charging initially, but when I tried again a few minutes later all was good.

I am extremely pleased with the result of this repair, given that my old battery was down to about an hour of with almost no use. I've never done anything like this before, and it went as smoothly as one could hope!

Replaced Iphone 5 battery and it was super easy!!! My phone has a slight bend in it and was told by (cr)applecare "genius" that replacement was impossible and due to the bend the insurance wouldn't cover new phone (so what does it cover?). I got a new phone (at&t insurance) and a IFIXIT kit, just thought I'd try to replace battery for giggles and it worked! I'll be returning the new phone Monday.

I didn't remove the front cover or the battery clip completely and all went well.

Thanks IFIXIT folks!!! keep up the great work; products, tools and easy to follow videos and tutorials.

Did it in little over 5 minutes. I guess i'm pretty technical, but anyone should be able to follow this instructions. There is no need to completely remove the lcd, but if you do, be careful with the connectors. They are more easy to disconnect then to reconnect. Removing the lcd makes it a lot easier to get the battery out though.

Great Guide! Never worked on an iPhone 5 specifically. Got her open, got inside, and closed her back up in 5 maybe 10 mins tops. Thanks!!!

Great Guide! Never worked on an iPhone 5 specifically. Got her open, got inside, and closed her back up in 5 maybe 10 mins tops. No problems with the phone and now the phone doesn't die every 20 minutes! Thanks!!!

Worked great for me! Was able to do it without unplugging the cables and separating the screen from the case. Phone works as it did before- now eagerly waiting to test the new battery. Thx ifixit! Heres to more sustainable products that make repairing easy.

Just finished installing my new battery, and everything works great. The replacement process only took me about thirty minutes. I was somewhat hesitant to do this after reading some of the issues that people have encountered here in the comments section, but it proved quite easy, and I couldn't be happier.

You can skip step 9,10,11,12 it's much easer, just be sure not to open more than 90 degrees, I put the phone on a plastic box full of hot water for a few minutes and battery came out easily .

I've followed this guide thorougfully and the action went well. The most difficult part in my case was the glued battery, that was really difficult to extract.

Completed the repair according to this tutorial. It was easy until connecting back the front panel cables. So if possible do not attempt to remove the cables and just hold the screen tilted until you are done with the battery. I had to spend +10 minutes to reconnect those cables. Removing the battery needs work though, so you have to be extra careful not to puncture or damage other components. Also I encountered the "Searching" bug, I tried turning on and off, later flight mode on and off but changing the automatic setting of timezone and manually adjusting the date/time did the trick. 24 hours passed since the repair, no problems yet. Battery did fine job. So I shall thank everyone contributing this guide.

This guide was very helpful with the pictures and directions. I was able to easily open my son's iphone 5 with the kit I ordered. Luckily I did not have to completely remove the screen. I held it upright while I removed the battery. Placed the new one and bingo! Phone started up and restored from his last back up. He is very happy.

This was great. My first DIY for an iPhone. Success on the first time. 35 min raw start to finish time.

Well I spent too much time, reading and viewing several videos and comment pages before I started. I took my time, struggled for a bit getting the screen lifted free worked steadily freeing the battery, did not "think" I stressed the connector ribbon and reassembled properly. I have the zebra screen with no function accessible. I hear texts, calls and emails ding, I can tell SIRI to make a call but no way to end and no key pad. I tried three dis-re assemblies and have had no luck. Phone was working fine before just battery was dying before I tried the battery replacement. Now I too have a well powered brick. Any ideas?

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I wish the video was a little more detailed. The guide itself has all the necessary precautions, but if you follow along with the video you miss a lot of warnings and comments. Watching the video, I missed the advice about disconnecting the battery first and also about the magnetized screw placement. But, the repair went very well for me. No problems that I can see.

Completed repair, now screen won't turn on, and (only) when plugged in the phone buzzes every few seconds. Pulled it back apart, checked connections, no dice, tried the power button + home button combo for 10 seconds but no change. not sure what to do now. Any suggestions?

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I just changed my battery of my iPhone 5 and everything went easy. I recommend to control that you use the right screwdrivers because they all looks the same but they aren't and you can easily damage them for ever! Message for iFixit. Why is my new battery92,7 % of my design capacity? Are these batteries out of factory not new?

Hi - when I followed the video and used the suction cup and the prying tool to lift the screen, only the screen lifts up and I can't access the inside of my iphone 5 or get to the old battery. I don't know how to pry open the body in the way that the video shows. Can anyone help?

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This guide is fantastic!! I got the fixit kit to go with it! Wonderful!

I ignored steps 9 - 12 and just held the screen at the 90 degree position, to save time. Removing the old battery was a bit difficult, as it didn't want to unstick. Also had a little trouble getting the new battery connector to lock in place. But even with those two minor issues, I still finished the job in around 5 minutes.

I just did the replacement following the YouTube video and it went great. My iPhone is working well again. My battery was almost dead, I had to charge the phone every 5 hours at least doing nothing with it. If I had a phone call the phone died in 10 min or less with the battery fully charged. Now after the replacement is doing great.

Tip: when taking out the littler screws watch out to don't lose them because some of them don't get attached with the screwdriver. But mostly if you have any doubt is better to watch the video. It's pretty much the same, but it's a different way to get it.

Great guide guys, thanks a lot! Saved about £120 by doing it myself. Trickiest bit was getting the three Philips screws (that held the connectors for the front panel) back in place, and there was a tense moment when the phone couldn't find a signal (restarting it solved that, thank you previous commenters!), but overall very straightforward job with excellent instructions. Word of warning - the metal bracket that holds the front panel connectors does not come away as cleanly as in the video, as there is a metallic strip adhered to it. Just in case anyone has an oh s**t moment at that point, it's all good. I accidentally detached the bracket from this strip, but there was a receiving clip for the strip on the main phone body, so no harm done.

Hi guys i chamgedtthe battery as described here just a quick one to pull the battery put use a hair drier to soften the glue behind the battery for like 5 seconds. Takeing it apart quick hands 10mins but the battery drovee craZy so i had to take it to the phone shop and for $20 he did it thats wer i saw it easy.

That night my battery died low charge then plug in and had tp connect to iTunes went into recovery mode pain. Ur gonna end up loosing everything set as new phone no other way then google it and shows u how to exit the recovery mode.

When i tried to open the front panel , the right side suddenly opened.

and the plastic frame at the upper right corner left the screen.

How could i repair that ?

I have the same problem in iphone 5C

Another comment : why the instructions didn't disconnect battery first ?

I followed the instructions for the battery replacement and in about 10 minutes or so I was finished. The battery was tough to get out, but overall it was a very easy repair. I was a little bit nervous when taking the screen off, but it came off without any problems. I put the phone back together and have not had any problems so far. I did notice that when I was prying the battery out, some other connections popped loose. I made sure the re-secure every connection that I could see. The new battery had about a 30-50% charge on it when I turned the phone on. I am going to let it run down to about 10% before charging to 100% so that the new battery can be calibrated. I have no complaints and am very happy with the tools and spare parts that I have ordered from iFixit.com.

The kit and instructions are fantastic, but I seem to have a problem. After reassembly I had about 20% power in the new battery so I let it get down to 9% and went to charge it fully - it has stopped charging at 14%. I have the icon next to the battery indicating the charger is on (and it "dings" when I plug it in), but it doesn't seem to be taking a charge - any ideas on what the problem could be?

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Austausch des Akkus hat super funktioniert. Danke IFIXIT! Die Displaykabel muß man nicht entfernen macht das ganze erheblich einfacher.

gerçekten çok yardimci oldu mükemmel kendi bataryami kendim değiştirdim böyle bir kolayliği sağladiğiniz için teşekkür ederim

My suggestion: follow the written instructions, not the video (specifically, the part where it advises to pry the battery out via 3 locations - it turns out if you pry at the top, you risk damaging the volume control circuits - pry from the side instead). Otherwise, great tutorial! Thanks!

Very nice. I went at it one step at a time. First, remove the screws. Then, put the suction cup on the bottom of the display. Next, 'use more force than one expects to need.' Finally, have the display leap off the iPhone tearing lose and breaking all electrical connection to the iPhone body. At last, after a magnificent oration of American profanity, obscenity, and blasphemy, accept that one must purchase a new iPhone and give up on home repairs.

Since my original battery was bloated I was terrified of it. So I put on my helmet and motorcycle gloves but still managed to get it out with the plastic tab and some pliers :)

Now the "problem" with the new battery is that it charged from 1% to 100 in less than an hour (attached to my MBP), and hast lost 11% in the last hour or so. Does the new battery need some kind of breaking-in?

BATTERY REMOVAL: It is very important not to pull too hard on the battery when it is time to take it out. The double side tape holding this thing down can hold down a tractor. Do not use metal tool to pry it out: you may puncture the battery and short it. This will start a very disturbing blaze! The trick is to heat with a hair dryer the back side of the phone to soften up de tape. This will really improve ease of removal. Otherwise changing the battery is quite a reasonable operation to complete.

I just finished replacing the swollen battery, that pushing the screen up, took about an hr , I am very pleased with the instruction, My 4 years phone is like new again. Great job ifixit!

I just finished replacing a swollen battery ,that was pushing the screen up, separating from base. took about an hr , following instructions. My 4 years old phone is like new again. Great help from ifixit!.

I replaced my battery and it seems to work fine, but the bottom left corner by the home button will not close completely. I have take it apart again but I can not seem to see what the problem is. Any Ideas?

I just changed my battery last night. Woke up still had to wait for the battery to get to 10% and charged it uninterrupted until 100%. I have tested it by using it to play two songs on Bluetooth in my car and at my blood donation. It has decreased to 88% in 1hour, not as bad as my last battery (which could shut off at 30%) but is this ok I figured the battery would discharge slower!

to Change the bat is not a Problem but now i can't switsh on my IPhone-all black. What can I do?

Amazing that I was able to do this. I'm awesome. Wait... you guys are awesome. Great step by step and video. I'm ready to move to China and assemble new iPhones. Cheers.

Everything seems fine with the install. Removing the face plate was difficult the first time and when I put it back, it did not lay flat with the top sticking out a bit. I tried for an hour to get the face plate off again to reposition it and lay it flat and it was impossible. I had to give up, which is frustrating because now my phone looks uneven. Everything else seems to be functioning fine after the install and I will continue to use the phone because I have no other option.

You don't need to remove the screen to replace the battery. Just let it rest so it doesn't fall forward to close while you remove and replace the battery.

Reading all of the comments first was very helpful. They convinced me to NOT completely remove the front screen, and to instead support it vertically with a can of soup and rubber band while taking the battery out. This way, you only have 3 things to remove: the battery connector bracket, the battery connector, and the battery itself.

One note about removing the battery: heating the back side of the phone (very lightly, a little at a time) with a hair dryer seemed to help to loosen the glue. I put a spudger on the OPPOSITE side of the battery from the plastic tab and pulled up gently, and it came off. Pulling on the plastic tab did seem to help at all to get the battery off.

When the battery swelled up it partially separated the display from the metal frame. What kind of glue do I need to use to reattach the display to the frame?

Changing my iPhone 5 battery was surprisingly easy.

I didn't need to pry open the screen. I just pulled with the suction cup and was able to open the whole screen in 30 seconds!

I heated the back (to loosen the glue) BEFORE opening the screen, maybe this is what made the screen removal easier. (dilated metallic rear case?)

Then I didn't fully remove the screen but attached it to a mug as advised by others.

I heated again the case to loosen the glue and was able to remove the battery by pulling on the plastic tap.

Same as the previous person; opening the case was surprisingly easy, I used a large jar of Dolmio spaghetti sauce and an elastic band to keep the screen upright.

Battery was stuck hard so I used the hairdryer on the back of the case and it came out very easily (there is a nice cutout in the frame of the case on the left halfway along the battery that the blue removal tool fits into perfectly).

No issues turning it back on all worked perfectly straight away.

Took about 15 minutes start to finish.

I bought the kit from iFixit in Europe and replaced the battery successfully in around 30 minutes BUT you do need to read all these comments and take care... Two tricky things I found were:

1. lifting the screen wouldn't work until I slip a razor blade slightly between the screen and case in the headphone area this helps release the clip and then the plastic tool can be easily inserted around to ease the clips open so you don't need to use much upwards force..

2. the battery was REALLY well stuck so I gently warmed the whole phone in a food dehydrator to around 50 C for 20 minutes and then the glue released easily using the plastic tab...

I think it's these two stages that done wrong or with too much force cause all the problems in the comments about!

Thanks for a cheap way to keep my phone going - 25% of the costs Apple would have charged...

Excellent instructions. Thank you for the warnings, the smart suggestions about screws, etc., and the clear photos. The project took me 40 minutes, but I was trying to be super careful. Great guide.

The project was successful the first try and took about 1 1/2 hrs (including a thorough cleaning of the phone before putting it back in the otter box. Most of the time was taken just trying to get the front open enough to use the prying tool. The suction cup worked fine, but the problem was that there's no good way to get a firm grip on the case to pull hard enough on the cup to create a gap for the prying tool. Ended up using a razor blade on the bottom to pry it open initially. The penta screws holding the case together were easy to deal with. However the the 2 smaller screws at the battery connector were a real challenge to get off and on even with the magnetic screwdriver. It seems to me that the phillips screwdriver supplied with the Ifixit kit is a size to large for these screws. It worked, but the screwdriver kept slipping on the screws, especially the smallest one. Were the screwdriver a size smaller, the screws would have been more stable on the end of it as well when replacing them.

Excellent guide but overcomplicated. Disassembling the screen is completely unnecessary.

Worked well but BE CAREFULL of Interconnect cables. I changed the battery, everything went well but when I wanted to use my GPS, it didn't work. After a bit of googling I found the answer on... iFixit Answers :) I had to check if the interconnect cables were well connected. And in order to do that you have to redo the entire process to access those cables.

Anyway it works well :)

Not for the faint of heart...very stressful...could not pry up screen until saw comment about prying in vicinity of audio jack first...did not bother to completely disconnect screen from chassis...just propped up screen using can of coke and rubber band...needed my own jewelers screwdriver to unscrew battery connector guard..ifixit driver did not work...sat chassis on physical therapy hot pad to soften glue to remove battery. Job took a stressful 45 minutes...turned phone on...perfecto! Thanks, ifixit!

Excellent guide and commentaries. The guide really helped me to complete this precise task with ease. It took me about 1 hour and some change to get it done, and the battery and phone are working flawlessly and better than its seen in months. Big cheers to the author and everyone commenting and offering their tips. Mahalo!

Easy Peasy!! Thanks :-) btw: took quite an amount of force to pull the screen off. If you only have a suction cup on the screen (like i did) try to wiggle it out. If you just pull, it'll eventually come off, but, you need to be careful not to rip the ribbon cables, when it suddenly releases. Anyway, thanks again, my dad will be happy with his new battery. :-)

@andrew Thanks for this guide. It really helped me, since this was my first repair. I just have to point out that the included Philips #000 screwdriver is too big for the screws that hold the battery connector bracket down.

way too easy. like a walk in the park.

But i'm so dumb that i did remove old battery and install the same &&^&^$^ battery(lol) doubling time spent :(

my phone just doesn't turn on put everything followed the instruction but I got a black screen

People with black screens / white lines you need to look at Step 15 again and read the note in red.

I found a really beautiful way to make opening the phone easier. Put the ring of the suction cup over a sturdy clothes hook! I went in my closet and used a hook mounted on the wall as an extra hand. Then I could pull the phone with one hand and use the plastic opening tool with the other hand. I had the phone opened in seconds. This guide was great, but do pay attention to the comment about hooking the top of the screen back in first, before trying to close the phone. Also, while you have the phone open is a good time to blow the dust out and clean the sapphire camera lens cover.

I did not remove front panel assembly (or attached cables) and it went smoothly. I just left it at a sub 90 degree angle (attached to a food can with a rubber band)...cut down on time, possible problems, and sweat.

Start prying the screen off from the headphone.

Only needed to pry the battery from the battery cable area and then pulled from tab.

make sure to read through the comments too. takes more time but was very helpful and made the process smoother learning from others successes and failures :)

Worked well except for the phillips head screwdriver included in the repair kit. It wouldn't fit the screws well. I used a 1mm flat head screwdriver which worked much better. 2 iPhone 5's back in operation!

Instructions worked perfectly. Second successful iFixit repair or upgrade in 3 days (first iMac, now iPhone). Fast shipping too for parts. Thanks!

Replaced the battery without any problems but I am experiencing a little issue. When I make a phone call I sometimes can't hear anything. If I turn speaker phone on it seems fine, but as soon as I turn it off it goes silent again. Have I not connected something up properly when putting everything back together? Has anyone else had this problem?

I just finished a replacement of the battery and the phone would not turn on. The area around the CPU would get very hot when I plugged it into power. I thought for sure the U2 was the problem but the fix turned out to be much simpler. If you look at the Yellow frame in step 15, just below that box where the top left corner of the CPU shield is, you will see a small notch in the corner of the shield.

When I was prying the battery out I must have pressed down on that corner and the shield was shorting to something on the board. Thankfully no damage was done. After carefully prying this corner up and away from the components below, the phone booted up and all is working fine.

I did not use heat to soften the glue. My suggestion would be to take whatever steps you need to soften the glue and make prying the battery out much easier.

Thanks for a great guide!

Success! Much easier than I'd anticipated, probably because I did a display assembly replacement before I had done this (thus, how I discovered the bad battery, which was swollen so that the new display wouldn't fit on the phone...). All seems good so far, just recalibrating the battery. My display fits all the way around the phone now, no gaps, and hopefully my battery life will be better as well. Thanks!

Just replaced my iphone 5 battery with success. Bought the kit together wit the tools. Even with technical background you need to be concentrated at all times or something can go wrong. To much force on one part and it can snap :). So Thank you Ifixit for the battery and the Haribo candy ;)..

It took me about 10-15 minutes. I didn't bother removing the display assembly. I had the kit from ifixit and the handle on the suction cup was easy to scotch tape to a weighted box. Do be careful prying out the battery. I used the recommended prying points in the video as I didn't have a hair dryer or iOpener handy. I would recommend prewarming the adhesive unless you are skilled in such repairs.

Super easy, probably took about 30 minutes as I was being careful with the screen and separating it from the chassis.

Notes:

I didn't bother disconnecting the screen from the body (I skipped steps 13- to 16).

Instead of prying the battery out, I turned the phone over and heated up the back with a blow drier (on high heat) until the back was warm to the touch (maybe 45 seconds?). I turned the phone over and the battery came out easily using the clear plastic pull tab.

Re-assembly was super smooth but be sure to seat the top of the phone's screen (the ear piece) first into the chassis. It doesn't seem like you can simply pop the screen back into place in any order.

Once the top of the phone was seated back into the chassis, it was easy to pop the sides and finally the bottom into place. Phone boots up on first go with no issues whatsoever.

Thanks iFixit for the great tutorial, parts, and speedy shipping!

When I replaced the battery and put everything back together, there were now two lines down the front of the screen. What did I do wrong?