Introduction
prereq battery disconnect
Tools
Parts
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Before you begin, switch off your phone.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the back of the phone to loosen the adhesive beneath the back cover. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.
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Secure a suction handle to the bottom of the back cover, as close to the edge as possible.
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Lift the back cover with the suction handle to create a small gap between the cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner.
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Insert a second opening pick and slide it to the bottom left corner to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a third opening pick at the bottom left corner.
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Slide the tip of the opening pick from the bottom left corner along the side of the phone to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in its place at the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener to reheat it.
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Insert a fourth opening pick under the top left corner of the back cover.
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Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a fifth opening pick at the top right corner of the phone.
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Slide the opening pick along the right side to cut the remaining adhesive.
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Lift and remove the back cover.
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Before installing fresh adhesive and reassembling, remove any remaining adhesive from the phone, and clean the glued areas with isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free cloth.
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Slide an opening pick under the black adhesive at the bottom right of the charging coil.
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Carefully loosen the adhesive with the opening pick.
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Slide an opening pick under the black adhesive at the bottom left of the charging coil.
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Carefully loosen the adhesive with the opening pick.
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Slide an opening pick under the left side of the motherboard cover.
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Unhinge the left side of the motherboard cover by slightly rotating the opening pick.
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Push the motherboard cover out of the sockets at the top edge of the phone beginning with the top left corner.
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Remove the motherboard cover including the NFC and charging coil.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.