Motorola Moto G4 Speaker Replacement

Written By: Kierra Schau

Comments: 15

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

10 - 15 minutes

Introduction

Over time, the speaker on the Motorola Moto G4 can crackle or distort audio. This guide will show you how to replace the speaker.

Tools

Parts

motorola moto g4 speaker

Step 1

Insert a fingernail or a spudger into the notch on the bottom edge of the phone, near the charge port.
Gently twist or pry to open a small gap between the back cover and the body of the phone.
While keeping your tool (or fingernail) inserted into the gap between the back cover and the body of the phone, slide it around the corner to begin loosening the plastic clips holding the cover in place.

Step 2

Slide your tool all along the side of the phone to separate more of the clips securing the back cover.

Step 3

Keep your tool inserted slightly under the back cover, and slide it around the top corner.
If necessary, continue prying around the remaining edges of the phone until the back cover comes free.

Step 4

Remove the back cover.
To install the back cover, carefully position it over the phone and then press gently all around the edges until you feel the clips snap into place.

Step 5

Push to eject and remove the MicroSD and SIM cards (if installed).

Step 6

Use a spudger to pry up the rubber cover for the camera flash connector.

Step 8

Use a spudger to disconnect the camera flash connector by prying it straight up.

Step 9

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the nineteen identical 3.1 mm screws securing the midframe.

In my kit, the T3 Torx bit came in the ‘repair part’ box, while a T5 Torx bit was in the ‘repair tools’ box.

Joseph Albert - 06/09/18

my phone had t4, not t3

Donald Smith - 30/07/19

Screws are stuck quite hard, apply a hefty amount of pressure when removing. Otherwise you’ll destroy the thread

face - 27/11/19

unable to remove 8 of the screws. any suggestions?

wayne malcom - 15/02/20

My T4 is the tool that fit. I can see why people strip these. They were dam tight for such little screws.

I also had a tough time getting them out of the socket once loose. Magnet in the tool was not very strong. I used my tweezers, and scratch the screw heads. That means they are real soft steel, and strip easy.

P 38 -

Step 10

Insert a spudger under the midframe at the top left corner, and gently twist to separate it from the body of the phone.

I couldn’t get the spudger in, but had success with the opening pick instead.

Bernd Mast - 07/06/21

Step 11

Remove the midframe.

During the midframe removal, be careful and do not put too much torsional stress on the loudspeaker pickup wires (to the right of the main camera). It’s not that difficult to crush or shear the pickups there. Doing so will render your phone silent.

Kevin Kwan - 10/12/18

Exactly what happened to me. Both contacts broke off and if just loosely put where they were, they can't make proper contact anymore.

There should be a warning about this in the guide itself!

Simon Vetter - 24/12/19

Step 12

Insert a thin tool (such as one of your tweezer tips) under the red and black battery wires, and slide it underneath the battery connector.
Gently pry straight up to disconnect the battery.
Pry only from the side where the wires attach to the connector—if you pry anywhere else, you may break the socket.
During reassembly, align the connector in its socket and then press straight down to reconnect it, wiggling slightly as you press to help it seat correctly.

Step 13

Strong adhesive secures the earpiece speaker. If necessary, apply heat or a few drops of isopropyl alcohol to help weaken the adhesive and make it easier to remove.
Pry up the speaker with a pry tool or a pair of tweezers. Be careful not to damage any surrounding components.
If you plan to re-use the speaker, be careful not to pry at it anywhere other than on its black plastic frame, as the speaker is easily damaged.
Check the condition of the adhesive around the bottom of the earpiece speaker when you reinstall it. A little heat from a hair dryer or iOpener can help soften the adhesive and make it sticky again.
The back of the speaker is magnetic. Be careful to not touch it to other parts of the motherboard.

You should have clearly told us not to use the tweezers in such a way as to touch the bottom side of that speaker box. I accidentally touched the other side with my tweezer while removing which caused a hole in the thin metal membrane. Now my speaker works but has an incredible amount of distortion. You MUST put a warning for these things. Now I have to buy a new speaker module.

Anu S - 24/05/18

On my Moto g4 plus I can't hear with ear piece speaker but I can hear with speaker phone mode, even after replacing with new speaker

Dr.amol bhosale -

4 steps on how to remove the battery cover. Really? Anyone who has ever owned one of these would know how to pull it off. Why not just say 'remove back cover? Ridiculous.

Nigel -

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Kierra Schau

Member since: 28/09/17

1481 Reputation

4 comments

i have problem with speaker. no sound. tried direct connecting external speaker . still no sound. so seems like its not sending signal. i checked all the settings

SHAIK Rahman - 18/04/18

The warning should have told us to touch only the plastic black parts with the pointy end of the tweezers

Anu S - 24/05/18

will use on my other phone, people can hear me, I can’t hear them after a drop. Now I know how to check the phone speaker. Thanks

gabriel johnson - 25/05/18

Is it essential to disconnect the battery? Or is that more safety protocol?

Andy Morley -