Introduction
If your iPhone 13 Pro Max screen is cracked, not responding to touch, or not showing a picture when your phone is powered on, use this guide to restore your iPhone to working order with a new screen, a.k.a. display assembly.
Note: True Tone and auto brightness functionality is disabled after a screen replacement, even when using an original Apple screen. Face ID is also disabled, unless the iPhone is running iOS 15.2 or newer.
Tools
Parts
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 6.8 mm-long pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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If your iPhone has a cracked screen, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping over the glass.
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Lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the iPhone's display until the whole face is covered.
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If the broken glass makes it difficult to get a suction cup to stick in the next few steps, try folding a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lifting the display with that instead.
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Heating the lower edge of the iPhone helps soften the adhesive securing the display, making it easier to open.
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Use a hairdryer or heat gun or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the lower edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Pull the blue handle towards the hinge to disengage opening mode.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the screen—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Push down on the cups to apply suction to the desired area.
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Push the blue handle away from the hinge to engage opening mode.
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Turn the handle clockwise until you see the cups start to stretch.
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Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
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Skip the next step.
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Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the phone, while avoiding the very edge of the glass.
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Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Use a hairdryer or heat gun or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the left edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Slide the opening pick around the lower left corner and up the left edge of the iPhone, slicing through the adhesive holding the display in place.
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Use a hairdryer or heat gun or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the right edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Re-insert your pick at the bottom edge of the iPhone, and slide it up the right side to continue separating the adhesive.
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Use a hairdryer or heat gun or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the top edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Insert your pick into the right edge of the phone. Slide it around the top-right corner and across the top edge.
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Insert your pick into the left edge of the phone. Slide it around the top-left corner and across the top edge.
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Remove your suction handle from the screen.
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Open your iPhone by swinging the display up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.
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Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the three 1.3 mm screws securing the battery connector cover.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Bend the connector slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.
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Use the pointed end a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the display connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove two 1.1 mm screws from the front sensor connector cover.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the remaining two screws from the front sensor connector cover:
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One 1.5 mm screw
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One 1.8 mm screw
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the three 1.4 mm-long screws securing the from sensor assembly bracket.
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Insert an opening pick between the ambient light sensor and its recess in the screen.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the ambient light sensor from the screen.
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Insert an opening pick between the proximity sensor and its recess in the screen.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the proximity sensor from the screen.
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Insert an opening pick under the microphone cable, close to the microphone (the metal rectangle).
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Slide the opening pick around the perimeter of the microphone to separate its adhesive.
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Insert an opening pick under the left side of the front sensor assembly.
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Slide the pick under the assembly to separate it from the frame.
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Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.
To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our iPhone 13 Pro Max Answers community for troubleshooting help.
7 comments
There is more to this repair than what you are showing. You aren’t showing us how and what to transfer off the old screen to the new one.
What components will need to be transferred over will depend on the replacement screen you receive. Some come with everything, some don't. I reference the parts iFixit sells when writing guides, and this guide will be updated if necessary once we have these screens in stock.
how do i aply a new screen
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thanks for the article. I had a slightly different setup and your step 14 didn't address this and I tore one of the ribbon connectors that goes up tot the camera. I don't know what this is called so i don't know what to order. the ribbon that broke was the one disconnected in step 21. what is this and can it be replaced? thanks!
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