iPhone 14 Pro Max Front-Facing Camera Assembly Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 6.8 mm-long pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.

Apply a heated iOpener to the bottom edge of the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least 2 minutes.

Pull the blue handle towards the hinge to disengage opening mode.

Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone—one on the front, and one on the back.

Push down on the cups to apply suction to the desired area.

Push the blue handle away from the hinge to engage opening mode.

Turn the handle clockwise until you see the cups start to stretch.

Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.

Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.

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Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen, while avoiding the very edge of the glass.

Pull up on the suction handle with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Apply a heated iOpener to the left edge of the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least 2 minutes.

Slide the opening pick around the lower left corner and up the left edge of the iPhone, slicing through the adhesive holding the screen in place.

Apply a heated iOpener to the right edge of the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least 2 minutes.

Re-insert your pick at the bottom edge of the iPhone, and slide it up the right side to continue separating the adhesive.

Apply a heated iOpener to the top edge of the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least 2 minutes.

Insert your pick underneath the top right edge of the phone. Slide it around the top-right corner and half way across the top edge stopping right before the earpiece speaker cut-out.

Insert your pick underneath the top-left edge of the phone. Slide it around the top-left corner and half way across the top edge stopping right before the earpiece speaker cut-out.

Open your iPhone by swinging the screen up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.

Lean the screen against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.

Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the eight screws securing the battery connector cover:

Six 1.3 mm-long screws

One 1.6 mm-long screw

One 1.9 mm-long screw

Grasp the connector cover with a pair of tweezers and slide it downwards to clear the flex cables.

Remove the connector cover.

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

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.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the first display cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the second display cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Remove the screen.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 1.6 mm-long screws securing the earpiece speaker.

Insert the pointed end of a spudger underneath the right edge of the earpiece speaker.

Tilt the back of the spudger downwards to pry up the earpiece speaker.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the earpiece speaker.

Use a spudger to disconnect the camera and the sensor cables by prying the connectors straight up from their sockets.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the front-facing camera and sensor assembly.