Battery Disconnect

Written By: Adriana Zwink
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Battery Disconnect

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

30 - 45 minutes

Introduction

This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and is not meant to be used alone.

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    • Insert a SIM eject tool into the small hole on the SIM card tray on the left edge of the phone.

    • Press firmly to eject the tray.

    • Remove the SIM card tray.

    • When reinserting the cards, make sure to properly orient them in the tray.

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    • Before beginning this procedure, completely power off your phone.

    • Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the back cover for at least two minutes.

    • A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

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    • Apply a suction handle to the back cover, as close to the USB-C port as possible.

    • Lift the back cover's bottom edge with your suction handle, opening a slight gap between the back cover and the frame.

    • Insert the tip of an opening pick in the gap you created.

    • Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner and leave it there.

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    • Insert a second opening pick and slide it from the bottom left corner to the bottom right corner to cut the adhesive.

    • Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

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    • Insert a third opening pick under the bottom right corner of the back cover.

    • If you have any trouble, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.

    • Slide it along the right edge of the phone to the top right corner to cut the adhesive.

    • Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

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    • Insert a fourth opening pick under the top right corner.

    • Slide it along the top edge to the left corner to cut the adhesive.

    • Leave the opening pick in its place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

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    • Insert a fifth opening pick on the top left corner and slide it along the edge to cut the remaining adhesive.

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    • Remove the back cover.

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    • Use the pointy end of a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard.

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    • Remove the 15 4.0 mm-long Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe.

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    • The midframe is held by plastic clips.

    • Insert an opening pick between midframe and display near the usb-c port.

    • Slide the opening pick to bottom right corner to release the plastic clips.

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    • Slide the opening pick along the right edge to release the plastic clips.

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    • Slide the opening pick along the top edge to release the midframe from the plastic clips.

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    • Slide the opening pick along the left edge to release the plastic clips.

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    • Remove the midframe.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the battery.

Conclusion

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

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