Introduction

Use this guide to remove the core assembly in your Samsung Galaxy Watch Active.

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    • Turn off the Galaxy Watch Active by pushing and holding the bottom button for approximately 3 seconds. You should feel a short vibration.

    • When the "Power off" symbol appears tap the center of the screen to make it shut down. You should feel a longer vibration for confirmation.

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    • Use a Tri-point Y00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm-long screws on the back of the watch.

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    • Use an opening tool and place it between the plastic back cover and the metal housing near the buttons.

    • Push the tip of the opening tool into the gap to separate the back cover from the housing.

    • Don’t remove the back cover all the way yet. There is a cable connecting it to the motherboard.

    Do i need heat for this? i can't get a pry tool in

    23william90 -

    EDIT: use a Rasor knife in the corner nest to the screw holes and it's a lot easier and less damaging to take off.

    23william90 -

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    • Carefully lift the back cover approximately 2 cm to access the sensor array connector near the two buttons.

    • Use a spudger to disconnect the sensor array from the motherboard.

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    • Remove the back cover.

    Thank you very much. Nice job!

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    • Use a spudger to disconnect the display assembly and the microphone and pressure sensor array.

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    • Use an opening pick to peel back the thin tape belonging to the microphone array.

    • When re-assembling make sure this tape properly sticks to the motherboard by pressing it down with the flat end of a spudger.

    What can I use if the glue no longer holds?

    Dominik Dittrich -

    Just make sure it lays flat and the counterpart on the back cover (the white thing at the bottom in the image of step 5) will press it down and hold it in place.

    Tobias Isakeit -

    What can I use to make it lay flat?

    Every time I press it down it just pops up again.

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    • Insert an opening pick at the bottom right between the motherboard and the frame to lift up the core assembly.

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    • Lift out and remove the core assembly.

Conclusion

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

Tobias Isakeit

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