Google Pixel 6 Loudspeaker Replacement

Fully power off your phone and unplug any cables.

Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.

Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your phone.

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

Squeeze the cups together to apply suction.

Pull the blue handle forward to lock the arms.

Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.

Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.

Heat an iOpener and thread it through the arms of the Anti-Clamp.

Fold the iOpener so it lays on the bottom edge of the phone.

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

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

Skip the next two steps.

Apply a heated iOpener to the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least three minutes.

Once the screen is warm to the touch, apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen.

Lift the screen, including its safety frame, with the suction handle to create a small gap between the screen and the phone assembly.

Insert an opening pick into the gap between the screen frame and the phone assembly.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner of the screen to slice its adhesive.

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

Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge and slide it to the bottom left corner of the screen to slice the adhesive.

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

The screen of the Google Pixel 6 is not only held in place by adhesive but also small plastic clips. If your opening pick gets blocked during the screen removal procedure, it means you inserted your pick too deep underneath the screen. Only insert the tip of the opening pick (3-4 mm) when slicing the display adhesive.

Insert a third opening pick underneath the bottom left corner of the screen.

Slide the opening pick along the left edge of the screen to slice the adhesive.

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

Insert a fourth opening pick at the top left corner of the screen.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to slice the adhesive.

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

Insert a fifth opening pick and slide it along the right edge of the phone to slice the remaining adhesive.

Carefully open the right side of the screen to the left side of the phone assembly like you would open a book.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully unhinge and remove the metal bracket sitting on top of the display cable connector.

Use a spudger to disconnect the display flex cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Remove the screen.

If you replaced the screen, check the front-facing camera hole on the screen and remove any remaining protective liners in it.

This is a good point to test your phone before sealing it up. Temporarily connect your screen, power on your phone, and make sure it works as expected. Before continuing with reassembly, power off your phone and disconnect the screen.

Follow this guide if you're using custom-cut adhesives for your device.

Follow this guide if you're using a pre-cut adhesive card.

If you're installing a new screen, follow this guide to calibrate the fingerprint sensor.

Apply a heated iOpener or a heat gun to the rear glass to loosen the adhesive underneath the graphite films on top of the battery. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to carefully peel the black graphite film off the top edge of the battery and the motherboard shield.

Remove the graphite film.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to carefully peel the black graphite film off the left edge of the battery and the motherboard shield.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to carefully peel the black graphite film off the bottom edge of the battery and the loudspeaker assembly.

Remove the graphite film.

Use a Torx T3 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the motherboard cover:

Eight 4.8 mm-long screws

One 2.4 mm-long screw

Carefully lift up the motherboard cover and remove it.

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

Use a Torx T3 screwdriver to remove the five 4.8 mm-long screws securing the loudspeaker.

Insert an opening pick into the gap between the bottom edge of the battery and the loudspeaker.

Use the opening pick to pry up the loudspeaker by tilting it downwards.

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