OnePlus 5 Interconnect Cable Disconnect

Written By: Arthur Shi

Comments: 4

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prerequisite guide only! Disconnects the interconnect flex cable from the daughterboard for a OnePlus 5.

Tools

Spudger

Step 1

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect flex cable from the socket.
If you are replacing the battery, bend the interconnect flex cable away from the phone and secure it out of the way with a rubber band or tape.

What if you’re NOT replacing the battery?

e nigma - 23/05/20

This step is used in multiple guides, and not all of them require the cable to be bent away. You can just leave it sitting there, disconnected.

Arthur Shi - 26/05/20

This image seems to show the daughterboard removed but there is no corresponding previous step. I see no way to remove the interconnect flex cable without removing the daughterboard. Possibly the volume switch can be removed with the cable still connected but I'm not confident enough to try this so will remove the daughterboard.

David Hoffman - 24/06/22

David,

Thanks for bringing this up. That's indeed a procedural error! I've added the missing steps in the affected guides.

Arthur Shi -