Introduction
This guide demonstrates how to remove the back glass on your iPhone 15.
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Unplug any cables from your phone.
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Hold the power and either volume buttons and slide to power off your phone.
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If your screen or back glass is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.
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Use a P2 pentalobe driver to remove the two 7.7 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.
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Cut two strips of tape, apply them along the long edges of the phone, and fold them over the screen to secure it.
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Pull the Anti-Clamp's blue handle backward to unlock the arms.
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With the back glass facing up, slide the arms over the right edge of your phone, with one suction cup on the back glass and the other on the screen. Center the suction cups near the bottom edge.
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Support your phone so it rests level while between the Anti-Clamp's arms—a small box works well.
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Squeeze the cups together to create suction.
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Pull the blue handle forward to lock the arms.
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Turn the handle one full turn (360 degrees) or until the cups start to stretch.
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As the cups stretch, make sure they stay vertically aligned with each other. If they keep slipping, remove the Anti-Clamp and apply tape for the cups to stick to.
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Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.
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Wait up to a minute for the adhesive to separate and a gap to form between the back glass and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Remove the Anti-Clamp using the pull tabs on the suction cups.
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Skip the next two steps.
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Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.
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Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back glass.
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Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back glass and the frame.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.
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There's a delicate cable connecting the back glass to the phone, right next to the volume down button. Don't insert your pick here to avoid slicing the cable.
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There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in each step to avoid bending these contacts.
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Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
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Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.
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Rotate your pick around the bottom right corner and slide it to the volume down button or until you feel a hard stop at a large clip securing the back glass.
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Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge.
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Rotate the second pick around the bottom left corner.
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Slide this pick up to the top left corner to separate the adhesive.
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Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Rotate your second opening pick around the top left corner and slide it to the top right corner to separate the adhesive.
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Leave this pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Rotate the second opening pick around the top right corner and slide it to the volume up button to separate the adhesive.
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Gently swing open the back glass to the right of the phone.
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Rest the back glass against a raised surface so it doesn't strain the cable.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
