Introduction
- The glass lens of the rear camera on your iPhone X is broken.
- You need to replace this lens because the pictures are fuzzy.
- To start with, remove the broken fragments of glass and obtain a new lens.
- Clean the area and attach the new lens with double-sided tape or 2 drops of glue.
- This simple repair requires care as you must avoid touching the cameras.
- For safety, use eye-protection glasses in order to avoid any flying glass fragments getting in your eyes.
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If the camera glass is broken, remove the broken glass pieces from the camera housing.
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Remove the broken glass around the camera lens area, then clean the contours of the camera lens area.
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Attach the new rear camera glass with adhesive or use two drops of clear superglue on the sides of the camera housing.
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Position the replacement camera lens in the camera lens area using precision tweezers.
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Congratulations! You have successfully replaced the camera lens on your iPhone X. Clean the lens with a microfiber cloth and you should be able to shoot videos and take pictures normally again.
8 comments
It was great to see…
It is not that easy because of the tough adhesive. it is impossible to remove the glass without heating it, but be careful the camera lenses got damage of to intensive heat. Better remove the camera before tiny pieces of glass could harm the functionality.
BSlash -
Will the device still be waterproof after this repair? (provided the repair is done correctly)
I actually took my phone apart to take out the camera so I didn't scratch it while I repaired it, after the first time you do it it's fairly easy. The most difficult part is just getting the phone open. I recommend alot of heat if you're using a hair dryer or normally if not and don't be afraid to kind of go at it and not be so extremely gentle. Then after I got the camera out I just broke out the camera glass with a razor blade no heat, it takes a bit of time but it is easy. JUST MAKE SURE that you don't break a little glass piece that covers where the flashlight LED is, it is important so either just push it out from the outside to the inside or leave it be and not break it off. I did use the adhesive but I would never purposely dunk my phone in water anymore because I don't trust my waterproofing like I did with the original apple that they have it certified that way. PS theres plenty of YouTube videos on how to do this.
Red -
This is one of the most difficult repairs on the iPhone X that I have ever undertaken. I think it is very disingenuous for the rating to be easy. It took 70 minutes to Cary out and although I am not a professional at these repairs I think that the repair should be revisited and revised with more detailed descriptions. I am a big fan of iFixit and feel let down so no points to the engineer.
Ian Fraser -
iFixit is an “open source” website: everybody can make a guide for anything, so the quality might not always be as high as we hope. but anyone can modify, update and change any guide, or at least submit those things. and there are guides that are made by iFixit staff iself, that aree the one with the higher standard and only the official staff can modify or accept modification for those.
Daniele Carminati -