Introduction
Use this guide to replace a faulty front-facing camera.
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Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.
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Gently pry and twist the flexible rear cover off the back of the phone.
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In the following steps you will be using an iOpener to warm the adhesive affixing the display assembly to the rest of the phone. This will allow for a safer, easier screen removal. For proper iOpener use, follow our [invalid guide link], make sure to pay attention to all warnings.
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Place a heated iOpener on the left side of the phone for at least 90 seconds.
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Reheat the iOpener and place it on the right half of the phone.
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In the following steps you will be using an opening pick to separate the adhesive securing the front panel glass. Only pry where directed. If you experience resistance, stop sliding the opening pick and reapply heat.
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Insert the edge of an opening pick underneath the bottom right side of the front glass.
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The bottom end of the phone contains the soft button and home button ribbon cables. If you insert the opening pick too far into the phone you risk cutting these cables.
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Slide the very end of the opening pick across the bottom edge of the display to separate the last of the remaining adhesive.
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If the front panel is not easily freed, the adhesive on the soft button cable may need to be separated.
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These cables are thin and easily damaged, therefore be certain you are only peeling them off the display assembly and not lacerating them.
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Insert an opening pick under the soft button icons on the display and pry the button cables down off the inside of the front panel.
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Slightly lift, but do not remove, the home button end of display assembly.
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Do not remove the front panel entirely. It is still attached by a connector.
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If you are reusing the home button flex cable, be careful not to sever the cable from the home button. Adhesive can cause the cable to rip apart from the home button. While the home button will still work, the fingerprint scanner will not.
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The midframe is composed of two halves that encase the motherboard.
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Gently pull the long sides of the silver bezel out away from the phone to separate the two halves of the midframe.
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It may be helpful to gently push in from the inside of the battery compartment, but be careful not to flex the interior half of the midframe, as the motherboard is mounted to it.
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Pull, but do not remove, the motherboard away from the midframe to allow access to the connectors on the rear.
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Do not attempt to fully remove the motherboard as it is still attached to the interior midframe by the Micro-USB port daughterboard connector.
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Lay the motherboard on a clean flat surface and support the interior midframe with one hand, leaving the other hand free to work on the motherboard assembly.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.