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Use this guide to replace the earpiece speaker in your bq Aquaris M5.
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Insert the tip of an iFixit opening tool between the back cover and the mid frame of the phone.
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Slide the opening tool to the bottom of the phone, to snap out the plastic clips, connecting the back cover and mid frame.
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Slide the opening tool back to the top of the phone, to disconnect all the clips on the edge.
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Slide around the corner and along the top edge, to also disconnect these clips.
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Grab the back cover by the loosened edge.
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Gently bend and twist the flexible back cover a bit to disconnect the remaining clips.
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Take off the back cover.
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Unscrew the ten black 4mm Phillips #00 Screws from the mainboard shield.
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Unscrew the golden 3.4mm Phillips #00 screw on the middle-right side of the mainboard shield.
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Insert the flat side of a spudger between the mainboard shield and the frame of the phone.
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Twist the spudger to lift up the mainboard shield.
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Remove the mainboard shield from the phone.
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Use a spudger to disconnect the battery's flex cable from the mainboard.
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Pull of the sticker on the bottom side of the battery.
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Grab the sticker and lift it up to take the battery out of the phone.
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Use an opening tool or your finger nail to open the FPC connector.
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Disconnect the FPC connector cable.
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Use the tip of a spudger to leverage the camera out of its housing.
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Remove the front camera.
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Use the flat side of a spudger to disconnect the camera's flex cable.
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Use Tweezers to grab the camera and lift it out of the phone.
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Use a SIM card eject tool, to eject the two SIM card slots on one side.
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Use a SIM card eject tool, to eject the micro SD card slot on the other side.
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Use tweezers to unplug the antenna cable in the bottom right of the mainboard.
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Use a spudger to disconnect the two flex cables at the bottom of the mainboard.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the flex cable at the top of your the mainboard.
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Bend the cable a bit over the edge, so it won't block the mainboard later, when you are taking it out.
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Take out the 4mm Phillips #00 screw, holding the mainboard to the frame.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger between the mainboard and the mid frame.
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Use the spudger to lever the mainboard.
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Take the mainboard out of the phone.
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Use tweezers to grab the earpiece speaker, located at the top of the phone.
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Pull it up, to take it out of the phone.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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