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This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and is not meant to be used alone.
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Insert a SIM eject tool into the small hole on the SIM card tray on the left edge of the phone.
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Press firmly to eject the tray.
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Remove the SIM card tray.
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Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the back cover for at least two minutes.
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Apply a suction handle to the back cover, as close to the USB-C port as possible.
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Lift the back cover's bottom edge with your suction handle, opening a slight gap between the back cover and the frame.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick in the gap you created.
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Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner and leave it there.
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Insert a second opening pick and slide it from the bottom left corner to the bottom right corner to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a third opening pick under the bottom right corner of the back cover.
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Slide it along the right edge of the phone to the top right corner to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a fourth opening pick under the top right corner.
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Slide it along the top edge to the left corner to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in its place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a fifth opening pick on the top left corner and slide it along the edge to cut the remaining adhesive.
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Remove the back cover.
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Use the pointy end of a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard.
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Remove the 15 4.0 mm-long Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe.
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Insert an opening pick between midframe and display near the usb-c port.
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Slide the opening pick to bottom right corner to release the plastic clips.
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Slide the opening pick along the right edge to release the plastic clips.
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Slide the opening pick along the top edge to release the midframe from the plastic clips.
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Slide the opening pick along the left edge to release the plastic clips.
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Remove the midframe.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the battery.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
