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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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Switch off your phone.
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Heat an iOpener to loosen the adhesive beneath the rear glass. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes. If you have a heatbed with precise temperature control (like any FDM 3D printer with heatbed) 45°C is enough. You might want to repeat this step several times during the rear glass removal.
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Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close as possible to the center of the right edge.
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Pull on the suction cup to create a gap between the rear glass and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide the opening pick along the edge to the bottom right corner.
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Leave the opening pick in its place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a second opening pick under the bottom right corner.
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Slide the opening pick along the edge to the top right corner.
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Leave the opening pick in its place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a third opening pick under the top right corner of the back cover.
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Slide the tip of the opening pick along the edge of the phone to the top left corner to cut the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a fourth opening pick under the top left corner.
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Slide the opening pick along the edge to the bottom 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 under the bottom left corner.
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Slide it along the the edge to the bottom right corner to cut the remaining adhesive.
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Remove the back cover.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the ten 3.6 mm-long screws from the motherboard cover.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick under the motherboard cover.
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Use the opening pick to lift the motherboard cover up and release the plastic clips that holds the cover in its place.
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Remove the motherboard cover.
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Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
