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Use this guide to replace the Wi-Fi antenna daughterboard in your Fairphone.
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With the indentation as leverage, use your fingernail to pry the bottom portion of the back cover from the phone.
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Slide the back cover down and remove it from the phone.
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Use a fingernail in this indentation to push the battery toward the top of the phone
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Pull the battery out away from the phone.
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Remove the battery from your Fairphone.
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Use your finger to slide the SIM card straight down out of its tray.
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Remove the SIM card from your Fairphone.
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If you have a microSD card, use your finger to slide it straight out of its slot.
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Remove the microSD card from your phone.
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Remove the five 3.9 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.
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Use an opening pick to carefully pry the midframe away from the display assembly.
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Start just below the volume rocker and work your way down toward the bottom of the phone, freeing the plastic clips along the side.
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Carefully round the corner, separating the midframe from the display assembly.
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Run the opening pick and pry along the top seam.
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Separate any remaining clips and remove the midframe from the phone.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip open the tab on the daughterboard data cable ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers to pull the daughterboard data cable away from its socket.
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Remove the following screws securing the Wi-Fi daughterboard to the display assembly:
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Two 2.5 mm Phillips #000 screws
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One 1.6 mm Phillips #000 screw
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Use tweezers to gently pry the board up and remove it from 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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I would suggest to rename the guide to "Fairphone Wi-Fi Antenna and Microphone Daughterboard Replacement", because it is also what you need to do to replace a broken fairphone microphone.
