Fairphone 6 Volume Button Replacement/Reseating

This is the initial scenario - the button got loose. Carefully pulling on it revealed the kinked plastic latch which partly detached from the button.

Either fix the old button by very carefully applying superglue (the way I fixed mine) or ask the Fairphone Support to provide you one.

Apply the superglue on the kinked part and set it in the correct 90° angle.

Unscrew any accessories and the two main screws of the backplate. Open the backplate to reveal the battery and other insides.

Remove the five black screws holding the battery into place.

Carefully lift the protective cover on the top and disconnect the battery connector.

Lift the battery away, set it aside for re-assembly later.

Remove the upper back cover. There are no screws, only latches.

To remove the screen first unscrew all 8 SILVER screws noted in the picture.

Carefully wiggle the screen free.

Look behind the screen. The ribbon cable is held fast by a latch and a corresponding screw. Carefully unscrew the latch and remove the cable from the socket.

Set the screen and the latch with the corresponding screw aside.

On the now opened frame we focus on the marked area where the buttons are positioned.

Carefully remove the black tape protecting the mechanism and leave it on a surface where we can later pick it up to close the section again.

The last picture shows the mechanism beneath the black tape. The numbers are described in the next step.

Lift the bracket (3) and seat the new button into the socket (4), the button can be placed from inside the frame after the bracket is removed.

Ensure that both buttons (1) and (2) are seated so that the LONGER part of the Bracket is holding the latches of the buttons.

Attach the screen cable as well as the latch with its screw. Insert the screen into the frame and turn around the phone to the back. Screw down the screen with the 8 SILVER screws.

Re-attach the upper backplate to the frame.

Re-attach the battery with its black screws - be careful to now screw into the outside screw holes of the lower backplate!

Attach your backplate and accessories again.