Google Pixel 3 Loudspeaker Replacement

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the bottom of the phone for one minute.

When prying above the power button, be careful not to insert the pick too deeply, or you will damage the fingerprint sensor cable.

Apply a suction cup to the heated bottom edge of the back cover.

Lift on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slice the adhesive along the bottom edge of the phone and around the right corner.

Leave a pick in the bottom edge to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Heat the right edge with an iOpener and continue slicing the adhesive with an opening pick.

Continue heating and slicing through the rest of the phone perimeter. Leave a pick in each edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

When slicing above the power button, do not insert the pick more than halfway in to avoid damaging the fingerprint sensor cable.

Once you have sliced around the perimeter of the phone, carefully lift the left edge of the back cover.

Flip the back cover along its long axis and rest it so that the fingerprint sensor cable is not strained.

Remove the two 4.1 mm long Phillips screws securing the fingerprint connector bracket.

Use the point of a spudger to slide the fingerprint connector bracket out from under the NFC coil.

Remove the fingerprint connector bracket.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the fingerprint connector from its socket.

Remove the back cover.

Remove the five Phillips screws securing the wireless charging coil:

Two 1.9 mm screws

Two 4.2 mm screws

One 4.3 mm screw

Remove the wireless charging coil.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery connector from its socket near the right edge of the phone.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the loudspeaker connector from its motherboard socket near the right edge of the phone.

Remove the following four Phillips screws:

One 1.9 mm screw

One 4.3 mm screw

Two 4.3 mm screws with thinner shanks

Remove the tiny grounding clip from the left screw hole. Be careful not to lose it.

Remove the small plastic insert from the right side of the USB-C port.

Insert the point of a spudger under the bottom right corner of the loudspeaker.

Pry up to loosen the loudspeaker from the phone.

Insert the point of a spudger under the top left corner of the loudspeaker.

Pry up to loosen the loudspeaker.

Insert the flat end of the spudger under the top edge of the loudspeaker, towards the left edge.

Pry up to loosen the loudspeaker.

Remove the loudspeaker.

If it is in good condition, you can re-use the gasket. Make sure that the gasket does not cover the exit hole.

If the gasket is pulled out of place, remove it and replace the adhesive with a pre-cut strip or Tesa tape.