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Use this guide to replace the inner front camera in your Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
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Unplug all cables from your phone and completely power it down.
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Apply a suction cup to the back cover, as close to the center of the bottom edge as possible.
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While securing the phone with one hand, pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Remove the suction handle from the back cover.
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Slide the opening pick around the bottom left corner and up the left edge of the back cover to separate the adhesive.
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Continue sliding the pick around the top left corner and across the top edge of the back cover.
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Slide your pick down the right edge and around the bottom right corner to separate the remaining adhesive.
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Lift the bottom edge of the back cover and swing it over the top edge of the phone.
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Prop up the back cover with your suction handle or a clean, sturdy object—making sure that the cable isn't strained.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the 3.0 mm‑long screw securing the top bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the top bracket towards the top of the phone to release it from its clip.
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Remove the top bracket.
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Insert the tip of your spudger under the bottom edge of the back cover cable press connector.
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Pry up and disconnect the back cover cable.
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Lift the back cover off the frame and remove it.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two 3.0 mm‑long screws securing the base battery bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the base battery bracket toward the bottom of the phone to release it from its clip.
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Remove the base battery bracket.
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Insert the tip of your spudger under the bottom left corner of the base battery press connector, near the gold marker.
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Pry up and disconnect the base battery.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the inner front camera bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to lift the inner front camera bracket up and toward the left edge of the phone to release its clips.
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Remove the inner front camera bracket.
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Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the inner front camera press connector.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up the inner front camera and separate the adhesive securing it to the frame.
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Remove the inner front camera.
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Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before you install it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Answers Community for help.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before you install it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Answers Community for help.
