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Use this guide to replace the outer 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 screen, as close to the center of the bottom edge as possible.
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Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner and up the right edge of the screen to separate the adhesive.
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Slide the pick around the top right corner and stop before the front camera.
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Pull the opening pick out so only the tip is under the screen.
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Slide the opening pick across the top edge of the screen until you're past the front camera.
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Push your pick to its original depth before continuing.
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Slide the opening pick around the top left corner and stop about two‑thirds down the left edge of the screen.
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Pull the opening pick out to a 2 mm depth and rotate the pick around the bottom left corner to separate the remaining adhesive.
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Lift the right edge of the screen and swing it over the left edge of the phone, like opening a book.
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Prop up the screen with your suction handle or a clean, sturdy object.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the 2.2 mm‑long screw securing the display cable bracket.
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Use a spudger, or your fingers, to lift the display cable bracket enough to access the press connector underneath.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display cable press connector.
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Lift the screen off the frame and remove it.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the 2.0 mm‑long screw securing the battery bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to move the battery bracket out of the way of the battery press connector.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the 2.2 mm‑long screw securing the top board.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger under the bottom edge of the top board.
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Twist the spudger to lift the top board and unclip it from the frame.
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Remove the top board.
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Insert the point of a spudger under the top right corner of the front camera press connector, next to the golden marker on the top board.
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Pry up and disconnect the outer 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.
