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This repair guide was authored by the iFixit staff and hasn’t been endorsed by Google. Learn more about our repair guides here.
Follow this guide to replace a broken or malfunctioning screen on your Google Pixel 9.
If your screen doesn't come with adhesive pre‑installed, you'll need replacement screen adhesive to complete this repair.
Note: Any repair can compromise the water resistance of your phone. Retaining water resistance after the repair will depend on how well you reapply the rear cover adhesive.
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Unplug all cables from your phone.
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Completely power off your phone.
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Apply overlapping strips of packing tape to the cracked glass until the whole screen is covered—this will allow the suction cup to stick to the screen.
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Consider wearing safety glasses to protect your eyes from any glass shaken free during the repair.
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Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate to heat the entire screen until it's almost too hot to touch.
To heat the screen I used a repair heat plate that I gradually increased to 165F before the glue softened enough to lift (the heat plate was a CPB brand, missing pieces out of the box, but worked).
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Apply a suction handle to the center of the screen's top edge.
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Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
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Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and frame.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick under the screen.
This bit is tough, it's really hard to know if you are under the plastic bit, or just the glass, and I ended up removing about half the glass before realizing. If you see a lot of coppery foil, you haven't got the plastic bit (but don't worry, it does actually make it easier to see the plastic frame). I suggest studying the thin black plastic edging on the replacement part so you know what to look for.
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Slide the opening pick along the top edge to separate the adhesive securing it.
You'll get a good workout doing this, and I kept accidentally turning my phone on. You can hold Power and Volume up to turn it off.
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Continue sliding your opening pick around the perimeter of the screen to separate the remaining adhesive.
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Flip the screen over the right edge of your phone and prop it up with the suction handle.
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Use angled tweezers to pry up the top edge of the screen cable bracket.
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Remove the bracket.
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Insert the point of a spudger under the left edge of the screen cable press connector and pry up to disconnect it.
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Remove the screen.
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When handling your screen, grip it by its edges.
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When placing the screen on your work area, make sure nothing is touching the bottom of the screen. Consider placing it on a soft, lint-free cloth.
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Use a spudger to scrape up and remove all the old screen adhesive from the perimeter of the frame.
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Once you've removed all the old adhesive, use isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth to clean up the adhesive residue from the perimeter of the frame.
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Allow the frame to dry completely before continuing.
This bit sucks! I found that carefully using the point of the angled tweezers was more effective, but you are much more likely to poke a hole in something with these, so be careful.
Can I use a very tiny amount of WD-40 on the tip of a ear cleaning, cotton bud and then slowly wipe off the adhesive in the sides
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Before applying the adhesive, make sure you know its proper orientation on the frame. Hold the adhesive over your phone to find its proper alignment.
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The adhesive has a corresponding groove on the perimeter of the frame.
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Cutouts in the blue liner correspond to spring contacts on the frame.
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Peel down the top half of the larger, clear liner to expose the adhesive—don't remove the whole liner yet.
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Lay the exposed top edge of the adhesive onto the frame, using the frame's lip to help align it.
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Once the top edge is properly aligned, gently press down with your fingers to secure it in place.
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Slowly lay the rest of the adhesive onto the frame, peeling away the larger clear liner as you go.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to firmly press around the perimeter of the adhesive to secure it to the frame.
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Use tweezers to grip the top left corner of the blue liner and remove it.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to firmly press around the perimeter of the adhesive to secure it to the frame.
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Carefully lay your replacement screen display‑side‑down just to the right of your phone so you can reconnect the cable.
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Align the screen press connector over its socket and gently press down on one side until it clicks into place, then press down on the other side.
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Now is a good time to test your phone before sealing it up. Power it on and check that it works. Power it back down before you continue reassembly.
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Hook the bottom edge of the screen cable bracket into its cutout and firmly press down on the top edge until the bracket clicks into place.
Getting the screen connected took me some time - it's very hard to support the screen and get the alignment correct. Refer to the photos in Step 10 to see the orientation of the bracket
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the two remaining blue liners from the underside of the screen.
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Skip the next step.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the two remaining liners from the frame. You'll need to carefully hold the screen up to remove the right liner.
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Thoroughly check your replacement screen for any remaining plastic liners (specifically near the front facing camera and screen cable) and use your fingers to remove them—you can identify the liners by their plastic pull tabs.
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Carefully flip the screen onto the frame.
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Firmly press around the perimeter of the screen to secure it to the frame.
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Congratulations on completing your screen repair!
To run a diagnostics test with the built-in Pixel Diagnostic tool, click here.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
Congratulations on completing your screen repair!
To run a diagnostics test with the built-in Pixel Diagnostic tool, click here.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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I made this repair last night and while I think your guide is substantially complete, there is a very significant detail omitted- the replacement screen from ifixit comes with tape over the front camera glass. I assembled my phone this way, turned it on, and the front camera didn't work. I removed the new screen, removed the cover over the glass, and put it all back together, and damaged the brand new screen upon removal. I basically paid $215 to trade the cracked screen for one that has significant portions of the screen that do not work now. It's really heartbreaking that this step is not outlined in the repair, because now I have to decide if I spend ANOTHER $210 to put on a screen that works, or just deal with a brand new, broken phone, that's just broken in a different way.
Hi Travis. I'm sorry to hear about the damaged new screen and frustrating process of figuring that out. Is the tape you're talking about different from the tape the guide says to remove in step 24?
