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This guide shows how to remove the wireless charging assembly in your Google Pixel 9a smartphone.
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Unplug all cables and completely power down your phone.
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Use a hair dryer to heat the entire rear cover.
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Apply a suction handle near the center of the rear cover's right edge, as close to the edge as possible.
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Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force until a gap forms between the cover and frame.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.
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The rear cover is secured with adhesive around the perimeter of the frame and near the cameras. Use this picture as a reference while you separate the adhesive.
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Slide the opening pick up the right edge, around the top right corner, and along the top edge to separate the adhesive securing the rear cover.
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Insert an opening pick in the initial gap you created near the center of the rear cover's right edge.
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Slide the opening pick down the right edge, along the bottom edge, and up the left edge to separate the adhesive securing the cover.
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Insert the flat edge of an opening pick under the top of the rear cover's left edge, near the camera bezel.
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Twist the pick and apply constant pressure to separate the adhesive around the camera bezel.
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Remove the rear cover.
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Slide an opening pick under the camera bezel and pry up to remove it.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP screwdriver to remove the 16 screws securing the wireless charging assembly:
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Thirteen 5.0 mm‑long screws
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Three 2.2 mm‑long screws
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Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your phone.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and unclip the wireless charging assembly from the two cutouts—one to the right of the charge port, and another on the left edge just below the camera.
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Remove the wireless charging assembly.
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