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Use this guide to open your Samsung Galaxy Buds Live for repairs. The photos for this guide were taken with the left earbud, but the procedure is the same for both buds.
Galaxy Buds Live are rated IPX2 for ingress-resistance, meaning they are splash resistant. After this repair, they may lose their water protection.
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Place the tip of an opening pick between the plastic cases on the curved inside of the earbud.
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Insert the pick at a steep angle.
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Keep the opening pick at a steep angle and slide it along the top to loosen the case.
I found that trying to do this while inserting the pick at a steep angle caused it to snap and chip the paint.
The easiest technique for me was to clamp the bud vertically, i.e. from top to bottom with just a regular clamp I use when gluing stuff – putting pressure vertically makes a little opening on the curve. Then I inserted the pick and removed it, which made the gap larger. Then I inserted a thin plastic spudger (iFixit Halberd Spudger) to keep the gap open, removed the bud from the clamp, and did a full circle with the pick.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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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im sorry does the inside say BEAN LEFT!!!! lmao samsung ya dinguses
Before you begin, remove the rubber pads around the charging contacts (that help the bean stay in the ear). I did not and almost damaged mine while getting the battery out in the next steps.
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I had very little luck with the “pick” tool but the ifixit opening tool (the blue one that comes in most kits) did the job nicely. The pick seemed too big to wedge in there and too flimsy to pop them open.
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