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If you need to replace your faulty battery use this guide. The battery is located inside the kickstand, thus you will need to know how to remove the back facing camera and the headphone jack.
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Remove the two Phillips #000 screws.
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Use a plastic iFixit opening tool to pry the edges of the back case loose by placing it in between the edge of the cover and the screen.
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Use the spudger to reach into the center of the device and pry off the back case by giving it a light force upwards.
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Remove one 5mm screw using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
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Use the spudger to disconnect the camera and battery from the printed circuit board by putting the spudger in between the connections and the printed circuit board and pushing the spudger up.
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Remove one 5mm screw with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Use the nylon tip tweezers to push the camera out from between the power button and the kickstand.
Be careful not to break the power buton flex cable. You can desolder it from the motherboard. If necesary
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Remove the headphone jack cover with tweezers by grabbing it and pulling directly up and away from the device.
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Remove the two 3.5mm screws using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
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Disconnect the headphone jack from the motherboard by placing the spudger in between the connections and motherboard and pushing up towards you.
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Pull the wire towards the headphone jack to disconnect it.
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Use tweezers to remove the headphone jack by pulling it up and towards you.
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Use the metal spudger to push out the lock of the battery compartment by putting the metal spudger between the kickstand and the plastic and applying a force upwards.
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Pull the battery compartment away from the device.
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Use tweezers to remove the gray tape and reveal a screw at each end of the compartment.
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Remove one 3.5 mm screw from each end using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Use tweezers to remove the cap from the side with the orange connector coming out of it.
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Use your hands to push the battery out towards the other side of the compartment.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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