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This is pre-requisite only guide for opening the Moto X4 to perform other repairs.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the left edge of the phone for two minutes.
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As you wait, take note of the the following areas:
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Display cable—be careful not to slice too deeply near the edge here, or you may damage the display cable.
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Fingerprint sensor cable—be careful not to slice too deeply near the edge here, or you may damage the fingerprint sensor cable.
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Apply a suction cup to the screen, as close to the heated edge as possible.
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Pull on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap in the seam.
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Insert the point of an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide the opening pick along the edge to slice through the adhesive.
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Leave an opening pick in the seam to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.
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Heat the top edge of the phone with an iOpener.
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Carefully slice around the corner and through the top edge to separate the adhesive.
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Heat the screen's right edge with an iOpener.
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Be careful not to slice too deeply near the cables to avoid damaging them.
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Use an opening pick to slice along the right edge to separate the adhesive.
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Repeat the previous steps to heat and slice the bottom edge of the phone.
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Carefully lift up the left edge of the screen and cut away remaining adhesives with an opening pick.
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Swing open the screen and prop it up with a small box as you work on disconnecting the flex cables.
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Slide the point of a spudger underneath the fingerprint sensor cable and gently pry up to loosen the cable from the phone.
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Use the point of a spudger to flip up the lock bar on the fingerprint sensor's ZIF socket, near the bottom right of the phone.
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Use tweezers to carefully slide the fingerprint sensor cable out of the socket.
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Use an opening tool to flip up the wide lock bar on the display cable's ZIF socket, near the top right of the phone.
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Use tweezers to carefully slide the display cable out of the ZIF socket.
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Remove the screen.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
