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Remove the back cover of phone by lifting up on the back cover tab with the blue plastic opening tool.
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Go around the edge of the back cover to completely remove it.
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Remove the old battery by lifting up on the thumb tab.
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Periodically clean the brass terminals on the battery and the phone. Place a minute amount of ISO on a Q-tip and gingerly clean the connections.
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Remove the nine 4mm screws screws from the midframe with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Wedge the blue plastic opening tool in between the front and side panel.
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Move the blue plastic opening tool around the edges between the front and side panel.
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Make sure that you detach the mid-frame from the inside too.
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Disconnect all flex cables and remove the motherboard and the front-facing camera.
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The display assembly is attached to the frame with adhesive.
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Insert an opening pick between the glass and the frame in the gap above the front-facing camera bracket. Begin to slice through the adhesive on the top bezel of the phone.
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On the right corner, gently twist the pick up and down to further separate the adhesive, then insert it as shown between the LCD and the frame.
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Insert a second pick into the gap between the frame and the display flex cable.
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Move both picks towards the bottom of the phone to separate the adhesive on the sides of the screen.
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Apply heat to the bottom bezel, then insert a pick between the frame and the digitizer.
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To avoid damaging the home button, ensure the pick goes above it as shown.
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Separate the adhesive on the bottom half of the phone, flip it around, and separate the frame from the screen assembly starting from the bottom.
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Ensure the display cable can freely move through the hole in the frame.
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The LCD and digitizer are not glued together with LOCA glue, but just with adhesive around the edges of the digitizer.
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The digitizer is connected to the LCD with a flex cable. Flip up the bottom half of the connector.
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Apply gentle heat to the IC. Insert a pick as shown and separate.
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To separate the LCD and digitizer, apply gentle heat to the front of the assembly and gently slide picks along the edges of the LCD.
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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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