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Place the iOpener in the center of the microwave.
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Heat the iOpener for thirty seconds.
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Throughout the repair procedure, as the iOpener cools, reheat it in the microwave for an additional thirty seconds at a time.
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Remove the iOpener from the microwave, holding it by one of the two flat ends to avoid the hot center.
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Fill a pot or pan with enough water to fully submerge an iOpener.
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Heat the water to a boil. Turn off the heat.
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Place an iOpener into the hot water for 2-3 minutes. Make sure the iOpener is fully submerged in the water.
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Use tongs to extract the heated iOpener from the hot water.
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Thoroughly dry the iOpener with a towel.
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Your iOpener is ready for use! If you need to reheat the iOpener, heat the water to a boil, turn off the heat, and place the iOpener in the water for 2-3 minutes.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to a long edge of the S8 for about 2 minutes.
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In the following steps you will be cutting through the adhesive around the edge of the rear glass panel.
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The adhesive on the rear case is laid out as seen in the first image.
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The prying pattern as seen from the outside of the phone is as follows:
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Thick portions of adhesive
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Thin areas of adhesive
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Avoid prying here, to protect the fingerprint sensor.
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Once the back panel is warm to the touch, apply a suction cup as close to the heated edge of the phone as you can while avoiding the curved edge.
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Lift on the suction cup, and insert an opening pick under the rear glass.
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Once you have the tool firmly inserted into the glass, reheat and reapply the iOpener to soften the adhesive.
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Slide the opening pick down the side of the phone, separating the adhesive.
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Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.
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Leave an opening pick on each side as you continue to the next to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Use the opening picks to slice through any remaining adhesive and open the phone slightly.
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Remove the glass from the phone.
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Use tweezers to peel away any remaining adhesive from the phone's chassis. Then clean the adhesion areas with high concentration isopropyl alcohol (at least 90%) and a lint-free cloth to prep the surface for the new adhesive.
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Peel the adhesive backing off of the new rear glass, carefully line up one edge of the glass against the phone chassis, and firmly press the glass onto the phone.
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Remove eleven 3.7 mm screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Remove the NFC antenna and charging coil assembly.
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Remove three 3.7 mm Phillips #000 screws.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the battery connector.
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Use the point of a spudger to disconnect the headphone jack connector.
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Insert the point of a spudger in between the headphone jack and the board, against the corner of the jack closest to the ribbon cable.
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Use the spudger to gently pry the headphone jack out of the board.
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Remove the headphone jack.
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Why the &&^& would you do this, ever?