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Use this guide to remove the headphone jack on your Samsung Galaxy S9.
You’ll need replacement adhesive to reattach the fingerprint sensor when reassembling the device.
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Before you begin, switch off your phone.
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Apply a heated iOpener to a long edge of the phone to loosen the adhesive beneath the rear glass. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.
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In the following steps, you'll be cutting through the adhesive securing the back cover.
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You'll be slicing through the adhesive in the areas shown:
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Thick portions of adhesive
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Thin areas of adhesive
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Avoid prying or slicing in this area, to protect the fingerprint sensor flex cable.
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Press a suction cup onto the back cover.
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Lift the back cover's bottom edge with your suction cup, opening a slight gap between the back cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick in the gap you created and slide it to the bottom right corner.
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Insert a second opening pick and slide it to the bottom left corner.
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Insert a third opening pick to prevent the adhesive from resealing during the rest of the removal procedure.
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While inserting only the tip of the opening pick, slide it from the bottom left corner along the side to the top.
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Slide the pick around the top corner and leave it there to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Slide the opening pick from the bottom right corner along the side to the top.
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Slide the opening pick around the corner and cut the remaining adhesive at the top of the phone.
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Carefully lift the side of the rear glass where the volume button is located.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the fingerprint sensor flex cable.
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Remove the eight 4 mm Phillips #00 screws.
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Insert an opening pick under the right side of the plastic cover containing the NFC antenna and charging coil.
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Twist or pry to release the plastic clips securing the cover.
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Insert an opening pick under the left side of the plastic cover.
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Twist or pry to release the plastic clips securing the cover.
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Remove the plastic cover containing the NFC antenna and charging coil.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery flex cable.
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Remove the two 4 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the plastic cover in place.
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Remove the plastic cover from the motherboard.
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Remove the five 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screws.
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Insert an opening pick underneath the top edge of the loudspeaker assembly.
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Use the opening pick to pry up the loudspeaker assembly.
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Remove the loudspeaker assembly.
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Remove the 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screw.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the headphone jack flex cable.
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Use a pair of tweezers to remove the headphone jack.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).
After you've completed the repair, follow this guide to test your repair.
Secure the fingerprint sensor with pre-cut adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape during reassembly.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Removal 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. Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).
After you've completed the repair, follow this guide to test your repair.
Secure the fingerprint sensor with pre-cut adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape during reassembly.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Removal didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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