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How to remove & replace the phone's ear speaker.
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Orient the phone with the screen facing downward.
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Slide the panel away from the camera using your thumb. This will expose the battery.
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Insert the tip of the spudger on the left side of the battery.
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Pry the battery out. It will pivot in the direction of the white arrow.
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Remove the six 3.5 mm screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver. Unscrew in a counterclockwise direction.
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Gently pry around the edges with the spudger to remove back panel.
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The side buttons will become loose and will fall out, so put these in a safe place.
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Gently remove the black wire to free the circuit board.
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Remove the wire by gently prying up the gold terminator attached to the green circuit board.
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Gently tug the black and blue ribbon upwards to release the circuit board.
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Remove the two base screws along the edge of the silver piece, where you just removed the black end piece.
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The screws are 2.7mm in length.
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The bottom black end cap will snap out.
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Remove the six 2.7 mm screws holding the silver plate on and set aside (fig. 1).
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Separate the silver plate and phone frame (fig. 2).
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The silver piece you are left with is the physical keyboard assembly.
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Remove the 3 screws holding down the flex cable.
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The two screws on the black frame are 2.0 mm in length.
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The top right screw that goes through the circle port on the flex cable is 2.3 mm.
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Remove the keyboard slider frame. The flex cable should be exposed, but not free.
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Remove the four 3.5 mm outer screws.
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Slide the phone apart and remove the 3.5 mm screw on the top middle (fig. 1).
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Remove the outer shell by prying the edges off with your fingers or a small screwdriver (fig. 2).
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The device will now be in two pieces (fig. 3).
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Lift the tab underneath the blue tape and gently pull the flex cable (fig. 1).
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The flex cable will now be completely free (fig. 2).
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Remove the 2.25 mm screw.
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Lift the black tab at the end of the ribbon.
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Gently pull the speaker and ribbon free.
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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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