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| ***This repair guide was authored by the iFixit staff and hasn’t been endorsed by Google.*** Learn more about our repair guides [[Info:content-quality|here|new_window=true]]. | | | Use this guide to remove or replace the display assembly on your Google Pixel 4 XL. | | ***Note:*** Follow this guide to replace the display assembly by itself. Some replacement screensassemblies for this phone come pre-installed in a new frame (a.k.a. chassis), which requires you to transplant all of your phone's internals and install a new battery. If you're replacing the screendisplay assemblya attached to a frame, [linkguide|https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+4+XL+Screen+Replacement/151100|follow this guide instead|new_window=true]. | | | Due to the Pixel’s design, you will have to remove the back panel in order to disconnect the display connector. | | | Before you begin this procedure, be sure to have a set of replacement adhesives for both the back panel and the display panel. | | ***This procedure will almost always destructively remove the Pixel 4 XL’s display assembly.*** OLEDs cease to work when exposed to oxygen or moisture, and are thus sealed in an airtight encapsulation (this is also why OLED panels turn black underneath a screendisplay assembly crack). It is very difficult to replace the front glass alone— the Pixel’s OLED layers are laminated to the glass, and the screendisplay assembly will come out as one unit. | | | ***Caution:*** Google warns that disassembly of the front laser assembly could result in hazardous exposure to invisible infrared laser emissions. Read their safety warnings [link|https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9369238?hl=en|here]. |
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