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[* black] If this phone came with repair instructions, we're sure the first step would say "Apply heat to the surface marked in orange." So, we do just that.
[* black] The adhesive underneath is mercifully thin, but strong nonetheless. At this point, we'll take anything over that [guide|113656|thick goopy gunk from last year|stepid=217250|new_window=true].
[* black] With no more fingerprint sensor, we hoped to cut in without encountering any flex cable booby traps—but alas, a new ''even shorter'' cable connects the miscellany on the rear camera bump: flash, microphone, and the spectral + flicker sensor.
[* black] Fortunately, the wireless charging coil & NFC coil, newly adhered to the back panel via a sheet of adhesive, use repair-friendly spring contacts.
-[* black] But as a result, that back cover adhesive ''needs'' to be strong. You don't want loose contacts when it comes to charging circuitry.
+ [* icon_note] Unfortunately that means that back cover adhesive ''needs'' to be strong. You don't want loose contacts when it comes to charging circuitry.