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| - | [* black] After [guide|97481|painstakingly removing|stepid=178976|new_window=true] the rear panel from the iPhone 8 intact, |
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| - | [* black] Spoiler alert: it isn't. It looks like Apple's adhesive of choice is pretty impervious to heat. If anything it softens the metal frame a bit, but doesn't seem to do much to the glue. |
| + | [* black] After [guide|97481|painstakingly removing|stepid=178976|new_window=true] the rear panel from the iPhone 8 intact, we decide to go hard on the heat, just in case that's the secret sauce. |
| + | [* black] Spoiler alert: it isn't. It looks like Apple's adhesive of choice is pretty impervious to heat. If anything, it softens the metal frame a bit, but it doesn't seem to do much to the glue. |
| [* black] This time, we ''totally'' broke the panel on purpose, to try out a more realistic situation of removing a broken panel. The verdict: don't drop this phone. Removing a broken panel is ***much*** more difficult than getting it out in one piece. | |
| [* icon_caution] Maybe next time we'll use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Doom|even more heat|new_window=true]. |