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If your iPhone 13 Pro Max screen is cracked, not responding to touch, or not showing a picture when your phone is powered on, use this guide to restore your iPhone to working order with a new screen, a.k.a. display assembly.
Note: True Tone and auto brightness functionality is disabled after a screen replacement, even when using an original Apple screen. Face ID is also disabled, unless the iPhone is running iOS 15.2 or newer.
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 6.8 mm-long pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
Got to step 2 and realized the fix kit doesn't include an opening pick! Looks like a guitar pick, and I have those lying around. Is that expected? Looks like the pick is used in many steps below. There's a little blue crowbar that isn't mentioned in the instructions. Perhaps that replaces the opening pick?
Hi! I can't see which guide you were using when writing this comment. Can you reply here with which guide and fix kit you used?
I see you posted this in Meta. I hope it's resolved soon! In the meantime, a guitar pick may work well enough for your repair.
what fix kit?
My fix kit didn't include an opening pick either
Make sure you check inside the black boxes after emptying them. My pick was stuck inside one of the boxes.
My AliExpress refurbished screen came with a pick that has a coin-like circle that pops out, so no modification was necessary
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Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's screen until the whole face is covered.
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If you can't get the suction cup to stick in the next few steps, fold a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lift the screen with that instead.
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Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Slide the arms over the left edge of your iPhone.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
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Push the blue handle away from the hinge to engage opening mode.
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Turn the handle clockwise until you see the cups start to stretch.
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Use a hair dryer to heat along the bottom edge of the iPhone. The screen should feel slightly too hot to touch.
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Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
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Skip the next three steps.
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Use a hair dryer or a heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the iPhone for 90 seconds or until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
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Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the phone, while avoiding the very edge of the glass.
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Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Use a hair dryer to heat the right edge of the iPhone (the edge with the power button) for 90 seconds or until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
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Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner of the iPhone to separate its adhesive.
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Continue sliding up the right edge of the iPhone until you reach the top right corner.
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Leave the pick in the top right corner before continuing.
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Use a hair dryer to heat the top edge of the iPhone for 90 seconds or until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
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Slide the opening pick around the top right corner of the iPhone to separate the top adhesive.
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Leave the pick in the top left corner before continuing.
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Use a hair dryer to heat the left edge of the iPhone for 90 seconds or until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
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Insert a second opening pick in the bottom left corner of the iPhone.
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Twist both picks simultaneously until the left edge clips release.
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Remove your suction handle from the screen.
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Open your iPhone by swinging the display up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.
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Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the three 1.3 mm screws securing the battery connector cover.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Bend the connector slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.
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Use the pointed end a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the display connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove two 1.1 mm screws from the front sensor connector cover.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the remaining two screws from the front sensor connector cover:
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One 1.5 mm screw
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One 1.8 mm screw
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Remove the front sensor connector cover.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the front sensor assembly cable connector.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the three 1.4 mm-long screws securing the from sensor assembly bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the front sensor assembly bracket.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the top edge of the screen for two minutes.
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Insert an opening pick between the ambient light sensor and its recess in the screen.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the ambient light sensor from the screen.
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Insert an opening pick between the proximity sensor and its recess in the screen.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the proximity sensor from the screen.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to move the proximity sensor cable away from the screen.
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Insert an opening pick under the microphone cable, close to the microphone (the metal rectangle).
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Slide the opening pick around the perimeter of the microphone to separate its adhesive.
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Insert an opening pick under the left side of the front sensor assembly.
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Slide the pick under the assembly to separate it from the frame.
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Remove the front sensor assembly.
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Connect the sensors to their slots in the frame to help align the main section of the assembly.
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Use Tesa tape to re-adhere any sections of the assembly that are no longer sticky.
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Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.
To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our iPhone 13 Pro Max Answers community for troubleshooting help.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.
To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our iPhone 13 Pro Max Answers community for troubleshooting help.
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There is more to this repair than what you are showing. You aren’t showing us how and what to transfer off the old screen to the new one.
What components will need to be transferred over will depend on the replacement screen you receive. Some come with everything, some don't. I reference the parts iFixit sells when writing guides, and this guide will be updated if necessary once we have these screens in stock.
how do i aply a new screen
thanks for the article. I had a slightly different setup and your step 14 didn't address this and I tore one of the ribbon connectors that goes up tot the camera. I don't know what this is called so i don't know what to order. the ribbon that broke was the one disconnected in step 21. what is this and can it be replaced? thanks!
Hey. I changed my 13 pro max display, with the true tone and the auto brightness I also see that the display is not getting the maximum brightness level as supposed to. I see a big difference when I open the camera and switch between Video and Photo mode. Can it be fixed? Thank you!
How do I change the true tone thanks?
Thanks for this guide. Every new iPhone as a different setup for the proximity sensor assembly so having a reference when doing an iPhone screen replacement makes me confident in doing each repair.
Are waterproof seals part of the replacement kit, if not why?
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