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Follow this guide to replace the earpiece speaker in your iPhone 16 Plus.
If the sound coming through your iPhone's top speaker, especially during phone calls, is faint or crackling, your earpiece speaker may need to be replaced.
You'll need replacement back glass adhesive to complete this repair. If your phone includes a 5G mmWave antenna (US models only), you'll need replacement adhesive or thin, double-sided tape for it as well.
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Unplug any cables from your phone.
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Hold the power and either volume buttons and slide to power off your phone.
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If your screen or back glass is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.
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Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
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Use a P2 pentalobe driver to remove the two 7.7 mm-long screws on either side of the USB-C port.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the bottom edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back glass, above the USB-C port.
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Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back glass and the frame.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.
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There's a delicate cable connecting the back glass to the phone, right next to the volume up button. Don't insert your pick here to avoid slicing the cable.
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There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in each step to avoid bending these contacts.
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Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
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Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the right edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Slide your pick around the bottom right corner and slide it halfway up the right edge, or until you feel a hard stop at a clip securing the back glass.
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Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the left edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge.
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Slide the second pick around the bottom left corner and along the left edge of the screen to separate the adhesive and release the metal clips.
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Leave this pick inserted at the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the top edge of the back glass, angled to include the volume buttons, for two minutes.
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Slide your opening pick across the top edge and around the top right corner to the volume up button to separate the adhesive.
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Gently swing open the back glass towards the volume buttons.
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Support the back glass with a clean, sturdy object like a small box to avoid straining the cable.
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Remove the opening picks.
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Use a tri-point Y000 driver to remove the two 1.3 mm-long screws securing the middle connector cover.
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Use blunt-nose tweezers or your fingers to slide the cover towards the left edge of the phone and release its hook from its slot on the logic board.
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Remove the cover.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the wireless charging coil press connector.
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Lift the back glass off the frame and remove it.
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Remove the four screws securing the upper connector cover:
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Two 1.4 mm-long Phillips screws
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One 3.5 mm-long Phillips screw
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One 1.0 mm-long tri-point Y000 screw
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the upper connector cover.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the 5G mmWave antenna press connector.
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Use your tweezers to grab the strech-release adhesive pull-tab, located on the right edge of the 5G mmWave antenna.
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Use your tweezers to pull the stretch‑release adhesive strip out slowly and steadily at a low angle. Give it plenty of time to stretch and un-stick from under the antenna.
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If the adhesive strip breaks off, try to retrieve it with your tweezers and continue pulling.
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Lift the 5G mmWave antenna off the earpiece speaker and remove it.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the old adhesive from the top of the earpiece speaker and back of the antenna.
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Slide the new antenna underneath the front camera cables and make sure its cable routes in the channel above the logic board.
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Connect the antenna press connector, and press the antenna onto the earpiece speaker to adhere it.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the earpiece speaker press connector.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the seven screws securing the earpiece speaker:
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One 2.1 mm‑long screw
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One 2.0 mm‑long screw
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Two 1.7 mm‑long screws
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Three 1.35 mm‑long screws
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the two front camera press connectors.
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Remove the front camera assembly.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear camera press connector, located on the left edge of the logic board.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger under the top edge of the earpiece speaker, near the front camera cutout.
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Pry up the earpiece speaker to separate it from its square cutout in the top edge of the frame.
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Remove the earpiece speaker.
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To reassemble your phone, follow these instructions 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 16 Plus Answers Community for help.
To reassemble your phone, follow these instructions 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 16 Plus Answers Community for help.
