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Use this guide to replace the rear cameras in your iPhone 16 Plus.
If your pictures and video come out fuzzy, noisy, or your cameras have trouble focusing, they might need to be replaced. If you experience these issues with your selfie camera, follow this guide.
This assembly includes the wide and ultrawide rear cameras. These parts come as one unit, which is uniquely paired to your logic board. Replacing it means you'll need to complete your repair using Apple's Repair Assistant to avoid issues using the cameras.
You'll need replacement back glass adhesive to complete this repair.
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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 disconnect the power/Camera Control button press connector.
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Disconnect the two rear camera press connectors, located underneath and to the left of the power/Camera Control button connector.
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Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the three screws securing the rear cameras:
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One 3.2 mm‑long screw
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One 4.7 mm‑long screw
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One 2.4 mm‑long screw
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Use a spudger or clean fingertip to pry up the top edge of the rear cameras until you can grab them with your fingers.
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Lift the cameras straight up, then pull them towards the top of the phone to remove them.
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To reassemble your phone, follow these instructions in reverse order.
After your repair, calibrate genuine replacement rear cameras using Apple's Repair Assistant. Navigate to Settings → General → About → Parts & Service History, tap Restart & Finish Repair, and follow the onscreen prompts.
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.
After your repair, calibrate genuine replacement rear cameras using Apple's Repair Assistant. Navigate to Settings → General → About → Parts & Service History, tap Restart & Finish Repair, and follow the onscreen prompts.
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.
