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Use this guide to replace the sensor cable containing the selfie camera, microphone, ambient sensors, and the earpiece speaker contact pad, in your iPhone SE.
The front-facing camera and sensor cable is compatible with the iPhone 5s part.
You can also use this guide to replace the following parts:
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 3.9 mm Pentalobe screws from either side of Lightning connector.
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If your display glass is cracked, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping the glass.
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Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's display until the whole face is covered.
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Regardless of the tool you use, you need to be sure you pull up the entire display.
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If the glass begins to separate from the plastic, as shown in the first image, slide a plastic opening tool between the plastic frame and the metal phone body to pry the metal clips out of the case.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Clampy - Anti-Clamp$24.95
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Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone just above the home button—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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Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.
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Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
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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 two steps.
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If you don't have an Anti-Clamp, use a single suction cup to lift the front panel:
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Press a suction cup onto the screen, just above the home button.
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While holding the iPhone down with one hand, pull up on the suction cup to slightly separate the home button end of the front panel from the rear case.
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With a plastic opening tool, gently pry the edges of the rear case down, away from the front panel assembly, while you pull up with the suction cup.
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Pull the plastic nub to release the vacuum seal on the suction cup.
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Remove the suction cup from the screen.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Tweezers$4.99
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Open the phone just enough to reveal the metal bracket covering the home button cable.
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Only the phone's original home button assembly will be capable of using the Touch ID functionality. If you rip the cable, installing a new home button will only restore ordinary home button functions, not the Touch ID features.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the bracket free and remove it with tweezers.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the home button cable connector up out of its socket.
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Once the connector has been released, pull the home button end of the assembly away from the rear case, using the top of the phone as a hinge.
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Open the display to about a 90º angle, and lean it against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Add a rubber band to keep the display securely in place while you work. This prevents undue strain on the display cables.
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Remove the two 1.6 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the metal battery connector bracket to the logic board.
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Remove the metal battery connector bracket from the iPhone.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to gently pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following screws securing the front panel assembly cable bracket to the logic board:
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One 1.7 mm Phillips #000 screw
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One 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screw
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One 1.3 mm Phillips #000 screw
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One more 1.7 mm Phillips #000 screw
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Remove the front panel assembly cable bracket from the logic board.
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Use a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the front-facing camera and sensor cable.
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Finally, disconnect the digitizer cable connector.
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Remove the front panel assembly from the rear case.
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Remove the two screws securing the upper component bracket:
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4.0 mm Phillips #000
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2.3 mm Phillips #000
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Tweezers$4.99
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Gently dislodge the clip, near the bottom left corner of the earpiece speaker bracket, outwards from its recess on the front panel assembly.
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With a set of tweezers, shift the bracket to the left to unclip it.
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Remove the bracket from the display.
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Remove the earpiece speaker with a set of tweezers.
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Place the earpiece speaker bracket over the speaker so that it fits snugly in its housing.
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Slide the left hook of the bracket into the notch above the top left corner of the front facing camera.
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Rotate the bracket so it lays flat on the rear case, aligning the two screw holes. Press the bracket into place, ensuring the hook on the right side of the metal bracket latches onto the display.
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Using an iOpener to soften the adhesive will help safely remove it. Follow our iOpener instructions to use it.
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Using the edge of a set of tweezers or a metal spudger, gently pry the earpiece speaker contact cable up, to separate this portion of the camera and sensor cable from the adhesive below.
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Use the point of a spudger to lift the ambient light sensor and proximity sensor out of their recess in the display assembly.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to gently peel the front-facing camera portion of the cable away from the display assembly.
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Carefully peel the cable assembly off of the LCD shield plate to remove it from the display.
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Remove any plastic coverings from the microphone on the sensor cable assembly.
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Remove any clear backing strips from the light sensor, cable and front-facing camera.
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You may need to use a set of tweezers to fold the microphone portion of the cable so that the gold portion is inside the cable, and the silver unit is on top.
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Use scissors to cut the cable right below the yellow plastic tabs.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Remember that iPhone 5s and iPhone SE frontflex is different. If you use iP5s frontflex the frontcam microphone will not work.
Yes I did experience this…… But where can be found the SE specific flex???
Any idea on where to get the iPhone SE specific part?
I have successfully transferred my SE flex cable from it’s screen assembly onto a 5s screen assembly that I will be using on my SE.
I found that starting with peeling the tape of the lcd shield plate is a much faster and easier way of getting the entire thing off. In one go even. Just make sure to do it gently. I have done it successfully while removing the 5s cable but when removing the SE I accidentally ripped the tape off. Thankfully it does not need to be attached directly to the cable to be used the same way it was.
The metal case for the proximity sensor came off but thankfully it is rally easy to just put it back where it was with the adhesive that was already on.
Part number 821-1613-A is for both iPhone 5s and SE, according to many sellers and experts. But the front microphone (selfie microphone) won't work on an SE if you use the cable from a 5s screen. Yet the part number is the same. Anyone encounter this?
