iPhone 7 camera lens replacement

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Before starting, download the battery of your iPhone under 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery may ignite and / or explode if accidentally punctured.

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Opening procedure

Put the hot iOpener over the bottom of the phone to soften the adhesive that holds the display.

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Apply a suction cup to the bottom half of the display assembly, just above the home button.

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Pull the suction cup to create a small gap between the display assembly and the back case.

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Slide the spudger to the left along the bottom side of the iPhone.

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Slide the spudger along the left side of the iPhone, starting at the bottom and moving to the volume control buttons and the silent mode switch.

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Remove the spudger from the left side of the iPhone and insert the flat end into the lower right corner of the device.

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Pull the suction cup up to lift the display and open the iPhone.

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Lift the small appendage of the suction cup to remove the instrument from the front panel.

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Slide an opening tool along the top side of the iPhone, between the back case and the front panel, to break the rest of the sticker that holds the screen in place.

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Carefully pull the display assembly horizontally to move it away from the top of the phone to disconnect the clips that lock the screen to the back case.

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — Battery Disconnect

Remove the following Y000 tri-wing screws from the connector lower bracket:

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Use the pointed end of a spudger to lift the battery connector from its socket on the logic board.

crwdns2936071:014crwdne2936071:0 — Display Group

Use the flat end of a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the two lower display connectors lifting them straight from their socket on the logic board.

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Remove the two 1.3 mm Phillips screws securing the bracket to the front panel sensor assembly connector.

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Detach the front panel sensor assembly connector from its socket on the logic board.

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Remove the display assembly.

crwdns2936071:018crwdne2936071:0 — Rear Camera

Use the flat end of a spudger to detach the rear camera's pressure connector from its seat on the logic board.

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Remove the following Phillips screws that secure the rear camera bracket to the camera module:

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Remove the bracket.

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Remove the rear camera.

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Remove the bracket. The inner edge of the bracket seems welded to the lens ring of the camera.

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As a last step you will have to eject the broken lens.