Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

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Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Rear Case
  • 8 steps
  • Speaker
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the battery cover toward the bottom edge of the phone.
  • Remove the battery cover from the rear of the phone.

Slide the battery cover toward the bottom edge of the phone.

Remove the battery cover from the rear of the phone.

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Step 2

  • Lift the battery out of the Droid 2 from the edge closest to the bottom of the phone.
  • Remove the battery from the Droid 2.

Lift the battery out of the Droid 2 from the edge closest to the bottom of the phone.

Remove the battery from the Droid 2.

Step 3

              Rear Case
  • Using the tip of a spudger, peel up one corner of the silver ribbon below the battery compartment.
  • Peel the ribbon off the phone.

Using the tip of a spudger, peel up one corner of the silver ribbon below the battery compartment.

Peel the ribbon off the phone.

Step 4

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger and pry the plastic camera cover up off the phone.
  • The thin plastic cover is attached to the phone with an adhesive. Work slowly and carefully.

Insert the flat end of a spudger and pry the plastic camera cover up off the phone.

The thin plastic cover is attached to the phone with an adhesive. Work slowly and carefully.

Step 5

  • Use the tip of a spudger to remove the camera bezel stuck to the rear case.

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the camera bezel stuck to the rear case.

Step 6

  • Remove the seven 5.5 mm T5 Torx screws securing the rear case to the inner case.

Remove the seven 5.5 mm T5 Torx screws securing the rear case to the inner case.

Step 7

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger and pry downwards to release the plastic tab holding the rear case to the motherboard screw.

Insert the flat end of a spudger and pry downwards to release the plastic tab holding the rear case to the motherboard screw.

Step 8

  • Gently insert a spudger between the rear case and front case at the top of the phone, near the audio jack.
  • Carefully pry the top edge of the rear case up from the rest of the phone.

Gently insert a spudger between the rear case and front case at the top of the phone, near the audio jack.

Carefully pry the top edge of the rear case up from the rest of the phone.

Step 9

  • With the spudger still inserted between the rear case and front case, slide the spudger along the right edge of the device, moving toward the bottom, prying as you go.
  • Continue prying along the bottom edge of the device from right to left, freeing it from the front panel.

With the spudger still inserted between the rear case and front case, slide the spudger along the right edge of the device, moving toward the bottom, prying as you go.

Continue prying along the bottom edge of the device from right to left, freeing it from the front panel.

Step 10

  • Continue prying the rear case from the front case along the left side, moving from bottom to top.
  • Lift the rear case up out of the phone.
  • At this point, the button covers on the side of the phone are free and may fall out if you tip the phone upside down.

Continue prying the rear case from the front case along the left side, moving from bottom to top.

Lift the rear case up out of the phone.

At this point, the button covers on the side of the phone are free and may fall out if you tip the phone upside down.

Step 11

              Speaker
  • Carefully lift the speaker/antenna assembly up and out of the phone.
  • If you are re-assembling your phone, insert any power, camera, or volume buttons that may have fallen out at this point.

Carefully lift the speaker/antenna assembly up and out of the phone.

If you are re-assembling your phone, insert any power, camera, or volume buttons that may have fallen out at this point.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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