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13

Time Required

                          20 - 40 minutes

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  • Back Cover
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Introduction

You’ll need replacement adhesive to complete this repair.

What you need

Step 1

              Heat the right edge
  • Completely power off your phone before you begin.
  • Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover’s right edge for two minutes.
  • A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Completely power off your phone before you begin.

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover’s right edge for two minutes.

A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

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Step 2

              Separate the right adhesive
  • Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close to the middle of the right edge as possible.
  • Pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the frame.
  • Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you’re having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again.
  • Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close to the middle of the right edge as possible.

Pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the frame.

Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you’re having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Step 3

              Slice the right adhesive
  • Slide the pick along the right edge to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the pick in the bottom right edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the pick along the right edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the pick in the bottom right edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 4

              Heat the bottom edge
  • Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s bottom edge for two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s bottom edge for two minutes.

Step 5

              Slice the bottom right corner adhesive
  • Rotate the pick around the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Rotate the pick around the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 6

  • Slide the pick along the bottom edge to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the pick in the bottom left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the pick along the bottom edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the pick in the bottom left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 7

  • Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s left edge for two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s left edge for two minutes.

Step 8

  • Rotate the pick around the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.

Rotate the pick around the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 9

  • Slide the pick along the edge to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the pick in the top left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the pick along the edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the pick in the top left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 10

  • Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s top edge for two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s top edge for two minutes.

Step 11

  • Rotate the pick around the top left corner to slice the adhesive.

Rotate the pick around the top left corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 12

  • Slide the pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.

Slide the pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.

Step 13

              Remove the back cover
  • Lift the back cover from the phone and remove it.
  • If the back cover is still stuck to the midframe, slide an opening pick around the edges of the phone until the cover separates completely.

Lift the back cover from the phone and remove it.

If the back cover is still stuck to the midframe, slide an opening pick around the edges of the phone until the cover separates completely.

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

Follow this guide to replace the back cover adhesive.

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 Answers community for help.

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