Motorola Moto G Stylus 2020 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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                          1 - 2 hours

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Step 1

              Prepare

Turn off your phone before disassembling it.
You will need to pry the battery out to repair this phone. It is recommended that you discharge the phone before beginning.
After turning the phone off, remove the stylus and SIM card tray from the phone.

Turn off your phone before disassembling it.

You will need to pry the battery out to repair this phone. It is recommended that you discharge the phone before beginning.

After turning the phone off, remove the stylus and SIM card tray from the phone.

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Step 2

              Remove back cover

Using a heated bed (or the iOpener), heat up the device’s adhesive for 2 to 3 minutes.
If using a heated bed, set the bed temperature to 80-85 degrees Celsius.
I don’t own a heated bed for device repair, however my 3D printer’s heated bed worked just fine. - Editor
I used a wet towel in a bag, microwaved open and then closed, set on the device. - Editor

Using a heated bed (or the iOpener), heat up the device’s adhesive for 2 to 3 minutes.

If using a heated bed, set the bed temperature to 80-85 degrees Celsius.

I don’t own a heated bed for device repair, however my 3D printer’s heated bed worked just fine. - Editor

I used a wet towel in a bag, microwaved open and then closed, set on the device. - Editor

Step 3

Attach the suction cup near the bottom edge of the device.

Attach the suction cup near the bottom edge of the device.

Step 4

Firmly lift the suction cup until a gap appears at the bottom of the phone, large enough to insert an opening pick or the thin end of a Halberd spudger in.
You may need to use quite some force to create this gap.

Firmly lift the suction cup until a gap appears at the bottom of the phone, large enough to insert an opening pick or the thin end of a Halberd spudger in.

You may need to use quite some force to create this gap.

Step 5

Slide your opening pick or Halberd spudger around the edge of the device to release the adhesive.
When closing the device back up, an adhesive pack can be used to replace damaged adhesive. Be sure to scrape old residue away to ensure a good seal.
Now is a good time to brush away the detritus that collects in the gap during normal use, before any thing is unplugged. This will prevent it from clogging contacts.
If you remove all the adhesive, remove and store the stylus catch, it will otherwise fall out.

Slide your opening pick or Halberd spudger around the edge of the device to release the adhesive.

When closing the device back up, an adhesive pack can be used to replace damaged adhesive. Be sure to scrape old residue away to ensure a good seal.

Now is a good time to brush away the detritus that collects in the gap during normal use, before any thing is unplugged. This will prevent it from clogging contacts.

If you remove all the adhesive, remove and store the stylus catch, it will otherwise fall out.

Step 6

After releasing the back cover’s adhesive, hold down the fingerprint sensor while lifting the back cover up.
Careful. Don’t rip the back cover off without holding down the fingerprint sensor. You will damage the ribbon cable that attaches the fingerprint sensor to the back cover. Holding down the sensor while opening the device separates the sensor and back cover.

After releasing the back cover’s adhesive, hold down the fingerprint sensor while lifting the back cover up.

Careful. Don’t rip the back cover off without holding down the fingerprint sensor. You will damage the ribbon cable that attaches the fingerprint sensor to the back cover. Holding down the sensor while opening the device separates the sensor and back cover.

Step 7

Remove the 9 Torx T3 screws securing the motherboard cover to the phone.
Keep track of these screws. They are all the same length, however they are easy to lose.

Remove the 9 Torx T3 screws securing the motherboard cover to the phone.

Keep track of these screws. They are all the same length, however they are easy to lose.

Step 8

After removing all of the screws, gently pry up on the motherboard cover and remove it.

After removing all of the screws, gently pry up on the motherboard cover and remove it.

Step 9

After removing the motherboard cover, disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the phone using a Spudger and set it aside.

After removing the motherboard cover, disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the phone using a Spudger and set it aside.

Step 10

Carefully peel up and partially remove the black tape at the top of the battery.
Don’t remove it entirely, just the part concealing the battery and the connectors near it.
Additionally, you should remove the black tape at the bottom of the battery.

Carefully peel up and partially remove the black tape at the top of the battery.

Don’t remove it entirely, just the part concealing the battery and the connectors near it.

Additionally, you should remove the black tape at the bottom of the battery.

Step 11

Disconnect the battery connector from the system board using a spudger.
Bend the battery ribbon cable away from the phone to prevent the battery from reconnecting.

Disconnect the battery connector from the system board using a spudger.

Bend the battery ribbon cable away from the phone to prevent the battery from reconnecting.

Step 12

To avoid damaging the cameras during disassembly, remove them now.
Carefully disconnect the outer cameras’ connectors from the board using a spudger, then remove the cameras from the phone.
To remove the front facing camera, very carefully cut the copper tape, then remove the ribbon cable from the board.
Be sure that you’re cutting the copper tape, and not the ribbon cable or any other component on the board.

To avoid damaging the cameras during disassembly, remove them now.

Carefully disconnect the outer cameras’ connectors from the board using a spudger, then remove the cameras from the phone.

To remove the front facing camera, very carefully cut the copper tape, then remove the ribbon cable from the board.

Be sure that you’re cutting the copper tape, and not the ribbon cable or any other component on the board.

Step 13

Carefully pry out the battery using a credit card or opening cards, taking care not to bend the battery.
The battery is held down with a ton of adhesive and removing it may take some time. Take your time and work at it.

Carefully pry out the battery using a credit card or opening cards, taking care not to bend the battery.

The battery is held down with a ton of adhesive and removing it may take some time. Take your time and work at it.

Step 14

Disconnect the display connector from the system board and peel it off from the case.
The display connector is the connector that goes through the other side of the metal plate.

Disconnect the display connector from the system board and peel it off from the case.

The display connector is the connector that goes through the other side of the metal plate.

Step 15

If the display is badly shattered, put tape on the display to keep shards in place.

If the display is badly shattered, put tape on the display to keep shards in place.

Step 16

Using a heated bed (or the iOpener), heat up the device’s glass adhesive for 2-3 minutes.
If using a heated bed, set the temperature to 80-85 degrees Celsius.

Using a heated bed (or the iOpener), heat up the device’s glass adhesive for 2-3 minutes.

If using a heated bed, set the temperature to 80-85 degrees Celsius.

Step 17

Carefully pry under the glass using a Halberd spudger, and remove the display assembly.
Depending on how badly your screen has been broken, you may need to remove broken glass from the screen adhesive. Removing all the adhesive for replacement may not be necessary. The process may require tweezers and a spudger. Use eye protection!

Carefully pry under the glass using a Halberd spudger, and remove the display assembly.

Depending on how badly your screen has been broken, you may need to remove broken glass from the screen adhesive. Removing all the adhesive for replacement may not be necessary. The process may require tweezers and a spudger. Use eye protection!

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

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Tori Mansell - Oct 16, 2022

Never shows how to put the new screen on. Product does not come with instructions.

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