Motorola Moto G7 Play Battery Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          45 - 50 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Turn off device before you begin.
Insert a paperclip or SIM card eject tool into the small hole in the SIM card tray on the right side of the top edge of the phone.
Press the tool into the hole to eject the tray.
Remove SIM Card Tray.

Turn off device before you begin.

Insert a paperclip or SIM card eject tool into the small hole in the SIM card tray on the right side of the top edge of the phone.

Press the tool into the hole to eject the tray.

Remove SIM Card Tray.

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Step 2

Use the iFixit pick to break the adhesive around the back case.
Use a heat gun, hairdryer, or iOpener to weaken the adhesive around the back case.

Use the iFixit pick to break the adhesive around the back case.

Use a heat gun, hairdryer, or iOpener to weaken the adhesive around the back case.

Step 3

Detach the back case from the phone.
Make sure the back is opened right to left so the cable of the fingerprint scanner does not get damaged.

Detach the back case from the phone.

Make sure the back is opened right to left so the cable of the fingerprint scanner does not get damaged.

Step 4

Use the iFixit pick and the iFixit opening tool to pull the fingerprint scanner off of the back case.

Use the iFixit pick and the iFixit opening tool to pull the fingerprint scanner off of the back case.

Step 5

Next, remove the nine 3.2mm Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard cover with a 00 Phillips bit.

Next, remove the nine 3.2mm Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard cover with a 00 Phillips bit.

Step 6

Lift the motherboard cover from the bottom.
Use reverse tweezers or a similar tool if needed.

Lift the motherboard cover from the bottom.

Use reverse tweezers or a similar tool if needed.

Step 7

Using an iFixit opener tool, detach the fingerprint sensor and the other 5 cables from the motherboard.

Using an iFixit opener tool, detach the fingerprint sensor and the other 5 cables from the motherboard.

Step 8

Remove the 0.4mm Phillips #00 screw from the motherboard with a 00 Phillips bit.

Remove the 0.4mm Phillips #00 screw from the motherboard with a 00 Phillips bit.

Step 9

Carefully pry up the motherboard from the bottom with an iFixit opener tool.

Carefully pry up the motherboard from the bottom with an iFixit opener tool.

Step 10

Remove the six 3.2 mm screws from the charging port assembly cover with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the cover.

Remove the six 3.2 mm screws from the charging port assembly cover with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the cover.

Step 11

Using the iFixit opening tool, carefully pry up the charging port assembly cover.

Using the iFixit opening tool, carefully pry up the charging port assembly cover.

Step 12

Using an iFixit opening tool, detach the cables from the charging port assembly.

Using an iFixit opening tool, detach the cables from the charging port assembly.

Step 13

Using the iFixit opening tool, carefully pry up the charging port assembly.

Using the iFixit opening tool, carefully pry up the charging port assembly.

Step 14

Using a spudger, break both adhesive strips on the back side of the battery.
Using a metal spudger may puncture or damage other components in your device.

Using a spudger, break both adhesive strips on the back side of the battery.

Using a metal spudger may puncture or damage other components in your device.

Step 15

Pry the battery up now that the adhesive has been separated from the battery.

Pry the battery up now that the adhesive has been separated from the battery.

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

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keithmoseley - Apr 10, 2021

I found this useful although I was dismantling a G7 Power. The screws are in different places but most parts and the the battery are the same or similar. Fortunately, though I discovered that steps 8, 9 and 13 were unnecessary. The motherboard and charging boards could be left in place (only the plastic covers had to come off) while the battery was removed.

Joe Doll - Jun 20, 2022

I successfully changed a battery on a G7 Play. I skipped steps 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. The instructions for removing the battery are risky. I pried the battery up a little and put constant pressure on it until it came loose which took about 60 seconds. The battery comes with a tiny connector at the end of a ribbon cable. This is plugged into a board, and then the motherboard holds it in place. In general, the phone is not designed for the battery to be replaced which surprised me.

Matthieu Bister - Aug 2, 2022

Thank you! I successfully disassembled my G7 Play after an unfortunate dive in a lake to let it completely dry. It’s now working as new!

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