Nexus 6P Front Facing Camera Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

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Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

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Back Cover
6 steps
Battery Disconnection
1 step
Front Facing Camera
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

It is possible to remove the back cover with an iOpener as seen in this guide but it’s a lengthy and difficult procedure. We recommend a heat gun or something similar. The adhesive in the Nexus 6P is extremely sticky and especially the glass and plastic cover on the backside break or bend most of the time whilst doing this repair.
Use a SIM card eject tool, to pop out and remove the SIM card tray.
Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive underneath the small plastic cover at the bottom of the phone.

It is possible to remove the back cover with an iOpener as seen in this guide but it’s a lengthy and difficult procedure. We recommend a heat gun or something similar. The adhesive in the Nexus 6P is extremely sticky and especially the glass and plastic cover on the backside break or bend most of the time whilst doing this repair.

Use a SIM card eject tool, to pop out and remove the SIM card tray.

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive underneath the small plastic cover at the bottom of the phone.

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Step 2

The knife is really sharp. Take care, not to cut yourself or your phone.
Insert a knife between the phone and the plastic cover. Pry up the plastic cover until you can insert an opening pick.
Slide the opening pick underneath the plastic cover to cut the adhesive.

The knife is really sharp. Take care, not to cut yourself or your phone.

Insert a knife between the phone and the plastic cover. Pry up the plastic cover until you can insert an opening pick.

Slide the opening pick underneath the plastic cover to cut the adhesive.

Step 3

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive underneath the glass cover at the top of the phone.
Insert a knife between the phone and the glass cover. Pry up the glass cover until you can insert an opening pick.

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive underneath the glass cover at the top of the phone.

Insert a knife between the phone and the glass cover. Pry up the glass cover until you can insert an opening pick.

Step 4

Glass may break. Wear protective glasses and protective gloves.
Slide the opening pick underneath the glass cover and use it to cut the adhesive underneath.
Pry off the glass cover.

Glass may break. Wear protective glasses and protective gloves.

Slide the opening pick underneath the glass cover and use it to cut the adhesive underneath.

Pry off the glass cover.

Step 5

Remove the six Phillips #00 screws.
Use tweezers to remove any stickers covering the screw to allow better seating for the driver.

Remove the six Phillips #00 screws.

Use tweezers to remove any stickers covering the screw to allow better seating for the driver.

Step 6

Insert a razor knife between the metal back cover and the front glass to create a gap. Insert an opening pick into the gap and slide it to the top right corner.
The knife is really sharp, be careful, not to cut yourself or your phone.
Insert a second opening pick and slide it to the top left corner.
Slide the opening picks along the edges to seperate the plastic clips, holding back cover and midframe together.
Remove the rear cover.

Insert a razor knife between the metal back cover and the front glass to create a gap. Insert an opening pick into the gap and slide it to the top right corner.

The knife is really sharp, be careful, not to cut yourself or your phone.

Insert a second opening pick and slide it to the top left corner.

Slide the opening picks along the edges to seperate the plastic clips, holding back cover and midframe together.

Remove the rear cover.

Step 7

              Battery Disconnection

Remove the Philipps #000 screw.
Use tweezers to remove the metal plate.
Use the flat end of a spudger, to disconnect the battery flex cable.

Remove the Philipps #000 screw.

Use tweezers to remove the metal plate.

Use the flat end of a spudger, to disconnect the battery flex cable.

Step 8

              Front Facing Camera

Unscrew the two Philipps #000 screws.
Use tweezers to disconnect the antenna cable.
Remove the metal plate covering the front facing camera and the headphone jack.

Unscrew the two Philipps #000 screws.

Use tweezers to disconnect the antenna cable.

Remove the metal plate covering the front facing camera and the headphone jack.

Step 9

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front camera flex cable.
Remove the front camera.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front camera flex cable.

Remove the front camera.

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

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