iPhone 15 Pro Max Earpiece Speaker Replacement

Unplug any cables from your phone.

Hold the power and either volume buttons and slide to power off your phone.

If your screen or back glass is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.

Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.

Use a P2 pentalobe driver to remove the two 7.2 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.

Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen.

Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and the frame.

Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

There are two delicate cables connecting the screen to the phone: one just above the action button, and the other near the middle of the left edge.

There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in these locations to avoid bending the contacts.

Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.

Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Heat the right edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Slide your pick around the bottom right corner of the screen and toward the power button until you feel a hard stop at a clip securing the screen.

Rotate your pick so the flat edge is under the screen.

Twist the pick to increase the gap between the screen and the frame until the right clip releases.

Insert a second opening pick to the right of the first pick.

Slide the first pick back to the bottom right corner of the screen.

Slide the second pick to the top right corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.

Leave these picks inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Heat the top edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Slide your pick around the top right corner and along the top edge to release the two clips and adhesive securing it.

Heat the left edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Rotate your pick around the top left corner of the screen.

Slide your pick to the bottom left corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.

Gently swing open the screen to the left of the phone.

Rest the screen against a box or similar object so it doesn't strain the cables.

Use a tri-point Y000 driver to remove the six screws securing the logic board cover:

One 2.1 mm‑long screw

Five 1.5 mm‑long screws

Use tweezers or your fingers to grab and slide the logic board cover toward the bottom of the phone to clear the sensor cable.

Remove the cover.

Use the tip of an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the ambient light sensor press connector from the top left of the logic board.

Disconnect the screen press connector.

Remove the screen.

Use a Phillips #000 driver to remove the two screws securing the earpiece speaker:

One 1.8 mm screw

One 2.4 mm screw

Insert the flat end of your spudger between the left edge of the earpiece speaker and the frame.

Pry up until you can grab the speaker with your fingers.

Remove the speaker.