Introduction
This guide shows how to detach the screen from your Apple Watch Series 9.
What you need
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Attach and remove the watch bands as needed to get a better grip or stabilize your watch.
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To remove a band, firmly press in the small, oval button on the underside of the watch and slide the band out of its groove.
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Consider placing your watch on something soft like a clean cloth to help stabilize it and prevent damage.
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Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
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Heat an iOpener and lay it on the screen for two minutes to soften its adhesive.
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Insert the iFlex at a downward angle between the bottom edge of the screen and frame.
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With one hand, push down firmly on the watch's frame to secure it in place.
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With your free hand, hold the iFlex and push the edges up to make it more rigid.
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Pry up the screen enough for the iFlex to lay flat on its own.
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Leave the iFlex inserted under the screen.
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Keep the iFlex flat to maintain a gap between the screen and frame while inserting an opening pick.
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Insert an opening pick between the screen and iFlex.
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Remove the iFlex.
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Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive securing it.
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Slide the opening pick around the bottom left corner and up the left edge to separate the adhesive.
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Slide the opening pick around the top left corner and along the top edge to separate the adhesive.
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Slide the opening pick around the top right corner and stop at the top of the side button.
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Insert the long edge of an opening pick between the left edge of the screen and frame.
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Twist the pick to lift the screen and separate any remaining adhesive.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
