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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement

What you need

  1. BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Place the phone on a flat surface with the screen facing down.

    • Remove the plastic backplate by pulling up on the bottom of the cover.

  2. BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the battery by pulling up from the top of the battery.

  3. BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement, Keypad: step 3, image 1 of 2 BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement, Keypad: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Remove the two screws midway up the phone on the left and right sides using a T6 Torx Screwdriver.

    • Warning: One screw will have warranty tape covering the screw. Removing this screw will likely void the phones warranty.

  4. BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Flip the phone over so the keyboard faces up.

    • Insert a plastic spudger into the screen where speaker resides.

    • I recommend going from the side. There are two layers to the cover. You need to make sure you get underneath the bottom layer if you plan on reusing this cover.

    • Gently lift up plastic screen cover until screen cover separates from screen.

    • Continue until screen cover is completely removed.

  5. BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 3 BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 3 BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 5, image 3 of 3
    • Insert the spudger into the top of the plastic siding on the front of the phone and lift up until the siding lifts up.

    • Slide the tool around the entire perimeter of the phone until the plastic siding is completely removed.

  6. BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 2 BlackBerry Curve 8530 Keypad Replacement: step 6, image 2 of 2
    • The keyboard should slide off of the phone now that the plastic siding has been removed.

Conclusion

To reassemble the device, follow the instructions in reverse order.

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