Google Pixel 10a Battery Replacement

Unplug all cables and completely power down your Pixel.

Use a hair dryer to heat the entire rear cover until it's hot to the touch.

Apply a suction handle near the center of the rear cover's right edge, as close to the edge as possible.

Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force until a gap forms between the cover and frame.

Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

The rear cover is secured with adhesive around the frame perimeter and near the cameras. Use this picture as a reference while you separate the adhesive.

When separating the left edge adhesive, don't insert your pick more than 3 mm to avoid damaging the wireless charging coil and its graphite film.

Slide the opening pick around the entire perimeter to separate the adhesive.

Insert the opening pick deeper near the top-left corner and pry to separate the adhesive around the camera bezel.

Slowly peel up and remove the rear cover.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP screwdriver to remove the fifteen 5.0 mm‑long screws securing the wireless charging assembly:

Thirteen gray screws

Two silver non-magnetic screws

Use an opening pick to pry up and unclip the wireless charging assembly from the two cutouts—one near the bottom-right corner, and another on the left edge near the power button.

Remove the wireless charging assembly.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP screwdriver to remove the 1.9 mm‑long screw securing the battery connector cover.

Remove the battery connector cover.

Insert the point of a spudger under the top-right corner of the battery connector.

Pry up to disconnect the battery.

Throughout the repair, pry only at the instructed area (also marked by a gold line on the circuit board) to prevent damage to the delicate components near the connector socket.

Use your fingernail or a spudger to peel up the left-side button cable and flip it over the side of your phone.

Use your fingers or an opening pick to peel up a corner of the battery pull tab labeled "2".

Grab the tab with your fingers and peel it off the top of the battery.

Peel the pull tab labeled "1" completely off the top of the battery.

With both hands, firmly grab the pull tab labeled "2" as close to the left edge as possible. Brace your hands against the rest of the phone frame.

Pull up with firm, steady force until the battery separates.

If you can't loosen the battery, follow the next step for an alternate method.

Apply two or three drops of high-concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol to the left edge of the battery.

Tilt the left edge of the phone up to help the alcohol flow under the battery.

Wait one minute to allow the alcohol to soften the adhesive.

Use the flat edge of an opening pick to pry up the left edge of the battery until it separates.

Peel and remove the battery and its plastic liner from the phone.

Congratulations on completing disassembly! The remaining steps will show how to reassemble your phone.

Use high‑concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol and a lint‑free cloth (or coffee filters) to remove any adhesive residue from the battery well.

Remove the thin liner from the top edge of the back of the battery.

Bend the left button cable over the edge so it'll be out of the battery's way.

Hold the battery above its recess and use your finger to press and connect the battery press connector.

Don't try to force the connector into place. If you're having trouble, reposition it and try again.

With one hand, steady the battery over its recess.

With the other hand, pull the liner from the underside of the battery to expose the adhesive.

Carefully lay the battery in its recess.

Use your fingers to firmly press on the battery to secure it with the adhesive.

Hook the left edge of the battery connector cover in place, then lay the cover down flat.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP screwdriver to install the 1.9 mm‑long battery connector cover screw.

Use your finger to fold the left button cable onto the battery and press it in place.

Lay the wireless charging assembly onto the frame.

Use your fingers to press around the perimeter to engage all of its clips.

Stop if the assembly feels like it won't clip in. Check if anything underneath it may be out of place.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP screwdriver to install the fifteen 5.0 mm‑long wireless charging assembly screws:

Thirteen gray screws

Two silver non-magnetic screws

Power on your phone and check all functions.

Run a diagnostics test with the built-in Pixel Diagnostic tool.

Fully power off your phone before you continue with reassembly.

Use your fingers, spudger, or tweezers to remove the adhesive from the frame perimeter.

If you scrape up a piece big enough to grip with your fingers, you can pull long sections of the adhesive up. Pull slowly and straight in the opposite direction of the adhesive.

Use some high concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free cloth (or coffee filter) to remove any adhesive residue.

Inspect the adhesive blocks surrounding the rear cameras. If they're clean and unwrinkled, you can reuse them and skip down three steps.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and remove the seven adhesive blocks surrounding the rear cameras.

Peel the clear liner from the camera bezel adhesive.

Carefully align and lay the adhesive in place. Use the rear cameras to help with alignment.

Use your fingers to press the camera bezel adhesive onto the frame.

Peel and remove the top blue liner from the adhesive.

Inspect the interior adhesive blocks on the rear cover. If they're clean and unwrinkled, you can reuse them and skip down two steps.

Use a spudger to scrape and remove the interior adhesive blocks from the rear cover.

Peel the clear liner from the interior adhesive sheet.

Align and press the adhesive onto the rear cover. Use the camera cutout to help with alignment.

Slowly peel and remove the large liner.

Without peeling any liners, hold the rear cover adhesive over the phone to figure out how it'll sit on the frame. Use the camera cutout to help with orientation.

Peel down the top half of the clear liner to expose the adhesive—don't fully remove the liner yet.

Align and lay the top edge of the adhesive onto the frame.

Press down along the top edge to secure the alignment.

Slowly peel away the clear liner as you press the rest of the adhesive in place.

Use a spudger to press the adhesive onto the entire frame perimeter.

Peel up and remove the large liner from the rear cover adhesive.

If you installed replacement camera bezel adhesive, remove all remaining liners from it.

Remove the perimeter adhesive liner.

Carefully inspect the frame for any remaining liners and remove them.

Make sure the rear cover camera cutouts are clean. Carefully wipe them with a lint-free cloth if needed.

Remove any lens caps or liners from the rear cameras. Make sure the lenses are clean. Gently wipe them with a lint-free cloth if needed.

Lay the rear cover over the frame.

Firmly press around the perimeter to secure the adhesive.