Introduction
Use this guide to remove or replace the motherboard in a Google Pixel 2.
What you need
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If your display glass is cracked, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping the glass. This also makes a smooth surface allowing the suction cup to bond.
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Apply a suction cup as close to the volume button edge of the phone as you can while avoiding the curved edge.
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Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure and insert an opening pick between the front panel and rear case.
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Do not insert the pick more than 9 mm into the bottom edge of the phone. If the pick contacts the folded portion of the OLED panel it can damage the display.
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Only make very shallow cuts in the upper left corner, prying deeply can damage the front-facing camera.
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Slide the pick around the upper-left corner of the phone and down the left edge of the phone.
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Slide the pick around the bottom-left corner and along the bottom of the phone. Keep pick at a slight angle away from the screen to avoid damage to the OLED corners.
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Use the point of a spudger to lift the display cable connector up and out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the proximity sensor on the top edge of the midframe for two minutes to soften its adhesive.
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Slide the point of a spudger under the proximity sensor cable, starting from the side closest to the front-facing camera.
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Gently lift the edge of the sensor cable until the sensor is perpendicular to the midframe.
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Insert an opening tool into the notch in the midframe near the hold button.
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Pry the midframe up enough to create a gap between it and the phone case. The midframe cannot yet be completely removed.
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use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the charging assembly connector from the motherboard.
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Insert a paperclip or SIM eject tool into the small hole on the left side of the phone and push until the SIM card tray pops out.
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Remove the SIM card tray.
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