Introduction
This repair guide was authored by the iFixit staff and hasn’t been endorsed by Google. Learn more about our repair guides here.
Follow this guide to replace a broken, cracked, or unresponsive screen on your Google Pixel 9 Pro.
If your screen doesn't come with adhesive pre‑installed, you'll need replacement screen adhesive in order to complete this repair.
Note: Any repair can compromise the water resistance of your phone. Retaining water resistance after the repair will depend on how well you reapply the adhesive.
What you need
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Apply overlapping strips of packing tape to the cracked glass until the whole screen is covered—this will allow the suction cup to stick to the screen.
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Consider wearing safety glasses to protect your eyes from any glass shaken free during the repair.
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Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate to heat the entire screen until it's almost too hot to touch.
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Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
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Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and frame.
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Insert the tip of an opening pick under the screen.
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Slide the opening pick along the top edge to separate the adhesive securing it.
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Flip the screen over the right edge of your phone and prop it up with the suction handle.
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Use angled tweezers to pry up the top edge of the screen cable bracket.
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Remove the bracket.
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Insert the point of a spudger under the left edge of the screen cable press connector and pry up to disconnect it.
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Remove the screen.
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When handling your screen, grip it by its edges.
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When placing the screen on your work area, make sure nothing is touching the bottom of the screen. Consider placing it on a soft, lint-free cloth.
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Use a spudger to scrape up and remove all the old screen adhesive from the perimeter of the frame.
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Once you've removed all the old adhesive, use isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth to clean up the adhesive residue from the perimeter of the frame.
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Allow the frame to dry completely before continuing.
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Before applying the adhesive, make sure you know its proper orientation on the frame. Hold the adhesive over your phone to find its proper alignment.
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The adhesive has a corresponding groove on the perimeter of the frame.
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Cutouts in the blue liner correspond to spring contacts on the frame.
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Peel down the top half of the larger, clear liner to expose the adhesive—don't remove the whole liner yet.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to firmly press around the perimeter of the adhesive to secure it to the frame.
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Carefully lay your replacement screen display‑side‑down just to the right of your phone so you can reconnect the cable.
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Congratulations on completing your screen repair!
To run a diagnostics test with the built-in Pixel Diagnostic tool, click here.
To calibrate the display’s fingerprint reader, use Google’s Pixel Update and Software Repair tool.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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7 Guide Comments
ifixit's instructions that show a suction cup to remove a screen or a glass back always assume your glass is intact. I would assume most often it is shattered so forget using a suction cup. I used some thick shipping tape to cover the broken glass which gives the suction cup a chance to hold.
Isnt that why Step 2 is there?.....
Is the screw in the top left corner supposed to stick out? Pulled a screen and the screw in the top left corner sticks out a little.
Took multiple apart and all were that way so apparently that's how there built. Looks like it's close to hitting the display though.
Also Googles Pixel Update and Sowftware Repair Tool says "Couldn't find the unique calibration software for this device" when I try to calibrate the fingerprint reader.
