Introduction
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Use this guide to replace the base battery in your Google Pixel Fold.
Note: Some photos in this guide were taken at different states of disassembly. Any visual discrepancies won't affect the guide procedure.
What you need
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Lay the phone down on a clean, smooth surface so the back glass is facing up.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the bottom edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Unfold your phone completely and slide the Anti-Clamp arms over the left edge of the back glass, below the Google "G" logo.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the phone—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
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Place an object under your phone, like a box or a stack of books, so it rests level while between the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Pull the blue handle forward to lock the arms.
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Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
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Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, detach the suction cups and realign the arms.
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Apply a suction cup to the back glass, as close to the center of the bottom edge as possible.
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Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the back glass and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide the opening pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in the bottom left corner before continuing.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the left edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Rotate the opening pick around the bottom left corner to separate the adhesive.
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Insert a second opening pick at the bottom left corner.
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Slide the opening pick toward the top left corner to separate the adhesive.
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Leave the opening pick in the top left corner before continuing.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the top edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Rotate the opening pick around the top left corner to separate the adhesive.
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Insert a third opening pick in the top left corner.
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Slide the opening pick toward the top right corner to separate the adhesive.
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Apply a heated iOpener to the right edge of the back glass for two minutes.
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Angle your pick so it's as flat as possible to the back glass.
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Rotate the opening pick around the top right corner to separate the adhesive.
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Insert a fourth opening pick in the top right corner.
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Slide the opening pick toward the bottom right corner to separate the adhesive.
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Angle your pick so it's as flat as possible to the back glass.
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Rotate the opening pick around the bottom right corner to separate the adhesive.
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Swing the left edge of the back glass up and over the right edge of the phone.
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Lay the back glass to the right side of the phone before continuing.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two 2.8 mm‑long screws securing the middle bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the middle bracket toward the left edge of the phone and release its clip.
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Remove the middle bracket.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the back glass cable from the motherboard.
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If you're reusing your back glass, use tweezers to remove big chunks of adhesive from the perimeter of the back glass.
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Repeat for any adhesive on the frame.
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Use isopropyl alcohol (>90%) and a lint-free cloth to remove any remaining adhesive residue.
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Follow this guide to replace the back glass adhesive with custom cut strips.
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Peel the bottom of the graphite sheet toward the top of the phone until you can access the bottom bracket.
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Use your hands, or tape with light adhesive, to keep the graphite sheet out of the way.
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If you completely removed your graphite sheet, follow this guide to replace it.
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If you don't have custom cut adhesive strips for the antenna, use double-sided tape, like Tesa Tape, to secure the graphite sheet to the logic board.
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Use tweezers, or a clean fingernail, to pull the black screw cover off the top screw on the bottom bracket.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the five 3.1 mm‑long screws securing the bottom bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the bottom bracket toward the bottom edge of the phone and release its clip.
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Remove the bottom bracket.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the base battery cable press connector.
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Use a point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the flip battery and bottom interconnect press connectors.
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Peel off the new conductive tape from its liner and apply the sticky side to the bottom interconnect connector, making sure to bridge the logic board.
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If your graphite sheet is taped out of the way, remove the tape now.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the ultra wideband antenna press connector.
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Slide an opening pick under the antenna to separate its adhesive.
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Peel up the ultra wideband antenna and remove it.
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Slide an opening pick under the top of the graphite sheet to separate the thermal insulator adhesive.
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Peel the graphite sheet off the logic board to separate the remaining adhesive.
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Remove the graphite sheet.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger between the battery and the bottom speaker.
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Twist the spudger to separate the adhesive securing the bottom speaker.
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Remove the bottom speaker.
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Use the point of a spudger to lift up and disconnect the fingerprint sensor press connector.
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Peel off the new conductive tape from its liner and apply the sticky side to the press connector, making sure to bridge the logic board.
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Use a spudger, or your fingers, to press down the conductive tape and adhere it.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull on the tab and expose the tape.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two screws securing the top interconnect cable:
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One 2.8 mm‑long screw
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One 2.5 mm‑long screw
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the top interconnect cable press connector.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift up and disconnect the inner screen press connector.
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Move the inner screen cable up 90° over the right edge of the phone before continuing.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two 2.8 mm‑long screws securing the middle bracket.
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Pull the top bracket toward the left edge of the phone to release its clips.
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Remove the top bracket.
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During reassembly, insert the top bracket clips under their slots in the frame before aligning the screw holes.
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Insert the point of a spudger between the frame and the right edge of the 5G mmWave antenna.
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Pry up to separate the adhesive.
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Insert the point of a spudger under the bottom right corner of the front camera press connector.
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Pry up and disconnect the front camera press connector.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the front camera for two minutes.
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Use tweezers to grab the front camera by its connector, as close to the camera body as possible.
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Pull straight up to separate the adhesive and remove the front camera.
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Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two screws securing the logic board:
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One 2.8 mm‑long screw near the top left corner
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One 2.5 mm‑long screw near bottom right corner
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Use tape with light adhesive, such as painter's tape, to keep the three cables out of the way before continuing:
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Fingerprint sensor cable
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Top interconnect cable
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Inner screen cable
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Insert the flat end of a spudger under the top of the logic board, near the front camera recess.
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Pry up to release the logic board from its upper alignment peg.
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Grip the top of the logic board with your fingers.
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Lift the logic board upward while pulling it gently toward the right edge of the phone to release the bottom clip.
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Once the clip is released, lift straight up to remove the logic board from its lower alignment peg.
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Remove the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to scrape off the thermal paste on the bottom of the logic board.
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Clean any remaining thermal paste residue with isopropyl alcohol (>90%) and either a coffee filter or a lint-free cloth.
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Repeat the cleaning process for the thermal paste on the frame.
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Insert the USB-C port into its cutout in the frame at a shallow angle.
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Use your finger to press the USB-C port down until the orange rubber gasket is level with its cutout—not twisted or pinched.
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Press the bottom of the logic board over its lower alignment peg and engage its spring connectors.
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While pressing down on the white logic board bracket, push the logic board against the left edge of the phone.
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Position the logic board over the upper alignment peg.
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Press down to secure the logic board.
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Move the flip battery and bottom interconnect cable away from the battery.
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Use tape with light adhesive, like painter's tape, to secure the cable to the side of the phone.
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Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers, or your fingers, to peel the clear plastic pull tabs away from the battery.
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Unfold the phone and flip it over.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it the section of the inner screen above the base battery for two minutes.
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Close your phone.
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Grip the ends of the plastic pull tabs with your fingers.
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Pull straight up with constant, steady force to separate the adhesive under the battery. Work slowly and let time do the work for you until the adhesive separates.
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If you're having trouble separating the adhesive, apply more heat and try again.
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If you're having a lot of trouble separating the adhesive, or if you feel like you might damage the battery, follow the next five steps for an alternate method. If you were successful, jump to this step.
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Apply a few drops of high concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol in the gap between the frame and the left edge of the battery.
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Tilt the left side of the phone up to let the isopropyl alcohol flow under the battery.
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Wait one minute for the alcohol to soften the adhesive.
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Apply a suction cup to the battery, as close to the center of the left edge as possible.
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Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the battery and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force while also prying up with the opening pick to separate the battery from the frame.
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If you're feeling a lot of resistance, apply a few more drops of isopropyl alcohol and try again.
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Lift the battery out its recess and remove it.
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For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery after completing this guide.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before you install it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To run a diagnostics test with the built-in Pixel Diagnostic tool, click here.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Google Pixel Fold Answers Community for help.
For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery after completing this guide.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before you install it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To run a diagnostics test with the built-in Pixel Diagnostic tool, click here.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Google Pixel Fold Answers Community for help.
