Fix Your Stuff Community Store

HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement

Introduction

This guide will help if you are having issues with the primary buttons sticking or not communicating with your device.

What you need

  1. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove back cover: step 1, image 1 of 2 HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove back cover: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Apply pressure to the dark plastic casing and slide the casing downward, off of the phone.

    Edit

  2. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Open plastic flap.: step 2, image 1 of 2 HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Open plastic flap.: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Fold the plastic flap open.

    Edit

  3. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Reveal the battery: step 3, image 1 of 2 HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Reveal the battery: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Pull on the red tab to slide the battery out.

    • Take out the battery.

    • Replace with new battery.

    Edit

  5. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove screws from plastic flap: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the five screws anchoring the plastic flap to the phone.

    • One of the five screws may be hidden beneath a "Void" sticker to the right of the serial label.

    Edit

  6. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove plastic flap from phone: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Once the screws are removed from the plastic flap, the piece should easily come out.

    Edit

  7. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove circuiting panel: step 6, image 1 of 2 HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove circuiting panel: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • After the screws are removed, fold circuit panel upwards, exposing the phone's primary buttons.

    • In order to remove the circuit board you must disconnect the labeled component.

    Edit

  8. HTC Freestyle Primary Buttons Replacement, Remove primary buttons: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Once the back side of the buttons are exposed, they will fall out either by punching them out from the front side, or by using tweezers to pull them out of the back.

    Edit
Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

with 3 other contributors

Ryan Curtis

Member since: 10/07/14

101 Reputation

1 Guide authored

Badges: 3

Team

USF Tampa, Team 8-3, Leahy Fall 2014 Member of USF Tampa, Team 8-3, Leahy Fall 2014

USFT-LEAHY-F14S8G3

4 Members

10 Guides authored

0 Comments

Add Comment

View Statistics:

Past 24 Hours: 0

Past 7 Days: 0

Past 30 Days: 0

All Time: 411