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How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold

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  1. How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Remove the old adhesive: step 1, image 1 of 3 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Remove the old adhesive: step 1, image 2 of 3 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Remove the old adhesive: step 1, image 3 of 3
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    • Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove any chunks of adhesive from the frame.

    • Apply a few drops of highly-concentrated isopropyl alcohol (over 90%) to the frame.

    • Use the flat end of a spudger and tweezers to remove the remaining adhesive from the frame.

    • Wipe any remaining adhesive residue with a lint-free or microfiber cloth.

  2. How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Expose the adhesive: step 2, image 1 of 3 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Expose the adhesive: step 2, image 2 of 3 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Expose the adhesive: step 2, image 3 of 3
    • Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove any adhesive on the bottom of the earpiece speaker.

    • Peel off the new adhesive strips from their clear liners.

  3. How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Apply the adhesive: step 3, image 1 of 2 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Apply the adhesive: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Apply the adhesive strips to their respective spots on the earpiece speaker.

    • Use a spudger, or your fingers, to press down the adhesive and adhere it to the speaker.

  4. How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Remove the liners: step 4, image 1 of 2 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Remove the liners: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Grip the pull tabs and peel off the blue liners to expose the adhesive.

  5. How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Secure the earpiece speaker: step 5, image 1 of 3 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Secure the earpiece speaker: step 5, image 2 of 3 How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold, Secure the earpiece speaker: step 5, image 3 of 3
    • Insert the earpiece speaker at a shallow angle into its recess in the frame.

    • Push the speaker towards the top edge of the phone until it sits flat in the frame.

    • Push down on the speaker and its cable to adhere it to the frame.

Conclusion

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Google Pixel Fold Answers Community for help.

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