Interconnect Cables Removal

Unplug any cables from your phone.

Hold the side key and the volume down button, then select "Power off" to turn off your phone.

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the right edge of the back cover for two minutes.

Apply a suction handle to the back cover, as close to the center of the right edge as possible.

Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force to create a gap between the cover and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide the pick back and forth along the right edge to separate the adhesive.

Leave the pick inserted near the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Apply a heated iOpener to the bottom edge of the back cover for two minutes.

Insert a second opening pick next to the first one, near the bottom of the right edge.

Rotate the opening pick around the bottom right corner to separate the adhesive.

Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.

Leave the pick inserted near the bottom left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Apply a heated iOpener to the left edge of the back cover for two minutes.

Insert a third opening pick next to the second one, near the left side of the bottom edge.

Rotate the opening pick around the bottom left corner to separate the adhesive.

Slide your opening pick along the left edge to separate the adhesive, stopping before you reach the power button.

Leave the pick inserted near the power button to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Apply a heated iOpener to the top edge of the back cover for two minutes.

Insert an opening pick in the gap at the top of the right edge.

Rotate the opening pick around the top right corner to separate the adhesive.

Slide the pick along the top edge to separate the adhesive.

Slide the pick around the top left corner and down the left edge to separate the remaining adhesive.

Grab and remove the back cover.

Remove any adhesive chunks with a pair of tweezers or your fingers. Apply heat if you're having trouble separating the adhesive.

If you're using custom-cut adhesives, follow this guide.

If you're using double-sided tape, follow this guide.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the wireless charging coil press connector from the motherboard.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the ten 3.5 mm‑long screws securing the wireless charging coil and the loudspeaker:

Four screws securing the wireless charging coil

Six screws securing the loudspeaker

Use a spudger to gently pry up a corner of the tab of the wireless charging coil that's adhered to the right edge of the frame.

Use an opening pick to separate the tab from the frame.

Insert the point of a spudger into the gap between the right edge of the loudspeaker and the frame.

Pry up to unclip the loudspeaker from the frame.

Remove the wireless charging coil and loudspeaker from the frame.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect both interconnect cable press connectors from the motherboard.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect both interconnect cable press connectors from the daughterboard.

Grab and remove the interconnect cables from the phone.