Introduction
The headphone jack is a component that is prone to accumulating dirt and dust particles. The accumulation of dirt and dust particles may affect the functionality of headphone jack. If you’ve cleaned the headphone jack thoroughly but it still doesn’t properly play audio from an auxiliary cable, the headphone jack may be faulty. Follow this guide to replace the headphone jack in your device.
What you need
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Place the phone face down.
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Insert a fingernail or a plastic opening tool into the gap on the side of the phone.
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Carefully slide your finger or the tool throughout the edge of the phone to ease the back case off.
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Place the back cover off to the side.
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Insert the opening tool into the small gap below the battery.
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Carefully pop the battery out to prevent damage.
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Remove the twelve 4mm screws using the Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Use the plastic opening tool to remove the inner case.
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Carefully remove the inner case.
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Carefully flip open the flex cable box with the plastic opening tool.
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Using precision tweezers, carefully lift the front camera off the device.
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Gently flip open the flex cable box using a blue plastic opening tool.
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Carefully remove the motherboard with your hands or a blue plastic opening tool.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
