Introduction
Use this guide to remove the back cover on your Xiaomi Pocophone F1.
What you need
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Before you begin, switch off your phone.
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Insert a SIM eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole on the SIM card tray on the left edge of the phone.
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Press firmly to eject the tray.
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Remove the SIM card tray.
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Remove the two 2.7 mm-long Torx T3 screws from the bottom edge of your phone.
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Insert an opening tool between the screen and the back cover at the bottom edge of the screen.
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Slide the opening tool to the bottom right corner to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.
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Slide the opening tool around the bottom right corner.
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Slide the opening tool along the right edge of the Pocophone F1 to release the plastic clips.
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Slide the opening tool along the top edge of the phone to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.
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Slide the opening tool along the left edge of the phone to release the remaining plastic clips.
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Carefully fold the phone assembly to the left side of the back cover like you'd open a book page.
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Slide an opening pick under the bottom left corner of the motherboard cover.
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Slide the opening pick around the corner and along the left edge of the motherboard cover to release the plastic clips holding it in place.
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Use the opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the fingerprint flex connector.
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Remove the back cover.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
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