Introduction
Use this guide to replace the display assembly, which includes the front glass, digitizer, and home button cable.
What you need
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Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.
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Gently pry and twist the flexible rear cover off the back of the phone.
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Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the recess in the bottom right corner of the battery and lift upward.
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Remove the battery away from the phone.
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Using a fingertip, pull the microSD card straight down out of its slot.
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Remove the microSD card from the phone.
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Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the plastic midframe connector panel.
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Remove the connector panel with a pair of tweezers.
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Use the sharp tip of a spudger to pry the home button cable connector straight up off its socket.
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Place a heated iOpener on the left side of the phone for at least 90 seconds.
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Reheat the iOpener and place it on the right half of the phone.
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Carefully slide the pick around the corner, stopping before the speaker grille at the top of the phone.
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Slide the opening pick across the top of the phone, being very careful not to insert the pick too deeply.
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Slide the opening pick down along the left half of the phone stopping at the lower left corner.
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Slide the opening pick all the way to the bottom left corner of the phone, making sure it is securely placed.
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Slide the very end of the opening pick across the bottom edge of the display to separate the last of the remaining adhesive.
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Insert an opening pick under the soft button icons on the display and pry the button cables down off the inside of the front panel.
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Use the sharp tip of a spudger to lift the front panel assembly cable connector straight up off its socket on the motherboard.
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Safely remove the front panel assembly from phone.
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