Introduction
If your iPhone 13 Pro screen is cracked, not responding to touch, or not showing a picture when your phone is powered on, use this guide to restore your iPhone to working order with a new screen, a.k.a. display assembly.
Note: True Tone and auto brightness functionality is disabled after a screen replacement, even when using an original Apple screen. Face ID is also disabled, unless the iPhone is running iOS 15.2 or newer.
What you need
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 6.8 mm-long pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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If your iPhone has a cracked screen, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping over the glass.
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Lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the iPhone's display until the whole face is covered.
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If the broken glass makes it difficult to get a suction cup to stick in the next few steps, try folding a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lifting the display with that instead.
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Use a hairdryer or heat gun, or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the lower edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Pull the blue handle towards the hinge to disengage opening mode.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the screen—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Push down on the cups to apply suction to the desired area.
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Push the blue handle away from the hinge to engage opening mode.
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Turn the handle clockwise until you see the cups start to stretch.
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Make sure the suction cups remain aligned to each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.
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Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
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Skip the next step.
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Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the phone, while avoiding the very edge of the glass.
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Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Use a hairdryer, heat gun, or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the left edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Use a hairdryer, heat gun, or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the right edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Use a hairdryer, heat gun, or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the top edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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Remove your suction handle from the screen.
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Open your iPhone by swinging the display up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.
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Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the three 1.3 mm screws securing the battery connector cover.
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Use the pointed end a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Bend the connector slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the display connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove two 1.1 mm screws from the front sensor connector cover.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the remaining two screws from the cover:
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One 1.5 mm screw
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One 1.8 mm screw
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Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the three 1.4 mm-long screws securing the from sensor assembly bracket.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the front sensor assembly bracket.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the top edge of the screen for two minutes.
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Insert an opening pick between the ambient light sensor and its recess in the screen.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the ambient light sensor from the screen.
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Insert an opening pick between the proximity sensor and its recess in the screen.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the proximity sensor from the screen.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to move the proximity sensor cable away from the screen.
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Insert an opening pick under the microphone cable, close to the microphone (the metal rectangle).
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Slide the opening pick around the perimeter of the microphone to separate its adhesive.
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Insert an opening pick under the left side of the front sensor assembly.
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Slide the pick under the assembly to separate it from the frame.
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Remove the front sensor assembly.
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Connect the sensors to their slots in the frame to help align the main section of the assembly.
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Use Tesa tape to re-adhere any sections of the assembly that are no longer sticky.
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Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.
To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our iPhone 13 Pro Answers community for troubleshooting help.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.
To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our iPhone 13 Pro Answers community for troubleshooting help.
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