iPhone 16e Microphone Installation

Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the old adhesive from the bottom of the frame.

If there's adhesive residue on the frame, use high concentration isopropyl alcohol (greater than 90%) and a coffee filter or lint-free cloth to clean it.

While holding the microphone adhesive with one hand, use your fingers or a pair of tweezers to remove the white liner from the adhesive.

Hold the microphone so the metal side is facing up.

Apply the adhesive to the microphone with the pull tab pointing up.

Remove the blue liner from the microphone adhesive.

Insert the microphone at a downward angle so the adhesive adheres firmly to the frame around the sound channel.

Press the microphone firmly into place.

While pressing the microphone against the frame, use a standoff screwdriver to install two screws securing the microphone:

One 3.0 mm‑long screw

One 2.8 mm‑long screw

Use a tri-point Y000 screwdriver to install the one 1.0 mm‑long screw securing the microphone.

Use the flat end of a spudger to connect the microphone press connector.

Use your finger to press the screw cover back into place.

Place the loudspeaker into its cutout in the frame.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to install four of the screws securing the loudspeaker:

Two 1.4 mm‑long screws

Two 1.7 mm‑long screws

Use a tri-point Y000 screwdriver to install one 1.3 mm‑long screw.