iPhone 16e Screen Installation

Use tweezers to remove the adhesive around the perimeter of the frame.

Use a coffee filter or a lint‑free cloth and high‑concentration isopropyl alcohol (>%90) to clean off any adhesive residue.

Lay the adhesive on top of the phone and use features like cutouts for spring contacts and the front‑facing camera to make sure the adhesive is oriented correctly.

Use the pull tab to begin peeling the back liner off the adhesive starting from the bottom, but don't remove the liner all the way.

Hold the blue liner out of the way and align the adhesive with the bottom edge of the iPhone.

Lay the bottom edge of the adhesive into its recess in the frame, making sure the iPhone's spring contacts are aligned with their cutouts in the liner.

Continue peeling the back liner off the adhesive while pressing the adhesive into place along the edges of the iPhone's frame.

Use the flat end of a spudger to press the adhesive into place around the perimeter of the frame.

Use the tip of a spudger to lift up the pull tab on the top right corner of the blue adhesive liner until you can grip it with your fingers.

Use the pull tab to peel the blue liner off the frame.

Prop up the screen along the left edge of the iPhone, using a box or similar sturdy object to support the screen.

Use the flat end of a spudger or your finger to connect the screen press connector.

Repeat for the front sensor press connector.

Insert the top of the screen connector cover into its slot in the frame and lay it over the press connector.

Angle the front sensor connector cover at a 90-degree angle and insert it into its slot in the frame.

Lay the cover over the press connector.

Use a tri-point Y000 screwdriver to install the two 0.9 mm‑long screws securing the front sensor connector and screen connector covers.

Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the blue pull tab and remove the liner along the right edge.

Without letting the screen touch the adhesive, hold the screen over the phone and remove the other two liners.

Hold the screen above the phone and align it with the frame.

Lay the screen straight down onto the frame and press until the clips engage.

Press around the perimeter of the screen to engage all clips.

To help the adhesive bond, apply heat to the edges of the screen using an iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun until it's hot to the touch.

If you have screen vise clamps, use them to strengthen the bond of your new adhesive. If not, keep reading for more ways to secure the screen.

If you have the box your iPhone came in, take the lid and place it on a flat surface.

Place your iPhone screen-side-up in the lid of your box with the camera bump in its recess.

Find something close to the size of your iPhone, but taller than the sides of the box. Stack it on top of the iPhone, followed by a few heavy objects.

Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.

Place the iPhone screen-side-down on a soft, flat surface.

Apply tape to the back glass to protect its finish.

Place one layer of coins or similarly thick objects on the tape along the edges of the back glass.

Evenly distribute the coins and make sure they are at least as thick as the camera bump.

Stack multiple books or other heavy objects on the iPhone.

Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.