Introduction
Prerequisite for removing the battery after the logic board.
What you need
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Insert the tip of a spudger into the hole in the battery adhesive tab near the headphone jack.
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Lift the tab up slightly and use the spudger to unfold the tab from its recess.
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Pull the battery adhesive tab straight up from the phone.
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Cut the black battery adhesive tab between the two white adhesive strips, separating them.
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Slowly pull one of the battery adhesive strips away from the battery, toward the bottom of the iPhone.
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Pull steadily, maintaining constant tension on the strip as it slips out from between the battery and the rear case. For best results, pull the strip at a 60º angle or less.
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Repeat to remove the second adhesive strip.
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If you removed both strips successfully, skip the next two steps.
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If any of the adhesive strips broke off and the battery remains stuck to the rear case, prepare an iOpener or use a hair dryer to heat the rear case directly behind the battery.
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Tool used on this step:Plastic Cards$2.99
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Flip the iPhone back over and insert a plastic card between the case side of the battery and the rear case.
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Press the card in farther to break up the adhesive behind the battery.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I feel like this guide should at least start with a link to another guide on opening up your phone. It’s weird that it just jumps in assuming your phone has already been opened. From a UX perspective, I should have to hunt around for a preceding guide when the topic of this one shows up on the top of my search results and describes exactly what I want to do.
Use this battery guide to replace your battery. This guide is a prerequisite to remove the battery in the course of another repair, and isn’t meant to be followed on its own.
