iPhone 5s Front Facing Camera and Sensor Cable Assembly Replacement
Prerequisite Only
This guide is only intended to be used as a prerequisite for other guides. It's incomplete by itself.
Introduction
Use this guide to replace the sensor cable containing the front-facing camera, microphone, ambient sensors, and the earpiece speaker contact pad, in your iPhone 5s.
Using the edge of a set of tweezers or a metal spudger, gently pry the earpiece speaker contact cable up, to separate this portion of the camera and sensor cable from the adhesive below.
Only pry directly under the earpiece speaker contacts—there are sensors and microchips that can be damaged by prying elsewhere.
Use the point of a spudger to lift the ambient light sensor and proximity sensor out of their recess in the display assembly.
There is a small, square plastic and metal holder for the proximity sensor. This holder is essential for the proximity sensor to function correctly.
If replacing the proximity sensor make sure that the holder remains adhered to the back of the display. If it comes off with the old proximity sensor, remove it from the old sensor and use a tiny bit of adhesive to re-attach it to the back of the display.