Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
28
Time Required
15 - 45 minutes
- Pentalobe Screws 1 step
- iSclack Opening Procedure 2 steps
- Front Panel Assembly 15 steps
- Battery 10 steps
Featured Guide
This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff.
Introduction
Use this guide to bring life back to your iPhone 6 Plus with a new battery.
This guide instructs you to remove the front panel assembly; this is intended to prevent damage to the display cables. If you feel comfortable supporting the display carefully while peeling the battery out of the iPhone, you can skip the display removal and go directly to the battery removal steps.
For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery: Drain battery below 10%, then charge uninterrupted to 100%.
You can also use this guide to replace the battery connector bracket.
Tools
Video Overview
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 3.6 mm P2 Pentalobe screws next to the Lightning connector.
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If the plastic depth gauge is attached at the center of the iSclack, remove it now—it's not needed for larger phones like the iPhone 6 Plus.
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Close the handle on the iSclack, opening the suction cup jaws.
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Place the bottom of your iPhone in between the suction cups.
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Open the handles to close the jaws of the iSclack. Center the suction cups and press them firmly onto the top and bottom of the iPhone.
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Hold onto your iPhone securely and close the handle of the iSclack to separate the suction cups, pulling the front panel up from the rear case.
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Peel the two suction cups off your iPhone.
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Skip the next three steps and continue on to Step 7.
It's very difficult if you want to remove a cracked screen. The suction cup and Islack won't work. Does anybody know a better way?
I don't recommend replacing the home button. HOWEVER, I would purchase an iSesamo tool (I paid $8 for a 3 pack on FleaBay) and jam that in between the frame and bezel. Most effective way to open a iPhone. Once you get used to it an iSesamo becomes an extension of your arm.
I use Scotch Tape, shipping tape. Put a couple of layers over the crack screen. That seals it so you can use the suction cup to remove the front of phone.
I used the plastic pry took and the spudger to open it up. I place the pry tool dead center below the home button and was able to put some pressure around the seam and the top popped up enough for me to get the spudger in there to hold it open and then work my way around with the plastic pry tool.
Apply clear packaging tape to screen. Then suction cup to that.
Tracey -
Use clear nontextured tape place that over the phone screen. Refer to any guide that addresses replacing a shattered screen
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If you don't have an iSclack, use a single suction cup to lift the front panel:
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Press a suction cup onto the screen, just above the home button.
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Avec la ventouse, l’ouverture est brutale, tout s’est déclipsé d’un seul coup. Faire attention.
English Please!
With the sucker, the opening is brutal, everything was cleared at once. Pay attention. (Paul’s comment translated by Google)
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While holding the iPhone down with one hand, pull up on the suction cup to slightly separate the front panel assembly from the rear case.
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Using a plastic opening tool, begin to gently pry the rear case down, away from the display assembly, while continuing to pull up with the suction cup.
watch out for the left side of the phone the adhesive bunches up around the inner clips, i didn’t realize it and the upper left of my screen cracked pretty bad. But this guide is awesome follow every direction to the letter
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Pull the plastic nub to release the vacuum seal on the suction cup.
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Remove the suction cup from the display assembly.
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Pull the home button end of the front panel assembly away from the rear case, using the top of the phone as a hinge.
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Open the display to about a 90º angle, and lean it against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Add a rubber band to keep the display securely in place while you work. This prevents undue strain on the display cables.
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Be careful If we leave the screen connected and set it to 90 degrees, the speaker / sensor flex may break. With an opening of 60 degrees it is convenient to completely disconnect the screen. The headset's flex is short, and if we put it at 90º, it can break. Guiding me from the images of iFixit, I have broken two cables.
Español:
Cuidado. Si dejamos la pantalla conectada y lo ponemos a 90 grados, el flex del altavoz/sensor puede romperse. Con una abertura de 60 grados es conveniente desconectar enteramente la pantalla. El flex del auricular es corto, y si lo ponemos en 90º , se puede romper. Guiándome de las imágenes de iFixit, se me han roto dos cables.
At 60º the display will block access to all the screws and the phone would be practically unserviceable, so I’m having trouble making sense of this comment. The cables on a factory original display are pretty tough and designed with enough slack that a 90º angle is no problem. Same with any decent aftermarket display.
If you look at the enlarged image, you can see how the flex cable from the camera / speaker is in tension. This is my opinion. Sorry for my bad English
Si usted se fija en la imagen ampliada, puede ver cómo el flex cable de la cámara/altavoz está en tensión. Esta es mi opinión.
Perdón por mi mal inglés
I would recommend protecting the screen once the display is free and the suction cup has been removed. This will help avoid any possibility of accidental scratching of the display crystal while the remaining steps are being performed. I used an inexpensive screen protector then removed it after reassembling and testing are complete.
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Remove the following Phillips screws from the battery connector bracket:
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One 2.3 mm screw
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One 3.1 mm screw
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for the iPhone 6 Plus, all screws were Phillips #000
Thank you :)
I had difficulty removing the 3.1mm (iPhone 6 Plus / Phillips #000); had to give it significant downward pressure to get it started.
stripped the 2.3mm screw attempting to remove, had to use excessive force to successfully remove
The Phillips bits provided in the kit would not engage the Phillips heads enough to loosen them. Luckily I had my own small screwdriver set that worked like a charm.
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Remove the metal battery connector bracket from the iPhone.
Was not able to remove the battery connector bracket as one of the cable connectors was glued/stuck to the underside. Instead moved the bracket out of the way to disconnect the battery. Care should be taken not to over bend/stretch the ribbon cable.
That may be just the foam connector adhering to the bracket. If you pull up gently and twist slightly it should separate.
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Use a clean fingernail or the edge of an opening tool to gently pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
you may consider placing a thin non-conductive item between the connector and the socket like a bit of rubber band to prevent any power flowing during this procedure
J’ai pris une loupe pour bien observer l’endroit où placer l’outil.
Magnification is key for many tasks and this is certainly one.
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Remove the following Phillips screws securing the front panel assembly cable bracket:
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Three 1.2 mm screws
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One 1.5 mm screw
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One 2.9 mm screw
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I _love_ the color coding of screws. I know this is a little OCD, but it would be incredibly useful if there were an 8.5 X 11 you could print with indicated homes for where to drop items from each step of disassembly. That is, in the box for step 9, little colored circles for where to place each screw type. As long as you don't jostle the paper, it would make it a lot easier to know exactly where you are in reassembly.
I have done the exact same thing. Created a sheet where each screw goes.
On my iPhone 6 plus, none of the screws listed in this step are removable with the Phillips 00 screwdriver! I got this far and now am stymied because I can't get these four screws out! Any other screwdrivers I should use?
You are absolutely right, and you will strip the heads if you try very hard with the PH00. These screws are all PH000.
oscar -
Actually you don’t need to do steps 12 to 18 if you attach the display panel to the iPhone box as shown in step 7 and handle your iPhone with care during the replacement. I didn’t disconnect the display panel mainly because the more you work on the interior of your phone the higher is the chance you break something.
That's what I was thinking.
I skipped this series of steps too. I was very careful when removing the battery and never had an issue with the screen leaning back against the box that this battery shipped in. I even broke half of the third strip of adhesive but used a plastic card to slide under the battery and it slowly lifted out without applying heat.
which screws are which sizes cause i ordered new ones and cant figure it out
I also did not see the need to remove the display assembly for this repair. However I did place a can of corn against the vertically positioned display and then secured the display to the can with a rubber band.
I recommend removing the display assembly, I didn’t and somehow damaged the home button cable. At least remove the cover to ease the tension on the cables.
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Remove the front panel assembly cable bracket from the logic board.
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While still supporting the front panel, use a fingernail or the edge of an opening tool to disconnect the front-facing camera and earpiece speaker cable connector.
Why does the screen need to come off?
Because the cables are delicate, and following steps are easier if phone halves are not flopping around together, especially for amateurs.
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Disconnect the home button cable connector.
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Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the display data cable connector.
The piece of advice about power cycling the phone by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery proved crucial to the success of my repair (camera and lens replacement). At first when charging the phone after closing it, I got a dark, blank screen with an intermittent buzzing noise. After re-opening the phone and making sure all cables had been properly reconnected, I ignored the advice to power cycle the phone. Still all I got was a dark, blank screen (and intermittent buzzing if charging t). Then I opened it a third time (leaving the screen connected and attached at a 90 degree angle) and I only disconnected and reconnected the battery. Voila! When I closed the phone and powered it up, I got the screen to light up!
how did you disconnect and reconnect the battery?
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Finally, disconnect the digitizer cable connector.
some images and guidance regarding reassembly would be helpful. You don't need to use the spudger to get them back on: fingers are better because there's a really subtle click you feel when you get them seated properly.
When you're reassembling, a note that this is the step where you should test for proper screen function would be really useful. First time I reassembled, I didn't seat something properly, got all the screws back together and then realized the screen wasn't functioning properly. Had to disassemble back down to step 14 and then re-reassemble.
I am having this issues right now! I have unplugged and plugged in these cables at least 20 times and each time I get white lines. I finally have it to where there are only 4 white lines and I am almost willing to live with it. Any suggestions?
Clean the screen connectors incase they are not making a clean connection
I'm having nightmares with the digitizer connector. Simply can't get it to work unless I'm applying some pressure on the connectors. Everything seems almost microscopically clean. Any suggestions friends?
Henry A -
could it be the replacement screen? test with your old screen and see if you have the same problem.
To ++mattmay002++ Did you power cycle the phone? Check out the comments on the previous step for a how to.
I had issues with it too. When connecting this cable, make sure to rock finger side to side after connecting. It’s a wide connector so try to listen for 2 clicks on this one connector. That’s how I fixed mine
Re-attaching this cable is the only tricky part to replacing the battery on my 6+. It had a bow on the middle that I had to flatten out before pressing the connector on with finger first on one edge and then on the other. I had white tire tracks on the screen and no touch screen until I connected it correctly. The front has to rest in just the right place on the back while attaching this thing so the cables aren’t strained the front doesn’t fall down. Small fingers would be a plus at this step.
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Remove the front panel assembly from the rear case.
Never remove the screen without disconnecting the battery. It's possible the back light can be blown and that's a even more difficult repair. Always, ALWAYS, disconnect battery before repairing items. (Unless it's not possible.)
How do you disconnect the battery from the screen?
The Step 11 disconnects the battery :)
I think you mean Step 8 :)
And what? I tried it once and here’s a million dollars?
Oh I get it… they got him! :(
domarius -
When disassembling the iphone at this point note the cables, and there placement/orientation.
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Peel back the first battery adhesive tab from the bottom right edge of the battery.
Ça été pour moi la partie la plus difficile du démontage de l’iPhone, j’ai cassé les 2 bandes parce que je ne me suis pas bien appliqué pour les décoller avec la pince. Pour m’en sortir,. j’ai tordu la batterie avec les outils de manière à faire apparaître les bandes adhésives pour les enlever sans problème.
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Gently pull the battery adhesive tab away from the battery, toward the bottom of the iPhone.
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To avoid tearing the adhesive strip, be careful not to pull against the battery or lower components.
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Continue pulling, allowing the strip to slowly slip out from between the battery and the rear case. When you feel increased resistance from the strip, stop pulling and continue with the next step.
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When you feel increased resistance from the adhesive strip, pull it gently around the lower right corner of the battery.
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Continue pulling the adhesive tab upward and away from the right edge of the battery, allowing it to slowly slide out from between the battery and the rear case, until the strip comes free from the iPhone.
I was able to pull the strip all the way out from the bottom instead of working my way to the right edge. I never felt an increase in the resistance on the strip that would lead me to believe I needed to work towards the right edge.
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Peel back the second battery adhesive tab from the bottom left edge of the battery.
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Again, gently pull the battery adhesive tab upward and away from the battery, allowing the adhesive strip to slowly slide out from between the battery and the rear case.
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Continue pulling the adhesive tab until you feel increased resistance, and then stop.
This strip broke almost immediately with the first pull. I changed the battery on two iPhone 6 Plus’s. Impossible for me to retrieve broken ends. I moved on to the middle strip with no issue. I then used the blue opening tool to pry the battery up along the lower right edge of the battery (BE CAREFUL!). Once the battery is leveraged up enough to put the tip of the tweezers on the broken strip, grab a piece of the strip and pull it to a point where the removal process can continue as prescribed.
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When you feel increased resistance from the adhesive strip, pull it gently around the lower left corner of the battery.
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Continue pulling the adhesive tab upward and away from the left edge of the battery, allowing it to slowly slide out from between the battery and the rear case, until the strip comes free from the iPhone.
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Peel back the final battery adhesive tab from the bottom edge of the battery.
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Gently pull the battery adhesive tab upward and away from the battery, allowing the adhesive strip to slowly slide out from between the battery and the rear case.
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Continue pulling until the final strip comes free from the iPhone.
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If you removed all three adhesive strips successfully, skip over 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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Flip the iPhone back over and insert a plastic card between the left 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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Thread the floss or string underneath one end of the battery and pull side to side in a sawing motion to separate the adhesive.
This step was very difficult as the adhesive strips snapped on me and I had to use a card to make the strips come out by siding the plastic card on the strips as thought I was trying to cut a very thin slice of cheese. (NOTE: DO NOT USE ANYTHING METAL when attempting this method) I actually tried using a metal spudger while trying to remove the adhesive strips and punctured the old battery slightly enough to cause smoke.
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Remove the battery from the iPhone.
can we put the iphone 6 plus battery into the iPhone 6s Plus?
Once again, ifixit comes through! I bought the battery and the repair kit and the new battery installed and charging. My only hitch was that the three adhesive strips all broke when I pulled on them. I had to heat the bottom of the phone to separate the battery. It was a small moment of panic, but it just required a bit more patience. Thanks for all you do!
Any chance this guide can be restored: - “When installing the battery, refer to this guideto replace your battery's adhesive strips.” as it comes up a 404 page not found
Try this link. Not sure what happened there… Looks like a bug! We’ll get it sorted out.
Awesome procedure! Thanks. iPhone 6plus working great. Make sure you have quality tools. Thanks again.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery: Drain battery below 10%, then charge uninterrupted to 100%.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery: Drain battery below 10%, then charge uninterrupted to 100%.
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78 Comments
Awesome directions and battery replacement. I feel like I have a new phone. Maybe I won't upgrade to a 7 Plus.
Excellent job! The instructions were very detailed and illustrated. Very helpful to anybody new to iPhone 6.
did it exactly and my phone doesn't come back on.
Nearly had a heart attack. Got the battery out out back everything together and my screen had lines in it and only half the screen worked. Eventually did some research and made sure that the cables for the screen were pushed in properly and it worked. Not a bad guide but just have to be careful with reattaching the screen. Everything else is easy especially if you don't mess up the adhesive strips.
great guide! was able to replace the batteries on my phone :) feels great! my only hitch was i tore the adhesive strips when taking them out but i managed to get the battery out with a combination of hairdryer to warm up the back of phone and using plastic cards and spudger thing to slowly pull it out. if i did it again i would probably use the hair dryer anyway to warm it up for like 20secs at a time and pull the tabs with even pressure (not too hard) and just be patient as it slowly peels off :)
Great guide. The phone I was working on was a refurb unit supplied by AT&T and the adhesive on the battery was more like glue. No tabs. Took heat, the card, and patience to get it out.
I have a question, My battery drains quickly for my IPhone 6s plus, and I want to buy a battery. does it make a difference? Will it last longer?
Yes. Replacing the battery should fix this issue. If you have a iPhone 6s, you should follow this guide: iPhone 6s Battery Replacement
Use the "Battery Life" app on the App Store to check battery health (current capacity, cycles etc). A new battery will make a difference. Disclaimer: not affiliated with app, just user.
Terrific instructions and photos! Guides like this make doing the repairs so much easier. Thank you.
Thanks for the great instructions! It's a kind of nerve-wracking repair given how small the screws are and how fragile all the connectors seem to be, but everything went smoothly. Woo!
Hey iFixit got my kit today and it went pretty easy. I did notice in the step by step when you follow the instructions using the iSclack if you click the "Skip to step 7" link it takes you to step 7 in the display replacement instructions. I noticed it pretty quickly when it started to have me remove the home button, but I could see it causing someone some trouble.
Other than that it went great.
Thanks for the tip! That step was being used in multiple guides, so the links got a little jumbled. I deleted the links to avoid confusion. Cheers!
Only one glue strip came off the way it should have. It was a pain trying to get the old battery out, but I finally got it following the on here on ifixit.com. I also lost my grip on the screen shooing my cat away and screwed up the front facing camera/earpiece cable. I have a new one on order but should be fairly easy to replace. Great instructions, but smaller hands would be a plus when working on these. Smallest screws I have ever seen. Don't let my comments discourage you from attempting to fix your own phone. These are great instructions and the parts they sell here seem to be first rate.
Awesome instructions, thanks! The adhesive strips are super tricky. I got 2 out of the 3, and had to use a hairdryer + plastic card for the third. I found it was easiest to keep the hairdryer blowing on it from the rear while I broke up the adhesive with a plastic card. At any rate, thanks for the help!
I have a question. My iPhone 6+ doesn't like the cold. It can be 100% charged and in 10 minutes of no use it shuts off due to low battery. If I keep it warm it lasts for a while. Is this a battery issue?
Does the low battery appear during normal temperatures? If it does, then its the battery. If not, then it might be something else. You can try going to the apple store and do the genius bar appointment saying my batteries been acting weird. It doesn't matter if your under warranty or not, they'll say whats wrong and ask if you want to pay their overpriced fix but say no thank you and follow from what they say.
kosho123 -
Thanks I will go try that.
I recently got a replacement battery from ifixit and followed every step and now in the settings theres a pop-up saying that i have to service my battery. The new battery barely let alone lasts more than two hours even after fully charged. Can someone please help me out.
Got the kit, 1hr and the iphone is back to new. I followed the advice of other reviewers about being careful to clip everything correctly and I managed to do it right at the first shot. A battery app said the capacity was down to 12% with the old one and now confirms I'm back to 100% efficiency. Great site!!!
i used the pointy black plastic stick in a rolling motion, to start pulling the adhesive strips...there is just a little bit of tacky there at the end that the point, if held almost parallel to the iphone and given a little twist to get it onto that tip. about to do the reassembly now...
success!!!
1 dropped screw that was found...""phew"".
i went ahead and removed the speaker, as i wanted to clean the 'grill'...i used alcohol and blew it out from the inside. got it nice and clean...no telling what THAT 'gunk' was...food grease i suspect(bought second hand...;)
now i have super sound coming from my iphone!!
THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE I EVER HAD!!!. I order my kit and got it in the next two days. When I got the kit I had everything I needed so I started to open my phone, but when I got to my Ph000 tool it was not undoing the screw. When I ask my brother to help he seen that the screw was striped. So I called Ifixit customer support and they answered on the second ring. The rep I was speaking with was so caring and listen to every word I said. He ask me for my order number and in 3mins he let me shipped out me another Philps screw driver.
Very clear guide by you guys. Like others, the adhesive tore before I could remove it from beneath the battery. I heated the phone a bit over the stove for a few seconds at a time and used the spudger along with the plastic opening tool to remove the battery. Using those two took quite a bit though because the adhesive was quite stubborn. The battery did get bent up a bit, which worried me at first, but it didn't break. As long as you're careful not to damage the ribbon cables and parts around the battery, then you should be good. Also, when placing the new battery in, make sure the battery cable is lined up with its connector because once you've placed that battery, it will be a pain to move it.
After the battery replacement the battery won't charge more than 9%? Anyone knows what it could mean? Did the restart with the two buttons.
Great instructions. Needs a better screwdriver. Suggest ifixit charge more for kit and include two adhesive strips in case one is harmed. Had I not owned a jeweler's screwdriver, I would have had big problems
Very simple and straight forward replacement. I lost the tab for the left adhesive but with some pliers i was able to get it.
The guide was very well-written. The installation of the new adhesive strips was not addressed in the guide, but using some common sense it wasn’t any trouble. Thank you for a great experience and an easy replacement of a 3-year old battery that wasn’t holding a charge very well.
There’s a link to installing the adhesive strips in Step 28 ;)
Axel -
thank you for your tutorial, succed , the challange is not to sneeze and to put back tiny screw , LOL
GAH! followed all the steps… and powering on, all i get is stuck in an apple logo loop!
looks like a faulty battery… phew... got a replacement battery from ifixit and installed with no issues... booted up and ran fine with a normal drain during use before calibrating.
Running into the same issue as well
Great Instructions and kit, only issue i had was the phillips in the kit wasn’t of the highest quality and barley fit into the screws but I was still able to do the whole replacement. Also would have been nice if you showed how to attach the adhesive strips, not really hard but was surprised that step was missing. The Videos were a great help too!
Thanks iFixit!
Everything went well, except now my iphone’s wifi does not work. What do i do????
Used the iFixit kit and battery and did the replacement on my iPhone 6+ - only issue was that one of the 1.3mm screws went flying off to an unknown destination. Reassembled without the screw and everything looks good regardless.
Replacement to the ifixit 6+ battery arrived in 2 days from iFixit!!! Thank you Augie F @augiefash
Excellent instructions; followed for iPhone 6 Plus and it’s working great now. Thanks!
My iPhone 6 plus battery just went dead one day and the only way to get it to work was to warm up my phone, but once it started to cool off the battery went from 100% to 0% in about 30 seconds. Needed a replacement fast, so took it to Apple Store and they wouldn’t do it because my phone was bent, too much risk to replace battery, “It might explode!”. They said they could sell me a refurb’d iPhone for $329. No thanks! Ordered battery online for $20 and followed these excellent instructions and “Bam”, iPhone is just like new. Of course, with a little bend in it. If you have a magnetic tray handy or even a magnet of some sort, I would set it off to the side and use it to hold the screws. Thanks again for the excellent instructions.
Excellent instructions. However the strips ripped immediately on me and I was being super super careful. I found that heating the back with a hair dryer allowed me to remove the battery using a credit card relatively easily.
The strips to replace the battery, YOU MUST make sure the battery cable barely has any slack or it will bunch up and not close the iphone properly. I wound up having to sacrifice basically an adhesive strip and a half. No big deal. Phone is 4 years old and will be replaced shortly anyway.
THANKS IFIXIT!
I received not one but two batteries opened and missing items? both batteries were missing adhesive tabs and a set of pentalobe screws. The batteries had obvious tell tale signs of being installed. Im guessing the prior purchaser had buyers remorse once Apple’s announced discounted battery replacement program for $29 for iPhones throttled by aging batteries? Ifixit is most likely feeling the Apple’s backlash. I heard that ifixit has reduced its DIY battery install kits to $29 or less to match Apple's price? Id like a refund or a price reduction because I got screwed.....The Ifixit batteries are installed I lost out on apples replacement program and warranty....the only good news: I don’t have to go to the apple store for this replacement batterypalooza free for all event?
Hi Kevin,
Sorry to hear of your purchasing experience. We’d like to assist! To avoid revealing personal information here on the guide page, please reach out to our Support team via help.ifixit.com so they can get you all squared away.
Thanks!
Excellent instructions. I just changed out my battery with only one hiccup and everything works just fine! Thanks!
Here’s my experience:
Ed (Ted?): Thanks so much for sharing! Glad to hear everything worked out.
These instructions are very good, but there are only a couple of things I would add:
1) The adhesive strips take more force to pull out than I had thought
and
2) When re-attaching all of the connectors, make sure you really snap them back in. I made myself nervous when my phone didn’t turn on when I had finished assembling, but I just hadn’t pushed the battery connector down enough for it to snap into place.
Another excellent repair guide!
I did it! Even though one of the screws flipped off as I was replacing it and it took me 20 minutes to find the teeny thing.Thanks to iFixit for the great instructions, very clear and easy to follow.
instructions were impeccable. thank you. after reviewing the info a few times it was clear i could remove the battery without messing with the front panel assembly or their attachment cables, as noted only in the second paragraph before the instructions begin above and as instructed in the iphone 6 battery replacement video. It took me only 10 minutes after i knew what i was doing. Note: my phone was EXPANDING because of a ‘used’ battery and the store would not simply sell me a new 30 dollar battery but tried to get me to exchange my phone for a refurbished one for 400 dollars. Using ifixit was a godsend. After hearing so many of you above had problems with disconnecting and reconnecting the display panel assembly and cables i just skipped that step as noted in the second introductory paragraph, and was very grateful. re the adhesive: if u have had experience using/removing ‘command’ brand adhesive with hooks etc, the battery adhesive removal was quite simple even with my ‘expanding’ battery.
Be careful when you get the phone opened that you don’t stress the ribbon connectors at the top— I tore one of the ribbons and had to replace the whole front of the phone. Live and learn.
I went slow, watched the video and followed the step by step directions. Everything came out fine the first time around, despite having gotten snagged with the adhesive strips during the battery removal phase! Thanks! Am hoping to get more than a couple hours with my phone now between charges!!
Beschreibung ist sehr gut und ich konnte ihnen auch gut folgen. Das Schwierigste war die Klebestreifen zu entfernen. Hier muß man wirklich sehr vorsichtig agieren. Mir ist es passiert, daß ein äußerer Streifen gleich zu Beginn gerissen ist. Die Methode mit dem Heizen habe ich nicht versucht, sondern die mit der Zahnseide - nicht ganz so einfach. Nach ein paar Zentimetern konnte ich die Batterie vorsichtig anheben und das Ende des Klebestreifens wieder greifen und herausziehen. Den Link zum Anbringen der neuen Klebestreifen habe ich übersehen, konnte sie aber dennoch gut anbringen.
Excellent guide. It only took me 20 minutes to replace the battery in my iPhone 6 Plus. Making this comment from my phone too in an effort to start calibrating the battery.
Thanks iFixIt, you guys are my favorite.
Thanks for the instructions! Strips were the only issue. Difficult to pry off. Was able to complete successfully in about 45 minutes! First time replacing a phone battery!
CBird
Wow - amazing! It was a little daunting with the tiny screws. And I agree with the others, the adhesive strips seemed like a deal breaker, but everything went smoothly. iPhone 6+ clock speed on CPU Dasher X before battery replacement 600 mhz - immediately after battery replacement - 1400 mhz! Thanks iFixit!!!!
Installed my battery with no problems in November 2017. It’s February 2018 and I’ve noticed a very rapid decline in my battery life (currently 31% wear level). It’s only been 3 months with the new battery, I don’t believe this is normal. Anyone else having this problem?
@virakr Doesn’t sound right. If you got your battery from iFixit it’s under warranty for one year, so you might want to contact customer service and see if they’ll ship you a new one.
Contacted support and after some troubleshooting, it was determined to be a faulty battery. They sent me a replacement kit immediately.
Adhesive strips should have been included with battery replacement kit. I realized I needed new strips only after I removed the old battery and installed new one. I am ordering one now, but, meanwhile, I’ll have to be extra careful with my iPhone, as the battery inside is moving freely. Unfortunately, I am going to buy strips elsewhere: iFixit wants $5 shipping for $3.99 strips.
@ehippo The kit includes replacement strips. If you chose the “battery / part only” option, well, it is what it says. BTW you can use some ordinary double-sided tape to keep the battery from moving until you get new adhesive installed.
Just excellent!! I was so much easier than I thought. I feel so empowered!
Awesome job Johanna ! :)
I successfully replaced the battery myself. My first iPhone developed the touchscreen disease problem about 2 years after I purchased it. Apple is criminal for not recalling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and offering a voucher or replacement with a better-constructed model. I then went through five more iPhone 6 Pluses trying to get one that works, four of those within the warranty period. Three times Apple sent me a refurbished replacement iPhone 6 Plus that had touchscreen disease right out of the box! I got my last one after the warranty expired by threatening to get an Android. The last one got the disease after about one year. I researched the problem and discovered that one or two chips needed to be replaced. The cost and time element was prohibitive. Then the only person for over 100 miles in all directions capable of microsoldering replaced my iPhone 6 Plus’s Meson chip and the problem was finally gone. Then the new chip must have used battery power faster since the battery quickly deteriorated.
I replaced the battery but the phone wont turn on anymore and more moreover when I start charging I observed that the top of my phone near the front camera seems to be getting really warm. I was worried so I have disconnected the battery for now. I am guessing this is due to the loosely connected display / front camera cables. I will give it an other try today.
Awesome guide. Was able to replace battery in about 20 minutes with no issues at all. Easier than I thought it would be
Thanks a million for the guide Walter. I read through the guide a few times, looking at what other folks had issues with and when I was comfortable, I started. I liked the suggestion of using a full can of soda. I had a spare V1 Amazon Echo in my office and since those suckers are REALLY heavy, things never moved around a lot. I ordered the tool & parts kit from iFixIt and what can I say; no drama at all with getting that battery changed. In fact, it was much easier than I had expected. The only things that really gave me a bit of a challenge was the size of those iddy biddy little screws and my inability to see them without magnification and also the re-connection of the iddy biddy little cable connectors. A light touch, a good light, a little patience and you’re set! Again, thanks a million for the guide. Pete in Seattle.
For some reason, the 3 strips under the battery literally dissolved when i tried to pull them from underneath the battery. then i noticed that the black casing around the battery was wearing away every time i barely touched it. now i’m too scared to continue because i don’t want the battery to get damaged and explode.
This is my second iPhone battery replacement. By far the 6 Plus is more challenging than the 4s. One note; be extremely careful when replacing the battery with new adhesive. If you’re too high or too low in the case, the connector will NOT line up. I suggest holding the battery at an angle and popping the battery connector on first. Sounds harder, but if you don’t get it right, you will be starting over. Other than that one thing, the instructions are spot on.
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Enea Del Lama - Reply
I prefer to remove the SIM card as the very first step since it's safer to do so while the phone is fully assembled.
estebanfallasf - Reply
I stripped one of the two screws - at a dead stop.
Margaret Patterson - Reply