iPhone 6 Plus Battery Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 3.6 mm P2 Pentalobe screws next to the Lightning connector.

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.

Close the handle on the iSclack, opening the suction cup jaws.

Place the bottom of your iPhone in between the suction cups.

• Position the iSclack's upper suction cup against the display, near the home button.

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.

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.

Peel the two suction cups off your iPhone.

Skip the next three steps and continue on to Step 7.

If you don't have an iSclack, use a single suction cup to lift the front panel:

• Press a suction cup onto the screen, just above the home button.
• Be sure the cup is pressed securely onto the screen to get a tight seal.

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.

• Take your time and apply firm, constant force. The display assembly is a much tighter fit than most devices.

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.

Pull the plastic nub to release the vacuum seal on the suction cup.

Remove the suction cup from the display assembly.

Pull the home button end of the front panel assembly away from the rear case, using the top of the phone as a hinge.

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.

• Add a rubber band to keep the display securely in place while you work. This prevents undue strain on the display cables.
• In a pinch, you can use an unopened canned beverage to hold the display.

Remove the following Phillips screws from the battery connector bracket:

• One 2.3 mm screw
• One 3.1 mm screw

Remove the metal battery connector bracket from the iPhone.

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.

Remove the following Phillips screws securing the front panel assembly cable bracket:

• Three 1.2 mm screws
• One 1.5 mm screw
• One 2.9 mm screw

Remove the front panel assembly cable bracket from the logic board.

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 connector.

Disconnect the home button cable connector.

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the display data cable connector.

Finally, disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

Remove the front panel assembly from the rear case.

Peel back the first battery adhesive tab from the bottom right edge of the battery.

Gently pull the battery adhesive tab away from the battery, toward the bottom of the iPhone.

• To avoid tearing the adhesive strip, be careful not to pull against the battery or lower components.

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.

When you feel increased resistance from the adhesive strip, pull it gently around the lower right corner of the battery.

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.

Peel back the second battery adhesive tab from the bottom left edge of the battery.

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.

Continue pulling the adhesive tab until you feel increased resistance, and then stop.

When you feel increased resistance from the adhesive strip, pull it gently around the lower left corner of the battery.

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.

Peel back the final battery adhesive tab from the bottom edge of the battery.

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.

Continue pulling until the final strip comes free from the iPhone.

• If you removed all three adhesive strips successfully, skip over the next two steps.
• If any of the adhesive strips broke off underneath the battery and could not be retrieved, continue with the next step below.

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.

Flip the iPhone back over and insert a plastic card between the left side of the battery and the rear case.

• Don't pry under the topmost section of the battery, near the volume up button and mute switch, or you may damage the audio controls cable, which is adhered to the rear case just beneath the battery.
• Do not pry against the logic board, or you may permanently damage your iPhone.

Press the card in farther to break up the adhesive behind the battery.

Thread the floss or string underneath one end of the battery and pull side to side in a sawing motion to separate the adhesive.

Remove the battery from the iPhone.