iPhone SE 2022 Screen Replacement
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Last updated on Apr 23, 2026
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓Use this guide to replace a cracked or broken screen on your iPhone SE 2022.
This guide was performed on the A2783 (international) model.
This part comes with the front facing camera, earpiece speaker, and EMI shield already installed, making for an easier repair.
In order to maintain Touch ID functionallity it's important to carefully transfer the original home/Touch ID sensor onto the new display. The solid-state home button is paired to its original logic board by Apple, so replacing it will render it unusable.
Note: True Tone functionality is disabled after a screen replacement, even when using an original Apple screen.
If you do not replace the adhesive seals when reassembling, your device will function normally, but will most likely lose its water protection.
You’ll need replacement adhesive to reattach components when reassembling the device.
What you need
Fix Kit
This kit contains all the parts and tools needed to complete this guide.
Parts
Tools
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Spudger4.9
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Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 3.4 mm P2 pentalobe screws on the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
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Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's screen until the whole face is covered.
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If you can't get the suction cup to stick in the next few steps, fold a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lift the screen with that instead.
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Tool used on this step:Clampy - Anti-Clamp$24.95
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Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone just above the home button—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
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Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.
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Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
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Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.
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Heat an iOpener and thread it through the arms of the Anti-Clamp.
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Fold the iOpener so it lays on the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen's plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
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Skip the next two steps.
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Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the screen for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath.
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To avoid damaging your screen in the next step, note the following:
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There's a plastic bezel on the underside of the screen. Your opening pick will go underneath this bezel.
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There's a seam between the plastic bezel and the display panel. Don't insert your pick here or you'll damage the screen.
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Secure a suction handle to the lower half of the front panel, as close to the home button as possible.
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Lift the front panel with the suction handle to create a small gap between the front panel and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap under the screen's plastic bezel.
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Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the front panel adhesive.
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Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge of your phone.
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Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.
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Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Slide the bottom left opening pick along the left edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.
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Stop near the top left corner of the display.
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Slide the bottom right opening pick along the right edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.
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Stop near the top right corner of the display.
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Remove the opening picks.
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Gently pull up on the suction handle to lift up the bottom edge of the display.
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Remove the suction handle.
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Slide an opening pick underneath the top left corner of the display.
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Slide the opening pick around the top left corner and along the top edge of the phone to slice the remaining adhesive.
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Slide the display assembly slightly down in direction of the charging port to disengage the clips holding it to the rear case.
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Open the phone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.
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Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Tool used on this step:Magnetic Project Mat$19.95
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Remove the four Phillips screws securing the lower display cable bracket:
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Two 1.2 mm-long screws
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Two 2.8 mm-long screws
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the lower display cable bracket.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the bottom two display cables by prying the connectors straight up from their sockets.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three 1.2 mm-long screws securing the front sensor assembly bracket.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the front sensor assembly bracket.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the front sensor assembly by prying the connector straight up from its socket.
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Remove the four screws securing the home/Touch ID sensor bracket:
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Three 1.2 mm-long Y000 screws
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One 1.1 mm-long Y000 screw
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the home/Touch ID sensor bracket.
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Use an opening tool to pry under the left edge of the home/Touch ID sensor cable connector to disconnect it from its socket.
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Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the screen where the home/Touch ID button is located for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath its cable.
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Carefully slide an opening pick underneath the home/Touch ID sensor cable and separate it from the back side of the display panel.
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Use a pair of tweezers to remove the home/Touch ID sensor assembly by lifting it through the front side of the display.
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If possible, turn on your device and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
The best way to secure the new screen is to apply a sheet of custom-cut double-sided tape to the frame and place the screen back in its original position.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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10 Guide Comments
HOLA
Cambié la pantalla del iphone se 2022 , pero no me funciona la nueva pantalla. al volver a poner la original que solo estaba quebrada pero funcionaba, ahora ya no funciona.
no funciona. al parecer es otra pantalla. no da imagen
la pantalla 2020 no me funciono tampoco en un se 2022.
i real need my phone fix for school im only 12
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there a guide to actually installing the part once these steps are all completed? I get the idea of going backwards, but it seems like there are places that adhesive must be applied, and perhaps some tips on how to do that correctly (or incorrectly! :D ) that might warrant spelling it our for us old folks.
