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Follow this guide to replace the front camera and sensor cable for your iPhone 8. This assembly includes a microphone, front camera, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor.
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iPhone 8 Front Camera and Sensor Cable Replacement
Follow this guide to replace the front camera...
Apple iPhone 8
Moderate
40 minutes - 1 hour
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Remove the pentalobe screws
Mark your opening picks
Anti-Clamp instructions
- Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
- Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.
- 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.
- Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
Repair step
- Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.
- Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
- 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.
Repair step
- Heat an iOpener and thread it through the arms of the Anti-Clamp.
- Fold the iOpener so it lays on the bottom edge of the iPhone.
- Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
- Insert an opening pick into the gap.
- Skip the next three steps.
Heat the display
- Apply a heated iOpener to the bottom edge of the screen for two minutes. This softens the adhesive securing it.
- Alternatively, you can use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom half of the screen until it’s slightly too hot to touch
Separate the display
Repair step
- Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the screen and the frame.
- Insert an opening pick into the gap.
Repair step
- Slide the opening pick up the left edge of the phone starting at the lower edge and moving towards the volume control buttons and silent switch, breaking up the adhesive holding the display in place.
- Stop near the top left corner of the display.
Screen information
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- Gently pull up on the suction cup to lift up the bottom edge of the display.
- Pull on the small nub on the suction cup to remove it from the front panel.
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- Slide an opening pick underneath the display around the top left corner and along the top edge of the phone to loosen the last of the adhesive.
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- Slide the display assembly slightly down (away from the top edge of the phone) to disengage the clips holding it to the rear case.
Repair step
- Open the iPhone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.
- Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
Disconnect the battery
- Remove four Phillips screws securing the lower display cable bracket to the logic board, of the following lengths:
- Two 1.3 mm screws
- Two 2.8 mm screws
- Remove the bracket.
Repair step
- Use the point of a spudger to pry the battery connector out of its socket in the logic board.
- Bend the battery connector cable slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.
Disconnect the display and digitizer
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- Remove the three 1.3 mm Phillips screws securing the bracket over the front panel sensor assembly connector.
- Remove the bracket.
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Remove the display assembly
Remove the earpiece bracket
- Remove the three Phillips screws securing the top earpiece bracket to the front panel:
- Two 2.6 mm screws
- One 1.8 mm screw
Repair step
- Remove the earpiece speaker bracket.
Move the front-facing camera
- Lift the front facing camera up out of its socket and swing it out of the way.
Remove the earpiece speaker
- Remove the two Phillips screws securing the earpiece speaker to the front panel:
- One 1.8 mm screw
- One 2.3 mm screw
Repair step
- Remove the earpiece speaker.
