FIXONICRemove the pentalobe screws
- Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
- Remove the two 6.7 mm-long pentalobe screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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iPhone XR Logic Board Replacement
Attributed iFixit repair guide for iPhone XR.
Apple iPhone XR
Moderate
30 minutes - 2 hours
Guide 126272
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Tape over any cracks
- If your iPhone has a cracked screen, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping over the glass.
- Lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the iPhone's display until the whole face is covered.
- If the broken glass makes it difficult to get a suction cup to stick in the next few steps, try folding a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lifting the display with that instead.
Tape over any cracks
- Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's screen until the whole face is covered.
- 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.
Screen damage warning
- To avoid damaging your screen in the next steps, note the following:
- There's a plastic bezel on the underside of the screen. Your opening pick will go underneath this bezel.
- There's a seam between the plastic bezel and the display panel. Don't insert your pick here or you'll damage the screen.
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—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 forward 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 under the screen and the plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
- Skip the next three steps.
Heat up the screen
- Use a hairdryer or heat gun, or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the lower edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
Repair step
Lift the display slightly
- Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.
- Insert an opening pick under the screen and the plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
Separate the screen adhesive
- Slide the opening pick around the lower left corner and up the left edge of the iPhone, slicing through the adhesive holding the display in place.
Screen information
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- Slide the opening pick around the top corner of the display, while gently pulling or wiggling the display down in the direction of the Lightning port.
- Slide the pick to the opposite corner and cut any remaining adhesive securing the display.
Repair step
Open the iPhone
- 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.
Unscrew the battery connector cover
Disconnect the battery
- Use the point of a spudger to pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket.
- Bend the connector 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.
Unscrew the display connector cover
Disconnect the digitizer
Disconnect the display
Unscrew the logic board connector cover
- Remove the five screws securing the logic board connector bracket to the rear case:
- One 1.3 mm Phillips #000 screw
- One 1.5 mm Phillips #000 screw
- Three 1.2 mm Y000 screws
- Remove the bracket.
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Disconnect the front sensors
Remove the display assembly
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- Insert the tip of a spudger at the top left corner of the camera, between the camera assembly and the iPhone's frame.
- Gently pry up to lever the camera out of the iPhone.
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- Remove the rear-facing camera.
Remove the SIM tray
- Use a SIM tool to remove the SIM tray.
Disconnect FPC’s
Remove the SIM reader
- Remove the following screws:
- 2.9mm standoff screw
- 1.5mm Phillips #000
- 1.6mm Phillips #000
- Remove the grounding bracket
- Pull the SIM reader
Logic board
Repair step
- Pull the logic board from the rear housing.