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The iPhone fell and crashed? I'll show you how to replace a broken rear glass on an iPhone XR. This guide is the equivalent of a teardown, except you reassemble it after into the new frame.
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iPhone XR Rear Glass Replacement
The iPhone fell and crashed? I'll show you how...
Apple iPhone XR
Difficult
2 - 3 hours
Guide 132169
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Remove 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.
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.
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- 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.
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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.
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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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- Remove the seven screws securing the bracket below the Taptic engine and speaker:
- Three Phillips 1.4 mm screws
- Two Phillips 1.7 mm screws
- One Phillips 1.9 mm screw
- One Phillips 1.6 mm screw
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- Remove the bracket.
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- Remove the five screws securing the lower speaker:
- One 2.8 mm standoff screw
- One 2.3 mm standoff screw
- One 2.3 mm Phillips screw
- One 1.8 mm Phillips screw
- One 1.6 mm Phillips screw
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- Insert a spudger under the top edge of the speaker near the edge of the iPhone's case.
- Gently pry up and lift the top edge of the speaker.
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- Hold the speaker by its side edges and rock it side-to-side, separating the adhesive securing it to the bottom edge of the iPhone.
- Pull the speaker away from the bottom edge of the iPhone until the adhesive gasket separates.
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- Remove the Taptic Engine.
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- Slowly pull one battery adhesive tab away from the battery, towards the bottom of the iPhone.
- Pull steadily, maintaining constant tension on the strip until it slips out from between the battery and the rear case. For best results, pull the strip at as low an angle as possible, without snagging it on any of the iPhone's other components.
- If the battery adhesive tabs break during the removal process, use your fingers or blunt tweezers to retrieve the remaining length of adhesive, and continue pulling.
Repair step
- Repeat the above steps to remove the remaining three adhesive strips.
- If you removed all of the adhesive strips successfully, skip the next step.
- Wait about one minute for the alcohol solution to weaken the adhesive. Use the flat end of a spudger to gently lift the battery.
Alternative method to unstick the battery from the case
- 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. This will help soften the adhesive.
- Flip the iPhone back over and thread a strong piece of string (such as dental floss or a length of thin guitar string) underneath the battery.
- Pull the string from side to side in a sawing motion all along the length of the battery to separate the adhesive. This can take some time since the adhesive is slow to deform, but with patience it will come free. Do not deform or damage the battery.
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Rear Camera
- Remove the 2 screws securing the camera plate
- One 1.6 mm Phillips screw
- One 2.4 mm standoff screw
- Remove the camera plate
- With an opening tool, disconnect the camera connector
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SIM Tray
- Use a sim eject tool or a paperclip to remove the SIM tray.
Connectors
SIM reader
- Remove the following screws:
- 2.9mm standoff screw
- 1.5mm Phillips #000
- 1.6mm Phillips #000
- Remove the grounding bracket
- Remove the SIM reader
Logic Board
- Remove the 5 screws securing the logic board to the case
- 2.9mm Standoff screw
- 2.8mm Standoff screw
- 1.8mm Phillips #000
- Remove the logic board.