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iPhone 14 Pro Max Screen prereq
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Moderate
40 minutes - 1 hour
Guide 159071
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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 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
- Support your iPhone on something sturdy such as a hardcover book so it rests hands-free and parallel to the ground; this makes it easier to work with in the following steps.
- Use a hair dryer to heat along the bottom edge of the iPhone. The screen should feel slightly too hot to touch.
- Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
- Insert an opening pick under the screen's plastic bezel when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
- Skip the next two steps.
Heat the bottom edge
Insert an opening pick
- Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen, while avoiding the very edge of the glass.
- 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 under the screen's plastic bezel.
Heat the right edge
- Heat the right edge of the iPhone (the edge with the power button) until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
Separate the right adhesive
- Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner of the iPhone to separate its adhesive.
- Continue sliding up the right edge of the iPhone until you reach the top right corner.
- Leave the pick in the top right corner before continuing.
Heat the top edge
- Heat the top edge of the iPhone until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
Slice the top edge adhesive
Heat the left edge
- Heat the left edge of the iPhone until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.
Slice the left edge adhesive
Open the iPhone
- Rotate your iPhone so the right edge faces you.
- Open your iPhone by swinging the screen up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.
- Lean the screen against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
Unfasten the battery connector cover screws
- Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the eight screws securing the battery connector cover:
- Five 1.3 mm-long screws
- Two 1.6 mm-long screw
- One 1.9 mm-long screw
Remove the battery connector cover
Disconnect the battery
- Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the battery cable by prying the connector straight up from 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.
