iPhone 15 Pro Max Screen Opening

Step 1

Heat the bottom edge

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• Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.
• Be careful not to heat the phone hotter than this—the battery is susceptible to heat damage.

Step 2

Insert an opening pick

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• Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen.
• Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and the frame.
• Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

Step 3

Screen information

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• As you slice the adhesive securing the screen in the next steps, be careful of the following areas:
• There are two delicate cables connecting the screen to the phone: one just above the action button, and the other near the middle of the left edge.
• There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in these locations to avoid bending the contacts.

Step 4

Separate the bottom edge adhesive

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• Don't insert your opening pick deeper than 3 mm along the bottom edge.
• Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
• Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Step 5

Heat the right edge

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• Heat the right edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Step 6

Position the opening pick

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• Don't insert your pick deeper than 5 mm along the right edge.
• Slide your pick around the bottom right corner of the screen and toward the power button until you feel a hard stop at a clip securing the screen.
• Rotate your pick so the flat edge is under the screen.

Step 7

Release the right clip

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• Twist the pick to increase the gap between the screen and the frame until the right clip releases.
• Insert a second opening pick to the right of the first pick.

Step 8

Separate the right edge adhesive

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• Slide the first pick back to the bottom right corner of the screen.
• Slide the second pick to the top right corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.
• Leave these picks inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 9

Heat the top edge

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• Heat the top edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Step 10

Separate the top edge adhesive

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• Don't insert your pick deeper than 3 mm along the top edge.
• Slide your pick around the top right corner and along the top edge to release the two clips and adhesive securing it.

Step 11

Heat the left edge

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• Heat the left edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Step 12

Separate the left edge adhesive

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• Don't insert your pick deeper than 2 mm along the left edge to avoid the two cables connecting the screen to the phone.
• Rotate your pick around the top left corner of the screen.
• Slide your pick to the bottom left corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.