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iPhone 16 Earpiece Speaker Removal
Attributed iFixit repair guide for iPhone 16.
Apple iPhone 16
Moderate
1 - 2 hours
Guide 180987
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Tape over any cracks
Remove the pentalobe screws
Mark your opening picks
Heat the bottom edge
Insert an opening pick
- Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back glass.
- While supporting the frame with one hand, pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back glass and the frame.
- Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.
Back glass information
- A delicate cable connecting the back glass to the phone, right next to the volume down button. Don't insert your pick here to avoid slicing the cable.
- Multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone.
Heat the right edge
Separate the bottom right adhesive
- Slide your pick around the bottom right corner and to the volume down button to separate the adhesive and release the metal clip.
- Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Heat the left edge
Separate the left adhesive
- Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge.
- Slide the second pick around the bottom left corner and along the left edge of the screen to separate the adhesive and release the metal clips.
- Leave this pick inserted at the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Heat the top edge
Separate the top right adhesive
- Slide your second opening pick around the top left corner and along the top edge to separate the adhesive and release the metal clips.
- Continue sliding your pick around the top right corner until you reach the Action button.
- Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Reposition the back glass
- Swing open the back glass to the right of the phone to separate the remaining adhesive.
- Support the back glass with a clean, sturdy object.
- Remove the opening picks before continuing.
Remove the middle connector cover screws
Remove the middle connector cover
- Insert the point of a spudger in either cutout on the middle connector cover.
- Slide the cover towards the left edge of the phone and release its hook from its slot on the logic board.
- Remove the cover.
Disconnect the battery
Disconnect the wireless charging coil
Remove the back glass
- Lift the back glass off the frame and remove it.
Remove the top bracket screws
- Use a screwdriver to remove the four screws securing the top bracket:
- One 3.5 mm-long Phillips screw
- Two 1.4 mm-long Phillips screws
- One 1.0 mm-long tri-point Y000 screw
Remove the top bracket
Disconnect the front camera
Remove the front camera
Disconnect the 5G mmWave antenna
Remove the stretch release adhesive
- Use angled tweezers to grip the black pull tab at the bottom right corner of the 5G mmWave antenna.
- Press the antenna down with your free hand and use your tweezers to pull the stretch‑release adhesive strip out slowly and steadily at a low angle. Give it plenty of time to stretch and un-stick from under the antenna.
- If the adhesive strip breaks off, try to retrieve it with your tweezers and continue pulling.
- If you can't retrieve the strip, follow the next two steps for an alternate method. Otherwise, skip the next two steps.
Apply isopropyl alcohol
- Apply a few drops of isopropyl alcohol (>90%) to the bottom edge of the 5G mmWave antenna.
- Lift the bottom edge of the phone to let the isopropyl alcohol flow under the antenna.
- Wait one minute for the adhesive to loosen.
Pry up the antenna
- Insert the flat end of a spudger under the top left edge of the 5G mmWave antenna, near the front camera cutout.
- Pry up the antenna to separate the adhesive.
Remove the 5G mmWave antenna
- Lift the 5G mmWave antenna off the earpiece speaker and remove it.
Disconnect the earpiece speaker
Remove the earpiece speaker screws
- Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the six screws securing the earpiece speaker:
- Three 2.0 mm‑long screws
- Three 1.4 mm‑long screws
Remove the earpiece speaker
- Insert the flat end of a spudger under the top edge of the earpiece speaker, near the front camera cutout.
- Pry up the earpiece speaker to separate it from its square cutout in the top edge of the frame.
- Remove the earpiece speaker.