iPhone 12 storage expansion

Attributed iFixit repair guide for iPhone 12.

Apple iPhone 12 Very difficult 30 minutes - 4 hours Guide 183773

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Step 1

Confirm equipment information

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Confirm equipment information
This tutorial will reset your iPhone, please be careful.
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Step 2

Slide to power off your iPhone

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Long press the power button
Slide to power off your iPhone
It is recommended to continue operation when the battery level drops below 25%.

Step 3

Get the memory ready

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This operation has no introduction

Step 4

Clean your phone

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Use a wet wipe or similar to clean your phone.

Step 5

Use a screwdriver to unscrew the screw next to the phone's speaker

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TOOL USED ON THIS STEP Tri-point Y00 Screwdriver Bit Referenced by the iFixit guide

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Use a screwdriver to unscrew the screw next to the phone's speaker

Step 6

Cover any cracks with a duct tape

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TOOL USED ON THIS STEP Suction Handle Referenced by the iFixit guide

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To protect yourself and make it easier to remove, cover any severely cracked screen or back glass with overlapping layers of packing tape.
Ensure a sufficiently large, smooth surface near the bottom edge is available for the suction cup to adhere to.

Step 7

Mark your opening pick.

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If inserted too deeply, the open-end tweezers may damage your device. Follow these steps to mark your tweezers to prevent damage.
Start from 3 mm of the tip and mark the open-end tweezers by using a marker.
You can also mark with different measurements the other edges of the tweezers.
Or, attach a coin 3 mm from the tip of the tweezers.