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iPhone 16 Plus Earpiece Speaker Removal
Attributed iFixit repair guide for iPhone 16 Plus.
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Moderate
1 - 2 hours
Guide 196652
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Tape over any cracks
Mark your opening picks
Remove the pentalobe screws
Heat the bottom edge
Insert an opening pick
- Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back glass, above the USB-C port.
- 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
- There's a delicate cable connecting the back glass to the phone, right next to the volume up button. Don't insert your pick here to avoid slicing the cable.
- There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in each step to avoid bending these contacts.
Separate the bottom edge adhesive
- 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 resealing.
Heat the right edge
Separate the bottom right corner adhesive
- Slide your pick around the bottom right corner and slide it halfway up the right edge, or until you feel a hard stop at a clip securing the back glass.
- Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Heat the left edge
Separate the left edge 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 edge adhesive
- Slide your opening pick across the top edge and around the top right corner to the volume up button to separate the adhesive.
Swing open the back glass
- Gently swing open the back glass towards the volume buttons.
- Support the back glass with a clean, sturdy object like a small box to avoid straining the cable.
- Remove the opening picks.
Unfasten the middle connector cover
Remove the middle connector cover
- Use blunt-nose tweezers or your fingers to 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 charger
Remove the back glass
- Lift the back glass off the frame and remove it.
Remove the upper connector cover
- Remove the four screws securing the upper connector cover:
- Two 1.4 mm-long Phillips screws
- One 3.5 mm-long Phillips screw
- One 1.0 mm-long tri-point Y000 screw
Repair step
Disconnect the earpiece speaker
Remove the earpiece speaker screws
- Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the seven screws securing the earpiece speaker:
- One 2.1 mm‑long screw
- One 2.0 mm‑long screw
- Two 1.7 mm‑long screws
- Three 1.35 mm‑long screws
Disconnect the front cameras
Remove the front cameras
- Remove the front camera assembly.
Disconnect the rear camera
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.