Hey it's Alex from iFixit if you're replacing the display on your iPhone 6s
or later you're gonna want to replace the adhesive strips that keep your phone
water-resistant, but before you dive in there are a few things you're gonna need
to take care of. For this repair you'll need tweezers, a spudger, isopropyl
alcohol, with some swabs, a stack of coins, a heat gun, adhesive for your model phone,
and check out our guides for any other tools you'll need to open your specific
device. Carefully peel off all the old adhesive with some tweezers and a spudger.
Then apply a little bit of isopropyl alcohol to clean off any residue.To
reapply the adhesive strips begin by peeling the backing off starting with a
large blue tab. Carefully align the exposed lower adhesive strip with the
bottom edge of your iPhone's case. Be very careful here. Once the adhesive is
pressed into place you won't be able to reposition it and you'll have to remove
it and start over with a new adhesive strip. When you have it correctly aligned
gently press the exposed strip into place. Next we'll continue by peeling the
backing away and gently pressing the adhesive into place. If you've correctly
aligned the lower edge the sides and top edges will fall perfectly into place. If
you mess up and don't have an extra adhesive strip on hand, it's fine to
reassemble your iPhone without the adhesive in place. Just keep in mind your
iPhones water resistance will be compromised. With the adhesive in place
use a spudger to gently press the adhesive into position. Just make sure you're not
pressing on any of the internal components.
Now grab the small tab, and peel it back to separate the large frontliner from
the adhesive. It's time to reassemble your phone! Once you've reconnected your
display cables, and reconnect to the battery, replace both of your brackets.
Then take a moment to power your phone on and make sure to test it's working
perfectly. Make sure your entire screen is recognizing touch and display powers
on, and looks a-okay. Once you're sure everything is working great go ahead and
remove the final release liners exposing the adhesive. Do your best not to touch
the exposed adhesive. Slide the top of your iPhone into position making sure
the tabs fit into place just underneath the top edge of the iPhones case. Then
lower the display making sure all cables are clear and not being pinched by the
display and case. With your iPhone closed up we need to make sure the adhesive
bonds correctly. So essentially what we're going to do is activate the
adhesive with a little bit of heat and then use pressure to get everything
firmly sealed. We have a little bit of a complication. The camera bump makes
it so you won't be able to apply even pressure. We have a twenty-something
cent solution. We're gonna line the perimeter of the phone with some pennies
or coin of your choice, and then use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the
back to the phone until it's hot to the touch.
Then we're gonna stack four or five of our heaviest books squarely on top of
the phone. Leave them in place for about 30 minutes for the adhesive to set. Then
go ahead and take them off and pick up your iPhone.
All right if everything went like it should you've now restored your iPhone's
water resistance. Good job on your repair and we'll see you next time.
you