If the battery in your phone is giving you trouble, it may be time to switch it out.
So today I'm going to show you how to replace the battery in your Galaxy S7
For this repair you're going to need a heat gun, a Philips #00 screwdriver,
an iSclack or a suction cup, opening picks, and a spudger. Before we begin,
understand this repair is on the difficult side due to all the adhesive.
Take caution and be patient as it's easy to break components that are adhered. As
always make sure that the phone is completely turned off. Once you've turned
off the phone we're going to try to remove the back panel. Start by taking
out the SIM card at the top of the phone.
The S7 is unfortunately held together with adhesive so you'll need to heat and
loosen the glue on the back before moving on. We are using a heat gun for
this device. Please take caution not to overheat your device. Do this by staying
in the lowest power and not getting too close.
Heat up all sides of the phone. then use your eyes clock or suction cups to lift
Then use your iSclack or suction cups to lift
up one edge of the panel just enough to insert an opening pick. This pick will
ensure that the glue does not reset as it cools.
Now use an additional pick to
cut the adhesive up the left side and another one to the right. If you run into
a lot of resistance just use more heat before cutting with the picks.
once everything is cut you should be able to lift the back panel from the phone.
Time to remove the 12 Phillips screws holding the antenna module, the
NFC module and the speakers in place.
Once the screws are removed lift the modules out of the phone.
It's important to note that you should disconnect the battery as soon as the connector is
accessible no matter what component you're going to replace. Now we can see
the battery. To remove the battery we'll need to pry a bit of adhesive to get it
out of the phone. You can use a spudger but I found these picks work quite nice.
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