if the battery in your iPhone 5c is
giving you trouble you've come to the
right place because today I'm going to
show you how to replace the battery in
your iPhone 5c hi I'm going to Lin with
iFixit and for this repair you're going
to need an ice Clack a Philips triple
zero screwdriver tweezers a spudger
scissors a pentalobe screwdriver and
plastic opening tools I already have the
majority of the tools I need in my pro
Tek tool kit so I'm ready to get started
when you do your repair make sure you
follow the step by step guide on
ifixit.com not only does it walk you
through the complete repair but you can
also see comments and notes from other
users who have followed it which is
extremely helpful first things first I'm
going to make sure that my phone is
completely powered off and once I've
confirmed that I'm going to get started
opening my phone by removing the two
screws down by the Lightning connector
with those screws out I'm ready to open
up my phone to do that I'm going to use
this tool called the ice clack if you
don't have a nice clack you can use a
combination of a small suction cup and a
spudger or an opening tool to pry the
phone open using the ice Clack is super
simple just position the suction cups
right over the home button and open the
handles once the suction cup is fully
engaged just press the handles together
and you'll have an open phone now that
we have the phone open we can move on
the battery connector is located right
below the battery connector bracket
which is held in place by two Phillips
screws to disconnect the battery we're
going to use the flat end of our spudger
to lift the cable out of its socket
make sure you're prying the cable
connector itself and not the actual
socket the display assembly is still
connected to the logic board to get it
completely off we're going to need to
disconnect all the cables but before we
get to those we have to remove the cable
bracket which is held in place by four
Phillips screws
make sure you use an organizational tool
for keeping track of your screws they
are incredibly small and can vanish
easily I'm using one of our magnetic
match which holds the screws in place
and I can also make notes and keep track
of where the screws come from and there
are all those cables to disconnect them
I'm going to use the flat end of my
spudger the first step to removing the
battery is removing the adhesive strips
that hold it in place the adhesive strip
has a tab that can be lifted up by using
the pointy end of your sponger once
you've got it fully out cut the black
tab right between the white adhesive
strips and carefully pull the innermost
tab straight up making sure to keep it
flat and not twist it
now that the adhesive strips have been
removed you can lift the battery right
out of the phone for reassembly we
recommend you follow the step by step
guide on ifixit.com in Reverse and if
you're in the mood to see a reassembly
on video check out the iPhone 5c
reassembly video on our channel you can
find all the parts and tools you need
for this and many other repairs at
ifixit.com and let us know how it goes
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