so your new iPhone 5s is cracked don't
toss it out just yet because today I'm
gonna walk you through repairing the
display assembly in your iPhone 5s
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need an ice
Clack an iphone 5-point pentalobe
screwdriver a Philips double-0
screwdriver a phillips triple 0
screwdriver plastic opening tools a
spudger tweezers and an eye opener or
other heat source to soften adhesive I
already have the majority of these tools
in my pro tect 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 you can also
see comments and notes from other users
who have followed it which can be
extremely helpful first things first I'm
going to make sure that my iPhone is
completely powered off and once I've
confirmed that I'm going to get started
by opening the phone and removing the
two screws by the lightning connector
with those screws out I'm going to get
started with opening my phone and to do
that I'm going to use this tool called
the ice black the ice black prize your
phone opened just enough making sure it
won't damage the home button cable that
connects the displays then blade to the
lower part of the phone if you don't
have an ice Clack you can use a
combination of a small suction cup in
your spudger to pry the phone open just
be extremely careful not to damage the
home button cable or it's connector
using the ice black is super simple just
position the suction cups right over the
home buttons open the handles and once
the suction cups are fully engaged
just press the handles together and
you'll have an open phone now we have
the phone open just enough room to
disconnect the home button cable and to
do that we're going to use the pointy
end of our spudger and first pry up the
bracket that's covering the connector
with the bracket cover off we just need
to disconnect the cable but be careful
when you're working with your spudger
that you're only prying the connector up
not prying the entire socket and now
that the home button cable is
disconnected we can open our phone but
keep in mind that 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 at the
top of the phone but before we can get
to the cables we need to remove the
cable bracket which is screwed in place
by four Phillips screws make sure you
use an organizational tool for keeping
track of your screws they're incredibly
small and can vanish very easily I'm
using one of our magnetic mats which
holds the screws in place and you can
also make notes and keep track of where
the screws come from and there are all
those cables to disconnect them we're
going to use the flat end of our spudger
moving on to the top of the phone you'll
find two Phillips screws holding the
upper component bracket in place once
you remove those you'll be able to
remove both the bracket and the earpiece
speaker but be mindful of the gold
contacts on the earpiece speaker as oil
from your fingers can prevent a good
contact when you reassemble so use your
tweezers when you're handling it
with those pieces off we now have access
to the front-facing camera and sensor
cable the cable is pretty delicate and
glued to the phone so to prevent any
damage while we're removing the cable
we're going to use our eye opener to
soften the adhesive before we begin
prying it up be extremely careful while
you're working your way underneath the
cable as there are several chips and
sensors in the area including the front
facing camera and ambient light sensor
the first step to removing the home
button assembly is unscrewing the single
Phillips screw that is securing the home
button cable this is a captive screw
that is fastened to the cable so don't
expect to completely remove that screw
when the screw is loosened use the flat
end of your spudger to fold the cable
down exposing both screws holding the
home button bracket in place to remove
those screws we're going to need our
Phillips bit
now that we have those screws out we're
going to use our spudger to peel the
home button cable from the front panel
assembly it's time to get the home
button out of the display assembly
gently push the top-left corner of the
home button until you see the button
membranes start to separate from the
display assembly if it gives you a lot
of resistance try applying a little heat
with your eye opener to soften the
adhesive once you have that corner up
use the tip of your spudger to release
the home button the rest of the way the
last piece of the display assembly we
need to remove is the LCD shield plate
which is held in place by just a few
phillips screws
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 the reassembly on video check out
the iPhone 5s reassembly video on our
channel you can find all the parts and
tools you need for this and many more
repairs at ifixit.com and let us know
how it goes you can find me on twitter
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