hey everyone I'm Kelsey with iFixit and
today I'm going to show you how to
replace the display on your glass
sandwich Samsung Galaxy s8 for this
repair you'll need an eye opener a
Halbert spudger a suction cup a set of
isaacsohn opening pics a phillips triple
zero screwdriver a standard spudger
plastic cards and tweezers i'm also
going to use my magnetic mat to keep all
my screws organized and prevent them
from rolling away during the repair now
this video is an overview of the repair
process when you actually start your
repair
I suggest you head over to ifixit.com to
check out the full length repair guide
not only will it give you detailed
instructions on the repair process but
you'll also be able to use helpful
photos and see comments from users that
have done the repair before so with that
being said let's get started after
getting your eye opener nice and hot lay
it along the edge of the s-8 for about 2
minutes we're going to be softening up
the adhesive around the edge of the rear
panel the adhesive is sent us along the
center edge of the rear panel so once
atop to the touch apply your suction cup
close to the edge and begin prying
upwards if you don't see a gap opening
up just reapply the hot iOpener for a
couple more minutes this process does
require some patience as soon as you see
a gap insert the cutting edge of your
Halbert smudger and slide the blade down
the side of the phone cutting away the
adhesive if you're getting lots of
resistance just reapply the hot iOpener
for a couple more minutes don't worry
this is the hardest and most
time-consuming part of the repair just
take a deep breath and take your time
once you've separated a portion of the
panel insert an opening pic to prevent
it from resealing and repeat the process
of heating and cutting the adhesive
around the other sides of the phone
[Music]
once you freed all four sides lift the
rear panel up just a little bit the
fingerprint sensor cable is connected to
the motherboard and it's delicate use
the point of a standard spider to
disconnect it before you completely lift
it up and off there are a total of 11
Phillips triple 0 screws holding the NFC
antenna and charging coil assembly in
place once you remove them the pieces
will lift right out
the loudspeaker assembly is next in it's
held in place by three more screws with
those pieces out of the way we finally
have access to the battery connector and
can disconnect it before we move on with
our repair use the flat end of your
spudger to disconnect the display and
digitizer cable which is located towards
the bottom of the motherboard we've got
some more heating and prying to do once
again you're going to start separating
the display from the center edge and
work your way around it's the same
process as before heat from our I open
er suction cup to lift and separate and
then cut away the adhesive as you create
openings use your opening picks to keep
the display assembly from resealing use
caution when working around the bottom
of the phone there's a delicate display
cable located there when you have a nice
sized opening check to see which side
the display and digitizer cable is on
once you've found it use an opening card
to pry on the side opposite of the cable
there's a ton of strong adhesive in the
center of the display so if you're
getting a lot of resistance don't be
afraid to apply more heat once you've
read the display from the adhesive lift
the display up and off the mid frame
that's all for this repair to see more
repair videos and teardown to be sure to
click that subscribe button I'll see you
next time
[Music]