I know how frustrating it can be when
something doesn't work on your phone
especially the rear camera so many
missed photo ops well you've come to the
right place because today I'm going to
show you how to replace the rear camera
in your iPhone 5c
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need an ice
Clack a pentalobe screwdriver a phillips
triple 0 screwdriver plastic opening
tools a spudger and tweezers i already
have the majority of the tools I need in
my pro Tech 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
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 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
mats 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
with the display assembly free we can
move on to the next step which is
disconnecting the battery even though
our phone is powered down it's a good
idea to completely disconnect any power
sources before continuing any repair 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 now we can remove the rear camera
to do that we're going to start with a
bracket that is held in place with two
Phillips screws once the bracket is off
you can use your spudger to disconnect
the rear camera and just lift it out of
the phone for reassembly we recommend
you follow the step by step guide on
iFixit comm 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
you can find me on twitter at Gwendolyn
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