there's no reason to live with a broken
pixel 3a xl screen
the process to replace your own screen
may be daunting to you if you've never
repaired a phone
but trust us it's pretty easy and will
only take you about 15 to 30 minutes
for this repair you'll need an eye
opener a suction cup
a set of ifixit opening picks tweezers
a spudger a t3 torx screwdriver
and your replacement screen to begin
this repair we first need to remove the
display by cutting through the adhesive
holding it in place for reference
you can see the thin strips of adhesive
lining the sides of the display
and thicker strips along the top and
bottom edges in the next steps we'll be
inserting an opening pick underneath the
display to begin separating it from the
body of the phone
the pixel 3axl has two seams one for the
display
and one for the mid frame make sure
you're inserting your pick
into the display scene place the suction
cup along the right hand side of the
screen just underneath the volume button
while pulling up on the suction cup
strongly to create a small gap insert
the edge of an opening pick at a slight
downward angle between the screen
and the plastic body of the phone watch
your angles
inserting the pick horizontally can
separate the glass from the oled panel
our screen was already cracked but
follow these instructions closely or
yours will end up like this too
if you feel your pick hitting anything
don't go any further you may be hitting
the oled display and we don't want to
damage that once you've inserted your
pick slide it up and down the side of
the phone to cut the adhesive
keep in mind during this whole process
we don't want to insert the opening pick
between the display and the glass
to be safe don't insert your opening
pick more than a few millimeters into
the phone on any edge
if you encounter any strong resistance
heat up your eye opener following its
directions
and place it on the phone for a few
minutes to heat up and soften the
adhesive
hang on to that eye opener if you've
started using it the adhesive along the
top and bottom edges is thicker and
stronger than on the sides
heat up the eye opener now and place it
along the top edge of the phone
once the top edge is nice and hot gently
slide the pick along the top edge
take extra precautions while sliding the
pick here both the camera
and proximity sensor are housed in this
region and we don't want to damage them
when you safely made it to the opposite
corner slide the pic carefully down the
left-hand side of the phone
the bottom adhesive is just as tough as
the top so reheat that eye opener and
start warming up the bottom strip of
adhesive
carefully slide the pick around the
lower left edge and across the bottom
remembering to not insert the pick more
than a few millimeters deep
once you've made it all the way around
the phone with your pick the screen
should be fully separated but don't try
and remove it just yet
there's a cable attached to the back of
the display which is connected to the
motherboard
and we need to disconnect that first
lift the screen by its top edge and flip
it 180 degrees so the front of the
display is laying on the open phone
remove the tape covering the display
connector bracket and then remove the
two t3 torx screws holding the bracket
on
remove the bracket and then use your
spudger to disconnect the cable
your display is free use some tweezers
or your spudger to remove the large
chunks of adhesive from the back of the
panel
and the mid frame then use some
isopropyl alcohol to thoroughly clean
where the old adhesive was
once it's clean reapply your new
adhesive
lay the display face down on the phone
so that its cable connector is pointed
towards the bottom of the phone
then lift that cable up and press it
into its socket to reconnect it
replace the cable bracket
and then secure it with the two screws
we removed earlier
before you re-adhere your display make
sure everything is working as it should
nothing ruins your repair like finding
out something doesn't work after you've
glued it shut
remove any adhesive backing and then
flip the display over and press it into
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after you're satisfied with the seal put
the phone under a couple of heavy books
for 30 minutes or so to help the
adhesive bond
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