the screen on the iphone 11 may have
been strengthened through a dual ion
exchange process but
it's not indestructible drops can cause
cracked and shattered screens but
replacing the screen in your iphone 11
is actually pretty easy and you don't
need to rely on apple to do it for you
for this repair you'll need an eye
opener a set of ifixit opening picks
a suction handle or ice clack a spudger
tweezers
and the following screwdriver bits a p
tube pentalobe bit
a y triple zero bit and a phillips
triple zero bit
warning opening the iphone's display
will compromise its waterproof seals
have replacement seals ready before you
proceed past this step or take care to
avoid liquid exposure if you reassemble
your iphone without replacing the seals
before you begin your repair discharge
your battery to below 25
a charged lithium-ion battery can catch
fire and or explode if you accidentally
damage it while you're doing this repair
power off your phone and then remove the
two p2 pentalobe screws at the bottom
edge of the phone near the charging port
the iphone's display is secured with
some adhesive
to soften the adhesive you need to place
a heated eye opener on the bottom edge
of the phone
and leave it there for about a minute if
you have a cracked display suction cups
might have a hard time attaching to the
glass
if you're having trouble getting them to
stick cover the display with a piece of
clear packing tape if you have an ice
clack on hand the next step will be easy
but if you only have an ifixit suction
handle follow the opening procedure on
the guide at ifixit.com
position the cups of the ice clock near
the bottom edge of the iphone one on the
front
and one on the back and then press the
cups firmly into place
making sure the suction engages hold on
to your iphone securely and close the
handles of the ice clock so it slightly
separates the screen from the rear case
of your phone
but be careful don't try and separate
the whole thing we're only trying to
make a gap for the next step
when you see a small gap appear insert
an opening pick into the gap under the
display to make sure the adhesive
doesn't read here
once inserted slide the opening pick
around the lower left corner
and up the left edge of the iphone make
sure you slice through all the adhesive
holding the display in place
just be careful not to insert the pick
too far you could damage the internals
and you don't want to make this a
two-part repair to you
take your pick and insert it again at
the bottom edge but this time you
guessed it slide it up the right side of
the phone to continue separating the
adhesive
the top edge of the display is held on
with both adhesive and clips
so gently pull the right side of the
display down slightly towards the
lightning port
and insert your pick in the top right
corner while gently pulling down slide
the pick across the top edge of the
iphone
and cut all the adhesive in the way now
all the adhesives should be separated
you can open the iphone up by swinging
the display
up from the left side kinda like the
back cover of the book
just be careful and don't try and lift
it all the way off it's still attached
to the phone via ribbon cables
next grab something for you to prop up
the display like an old iphone box and
if you want you can even use a rubber
band to hold it there
you'll need your y triple zero bit to
remove the three screws securing the
battery connector in place
and then use some tweezers to remove the
bracket from the iphone
with the pointy tip of your spudger or a
clean fingernail pry the battery
connector up and away from its socket on
the logic board
grab your y triple zero again and remove
the five screws from the logic board
cover bracket
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and use your tweezers to remove the
bracket disconnect the lcd panel cable
the digitizer and the front panel
assembly connector with your spudger or
clean fingernail
once those are disconnected you can free
the display from the rest of the phone
at the top of the display we need to
remove the front assembly begin by
removing four screws
three being phillips and one y triple
zero
use the point of your spudger and gently
pry up the top edge of the speaker
and flip the speaker assembly down and
away from the top edge of the display
but don't pull it out yet it's still
held in place by a cable
using your eye opener heat up the top
front of the display for about one to
two minutes so that we can soften the
adhesive holding down the sensors
then carefully slide the edge of your
opening pick underneath the flex cable
making sure to get under the microphone
slowly twist the pick to separate the
microphone lifting it up
just be really careful with your
tweezers slide the small bracket
straight up and off the ambient light
sensor
then use the same tweezers to wiggle the
ambient light sensor from its notch in
the display
don't pull it off the display though
it's still attached via the flex cable
working from left to right slide your
pick beneath the flex cable and
underneath the proximity sensor flood
illuminator module
gently wiggle and lift the earpiece
speaker and front sensor assembly to
separate it from its notch in the front
panel
once everything is free set aside your
front panel assembly as you'll need to
transfer this part to your new display
with your new display in hand grab your
earpiece speaker and front sensor
assembly
gently press the proximity sensor and
flood illuminator into the respective
slots on the display
next with some tweezers slide the
ambient light sensor back into place
and place its bracket straight onto it
with your finger gently press the
microphone back into place
and press the flex cable below the
microphone onto the display making sure
it's all well adhered
you can also use a spudger for this step
now you can flip the speaker assembly
over and reinstall the four screws
securing the front assembly in place
before you attach your display you need
to add new adhesive so you can retain
water resistance in your phone
we have a video on how to do that and
we'll link to it in the description
below
bring your display over to your phone
and with your clean finger or spudger
reconnect all the cables from the
display back onto the logic board
now you can connect the battery again
once finished lay the bracket that
covers the connectors back on and screw
it back into place
if your display still has the adhesive
liner go ahead and remove it
now we're ready to lay the display back
down on the phone carefully lower the
display and align the clips along the
top edge
and then carefully press the top edge
into place before you press the rest of
the display down
if you catch some resistance check the
condition of the clips around the
perimeter of the display
and make sure they're not bent
now go ahead and screw back in the
pentalobe screws
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