batteries are not built to last forever
if you think yours is getting a little
sluggish it might be time to replace it
so today I'm gonna show you how to
replace the battery in your iPhone 6s
plus
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hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need a P two
pentalobe screwdriver a small suction
cup a spudger tweezers a Philips
double-0 screwdriver a plastic opening
tool and an eye opener and plastic card
if you run into trouble with your
adhesive I already have the majority of
the tools I need in my pro tect tool kit
and I also have my magnetic mat it helps
keep screws organized and I never do a
repair without it so let's get started
when you do your repair be sure to
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 really cool
and very helpful onto the repair every
time you do a repair you want to make
sure your device is off and once you've
done that you can start by removing the
two pentalobe screws at the bottom of
the phone with those screws out I'm
ready to open my phone for the past few
iPhones we've used the ice Clack but due
to the construction of this device we've
found a better option we need a few
tools for this a suction cup a spudger
and a little patience let's start by
placing the suction cup in the bottom
left of the display right above the home
button
you should also note that there's a thin
strip of adhesive around the back of the
display and while you don't have to
replace it you may notice the force
touch panel doesn't stay quite so clean
and down without it while still pulling
up on the suction cup insert the flat
tip of the spudger into the gap directly
above the headphone jack
now you can twist the spudger to widen
the gap between the front panel and the
rear case we're going to use the spudger
just like this around the bottom left
corner all the way to the top and then
we're gonna start over on the bottom
right corner and move to the top again
open the iphone by lifting the home
button end of the display assembly away
from the rear case
using the top end of the phone as a
hinge don't open the display more than
90 degrees it's still connected to the
top of the phone by the display
digitizer and the front camera cables
which can tear easily now let's
disconnect the battery before we go any
further so we're sure there's absolutely
no power to the phone first we need to
remove the two Phillips screws holding
the bracket in place and once the
bracket is out of our way we can
disconnect the battery within our
spudger make sure to bend the connector
back a little so it doesn't make contact
and power the iPhone while you're
working on it with the phone open and
the power completely disconnected we're
now going to work on removing the front
panel from the phone to get it
completely off we're going to need to
disconnect all the cables connecting it
to the logic board and before we get to
those we're going to have to remove the
cable bracket which is screwed in place
by five Phillips screws make sure you
use an organizational tool for keeping
track of your screws they're incredibly
small and can vanish easily they also
need to go back into the right place so
they don't damage the logic board and
there are all those cables to disconnect
them I'm going to use the flat end of my
spudger start with the front facing
camera and sensor cable connector then
the displayed data cable connector
and finally the digitizer cable
connector now for the main event
let's get that massive battery out the
adhesive strips have tabs that can be
peeled up by using some tweezers while
keeping the strip's as straight as
possible gather them together in your
hand and place the other hand over the
battery pull the adhesive strips
straight out keeping the strip's flat
and wide until they are completely
removed these strips can stretch far
beyond their original size just take the
steps low making sure not to tangle or
twist the strip's the wider and flatter
the strip's are the better they'll
unstick flop pulling now that the
adhesive strips have been removed the
battery will lift right out of the phone
if your tabs break and you're unable to
retrieve them with blunt tweezers we
recommend the heat and scrape options
outlined in the step-by-step guide for
reassembly we recommend you follow the
step by step guide on ifixit.com
in Reverse 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
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