hey guys Kelsey here with iFixit is your
earpiece speaker sounding distorted or
not working at all that sucks but I'm
here to help today we're going to show
you how to replace the earpiece speaker
in your iPhone 7 for this repair you're
going to need a pee tube pentalobe
screwdriver an eye opener a suction cup
a spudger some iFixit opening pics a try
Point Y triple 0 screwdriver some
tweezers and a phillips double zero
screwdriver when you complete this
repair yourself be sure to follow the
step by step instructions on ifixit.com
not only will you find helpful photos
and detailed instructions you'll also be
able to read comments and suggestions
from other users who have already
completed the repair which can be super
helpful especially if it's your first
DIY fix keep in mind that opening the
iPhones display will compromise as
waterproof feels once your repair is
complete you'll need to take extra care
to avoid exposing your iPhone to liquid
damage in the future as with any repair
be sure your phone is powered off before
beginning then begin by removing the two
pentalobe screws on the bottom edge of
the iPhone with the screws out it's time
to soften up the adhesive holding the
screen in place detailed instructions on
how to heat the eye opener can be found
over on the guide
attach a suction cup to the lower half
of a display assembly just above the
home button be sure the suction cup does
not overlap the home button and this
will prevent a seal from forming between
the suction cup and the front glass pull
up on the suction cup to create a small
gap between the display assembly in the
rear case then grab your spudger and
insert the flat end into the gap slide
the slider to the left along the lower
edge of the iPhone now slide the spudger
of the left side of the iPhone starting
at the lower edge and move towards your
volume control buttons and filing switch
now do the same thing starting from the
bottom right corner
Gullit on the selection caps to lift up
the display but be careful not to raise
the display more than 10 degrees go
ahead and remove the section Cup and
slide an opening tick along the traffic
to the iphone's between the rear case
and the front panel pull the display
assembly slightly away from the top edge
of cone to disengage the clips holding
it to the rear case open the iphone by
swinging the display up from the left
side but don't try to fully separate it
just yet there ribbon cables still
connecting it to the logic board now we
can use our driver to remove the four
tri point screws from the lower
connector bracket with the screws out of
the way we can lift away the bracket now
grab your spreader and disconnect the
battery connector and bend it away from
the socket then use the flat end of the
spudger to pry the two lower display
connectors straight up from their
sockets on the logic board moving to the
top of the phone remove the two Phillips
screws securing the sensor assembly
bracket with the screws out of the way
you can remove the bracket grab your
spudger and disconnect the front panel
sensor assembly from a socket and remove
the display assembly grab your driver
and take out the three Phillips screws
holding the earpiece speaker bracket in
place then lift the front-facing camera
out of the way to access the earpiece
speaker move on to the two Phillips
screws to free the earpiece speaker from
the front panel now before you tackle
this fix yourself don't forget to check
out the full length guide and get all
the parts and tools you need at
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