hey everyone Kelsey here with iFixit if
a broken front-facing camera is cramping
your selfie style have no fear Kelsey's
here today I'm going to show you how to
replace the front camera and sensor
cable 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 tri point why triple zero
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
my fix it calm 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 it's
waterproof field 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
feeding 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 the 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 slices ledger
to the left along the lower edge of the
iPhone now slide the spudger up the left
side of the iPhone starting at the lower
edge and move towards your volume
control buttons and silence now do the
same thing starting from the bottom
right corner
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koulos on the selection caps to list up
the display but be careful not to raise
the display more than 10 degrees go
ahead and remove the suction cup and
slide an opening pick along the top edge
of the iPhone between the rear case and
the front panel pull the display
assembly slightly away from the top edge
of phone 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 their ribbon cable still
connecting it to the logic board now we
can use our driver to remove the four
tripoint 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 embeds it away from the socket
then use the flat end of the spudger to
pry the two lower display connector
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
grab your spudger again and gently pry
the ambient light sensor out of its
recess on the front panel now reheat
your eye opener and apply it to the
upper edge of the display assembly to
soften the adhesive holding the front
camera and sensor assembly in place
starting the Mesa press connector on the
cables slide an opening pic underneath
the front camera and sensor cable there
are two standoffs holding the cable in
place but make sure to pull straight up
on the cable to avoid damaging it
and now you can remove the front camera
and sensor cable 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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