iPhone 7 Plus - Replacing the back cover

1. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair.
   Press the Sleep/Wake button for about three seconds until the slider labeled “power off” appears.
2. Swipe it from left to right. Now your iPhone will shut down completely, which can take about ten seconds.

• 2 × 3,3 mm Pentalobe

1. You need a pentalobe screwdriver (PL1) to open the iPhone 7 Plus.
2. Remove the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure. They’re to the right and left of the Lightning connector. Put the screws in the same section of your magnetic pad.

1. Avoid scratching the back of the iPhone 7 by placing it on a soft and clean surface.
2. To lift the front screen you need a suction cup, a hard plastic plectrum and a heat gun. If the screen is badly cracked, first tape it all over with package tape.
3. The screen is glued to the frame. Heat the display around the edges using a heat gun to about 60°C.
4. Attach the suction cup over the Home button (if possible), or next to it. While lifting the screen with the suction cup, insert the hard plastic pick between the aluminum frame and the display and press down the aluminum frame. Because the display is glued on, you have to slide the pick all around the iPhone. Don’t insert the pick too far on the side where the Sleep/Wake button is, because it could damage the display cables flex cables.
5. Now use the pick to push the display toward the Lightning connector so the tabs come out of the aluminum frame.
6. Rest the display on the aluminum frame, so you don’t overstretch the flex cables.

If necessary, heat the outer edges of the display a few times. Don’t forget that the flex cables for the display are on the side with the Sleep/Wake button. The display is also engaged at the edge of the earpiece.

• 1 × 2,4 mm Y-Type
• 3 × 1,1 mm Y-Type
• Battery Connector

Before starting the repair, disconnect the battery contact to prevent short circuits and avoid accidentally turning on your device during the repair.

1. Remove the three Y-Type screws using a Y-Type screwdriver (Y000) and lift off the bracket plate. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
2. Now carefully pry off the battery connector by carefully inserting a spudger under it. If you don’t have a spudger, you can also try using your fingernail.

• Display Connector
• Home Button Connector

1. Use the spudger to disconnect the display and Home button cables.

• 1 × 1,3 mm Y-Type
• 2 × 1,0 mm Y-Type
• Facetime Connector

1. Remove the three Y-Type screws using a Y-Type Screwdriver (Y000) and lift off the cover. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
2. Using a spudger, carefully disconnect the FaceTime connector from the circuit board.
3. Now you can take off the display all the way.

• 1 × 2,9 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2,1 mm Phillips
• 3 × 1,5 mm Phillips

1. Remove the two Phillips screws in the plastic bracket using a Phillips screwdriver (PH00).
2. Use a spudger to disconnect the Taptic Engine connector.
3. Use a Phillips screwdriver (PH00) to remove the three Phillips screws holding the Taptic Engine in place.
4. Now remove the Taptic Engine.

The battery is glued to the case with four adhesive strips. The adhesive strips have tabs to pull them out. The tabs are glued to the top and bottom edges of the battery.

1. Use tweezers or a spatula to peel off the black tabs. Underneath are the white adhesive strips.
2. Now pull out the adhesive strips very slowly. Keep the strips as flat as possible at the level of the iPhone.

Firmly hold the battery and iPhone while pulling out the last adhesive strip to prevent the battery from falling out of the device.

When removing the upper adhesive strips, make sure not to damage the standby/volume cable contact.

If one of the adhesive strips tears, you have to pry out the battery carefully using a wide Spudger. Try to bend the battery as little as possible.

3. Once all the adhesive strips are off, you can remove the battery.

• 1 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.4 mm Phillips

1. Unscrew the two screws from the camera bracket and remove it.
2. Disconnect the camera connectors by inserting the spudger very carefully under the connectors and prying them off.

The standoff screw is not magnetic.There are special screwdrivers for removing the standoff screw, but you can also use a regular, thin slotted screwdriver.

3. Use the spudger to pry the camera unit out of its holder and take out the camera unit.

• 1 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. Remove the Phillips screw which goes sideways into the back cover.
2. Then disconnect the connector from the board.
3. The antenna is lightly glued in place. Use a little hot air to detach the antenna or carefully disconnect it by inserting a steel spatula under the cable.
4. Then take out the antenna.

• 3 × 1.1 mm Phillips
• 1 × 1.0 mm Phillips

1. First remove the Phillips screws from the antenna bracket. Put the screws in the same box.

One of the screws is screwed into the back cover sideways.

2. Then remove the bracket.

• 2 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. There are two more Phillips screws under the antenna bracket, which hold a connection piece in place. Remove these screws.
2. Now remove the connection piece.

• 2 × 1.1 mm Phillips
• Conncetor
• Antenna Connector

1. Remove the two screws on the bracket plate over the connector at the top end of the logic board.
2. Carefully disconnect the connector using a spudger.
3. Then disconnect the broad connector on the side of the logic board and the two small antenna cable plugs.

• 2 × 1.8 mm Standoff
• 4 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. First remove the SIM card tray.
2. Unscrew all screws that hold the logic board in place. You can unscrew the internal thread screws using a special screwdriver or a regular, thin slotted screwdriver.
3. Now you can carefully remove the logic board by hand. Use a spudger to get it loose, if necessary.

• 2 × 1.2 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2.2 mm Phillips
• 1 × 3.0 mm Phillips

1. Remove the four screws fastening the speaker.
2. Remove the two antenna cables from their holders.
3. Take out the speaker and the antenna cable.

• 3 × 1.0 mm Phillips
• 2 × 1.6 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2.8 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2.6 mm Phillips

1. Now remove the Phillips screws fastening the Lightning connector. Put the screws in different boxes so you can easily identify them later.
2. Heat the ribbon cable and carefully detach it from the frame using the flat end of the spatula.

The Lightning connector’s ribbon cable is strongly glued.

3. Use the spatula or spudger to loosen the Lightning connector and the two gold microphones.
4. Carefully remove the ribbon cable using your fingers or the tweezers.

• 3 × 1.8 mm Phillips
• 3 × 2.0 mm Phillips

1. Unscrew the two brackets which attach the flex cable to both sides of the frame. Each bracket has three screws.
2. Heat the flex cable carefully detach it from the frame using the flat end of the spatula.

The flex cable is glued on.

3. Carefully remove the flex cable using your fingers or the tweezers. Use the spatula or spudger to loosen the flash LED and the golden ambient microphone.

• 10 × 1.5 mm Phillips

1. Each of the five retaining brackets is secured with two Phillips screws. Remove them. Put the screws in the same box.

• Buttons

The buttons are fastened inside the frame with small brackets.

1. Use tweezers to pull out the bracket fasteners to the side.
2. Press out the bracket upward on one side and sideways on the other.
3. Press out the buttons from inside.

• foam rubber spacers

Check and compare the new back cover to the old one. You might need to transfer some small plastic holders or foam rubber spacers.

1. Attach all required parts (stickers or plastic holders) to the new back cover.
2. Also remove the speaker cover. Heat it to soften the glue. Then separate it from the back cover using a flat tool.

Put the buttons back in:

1. Press them in from the outside of the frame.
2. First insert the button bracket from the side and then turn it.
3. Use the tweezers to install the bracket for the buttons. This part’s a bit tricky.

• 10 × 1.5 mm Phillips

1. Install the five retaining brackets for the display with two Phillips screws each. Make sure the brackets face in the right direction.

1. Now install the standby/volume control cable where it belongs. Make sure the microphone and flash LED are fitted correctly. Fasten it using the Phillips screws.
2. Firmly press the entire cable onto the frame to make it stick.
Make sure the cable is lying flat and not bent.
3. After tightening the screws, check how sensitive the buttons are to pressure and adjust the screws as necessary.

If you changed the color of the back cover, you also have to replace the aluminum rocker switch, which is hooked onto the button.

• 3 × 1.0 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2.6 mm Phillips
• 2 × 1.6 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2.8 mm Phillips

1. Put the Lightning connector’s flex cable back in its original position and press it onto the back cover so it’s lying flat.
2. Press both microphones back onto the frame.
3. Fasten all screws that hold the Lightning connector in place.

• 2 × 1.2 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2.2 mm Phillips
• 1 × 3.0 mm Phillips

1. Place the speaker back in its original position and press it towards the lower edge of the iPhone.
2. Now you can fasten the speaker using the Phillips screws.
3. Click the antenna cables back into their bracket.

• 2 × 1.8 mm Standoff
• 4 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. Reinsert the logic board in its original position. The camera bracket should be on top of the logic board.
2. Fasten the logic board using the screws.
3. Insert the SIM card tray.

• Connector
• 2 × 1,1 mm Phillips

1. Connect the antenna cable plugs carefully. Place them over their sockets before pressing them on.
2. Then plug the two connectors to the logic board.
3. Fasten the bracket plate using the Phillips screws.

• 2 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. Fasten the small connection piece using the Phillips screws.

• 3 × 1.1 mm Phillips
• 1 × 1.0 mm Phillips

1. Put the antenna cover back in and press it in.
2. Screw in the Phillips screws. Don't forget the sideways screw.

• 1 × 1,1 mm Phillips
• Connector

1. Put the Wi-Fi antenna back where it was originally.
2. Now fasten it with the Phillips screw.
3. Now connect the connector.
4. Then gently press on the flex cable so the glue will stick.

• 1 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.4 mm Phillips

1. Reinsert the camera unit into its holder and press into place.
2. Connect the camera`s two connectors.
3. Now reattach the camera bracket plate and screw it in.

Place the adhesive strips with protective films attached in the device to make sure that they point in the right direction.

1. Remove the large blue protective film and stick the adhesive strips to the bottom of the battery. Make sure they are straight.
2. Turn the battery over and remove the small blue protective film on the tabs.
3. Fold the tabs over and stick them to the top of the battery.
4. Remove the large pink protective films from the tabs.

When attaching the adhesive strips, leave enough space on both sides to fold over the tabs.

1. Put the battery back in the case. Look at the battery connector to see if the battery is aligned correctly.
Leave some space between the frame and other parts on all sides of the battery.

• 3 × 1,5 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2,9 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2,1 mm Phillips

1. Put the Taptic Engine back between the battery and the Lightning connector.
2. Fasten the Taptic Engine with the three Phillips screws.
3. Connect the Taptic Engine's cable to the Lightning connector.
4. Put the plastic bracket back in the iPhone and secure it using the two Phillips screws.

1. To make sure that the new frame sticker will really stick, remove all residue of the old glue and dirt.
2. Remove the first backing film.
3. Position it carefully on one side and press it on gently.
4. Remove the second piece of film.

Please note the correct orientation of the frame sticker. The corners of the sticker differ and will help you.Even if you use a new frame sticker, your iPhones' water resistance may not be 100% what it was before!

The photos show the iPhone 8 Plus, but there procedure is the same.

• Facetime Connector
• 2 × 1,0 mm Y-Type
• 1 × 1,3 mm Y-Type

1. Hold the display upright on the frame and connect the FaceTime connector to the logic board.
2. Rest the display on the right-hand edge of the frame.
3. Put the bracket plate of the FaceTime connector back into the iPhone and secure it with the three Phillips screws.

• Display Connector
• Home Button Connector

1. Connect the Home button and display cables to the logic board.

• Battery Connector
• 3 × 1,1 mm Y-Type
• 1 × 2,4 mm Y-Type

1. Reconnect the battery cable.
2. Put the bracket plate back in the iPhone and secure it with the four Y-type screws.

1. Attach the display on the right-hand edge of the frame and fold it onto the iPhone.
2. Slide the display in the direction of the standby button so that the tabs engage.
3. Then press down the display all over the frame to lock it in.

Your phone is no longer water-protected. You have to reglue the display to restore water protection.

• 2 × 3,3 mm Pentalobe

1. Screw the two pentalobe screws to the left and right of the Lightning connector into the case.

When the battery is removed from the device, the iPhone's clock resets to 1:00 a.m. on 1/1/1970. You could have trouble connecting to the cellular network if the time is not set.

After a repair, complete the following steps:

1. Synchronize your iPhone with iTunes or connect to a WiFi network and wait until the time is set.
2. The time won’t be set automatically, unless you enable this feature in the settings.
3. Settings > General > Date & Time > Set Automatically
4. Remove the SIM tray with the SIM card and reinsert it.
5. Activate airplane mode on the device and then deactivate airplane mode.
6. Settings > Airplane Mode