Removing the Lightning connector

• 2 × 1,6 mm Phillips
• 2 × 1,3 mm Phillips
• 1 × 2,6 mm Phillips

1. Start by unscrewing the five Phillips screws that attach the Lightning Connector to the back cover.

Two of the screws are screwed into the frame of the backcover and are each hidden under a black sticker.

1. Heat the glued flex cable with hot air and carefully loosen it from the bottom of the back cover with the flat side of the spatula.
2. Use the steel spatula to loosen both the Lightning connector and the two gold microphones connected to the same cable set.
3. Carefully pull the Lightning connector and microphones out of their leads in the rear case frame and remove the entire cable unit.