Pixel - Replacing the battery

Switch off the device before the repair.

1. Press and hold the standby button until "Power off" appears.
2. Tap again to confirm.

Now you can start and lift up the display.

Careful, the screen is very easy to damage.

1. First heat the glue around the edges with a hot air tool to about 60°C. Repeat and heat the display to the point where you can barely touch it.
2. Then slide a very thin metal tool between the display and the frame. Pry open a gap to insert a soft pick.
3. Then slide the pick between frame and display. You can use other picks to get off the display all around. When the glue is detached everywhere, you can lift the display off.
4. The display is very thin. If the display badly broken, you have to scrape it out of the frame bit by bit. Scrape any glass residue out of the frame using a flat metal tool.

1. Under the screen there's a very delicate flex cable. Fold open the display very slowly so you don't strain it.
2. Now unplug the display connector. First remove the two 3.5 mm Torx T5 screws on the bracket.
3. Then remove the bracket and unplug the connector using a plastic tool.
4. Now put aside the display.

As you can see, the display unit is very fragile and the glass screen has no extra protection, so be very careful.

• 9 × 3.5 mm Torx T5
• Connector

Now you have to remove the midframe. It's secured with nine 3.5 mm Torx T5 screws.

1. Unscrew these screws and store them together, so they don't get lost.
2. Then slide a flat plastic tool into the small slot in the bottom right of the image.
3. Slide the tool all around the device and then remove the midframe. You should feel several clips disengaging.
4. Don't unfold the frame more than 90°, or you might damage the earpiece flex cable.
5. Then use a spudger to disconnect the earpiece cable and take out the midframe.

• Battery connector
• PCB connector

1. Now use a plastic tool to disconnect the battery flex cable from the mainboard.
2. Then use tweezers to pull off the tape on both sides of the large flex cable and unplug the connectors using a plastic tool.
3. Now you can take out the flex cable.

1. Stick a flat plastic tool under the battery from both sides to pry it out.
2. The battery is glued in with 2 screws. If it doesn't come off, you can use hot air to heat the glue from the other side.

Take care not to damage the battery. It bends very easily when you pry it out, especially when hot. Don't blow hot air directly on the battery, but heat the bottom side of the device. Don't use pointed or metallic objects to pry out the battery. Instead use a broad plastic tool. If you see the battery doesn't come out easily, heat the bottom of the device and try again several times.

Now insert the new battery. You can first cut out two strips of double-sided tape and paste them into the frame. You can also just use the old strips.

1. Place the battery in the frame and press it in with your fingers to make it stick.

Make sure the connector is placed right so you can plug it in.

• PCB connector
• Battery connector

1. Place the large flex cable between the circuit boards in the proper direction.
2. Plug in the connectors on both sides and stick them on using the attached tape.
3. Now connect the battery connector.

Don't slide over the sockets and damage the small pins. Position the cable like in the photo. It's possible to connect it the wrong way.

• Connector
• 9 × 3.5 mm Torx T5

1. Now place the midframe on one edge and carefully connect it to the mainboard.
2. Lay it into the frame and press it in all around to make it snap into place.
3. Now you can screw the nine 3.5 mm T5 screws back in.
4. First place the display on one edge and plug in the connector. It may need several tries. Make sure not to damage the connector.

If you're just replacing the battery, this step is optional. You can also reuse the old glue residue. If you're installing a new display, you need a frame sticker, so the spare part will hold. In any case, make sure the glue is evenly distributed and doesn't have lumps, otherwise the display won't sit in the frame evenly.

Put the frame sticker on the display to protect your device against spray water.

1. Carefully remove as much adhesive residue as possible with a soft plastic tool.
2. First put the frame sticker on the display with the backing film attached to check the alignment.
3. Then peel off the first backing film and stick on the frame sticker.
4. Once it' sticking properly, also remove the second backing film.

• 2 × 3.5 mm Torx T5

Place the display on the top edge of the device.

1. Reconnect the display connector.
2. Screw in the bracket with the two T5 screws.
3. Put the display in the frame and make sure it's sitting right.
4. Now heat the display again to make the glue stick better.
5. Press on the display all around the frame. Press it on longer to make it stick. You can also use clamps to fasten it.