Galaxy S8 - Replacing the screen

1. Shut down your Galaxy S8 by pressing the power button until you see the option "Switch off".
2. Now you can confirm the shut down of the mobile phone. Start the next step as soon as the screen stays black.

1. Now remove the SIM tray including your card by using a SIM tool.

Now you have to release the back cover of the Galaxy S8. As this is glued, you will need a heat gun or a regular hairdryer. The heat will loosen the glue, so that you can remove the back cover more easily. In addition, you'll need a flat, flexible tool like the iPlastix or iFlex as well as several picks to remove the back cover all around.

1. Heat the back cover all around with a hair dryer to loosen the glue. Do not put the hair dryer too far away, you will need it again and again in between. Place a suction cup on the bottom of the back cover.
2. Pull the suction cup on the key ring upwards and try to press a flat tool like the iPlastix or iFlex between the back glass and the frame at the same time. You can always use the hair dryer to help you do this, so that the heat will loosen the glue at this point.

The iPlastix is made of plastic, which protects the frame from scratches. However, the tool is very soft and therefore difficult to insert.

The backcover is made of glass and will break easily. For this reason, be very careful when removing the back cover. If necessary, use the hair dryer and the flat tool again and again. This step may take you more time than you think - even experts need up to half an hour to remove the back cover. So take some time to complete this step to make sure you don't break anything.

1. Once you have managed to insert the flat tool between the back glass and the frame, you now insert a plectrum into the gap. This way the gap remains open and you can take out your tool again.
2. Repeat this along the entire edge. Pull the tool through the gap to loosen the glue bit by bit.
3. In between you can always reach for a hair dryer. Re-heat the area you are working on. In this way, you will gradually insert the other picks.

On the lower side the backcover is more strongly glued than on the other places.

1. The fingerprint sensor is connected with a cable under the camera. Therefore, lift the back cover very slightly once you have loosened it everywhere.

1. After loosening the back cover and carefully lifting it up, disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the spudger.
2. Now the back cover is completely detached - you can lift it off and put it aside.

• 14 × 3,6 mm Phillips Schraube

1. Take out the 14 screws that connect the midframe to the display.

If you have problems because the screws get stuck, a tweezer will help.

1. The cover of the NFC antenna is slightly glued. Take again the hot air device or the hair dryer to warm up the place.
2. Now carefully put a flat tool under the antenna to remove it. Note that the cover is hooked onto the housing.
3. Take out the middle cover.

• Battery Connector

1. Carefully disconnect the connector of the battery by using a spudger. Be sure to use a plastic spudger to avoid a short circuit.

1. Using tweezers or another flat tool, you can loosen and remove the speaker.

Be careful with this step as well. Use a flat, blunt tool, for example the iSesamo, so that the battery will not be damaged.

1. Since the battery sticks extremely strongly in the body, it must be removed very carefully. To do this, place your tool on one side between the battery and the case and slowly lever it out.
2. Repeat this procedure on the other side of the battery. Be careful not to damage any other components or the main circuit board.
3. As soon as the glue is loosened, you can take out the battery.

• Lautstärkekontrollkabel Kontakt
• Frontkamera Kontakt
• Display Kontakt
• Antennen Kontakte

1. Using the spudger, carefully disconnect the marked contacts from the logic board.

Make sure you don’t damage the motherboard’s contacts when you disconnect the antenna cables.

1. Now you can gently lift the main board. You will see the USB port, which is still connected on the back of the board. Reach for a plastic spudger to unplug it.
2. Take the motherboard out of the body and put it in a safe place. Careful! It should not get caught with the previously removed connectors.

1. Remove the glued earcup from the body using a flat tool such as a steel spatula.

1. The front camera must also be removed from the Galaxy S8 housing. Simply lever it out.

1. The vibration motor is also glued into the mobile phone. With a steel spatula you can remove it carefully. Place it between the housing and the motor.
2. Now you can easily remove the vibration motor.

1. The sensor cable is also glued onto the display. Use the flat tool to loosen it, taking care not to damage anything.
2. Once you have loosened the flex cable, use tweezers to take it out.

• 1 × 2,8 mm Phillips Schraube

1. The headphone jack is fixed with a screw. Unscrew it and then remove the jack from the enclosure.

• 5 × 2,8 mm Phillips Schraube

1. Remove the five marked screws.
2. Remove the blue antenna cable from its guide.
3. The second anntena is glued in the frame. Remove it carefully.
4. Then you can use the spudger to carefully pry out the connector and remove it entirely.

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You now have taken all the parts out of the case of the Samsung Galaxy S8. Now it's time to prepare the new screen.

1. All adhesive surfaces as well as the thermal pads of your new screen are protected with a transparent film. You have to remove this before you start installing it.

• 5 × 2,8 mm Phillips Schraube

1. Place the USB connector on the new display.

Attention: The complete connector cable must be flush with the housing.

1. With a dull object - for example with a rounded tweezers - you push the antenna cable back into the designated slot.
2. Now fix the five screws again.

• 1 × 2,8 mm Phillips Schraube

1. Place the headphone jack at the bottom of the case.
2. Now connect the plug contact.
3. Fix it with the appropriate screw.

1. Now you're going to work on the sensor cable. Place it inside the housing.
2. When you removed it, the sensor cable was slightly glued. You do not need to use new glue - just press the cable with your finger to make it stick again.

1. The vibration motor must be returned to the small, round opening. You will find it on the left side of the housing.
2. Help with your fingers to fix the motor.

1. At the upper edge of the housing you will find an opening, in which you should place the front camera. Before you can continue with the next step make sure, that it clicks properly into the opening.

1. Now put the earpiece back in.
2. You must press the earcup to ensure that the original adhesive surface is reattached.

1. Now you can put the motherboard back into the case. To do this you have to connect the USB connector on the back of the board.
2. Then carefully place the motherboard into the case. You shouldn't pinch any cables or connectors under it.

• Lautstärkekontrollkabel Kontakt
• Frontkamera Kontakt
• Display Kontakt
• Antennen Kontakte

1. Now connect the marked contacts to the board again.

1. The battery fits exactly into the recess in the middle of the housing - insert it there.
2. To ensure that the original adhesive surfaces stick again, you have to press the battery lightly with your fingers.

1. The speaker is placed at the bottom of the body.
2. It should snap into it. To do this, press it gently with your fingers.

1. Now it is time to reconnect the battery to the circuit board. To do this, you have to press the connector until you hear a click. Then you know that the connection is locked.

1. To place the middle cover correctly in the housing of your Galaxy S8, place it on the board.
2. Now place the top cover with the antenna back into the body. For this you have to hook it on the upper side.
3. The cover has to snap in gently all around - help with your fingers and press it slightly.

• 14 × 3,6 mm Phillips Schraube

1. Fix all 14 screws.

1. Place the back in the original place.
2. Connect the fingerprint sensor again.
3. Now press the back cover on the whole surface so that the adhesive surface can re-attach.

So that the original glue lasts better, you can warm up your phone again with a hair dryer. If you then clamp the Galaxy S8 or weigh it down with some books, you can further optimise the result.

1. Now you have to put the SIM card holder back into your Galaxy S8. The slide must be aligned correctly.

1. Now you can switch on your Galaxy S8 again! To check whether you were successful in swapping your display, you can use the integrated test mode of Samsung.
2. Just type the following number into the keypad: ##0*# and follow the instructions on the screen.