- Hey guys, it's David from TheUnlockr.com
and we all do it,
whether it's by accident pulling it out of our pockets
and it does a bunch of front flips
and lands face down on the pavement,
or if you're wearing some slippery gym pants
and it just kinda slides its way out,
we all crack the screen of our phone.
The iPhone 6 with its curved edges and slippery metal back
is no exception and even sometimes with a case,
it can still land just right,
where it shatters the entire front.
So, thanks to a friend who did just that,
I'm gonna show you guys
how to replace the screen on an iPhone 6.
Here we have our broken screen.
So the first thing we need to do is buy a new one.
Now, there are two types you're gonna see online.
There are the glass only replacement
and then the full front LCD and everything put together.
The glass only replacement may seem appealing
because it's 15 bucks to buy or whatever,
but it's very, very difficult to do.
It requires a special piece of equipment usually
that heats up the phone so that you can separate the glass
from the LCD, which is held together by glue.
It's a pain in the ass, trust me.
You're welcome to go try that,
but this video I'm gonna do with the entire LCD,
which is most of the time what you're going to do.
So here's the one that I bought
and it comes with its own set of tools that we'll need,
and you'll also notice, like I said,
it is the LCD with its cables and everything attached.
You can click on the link below this video
to find out where I bought this kit from.
It comes in white and black.
So first things first, on the old phone,
we're going to undo the two hex screws
at the very bottom of the device
next to the charging port.
Now I always set these on a white piece of paper,
all of my screws, in fact,
so that I can keep track of where they all came from
and how they all go back.
Then we're gonna take the suction cup
and stick it to the phone
and then use the pry tool to kinda pry
this front LCD off of the back.
Now, my phone I have here is pretty cracked,
so it's pretty hard to get a good suction cup suction.
So instead I'm gonna just use something very sharp,
like a knife, and kind of wedge it in there
and slowly get it up.
When it's up enough then I'll use the plastic tool
to continue to wedge the top off and finish the job.
After you've gotten that off,
you're going to pull the LCD back
but don't pull it back too far.
We don't want to hurt the cables that are still attached.
Then we're gonna do these five screws
holding in this metal plate, which is holding in the cables.
Then remove the metal plate
and put it on our white piece of paper.
I also take the screws and put them next to the holes
that they came out of because you have to be careful,
sometimes the screws are actually different sizes
and they have to go back in the exact hole.
Then we're just gonna pop off these cables.
They just kinda snap off
and we can use the little plastic prying tool to do that,
until we get all four of them off.
Then we can separate the screen from the body.
Now, looking at your replacement screen
and you're old one, you might notice
that there's a few things missing on the replacement screen,
namely the earpiece and the home button
as well as all of the metal backing.
So, we need to then transfer that from the old one
to the new one.
Let's start with the earpiece and the camera
and that section.
So we're gonna undo these three screws here at the top,
remove the metal backing and set it aside,
again with all of our screws next to the holes
that they belong to.
And then we're gonna pull off the camera
and take out the earpiece from underneath
and set that aside.
And then we're going to actually peel
all of this cable off that's connected to the camera.
And don't be scared.
It does kinda feel a little strange peeling it off,
but it does come off.
It's just a little bit of glue.
And then set that aside.
Next you'll notice that there is actually
some pieces of plastic up here
that are not on the replacement screen.
So we're gonna take those as well.
First, we're gonna take up the one
that goes under the camera with a sharp object.
I'm using a knife.
And then we're gonna do the same thing
for the one that goes by the proximity sensor.
And take that off.
Now we're gonna remove the metal backing
by undoing these three screws on this side,
and then these three on the other side.
Then at the very bottom, we're gonna undo the home button
by taking off these three screws down here,
removing this metal piece down here,
and then we're going to push the home button out
through the bottom
and then slowly and carefully
peel it like we did with the camera
and the earpieces, et cetera.
Eventually it will come off and there's a little snappy part
kind of like the cable connectors,
that will come off as well.
And then we can remove the metal backing.
So then we have all of the parts off of the old screen
and ready to put them on the new screen.
I keep them all on a piece of paper
with all of the screws next to the holes
that they go in just to keep organized.
Next I'm gonna remove this little piece
because I have it from the old screen,
so I don't need it.
Then we're gonna put our pieces of plastic back in,
then we're gonna put the camera back in,
the earpiece and proximity sensors.
And just make sure that you put the earpiece
underneath the camera cable
and have the camera cable go over it
with the camera put in the slot after that.
Then we're gonna take the metal backing
and put it over this little piece of cable,
replace our metal backing for the earpiece
and camera section
and then we're gonna screw that in
with the three screws
that were holding that down originally.
Then we're gonna put our home button back in,
it should be a little sticky still
so you should be able to just push it back in
and snap the little Lego-esque thing back on,
make sure that is nice and snug.
And we're gonna put the metal backing back on that
and screw that back in with the three screws.
Then we can put our metal backing
back on the back of the screen
by doing the three screws on one side,
and then the three screws on the other.
Then we can reconnect our screen to the motherboard
using the little Lego snaps on the cables.
And at this point, you're going to want
to turn the screen on before we bolt everything back up
just to make sure that it works.
And then if it does, we can put our metal backing
back over the cables and put the five screws back in
to hold that in place.
Then you're gonna slowly and carefully
put the screen back on to the metal housing
and slowly work your way up to get it locked into place.
And be careful not to re-crack the screen.
Finally, you're gonna put the two hex screws
back in the bottom and you're all set.
And there you go.
Bow you just need to test it
and make sure that everything works correctly.
Try to set a fingerprint,
take a picture with the front-facing camera,
the rear facing camera, make a phone call,
and make sure that you can hear the person on the other end,
all of that stuff's important,
and if any of those things aren't working,
then just, unfortunately, open the phone back up
and make sure that all the connections
are connecting properly and then put it back together
and try again.
And there you have it.
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