iPhone 6 front-facing camera replacement guide. We'll need a triangular plastic
pick, a plastic prying tool often referred to as a spudger, a proprietary Apple
screwdriver called the pentalobe screwdriver, a Philips head double zero
screwdriver. All of these tools should come standard with your replacement kit.
Go ahead and power down the iPhone. Make sure not to miss this step. Flip it over
so you can see the charging port. There you'll see there are two pentalobe
screws securing the screen to the frame. Go ahead and remove those with your
pentalobe screwdriver. Once removed we can go ahead and pry open the iPhone and
access the internal parts. Go ahead and use your triangular pick to find a spot
near the auxilary cable and slide it in. Once you slide it in, go ahead and
slide it across the crack digging it slightly deeper in but be very careful
with your movements, you don't want to damage any internal parts. Once the pick
is in about a quarter of an inch, go ahead and slightly twist it from left to
right to get that prying action. You want to crack open the lower half of the
phone. Be careful because the top portion of the phone is connected with about
four cables to the logic board. Okay we're in, now we need to remove the
screen "cable shield" the shield is secured with five Phillips head screws.
Make sure to place them in the orientation in which you take them out
because they are all different sizes. A quick note is to make sure to work
away from the table edge as if a screw drops, it won't fall off the table.
Another quick note, if these screws get mixed up make sure that you remember that the
one on the top right is the long one. With the shield removed, using the
plastic prying tool, we can go ahead and disconnect the four ribbon cables that
are securing the screen to the logic board. When prying these connections
apart make sure to go very slowly and gently as you can damage the socket if
you remove it too fast. Next we'll need to remove the ear speaker and the
front-facing camera and light sensor cable. Begin by removing the shield
that's held in with three Phillips head screws. As you take out the screws go
ahead and put them in their perspective positions. If you get them mixed up, just
remember that the one in the top middle is the long one. You can go ahead and
lift up and remove the shield. Something to note is that in this example the camera
cable and the speaker have already been replaced so they are not glued in. You
will face a lot more resistance removing this cable on a fresh replacement. You
can separate out the speaker by folding back the camera lens. Be very careful
when you're prying the cable out, it should be relatively easy if you take
your time.
Here's a closer look so that you fully grasp the concept of the speaker
aligning with the cable. Putting the speaker at a slightly wrong angle will
prevent the speaker from functioning. Reassembling the front camera and
speaker are the hardest part of the installation. Go ahead and place the
cable in the following orientation. Bend back the camera, with the camera slightly
pried back you can go ahead and insert the speaker in the following orientation.
With the speaker correctly placed down, go ahead and put the camera over it and
hold it down. While putting pressure on the cable and speaker go ahead and
reinsert the shield right over the top. When the orientation of the shield feels
correct, go ahead and secure it with the three Phillips head screws. If you have
them mixed up, just remember that the one in the middle is the long one. Once
secured, flip the screen over and check to see if you can see the camera lens. We're
ready to reinstall the screen. Go ahead and push back all of the ribbon cables
except for the one furthest back. Go ahead and apply slight pressure either
with your finger or with a plastic tool make sure to hear click when you push
down the ribbon cable. Make sure it's nice and solid and that
all the teeth line up and actually click into the socket. Go one cable at a time,
the bottom left cable is the last one to get connected. With all the cables secure
go ahead and reinsert the cable shield, gently place it down.
Align it correctly and secure it with one Phillips head screw in the middle.
Securing the middle screw first will allow you to comfortably resecure the
rest of the screws evenly. If at any time you mixed up any of the screws, just
remember that the longest one out of all of them goes in the top right corner.
Secure the remaining three screws.
We're now ready to clamp up the phone. Go ahead and take the top portion of the
screen and push it into the top portion of the frame of the phone and gently
start putting it in. Apply slight pressure going around the contour of the
phone. Do this portion slowly to make sure that the connection is aligned
properly and tight. Once you went all the way around and you feel like you have a
solid lock it's time to reinstall the two pentalobe screws. It's time to power
up and test the phone. This concludes the front facing camera replacement.
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