If a cracked or malfunctioning display is cramping your iPhone 13 style-no
worries today we are going to show you how to replace the display on your iPhone 13!
For this repair you will need A p2 pentalobe driver,
a Phillips #00 driver, a Y000 Driver, An iOpener, a suction handle or iSclack,
iFixit opening picks, tweezers , and a spudger. We also recommend using our
Magnetic Mat so you can keep track of screws and write down notes during your repair.
You will also need display adhesive to make your phone retains its water
resistance when you reseal your phone. Before you start any iPhone repair,
make sure you discharge your battery to below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery
can catch fire or explode if you damage it. Just a heads up before you replace your display,
Apple requires replacement parts to be synced with the iPhone after replacement
and unfortunately the software required to do this is not currently available to the public.
As a result true tone and auto brightness functionality will be disabled after a screen
replacement, even if you are using a genuine Apple replacement part. Also make sure your
running iOS 15.2 or later to avoid having issues with face ID after your part swap.
To begin, power off your phone by holding the side and bottom volume buttons.
Remove the two P2 pentalobe screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
Grab a hot iOpener and lay the clear side down along the bottom edge of the phone.
This will soften the display adhesive.
For the next few steps we are going to be using a iSclack. If you don’t
have a iSclack on hand refer to the repair guide on on our site where we
walk you through how to use a suction handle to remove the iPhone’s display.
Once your iPhone is heated, grab the iSclack and position its suction cups
near the bottom edge of the iphone. Then press both cups firmly into place.
With the suction cups engaged, hold onto your phone securely and close the handles of the
iSclack to slightly separate the screen from the rear case. For this step we’re
not trying to fully separate the display from the phone’s body we just want to create a gap.
Once you see a gap between the display and rear case insert a opening pick into the opening.
Next, place your heated iOpener on the left edge of the iphone for about a minute to
soften the adhesive. Then slide the opening pick around the lower left corner and up
the left edge of the iPhone, making sure you don’t insert the pick more than 2mm.
Once you are done on the left side lay a heated
iOpener on the ride edge of the iphone and repeat this process.
Finally, place your iOpener along the top edge of the iPhone.
Insert your pick into the right edge at the top and slide it across the edge.
Be very careful and don’t insert the pick more than 1mm here.
With all the adhesive separated you can now open the phone by swinging
the display up from the right side like the front cover of a book. Don’t try to
fully remove the display yet though it is still attached via ribbon cables.
Lean the display against something like a box or your driver kit so that the iphone
is easier to work on, and then use a phillips screwdriver to remove the three screws securing
the battery and display connector cover. Then remove the cover with your tweezers.
Use a spudger or clean fingernail and pry the battery connector up from its
socket on the logic board, and bend the connector away slightly
so that you don’t risk the chance of it making contact with the board.
Now disconnect the display cable connector from the logic board.
Remove the two phillips and one y000 screws securing the front sensor connector cover and
remove the cover with your tweezers by swinging the cover towards the display to unclip the hook.
Now you can disconnect the front sensor assembly cable from the logic board-and
your display is now free from the rear case.
Make sure your display has its adhesive strips in place,
if it doesn’t check out our video walking you through the process of reinstalling
display adhesive. This will ensure that your phone retains its water resistance.
With the backing of the adhesive still in place-align the display with your
phone and connect the front sensor cable and display cable to the logic board.
Go ahead and connect the battery cable and power on your phone to make sure it functions properly.
If all is well, power your phone off and screw
the covers over the battery and display cables back into place.
If your adhesive backing is still on go ahead and remove it. Now lay the display
into position by aligning the clips along the top edge and carefully pressing the top
edge into place. If it doesn’t click easily into place check the clips to make sure they
aren’t bent. If they do click into place easily, continue pressing the rest of the display down.
Finally screw back in the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the phone.