Before disassembling your iPhone, be sure it is powered off.
Remove the two 3.6 mm Pentalobe screws next to the dock connector.
During reassembly, we recommend you replace the 5-point screws with equivalent Phillips screws. Our Liberation Kit provides the tools and screws needed to replace the Pentalobe screws with Phillips screws.
The 5-Point Screwdriver should only be used once, as it has the potential to strip the screws.
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Push the rear panel toward the top edge of the iPhone.
The panel will move about 2 mm.
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Pull the rear panel away from the back of the iPhone, being careful not to damage the plastic clips attached to the rear panel.
Remove the rear panel from the iPhone.
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Remove the following screws securing the battery connector to the logic board:
Take care of remove for screw
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Use a pair of tweezers to remove the pressure contact near the battery connector.
When reinstalling the pressure contact, be sure to clean it with a degreaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have the potential to create wireless interference.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to gently pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Insert the edge of a plastic opening tool between the battery and the outer case near the bottom left corner of the iPhone.
Run the plastic opening tool along the right edge of the battery and pry up at several points to completely separate it from the adhesive securing it to the outer case.
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Use the exposed clear plastic pull tab to peel the battery off the adhesive securing it to the iPhone.
Remove the battery.
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Remove the following screws securing the dock connector cable cover to the logic board:
One 1.5 mm Phillips screw
One 1.2 mm Phillips screw
Remove the metal dock connector cable cover.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to pry the dock cable up from its socket on the logic board.
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Peel the dock connector cable off the adhesive securing it to the logic board and the side of the speaker enclosure.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to pry the Wi-Fi antenna cable up from its socket on the logic board.
De-route the Wi-Fi antenna cable out from under the metal fingers attached to the logic board.
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If necessary, use a pair of tweezers to remove the outer plastic ring located on top of the rear camera's flash assembly.
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Remove the following four screws securing the cable cover to the logic board:
One 2.7 mm Phillips screw
One 2.6 mm Phillips screw
One 1.3 mm Phillips screw
One 1.2 mm Phillips screw
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to pry the cable cover tabs out of their slots cut into the EMI shield on the logic board.
Lift the cable cover from its edge nearest the top and remove it from the iPhone.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to pry the rear camera connector up from its socket on the logic board.
Be careful not to break any components off the surrounding area on the logic board as you pry upwards.
Remove the rear camera from the iPhone.
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Use a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip to eject the SIM card and its holder.
This may require a significant amount of force.
Remove the SIM card and its holder.
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Remove the five cables near the top of the logic board in the following order:
Headphone jack/volume button cable
Front facing camera cable
Digitizer cable
Display data cable
Power button cable (located underneath the headphone jack/volume button cable as shown in the second picture.)
To disconnect the cables, use the edge of a plastic opening tool to gently lift their connectors up and out of the sockets on the logic board.
Be careful not to break any of the small and delicate surface mount components as you disconnect the cables.
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Remove the 1.5 mm Phillips screw securing the grounding clip to the logic board near the headphone jack.
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Lift the small grounding clip up off the logic board and remove it from the iPhone.
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Use a small flathead screwdriver to remove the 4.8 mm standoff near the headphone jack.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to disconnect the wi-fi antenna from the logic board.
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If present, peel the piece of black tape covering the hidden screw near the power button.
Remove the 1.6 mm Phillips screw securing the logic board near the power button.
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Remove the following screws securing the logic board to the case:
One 2.5 mm Phillips screw near the vibrator motor
One 2.4 mm Phillips screw
One 3.6 mm standoff along the side of the logic board nearest the battery opening.
Use a small flathead screwdriver to remove the single 3.6 mm standoff.
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Carefully lift the logic board from the end closest to the speaker enclosure and slide it away from the top edge of the iPhone.
Remove the logic board.
Before reassembly, be sure to clean all metal-to-metal contact points on the logic board (not the mating halves of connectors) with a de-greaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have the potential to cause grounding issues.
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Be sure not to lose the small grounding finger for the rear facing camera near the power button.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully pry the metal front facing camera retainer away from the case of your iPhone.
Remove the front facing camera retainer.
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Remove the front facing camera.
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Remove the 2.4 mm Phillips screw next to the headphone jack.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to peel the upper antenna off the headphone jack.
Use a pair of tweezers to remove the upper antenna from the iPhone.
Before reassembly, be sure to clean the metal-to-metal contact point on the upper antenna (not the mating halves of its connector) with a de-greaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have the potential to cause wireless interference issues.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to dislodge the headphone jack off from its recess in the outer case.
Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to peel the top microphone away from the outer case.
Pull the body of the headphone jack away from the top edge of the iPhone.
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Remove the 1.6 mm Phillips screw securing the upper antenna to the outer case.
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Remove the four 1.5 mm Phillips screws securing the volume button and silent switch brackets to the outer case.
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Use a pair of tweezers to gently pull the silent switch bracket away from the outer case.
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Carefully peel the headphone jack/volume button cables off the adhesive securing them to the rear case.
Remove the headphone jack cable assembly from the iPhone.
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Carefully peel the headphone jack/volume button cables off the adhesive securing them to the rear case.
Remove the headphone jack cable assembly from the iPhone.
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