Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Inner Front Camera Replacement

Unplug all cables from your phone and completely power it down.

Apply a suction cup to the back cover, as close to the center of the bottom edge as possible.

While securing the phone with one hand, pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Remove the suction handle from the back cover.

Slide the opening pick around the bottom left corner and up the left edge of the back cover to separate the adhesive.

Continue sliding the pick around the top left corner and across the top edge of the back cover.

Slide your pick down the right edge and around the bottom right corner to separate the remaining adhesive.

Lift the bottom edge of the back cover and swing it over the top edge of the phone.

Prop up the back cover with your suction handle or a clean, sturdy object—making sure that the cable isn't strained.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the 3.0 mm‑long screw securing the top bracket.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the top bracket towards the top of the phone to release it from its clip.

Remove the top bracket.

Insert the tip of your spudger under the bottom edge of the back cover cable press connector.

Pry up and disconnect the back cover cable.

Lift the back cover off the frame and remove it.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two 3.0 mm‑long screws securing the base battery bracket.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the base battery bracket toward the bottom of the phone to release it from its clip.

Remove the base battery bracket.

Insert the tip of your spudger under the bottom left corner of the base battery press connector, near the gold marker.

Pry up and disconnect the base battery.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to remove the two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the inner front camera bracket.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to lift the inner front camera bracket up and toward the left edge of the phone to release its clips.

Remove the inner front camera bracket.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the inner front camera press connector.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up the inner front camera and separate the adhesive securing it to the frame.

Remove the inner front camera.

Congratulations on completing disassembly! The remaining steps will show you how to reassemble your device.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the old adhesive foam from the inner front camera cutout.

Use isopropyl alcohol (>90% or greater) and a coffee filter or lint‑free cloth to remove any adhesive residue.

Peel the replacement adhesive foam off its clear liner to expose the adhesive underneath.

Align the adhesive foam over the cutout in the frame so that the pull tab is facing the bottom of the phone.

Place the adhesive in the cutout.

Use the tip of a spudger to press along the edges of the adhesive foam to secure it to the frame.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to peel off the colored liner and expose the adhesive underneath.

While holding the inner front camera above its cutout, reconnect its press connector.

Lay the inner front camera in its cutout and press down to secure it to the adhesive.

Reinsert the inner front camera bracket clip under its slot in the logic board and align the screw holes.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the inner front camera bracket.

Reconnect the base battery press connector.

Reinsert the base battery bracket clip under its slot in the logic board and align its screw holes.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the two 3.0 mm‑long screws securing the base battery bracket.

Use a spudger, or your fingers, to remove the old back cover adhesive.

Use isopropyl alcohol (>90%) and a coffee filter or a microfiber cloth to remove any adhesive residue.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the three rear camera liners from the inside of your new back cover.

Peel off the remaining clear liners on the outside of the back cover.

Before removing any liners, check if the adhesive matches the frame.

Peel away the top half of the new adhesive strip from its clear liner and keep it folded before continuing.

Align the top half of the adhesive over the frame, using the corners as reference points.

Place the adhesive on the frame.

Use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingers, to press down the top edge of the adhesive and adhere it to the frame.

While peeling away the rest of the clear liner, slowly lay the rest of the adhesive over the perimeter of the phone.

Use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingers, to press down the rest of the adhesive and adhere it to the frame.

Use a spudger to pry up the segmented tab on the bottom right corner of the large blue liner.

Lift the tab and peel off the large blue liner to expose the secondary liner.

While holding the back cover or propping it up, reconnect the back cover cable.

Reinsert the top bracket clip under its slot in the logic board and align its screw hole.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the 3.0 mm‑long screw securing the top bracket.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry up the segmented tab on the top right corner of the secondary liner.

Peel off the secondary liner to expose the adhesive.

Align the top edge of the back cover with the frame and press down to adhere it.

Press along the perimeter of the back cover to adhere it to the frame.

Let the phone sit a few hours for the adhesive to cure.