Reassembly: Back Cover

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.