Introduction
Use this guide to replace the screen in your Samsung Galaxy S24.
This guide shows how to replace the screen on its own. If your replacement part is a screen that's pre-installed on a frame, follow this guide.
This process will destroy your old screen. Don't use this guide if you're trying to harvest a screen.
Note: Retaining water resistance after the repair will depend on how well you reapply the adhesive, but your device will lose its IP (Ingress Protection) rating.
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Apply a suction handle to the back cover, as close to the center of the right edge as possible.
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Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force to create a gap between the cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide your opening pick along the right edge between the back cover and the frame to slice through the adhesive.
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Leave your opening pick in the bottom right corner to keep the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a second opening pick to the left of the first one and slide it along the bottom edge to slice through the adhesive.
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Leave your opening pick in the bottom left edge to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a third opening pick above the last one and slide it along the left edge to slice through the adhesive.
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Leave your opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert a fourth opening pick in the top left corner at the same depth and slide it along the top edge and around the top right corner to slice through the adhesive.
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Insert a fifth opening pick directly above the camera flash cutout.
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Insert the opening pick under the top of the back cover until you feel it start to snag on the flash adhesive.
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Insert the pick deeper into the phone until you feel the adhesive completely separate from the back cover.
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Pick up the back cover by its edges and remove it from the phone.
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Remove any adhesive chunks with a pair of tweezers or your fingers. Apply heat and isopropyl alcohol (90% or greater) if you're having trouble removing the adhesive.
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If you're using custom-cut adhesives, follow this guide.
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If you're using double-sided tape, follow this guide.
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Use the point of your spudger to pry up and disconnect the wireless charging coil press connector from the motherboard.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the thirteen 3.5 mm‑long screws securing the wireless charging coil and the loudspeaker:
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Six screws securing the wireless charging coil
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Seven screws securing the loudspeaker
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Insert the point of a spudger in the notch located on the left edge of the loudspeaker assembly.
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Pry up the loudspeaker to release its clips.
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Use your fingernail or the flat end of a spudger to pry up the wireless charging coil and loudspeaker assembly away from the frame.
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Remove the wireless charging coil and loudspeaker from your phone.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger under the battery cable press connector (located on the motherboard) and pry up to disconnect it.
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Insert the point of a spudger under the display cable press connector at the bottom left corner of the phone and pry up to disconnect it.
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Align the back cover with the frame and press down evenly with your fingers to lightly adhere it to the phone.
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Flip your phone over so the screen is facing up.
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If your screen is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.
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Don't grip the iFlex or similar metal tools by the edges—they're very sharp.
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The front glass may shatter and spread shards of glass around your workspace. Consider wearing gloves and safety glasses to protect yourself.
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Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the top edge of the screen until it's almost too hot to touch.
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Apply a suction handle to the center of the screen's top edge, as close to the edge as possible.
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Insert the iFlex at a downward angle in the gap between the top edge of the front glass and the frame.
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Lift the suction handle with strong, steady force and lower the iFlex so it slides under the front glass. A large portion of the front glass may separate—that's fine.
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Replace the iFlex with an opening pick.
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Slide the opening pick around the top left corner of the phone, separating the glass from the display itself.
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Slide the opening pick down the left edge of the display to separate the glass from the display.
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Slide your opening pick across the bottom edge, under both the glass and display panel to separate them from the frame.
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Apply a suction handle to the center of the screen's top edge.
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Pull up on the glass until it is perpendicular to your phone.
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Lift the glass and display layer together towards the top of your phone to separate the adhesive securing them to the phone.
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Compare your new replacement part to the original part—be sure to transfer remaining components and remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Samsung Galaxy S24 Answers Community for troubleshooting help.
