iPhone 15 Back Glass Removal

Written By: Clay Eickemeyer

Comments: 5

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

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Introduction

This guide demonstrates how to remove the back glass on your iPhone 15.

Tools

Step 1

Allow your phone's battery to drain below 25%, as a charged lithium-ion battery is a potential safety hazard.
Unplug any cables from your phone.
Hold the power and either volume buttons and slide to power off your phone.

Step 2

If your screen or back glass is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.
Make sure there's a smooth area near the bottom edge that's big enough for a suction cup to stick to.

Step 3

Use a P2 pentalobe driver to remove the two 7.7 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.

Step 4

Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.
Be careful not to heat the phone hotter than this—the battery is susceptible to heat damage.

Step 5

Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back glass.
Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back glass and the frame.
Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

My back glass is shattered and the suction cup won’t pick it up. What do I do?

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Step 6

As you slice the adhesive securing the back glass in the next steps, be careful of the following areas:
There's a delicate cable connecting the back glass to the phone, right next to the volume down button. Don't insert your pick here to avoid slicing the cable.
There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in each step to avoid bending these contacts.

If you heat the device up PROPERLY there is absolutely ZERO NEED to have to “cut the adhesive”….

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Step 7

Don't insert your opening pick deeper than 5 mm along the bottom edge.
Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Step 8

Heat the right edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

This is how you melt your plastic tools and make them totally useless

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Step 9

Don't insert your pick deeper than 7 mm along the right edge.
Rotate your pick around the bottom right corner and slide it to the volume down button or until you feel a hard stop at a large clip securing the back glass.
Don't slice past the volume buttons to avoid damaging the wireless charging cable.
Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

How about we teach people how to do this without such a risk and start opening it on the side opposite of the volume buttons, and again, if heat is used properly there is zero risk as you can pry up from left and totally avoid sliding the puck around the edge.

Leif DeWolf -

Step 10

Heat the left edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Step 11

Along the left edge, don't insert your pick deeper than 5 mm.
Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge.
Rotate the second pick around the bottom left corner.
Slide this pick up to the top left corner to separate the adhesive.
Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 12

Heat the top edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Stop making people melt their tools!!!!

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Step 13

Don't insert your pick deeper than 3 mm along the top edge.
Rotate your second opening pick around the top left corner and slide it to the top right corner to separate the adhesive.
You might hear and feel clicks as the top two clips release.
Leave this pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 14

Heat the top right corner of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Step 15

Don't insert your pick deeper than 4 mm along the right edge.
Rotate the second opening pick around the top right corner and slide it to the volume up button to separate the adhesive.

Step 16

Gently swing open the back glass to the right of the phone.
If the back glass feels stuck, go back around the perimeter to check for missed sections of adhesive or stuck clips.
Rest the back glass against a raised surface so it doesn't strain the cable.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Clay Eickemeyer

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