Remove the cover plate and then the remaining screws, the ear piece should then come loose.Remove the screws on the camera and ear piece cover plate on the old screen.Remove the cover plate and again use the pry tool to unclip the ribbon cable connectors.Remove the cover plate and use your pry tool to unclip the ribbon cable connectors using your pry tool.Use the tri-point screw driver to remove the screws on the battery and digitizer cover plate.Slide the screen down and out of the clips at the top of the body of the phone.Slide the pry tool down the edges of the phone from the bottom to the top to loosen the side clips.Be careful not to stick the tool in too far or you might damage the ribbon cables. Pull the screen away from the body of the phone and insert your pry tool to gently lift it away.Position the suction cup on the screen near the bottom in an uncracked section.Use the pentalobe screw driver to remove the two screws at the bottom of the phone.Here is a summary of the steps involved in replacing your iPhone screen: Here is the complete video guide to replacing the screen: To connect them again, make sure that they two are correctly lined up and simply pressed down on top of the connector and you’ll feel it snap into place. To separate them, you can slide your spudger underneath the connector and pop it off. These are very fine connectors which simply “snap” into place, similar to Lego. The next thing you may not be familiar with is the ribbon cable connectors. I like to draw a quick sketch of each bracket or component and lay the screws onto the sketch over the hole they came out of. It is easy to get confused and lose track of your screws. The screws inside your iPhone are different types, sizes and lengths and it is very important that you put the correct screws in the correct place. The most important thing to keep in mind when doing this replacement is to keep your screws well organised. The replacement of your iPhone 7 Plus screen is done in four stages, first you’ll remove the existing screen, then you’ll need to remove the components which you still need to use, then install these components onto the new screen and finally install the new screen on your iPhone.
This is usually good enough to get the job done but the screw driver heads often strip after a few screws. Note – your replacement kit may come with a basic tool kit.What You Will Need To Replace Your iPhone 7 Plus Screen If you do happen to damage the tools, you can get cheap tool kits on Amazon or invest in a more premium one if you think you may have to do the repair again in the future.įor other models, have a look at the guides below: Although these are not the best quality, they are usually sufficient to do the repair on your phone once or twice. Although this guide is done specifically on the iPhone 7 Plus, the iPhone 8 plus is quite similar inside as well.Īs I’ve said in the introduction, most of the replacement screens available online come with a simple toolkit bundled with them. In the guide below, I’ll show you step by step how to replace the screen on your iPhone 7 Plus. This repair takes around a half an hour to an hour to complete. All you need is a replacement screen which is available online from around $20 – $50 (depending on the quality) and a simple tool kit which is usually bundled with the replacement screen. If one of these drops has resulted in your screen getting cracked or completely shattered then you’ll want to get it replaced and getting it replaced by the manufacturer is really expensive when in reality it is actually quite an easy fix. If you’ve ever owned an iPhone or other smartphone then you’ll know that no matter how well you look after it, you’re going to drop it once or twice.