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15 minutes
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Screen
- Working on your device while it is turned on may result in an electric shock. Be sure to shut down and unplug your device before you begin.
- Removing the screen may be difficult due to strong adhesives.
- Apply heat to all the seams of the device using an iFixit iOpener or heat gun in order to loosen the adhesive around the edges of the screen.
Working on your device while it is turned on may result in an electric shock. Be sure to shut down and unplug your device before you begin.
Removing the screen may be difficult due to strong adhesives.
Apply heat to all the seams of the device using an iFixit iOpener or heat gun in order to loosen the adhesive around the edges of the screen.
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Step 2
- Insert the plastic opening tool into the gap on the side of the tablet, near a corner where you want to start removing the screen.
- Place the small suction cup on the screen near the corner that the plastic opening tool is placed.
- Lift the small suction cup up while pushing down with the plastic opening tool to remove screen (you may need to have someone else hold the device down for proper leverage).
- A ribbon cable is attached to the back of the screen. Avoid lifting or moving the screen more than 3-4 inches before disconnecting the ribbon cable or you could damage the device.
Insert the plastic opening tool into the gap on the side of the tablet, near a corner where you want to start removing the screen.
Place the small suction cup on the screen near the corner that the plastic opening tool is placed.
Lift the small suction cup up while pushing down with the plastic opening tool to remove screen (you may need to have someone else hold the device down for proper leverage).
A ribbon cable is attached to the back of the screen. Avoid lifting or moving the screen more than 3-4 inches before disconnecting the ribbon cable or you could damage the device.
Step 3
- A piece of silver tape is placed over the gold ribbon cable connecting the screen to the tablet.
- Use the tweezers to carefully remove the silver tape.
A piece of silver tape is placed over the gold ribbon cable connecting the screen to the tablet.
Use the tweezers to carefully remove the silver tape.
Step 4
- With the plastic opening tool gently lift to disconnect the gold ribbon cable that attaches the screen to the base tablet.
With the plastic opening tool gently lift to disconnect the gold ribbon cable that attaches the screen to the base tablet.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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nevillenicol - Aug 21, 2016
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How about removing just the screen from the digitizer
bhayden75 - Aug 26, 2016
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I agree, is removing the glass from the digitizer similar to samsung phones like the s4 and s5?
aleclittlelebronjameson - Oct 21, 2016
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Where do you get a new screen if the one you have is cracked
jamarjynr - Oct 22, 2016
You can get a screen from Ebay or do a Google search. But the cost is half the cost of the tablet. So its around $200+
machv5 - Apr 7, 2017
