Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

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2

  • Watch Band
  • 1 step
  • Screen
  • 5 steps

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Step 1

              Watch Band
  • Place your thumbs on the ends of the screen.
  • Push the watch outward while pulling the band away from the watch.

Place your thumbs on the ends of the screen.

Push the watch outward while pulling the band away from the watch.

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Step 2

              Screen
  • Heating the device with a hair dryer may warp the screen or damage the device. It it preferable to use an iOpener for this step.
  • For step-by-step instructions on using an iOpener, see the iOpener Instructions.
  • Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or an iOpener to heat the Gear Fit for 1-2 minutes until it is hot to the touch.

Heating the device with a hair dryer may warp the screen or damage the device. It it preferable to use an iOpener for this step.

For step-by-step instructions on using an iOpener, see the iOpener Instructions.

Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or an iOpener to heat the Gear Fit for 1-2 minutes until it is hot to the touch.

Step 3

  • The screen is connected to the device by a ribbon cable on the left side with the power button facing you. Do not try to completely separate the screen from the device yet, and be careful.
  • Gently pry the screen loose using a plastic opening tool.
  • If the screen doesn’t easily come loose, more heating may be required

The screen is connected to the device by a ribbon cable on the left side with the power button facing you. Do not try to completely separate the screen from the device yet, and be careful.

Gently pry the screen loose using a plastic opening tool.

If the screen doesn’t easily come loose, more heating may be required

Step 4

  • Using tweezers as a lever, pry the inner assembly out of the external casing.
  • This will be harder than removing the screen. Moderate force may be required.

Using tweezers as a lever, pry the inner assembly out of the external casing.

This will be harder than removing the screen. Moderate force may be required.

Step 5

  • Disconnect the ribbon cables connecting the screen to the motherboard by lifting their metal connectors up off of the board with tweezers.

Disconnect the ribbon cables connecting the screen to the motherboard by lifting their metal connectors up off of the board with tweezers.

Step 6

  • Gently peel the screen assembly up and away from the device using tweezers.

Gently peel the screen assembly up and away from the device using tweezers.

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

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aaa - Nov 10, 2014

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Hi!

Thank you very much for this tuto. But wher can we acquire the screen ???

Thanks a lot.

AB

Yele Olaniyi - Nov 11, 2014

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Where can you buy replacement screen?

Rochelle - Dec 10, 2014

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I’m also finding it difficult to buy a replacement screen too. Has anyone discovered some. I thought this website was selling some not too long ago. Any more coming in?

alexxtodorov - Jan 2, 2015

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Hi guys,

is it possible to detach the display unit from the protective plastic cover (I think it’s not glass) ?

MrGratts - May 29, 2015

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Does anyone know where to get the replacement screen?