Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          10 - 25 minutes

Sections

2

  • Opening the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
  • 5 steps
  • Sensor Array
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Turn off the watch
  • Turn off the Galaxy Watch Active by pushing and holding the bottom button for approximately 3 seconds. You should feel a short vibration.
  • When the “Power off” symbol appears tap the center of the screen to make it shut down. You should feel a longer vibration for confirmation.

Turn off the Galaxy Watch Active by pushing and holding the bottom button for approximately 3 seconds. You should feel a short vibration.

When the “Power off” symbol appears tap the center of the screen to make it shut down. You should feel a longer vibration for confirmation.

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Step 2

              Remove the rear screws
  • Use a Tri-point Y00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm-long screws on the back of the watch.

Use a Tri-point Y00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm-long screws on the back of the watch.

Step 3

              Separate the back cover from the housing
  • Use an opening tool and place it between the plastic back cover and the metal housing near the buttons.
  • Push the tip of the opening tool into the gap to separate the back cover from the housing.
  • Don’t remove the back cover all the way yet. There is a cable connecting it to the motherboard.

Use an opening tool and place it between the plastic back cover and the metal housing near the buttons.

Push the tip of the opening tool into the gap to separate the back cover from the housing.

Don’t remove the back cover all the way yet. There is a cable connecting it to the motherboard.

Step 4

              Disconnect the sensor array
  • Carefully lift the back cover approximately 2 cm to access the sensor array connector near the two buttons.
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the sensor array from the motherboard.

Carefully lift the back cover approximately 2 cm to access the sensor array connector near the two buttons.

Use a spudger to disconnect the sensor array from the motherboard.

Step 5

              Remove the back cover
  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 6

              Loosen the sensor array
  • Use an opening pick and slide it underneath the sensor array which is slightly glued in place.
  • Carefully twist the opening pick to separate the sensor array from the back cover.

Use an opening pick and slide it underneath the sensor array which is slightly glued in place.

Carefully twist the opening pick to separate the sensor array from the back cover.

Step 7

              Remove the sensor array
  • Remove the sensor array from the back cover.

Remove the sensor array from the back cover.

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

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