Apple iPhone 6 - Flex cable of the home button

Guide with all the necessary steps to change the flex cable of the home button with fingerprint reader of the iPhone 6 yourself.

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For this tutorial you will need the following spared parts and tools

Flex puente for Apple Phone 6
1,88 €
Head made of synthetic carbon steel with titanium handle
18,63 €
Professional disassembly spatula for mobile phones and smartphones
2,71 €
Opening tool Smartphone, tablet
2,19 €
ESD-12 precision antistatic tweezers with fine tip
2,17 €
Suction cup to separate screens in general
5,25 €
Electrical dissipating clamps, in blister
3,97 €
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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 iPhone 6

Characteristics:
Physical dimensions: 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm, 129 grams
Screen: IPS LCD 4.7 inches
Resolution: 1,334x750 pixels (326 ppi)
Processor: Apple A8 (dual-core, 64-bit), PowerVR GX6450 GPU, M8 Coprocessor
RAM: 1 GB
Memory: 16/64/128 GB (not expandable)
Software version: iOS 8
Connectivity: LTE Cat 4, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi? Fi ac
Chambers: 8 megapixel iSight with Focus Pixels, FaceTime 1.2 megapixels
Battery: 1810 mAh (not removable)
Price: 16GB 699 euros / 64GB 799 euros / 128GB 899 euros

Before starting make sure that the iPhone is off.

Step 2 Opening

Remove the 2 3.6mm Pentalobe screws, located on either side of the charging connector.

Step 3

Use the tool with suction cups to easily separate the front panel (screen + accessories) without damaging the equipment.

Step 4

The front panel will be attached to the base plate by the data flexes at the top. These flex cables are fragile and can be cut or broken, handle them with care.

Step 5 Panel frontal

Remove the Phillips screws that hold the shield covering the connections on the motherboard:

  • 3 screws of 1.2 mm
  • 1 screw of 1.7 mm
  • 1 screw of 3.1 mm

Step 6

Remove the shield to access the connectors.

Step 7

Disconnect the flexes from the front panel on the motherboard.

Step 8

Separate the front panel.

Step 9 Home button

Remove the metal support that holds the home button, removing the 2 1.9 mm Phillips screws.

Step 10

Disconnect the flex from the home button.

Step 11 Metallic shield

Remove the 6 Phillips screws located on the sides of the screen.

Step 12

When separating the metal panel, you must carefully take off the flex at the bottom to avoid damaging it.

Step 13

Peel off the adhesive that covers the flex.

Step 14 Flex cable of the home button

Finally, take off the flex cable, pulling gently.

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