Apple iPhone 6s Plus - Side keys

Guide with all the steps necessary for you to change the side keys of the iPhone 6s Plus yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 iPhone 6s Plus

Specifications:
Dimensions : 77.9 x 158.2 x 7.3 mm
Weight 192 g
SoC : Apple A9 APL1022
Processor : Apple Twister, 1840 MHz, Number of cores: 2 Graphics processor: PowerVR GT7600, Number of cores : 6 RAM memory: 2 GB
Internal memory : 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Display : 5.5 in, IPS, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 24 bit
Battery : 2750 mAh, Li-Polymer (polymer lithium ion)
Operating system : iOS 9
Camera : 4608 x 2592 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 fps
SIM card : Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi: a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac, Dual band, Wi-Fi USB Hotspot: 2.0
Bluetooth : 4.2
Location / Navigation : GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi, Cell ID

Before you start, make sure your mobile is turned off.

Step 2 SIM card

Remove the SIM tray using the removal tool.

Step 3 Panel frontal

Remove the 2 Pentalobe screws.

Step 4

The front panel has double-sided adhesive on the contour to ensure tightness.

We will use a suction cup and while we pull the screen, we review the contour with the metal opening tool.

Step 5

Lift the front panel from the bottom, since the data flexes are connected at the top.

Step 6

Remove the metal shield covering the connectors, held by 5 Phillips screws.

Step 7

Disconnect the data flexes from the front panel to separate it.

The following steps explain how to separate the battery and the motherboard. Depending on the keys you need to replace, you must separate only one of the two. If you need the keys on the right side, remove the battery. If you need the left side the base plate. If you need to replace all, continue with all the following steps.

Step 8 Motherboard connections

Remove the shield from the lower connectors, secured by 2 Phillips screws.

Step 9

Disconnect the battery connectors, lower flex and the upper end of the coaxial cable.

Step 10

Remove the shield from the connector located just above the battery, held by 2 Phillips screws.

Disconnect the flex.

Step 11 Rear camera

Remove the rear camera bracket, secured by 2 Phillips screws.

Unplug the rear camera and pull gently to remove it.

Step 12 Motherboard connections

Disconnect the coaxial cables from the top of the motherboard.

Disconnect the flex from the power button, microphone and flash.

Step 13 Base plate screws

Remove the Phillips screws that hold the motherboard.

The one marked in red can be removed with a flat screwdriver.

Step 14 Battery

The battery is glued with 3 strips of double-sided adhesive. Part of these adhesives protrudes from the bottom to pull them laterally and remove the adhesive in one piece.

If the adhesive breaks, which is most likely, you can detach it as shown in the next step.

Step 15

With the wide part of a double opening tool we leverage, little by little, take off the battery.

Step 16 Motherboard

Unhook the coaxial cable from the side of the plate, held by metal anchors.

Disconnect the flat coaxial cable from the underside of the motherboard.

Step 17 Superior antenna

Remove the upper antenna, held by 2 Phillips screws.

Step 18 Side keys

Remove the screws from the side supports, where the side buttons are located.

Step 19

Pull the metal support back with the push buttons.

You can now extract the keys on the right side.

Step 20

Repeat the process with the keys on the left side.

Video Tutorial summary

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