Apple iPhone Xs - Bottom antenna flex

Guide with all the necessary steps so that you can change the components of the Apple iPhone Xs (A2097) yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 screen

We extract the two Pentalobe screws (TS1) apply a little heat with a hot air gun, and with the help of suction cups we will separate the screen from the chassis with the help of a pick as well.

Step 2 Screen Flex

Remove the shield that is on top of the connectors, for this we must remove the three screws Triwing (Y0.6) and the Phillips screw (PH # 00) that holds the shield, and we can disconnect the flex from the screen and the headset module.

Step 3 Bottom shields

We extract the four Phillips screws (PH # 00) and the Triwing screw (Y0.6) that hold the lower bindajes that we need to remove.

Step 4 Speaker

Remove the four Phillips screws (PH # 00) and the three standoff, disconnect the speaker connector and we can remove it.

Step 5 Vibrator

We disconnect the flex from the vibrator, and we can remove it.

Step 6 Screws

We remove the three Phillips screws (PH # 00), the three Standoff screws, and the two Triwing screws (Y0.6), and we will detach the areas that are stuck to the chassis.

Step 7 Charge connector

We extract the two Phillips screws (PH # 00) that hold the area of the load connector, and so we can take it off just enough to be able to take off the flex that we have to replace.

Step 8 Bottom antenna flex

Finally we can take off the antenna flex that we have to replace, but first we must remove the two Triwing screws (Y0.6) that are on the side of the terminal, now we can finish taking off the antenna flex and disconnect it from the motherboard.

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