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today I will show a screen replacement on an iPhone 7 remember this is harder than it looks so make sure to watch the video all the way through before you decide to dive into your own repair as always you attempt this project at your own risk turn off the phone and at the bottom of the screen there are two pentalobe screws the same ones Apple always uses since there is copious amounts of adhesive under the screen I found it easier to use a thin metal pry tool instead of a suction cup slipping it between the metal frame of the phone and the plastic frame of the screen then gently twisting the tool to pry up on the screen in a controlled way there are a few ribbon cables along the right side of the phone that are extremely fragile so do not put any stress on them whatsoever a little bit of heat will help soften the screen adhesive so if you're struggling bust out your mom's hairdryer and warm the screen up the trick is releasing that top edge of the screen enough that you can untuck it from the top edge of the metal frame that's what's holding it in place the adhesive you see stretching isn't structural it is only for keeping water out your phone will not be water resistant anymore after replacing the screen but a cracked screen isn't water-resistant either after releasing that top edge the phone unfolds like a book and you can see those incredibly fragile ripping cables I was talking about earlier this metal plate protects the connections to the main board that is held down by four Y shaped screws called a tri point or Y triple zero I'll link all the tools that I use in the video description I unplug the battery ribbon first and then unclip the two screen ribbons right next to it they just unsnap like little Legos up here at the top of the phone we have another metal plate held down by two screws this is protecting another ribbon cable so pop that off and the screen comes loose from the phone the screen is made up of multiple components and these components need to be transferred over to your new unbroken replacement screen if you need a replacement screen I will link them down in the video description along with everything else to start transferring components we need to remove the huge metal plate from the back of the screen there are three tri tip screws on either side make sure you keep all of your screws organized throughout this project it is incredibly important because nearly all the screws are different sizes and you do not want to mix them up one more screws at the top holding down that big metal backplate and two more screws above that holding down the earpiece bracket once that earpiece bracket is set off to the side the earpiece speaker can pop out and you can see the little spring contact points that rest on the little golden circles this is how it receives its signal the front camera ribbon cable is just lightly glued into the frame so be extremely careful pry that out making sure not to kink or tear it here is the ribbon itself it has the front camera and all of the other front sensors attached to it on to the home button I'm going to explain a few more things about this little guy at the end of the video so stick around for that there are a total of four screws holding it in place remember keep them organized the home button bracket can then be removed and then the metal backplate itself can lift off it has a little bit of adhesive holding it down to the ribbon cables and even if your old screen is broken to bits it is still a good idea to go slow while removing this so you don't break anything new and I'll just reiterate the ribbon cables are extremely fragile they can tear like paper now that the big back metal plate is off the home button or touch pad can be removed by unclipping the little Lego light connection and then dropping it out of the hole in front of the screen now I grabbed the new replacement screen and I start installing the original components on the screen that isn't broken line the metal backplate up with little screw holes on the sides and then tuck your original home button from your old phone up through the hole and plug it in get the bracket screwed back onto the back of the home button making sure to put it over the little circular tabs on the metal backplate and then those four screws in the back going the holes they came from originally then the middle backplate has six screws to tighten it down all of them those same little tri-tips then we have the front camera ribbon fold that back into place like an origami master the earpiece with the springs will sit on top little golden circles and it will be held down with two screws then the top bracket will go on top of the earpiece with its own two screws now to reconnect the screen the funky-looking ribbon cable at the top clips in like a little Lego and then the bottom two ribbons plug in next to the battery connection remember these ribbons are like paper so do not kink or rip them get the battery plugged in and then I'll test the screen out before I screw all the metal plates back in if your screen is dark or has lines running through it or it doesn't respond to touch it either has a bad connection with the mainboard or it is just a bad replacement screen everything looks good on mine so I turn the phone back off and screw the metal plates back in with their original screws that I kept organized from earlier remember that the top edge of the screen goes in first and the rest of the screen gets gently placed down after that so if your frame has been bent by a drop you might need to undo a little before your screen will fit into place so watch out for that don't press too hard and crack your new one I've seen it happen now back to the home button since this phone is so new this video is showing literally one of the first few times the iPhone 7 has been taken apart in the wild after reading online several other people are complaining that their home button does no longer function when attached to a replacement screen Apple has played dirty in the past with error 53 not allowing people to fix their own phones so it wouldn't be super surprising to me to see Apple pull more anti repair shenanigans against their own customers but obviously we have to wait until we get a larger sample size of broken phones if you have repaired an iPhone 7 leave any tips down in the comments below remember if Apple really is disabling the home buttons I've repaired phones you can get around it by using the on-screen home button located in your settings and if you enjoy seeing tech reviewed from the inside hit that subscribe button I've got a lot more videos coming bonus points are following me on Instagram and Twitter and I even post an occasional behind-the-scenes snap story on snapchat thanks ton for watching hope see you around