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today we're going to replacing the charging port on the iPhone se it is very similar to the iPhone 5s but it's a little bit different and the charging ports are not interchangeable so make sure you buy the right one I will link all the replacement parts in the video description there are two pentalobe screws down at the bottom remove those and then using a suction cup and a thin metal pry tool lift up and pry gently between the plastic frame of the screen and the metal frame of the phone you can lift up a little bit on the plastic edge of the screen without damaging it don't pull it too far away from the device because there is a funky little ribbon cable down here we're going to remove this metal tab and then lift up on the tiny little connection down at the bottom and that will disconnect the home button from around the charging port then you can lift the screen up to the 90 degree angle don't bend it past 90 degrees remove these six screws and the two metal plates on top of all these connections we're going to unplug the battery first so there's no power coursing through the device and then we're going to remove all the ribbon cables that are attached to the screen just unsnap those like little Legos there is a ribbon cable down here by the battery this is what the charging port uses to connect to the motherboard there are seven screws that actually hold the charging port in place remove those but keep your screws organized they are different sizes and lengths and if you misplace them it will be very bad for your phone there is a little sticker on top of the loudspeaker you might not need to remove this I did just for fun there's a little metal doohickey on the bottom right of the loudspeaker as well so if you lose that you know where it goes there's a little round ribbon cable that attaches to the motherboard and snap that and the loudspeaker can pull away from the phone this is the loudspeaker you can see the two little contact points on the bottom of it that rest on top of the charging port ribbon cable it's where it gets its signal from the phone now the charging port can just pull away from the device you can see a lot of the sticky glue down there along the bottom I think this adds to the water resistance of the iPhone se here's a charging port itself there might be some parts that you need to transfer over from your old charging port to your new charging port like this little rubber microphone channel I'm just going to unstick the microphone from the rubber part and then transfer that over to my new charging port ribbon cable just make sure that your new one looks exactly like the old one before you go to install it same thing goes for this little metal bracket where the home button plugs into the charging port I'm going to stick my new charging port down into place making sure that the headphone jack is seated into it this little slot on the frame you'll see these screw holes line up once everything is in its correct position you shouldn't have to force anything into place everything has its own little slot once everything situated you can slide the loudspeaker back into place making sure that the left side of it is tucked down underneath that little port where the home button plugs into the charging port sits underneath that and sits underneath the motherboard as well get a little sticker back into place with this two little screw holes on either side I'm also going to seat the little round signal cable make sure you get the seven screws back into place and plug in the charging port now up here at the top of the phone I'm going to connect the screen but I'm not going to screw in the metal plate yet we're going to test it before I get to that part I'm going to plug in the battery turn on the phone and everything seems to be working if you end up with grey lines or a white colored screen there's a good chance that your ribbon cables up at the top aren't connected correctly just reseat those and then try it again get those six screws back into place once you get the metal tabs down and then we're going to try to get this little ribbon cable seated correctly I'm going to use my tweezers to line it up over the little Lego type connection and then press it down into place making sure it's snug with my fingers and then getting the little metal latch all up in there like rocket surgery it is a big pain trying to get all that connected I'm glad they got away from this design with the iPhone 6 and 6s once that's in and connected we're going to go ahead and take the top of the screen and line that up with the frame tuck it in and then you can continue down the sides of the phone and clamp that down into place you turn the phone on at this point make sure everything works and then put those two bottom screws into place if you have any questions leave down in the comments like this video if it helped you I have done some fun videos recently besides cell phone repair done a lot of durability tests and even a fun rap battle with the YouTube channel Kay face TV the same guys who did the Harry Potter Dark Lord funk videos go ahead and check those out if you're bored thanks dumb for watching hope see you around