Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

5

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Back Camera
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 2 steps
  • Daughterboard
  • 3 steps
  • Speakers
  • 1 step

Flags

1

Better Introduction

Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction.

  • BackHTC Desire 826

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Find a seam in the back of the device.
  • Insert the plastic spudger into the seam and pry off the back panel.
  • There will be glue, so keep prying until it comes off or you may need to heat up the edges of the device to loosen the adhesive with the iOpener.

Find a seam in the back of the device.

Insert the plastic spudger into the seam and pry off the back panel.

There will be glue, so keep prying until it comes off or you may need to heat up the edges of the device to loosen the adhesive with the iOpener.

1024

Step 2

  • Remove the 4.0 mm screw above the battery with a T5 Torx screwdriver.
  • Remove the metal bracket with the tweezers.

Remove the 4.0 mm screw above the battery with a T5 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the metal bracket with the tweezers.

Step 3

  • Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard with the tweezers.

Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard with the tweezers.

Step 4

  • Lift the battery with a plastic spudger and remove it from the device.

Lift the battery with a plastic spudger and remove it from the device.

Step 5

              Back Camera
  • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three 4.0 mm screws.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three 4.0 mm screws.

Step 6

  • Use the spudger to lift the black plastic covering.

Use the spudger to lift the black plastic covering.

Step 7

  • Use the spudger to lift the green board. The back camera is attached on the side as shown.
  • Use the tweezers to disconnect and remove the camera.

Use the spudger to lift the green board. The back camera is attached on the side as shown.

Use the tweezers to disconnect and remove the camera.

Step 8

              Motherboard
  • Remove the three 4.0 mm T5 Torx screws connected to the motherboard.

Remove the three 4.0 mm T5 Torx screws connected to the motherboard.

Step 9

  • Disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard by flipping up the locking tab with a spudger and pulling out the cable with your fingers.
  • Lift the motherboard out of the frame, using a spudger to help pick up one of the edges.

Disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard by flipping up the locking tab with a spudger and pulling out the cable with your fingers.

Lift the motherboard out of the frame, using a spudger to help pick up one of the edges.

Step 10

              Daughterboard
  • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 4.0 mm screws in the bottom corners of the device.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 4.0 mm screws in the bottom corners of the device.

Step 11

  • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove one screw connected to the daughterboard.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove one screw connected to the daughterboard.

Step 12

  • Remove the interconnect ribbon cable by flipping up the black tab of the ZIF connector and pulling out the cable with your fingers.
  • Remove the daughterboard.

Remove the interconnect ribbon cable by flipping up the black tab of the ZIF connector and pulling out the cable with your fingers.

Remove the daughterboard.

Step 13

              Speakers
  • Use a pair of tweezers to unhook the locks on both sides of the speaker.
  • Grab the speaker with the tweezers and lift vertically to remove.
  • You can replace the top and bottom speakers independently as needed.

Use a pair of tweezers to unhook the locks on both sides of the speaker.

Grab the speaker with the tweezers and lift vertically to remove.

You can replace the top and bottom speakers independently as needed.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

Author

                                      with 2 other contributors 


                    Ronald Reid

Member since: 09/17/2020

73 Reputation

                                      1 Guide authored                  



                       Badges:
                       2

Team

                       The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, Team S3-G18, Eggleston Fall 2020                        

                                                  Member of The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, Team S3-G18, Eggleston Fall 2020 



                    CMCSC-EGGLESTON-F20S3G18                     


                                            3 Members                     


                                            6 Guides authored