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Step 1

              Rear Panel
  • Before you begin, discharge your iPhone battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.
  • Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
  • Remove the two 3.6 mm Pentalobe P2 screws next to the dock connector.
  • Be sure the driver is well-seated when removing Pentalobe screws—they are easy to strip.

Before you begin, discharge your iPhone battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 3.6 mm Pentalobe P2 screws next to the dock connector.

Be sure the driver is well-seated when removing Pentalobe screws—they are easy to strip.

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Step 2

  • Push the rear panel toward the top edge of the iPhone.
  • The panel will move about 2 mm.

Push the rear panel toward the top edge of the iPhone.

The panel will move about 2 mm.

Step 3

  • Pull the rear panel away from the back of the iPhone, being careful not to damage the plastic clips attached to the rear panel.
  • Remove the rear panel from the iPhone.

Pull the rear panel away from the back of the iPhone, being careful not to damage the plastic clips attached to the rear panel.

Remove the rear panel from the iPhone.

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

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Stephen Foskett - Dec 5, 2011

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If you have trouble removing the back after sliding it, do not force or pry it. You didn’t push it far enough. Gently push it further and it will come off easily!

jlinder1 - May 24, 2012

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On the iPhone 4S Mirrored Rear Panel there was a clear plastic covering on the INSIDE side of the Panel that covers a jagged black area. There is also a small plastic covering over the camera lens, also on the inside side of the Panel. The iFixIt step-by-step instructions do not include any information about whether to remove these or leave them. I chose to peel them off and it appears everything works okay. But there probably should have been a mention about what to do with these “stickers.”

David Bergum - Feb 14, 2013

li ma - Jul 23, 2012

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