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  • Pentalobe Screws
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  • How to open the iPhone SE 2022 for repairs
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Introduction

This guide was performed on the A2783 (international) model.

The iPhone SE 2022’s home “button” is actually a solid-state sensor, which also includes Touch ID (fingerprint recognition) capability.

Most replacement home buttons won’t work, so check carefully before starting your repair. Your iPhone’s original home button is uniquely paired to the logic board at the factory—and without Apple’s proprietary calibration process, even a genuine replacement home button from another iPhone won’t work. To fix a broken home button, you should install a specially-made, universal-style home button. Note that these replacements only work as a button and you’ll loose Touch ID functionality.

If you are only replacing a broken screen, you can use this guide to carefully remove and transfer your working original home button to a new screen, preserving all functions, including Touch ID.

Note: This guide instructs you to fully detach and remove the display assembly; this is highly recommended for easier handling and to prevent damage to the display cables. If you feel comfortable removing the Home/Touch ID Sensor while keeping the display cables attached, you can skip the steps for disconnecting the display.

If you do not replace the adhesive seals when reassembling, your device will function normally, but will most likely lose its water protection.

You’ll need replacement adhesive to reattach components when reassembling the device.

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the pentalobe screws
  • Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
  • Remove the two 3.4 mm pentalobe screws on the bottom edge of the iPhone.

Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 3.4 mm pentalobe screws on the bottom edge of the iPhone.

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Step 2

              Heat the front panel adhesive
  • Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the screen for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath.
  • A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the screen for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath.

A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Step 3

              Insert an opening pick
  • Secure a suction handle to the lower half of the front panel, as close to the home button as possible.
  • If the rear glass is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.
  • Lift the front panel with the suction handle to create a small gap between the front panel and the frame.
  • If you have trouble creating a gap, apply more heat to the bottom half of the screen to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
  • Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.

Secure a suction handle to the lower half of the front panel, as close to the home button as possible.

If the rear glass is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.

Lift the front panel with the suction handle to create a small gap between the front panel and the frame.

If you have trouble creating a gap, apply more heat to the bottom half of the screen to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.

Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.

Step 4

              Slice the adhesive
  • Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the front panel adhesive.
  • Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge of your phone.
  • Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the front panel adhesive.

Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge of your phone.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 5

              Slice the adhesive
  • If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it has most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener for two to three minutes to reheat it.
  • Slide the bottom left opening pick along the left edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.
  • Stop near the top left corner of the display.
  • Do not try to pry the top edge of the display away from the rear case, as it is held in place by plastic clips that may break.

If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it has most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener for two to three minutes to reheat it.

Slide the bottom left opening pick along the left edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.

Stop near the top left corner of the display.

Do not try to pry the top edge of the display away from the rear case, as it is held in place by plastic clips that may break.

Step 6

  • When you slice along the right edge, insert only the tip of the opening pick (~ 2–3 mm) to avoid damaging the display flex cables.
  • Slide the bottom right opening pick along the right edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.
  • Stop near the top right corner of the display.

When you slice along the right edge, insert only the tip of the opening pick (~ 2–3 mm) to avoid damaging the display flex cables.

Slide the bottom right opening pick along the right edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.

Stop near the top right corner of the display.

Step 7

              Lift the screen
  • Remove the opening picks.
  • Gently pull up on the suction handle to lift up the bottom edge of the display.
  • Do not raise the display more than 15º or you’ll risk straining or tearing the ribbon cables connecting the display.
  • Remove the suction handle.

Remove the opening picks.

Gently pull up on the suction handle to lift up the bottom edge of the display.

Do not raise the display more than 15º or you’ll risk straining or tearing the ribbon cables connecting the display.

Remove the suction handle.

Step 8

              Slice the remaining adhesive
  • Slide an opening pick underneath the top left corner of the display.
  • Slide the opening pick around the top left corner and along the top edge of the phone to slice the remaining adhesive.

Slide an opening pick underneath the top left corner of the display.

Slide the opening pick around the top left corner and along the top edge of the phone to slice the remaining adhesive.

Step 9

              Disengage the front panel clips
  • Slide the display assembly slightly down in direction of the charging port to disengage the clips holding it to the rear case.

Slide the display assembly slightly down in direction of the charging port to disengage the clips holding it to the rear case.

Step 10

              Lift up the display
  • Open the phone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.
  • Don’t try to fully separate the display from the phone assembly yet, as several fragile ribbon cables still connect it to the logic board.
  • Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you’re working on the phone.

Open the phone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.

Don’t try to fully separate the display from the phone assembly yet, as several fragile ribbon cables still connect it to the logic board.

Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you’re working on the phone.

Step 11

              Unfasten the lower display cable bracket screws
  • Remove the four Phillips screws securing the lower display cable bracket:
  • Two 1.2 mm-long screws
  • Two 2.8 mm-long screws
  • Throughout this guide, keep careful track of your screws so that each one goes back where it came from during reassembly. Installing a screw in the wrong place can cause permanent damage.

Remove the four Phillips screws securing the lower display cable bracket:

Two 1.2 mm-long screws

Two 2.8 mm-long screws

Throughout this guide, keep careful track of your screws so that each one goes back where it came from during reassembly. Installing a screw in the wrong place can cause permanent damage.

Step 12

              Remove the lower display cable bracket
  • Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the lower display cable bracket.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the lower display cable bracket.

Step 13

              Disconnect the battery
  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 14

              Disconnect the display and digitizer cables
  • The display and digitizer cables run on top of each other. To avoid cable damage always start by disconnecting the upper cable first and never try to disconnect both at the same time.
  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the bottom two display cables by prying the connectors straight up from their sockets.
  • To re-attach press connectors like this, press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Do not press down on the middle. If the connector is even slightly misaligned, the connector can bend, causing permanent damage.

The display and digitizer cables run on top of each other. To avoid cable damage always start by disconnecting the upper cable first and never try to disconnect both at the same time.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the bottom two display cables by prying the connectors straight up from their sockets.

To re-attach press connectors like this, press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Do not press down on the middle. If the connector is even slightly misaligned, the connector can bend, causing permanent damage.

Step 15

              Unfasten the front sensor assembly bracket screws
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three 1.2 mm-long screws securing the front sensor assembly bracket.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three 1.2 mm-long screws securing the front sensor assembly bracket.

Step 16

              Remove the front sensor assembly bracket
  • Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the front sensor assembly bracket.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the front sensor assembly bracket.

Step 17

              Disconnect the front sensor assembly cable
  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the front sensor assembly by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the front sensor assembly by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 18

              Remove the display assembly
  • Remove the display assembly.

Remove the display assembly.

Step 19

              Unfasten the home/Touch ID sensor bracket screws
  • Remove the four screws securing the home/Touch ID sensor bracket:
  • Three 1.2 mm-long Y000 screws
  • One 1.1 mm-long Y000 screw

Remove the four screws securing the home/Touch ID sensor bracket:

Three 1.2 mm-long Y000 screws

One 1.1 mm-long Y000 screw

Step 20

              Remove the home/Touch ID sensor bracket
  • Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the home/Touch ID sensor bracket.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the home/Touch ID sensor bracket.

Step 21

              Disconnect the home/Touch ID sensor
  • Use an opening tool to pry under the left edge of the home/Touch ID sensor cable connector to disconnect it from its socket.
  • If the entire connector begins to flip up without separating, press down on the cable at the top edge of the connector with the flat end of a spudger, while simultaneously prying up the left edge of the connector. Be very careful not to damage the cable or connector, or you will permanently disable the sensor.

Use an opening tool to pry under the left edge of the home/Touch ID sensor cable connector to disconnect it from its socket.

If the entire connector begins to flip up without separating, press down on the cable at the top edge of the connector with the flat end of a spudger, while simultaneously prying up the left edge of the connector. Be very careful not to damage the cable or connector, or you will permanently disable the sensor.

Step 22

              Heat the home/Touch ID sensor cable adhesive
  • Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the screen where the home/Touch ID button is located for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath its cable.
  • A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the screen where the home/Touch ID button is located for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath its cable.

Step 23

              Free the home/Touch ID sensor cable
  • Carefully slide an opening pick underneath the home/Touch ID sensor cable and separate it from the back side of the display panel.
  • Avoid damaging the cable connector during this procedure. The home/Touch ID sensor cable is wrapped around it and abrupt movements might tear the connector cable. Try to fold the connector up in direction of the selfie camera and out of the cables way instead.

Carefully slide an opening pick underneath the home/Touch ID sensor cable and separate it from the back side of the display panel.

Avoid damaging the cable connector during this procedure. The home/Touch ID sensor cable is wrapped around it and abrupt movements might tear the connector cable. Try to fold the connector up in direction of the selfie camera and out of the cables way instead.

Step 24

              Remove the home/Touch ID sensor assembly
  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the home/Touch ID sensor assembly by lifting it through the front side of the display.
  • To reinstall, first feed the cable through the hole in the front of the display as shown.
  • Your replacement part may come with extra Y000 screws already installed near the Home Button. Remove the unnecessary screws so that you can reinstall the home button bracket.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the home/Touch ID sensor assembly by lifting it through the front side of the display.

To reinstall, first feed the cable through the hole in the front of the display as shown.

Your replacement part may come with extra Y000 screws already installed near the Home Button. Remove the unnecessary screws so that you can reinstall the home button bracket.

If possible, turn on your device and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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