iPhone 6s Plus - Replacing the Lightning connector

1. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair. Press the standby button for about three seconds until the slider appears.
2. Wipe it from left to right. Now your iPhone will shut down completely, which can take about ten seconds.

1. You need a pentalobe screwdriver to open the iPhone 6s Plus.
2. Remove the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure. They are located to the right and left of the Lightning connector. Put the screws in the same container.
   2 x 3.3 mm pentalobe screw

1. Put your iPhone 6s Plus on a soft, clean surface to avoid scratching the back.
2. To lift the display, you need a suction cup, a hard plastic pick and a heat gun. If the screen is severely cracked, cover all of it with packing tape before you continue.Risk of injury due to broken glass.
   
3. The screen is lightly glued to the frame. Use a heat gun to heat the edges of the display to about 60°C (140°F).
4. Place the suction cup over the Home button if possible (otherwise, put it next to the button). While lifting the display with the suction cup, use the hard plastic pick to press down the aluminum frame. At the same time, insert the hard plastic pick between the aluminum frame and the display. This usually takes several attempts.
5. Once a little gap has opened up between these two parts, you can open it further by slightly turning the pick.
6. As soon as you can lift the display a few millimeters, you have to carefully work your way around the outside until it’s loosened on both sides.
   If necessary, heat the outer edges of the display a few times.

1. First, remove the two Phillips screws and take off the silver cover.
   1 x 2.0 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2.9 mm Phillips screw
2. Now use the spudger to carefully disconnect the lower connector for the battery contact, antenna and Lightning connector.

1. First remove the five Phillips screws from the silver cover. Put the screws in the same container. Then lift the cover to remove it.
   1 x 2.6 mm Phillips screw
   3 x 1.2 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 1.6 mm Phillips screw
2. Disconnect the following three overlapping connectors in the order shown below. Be very careful. Place the pointed tip of the spudger very slightly below each contact and lift it up.
   Touch ID cable
   Front camera/sensor/earpiece/ambient microphone
   Display

1. The Taptic Engine’s contact is under a plate. Remove the three screws from the plate.
   1 x 2.6 mm Phillips screw
   2 x 3.3 mm Phillips screw
2. Remove the plate and put it with the screws.

1. Disconnect the contact.
2. Unscrew the two screws that hold the Taptic Engine in place.
   1 x 2.1 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 3.0 mm Phillips screw
3. Remove the Taptic Engine.

1. Remove the following seven Phillips screws that hold the speaker in place. Put the screws in different containers so you can easily identify them later.
   2 x 2.2 mm Phillips screw with large head
   2 x 2.6 mm Phillips screw
   2 x 1.5 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2.4 mm Phillips screw (angled)
2. Carefully pull the antenna cable to one side and put the cable guide with the 2.6 mm Phillips screws.
3. Using the steel laboratory spatula, carefully detach the antenna from the speaker.
4. Use the flat end of the spudger as a lever to detach the speaker.
5. Remove the speaker.

1. Remove the following four Phillips screws. Put the screws in different containers so you can easily identify them later.
   1 x 3.0 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 1.1 mm Phillips screw (angled)
   1 x 1.8 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 1.3 mm Phillips screw
2. Use the pointed tip of the spudger to detach the headphone jack and the two gold microphones.

1. Using the steel laboratory spatula, carefully disconnect the Lightning connector.
2. Insert the steel spatula under various parts of the flexible flat cable.
3. Carefully remove the ribbon cable using your fingers or the tweezers.

• 1 × Antenna connection

1. Put the Lightning connector in its original position.
2. Press the flexible flat cable on firmly so it will stick better.
3. Make sure the two gold microphones, the Lightning connector and the headphone jack are fitted properly in the frame.

1. Fasten the Lightning connector with the following four Phillips screws.
   1 x 3.0 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 1.1 mm Phillips screw (angled)
   1 x 1.8 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 1.3 mm Phillips screw

1. Position the speaker in the back cover of the iPhone 6s Plus. Make sure the antenna cables are positioned properly in the guides.
2. Stick the antenna to the speaker.
3. Use the guide to clamp the antenna cable against the speaker.
4. Fasten the speaker with the following seven Phillips screws.
   2 x 2.2 mm Phillips screw with large head
   2 x 2.6 mm Phillips screw
   2 x 1.5 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2.4 mm Phillips screw (angled)

1. Put the Taptic Engine in the original position.
2. Fasten the Taptic Engine with the two screws.
   1 x 2.1 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 3.0 mm Phillips screw
3. Connect the contact to the flexible flat Lightning cable.

1. Put the plate back on.
2. Fasten the plate with the three screws.
   1 x 2.6 mm Phillips screw
   2 x 3.3 mm Phillips screw

In the picture, the battery is already connected by mistake. Do not connect the battery until the display is connected.

1. Reconnect the connectors. Connecting the display connector sometimes takes a few tries. Be very careful to avoid bending the connector.
   Touch ID cable
   Front camera/sensor/earpiece/ambient microphone
   Display
2. Start your iPhone as soon as the connectors are securely attached. Check the function of the LCD, touchscreen, proximity sensor, front camera and earpiece.
   If the display connectors aren’t connected properly, stripes will appear on the display or parts of the touchscreen won’t work.
3. Install the cover and screw it in place.
   1 x 2.6 mm Phillips screw
   3 x 1.2 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 1.6 mm Phillips screw

1. Reconnect the antenna, Lightning connector, battery and logic board.
2. Then install the silver cover again.
3. Screw the cover onto the logic board.
   1 x 2.0 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2.9 mm Phillips screw

1. Then carefully fold down the display. The display has to click into place properly at the upper edge where the connection cables are.
2. Carefully press on the display toward the Home button until it’s entirely in the frame. The display has to be flush with the frame.

1. Now screw in the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure.
   2 x 3.3 mm pentalobe screw

When the battery is removed from the device, the iPhone loses the time and sets itself to 1:00 a.m. on 1/1/1970. You could have trouble connecting to the cellular network if the time isn’t set.

After a repair, complete the following steps:

1. Synchronize your iPhone with iTunes or connect to a WLAN network and wait until the time is set.
2. Remove the SIM tray with the SIM card and reinsert it.
3. Activate airplane mode on the device and then deactivate airplane mode.