iPhone 7 Plus - Replacing the front camera sensor cable

1. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair.
   Press the Sleep/Wake button for about three seconds until the slider labeled “power off” appears.
2. Swipe it from left to right. Now your iPhone will shut down completely, which can take about ten seconds.

• 2 × 3,3 mm Pentalobe

1. You need a pentalobe screwdriver (PL1) to open the iPhone 7 Plus.
2. Remove the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure. They’re to the right and left of the Lightning connector. Put the screws in the same section of your magnetic pad.

1. Avoid scratching the back of the iPhone 7 by placing it on a soft and clean surface.
2. To lift the front screen you need a suction cup, a hard plastic plectrum and a heat gun. If the screen is badly cracked, first tape it all over with package tape.
3. The screen is glued to the frame. Heat the display around the edges using a heat gun to about 60°C.
4. Attach the suction cup over the Home button (if possible), or next to it. While lifting the screen with the suction cup, insert the hard plastic pick between the aluminum frame and the display and press down the aluminum frame. Because the display is glued on, you have to slide the pick all around the iPhone. Don’t insert the pick too far on the side where the Sleep/Wake button is, because it could damage the display cables flex cables.
5. Now use the pick to push the display toward the Lightning connector so the tabs come out of the aluminum frame.
6. Rest the display on the aluminum frame, so you don’t overstretch the flex cables.

If necessary, heat the outer edges of the display a few times. Don’t forget that the flex cables for the display are on the side with the Sleep/Wake button. The display is also engaged at the edge of the earpiece.

• 1 × 2,4 mm Y-Type
• 3 × 1,1 mm Y-Type
• Battery Connector

Before starting the repair, disconnect the battery contact to prevent short circuits and avoid accidentally turning on your device during the repair.

1. Remove the three Y-Type screws using a Y-Type screwdriver (Y000) and lift off the bracket plate. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
2. Now carefully pry off the battery connector by carefully inserting a spudger under it. If you don’t have a spudger, you can also try using your fingernail.

• Display Connector
• Home Button Connector

1. Use the spudger to disconnect the display and Home button cables.

• 1 × 1,3 mm Y-Type
• 2 × 1,0 mm Y-Type
• Facetime Connector

1. Remove the three Y-Type screws using a Y-Type Screwdriver (Y000) and lift off the cover. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
2. Using a spudger, carefully disconnect the FaceTime connector from the circuit board.
3. Now you can take off the display all the way.

• 1 × 2,7 mm Phillips-Schraube
• 2 × 1,7 mm Phillips-Schraube
• 2 × 2,1 mm Phillips-Schraube

1. The earpiece is on the back of the display unit. Remove the five Phillips screws from the bracket place on the earpiece. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
Note that the screws have different lengths. Mixing them up could cause damage to the display during assembly.
2. The earpiece is under the front camera’s flex cable. Fold the cable slightly to the side so you can remove the earpiece.

Remove the cable set. Follow these two steps:

1. First remove the sensors by lifting them carefully.
2. Now insert the spudger or spatula under the flex cable at the point where the ambient microphone is. It’s firmly glued in place there.
3. Now you can take out the cable set.

1. Paste the FaceTime cable to its original location.
2. Insert the microphone.
3. Then place the sensors in their original positions.

Make sure to position the proximity sensor correctly, or it won't respond properly.

• 2 × 2,1 mm Phillips-Schraube
• 2 × 1,7 mm Phillips-Schraube
• 1 × 2,7 mm Phillips-Schraube

1. Put the earpiece back in its place under the flex cable and between the FaceTime camera and the sensors. Then put back the bracket plate.
2. Now fasten the bracket plate using five Phillips screws. Make sure that the front camera is centered on the front of the display and adjust it if necessary.

Never tighten the screws too much, otherwise they will pierce through the paint on the front side.

1. To make sure that the new frame sticker will really stick, remove all residue of the old glue and dirt.
2. Remove the first backing film.
3. Position it carefully on one side and press it on gently.
4. Remove the second piece of film.

Please note the correct orientation of the frame sticker. The corners of the sticker differ and will help you.Even if you use a new frame sticker, your iPhones' water resistance may not be 100% what it was before!

The photos show the iPhone 8 Plus, but there procedure is the same.

• Facetime Connector
• 2 × 1,0 mm Y-Type
• 1 × 1,3 mm Y-Type

1. Hold the display upright on the frame and connect the FaceTime connector to the logic board.
2. Rest the display on the right-hand edge of the frame.
3. Put the bracket plate of the FaceTime connector back into the iPhone and secure it with the three Phillips screws.

• Display Connector
• Home Button Connector

1. Connect the Home button and display cables to the logic board.

• Battery Connector
• 3 × 1,1 mm Y-Type
• 1 × 2,4 mm Y-Type

1. Reconnect the battery cable.
2. Put the bracket plate back in the iPhone and secure it with the four Y-type screws.

1. Attach the display on the right-hand edge of the frame and fold it onto the iPhone.
2. Slide the display in the direction of the standby button so that the tabs engage.
3. Then press down the display all over the frame to lock it in.

Your phone is no longer water-protected. You have to reglue the display to restore water protection.

• 2 × 3,3 mm Pentalobe

1. Screw the two pentalobe screws to the left and right of the Lightning connector into the case.

When the battery is removed from the device, the iPhone's clock resets to 1:00 a.m. on 1/1/1970. You could have trouble connecting to the cellular network if the time is not set.

After a repair, complete the following steps:

1. Synchronize your iPhone with iTunes or connect to a WiFi network and wait until the time is set.
2. The time won’t be set automatically, unless you enable this feature in the settings.
3. Settings > General > Date & Time > Set Automatically
4. Remove the SIM tray with the SIM card and reinsert it.
5. Activate airplane mode on the device and then deactivate airplane mode.
6. Settings > Airplane Mode