OnePlus 6 - Replacing the screen

Turn off your OnePlus 6 completely.

1. Press and hold the standby button until the "Switch off" option appears.
2. Tap again to confirm.

If your OnePlus 6 touchscreen no longer works, you can also turn it off by pressing and holding the standby button for about 10-15 seconds.

To loosen the back cover, use a heat gun or an ordinary hair dryer. Warm glue is easier to loosen, allowing you to remove the back cover. The easiest way to loosen the back cover is to use a flat and flexible tool such as the iPlastix or iFlex.

You will also need several plastic picks to unstick the back cover all around.

1. Heat the spot where you start.
2. Press a flat tool between the back cover and the frame.

The iPlastix is made of plastic, so it won't scratch the device. On the other hand, it's very soft and tricky to insert.You can use a suction cup to help lift the rear glass slightly.

Be extra careful, the back cover can break very easily. If necessary, apply the heat several times and try again. Removing the back cover might take half an hour. Take a little more time and work carefully to make sure you don't break anything.

1. Once the tool is inserted, stick a pick into the gap to keep it open.
2. Then run the tool around the entire edge to gradually loosen the glue.
3. Heat the next part and insert the picks one by one.
4. Once the back cover is loosened, lift it very slightly. The fingerprint sensor underneath the camera is still connected with a cable.

If your backcover is broken as well as in this case, you can try to leave it intact and not damage it further. You could use it again after replacing the display, as long as the cracks don't bother you.

• Fingerprint Connector

1. Now carefully lift up the loosened back cover and fold it over.
2. Loosen the adhesive strip over the cover plate.
3. Remove the cover over the connector with tweezers or your fingers.
4. Then carefully disconnect the connector with a spudger or your fingernail and remove the back cover.

• Battery Connector

1. Now the battery connector is free.
2. Disconnect the battery to avoid short circuits during the repair.

• 8 × 3,0 mm Phillips

1. Now loosen the marked screws and take them out.
2. Then remove the cover with tweezers. The speaker is integrated in the cover.

• Connector

1. Loosen the connector of the headphone jack with a spudger.
2. Now you can remove the headphone jack with tweezers.

• Connector

1. Loosen the connectors for display and main board with a spudger.
2. Then disconnect the antenna cables from the marked slots.

Carefully separate the antennas by rotating the tweezers. Be careful not to damage the sockets on the board.

1. Now carefully heat the glued socket with a heat gun or a hair dryer and carefully lift it up with a flat tool.
2. Then you can also lever out the complete sub board with a flat tool like the metal spatula.

Take care not to damage any components on the board, especially when using a metal tool.

The vibration motor is also slightly glued.

1. Carefully loosen the vibration motor with a flat tool and take it out.

1. Unstick the two transparent adhesive tabs on both sides of the battery.
2. Now pull the green tab until the battery comes out. Pull carefully so the tab won't tear.

Be careful not to bend the battery. The battery is not very sticky, but if the adhesive is too strong, you can heat the unit from the display side.

• 10 × 3,0 mm Phillips

The main board and all other contacts are located under a cover, which is fastened with several screws and hooked into the edges. One of the screws is covered with a moisture indicator (small white sticker).

1. Carefully remove the moisture indicator to reattach it later.
2. Loosen the Phillips screws.

If the screws get stuck, you can use a pair of tweezers to remove them.

1. Lift up the cover on one side and carefully remove it.

• 2 × 2,4 mm Phillips
• USB-Flex Connector

1. Disconnect the marked connector of the USB flexible cable with the Pry Tool.
2. Remove the marked screws from the USB connector.
3. Remove the adhesive foil that is attached over the flex cables.
4. Remove the rubber strip that attaches the flex cables to the edge.
5. Now you can carefully loosen the flex cable by pulling it out of the case one by one.

If the cable is firmly glued, you can use some hot air to loosen the adhesive.

1. Slide the socket out of the frame opening and remove the USB flexible cable completely.

1. Now remove the SIM tray.
2. The best way is to use a SIM tool or a paper clip.
3. Then pull out the SIM tray.

• Connector
• 1 × 3,0 mm Phillips

Next, remove the mainboard.

1. First loosen the single Phillips screw that fixes the mainboard.
2. Disconnect all connectors from the mainboard.
3. Disconnect the antenna connectors with a slight rotation of the tweezers. Again, be careful not to damage the sockets.
4. Bend all cables to the side so that you can easily remove the mainboard.
5. Now you can take the mainboard out of the device.

1. Lever the earpiece out of its socket with a flat tool.
2. Then take it out of the device.

Take care not to scratch the sensitive front side.

The proximity sensor is glued in the device. Use hot air if it can't be released easily.

1. There's a little opening in one corner. There you can lever with a thin tool.
2. Then remove the sensor.

1. Heat the slightly glued display cable.
2. Slowly pull the Flex cable out of the device and remove it.

1. First pull the black coaxial antenna out of its guide and take it out.
2. The white antenna is hooked into the lower guide. If it is not easy to remove, take a thin tool and carefully lever it out.

• Standby Button
• Volume Buttons
• Mute
• SIM Pin

1. Compare your spare part with the old display and check if you have to take over any small parts.
2. For example, the small flex cables for standby and volume keys, the silver component for the mute switch or the SIM pin.
3. If so, remove the parts from the old display and insert them into the new one.

Be sure to take over the small SIM pin on the upper right edge of the inside of the display if it is missing in your spare part.

1. Also remove all protective films from the spare part.

1. Put the proximity sensor in its opening.
2. First remove all larger adhesive residues and the foil on the display.

1. Place the earpiece in its opening and press it firmly to stick it together.

Make sure that the golden spring contacts point downwards.

• 1 × 3,0 mm Phillips
• Connector

Now reinsert the mainboard into the device.

1. Put the motherboard into the device and press it very lightly. Make sure the front camera is in the correct position.
2. Fasten the mainboard with the single Phillips screw.
3. Connect the proximity sensor connector.

1. Insert your SIM and SD card and slide the holder back into the device.

If the SIM holder is stuck and cannot be inserted properly the mainboard is probably not yet seated correctly.

• Connector

1. Now put the two antenna cables back into the device.
2. Start with the white cable and connect it to the mainboard.
3. To do this, position the contact with a pair of tweezers and press it firmly.
4. Insert the antenna cable into its guide and press the silver sleeve into the clamp.
5. Then connect the black antenna and lead it into the lateral guide and then over the white antenna.

• 2 × 2,4 mm Phillips
• USB-Flex Connector

1. Insert the USB port into the opening at the bottom of the frame. Press it down to make it fit properly.
2. Screw the socket with the Phillips screws.
3. Then connect the connector to the mainboard.
4. Press the cable firmly, taking care not to wrinkle or bend it.

• Connector

Now you can reinsert the display flexible cable.

1. First connect both contacts on the mainboard.

Be careful not to slip over the contacts with the connectors, as the small pins could be damaged. The connectors should snap in very slightly.

1. Then lead the flex cable down into the device and press it lightly.
2. Glue the rubber strip to the lower edge of the battery compartment.

• 10 × 3,0 mm Phillips

The upper cover is hooked into the frame on several sides.

1. Put the cover on top and press it down.

Make sure that the noses on the sides lead into the frame and do not look beyond it.

1. Screw the cover in with the Phillips screws.

1. Glue the transparent foil back in before you insert the battery into the device. This will make a future battery removal easier.
2. Place the battery in its place and make sure that it has some space on all sides and is not pressed against the frame or other components.
3. The battery contact should be directly above its socket on the mainboard.

1. Put the vibration motor into its opening.
2. Make sure the contacts are in the right place.
3. Press the vibration motor and contacts firmly so that they stick together.

• Connector

1. Put the lower board in its place. Make sure it sits correctly everywhere. The small openings of the board are directly above the noses in the device.
2. Put the plug of the display cable on the board. The round opening helps positioning.
3. Connect the display connector and the cable to the mainboard.
4. Use tweezers to connect the antenna connectors. Position the plugs directly above their socket and press them firmly with a spudger.

Make sure the antenna cables are properly routed.

• Connector

1. Put the headphone jack in its place. The golden pin must be passed through the opening.
2. Press the jack firmly and connect the connector.

• 8 × 3,0 mm Phillips

1. Attach the speaker to the lower edge and press it firmly until it is in place.
2. Screw the speaker in with the Phillips screws.

• Connector

1. Connect the battery to the mainboard.

• Fingerprint Connector

1. Put the back cover next to the device.
2. Position the fingerprint sensor cable over its mainboard contact and connect it.
3. Put on the cover with the red rubber piece. Reattach the black glue.

Before you finally close the device again, you should test it.

1. Turn on the device and check the screen first.
2. Slide an app along the edge and zigzag it across the display to make sure the touchscreen responds correctly at all points.
3. Also test the minimum and maximum brightness.
4. Test the front and rear cameras and the flash.
5. Call someone to test the microphone and earcup.
6. Mute the phone to test the vibration motor.

You can reuse the glue still on the frame and back cover. Make sure that it is spread as evenly as possible and remove any glue that has wrinkled or protrudes.

1. Heat the device again to soften the glue of the back cover.
2. Press the back cover firmly onto the frame of the device.

Clamp the device between a few books for example and give the glue an hour to set.