Apple Watch Adhesive Replacement Guide: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Duration: 45 minutes

Steps: 10 Steps

Hey there! Just a friendly reminder to take your time and be careful while working on your device. If you run into any bumps along the way, don’t hesitate to reach out for help. You can always schedule a repair if you need a hand!

Removed your Apple Watch’s screen and don’t need to replace the Force Touch sensor? This guide is your go-to for installing a strip of pre-cut adhesive and sealing your watch closed. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair

Step 1

– Grab a plastic opening tool and gently scrape away the adhesive from the back of the screen. You’ve got this!

Step 2

After you’ve peeled away all the adhesive bits, give your screen a little spa treatment by cleaning off any leftover residue with an alcohol-dabbed q-tip. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

– Feel free to gently lift the adhesive using your trusty tweezers!

Tools Used

Tweezers

Step 3

Struggling with the double-sided adhesive? Give this video a look!

Handle the adhesive tape gently—don’t fold, bend, or stretch it. Otherwise, it’ll get too thick to seal the screen smoothly, leaving a ridge between the screen and the case.

– Grab those tweezers and carefully lift the outer ring off one of the adhesive strip pads like a pro!

– Make sure you snag both the double-sided adhesive and its trusty brown backing paper buddy.

Tools Used

Tweezers

Step 4

– Place the adhesive tape around the Force Touch sensor, right at the edge of the case where the screen sits snugly.

– Begin in one of the corners, getting the tape as close to the wall as you can.

– Use a plastic opening tool to press down on the brown backing paper, ensuring the adhesive sticks securely all around the perimeter.

Step 5

Watch those fingers! Keep them away from the contacts, as the oils from your skin might mess with the connection. Better safe than sorry!

– Grab a trusty plastic opening tool and get those display data and digitizer cable connectors back together. If it feels a bit tricky, remember, you’ve got this! Need a hand? You can always schedule a repair.

Step 6

– To get that metal bracket back where it belongs, aim that lone tab for the slot up top of the lower half, and glide it on in.

– Click that upper bracket into place like a pro. Nicely done!

Step 7

– Alright tech guru, let’s match up that battery connector with its partner on the cable inside the watch’s cozy little home.

– Grab those trusty tweezers and gently nudge the two connectors until they unite like a tech-savvy love story.

Tools Used

Tweezers

Step 8

If your new battery comes with adhesive already attached, go ahead and peel off that protective tab. It’s time to get sticky!

Now’s the perfect moment to see if your watch springs back to life! If it doesn’t light up, take a second to check all three connectors and give it another shot.

– Gently slide the battery down into its cozy little slot and give it a firm press to settle it in place.

– Now, press the battery down against the S1 to make sure it sticks around for the long haul.

Step 9

– Grab your tweezers to lift off that adhesive backing strip.

– Partially peel back the strip, snip it in the middle with scissors, and finish peeling it off without the hassle of it catching on the display.

Tools Used

Tweezers

Step 10

Feeling fancy? You can wrap some screen vice clamps around your device for a snug fit and to help seal that new adhesive like a pro. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

– Gently nudge the screen back to the right, making sure to fold those display data and digitizer cables like a pro.

– Position the screen right over the case and give it a firm press down onto that adhesive—let’s get it stuck!