DIY Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Power Button Replacement Guide

Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 28 Steps

Get ready to dive into the world of phone repair! This guide will help you seamlessly access and swap out that pesky power button on your phone. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

Step 1

– Gently slide your fingernail or a trusty plastic opening tool into the little groove on the side of the SIM tray.

– Give it a gentle nudge to pop the tray out of its cozy home.

Step 2

– Pop out the SIM tray with the SIM card from your phone. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair

Step 3

– Give the front face of your phone a warm hug with the iOpener, a hair dryer, or a heat gun for about 60 seconds. This will help loosen up the adhesive around the glass edges, making it easier to get in there and do your thing!

Tools Used
  1. iOpener

Step 4

– Pop a suction cup onto the lower part of the screen, and let’s get this party started!

Step 5

– With the suction cup in hand, give the lower half of the panel a gentle tug. You’ve got this!

Tools Used
  1. iOpener

Step 6

– After you’ve created a nice little gap, carefully slide a plastic tool in at the bottom, right between the glass and the frame of your phone. It’s like giving your device a gentle nudge!

– Now, take that plastic opening tool and glide it around the screen, gently prying the display away from the body. Think of it as giving your phone a little stretch!

Step 7

– Gently tug the lower half of the screen with a suction cup while holding down the phone’s frame to pop ’em apart. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair

Step 8

– Now that the glass is off, take a peek at the top of your phone. You’ll spot a little clip that’s keeping the screen connection cozy with the motherboard. Grab your trusty tweezers, gently pinch the clip by its side crease, and give it a little tug to set it free!

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

Step 9

– Gently separate the screen connection using a trusty plastic tool.

Step 10

– Time to give your device a makeover! Say goodbye to the display assembly (LCD and Digitizer) like a pro!

Step 11

– Grab your trusty Phillips Head Screwdriver PH000 and get ready to tackle this! It’s time to unscrew those sixteen 4mm screws from the frame. You’ve got this!

Step 12

– Gently press around the top, bottom, and sides of your phone to coax that rear case apart. You’ve got this!

Step 13

– After all the clips have gracefully popped, gently pull out the rear case to separate it from the frame along with the battery.

– You’ll find the battery nestled on the back side of this frame.

Step 14

– Grab a plastic opening tool, slide it along the side of the frame, and pop out the battery. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

Step 15

– Gently pop that battery out of the frame, like you’re giving it a little hug goodbye!

Step 16

– Time to rock and roll! Grab a plastic tool and start by gently undoing all the connections on the motherboard.

Step 17

– Gently slide the flat end of the spudger beneath the motherboard. Then, with a little twist of flair, lift the board up to reveal its secrets.

Step 18

– Gently lift the motherboard out of the back case, and give it a little wiggle if it’s feeling stubborn. You’ve got this!

Step 19

– Apply gentle pressure to the top, bottom, and sides of the phone to pop it out from the plastic cover. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

Step 20

– As soon as you spot a nice, cozy gap, grab a plastic tool and gently slide it between the frame and the plastic cover. Give it a little tour around the phone to help separate those two components like a pro.

Step 21

– Gently peel off the plastic cover from your phone like you’re unwrapping a present!

Step 22

– Gently slide a plastic tool into the gap between the phone’s frame and the back cover at the top left corner. You’ve got this!

Step 23

– Keep the plastic tool in place to reach the power button connection.

Step 24

– Grab those tweezers and carefully lift the power button ribbon cable until just the contacts are left holding onto the frame.

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

Step 25

– Get those trusty tweezers ready and gently slide them under the contact points to release the connection.

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

Step 26

– Grab those tweezers and carefully lift out the power button bracket. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

Step 27

– Guess what? The power button is right there on the plastic cover waiting for you to work your magic!

– Grab those trusty tweezers and gently coax the power button out of its cozy frame.

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

Step 28

– Pop that power button right out of the frame!

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