Samsung Galaxy A15 Earpiece Speaker Replacement Guide
Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 29 Steps
Ready to breathe new life into your Samsung Galaxy A15? This guide will walk you through the simple steps to swap out that old battery. And when it’s time to put everything back together, don’t forget to grab some replacement adhesive for the back cover and a shiny new earpiece speaker. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
Step 1
– First things first, let’s unplug all those cables and power down your phone completely. Give it a little nap!
– Now, press and hold the power button along with the volume down button at the same time. This will bring up the shutdown menu. You got this!
Step 2
You can use a hair dryer, too, but remember not to toast your phone—the display, battery, and plastic back don’t like too much heat. It should be just warm enough that it’s a bit uncomfortable to touch. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
– Warm up an iOpener and press it against the right edge of the back cover for a solid two minutes. You’ve got this!
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Step 3
Heads up! There’s an extra adhesive layer at the bottom of the phone. Stay shallow, no deeper than 4mm from the edge, except in this spot. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
– While the adhesive gets all nice and melty, here’s a tidbit for you:
– The back cover is glued down tight around the edge of the frame.
Step 4
If you’re running into a bit of a sticky situation, don’t hesitate to add a little more heat to loosen up that adhesive like a pro!
– Stick a suction handle on the back cover, as close to the middle of the right side as you can get.
– Pull up on the suction handle with some good, steady force to create a gap between the cover and frame.
– Slide an opening pick into the gap.
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Step 5
– Glide your opening pick along the right edge, sliding it between the back cover and frame to cut through the adhesive.
– Leave your opening pick chilling in the bottom right corner to keep the adhesive from sticking back together.
Step 6
– Give your iOpener a quick reheat and then place it on the bottom of the back cover for a solid two minutes. You’re doing great!
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Step 7
– Pop in another opening pick at the bottom right corner and glide it along the bottom edge to cut through that sticky adhesive like a pro.
– Keep your opening pick snug in the bottom left edge to stop the adhesive from sealing back up. You’ve got this!
Step 8
– Warm up your iOpener and place it on the left side of the back cover for a cozy two minutes.
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Step 9
Gently insert your tool no more than 4mm deep to keep the rear cameras and flash safe.
– Grab another opening pick and slide it through the bottom left corner. Glide it along the left edge to cut through the adhesive.
– Keep your opening pick in the top left corner to stop the adhesive from sticking again.
Step 10
– Warm up your iOpener again and place it on the top of the back cover for a couple of minutes.
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Step 11
– Pop another opening pick into the top left corner at the same depth, and slide it along the top edge to cut through the adhesive.
– Keep your opening pick in the top right corner to stop the adhesive from sticking back.
Step 12
Be sure to gently insert your pick no more than 4 mm to keep those rear cameras and flash safe and sound!
– Gently slide your opening pick along the top edge of the phone and give it a little twist to release those camera clips.
– Now, take that same pick and glide it around the edges of the camera modules to free up the rest of those clips.
Step 13
– Once the sticky stuff around the edges is feeling loose, gently slide your opening pick deeper into the bottom edge, starting from the bottom left corner.
– Now, keep that pick moving along the bottom edge, carefully cutting through the rest of the adhesive like a pro.
Step 14
Now’s the perfect moment to power up your phone and give all the functions a quick test before sealing it up tight. Just remember to turn your phone off completely before diving back into the repair work!
– Pop off the back cover.
– As you put things back together:
– Tidy up those adhesive chunks with tweezers or your fingers. Stubborn adhesive? A bit of heat and 90%+ isopropyl alcohol will do the trick.
– Using custom-cut adhesives? Follow this guide.
– Going with double-sided tape? Follow this guide.
Step 15
– Grab a SIM card eject tool, a bit, or even a straightened paperclip, and gently insert it into the tiny hole on the SIM tray, which you’ll find near the top of the phone on the left edge.
– Give it a firm press to pop that tray out and then pull it out with ease.
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Step 16
– Let’s get those fifteen 4 mm screws out! They’re holding the frame snugly to the chassis, so grab your trusty screwdriver and let’s make it happen!
Step 17
– Grab your trusty spudger and gently pop up that fingerprint button press connector from the motherboard. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair
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Step 18
– Gently slide your opening pick right above the SIM card tray cutout to create a little wiggle room between the frame and your phone.
– Now, glide that pick down the left side of your device to pop open those sneaky frame clips.
Step 19
If your opening pick pops out of the phone, just slide it back in at the last corner that was loose.
– Keep gliding your opening pick around the edge of the phone until every last clip is free. You’ve got this!
Step 21
– Grab that trusty flat end of a spudger and gently lift to disconnect the battery press connector from the motherboard. You’ve got this!
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Step 22
The connector marked “OCTA” isn’t linked to the board; it’s actually attached to the display cable connector. So, go ahead and gently disconnect those connectors from one another.
– Gently slide the flat end of your trusty spudger under the lip of the top ‘OCTA’ cable connector.
– Carefully lift the top connector away from its buddy below until they’re fully separated.
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Step 24
– Grab that trusty spudger and gently wiggle the flat end under the “MAIN” connector on the motherboard. Give it a little lift to disconnect it, and you’re one step closer to success!
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Step 25
– Grab that interconnect cable and gently detach it from your phone. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
Step 26
– Gently slide one arm of your angled tweezers under the metal neck of each antenna coaxial connector on the motherboard and lift straight up to disconnect them. Easy peasy!
– When putting things back together, use those tweezers to hold the connector in position over its socket, then give it a gentle press down with your finger or a spudger. You should hear a satisfying ‘snap’ as it locks in place! If it’s being a bit stubborn, just readjust and give it another go. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
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Step 27
– Grab your trusty Phillips screwdriver and unscrew the 3 mm-long screw that’s holding the motherboard snugly in place. You’ve got this!
Step 28
– Gently grasp the motherboard by its corners and lift it up and out of your phone. You’ve got this!
Step 29
– Use the tip of your angled tweezers to slip under the earpiece speaker and gently pop it up to break the adhesive.
– Carefully lift the earpiece speaker out of the phone.
– If your new earpiece speaker doesn’t come with adhesive, use 1mm strips of thin, double-sided tape instead. Be sure to clean off all the old adhesive thoroughly. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
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