Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Front Camera Replacement Tutorial
Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 18 Steps
Before you start, make sure you’ve got the right tools for the job. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair
Get ready to jazz up your Samsung Galaxy S7 Active by swapping out that front camera!
Step 1
Your phone is feeling a bit toasty, so it’s best to keep your hands off it for now!
– Heat up the adhesive holding the screen by directing a hairdryer onto it. Need a helping hand? Feel free to schedule a repair anytime!
Step 2
Using more than one metal spudger makes separating the screen from the adhesive a breeze!
Heads up: after putting your phone back together, it might not be as watertight as it was before. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
– Slide the metal spudger gently between the screen and the frame to start separating them like a pro! If you run into any trouble, remember, you can always schedule a repair.
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Step 3
To make it a breeze to slide your metal spudger, just give a little love to the area you’re working on with a blow dryer. It’ll help things glide along smoothly!
– Give that metal spudger a twirl around the phone at least once.
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Step 4
Make sure to give those hands a good scrub with hot water and soap once you’re all done!
– Gently raise the screen using your hands.
Step 5
– Grab your trusty Phillips #000 screwdriver and remove that one lone screw. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
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Step 8
– Alright, let’s get cracking on this! Grab a Phillips head #000 and remove those eleven screws you see marked in the photo.
Step 9
– Grab your trusty tweezers and carefully detach the highlighted parts from the motherboard. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair
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Step 10
– Grab those tweezers and gently lift out the middle button along with its connection to the motherboard. You’ve got this!
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Step 11
– Grab a trusty metal spudger and gently pry the mid frame and battery away from the motherboard. You’ve got this!
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Step 13
The connector should pop off just like a lego brick.
– Grab your trusty tweezers and delicately disconnect the front camera from the battery.
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Step 14
– Grab your trusty Phillips 000 screwdriver and carefully unscrew the little dude that’s hiding the proximity sensor. You’ve got this!
Step 15
– Time to get up close and personal – use tweezers to carefully remove the proximity sensor.
– Set it aside for now, you’ll get back to it later. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair
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Step 17
Chill, the motherboard’s still friends with the circuitry down there. Be a light touch!
– Grab those hands and a trusty metal spudger to gently lift the motherboard from its cozy spot in the phone.
– Next, use that spudger to carefully disconnect this connection. You’re doing great!
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Step 18
To get started, you’ll need to flip the motherboard over from its original position. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair
– Time to get a little handy – use tweezers to carefully disconnect the front camera from the motherboard. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair
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