iPhone 15 Pro Taptic Engine Replacement

• Unplug all cables from your phone.
• Hold the power and either volume button and slide to power off your phone.

• Make sure there's a smooth area near the bottom edge that's big enough for a suction cup to stick to.

• Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
• You can also mark the other corners of the pick with different measurements.
• Alternatively, tape a coin to a pick 3 mm from the tip.

• Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen.
• Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and the frame.
• Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

• As you slice the adhesive securing the screen in the next steps, be careful of the following areas:
• There are two delicate cables connecting the screen to the phone: one just above the action button, and the other near the middle of the left edge.
• There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in these locations to avoid bending the contacts.

• Do not insert your opening pick deeper than 3 mm along the bottom edge.
• Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
• Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Heat the right edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

• Do not insert your pick deeper than 5 mm along the right edge.
• Slide your pick around the bottom right corner of the screen and toward the power button until you feel a hard stop at a clip securing the screen.
• Rotate your pick so the flat edge is under the screen.

Twist the pick to increase the gap between the screen and the frame until the right clip releases.
Insert a second opening pick to the right of the first pick.

Slide the first pick back to the bottom right corner of the screen.
Slide the second pick to the top right corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.
Leave these picks inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Heat the top edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

• Don't insert your pick deeper than 3 mm along the top edge.
• Slide your pick around the top right corner and along the top edge to release the two clips and adhesive securing it.

Heat the left edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.

Don't insert your pick deeper than 2 mm along the left edge to avoid the two cables connecting the screen to the phone.
Rotate your pick around the top left corner of the screen.
Slide your pick to the bottom left corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.

• Place a small box or stack of books to the left of your phone so you can prop up the screen while disconnecting its cables.
• Swing up the right edge of the screen like the front cover of a book.
• If the screen feels stuck, go back around the perimeter with an opening pick to separate any remaining adhesive.
• Prop up the screen so you can access its cables without straining them.

• Use a Y000 screwdriver to remove the six screws securing the logic board cover:
  
  • Four 1.6 mm-long screws
  • Two 1.3 mm-long screws

• Rotate the bottom of the logic board cover counterclockwise and slide the top left corner out from under the ambient light sensor cable to remove it.
  During reassembly, make sure the top left corner of the cover goes under the ambient light sensor cable.

• Use the tip of an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector from the bottom right corner of the logic board.
  To reconnect a press connector, align it over its socket and gently press down on one side until it clicks into place, then press down on the other side. Make sure it sits flat, as the insulating rubber around the sockets might prevent it from connecting fully.

• Gently slide the tip of an opening pick under the ambient light sensor cable near the top left corner of the logic board.
• Lift the cable to disconnect it.

• Remove the screen.
• During reassembly, follow this guide to apply new adhesive and install your screen.
• Be careful not to damage any of the spring contacts as you clean the frame.

• Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the four screws securing the loudspeaker:
• A one 2.7 mm-long screw
• Three 2 mm-long screws

• A plastic buffer is adhered to the top edges of the loudspeaker and Taptic Engine.
• Lift the bottom edge of the loudspeaker until you can grab it with your fingers.
• Peel the loudspeaker from the plastic buffer on its top edge and remove it.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the Taptic Engine press connector.

Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the two 2 mm-long screws securing the Taptic Engine.

Remove the Taptic Engine.

• Transfer the plastic buffer from the top edge of the old Taptic Engine to your replacement part.
• This buffer sits between the Taptic Engine and the battery. Align a short edge of the buffer with the left edge of the Taptic Engine.

Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to install the two 2 mm-long screws securing the Taptic Engine.

• One 2.7 mm-long screw
• Three 2 mm-long screws

• Use a spudger to push the screen adhesive up until you can grab it with a pair of tweezers.
• Use a pair of tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the adhesive around the entire perimeter of the iPhone.

• Any unevenness will compromise the iPhone's seal. Clean the frame thoroughly.
• Apply a few drops of high-concentration (greater than 90%) isopropyl alcohol to a cotton swab or lint-free cloth.
• Wipe along the perimeter of the frame to clean the adhesive residue.
• Wait a few minutes before proceeding to make sure any excess alcohol has evaporated.

• Once the adhesive is pressed into place, you can't reposition it-you'll have to remove it and start over with new adhesive.
• Use the pull tab to begin peeling the back liner off of the adhesive starting from the bottom, but don't remove it all the way.
• While holding the back liner out of the way, carefully align the exposed edge of the adhesive to the bottom edge of the iPhone's frame.
• When the adhesive is aligned, set it down along the bottom edge.

• Continue peeling the back liner off of the adhesive while setting the adhesive into place along the edges of the iPhone's frame.
• If you correctly aligned the lower edge of the adhesive, the side and top edges will fall perfectly into place. If the adhesive is misaligned, remove it and start over with new adhesive.
• If you don't have another one handy, it's okay to put your iPhone back together without adhesive, but keep in mind that it won't be water resistant until you install new adhesive.

• Use the flat end of a spudger to press the adhesive into place all around the iPhone.
• Be careful not to press on the camera, spring contacts, or other internal components.

• Lift the pull tab in the top-right corner of the frame to peel off the top liner and remove it.
• Your pull tab may be in a different location. Make sure you're pulling the full-size top liner, not the thin liners along the edges.

• Once the top liner is removed, there should be three narrow liners on top of the adhesive with pull tabs near the bottom edge.
• Your pull tabs may be in different positions.
• If you don't see these pull tabs, you may have accidentally removed the thin liners in the previous step. Be careful not to touch anything to the exposed adhesive.

Prop the screen up along the left edge of the iPhone frame, using a box or similar sturdy object to support the screen.

• Use your finger or the flat end of a spudger to connect the screen and ambient light sensor press connectors.

• Use your finger or the flat end of a spudger to connect the battery press connector.

Slide the top left corner of the logic board cover under the ambient light sensor cable and set it into place, aligned with its screw holes.

• Use a Y000 screwdriver to install the six screws securing the logic board cover:
  
  • Four 1.6 mm-long screws
  • Two 1.3 mm-long screws

• Once you remove the liners in this step, the adhesive will be fully exposed. Make sure nothing accidentally sticks to it.
• Use tweezers to remove the two narrow liners covering the adhesive along the right, top, and bottom edges of the frame.

• Without letting the screen touch the adhesive, hold the screen over the phone so you can access the final liner along the left edge of the frame.
• Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the final liner along the left edge of the frame.

Align the screen over the frame and lower it into place.

Firmly press along the edges of the screen to engage the clips and compress the adhesive.

• Use a P2 pentalobe screwdriver to install the two 7 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.

• To help the adhesive bond, apply heat to the edges of the screen using a hair dryer or heat gun until it's hot to the touch.
• If you have screen vise clamps, use them to strengthen the bond of the new adhesive. If not, keep reading for more ways to secure the screen.

• To evenly compress the iPhone and strengthen the bond of the screen to the frame, you need to account for the camera bump.
• If you have the iPhone's original box, take the lid and place it on a flat surface.
• If you don't have the original box, skip this step for an alternate method.
• Place the iPhone screen-side-up in the lid of the box with the camera bump in its recess.
• Find something close to the size of the iPhone, but taller than the sides of the box. Stack it on top of the iPhone, followed by a few heavy objects.
• Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes, ideally overnight.

1. If you don't have the iPhone's original box, follow these two steps for another method to evenly compress the screen.
2. Place the iPhone screen-side-down on a soft, flat surface.
3. Apply tape to the back glass to protect its finish.
4. Place three layers of coins or similarly thick objects on the tape along the edges of the back glass.
5. Evenly distribute the coins and make sure they are at least as thick as the camera bump.

• Stack multiple books or other heavy objects on your iPhone.
• The coins may leave an impression on the bottom object, so don't use anything valuable.
• Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes, ideally overnight.