Shattered my screen and cut off the wires for both the “home” and “overview” buttons. There is nothing wrong with this guide but a few simple tips would have saved me a lot of pain (and my favorite phone which is now garbage). First, the screen is made of two layers (glass sandwiched to an LCD) you need to make sure you are prying out both of these layers and not just one. Second, there is no indication of how hot to get the phone for softening the glue (presumably getting it too hot is also detrimental). I guess I didn’t get it hot enough because my screen never budged. I tried sliding in a razor blade just to get things started and the screen immediately shattered. Lastly, the guide is not explicit that the “home” and “overview” buttons are glued to the screen and have wires that pass along the very edge of of the screen. Sliding a pick across the bottom of the phone is likely to cut right through these wires. This is not repairable. Thanks ifixit for taking my money and destroying my phone.
Shattered my screen and cut off the wires for both the “home” and “overview” buttons. There is nothing wrong with this guide but a few simple tips would have saved me a lot of pain (and my favorite phone which is now garbage). First, the screen is made of two layers (glass sandwiched to an LCD) you need to make sure you are prying out both of these layers and not just one. Second, there is no indication of how hot to get the phone for softening the glue (presumably getting it too hot is also detrimental). I guess I didn’t get it hot enough because my screen never budged. I tried sliding in a razor blade just to get things started and the screen immediately shattered. Lastly, the guide is not explicit that the “home” and “overview” buttons are glued to the screen and have wires that pass along the very edge of of the screen. Sliding a pick across the bottom of the phone is likely to cut right through these wires. This is not repairable. Thanks ifixit for taking my money and destroying my phone.