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Apple iPhone 14 Plus Charging Port Repair
Charging Port Repair guide for the Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Before you begin
Tools
- P2 Pentalobe screwdriver
- Tri-point Y000 screwdriver
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement iPhone 14 Plus charging port flex cable
- Back glass adhesive seal
- Isopropyl alcohol (91%+)
Safety
- Discharge the phone battery below 25% before starting disassembly.
- Wear eye protection when heating and opening glass panels.
- Use only non-conductive plastic tools around exposed battery connectors.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the iPhone
1 minPress and hold the side button and volume down button until the power slider appears. Slide to power off the device completely.
- 2
Remove bottom pentalobe screws
2 minUse a P2 Pentalobe screwdriver to remove the two 6.8 mm screws located on either side of the Lightning port.
- 3
Heat the rear glass perimeter
2 minApply a heat gun or hair dryer around the edges of the back glass for two minutes to soften the waterproof adhesive.
- 4
Attach a suction cup to the back glass
2 minPlace a suction cup near the bottom edge of the rear glass and gently pull upward to create a slight gap.
- 5
Insert an opening pick
1 minInsert a thin opening pick into the gap created at the bottom edge of the rear glass.
- 6
Slice through the adhesive seal
3 minSlide the opening pick around the perimeter of the back glass, staying shallow on the left edge to avoid damaging ribbon cables.
- 7
Open the back glass panel
1 minCarefully swing the back glass open toward the right side like the cover of a book.
- 8
Unscrew the lower connector cover
2 minUse a Tri-point Y000 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the lower connector bracket to the logic board.
- 9
Disconnect the battery cable
1 minUse the edge of a plastic spudger to gently pry the battery connector straight up from its socket.
- 10
Disconnect the rear glass assembly
2 minPry the back glass cable connector up off the board and lift the back glass panel off the device frame.
- 11
Unscrew the loudspeaker module
3 minRemove the Phillips #000 and Tri-point screws holding the bottom loudspeaker assembly to the rear housing.
- 12
Lift out the loudspeaker
1 minGently pry up and remove the loudspeaker module from the bottom of the enclosure.
- 13
Unscrew the Taptic Engine
2 minRemove the mounting screws securing the Taptic Engine vibration motor near the bottom edge.
- 14
Remove the Taptic Engine
1 minDisconnect the flex cable and lift the Taptic Engine out using precision tweezers.
- 15
Unscrew the charging port flex cable
3 minRemove all Tri-point and standoff screws anchoring the Lightning connector assembly to the bottom frame.
- 16
Unstick the microphones and port housing
2 minUse tweezers to carefully pry the lower microphones and the Lightning port bezel out of their housing slots.
- 17
Peel off the charging port flex cable
2 minSlowly peel the old charging port flex cable away from the bottom of the enclosure using a flat spudger.
- 18
Position and adhere the new charging port flex
3 minAlign the replacement flex assembly inside the housing, insert the Lightning port bezel, and press down the adhesive backing.
After your Apple iPhone 14 Plus charging port repair
Power the iPhone 14 Plus back on and test the charging port repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Apple iPhone 14 Plus job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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