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Apple iPhone 5 Microphone Repair
Microphone Repair guide for the Apple iPhone 5
Before you begin
Tools
- Pentalobe P2 screwdriver
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Plastic prying tool
- Suction cup tool
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
Parts / materials
- Replacement iPhone 5 Lightning connector and microphone flex assembly
- Pre-cut adhesive strips
Safety
- Always disconnect the battery before touching internal components to prevent electrical shorts.
- Wear eye protection when working with small metal screws and prying plastic tools.
- Avoid bending or puncturing the lithium-ion battery during repair.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off iPhone
1 minPress and hold the power button, then slide to turn off your iPhone completely before beginning disassembly.
- 2
Remove Pentalobe screws
2 minUnscrew the two 3.6 mm Pentalobe screws located on either side of the Lightning connector at the bottom of the device.
- 3
Attach suction cup
1 minPress a suction cup firmly onto the front glass screen directly above the Home button.
- 4
Lift front panel
3 minPull up gently on the suction cup while using a plastic prying tool to separate the display assembly from the rear case.
- 5
Remove display bracket screws
2 minUnscrew the three Phillips screws securing the metal display cable bracket to the logic board.
- 6
Remove display bracket
1 minUse tweezers to carefully remove the display cable bracket from the main board.
- 7
Disconnect front camera flex
1 minUse the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front-facing camera and sensor cable.
- 8
Disconnect digitizer flex
1 minPry the digitizer cable connector straight up off its socket on the logic board.
- 9
Disconnect LCD flex
2 minDisconnect the LCD cable connector and lift the display assembly away from the rear case.
- 10
Remove battery bracket screws
2 minRemove the two Phillips screws securing the metal battery connector bracket.
- 11
Disconnect battery
1 minPry the battery connector up from the logic board to power down the board completely.
- 12
Disconnect dock connector flex
1 minPry the Lightning connector flex cable up off its socket on the logic board.
- 13
Remove lower speaker screws
3 minUnscrew the seven Phillips screws securing the speaker enclosure and Lightning connector assembly.
- 14
Remove speaker enclosure
2 minLift the loudspeaker module up and out of the bottom section of the rear case.
- 15
Pry up microphone and flex assembly
3 minGently slide a spudger under the microphone and dock flex assembly to release it from the casing adhesive.
- 16
Install new microphone assembly
3 minAlign the replacement microphone flex assembly in the lower case and press firmly to set the adhesive.
After your Apple iPhone 5 microphone repair
Power the iPhone 5 back on and test the microphone 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 5 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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