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Power Button Repair Guide for Pixel 9 Pro
Power Button Repair guide for the Google Pixel 9 Pro
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Opening picks
- Precision screwdriver set (Phillips #000)
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement Pixel 9 Pro power button flex cable assembly
- Pre-cut rear glass adhesive cover tape
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect against potential glass splintering during heating and prying.
- Always disconnect the battery before working on internal electrical components to avoid short circuits.
- Do not puncture, squeeze, or bend the soft battery casing with metal tools.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the phone
1 minShut down your Google Pixel 9 Pro completely to prevent electrical short circuits during disassembly.
- 2
Eject the SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole at the bottom of the phone and remove the SIM card tray.
- 3
Heat the rear glass
2 minApply heat to the outer edges of the rear panel for two minutes using a heat gun on low power.
- 4
Apply suction cup
1 minPlace a suction cup handle near the bottom edge of the back cover and press down firmly to seal.
- 5
Insert opening pick
2 minPull up on the suction handle to create a gap, then slide an opening pick into the seam.
- 6
Slice the adhesive
4 minSlide the opening pick around all four edges of the back glass to slice through the adhesive seal.
- 7
Lift the back glass
1 minCarefully hinge open the rear glass panel, taking care not to strain any internal cables.
- 8
Unscrew motherboard shield
3 minRemove the Phillips screws securing the metal shield over the upper motherboard.
- 9
Remove motherboard shield
1 minUse plastic tweezers to lift and remove the metal shield panel from the chassis.
- 10
Disconnect the battery
1 minPry up the battery flex cable connector from the motherboard socket using the flat end of a spudger.
- 11
Disconnect the power button cable
2 minUse a spudger to carefully disconnect the power button ribbon cable from the main board.
- 12
Unscrew power button bracket
2 minRemove the small screws holding the internal metal retaining bracket over the power button assembly.
- 13
Remove power button bracket
1 minLift the metal bracket out of the inner frame using precision tweezers.
- 14
Remove damaged power button
2 minGently pry out the old power button module and rubber gasket from inside the frame side-rail.
- 15
Seat new power button
2 minAlign the replacement power button switch into the frame opening and press it flush into position.
- 16
Reinstall power button bracket
2 minPlace the metal retaining bracket over the new power button and tighten its securing screws.
- 17
Reconnect power button cable
1 minPress the power button ribbon cable connector onto the motherboard until it clicks into place.
- 18
Reconnect the battery cable
1 minPress the battery connector firmly back onto the motherboard socket.
- 19
Reattach motherboard shield
3 minReposition the metal cover over the motherboard and reinsert the securing Phillips screws.
- 20
Reseal back glass cover
4 minApply new pre-cut back cover adhesive strips, press the back glass down, and hold firmly to seal.
After your Google Pixel 9 Pro power button repair
Power the Pixel 9 Pro back on and test the power button 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 Google Pixel 9 Pro job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
Keep learning
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