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Motorola Moto G9 Play Screen Replacement
Screen Replacement guide for the Motorola Moto G9 Play
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips #00 Screwdriver
- Plastic Opening Picks
- Spudger
- Suction Cup
- Heat Gun or Hairdryer
- SIM Card Eject Tool
- Tweezers
Parts / materials
- Replacement Moto G9 Play Screen
- Display Adhesive Strips
- Rear Cover Adhesive
- Isopropyl Alcohol
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from shattered glass shards.
- Disconnect the battery press connector before touching internal circuits.
- Do not puncture or bend the lithium-ion battery during repair.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the phone
1 minPress and hold the power button, then tap Power Off on the screen.
- 2
Eject the SIM card tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole next to the tray on the side of the phone to release it.
- 3
Heat the rear cover edges
2 minApply a heat gun or hairdryer around the edges of the back cover for two minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 4
Attach a suction cup to the rear cover
2 minPlace a suction cup near the bottom edge of the back plastic cover and pull up gently to create a gap.
- 5
Slice the back cover adhesive
3 minInsert a plastic opening pick into the gap and slide it along the perimeter to slice through the adhesive.
- 6
Disconnect the fingerprint sensor cable
2 minPivot the rear cover open carefully and use tweezers to detach the fingerprint sensor flex cable from the motherboard.
- 7
Remove upper motherboard screws
2 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to unfasten all screws securing the plastic motherboard bracket.
- 8
Detach the upper motherboard cover
1 minPry up the plastic motherboard cover using an opening tool and set it aside.
- 9
Disconnect the battery cable
1 minUse a plastic spudger to pop the battery press connector off the motherboard to prevent short circuits.
- 10
Remove the lower speaker screws
2 minUnfasten the Phillips screws securing the loudspeaker housing at the bottom of the phone.
- 11
Remove the loudspeaker module
1 minPry up the loudspeaker module using an opening pick and lift it out of the frame.
- 12
Disconnect the display flex cable
1 minUse a spudger to unclip the main display ribbon cable from the lower section of the motherboard.
- 13
Heat the front display panel
3 minHeat the front glass edges with a heat gun for two minutes to soften the strong screen adhesive.
- 14
Separate the display from the frame
4 minInsert an opening pick between the screen glass and the phone frame, sliding it around all four edges to release the glass.
- 15
Clean old adhesive from the frame
3 minScrape away leftover adhesive and glass fragments from the chassis using tweezers and isopropyl alcohol.
- 16
Apply new frame adhesive
3 minLine the clean metal frame perimeter with new pre-cut adhesive strips.
- 17
Install the replacement screen
2 minThread the new display flex cable through the frame slot and press the screen panel firmly into place.
- 18
Reconnect the display and battery flex cables
2 minPress the display flex cable and battery cable back into their motherboard sockets until they snap into place.
- 19
Reinstall covers and back panel
4 minReattach the loudspeaker module, screw down the motherboard shield, reconnect the fingerprint sensor, and adhere the back cover.
After your Motorola Moto G9 Play screen replacement
Power the Moto G9 Play back on and test the screen replacement 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 Motorola Moto G9 Play job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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