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Volume Button Repair Guide for OnePlus 10R
Volume Button Repair guide for the OnePlus OnePlus 10R
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Precision screwdriver set (Phillips #000)
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
- SIM eject pin
Parts / materials
- Replacement volume button flex cable
- Pre-cut rear cover adhesive template
- Isopropyl alcohol (90%+)
Safety
- Disconnect the battery before touching internal components to prevent electrical shorts.
- Wear safety glasses while working with heated glass and prying tools.
- Avoid overheating the phone to prevent damaging battery and screen assembly.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the phone
1 minPress and hold the power button, then tap Power Off to turn off the OnePlus 10R completely.
- 2
Eject the SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM ejector pin into the small hole on the bottom frame and press firmly until the tray pops out.
- 3
Heat the back glass cover
3 minApply heat around the perimeter of the back panel for 2 to 3 minutes using a heat gun or hair dryer to soften adhesive.
- 4
Attach suction cup to rear glass
1 minPlace a suction cup on the lower third of the back cover and pull upward firmly to create a tiny seam.
- 5
Slice perimeter back cover adhesive
4 minInsert a plastic opening pick into the gap and slide it slowly along all edges to cut through rear adhesive.
- 6
Remove rear back panel
1 minLift the rear glass panel free from the frame and set it aside safely.
- 7
Unscrew midframe motherboard shield
3 minRemove the Phillips #000 screws securing the plastic motherboard shield cover.
- 8
Detach motherboard plastic cover
2 minInsert a spudger under the edge of the plastic midframe shield and pop it off the chassis.
- 9
Disconnect the battery cable
1 minUse the flat end of a plastic spudger to pry the battery flex connector straight up from the motherboard.
- 10
Disconnect volume flex cable
2 minLocate the volume button flex cable connector near the side frame and disconnect it from the motherboard using a spudger.
- 11
Warm frame near volume key
1 minApply mild heat from a hair dryer to the outer side frame housing the volume buttons for 30 seconds to loosen internal glue.
- 12
Peel volume button flex cable
3 minGently slide fine curved tweezers under the volume button flex cable inside the frame and pry it away from the housing.
- 13
Remove volume key actuators
2 minPush the external volume key buttons inward with tweezers to pop out the metallic actuator brackets if replacing them.
- 14
Install new volume button flex cable
3 minAlign the new volume button flex cable with internal frame pins and press it down onto the side wall adhesive.
- 15
Reconnect volume flex connector
2 minPress the volume flex cable connector directly down onto motherboard until it snaps into place.
- 16
Reconnect battery flex cable
1 minAlign battery connector over motherboard socket and press straight down until it clicks into position.
- 17
Reinstall motherboard cover shield
3 minPosition plastic midframe shield over motherboard, press to snap clips, and tighten all Phillips screws.
- 18
Reseal back panel
3 minApply fresh precut adhesive along rear frame perimeter and press back cover firmly down for 1 minute.
After your OnePlus OnePlus 10R volume button repair
Power the OnePlus 10R back on and test the volume 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 OnePlus OnePlus 10R job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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