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Volume Button Repair Guide for Galaxy S5
Volume Button Repair guide for the Samsung Galaxy S5
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
Parts / materials
- Replacement Galaxy S5 volume button flex cable
- Pre-cut screen adhesive strips
- Isopropyl alcohol (90% or higher)
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes when prying glued glass.
- Keep the heat gun moving continuously to avoid scorching the AMOLED panel.
- Use an anti-static wrist strap to prevent ESD damage to internal logic boards.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Turn off device
1 minPower down your Galaxy S5 completely and peel off the flexible rear cover using the top notch.
- 2
Remove battery
1 minUse a spudger or your fingernail to lift the battery out of its recess.
- 3
Remove SIM and microSD cards
1 minPress down and slide out both the SIM card and microSD card from their stacked slot.
- 4
Open display connector flap
2 minPry open the small plastic access door located near the middle of the battery compartment.
- 5
Disconnect display cable
1 minUse a plastic spudger to pry the display flex connector straight up from the motherboard.
- 6
Heat screen edges
3 minApply heat evenly around the outer edges of the glass screen using a heat gun set to low for two minutes.
- 7
Slice screen adhesive
5 minAttach a suction cup near the top speaker and insert a plastic pick along the edge to carefully slice through the adhesive.
- 8
Disconnect home button flex
2 minTilt the screen assembly up slightly from the top and unclip the home button cable at the bottom edge.
- 9
Unscrew midframe
3 minRemove all ten Phillips #00 screws securing the inner plastic midframe to the phone chassis.
- 10
Separate midframe
2 minApply firm downward pressure inside the battery cavity to pop the midframe out of the outer housing.
- 11
Disconnect volume button flex
2 minLocate the volume button ribbon connector on the upper-left edge of the frame and pry it off with tweezers.
- 12
Remove volume button module
2 minCarefully pry the volume button flex cable and its bracket away from the inner side rail.
- 13
Install new volume flex cable
3 minAlign the replacement volume button flex cable with the side notch and press the connector firmly into place.
After your Samsung Galaxy S5 volume button repair
Power the Galaxy S5 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 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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