Screen Replacement Instructions

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Hello friends! I have a question about replacing the screen on the PinePhone:

Are there any instructions online on how to perform a screen replacement? I've found a YouTube video about disassembling and reassembling the PinePhone but it stops short of showing how to remove the bottom daughter board, the ear piece, that thing that looks like a little hockey puck at the bottom right corner, and a few other things that seem to be glued in or not easily removable.

I have a new replacement screen on hand and was able to remove most things including the "motherboard" but I'm struggling with removing the last few items and unsure how to proceed...

Thanks in advance!

I performed a Pinephone screen replacement a week or so ago.

This video offers a nice example to follow for anyone doing so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CgdAMhqSeA&t=1301s

Ahead of my screen replacement, I actually bought a 2nd usb-c port / board, as I wanted to be prepared for anything that could go wrong (heard others were unable to save theirs during replacement).

Luckily I was able to retain all my original parts, and now have an extra usb-c, for whenever the original may go bad.

Removing The Board / USB-C:

It's a good idea to snap some photos to make sure you get everything in the right place when putting it back together.

The USB-C port/board can be removed (carefully) after unscrewing all screws, and detaching the left side wire (when you reattach this, carefully align wire connector to avoid breaking anything).

Once the board is 'free' from screws and the lefthand side wire...

You can save your speaker / 'puck' (vibration motor) by using a careful hand. Slowly scrape under the thin, 'mesh' piece (for speaker), getting as close to the phone as possible, with a flat, electronic repair pry / tool.

If you don't have a tool on hand, you could try a credit card, possibly a blade if very careful (be very careful).

Most important is keeping the above pictured parts in 'one piece'.

Using something flat (to scrape underneath the 'screen' appearing piece) obviously works best, as you want to retain a maximal amount of the original glue (to hold everything in placement).

Reassembling:

When matching up the 'mesh', you will want to carefully align this to match up with original placement.

You can carefully fit the wires into a gap. It can be helpful to take pictures before, as a reference on how everything fits.

Hope this helps.