iPhone 12 Pro Max Loudspeaker Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 6.7 mm-long pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.

Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.

Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's screen until the whole face is covered.

If you can't get the suction cup to stick in the next few steps, fold a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lift the screen with that instead.

Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.

Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.

Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone—one on the front, and one on the back.

Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.

Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.

Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.

Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.

Support your iPhone on something sturdy such as a hardcover book so it rests hands-free and parallel to the ground; this makes it easier to work with in the following steps.

Use a hair dryer to heat along the bottom edge of the iPhone. The screen should feel slightly too hot to touch.

Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.

Insert an opening pick under the screen's plastic bezel when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.

Skip the next three steps.

Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom half of the screen until it’s slightly too hot to touch. This softens the adhesive securing it.

If you're using a single suction handle, apply it to the bottom edge of the screen.

To avoid damaging your screen in the next step, note the following:

There's a plastic bezel on the underside of the screen. Your opening pick will go underneath this bezel.

There's a seam between the plastic bezel and the display panel. Don't insert your pick here or you'll damage the screen.

Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the screen and the frame.

Insert an opening pick at a steep angle into the gap.

Remember to insert the opening pick under the thick plastic bezel to avoid damaging your screen.

Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.

Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Use a hair dryer to heat the right edge of the iPhone (the edge with the power button) until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.

Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner of the iPhone to separate its adhesive.

Continue sliding up the right edge of the iPhone until you reach the top right corner.

Leave the pick in the top right corner before continuing.

Use a hair dryer to heat the top edge of the iPhone until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.

Slide the opening pick around the top right corner of the iPhone to separate the top adhesive.

Leave the pick in the top left corner before continuing.

Use a hair dryer to heat the left edge of the iPhone until the screen is slightly too hot to touch.

Rotate your pick around the top left corner of the screen.

Slide your pick to the bottom left corner of the screen to separate the adhesive.

Rotate your iPhone so the right edge faces you.

Open the iPhone by swinging the display up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.

Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.

Remove four 1.1 mm-long Y000 screws securing the battery and display connector cover.

Remove the battery and display connector cover.

Use a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Bend the connector slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.

Use a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the display cable connector.

Use a Y000 driver to remove the four 1.1 mm-long screws securing the front sensor connector cover.

Swing the cover up from the left until the small clip on the right unhooks.

Remove the cover.

Use a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the front sensor assembly cable connector.

Remove the display assembly.

Use a Phillips driver to remove the four 1.4 mm screws securing the loudspeaker.

Slowly lift the loudspeaker out of its recess while gently peeling it off of its adhesive strip. Reapply this strip to the new loudspeaker.

Remove the loudspeaker.