Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
10 minutes
Sections
4
- Slim Case
- 3 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Display Assembly
- 3 steps
- Microphone Module
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Slim Case
- Pick a corner of your slim case and get between the two parts with your thumb’s fingernails.
- Pull up the back part of the slim case to separate the small snap fit connections.
- Remove the back part of the slim case.
Pick a corner of your slim case and get between the two parts with your thumb’s fingernails.
Pull up the back part of the slim case to separate the small snap fit connections.
Remove the back part of the slim case.
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Step 2
- Get in between the front part of the slim case and the phone’s body with your thumb nail.
- Separate the snap fit connectors on the front part by pulling it to the side and pushing against the display.
Get in between the front part of the slim case and the phone’s body with your thumb nail.
Separate the snap fit connectors on the front part by pulling it to the side and pushing against the display.
Step 3
- Remove the front part of the slim case.
Remove the front part of the slim case.
Step 4
Battery
- Push the battery toward the top of the phone.
- Pull the battery out away from the phone.
Push the battery toward the top of the phone.
Pull the battery out away from the phone.
Step 5
Display Assembly
- After taking out the battery you can unlock the display assembly.
- Flip the two blue switches to the inner position.
- Slide the display assembly towards the bottom of the phone.
After taking out the battery you can unlock the display assembly.
Flip the two blue switches to the inner position.
Slide the display assembly towards the bottom of the phone.
Step 6
- Another possible way of sliding the display assembly open.
Another possible way of sliding the display assembly open.
Step 7
- Take off the display assembly.
Take off the display assembly.
Step 8
Microphone Module
- Remove the four Phillips #0 screws that are factory-marked with blue circles.
Remove the four Phillips #0 screws that are factory-marked with blue circles.
Step 9
- Take out the whole microphone module.
Take out the whole microphone module.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Information on what to do with the old module can be found on the FairPhone support page and in the FairPhone forum.
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pacpacbouroucouta - Mar 6, 2016
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Bonjour,
j’ai aussi galéré de peur de casser quelque chose, mais j’ai trouvé une solution sur le forum anglais de Fairphone:
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fp2-teardo…
mietzekiss - Sep 27, 2016
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Célestin Taramarcaz - Nov 21, 2016
Thanks! That did the trick.
Eve Williams - Jan 8, 2017
Thanks! Worked for me too after trying out different thicknesses (by adding and removing layers of tape). As well as adding tape on the inside of the microphone module (on long side of inverse ‘L’ shape) I added a little on the inside of the case itself (case is also breaking).
On a side note, love the ability to open up and adjust my phone!
Célestin Taramarcaz - Feb 17, 2017
The “millimeter tape fix” has been working fine for about a week, but now I’m back to square one: still no sound at the other end. I ordered a new hard cover but still to no avail… And Fairphone is still out of microphone modules. I’m out of options, I guess I’ll just send my FP2 for repair, hoping it won’t take too long.
