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Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          30 seconds - 1 minute

Sections

2

  • Back Cover
  • 4 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step

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Introduction

If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

What you need

Step 1

              Pry the back cover up
  • Be sure to power off your phone before you begin.
  • Insert your thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.
  • Pry the back cover up to start separating its plastic clips.

Be sure to power off your phone before you begin.

Insert your thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.

Pry the back cover up to start separating its plastic clips.

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Step 2

  • Using your thumbnail or an opening pick, slide along the right side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Using your thumbnail or an opening pick, slide along the right side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 3

  • Slide along the bottom of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Slide along the bottom of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 4

  • Slide along the left side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.
  • Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
  • To reinstall the back cover press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips.

Slide along the left side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.

To reinstall the back cover press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips.

Step 5

              Lever up the Battery
  • Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.
  • Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.
  • Remove the battery.

Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.

Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.

Remove the battery.

For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery after completing this guide.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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