How To Fix Back Camera On Iphone 8 Plus

Repair guide : Rear camera iPhone 8 Plus

Level : Easy Time : 25 min Author : Alexandre

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This guide is for replacing the rear camera on the iPhone 8 Plus.

Problems :

Defective rear camera
Broken rear camera
No autofocus

Some advice before you start

Repair - Repair guide: Rear camera iPhone 8 Plus

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Step 1

Before disassembling the rear camera on the iPhone 8 Plus, you have to turn it off.

Press the power button on the right side of the phone for a few seconds.

Then slide right to power off.

Step 2

Use the pentalobe screwdriver included in the standard tool kit in order to remove the bottom screws of the iPhone.

Those screws are on both sides of the dock connector.

Those screws secure the bottom part of the screen onto the frame.

With the hair dryer, heat up the edges of the screen as shown on picture 2.

This will soften the glue between the screen and the frame.

Note :don't hesitate to it up more to make it easier.

Step 3

Insert the opening pick in the bottom right part of the phone and slide it on the bottom part.

Repeat that step on both left and right side of the phone.

Step 4

Then slide and gently pull the screen as shown on picture 1 and 2 of that step.

Open it as you would open a book. Careful not to tear the three cable linked to the logic board.

Step 5

With the cruciform screwdriver, remove the four screws securing the LCD screen bracket.

Step 6

Remove the connectors bracket.

Step 7

With a nylon spudger, disconnect the battery and unlock the LCD/touch screen cable.

Step 8

Keep using the nylon spudger and disconnect the home button/force touch cable.

Step 9

With a triwing screwdriver, remove the bracket two screws circled in red that secures the front camera/earpiece speaker/proximity sensor cable connectors.

Step 10

Grab that bracket with a pair of tweezers and remove it.

Step 11

Now disconnect the front camera/earpiece speaker/proximity sensor cable with the nylon spudger.

The iPhone 8 Plus screen is now removed.

Step 12

With the triwing screwdriver, remove the two screws circled in red that secure the rear camera connectors bracket.

Step 13

Grab that bracket and remove it.

Step 14

Remove the two screws circled in red :

- 1st screw : cruciform screwdriver

- 2nd screw : flat screwdriver

Step 15

Grab the rear camera bracket with a pair of tweezers and remove it.

Step 16

Disconnect the right camera with the spudger.

Do the same with the second camera.

Step 17

Remove the rear camera by prying up with the spudger. Grab it with the pair of tweezers.

Step 18

The rear camera of your iPhone 8 Plus is now disassembled.

You can replace it with a new one if needed.

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