How to Replace iPhone 11 Pro Max Screen?
By Injured Gadgets - February 4, 2021 3393 Views

A cracked screen is one of the most common types of cell phone damage. According to a 2018 survey by Statista, 29% of respondents in the U.S. stated that they have cracked their phone screens, and dropping the smartphone was found to be one of the leading causes of screen damage.

If you have a cracked screen, don’t wait too long to replace the screen of iPhone 11 pro max, as it may further damage the cell phone. Many services are available online and locally to repair your cell phone, but if you wish to prevent your iPhone 11 pro max repair store costs, you can easily do it by yourself at home. All you need is a repair kit and a new screen.

Here is a walk-through of the quick steps to replace the iPhone 11 Pro Max Screen.

Analyze the extent of the damage.
Before you start operating your phone, understand how much damaged the screen is?
Did the glass shatter very badly, or is there just a hairline crack?

Step 1: Unscrew the bottom pentalobe screws

Switch off your phone.
The second step is to remove the two 6.7mm long pentalobe screws fitted at the bottom of your iPhone, near the charging port.
After you open the seals, make sure there is no liquid exposure. Opening the pentalobe screw will directly hamper the water safety of your phone.
Before you unscrew, make sure your phone has a battery below 25%, as there is a danger of explosion in lithium-ion batteries.

Step 2: Paste tape on the cracked screen

If your iPhone 11 pro max screen has a crack, but still it’s responsive. So, to avoid further damage, stick strips of the tape on the broken area.
Stick the overlapping strip of packaging tape over the iPhone’s display to completely wrap the screen area. This process will keep big pieces of the glass intact.
If broken glasses make it challenging to get into a suction cup, fold tape like duct tape into a handle and lift the display with that.
Make sure to wear protection glass to avoid injuries to the eyes.

Step 3: Apply heat on the bottom edges

Most of the water-resistant phones have screens held on by an adhesive.
Apply heat to the phone’s lower edge using a hairdryer or heat gun to loosen the adhesive.
With the heat’s application, the underneath adhesive will soften, making it easier to remove the cracked screen.

Step 4: Use the suction cup to remove the old screen

Take a small suction and place it directly to the bottom edge and back of the screen. Press it firmly, so it sticks on the broken screen.
After the suction cup is affixed on the screen, pull the suction cup to remove the cracked piece.
You can avail of the suction cup from the cell phone parts store.
If the screen is badly broken, wrap the screen with tape from both sides.
A metal ring above the suction cup makes it easier to handle.
If suction is having trouble sticking to the screen, moisten it slightly and press it more firmly.

Step 5: Gently remove the suction cup

The next step is to gently pull up the suction cup so that the screen comes along with it.
You may need to place suction cups multiple times on the screen edges to remove the frame’s glass.
When the screen starts coming off, move the suction cup to the corners of the screen so you can smoothly pull the screen.

Step 6: Lift the display slightly

While you’re moving the suction cup atop the screen, make sure you create a gap between the front panel and rear case.
Insert an opening pick into the gap to create a space.
The water-resistant adhesive is powerful, so creating an initial gap will require a lot more force.
If you feel you’re unable to make the gap, apply some more heat to soften the glue and then insert the tool.

Step 7: Re-insert the opening pick

Insert the opening pick to all four edges of your screen and keep sliding up to separate the screen from adhesive.
Never insert the pick very far. It may damage the internal components of your phone. Insert only a few millimeters.

Step 8: Open the iPhone

The next step is to open the swinging display up from the left side like a book.
Do not forcefully remove the display as several fragile ribbons, like cables would still be attached to the iPhone logic board.
Let the display rest on one side while you work on the components of the iPhone.

Step 9: Remove connector shield

Open the display, and you will see a metal plate held on with the screw. This metal plate is the connector shield.
Remove the screws and lift the connector shield. There may be more than one connector of your iPhone.
Keep your screws and shield together but separate them from any other screws so that they don’t mix up. It will make reassembling easy.

Step 10: Remove battery connector

Remove two 1.3 mm long Y000 screws connected to support battery brackets.
Keep track of all the screws unscrewed from the batteries, do make sure you exactly know which screws have to be fixed where.
Remove the battery cover bracket.

Step 11: Disconnect the battery

With the help of a spudger, disconnect the battery connector from its socket on the logic board.
Be careful while disconnecting as the force may damage the black silicone surrounding board connections.

Step 12: Disconnect the internal components

Remove 1.3 mm screws logic board screws and remove the bracket using the Y000 driver.
Remove the OLED panel cable connector using a spudger or a fingernail.
Disconnect the front sensor assembly and digitizer cable connector using a spudger or fingernail.
Remove the Display assembly.
Unscrew the front assembly.
Disconnect the three screws placed in the speaker/sensory assembly to the back of the display.

Step 13: Split up the ambient light sensor

With the help of a tweezer, lift the ambient light sensors from the notch.
If the sensors don’t split up after a few seconds, apply more heat.

Here are the few essentials steps to place a new screen on iPhone 11 pro max

Tips to replace cracked iPhone 11 pro max screen. — Easy steps to place a new screen.

Step 1: Place the bottom metal plate

To Install a new display, you need to place a metal plate first.
Pass the flex cable through the metal hole.
Put the plate into the lower edge at an angle.
Press the metal plate and fix it with screws.
Use adhesive to attach the cable with display control and a metal cable.

Step 2: Install speaker & sensor assembly

Place the sensors and components to the speaker assembly in the proper notches of the display.
Make sure you put the light sensor bracket above the light sensor.

Step 3: Fix the speaker assembly

Once all the components are attached to the speaker assembly, flip the speaker over and attach the screws.

Step 4: Apply adhesive to the rear frame of your phone

You will need to apply adhesive to the back panel of your iPhone.
First, remove the excess adhesive from the edges of the back panel.
Do split up blue film from the adhesive sticker by using the tab at the bottom.
Paste the sticker inside the iPhone using camera and component holes in the sticker to ensure it is appropriately aligned.

Step 5: Reattach all the connectors

Attach all the connectors to the back panel.
Do the process carefully to avoid damaging your phone.
Insert all the connectors into proper holes before you fix them.
To ensure you have successfully placed the connectors right, check the camera is placed in the exposed hole.

Step 6: Connect new screen to the phone

Insert the ribbon-like cables into the phone near the top.
Ensure that you connect all the bottom connectors first and then the above ones.
Place the metal plate back over the connectors and fix the screws.
Put slight pressure on the new screen onto the phone.
After you attach the screen and the phone loosely, lower the screen into the top, then firmly press the screen. Make sure no gap remains between the screen and phone.
Screw the last two pentalobe screws and switch on the phone.

Step 7: Check the phone

The final step is to run a test on whether the display is working.
Check if your touch-screen phone is responding.
Type and check if the processing is smooth.

Wrap Up

Do follow the above steps to replace the cracked screen of your iPhone 11 pro max with a new screen, making it look and feel like the brand new one. You can avail of the repair kit at any local cell phone repair store.

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