How Much To Repair S8 Back

Introduction

Driblet your S8? Go on it in the same pocket every bit your keys?

Chances are the glass back is already shattered. Use this guide to replace the dorsum console glass on the Samsung Milky way S8.

If your replacement part does not come with adhesive mounted on it, you volition besides need to purchase adhesive for the rear glass and the fingerprint reader. You tin purchase pre-cutting adhesive, or thin high-bail tape.

Opening your phone will compromise its waterproof seals. Have replacement adhesive ready before you proceed, or take care to avoid liquid exposure if you reassemble your phone without replacing the adhesive.

Opening your phone will compromise its waterproof seals. Have replacement adhesive gear up before you proceed, or accept care to avoid liquid exposure if you reassemble your phone without replacing the adhesive.
Heat an iOpener and employ it to a long edge of the S8 for about ii minutes.
You may demand to reheat and reapply the iOpener several times to get the telephone warm enough. Follow the iOpener instructions to avert overheating.
A pilus dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also exist used, but exist careful non to overheat the phone—the OLED brandish and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.
As y'all're waiting for the adhesive to soften, motion on and read the following step to get an idea of where to pry.

In the following steps you will be cutting through the adhesive around the edge of the rear glass panel.

In the following steps you will be cutting through the adhesive around the edge of the rear glass panel.
The adhesive on the rear case is laid out equally seen in the first prototype.
The prying pattern as seen from the outside of the telephone is as follows:
Thick portions of adhesive
Thin areas of adhesive
Avoid prying hither, to protect the fingerprint sensor.

In one case the back panel is warm to the touch, apply a suction cup every bit close to the heated edge of the phone as you lot can while avoiding the curved edge.
The suction cup will not make a adept seal on the curved portion of the glass.
If the phone's dorsum cover is cracked, the suction cup may not stick. Endeavor lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction loving cup in place and allow it to cure and so you can proceed.
Lift on the suction loving cup, and insert an opening pick nether the rear glass.
Due to the curved drinking glass, y'all will exist pushing upwardly, rather than inserting parallel to the plane of the phone.

One time you take the tool firmly inserted into the drinking glass, reheat and reapply the iOpener to soften the adhesive.

Slide the opening choice downwardly the side of the telephone, separating the adhesive.
Become slowly so that the tool doesn't skid out of the seam. If cutting becomes difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.

Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.
Leave an opening pick on each side as y'all keep to the next to forbid the adhesive from resealing.

The fingerprint sensor cablevision connects the phone to the rear glass near the main camera. The cable is very short and should disconnect as the rear drinking glass is removed.
As you elevator the glass, peek in to exist certain the orange cable with a blue connector has asunder.
Utilize the opening picks to slice through any remaining agglutinative and open the phone slightly.
If the fingerprint sensor cable seems snagged or stays taut do not open the telephone any further. Disconnect the connector with the point of a spudger earlier proceeding.
During reassembly, in order to reconnect the fingerprint sensor cable, first angle the dorsum cover into position until the cable connector lines upwardly perfectly over its socket. Then, use the flat cease of your spudger to gently snap the connector into place past pressing information technology direct down.
Remove the glass from the phone.

To install a new back cover:
Utilise tweezers to pare away any remaining adhesive from the telephone's chassis. Then clean the adhesion areas with high concentration isopropyl booze (at least 90%) and a lint-free cloth to prep the surface for the new agglutinative.
Peel the adhesive backing off of the new rear glass, carefully line up 1 border of the glass against the phone chassis, and firmly press the glass onto the phone.
Follow this guide to reinstall the former dorsum embrace, or to install a back cover without pre-installed adhesive.
Be sure to turn on your phone and examination your repair earlier installing new adhesive and resealing the telephone.
If desired, you may reinstall the back comprehend without replacing the adhesive. Remove any large chunks of adhesive that might foreclose the back cover from sitting downwards affluent. Later on installation, estrus the back cover and employ pressure to secure it. It won't exist waterproof, but the mucilage is usually more than strong enough to concord.
Yous may also need to transfer the photographic camera bezel to your new office. If that's the case, follow our camera bezel replacement guide.

If you're installing a new rear glass console, you'll also need to transfer the fingerprint sensor to your new rear drinking glass panel equally follows:
Reheat an iOpener and employ it to the fingerprint sensor mounted to the rear glass.
Push the fingerprint sensor off of its adhesive from the outside of the glass.
If the sensor is stubborn, gently slide an opening pick under the plastic backing to loosen the agglutinative before pushing.
This will brand the agglutinative less probable to be reusable, then attempt pushing with your finger first.

If the fingerprint sensor agglutinative is intact, information technology may be reused. Otherwise, supersede information technology with some pre-cut adhesive.
After removing the onetime adhesive, clean the edges of the fingerprint sensor with loftier concentration isopropyl booze (at least 90%), and so utilize the new adhesive.

Determination

After reapplying adhesive, follow these instructions in reverse order to reassemble your device.

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