How to Apply New Earpiece Speaker Adhesive in Your Google Pixel Fold

This repair guide was authored by iFixit staff and has not been endorsed by Google.

To continue repairing your Google Pixel Fold, follow the steps in this guide for replacing earpiece speaker adhesive.
If you haven't already removed the earpiece speaker, do so following the separate guide for that procedure.

Step 1 | Remove the old adhesive

Remove any chunks of adhesive using tweezers or your fingers.

Highly-concentrated isopropyl alcohol (over 90%) — apply a few drops to the frame.
Use the flat end of a spudger and tweezers to remove remaining adhesive.

Risk of damage: wipe any residue with a lint-free or microfiber cloth.

Step 2 | Expose the adhesive

Remove old adhesive from the earpiece speaker using tweezers or your fingers.

Peel off protective liners from new adhesive strips.

Step 3 | Apply the adhesive

Place adhesive strips on earpiece speaker.

Press down with a spudger or finger to secure.

Step 4 | Remove the liners

Grasp the pull tabs and gently remove the blue liners to reveal the underlying adhesive.

Step 5 | Secure the earpiece speaker

Insert the earpiece speaker at a shallow angle into its recess.

Pull the speaker towards the top edge of the phone until it sits flat.
Push down on the speaker and cable to secure them in place.