OnePlus 5 Fingerprint Scanner Replacement

Insert a SIM card eject tool, bit, or straightened paperclip into the small hole below the SIM card tray near the rear cameras.

Press firmly to avoid damaging the tray.

• Properly orient the SIM tray during reassembly.
• Insert the SIM tray securely into its slot.

Remove the 2.6 mm T2 screws located above and below the USB-C port on the phone's bottom edge.

Improperly following this opening procedure can damage the display panel.

• Read through these steps before proceeding to ensure proper execution.
• Distinguish between two types of seams:

  • Display panel seam: Part of the display assembly, do not pry here.
  • Frame seam: Where plastic frame meets back cover, pry here only.
• Awareness of twelve clips holding the frame is crucial; locate them before prying off rear case.

Do not accidentally power on the phone while working.

• Place a suction cup near the bottom edge of the display.
• Pull the suction cup with strong steady force until it starts to grip.
• Press an opening tool's edge into the frame seam near the suction cup, wedging it between the plastic frame and the back cover's lip.

This step requires substantial force; consider using a new opening tool with a sharp edge to facilitate the process.

Slide the opening tool along the bottom edge of the phone.

• Keep the tool's edge within the seam.
• Guide the tool around the left corner of the phone.

Use an opening tool to lever the first clip out of the frame.

Take extra care when releasing the recessed clip at the top-left corner, as it can be stubborn.

• Continue sliding the opening tool along the long edge to release more clips.
• Use a spudger or an opening pick with its flat end to assist in releasing the tricky clip near the front-facing camera.

Wiggle the frame gently, focusing on the top and right edge clips.

• The flex cable still connects the frame to the back cover; do not remove it yet.
• To ensure proper reassembly, test your phone's functionality before securing the back cover.
• If your phone is working properly, proceed with reinstalling the back cover:
• Align the top edge of the frame to the back cover and engage the top clips.
• Squeeze along the long edges to snap the remaining clips into place.

Careful not to damage the flex cable connecting the back cover and frame.

• Flip phone over so display is face-down.
• Rest back cover on top of exposed frame.

Remove the 2.6 mm Phillips screw securing the cable bracket.

• Lift up and remove the cable bracket.
• To reinstall: position one end, then bend to spring the other into place.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the back cover flex cable from its socket.

• To re-attach, align the connector carefully and press down on one side until it clicks into place.
• Repeat on the other side. Avoid pressing in the middle for proper alignment.

Misaligned connectors can cause permanent damage to the pins if pressed incorrectly.

Remove the back cover.

Use the point of a spudger to gently pry up and release the battery connector from its socket.

Remove the six 2.6 mm Phillips screws that secure the loudspeaker to the .

• Insert the flat end of a spudger into the corner of the loudspeaker assembly.
• Pry slightly to loosen the loudspeaker from its recess.

Remove the loudspeaker.

• Align the loudspeaker's bottom edge to the frame.
• Press the assembly into place.

Ensure the display cable connector is securely fastened during reinstallation.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect flex cable from its socket.

• If replacing the battery, bend the interconnect flex cable away from the phone and secure it out of the way with a rubber band or tape.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up the fingerprint scanner connector from its socket on the daughterboard.

Slide the spudger tip under the antenna interconnect cable and gently pry up.

• De-route the antenna interconnect cable away from the daughterboard.

Place the flat end of the spudger under the microphone board, twisting gently to loosen the adhesive.

• Insert the flat end of a spudger or an opening pick under the daughterboard's right edge.

• Pry gently to loosen the daughterboard, but stop if it bends significantly.

• If the daughterboard starts to bend, reposition and pry from a different angle.

Approach the daughterboard from the bottom.

• Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the daughterboard.
• Twist and slide the spudger slightly to release the daughterboard from its recess.

Remove the daughterboard.

• If replacing with new frame: Peel off blue adhesive liners from daughterboard before installation.

Insert the flat end of a spudger under the tape covering the fingerprint scanner.

• Lift up gently to pry and remove the tape.

• You will not be able to reuse this tape during reinstallation.

• Replace it with a piece of electrical tape.

Be extremely careful when pulling the flex cable up, as it is very delicate and prone to breaking.

• Use your finger to gently lift up the connector end of the fingerprint scanner.
• Pull upwards slowly, avoiding direct pull-away from the fingerprint scanner.
• Continue pulling upwards until the fingerprint scanner cable is freed from its recess.

Locate the marked areas on either side of the flex cable.

• Insert the point of a spudger into these areas and push until the fingerprint scanner is loosened from its recess.
• Avoid applying pressure directly onto the delicate flex cable.

If the fingerprint scanner does not come loose, ensure that you are pressing the spudger's point against the backside of the scanner as indicated in the first image, and not the metal plate below it.

Loosen the fingerprint scanner from its recess.

• Carefully thread the flex cable through the cutout on the front of the display.

• Make sure to remove any adhesive liner from the new fingerprint scanner if installing onto a replacement frame.

• Remove the fingerprint scanner.