Samsung Galaxy A70 Screen Replacement

Insert a SIM card eject tool, SIM eject bit, or straightened paper clip into the hole on the SIM tray.

• Press firmly to eject the tray.
• Remove the SIM tray from the phone.

Heat devices can damage your Galaxy A70's screen and battery.

• Power off your Galaxy A70 before proceeding.
• Apply the iOpener for 2 minutes to soften the back cover adhesive, repeating as necessary.
• Alternatively, use a hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate, but avoid overheating the phone.

Attach a suction cup to the right edge of the phone, just above the center.

• Pull on the suction cup until a small gap forms between the back cover and the frame.
• Slide an opening pick into the gap.

Insert an opening pick along the edge to the bottom right corner.

Leave the opening pick in place to prevent adhesive resealing.

• Remove or leave the suction cup for better grip during removal.

Insert a second opening pick under the bottom right corner of the back cover.

• Slide it along the edge to the top right corner.
• If needed, use an iOpener to soften the adhesive before cutting.
• Leave both picks in place to prevent resealing.

• Insert a third opening pick under the top right back cover corner.

• Slide the opening pick's tip along the phone's top edge to break the adhesive seal.

• Leave the pick in the top left corner to prevent resealing of the adhesive.

Insert the opening pick under the top left corner.

• Slide it along the left edge, cutting the adhesive.
• Leave it in place to prevent re-adhesion.

Insert a fifth opening pick under the bottom left corner.

• Slide it along the bottom edge to cut any remaining adhesive.

Remove the back cover.

• Apply strong, steady pressure to the phone with a stack of heavy books for several minutes.

• Remove the midframe's fourteen 4.0 mm screws using a Phillips screwdriver.

Locate the plastic clips holding the midframe in place.

• Insert an opening pick between the midframe and the front panel assembly on the right edge, near the volume button.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner.

The goal is to detach the plastic clips.

Slide the opening from the bottom right corner to the bottom left corner.

This will detach the plastic clips.

Position the opening pick at the left edge of the device and slide it slowly down, detaching the plastic clips.

Remove the midframe.

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by gently prying the connector straight up from its socket.

• Pry up the display connector using the flat edge of a spudger.
• Disconnect it from the daughterboard socket.

Apply a heated iOpener to the screen for 2 minutes.

Alternatively, use a hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate, but be cautious not to overheat the phone and cause damage to the display or internal battery.

Apply a suction cup to the right edge of the display.

If the phone's screen is cracked, the suction handle may not stick — use strong tape or superglue it in place and allow it to cure before proceeding.

• Pull up the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap.
• Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

Insert the opening pick at the bottom right corner and slide it across to break the adhesive.

Do not remove the opening pick or the adhesive will seal again.

Insert a second opening pick under the bottom right corner.

• Slide the pick along the right edge of your phone, leaving it in the top right corner.
• Leave both opening picks in place to prevent adhesive resealing.

Insert a third opening pick 1.5mm away from the top right corner.

• Slide the opening pick along the top edge, slicing through the adhesive.
• When near the front facing camera, insert only a 3 mm tip of the pick to avoid damage.
• Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent resealing.

Insert a pick tool at the top left corner.

• Slide it down along the left edge to break the adhesive.
• Leave it in place at the bottom left corner to prevent re-adhesion.

• Insert a fifth opening pick under the bottom left corner.
• Slide the pick along the bottom edge to cut the remaining adhesive.

Avoid using the plastic card near the display flex cable — risk of damage.

• Reapply a heated iOpener to the screen, focusing on the adhesive underneath.
• The remaining adhesive is centered in the midframe; proceed with caution.

Insert a plastic card into the gap between the display and phone assembly on the left edge.

• Press the plastic card in and slide it back and forth until you cut through the entire adhesive.
• Remove the four opening picks from the corners once you're sure the adhesive is cut.

• Do not remove the screen completely yet, as the display cable is still threaded through the midframe.

Thread the display cable carefully through the frame.

Remove the screen.