Samsung Galaxy Note20 Earpiece Speaker Replacement

Power off your phone completely before starting disassembly.

• Apply an iOpener to the left side of the rear cover for one minute.
• Alternatively, use a hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate, but be careful not to overheat and damage the screen, internal battery, or plastic rear cover.

Apply a suction cup to the heated edge of the rear cover, close to the edge.

• Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the rear cover and frame.
• If you're having trouble, apply more heat and try again (older phones may be harder).

Do not insert an opening pick more than 5 mm into the phone — internal components at risk of damage.

Insert the pick no more than 5 mm into the phone's adhesive to avoid damaging internal components.

• Slide the opening pick along the left edge towards the bottom left corner to cut through the adhesive.
• Leave the pick inserted in the bottom left corner to prevent re-sealing of the adhesive.

Insert a new opening pick into each gap created by existing picks in corners.

• Continue heating and cutting the adhesive along remaining three sides of rear cover.
• Leave an opening pick in each corner to prevent re-sealing.

If the rear cover remains attached, slice through adhesive again with opening pick, taking care not to push too hard on the device's fragile components.

Remove the rear cover by lifting it straight up.

Threadlocker may interfere with removal of motherboard shield screws.

• Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the six 4.0 mm screws securing the motherboard shield.
• If the screws are stuck, use caution and try to remove them without damaging the threads.

Label each screw for easy reinstallation in its original location.

Careful not to cut yourself on the sharp edges.

Hold tweezers to grasp and carefully flip back motherboard shield.

Hold the motherboard shield aside using a pair of tweezers.

• Pry up the battery press connector with a spudger's pointed end, carefully prying only under the edge to avoid damaging the socket or surrounding components.

Avoid pressing down on the middle of the connector — misalignment can cause pin bending and permanent damage.

• To reattach: align and press one side until it clicks, then repeat for the other side.

Use a spudger to carefully pry up the wireless charging coil press connector, holding the motherboard shield aside with tweezers.

• Grip the motherboard shield firmly with your fingers.
• Pry the wireless charging coil up and away from the device using a gentle peeling motion.
• The wireless charging coil is secured to the device with light adhesive, which will need to be overcome for removal.
• Once released, carefully remove the wireless charging coil.

Remove the earpiece speaker from the using a Phillips screwdriver.

• Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove five 4.0 mm screws.

• Insert the flat end of a spudger under the earpiece speaker's bottom edge.
• Pry up the earpiece speaker with the spudger to loosen its grip on the frame.
• The earpiece speaker attaches along the top edge and can be released by prying it loose.

Remove the earpiece speaker.

• Lift it out of its mounting.