Samsung Galaxy Note20 Front-Facing Camera Replacement

Completely power off your phone.

• Heat an iOpener and apply it to the left side of the rear cover for one minute.
• Alternatively, use a hair dryer, heat gun or hot plate with caution: never overheat, as this can damage the screen, internal battery or plastic rear cover.

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

• Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the rear cover and the frame.
• If necessary, apply more heat to the edge and try again, depending on your phone's age.

Insert an opening pick into the gap, but be cautious not to push it more than 5 mm into the phone to avoid damaging internal components.

Insert pick no deeper than 5mm to avoid damage.

• Slide pick along left edge towards bottom left corner.
• Leave pick inserted in bottom left corner to prevent re-sealing.

Continue heating and cutting the adhesive along the remaining three sides of the rear cover.

• Insert new opening picks in the gaps left by previous picks in each corner.
• Leave a pick in each corner to prevent re-sealing as you progress.

If still attached, try re-cutting the adhesive with an opening pick.

Remove rear cover by lifting it straight up.

Remove six 4.0 mm Phillips screws securing the motherboard shield using a Phillips screwdriver.

Screws may be difficult to remove due to threadlocker.

Label and track each screw for correct reassembly.

Be cautious when handling the motherboard shield due to its sharp, thin edges.

• Lift up and flip back the motherboard shield using a pair of tweezers.

Never apply pressure to the middle of a press connector.

• Use a spudger to pry up the battery press connector, carefully targeting only under its edge.
• Hold the motherboard shield aside with tweezers.
• To reattach, align and press one side until it clicks, then repeat on the other side.
• Avoid misalignment to prevent pin bending and permanent damage.

• Hold the motherboard shield away from the work area with a pair of tweezers.
• Pry up the wireless charging coil press connector using the pointed end of a spudger.

Hold the motherboard shield firmly in place.

• Pry the wireless charging coil away from the device, starting at one edge.
• The wireless charging coil may be secured with light adhesive; take care not to damage it.
• Remove the wireless charging coil once it is free.

Remove the earpiece speaker using a Phillips screwdriver.

• Remove the five 4.0mm screws from the frame

• Slide the flat spudger under the earpiece speaker's bottom edge.
• Pry up on the spudger to loosen the earpiece speaker from its frame.

The earpiece speaker clips along the top edge of the frame.

Remove the earpiece speaker.

Be prepared for the front-facing camera to detach and potentially fly out.

• Pry up the front-facing camera press connector using a spudger's pointed end.
• The camera is only secured by this connector, so be cautious of ejection.

Remove the front-facing camera with a pair of tweezers.