Xiaomi Redmi 2 Ambient Light Sensor Replacement

This guide is for removing the Ambient Light Sensor from a Xiaomi Redmi 2, suitable for both repair and replacement purposes.

Step 1 | Motherboard

Remove the back panel from the mid-frame and front body using the flat end of a spudger.

Step 2

Insert your finger into the curved opening of the mid-frame.

Lift the battery out.
Remove it completely.

Step 3

Remove any installed SIM and memory card.
Remove twelve Phillips #000 screws, each measuring 3.4 mm, from the mid-frame.

Step 4

Insert spudger between mid-frame and front body.

Gradually pry bodies apart as spudger moves around phone's edge.

Step 5

Remove the 3.4 mm Phillips #000 screw holding the motherboard to the front body.

Note: This screw is separate from the initial dozen.

Step 6

Use one tweezers prong to pry back the brown clip on top of the LCD ribbon connector.

Step 7

Use a tweezers to carefully pry the ribbon clip away from the motherboard.

Step 8

Using your fingers, carefully lift and hinge the motherboard.

Step 9

Lift and pry back the metal clip covering the front proximity sensor ribbon connector using one prong of the tweezers.

Step 10

Use tweezers to carefully remove the antenna connector from the motherboard.

Step 11

Remove the motherboard from the front cover.

Lift it out carefully, taking note of any connectors or cables.
Set the motherboard aside for future reference.

Step 12 | Ambient Light Sensor

Use one prong of the tweezers to carefully lift and loosen the edge of the ambient light sensor from the motherboard.

Step 13

Use your fingers to carefully pull out the ambient light sensor.