iPhone 16 Screen Replacement
Use this guide to replace a broken, cracked, or non‑responsive screen in your iPhone 16.
You'll need replacement screen adhesive to complete this repair.
Note: Since you can't disconnect the battery during this repair, be especially careful not to use metal prying tools or touch exposed contacts in your iPhone.
After your repair, calibrate an original Apple display using Repair Assistant.
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Werkzeuge
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Coffee Filters or a lint-free cloth Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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Hair Dryer Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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Heat Gun Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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iFixit Opening Picks (Set of 6) Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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iOpener Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
- Isopropyl Alcohol (90% or Greater) Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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P2 Pentalobe Screwdriver iPhone Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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Packing Tape Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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Spudger Verfügbarkeit: Bestellbar Im Shop ansehen →
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Suction Handle Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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Tri-point Y000 Screwdriver Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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Tweezers Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
Ersatzteile
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iPhone 16 Display Adhesive Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
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iPhone 16 Screen Verfügbarkeit: Externe Bezugsquelle Bei iFixit kaufen →
Anleitung
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Before you begin
Unplug any cables from your phone.
Hold the power and either volume buttons and slide to power off your phone.
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Tape over any cracks
If your screen or back glass is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.
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Remove the pentalobe screws
Use a P2 pentalobe driver to remove the two 7.7 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.
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Mark your opening picks
Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
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Heat the bottom edge
Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.
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Insert an opening pick
Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the screen.
While supporting the frame with one hand, pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and the frame.
Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.
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Screen information
Two delicate cables connecting the screen to the phone—one just above the Action button and the other about halfway between the volume down button and the bottom of the phone.
Multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone.
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Heat the right edge
Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the right edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.
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Separate the right adhesive
Slide your opening pick around the bottom right corner and up the right edge of the screen to separate the adhesive and release the metal clip.
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Heat the top edge
Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the top edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.
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Separate the top adhesive
Continue sliding your pick around the top right corner and across the top edge to separate the adhesive and release the two metal clips.
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Heat the left edge
Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the left edge of the screen until it's hot to the touch.
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Separate the left adhesive
Slide the opening pick down the left edge of the screen to separate the remaining adhesive and release the last two metal clips.
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Prop up the screen
Swing open the screen over the left edge of the phone and support it with a clean, sturdy object.
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Remove the connector covers
Use a tri-point Y000 driver to remove the two 0.9 mm‑long screws securing the front sensor and screen connector covers.
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Step 16
Use tweezers, or your fingers, to lift the front sensor cover to a 90-degree angle and unhook it from its slot in the logic board.
Lift the cover out of its slot and remove it.
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Step 17
Use tweezers, or your fingers, to lift the screen connector cover at a slight angle to unhook it from its slot in the logic board.
Lift the cover out of its slot and remove it.
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Disconnect the screen
Use the tip of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the screen press connector.
Repeat for the front sensor press connector.
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Remove the screen
Lift the screen off the frame and remove it.
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Remove the ambient light sensor bracket
Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 1.3 mm‑long screw securing the ambient light sensor bracket.
Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to lift and remove the ambient light sensor bracket.
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Pry up the ambient light sensor
Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or heated iOpener to soften the adhesive under the ambient light sensor and ambient light sensor cable.
Use an opening pick to pry up the ambient light sensor.
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Reposition the ambient light sensor cable
Use your finger to push the ambient light sensor away from its recess.
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Peel up the ambient light sensor cable
Gently slide an opening pick under the ambient light sensor cable, starting near the sensor and moving towards to the opposite corner.
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Remove the ambient light sensor
Continue slowly sliding the opening pick under the ambient light sensor cable until the cable is free from the screen.
Use a pair of tweezers to lift the ambient light sensor off of the screen.
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End of disassembly
Congratulations on completing disassembly! The remaining steps will show you how to reassemble your device.
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Place the ambient light sensor
Without letting the ambient light sensor adhesive touch the screen, use a pair of tweezers to hold the sensor above the back of the new screen.
Align the ambient light sensor with its recess in the back of the screen.
Use a spudger or your finger to press the ambient light sensor into its recess.
Lay the ambient light sensor cable down on the back of the screen.
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Press the ambient light sensor
Use your finger to press down the ambient light sensor cable.
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Install the ambient light sensor bracket
Use tweezers or your fingers to place the ambient light sensor bracket over the back of the sensor.
Use a Phillips screwdriver to install the 1.3 mm‑long screw securing the ambient light sensor bracket.
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Remove the screen adhesive
Use a spudger to push the screen adhesive up until you can grab it with a pair of tweezers.
Use a pair of tweezers to remove the adhesive around the entire perimeter of the phone.
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Step 30
Wrap a microfiber or lint-free cloth around the pointed end of a spudger and apply a few drops of high-concentration (greater than 90%) isopropyl alcohol to the cloth.
Wipe in one direction along the perimeter of the frame to clean the adhesive residue.
Wait a few minutes before proceeding to make sure any excess alcohol has evaporated.
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Orient the adhesive
Lay the adhesive next to the phone and use features like cutouts for spring contacts and the front‑facing camera to make sure the adhesive is oriented correctly.
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Expose the bottom edge of the adhesive
Use the pull tab to begin peeling the back liner off of the adhesive starting from the bottom, but do not remove the liner all the way.
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Apply the adhesive
While holding the back liner out of the way, carefully align the exposed edge of the adhesive to the bottom edge of the iPhone's frame.
When the adhesive is aligned, use your finger to press it down firmly along the bottom edge.
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Step 34
Continue peeling the back liner off of the adhesive while pressing the adhesive into place along the edges of the iPhone's frame.
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Press the adhesive into place
Make sure the liner is aligned properly by checking that all spring contacts and the front-facing camera are in their cutouts. If they aren't, remove the adhesive and start over with a new sheet.
Use the flat end of a spudger to press the adhesive firmly into place all around the iPhone.
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Remove the top liner
Use the point of a spudger to lift the pull tab in the top‑right corner of the frame until you can grab it with your fingers.
Peel back the top liner and remove it.
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Step 37
Once the top liner is removed, there should be three narrow liners on top of the adhesive with pull tabs near the bottom edge.
If you don't see these pull tabs, you may have accidentally removed the thin liners in the previous step. If the adhesive is clean and properly aligned, you may proceed, just be careful not to touch anything to the exposed adhesive until you are ready to install the screen.
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Prop up the screen
Prop the screen up along the left edge of the iPhone frame, using a box or similar sturdy object to support the screen.
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Connect the screen and front sensor
Use the flat end of a spudger or your finger to connect the screen and front sensor press connectors.
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Cover the connectors
Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to place the screen connector cover over the screen connector by inserting it at a slight downward angle to engage the hook, then laying the cover flat over the connector.
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Step 41
Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to place the front sensor connector cover over the front sensor connector by inserting it at a 90‑degree angle to engage the hook, then laying the cover flat over the connector.
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Install the cover screws
Use a tri-point Y000 driver to install the two 0.9 mm‑long screws securing the front sensor connector and screen connector covers.
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Remove the final adhesive liners
Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the two narrow liners covering the adhesive along the right, top, and bottom edges of the iPhone.
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Step 44
Without letting the screen touch the adhesive, hold the screen over the phone so you can access the final liner along the left edge of the phone.
Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the final liner along the left edge of the phone.
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Place the screen
Align the screen over the frame, then lower it into place.
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Step 46
Firmly press the top edge of the screen into the adhesive, then the bottom edge, until the screen is fully seated in the frame.
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Heat the screen
To help the adhesive bond, apply heat to the edges of the screen using an iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun until it's hot to the touch.
Firmly press around the perimeter of the screen.
If you have screen vise clamps, use them to strengthen the bond of your new adhesive. If not, keep reading for more ways to secure the screen.
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Press the back glass
If you have the box your iPhone came in, take the lid and place it on a flat surface.
Place your iPhone screen-side-up in the lid of your box with the camera bump in its recess.
Find something close to the size of your iPhone, but taller than the sides of the box. Stack it on top of the iPhone, followed by a few heavy objects.
Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.
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Step 49
Place the iPhone screen-side-down on a soft, flat surface.
Apply tape to the back glass to protect its finish.
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Step 50
Place two layers of coins or similarly thick objects on the tape along the edges of the back glass.
Evenly distribute the coins and make sure they are at least as thick as the camera bump.
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Step 51
Stack multiple books or other heavy objects on your iPhone.
Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.
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Install the pentalobe screws
Use a P2 pentalobe driver to install the two 7.7 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.
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Abschluss
After your repair, calibrate a genuine replacement screen using Apple's Repair Assistant. Navigate to Settings → General → About → Parts & Service History, tap Restart & Finish Repair, and follow the onscreen prompts.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our iPhone 16 Answers Community for help.