How To Change Your Samsung S7 Background

Introduction

Utilise this guide to replace a cracked or faulty OLED display on your Samsung Galaxy S7.

Exist aware that the video guide does not match the step-by-step guide below, it is an older edition of the guide.

The video guide recommends removing the battery, SIM tray, and motherboard. This is not necessary, but it does make heating the telephone safer. This procedure is only recommended if you lot're replacing the bombardment and the screen at the same fourth dimension.

This guide instructs y'all to supercede only the brandish while leaving the original frame, logic board, and battery in identify. Note: some replacement screens for this phone come up pre-installed in a new frame (a.yard.a. chassis), which requires you lot to transplant all of your phone'due south internals and install a new battery. Make sure you lot have the correct part before starting this guide.

If the frame is damaged or bent, it's of import to replace it, or else the new screen may not mount correctly and can endure impairment from uneven pressure.

The process of separating the display from the frame usually destroys the brandish, then don't follow this guide unless you intend to supervene upon the brandish.

If your screen is badly shattered, wear eye protection, and apply a screen-protector, or tape, to the display to help contain glass shards.

Video Overview

Opening your phone will compromise its waterproof seals. Have replacement adhesive ready before you proceed, or take care to avoid liquid exposure if you reassemble your phone without replacing the adhesive.

Opening your phone will compromise its waterproof seals. Take replacement adhesive ready before you lot proceed, or have care to avoid liquid exposure if you reassemble your telephone without replacing the adhesive.
Apply a heated iOpener to a long border of the telephone for about 2 minutes.
You lot may need to reheat and reapply the iOpener several times to become the telephone warm plenty. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may too be used, merely be careful not to overheat the phone—the OLED display and internal battery are both susceptible to oestrus impairment.

When the back panel is warm to the touch, apply a suction cup as close to the heated edge of the phone as you can while avoiding the curved edge.

When the back panel is warm to the touch on, apply a suction cup as close to the heated edge of the phone as yous tin can while avoiding the curved edge.
The suction cup will not make a skillful seal on the curved portion of the drinking glass.
If the phone's back cover is cracked, the suction cup may non stick. Try lifting information technology with strong tape, or superglue the suction cup in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.
Elevator on the suction cup and insert an opening choice under the rear drinking glass.
The rear glass tin can intermission if you use too much force or attempt to pry with metal tools.
Due to the curved glass, you lot will be pushing upwardly, rather than inserting parallel to the plane of the telephone.
If yous have trouble, apply more than heat to further soften the adhesive, and effort again. The agglutinative cools very fast, so y'all may need to rut it repeatedly.
Optionally, once the pick is inserted, you can add a few drops of isopropyl booze into the gap to help weaken the adhesive in the following steps.

One time you lot accept the pick firmly inserted into the glass, reheat and reapply the iOpener to soften the adhesive.

Slide the opening pick down along the side of the phone, separating the adhesive.
Become slowly so that the tip doesn't slip out of the seam. If sliding becomes difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.
Exit the pick in place and grab a second choice as you go on to the next step. Leaving the pick inserted tin can assistance prevent the gum you just separated from re-adhering.

Repeat the previous heating and cutting process for the remaining three sides of the phone.
Leave an opening pick in each edge of the phone equally you continue to the next to prevent the agglutinative from resealing.

Lift the glass and remove information technology from the phone.

To reinstall the back encompass with a custom-cut adhesive strip, follow this guide.
If you're cleaning the midframe surface with isopropyl booze, exist conscientious not to go whatever alcohol on the wireless charging coil. The coil coating will suspension down if it contacts alcohol.
Exist sure to plough on your phone and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing the phone.
If desired, y'all may reinstall the dorsum cover without replacing the adhesive. Remove any large chunks of adhesive that might foreclose the back cover from sitting downwards affluent. After installation, heat the dorsum cover and employ pressure to secure information technology. Information technology won't be waterproof, but the glue is usually more than than strong enough to concord.

Remove the eight three.5 mm Phillips screws securing the NFC antenna and charging roll assembly.

Insert the tip of a spudger into the small notch on the left side of the antenna assembly, and pry the assembly up and out of the frame.
Remove the antenna assembly.

Use the apartment end of a spudger to lift the charging curlicue assembly out of the telephone.

Use the flat stop of a spudger to disconnect the battery connector.

Use the flat terminate of a spudger to unplug the display and digitizer connector.

Prepare an iOpener and utilise to a long edge of the phone for about 2 minutes.
You may need to reheat and reapply the iOpener several times to get the phone warm enough. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
The glue securing the display can be significantly stronger than the glue that secures the back cover. If necessary, switch to a hair dryer or heat gun in order to utilize plenty heat to weaken the adhesive.

Once the screen is warm to the impact, utilize a suction cup as close to the heated edge of the phone equally you lot tin.
If your display is badly cracked, the suction cup may not stick. Endeavor lifting the brandish with strong tape, or superglue the suction cup in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.
Lift on the suction cup, and insert an opening pick nether the display assembly.

Once the choice is firmly inserted underneath the display, reheat and reapply the iOpener to soften the display agglutinative.

Slide the opening pick down the side of the phone, separating the agglutinative.
The display cable is located just above the midpoint on this side, and may interfere with your option if you pry besides deeply.
Go slowly and so that the tip doesn't slip out of the seam. If sliding becomes difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.
Leave the pick in place and catch a second choice every bit you proceed to the next step. Leaving the pick inserted can assist prevent the glue you lot but separated from re-adhering.

Repeat the previous heating and cutting process for the remaining 3 sides of the phone.
Get out an opening pick on each side as you continue to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Don't cut too deep on the top or lesser, or yous may harm the forepart-facing sensors or speaker assembly on the height, or capacitive buttons on the bottom.

Pry upwards the side of the brandish contrary the brandish cable so that the cable acts like a hinge as the phone opens.

Carefully lift the display away from the mid frame, gently pulling the brandish connector through the hole in the mid frame.
Remove the display.

Follow this link for a detailed screen agglutinative application guide.
Before installing a new display, information technology'south very important to remove all traces of the former adhesive from the frame, while taking special care to remove whatsoever pocket-sized glass fragments.
After removing all traces of glue and glass from the frame, make clean the adhesion areas with 90% (or college) isopropyl booze and a lint-free cloth or coffee filter. Swipe in one direction only, not back and forth.
This helps remove whatsoever remaining adhesive balance and preps the surface for the new display.
If the frame is bent, or if any glue or drinking glass remnants are left behind, the new display volition not mount correctly and may be damaged.