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Repair guide : Dock Connector iPhone 7 Plus

Level : Hard Time : 55 min Author : Alexandre

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You can't charge youriPhone 7 Plus anymore ? It does not recognize your phone or you can't connect it to iTunes? Because of your defective dock connector, your have battery issues and you can't save anything to your computer ?

Here atSOSav, we'll tell you everything you need to know to replace your defective dock connector in just a few minutes. Follow therepair guide to have a like new iPhone 7 Plus and save money .

Symptoms :

Charging issue
iTunes does not recognize your iPhone
Your iPhone does not charge

Some advice before you start

Repair - Repair guide: Dock Connector iPhone 7 Plus

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Step 1

Before disassembling the dock connector of your iPhone 7 Plus, you have to securely turn it off.

Maintain the power button on the top for a few seconds.

Then slide to the right to "power off" button in red.

Step 2

Use the pentalobe screwdriver included in the Standard tool kit to remove the two screws on the bottom part of the iPhone.

Those screws are on each side of the dock connector.

Those screws maintain the bottom part of the front panel to the rear panel.

With a hairdryer, heat up the edges as shown on picture 3.

This is soften the seal between the two panels.

Step 3

Then put the suction cups as near as possible to the home button.

Pull the cup enough to let a gap appear.

Put an opening pick between the display and rear case.

Step 4

Then slide the opening pick to the left.

Let the first pick on the bottom part of the screen and insert a second pick that you'll slide to the top of the screen.

Once it's done, you can remove both picks.

Step 5

Start again on the right side.

Careful when sliding the pick because the screen connection cable are on this side.

Step 6

Remove the pick.

Then pull the suction cup as if you were opening a book.

Be gently with this step in order not to damage the screen cable !

Step 7

Use the Triwing screwdriver, to remove the seven screws circled in red on the picture.

Those screws hold the screen connector bracket plates.

Step 8

With a spudger, remove the first metal bracket.

Step 9

Then remove the second bracket with the spudger.

Step 10

And disconnect the screen first cable.

Step 11

Continue by disconnecting the screen second cable with a spudger.

Step 12

Then, disconnect the proximity sensor/earpiece speaker cable.

The display assembly of your iPhone 7 Plus is now disassembled.

Step 13

Disconnect the battery by lifting the connector from the logic board.

Step 14

With a cruciform screwdriver, remove the two screws holding the cable bracket.

Step 15

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the bracket.

Step 16

With a cruciform screwdriver, remove the six screws circled in red.

Step 17

Use a pair of tweezers to hide the back camera bracket.

Then remove it.

Step 18

Gently disconnect the cable circled in red with the spudger.

To disconnect the cables, follow Step 11 of this guide.

Step 19

Still with the nylon spudger, disconnect the two superior cables.

Step 20

Use the spudger's tip to unlock the two GSM antennas.

Step 21

Continue by disconnecting the WiFi cable.

Step 22

Remove the screw circled in red with a flat head screwdriver.

Step 23

With the nylon spudger, gently lift the logic board and remove it.

The logic board of your iPhone 7 Plus is now disassembled.

Step 24

Remove the 13 screws circled in red with a cruciform screwdriver.

Those screws hold the speaker, vibrator and dock connector.

Step 25

Use a pair of tweezers and remove the plastic bracket.

Step 26

Use the nylon spudger to disconnect the vibrator cable.

Step 27

Then lift the vibrator.

Remove it.

Step 28

Slide the spudger as shown on the pictures and remove the speaker from its socket.

Remove it.

Step 29

Use a cruciform screwdriver to remove the two screw circled in red.

Those screws hold the dock connector.

Step 30

Slide the spudger to peel off the top part of the dock connector.

Step 31

With a iSesamo, peel off the right microphone.

Step 32

Still with the iSesamo, peel off the left microphone.

Step 33

Slightly push the plastic bracket with the iSesamo and remove it with tweezers.

Step 34

Use a spudger to peel off the left part of the dock connector onto the rear panel.

Then lift the bottom part of the rear panel.

Step 35

Entirely remove the dock connector.

Remove it from the iPhone.

Step 36

The dock connector is now removed from your iPhone 7 Plus .

You can replace it by a new one.

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