LG V20 Headphone Jack Replacement

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Use this guide to replace the headphone jack in your LG V20.

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Paso 1 Back Cover

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Press the button on the lower right side of the LG V20 to open the clamp that holds the back cover on the back side of the phone.
Remove the back cover.

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Paso 2 Battery

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Before disassembling your phone, discharge the battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.
Insert a spudger or your fingernail under the battery at the small recess on the lower edge.
Be careful not to deform or puncture the battery.
Pry up and remove the battery.

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Paso 3 Midframe Assembly

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Remove the sixteen 4mm Phillips #00 screws attaching the back cover to the motherboard.

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Paso 4

The top and bottom frame section hold very tight to the mid frame. It is possible to pull them off with your hands. If you're not able to do so, use the following removal procedure:
Use the flat end of a spudger and apply pressure to one of the corners of the frame section until you create a small gap.

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Paso 5

Flip the phone and insert an opening pick in the gap you created.
Slide the opening pick along the gap until the frame section pops out of its plastic clamps.

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Paso 6

Remove the frame section.
Repeat this procedure with the frame section on the other end of the phone.
Within the top frame section there's a small silver grating that covers the speaker. This may fall out, so be careful not to lose it.

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Paso 7

The loudspeaker is attached to the cover of the motherboard. Use an opening pick to pry it up.

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Paso 8

The cover of the motherboard is held in its place by several plastic clamps.
Use an opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover at the right corner at the bottom of your phone until it pops out of the plastic clamp.

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Paso 9

Slide the opening pick along the mid frame and flip it sideways to open the plastic clamps holding the motherboard cover in its place.

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Paso 10

Remove the motherboard cover.

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Paso 11 Front-Facing Camera

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front camera flex cable.
If you want to go on and remove the motherboard assembly, there is no need to remove the front facing camera after disconnecting it. However if you feel uncertain, carefully remove it with a pair of tweezers.
Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the front facing camera. Be careful to only grip the body of the camera, as the top is the sensor pcb and is only held on with glue (removal will ruin the sensor).

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Paso 12 Motherboard Assembly

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the flex cable of the left rear camera.
The second rear camera will come out with the motherboard since it is connected on the other side.
You can leave the front facing camera in its place as long as you're careful while removing the motherboard assembly. However if you feel uncertain, carefully remove it with a pair of tweezers.

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Paso 13

Disconnect the display flex cable with the flat end of a spudger.

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Paso 14

Use the pointed end of a spudger to lift up the motherboard assembly until you can get a good grip.
Carefully lift up the motherboard assembly and remove it.

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Paso 15 Headphone Jack

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Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive beneath the headphone jack and its flex cable.

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Paso 16

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Use a pair of tweezers and gently remove the headphone jack by slowly pulling it up and out of its recess.
If the flex cable is glued in too tight, you might need to reapply the iOpener to soften the adhesive even more.