jeremyfitz

You’re right! I used a previous guide that shows up until the camera is removed, then my own starts after I’ve already removed this flexible metal bracket. This bracket is used as a alignment guide and stabilizer for the camera so hard hits don’t rattle the sensitive internal magnets that stabilize the camera lenses. With a fine screwdriver, pop the 4 points that this is welded to the lens up then remove the bracket. It may get mangled a bit but it can usually be straightened back out to re-use upon camera reinstall.

Having this tear-down showing a significant improvement in redesign, I’d cop one of these for sure. Not the i9, but an i7 with 16gb is more than enough for me. Thanks for the quaity post and for your sponsorship of the right-to-repair movement!

You need to follow this guide, then press down on the ring from the inside and tap it out gently. Then replace the ring.