Repair guide : Upper Volume Button iPhone 6
Symptoms : Upper volume button defective or broken
Buttons iPhone 6
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Step 1
Before disassembling the upper volume button of your iPhone 6, you have to securely turn it off.
Maintain the power button on the top for a few seconds.
Step 2
The SIM card tray of the iPhone 6 can be found on the right side of the phone, near the power button (on/off/sleep).
Insert the SIM card eject tool in the small hole and push to eject the SIM tray.
Then grab it and remove it.
The iPhone 6 SIM card tray is now removed.
Step 3
With a pentalobe screw driver, remove the two screws circled in red on the picture.
Those screws are on both side of the lightning connector of the phone.
Those two screws maintain the bottom part of the screen on the iPhone's frame.
Step 4
Then put the iSclack on the iPhone 6.
The suction cups have to be as close as possible to the home button of the iPhone as shown on the picture for a better grip.
Make sure the suction cups are well fixed to the iPhone, then open the tweezers in order to separate the screen from the frame of the phone.
Step 5
With a cruciform screw, remove the five screws circled in red.
Those screws hold the front panel cable bracket that you can remove with a pair of tweezers.
Step 6
With a nylon spudger, gently pry up to disconnect the cable for :
- the front camera,
- the earpiece speaker,
- the proximity and light sensor,
- and the home button cable.
Step 7
Still with a nylon spudger, pry again to disconnect gently the last two cables holding the display assembly of your iPhone 6 :
- the LCD screen cable,
- the touch screen cable.
Step 8
You can now pull out the complete display assembly.
The complete display assemble of your iPhone 6 is now disassembled.
Step 9
Use the cruciform screwdriver and remove the two screws circled in red.
Those screws hold the two following connector brackets :
- battery connector,
- headphone jack/speaker/dock connector/microphone connector .
Then grab the connector's bracket with a pair of tweezers and remove it.
Step 10
Use the nylon spudger and gently pry to disconnect the battery's cable.
Step 11
Two adhesive tabs are at the bottom of the battery to make it easier to remove it.
With a nylon spudger, peel back the first battery adhesive tab from the bottom right edge of the battery.
Be careful with this step in order not to damage the adhesive tabs !
Step 12
Grab and pull the adhesive tab away from the battery.
Try not to pull too hard or you may rip the adhesive strip !
Step 13
Once the battery is lifted, insert a nylon spudger as shown on the picture and gently pry to remove the battery.
Grab the battery and remove it.
Step 14
With a cruciform screwdriver, remove the two screws circled in red.
Those screws hold the upper metal cable bracket .
Step 15
Still with the cruciform screwdriver, remove the two screws circled in red.
Those screws hold the WiFi antenna.
Then remove it with a pair of tweezers.
Step 16
Still with the cruciform screwdriver, remove the three screws circled in red.
Those screws hold the volume buttons cable.
Step 17
Use the nylon spudger and disconnect the volume/vibrator buttons cable.
Step 18
Use the nylon spudger and gently peel the volume/vibrator buttons cable.
Step 19
Then take a pair of tweezers to remove the volume/vibrator buttons cable.
Step 20
The volume buttons cable is now disassembled.
Step 21
With a nylon spudger, remove the upper volume button.
Step 22
Then use a pair of tweezers and grab the upper volume button.
Step 23
The upper volume button of the iPhone 6 is now disassembled.
You can replace it by a new one.
To reassemble your iPhone 6 follow this guide in reverse order.
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