iPhone Duo Main Microphone
Before You Begin
Warning
Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.
Tools
ESD-safe tweezers
Nylon probe (black stick)
Super screw 44 mm half-moon bit
Torque driver (blue, 0.65 kgf cm)
Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.
Never reinstall a screw after it has been removed. Install only new screws. Most iPhone screw grooves are covered in adhesive that can’t be reused. Discard screws according to your local recycling guidelines.
Removal
Note: If you’ve already completed the removal steps, skip to reassembly.
Remove the Taptic Engine. Then continue to step 2.
Use a torque driver and the super screw bit to remove one super screw from the main microphone.
Lift the end of the main microphone flex cable off the connector.
Gently peel the main microphone flex cable from the enclosure.
Remove the main microphone from the enclosure.
Important: The main microphone is held in place by strong adhesive. Pull the main microphone toward the top of the enclosure until the microphone separates from the adhesive.
Reassembly
Screw location diagram
Use ESD-safe tweezers to remove all adhesive from the enclosure. Use an ethanol or IPA wipe to clean the enclosure.
Use ESD-safe tweezers to peel the protective liner from the adhesive on the main microphone. Then position the main microphone in the enclosure by aligning the screw holes.
Caution: Ensure that the main microphone flex cable aligns with the white lines visible on the enclosure.
Use the blue torque driver and super screw bit to partially install one new super screw (923-16050) (B6) into the main microphone.
Press and hold the top of the main microphone for 20 seconds to adhere it to the enclosure and fully install the super screw.
Press the end of the main microphone flex cable to the connector.
Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly: