iPhone 15 Top Speaker

Before You Begin

Warning

Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.

Remove the following parts before you begin:

Tools

  • 6.1-inch repair tray

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • JCIS bit

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torque driver (gray, 0.55 kgf cm)

Removal

  1. Place the enclosure in the repair tray with the USB-C connector facing the cutout.

  2. Lift the end of the back 2 glass antenna flex cable off the connector.

  3. Use the pointed end of a black stick to lift the upper end of the back glass 2 antenna off the top speaker. Remove the antenna to access a top speaker screw. Save the antenna for reassembly.

    • Note: The back glass antenna flex cables are connected to the antenna.

  4. Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove five crosshead screws from the top speaker.

  5. Lift the end of the top speaker flex cable off the connector.

  6. Remove the top speaker from the enclosure.

Reassembly

  1. Position the top speaker in the enclosure.

  2. Press the end of the top speaker flex cable to the connector.

  3. Use the gray torque driver and the JCIS bit to install the following five crosshead screws into the top speaker.

    • Two crosshead screws (923-09823) (1)

    • Two crosshead screws (923-09812) (2)

    • One crosshead screw (923-09814) (3)

  4. Press the end of the back glass antenna flex cable to the connector.

    • Caution: If the back glass antenna is lost or damaged, repeat top speaker removal steps 2 and 3. Then complete back glass reassembly step 4 with a new back glass antenna.

  5. If the iPhone doesn’t have an mmWave antenna, reinstall the piece of foam.

    • Important: If the foam is lost or damaged, replace it.

Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly:

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