MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025) Lid Angle Sensor

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

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torque driver (blue, 0.65 kgf cm)

  • Torx Plus 1IP 44 mm half-moon bit

Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.

Caution

This procedure requires System Configuration. After you’ve completed all removal and reassembly steps, learn how to initiate the System Configuration process.

Note: This procedure may show images of different models, but the steps are the same. Ensure that you use the correct tools for the model you’re repairing.

Removal

Note: If you’ve already completed the removal steps, skip to reassembly.

  1. Lift the end of the lid angle sensor flex cable off the connector.

  2. Use the blue torque driver and 1IP bit to remove the 1IP screw (923-12568) from the lid angle sensor.

  3. Remove the lid angle sensor from the top case.

Reassembly

  1. Align the clip and tab on the lid angle sensor flex cable with the screw hole and slot in the top case.

  2. Hold the lid angle sensor in position (1). Use ESD-safe tweezers to position the 1IP (923-12568) screw into the lid angle sensor clip (2). Then use the blue torque driver and 1IP bit to reinstall the screw into the lid angle sensor.

  3. Press the end of the lid angle sensor flex cable to the connector.

Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly:

Caution

  • After you’ve completed all removal and reassembly steps, learn how to initiate the System Configuration process.

  • If you replaced the lid angle sensor, close the display for 20 seconds when prompted during the System Configuration process. If the display isn’t fully closed during the process, you'll need to install another new lid angle sensor. The computer will play a startup sound (chime) when the process is complete.

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