How To Repair Broken Glass On S8+

Introduction

Driblet your S8? Keep it in the same pocket as your keys?

Chances are the glass back is already shattered. Apply this guide to replace the back panel glass on the Samsung Galaxy S8.

If your replacement office does not come with agglutinative mounted on it, you will also demand to buy agglutinative for the rear glass and the fingerprint reader. Y'all can buy pre-cut adhesive, or thin loftier-bond tape.

Opening your phone will compromise its waterproof seals. Have replacement adhesive ready before you proceed, or take care to avoid liquid exposure if you reassemble your phone without replacing the adhesive.

Opening your phone will compromise its waterproof seals. Have replacement adhesive ready before you proceed, or have intendance to avoid liquid exposure if you lot reassemble your telephone without replacing the agglutinative.
Heat an iOpener and apply it to a long edge of the S8 for almost 2 minutes.
You may need to reheat and reapply the iOpener several times to get the phone warm enough. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
A pilus dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, just be careful not to overheat the phone—the OLED display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.
As yous're waiting for the adhesive to soften, move on and read the following step to get an idea of where to pry.

In the following steps you will be cutting through the adhesive around the edge of the rear glass panel.

In the following steps you will be cut through the agglutinative around the border of the rear glass panel.
The adhesive on the rear case is laid out every bit seen in the first image.
The prying pattern as seen from the outside of the phone is as follows:
Thick portions of adhesive
Thin areas of adhesive
Avert prying here, to protect the fingerprint sensor.

Once the back panel is warm to the touch, utilise a suction cup as close to the heated edge of the phone as you can while fugitive the curved edge.
The suction cup will not brand a adept seal on the curved portion of the glass.
If the telephone's back cover is cracked, the suction loving cup may not stick. Attempt lifting information technology with potent record, or superglue the suction loving cup in identify and permit it to cure so you tin proceed.
Lift on the suction cup, and insert an opening option under the rear glass.
Due to the curved glass, you lot will be pushing upwardly, rather than inserting parallel to the plane of the phone.

Once you take the tool firmly inserted into the glass, reheat and reapply the iOpener to soften the agglutinative.

Slide the opening selection down the side of the phone, separating the agglutinative.
Become slowly so that the tool doesn't sideslip out of the seam. If cutting becomes difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.

Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.
Leave an opening option on each side equally you keep to the side by side to preclude the adhesive from resealing.

The fingerprint sensor cable connects the phone to the rear glass nigh the main photographic camera. The cable is very short and should disconnect equally the rear drinking glass is removed.
As yous lift the drinking glass, peek in to be certain the orangish cable with a blueish connector has disconnected.
Use the opening picks to piece through whatever remaining adhesive and open the phone slightly.
If the fingerprint sensor cable seems snagged or stays taut practice non open up the telephone any farther. Disconnect the connector with the indicate of a spudger before proceeding.
During reassembly, in order to reconnect the fingerprint sensor cablevision, first angle the back cover into position until the cable connector lines upward perfectly over its socket. Then, apply the flat end of your spudger to gently snap the connector into place by pressing it directly down.
Remove the drinking glass from the telephone.

To install a new dorsum cover:
Use tweezers to peel abroad any remaining adhesive from the phone's chassis. And then clean the adhesion areas with high concentration isopropyl alcohol (at least 90%) and a lint-gratis material to prep the surface for the new adhesive.
Peel the adhesive bankroll off of the new rear glass, carefully line up one edge of the drinking glass against the phone chassis, and firmly press the glass onto the phone.
Follow this guide to reinstall the former dorsum cover, or to install a back cover without pre-installed adhesive.
Be sure to turn on your phone and examination your repair before installing new agglutinative and resealing the phone.
If desired, you lot may reinstall the back encompass without replacing the agglutinative. Remove any large chunks of adhesive that might prevent the back embrace from sitting down flush. Subsequently installation, rut the back embrace and apply pressure to secure it. Information technology won't be waterproof, but the glue is usually more than strong enough to hold.
You may also need to transfer the camera bezel to your new part. If that's the case, follow our camera bezel replacement guide.

If you're installing a new rear glass panel, you lot'll also need to transfer the fingerprint sensor to your new rear drinking glass console as follows:
Reheat an iOpener and apply it to the fingerprint sensor mounted to the rear glass.
Push the fingerprint sensor off of its adhesive from the outside of the drinking glass.
If the sensor is stubborn, gently slide an opening selection nether the plastic backing to loosen the agglutinative before pushing.
This will make the adhesive less likely to exist reusable, so try pushing with your finger first.

If the fingerprint sensor adhesive is intact, information technology may be reused. Otherwise, replace it with some pre-cut adhesive.
Afterward removing the old adhesive, clean the edges of the fingerprint sensor with high concentration isopropyl alcohol (at least 90%), and so apply the new adhesive.

Determination

After reapplying adhesive, follow these instructions in opposite order to reassemble your device.

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