(New) iPhone 15 Battery Removal

Passo 1

Allow your phone's battery to drain below 25%, as a charged lithium-ion battery is a potential safety hazard.
Unplug any cables from your phone.
Hold the power and either volume buttons and slide to power off your phone.

Passo 2

If your screen or back glass is badly cracked, lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the glass to protect yourself and make disassembly easier.
Make sure there's a smooth area near the bottom edge that's big enough for a suction cup to stick to.

Passo 3

If inserted too far, an opening pick can damage your device. Follow this step to mark your pick and prevent damage.
Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
You can also mark the other corners of the pick with different measurements.
Alternatively, tape a coin to a pick 3 mm from the tip.
Apple sells an Adhesive Cutter tool for cutting the display adhesive safely in their Self Repair Store.

Got to step 2 and realized the fix kit doesn't include an opening pick! Looks like a guitar pick, and I have those lying around. Is that expected? Looks like the pick is used in many steps below. There's a little blue crowbar that isn't mentioned in the instructions. Perhaps that replaces the opening pick?

Sloan Looney -

Hi! I can't see which guide you were using when writing this comment. Can you reply here with which guide and fix kit you used?

Clay Eickemeyer -

I see you posted this in Meta. I hope it's resolved soon! In the meantime, a guitar pick may work well enough for your repair.

Clay Eickemeyer -

what fix kit?

Meow Purr -

Super late reply to original post but my pick was with the replacement screen and not the tools kit.

Nichol Augustus -

My fix kit didn't include an opening pick either

WILLIAM HARRIS -

Make sure you check inside the black boxes after emptying them. My pick was stuck inside one of the boxes.

AndyF -

My AliExpress refurbished screen came with a pick that has a coin-like circle that pops out, so no modification was necessary

Gijs Leegwater -

the picture shows 3 cm but the description says 3 mm's. Which one is it?

John Pena -

That is a misunderstanding. It is a ruler with a scale for cm, it shows 0.3 cm, i.e. 3 mm.

VauWeh -

Oh, come ON!

Big Ed -

It will ALWAYS be millimeters on a phone, but this step is ridiculous, skip it!

Leif DeWolf -

@leifdewolf I wouldn't skip it for a first repair.

Gabriel-Science -

It's not an Ifixit KIT if it doesn't include everything. You'll need to order the opening pic separately. Or head to Walmart like myself and look for guitar pics. Hopefully, this will work just as well.

Jaleeljb97@icloud.com -

No pick in mine as well. It’s really not clear that you have to order this separately when ordering an IPhone SE 202/2022 screen repair kit. Is this the case?

Jackson Castiglione -

Frustrated, I ordered a compact package where everything was encapsulated. Useless suction tools could not separate the screen. If it is unable to decouple the screen, then why sucking suction tools you have provided.

Shourob Datta -

For my kit the triangle pick was stuck inside the box with the screen not with the other tools maybe it's also there for you

Henry Scheibehenne -

Y’all are getting far, FAR too detailed with some of this stuff…. Measuring and marking the pick that you won’t actually use to open the device?!? lol that’s kinda funny. Just heat it up, grab a spudger, and the back just pops right off! The iFixit tech need to stick to the KISS method more often, you know KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!!! Like l, for reals, I’ve been doing this stuff for YEARS and using iFixit guides regularly and this is just ridiculous at this point!

Leif DeWolf -

Will the phone still work if the sensor assembly on the back of the screen is damaged?

Mutshidzi Rambau -

I don't have a pick, but how much better are these picks than an old credit card for opening an iPhone 13 mini?

mike eng -

an old credit card will do that job, although you'll have to pull a little bit more if the credit card is thicker than the picks, just again, be careful and don't insert it that far

Russ Torrez -

The pick in my iFixIt kit was packed with the battery, not with the rest of the toolkit.

Tony Houlihan -

Many of these comments are PURE GOLD. Seriously y’all, if you’re not sure if it should be 3mm or 3cm or whether you could find and use an alternative pick, mending an IPhone really isn’t for you. Find a responsible adult and get back to doing something simpler…

Alasdair Cameron - 13/07/25

indeed!!!! I agreee!!!

Lonnie -

I bought the kit of five just in case. I used two and marking them at 3mm was definitely helpful.

Megolina -

Funktioniert super. Habe vorher sicherheitshalber den Akku abgesteckt.

Lukas D - 07/01/26

Passo 4

Use a P2 pentalobe driver to remove the two 7.7 mm-long screws on either side of the charging port.

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shinba916 -

Passo 5

Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the bottom edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.
Be careful not to heat the phone hotter than this—the battery is susceptible to heat damage.

Passo 6

Apply a suction handle to the bottom edge of the back glass.
Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back glass and the frame.
Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

Passo 7

As you slice the adhesive securing the back glass in the next steps, be careful of the following areas:
There's a delicate cable connecting the back glass to the phone, right next to the volume down button. Don't insert your pick here to avoid slicing the cable.
There are multiple spring contacts around the perimeter of the phone. Be extra careful not to insert your pick deeper than suggested in each step to avoid bending these contacts.

Passo 8

Don't insert your opening pick deeper than 5 mm along the bottom edge.
Slide your pick back and forth along the bottom edge to separate the adhesive.
Leave your pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Passo 9

Heat the right edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Passo 10

Don't insert your pick deeper than 7 mm along the right edge.
Rotate your pick around the bottom right corner and slide it to the volume down button or until you feel a hard stop at a large clip securing the back glass.
Don't slice past the volume buttons to avoid damaging the wireless charging cable.
Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Passo 11

Heat the left edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Passo 12

Along the left edge, don't insert your pick deeper than 5 mm.
Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge.
Rotate the second pick around the bottom left corner.
Slide this pick up to the top left corner to separate the adhesive.
Leave this pick inserted to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Passo 13

Heat the top edge of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Passo 14

Don't insert your pick deeper than 3 mm along the top edge.
Rotate your second opening pick around the top left corner and slide it to the top right corner to separate the adhesive.
You might hear and feel clicks as the top two clips release.
Leave this pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Passo 15

Heat the top right corner of the back glass until it's hot to the touch.

Passo 16

Don't insert your pick deeper than 4 mm along the right edge.
Rotate the second opening pick around the top right corner and slide it to the volume up button to separate the adhesive.

Passo 17

Gently lift and swing open the back glass to the right of the phone.
If the back glass feels stuck, go back around the perimeter to check for missed sections of adhesive or stuck clips.
Rest the back glass against a raised surface so it doesn't strain the cable.

Passo 18

Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from.
Use a tri-point Y000 driver to remove the two 1.3 mm-long screws securing the lower connector cover.

Passo 19

Use tweezers to slide the cover toward the top of the phone to unlatch it from the logic board.
Remove the cover.

Passo 20

Hold the back glass upright with one hand and rotate it just enough to reveal the battery press connector just below the volume buttons.
A plus and minus sign is printed on the head of this connector.
Use the tip of an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector from the logic board.

Passo 21

Use your tri-point Y000 driver to remove the 0.9 mm-long screw securing the middle connector cover.

Passo 22

Use the flat end of a spudger or your finger to push the cover toward the bottom of the phone and unclip its top edge.
Remove the cover.

Passo 23

Use an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the wireless charging coil and NFC connector.

Passo 24

Remove the back glass.

Passo 25

Light adhesive secures the battery cable to the logic board.
Slide an opening pick under the battery cable to separate it from the logic board.
Be careful not to crease the cable or dent the battery with your tool.

Passo 26

Your iPhone's battery is secured with two stretch release adhesive strips. The next four steps show how to remove them and free your battery.
Be careful not to dent or puncture the battery, and avoid using sharp tools near it.
Use the tip of an opening pick to scrape up an edge of each stretch release pull tab from the top of the battery until you can grip the tab with blunt nose tweezers.

Passo 27

Use blunt nose tweezers to grip a pull tab and peel it from the battery.
Don't try to pull the tab out from under the battery just yet.
Repeat this for the other pull tab.

Passo 28

The stretch release adhesive wraps around the top edge of the battery, and must be separated before you remove the strips.
Hold one of the pull tabs away from the battery with tweezers.
Use an opening pick to slice the adhesive securing the strip to the top edge of the battery.
Repeat this for the other pull tab.

Passo 29

Grab an adhesive strip's pull tab and slowly pull it at as low of an angle as possible out from under the battery.
Give the strip plenty of time to stretch and re-grip it as necessary. Avoid dragging it over the components or cables above the battery. Consider wrapping the strip around a tool for better leverage.
Repeat this for the other strip.
If a strip breaks off, try to retrieve it from under the battery. If you can't retrieve it, don't worry—move on to the next step for an alternate method.

Passo 30

If you removed both stretch release adhesive strips, congratulations—you can now remove the battery! If not, follow the next three steps to remove it with isopropyl alcohol and a plastic card.
Prop up the right edge of the phone (the side with the volume buttons).
Use a pipette or syringe to apply a few drops of highly-concentrated isopropyl alcohol (over 90%) to the inside edge of the battery.
Prop up the top edge of the phone and repeat this for the upper edge of the battery.
Wait one minute for the isopropyl alcohol to flow under the battery and soften the adhesive.

Passo 31

Don't bend or crease your battery. If it feels stubborn, apply a few more drops of isopropyl alcohol and try again.
Insert the short edge of a plastic card between the left edge of the battery and the frame.
Hold the phone steady and pry the battery up.
Depending on how strong your adhesive is, this may take some time. Allow up to a minute of constant pressure for the adhesive to loosen.

Passo 32

Once you can slide the plastic card deeper under the battery, slide it side-to-side to slice any remaining adhesive.
Lift the battery until you can grab it with your fingers.

Passo 33

Remove the battery.