(New) iPhone 15 Screen Installation

Use a spudger to push the screen adhesive up until you can grab it with a pair of tweezers.

Use a pair of tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the adhesive around the entire perimeter of the iPhone.

Wrap a microfiber or lint-free cloth around the pointed end of a spudger and apply a few drops of high-concentration (greater than 90%) isopropyl alcohol to the cloth.

Wipe in one direction along the perimeter of the frame to clean the adhesive residue.

Wait a few minutes before proceeding to make sure any excess alcohol has evaporated.

The ambient light sensor is located behind the screen, directly beneath the cut‑out for the Face ID sensors.

Check if the replacement screen comes with one installed. If it does, skip to this step.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 1.3 mm‑long screw securing the ambient light sensor bracket.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to lift and remove the ambient light sensor bracket.

Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or heated iOpener to soften the adhesive under the ambient light sensor and ambient light sensor cable.

Use a spudger to pry up the ambient light sensor.

Gently slide an opening pick under the ambient light sensor cable, starting near the sensor and moving towards to the opposite corner until it's free from the screen.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the ambient light sensor off of the screen.

Use tweezers to reposition any adhesive that may have covered the ambient light sensor during removal. The adhesive should form a border around the raised white rectangle.

If the adhesive was damaged or stayed with the old screen, replace it with a 1 mm wide strip of thin, double-sided tape along its bottom border.

Align the ambient light sensor with its recess in the back of the screen.

Use a spudger or your finger to press the ambient light sensor into its recess.

Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or heated iOpener to soften the adhesive under the ambient light sensor and ambient light sensor cable. It only needs to be warm—not hot.

Use your finger to press down the ambient light sensor cable.

Use tweezers or your fingers to hook the ambient light sensor bracket over the back of the sensor and set it into place.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to install the 1.3 mm‑long screw securing the ambient light sensor bracket.

Lay the adhesive next to the phone and use features like cutouts for spring contacts and the front‑facing camera to make sure the adhesive is oriented correctly.

Use the pull tab to begin peeling the back liner off of the adhesive starting from the bottom, but do not remove the liner all the way.

While holding the back liner out of the way, carefully align the exposed edge of the adhesive to the bottom edge of the iPhone's frame.

When the adhesive is aligned, use the flat end of a spudger, or your finger, to press it down firmly along the bottom edge.

Continue peeling the back liner off of the adhesive while pressing the adhesive into place along the edges of the iPhone's frame.

Make sure the liner is aligned properly by checking that all spring contacts and the front-facing camera are in their cutouts. If they aren't, remove the adhesive and start over with a new sheet.

Use the flat end of a spudger to press the adhesive firmly into place all around the iPhone.

Insert the point of a spudger under the top liner's hole at the bottom of the frame.

Pry up to separate the liner from the frame—enough to grip it with your fingers.

Peel back the top liner and remove it.

Prop the screen up along the left edge of the iPhone frame, using a box or similar sturdy object to support the screen.

Use the flat end of a spudger or your finger to connect the screen and front sensor press connectors.

Insert the top of the screen connector cover into its slot in the frame and lay it over the press connector.

Insert the front sensor connector cover into its slot in the frame at a 90‑degree angle vertically.

Lay the cover over the press connector.

Use a tri-point Y000 driver to install the two 0.9 mm‑long screws securing the front sensor connector and screen connector covers.

Use a spudger, or your fingers, to separate the pull tabs at the bottom right corner of the frame.

Remove the narrow liner covering the adhesive along the right and top edges of the frame.

Remove the liner along the bottom edge of the frame.

Without letting the screen touch the adhesive, hold the screen over the phone so you can access the final liner along the left edge of the phone.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the final liner along the left edge of the phone.

Lay the screen straight down onto the frame and press until the clips engage.

Press around the perimeter of the screen to engage all clips.

To help the adhesive bond, apply heat to the edges of the screen using an iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun until it's hot to the touch.

If you have screen vise clamps, use them to strengthen the bond of your new adhesive. If not, keep reading for more ways to secure the screen.

If you have the box your iPhone came in, take the lid and place it on a flat surface.

Place your iPhone screen-side-up in the lid of your box with the camera bump in its recess.

Find something close to the size of your iPhone, but taller than the sides of the box. Stack it on top of the iPhone, followed by a few heavy objects.

Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.

Place the iPhone screen-side-down on a soft, flat surface.

Apply tape to the back glass to protect its finish.

Place evenly spaced layers of coins or similarly thick objects on the tape along the edges of the back glass.

Stack them to a consistent height taller than the camera bump.

Stack multiple books or other heavy objects on your iPhone.

Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.