Samsung Watch Active Battery Replacement

ID: 142125

Description: Use this guide to replace a worn-out or dead...

Steps:

1. Turn off the Galaxy Watch Active by pushing and holding the bottom button for approximately 3 seconds. You should feel a short vibration.
2. When the "Power off" symbol appears tap the center of the screen to make it shut down. You should feel a longer vibration for confirmation.

3. Use a Tri-point Y00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm-long screws on the back of the watch.

4. Use an opening tool and place it between the plastic back cover and the metal housing near the buttons.
5. Push the tip of the opening tool into the gap to separate the back cover from the housing.
6. Don’t remove the back cover all the way yet. There is a cable connecting it to the motherboard.

7. Carefully lift the back cover approximately 2 cm to access the sensor array connector near the two buttons.
8. Use a spudger to disconnect the sensor array from the motherboard.

9. Remove the back cover.

10. Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the display assembly, the microphone and pressure sensor array, and side button.

11. Use an opening pick to peel back the thin tape belonging to the microphone array.
12. When re-assembling make sure this tape properly sticks to the motherboard by pressing it down with the flat end of a spudger.

13. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4.4 mm-long screw holding the motherboard in place.

14. Use an opening pick to loosen the motherboard from the core assembly.
15. The plastic tab holding the motherboard in place is fragile, so don't lift the motherboard up until it has cleared the tab.

16. Slide the motherboard out from under the plastic tab to remove it.

17. Insert the flat end of a spudger between the bottom of the battery and the core frame.
18. The battery is secured with some mild adhesive.
19. Use the spudger to lever up the battery.

20. Remove the battery from the core assembly.
21. The battery connector is fixed with mild adhesive.
22. When installing a new battery make sure the tiny hole on the battery connector aligns with the pin on the core frame.