Google Pixel 9 Series Screen Separation

ID: 176074

Description: This guide shows how to separate the screen on...

Steps:

1. Let your Pixel's battery drain below 25% before starting this repair. A charged lithium‑ion battery may catch fire if damaged.
2. Unplug all cables and completely power down your phone.

3. Glass shards can complicate disassembly—or worse, cause injury. If your phone has a cracked screen, follow these steps:
4. Apply overlapping strips of packing tape to the cracked glass until the whole screen is covered—this will allow the suction cup to stick to the screen.
5. Only cover the glass itself—don't stick any tape to the frame.
6. Consider wearing safety glasses to protect your eyes from any glass shaken free during the repair.

7. Adhesive secures the screen to the frame. Heating the screen softens the adhesive, making it easier to separate.
8. Use a hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate to heat the entire screen until it's almost too hot to touch.
9. Be careful not to overheat the phone—the battery and plastic components are susceptible to heat damage. Stop heating if the frame becomes too hot to touch.

10. Apply a suction handle to the center of the screen's top edge.

11. There are delicate metal spring‑contacts around the perimeter of your device. To prevent damaging them when separating the screen, don't insert your pick more than 3 mm deep.
12. Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.
13. Alternatively, tape a coin to a pick 3 mm from the tip.

14. Inserting an opening pick is difficult. Be patient and reheat the screen at any point if it feels stuck.
15. Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force to create a gap between the screen and frame.
16. Insert the tip of an opening pick under the screen.
17. A plastic frame is attached to the backside of the display. When inserting your pick, make sure it's underneath this frame, and not between the frame and the display glass.

18. Slide the opening pick along the top edge to separate the adhesive securing it.

19. Continue sliding your opening pick around the perimeter of the screen to separate the remaining adhesive.