iPhone 16 Plus Microphone Installation

ID: 180917

Description: Reassembly steps for the main microphone in the...

Steps:

1. Peel away the new adhesive strip from its white liner, keeping the blue liner in place.
2. Don't stick the adhesive to the microphone yet.

3. Once the adhesive sticks to the microphone, it cannot be removed and reused. Ensure it is perfectly aligned before adhering.
4. Align the two holes in the adhesive with the three holes in the microphone, and stick it into place.

5. Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the blue plastic liner.

6. Align the microphone with its screw holes and set it into the frame.
7. Press the microphone against the bottom edge of the frame once it's perfectly aligned.

8. Partially install (don't fully tighten) the four screws securing the microphone:
9. One 3.3 mm‑long standoff screw
10. One 1.3 mm‑long tri-point Y000 screw
11. One 1.5 mm‑long Phillips screw
12. One 1.3 mm‑long Phillips screw

13. Squeeze the microphone against the bottom of the frame for 15 seconds to compress the adhesive.

14. Fully tighten the four screws securing the microphone to the frame:
15. Two Phillips screws
16. One Tri-point Y000 screw
17. One Standoff screw

18. Use the flat end of a spudger to connect the microphone's press connector.