iPhone 16 Pro Max Battery Removal

ID: 181203

Description: Removal steps for the battery in the iPhone 16...

Steps:

  1. Your iPhone's battery is secured with three stretch release adhesive strips. The next four steps show how to remove them and free your battery.
  2. Be careful not to dent or puncture the battery. Avoid using sharp tools near it.
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  3. Use the tip of an opening pick to separate a black pull tab from the bottom of the battery.
  4. Use tweezers to help peel the tab away from the battery.
  5. Don't try to pull the tab out from under the battery just yet.
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  6. Use tweezers or your fingers to grab the pull tab.
  7. Slowly pull the adhesive out from under the battery at as low of an angle as possible.
  8. 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.
  9. When the strip becomes too long, wrap it around your tweezers and continue pulling.
  10. If a strip breaks off, try to retrieve it from under the battery. If you can't retrieve it, move onto the next strip.
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  11. Repeat the procedure with the two remaining adhesive strips.
  12. Carefully bend the lower assembly cable out of the way as needed to access the adhesive strips.
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  13. If you removed all three stretch release adhesive strips, congratulations! Remove the battery and skip down three steps for reassembly instructions.
  14. If one or more adhesive strips broke, skip to the next step to remove them with isopropyl alcohol.
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  15. The next two steps show how to remove the battery if the adhesive strips broke.
  16. Lift the bottom edge of the frame to tilt the iPhone.
  17. Use a pipette or a syringe to apply 2–3 drops of high concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol along the bottom edge of the battery, close to where each broken adhesive strip came out.
  18. Wait one minute for the isopropyl alcohol to flow under the battery and soften the adhesive.
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  19. Insert the flat edge of an opening pick between the left edge of the battery and the frame.
  20. Pry the battery upwards slowly with steady force. Give the adhesive time to release.
  21. Don't bend or crease the battery. If it feels stubborn, apply a few more drops of isopropyl alcohol and try again.
  22. Once the adhesive loosens, grab and remove the battery.
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