iPhone XR Easy Glass Replacement without disassembling

Step-by-step DIY instructions how to easy replace the rear broken glass on iPhone XR back housing without disassembling the smartphone.
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[@caoimhekelleher1480]

I feel everyones pain if you had to search this video

[@I-Play-Pokemon-Go]

Thanks

[@mattsupertramp6506]

I'm trying to make money 😅

[@rexfnn9627]

Thank you

[@moji3812]

:(

[@zueelaikha]

exactly 🥲

[@fengland1750]

I had to change the case to an iphone XR and a Samsung Note10+. The Note was 10x easier than this installation, also much more expensive. It took me about 1.5 hrs to get all of the glass off. I did damage the wireless charging circle, but luckily it still worked. I will never do this again. The video did make it look easy, but oh no..please don't be fooled:) I think I burned my index fingers in the process. Wear heat protectant gloves if possible. I just wore regular gloves...its all I had. Good Luck ladies and gents:) Thank you so much for the video. It was an experience.

[@henriksvensson2836]

1,5hour is good job man, i will try first time tomorrow, will pick up my laser first:)

[@JuanCD135]

IMPORTANT! Before using glue check the replacement cover fits perfect! One little piece of broken glass is noticeable.

[@jfyne03]

This was exactly my thoughts when I saw he didn't do that but thanks for still pointing it out.

[@maxhamstad8886]

I want to share my experience since I don't see anyone else's in the comments. Yes this took me 6 hours. It was like chipping away at hard rock trying to remove the back of the phone. I ended up just completely severing my wireless charging pad thing. But after all this time I can honestly say this replacement will work if you take your time and give a good effort. Good luck with this, but I will never do this type of replacement ever again.

[@nathanfayneii2283]

I severed mine too

[@willcrowe9669]

Severed mine too, worried phone is completely FUBAR now

[@jfyne03]

& this is why it's a love/hate relationship with how Apple construct their phones while making it difficult to repair. I applaud them for how they put so much effort into all aspects of their phone's design (from the OS to hardware) but they really like to make things difficult for consumers 😂

[@frankpatola4463]

Wait waht do I do with the flashlight thing

[@ecu8r]

Best part was watching that coffee being brewed, awesome job.

[@keontaeburcks9123]

For real

[@Garcia1990A]

Yes most definitely!

[@harold3576]

Good video. I followed the steps but made some mistakes as it was harder than expected. Be careful using the heat gun and removing the glass part around the battery location. It can melt some parts if over exposed.

[@thecook4788]

I believe he did not put back the small round piece between the cámara and light.

[@biablojackson9176]

that's what i said when he put the glass back on or maybe he put it on the new glass.

[@ezytechsolutions2713]

I noticed that too

[@TheBchughes]

I also noticed that…

[@cindygallo1954]

Your tutorial was impeccable!!!! I followed step by step, what took me the longest was removing the glass from the bottom right of the phone. Thank you for teaching us!

[@sxnick]

Nice tutorial. Took me 3 days.

[@vid3025]

xd

[@aaronr.3032]

Just bought the back glass😬 hope it gets here in one piece

[@zedTM2024]

😬

[@cx8280]

😬

[@aaronr.3032]

Canceled the order, took forever to ship so I said f it

[@devilsofdarkness6977]

Same

[@yavuzneyis2497]

REMOVE THE BATTERY, MINE EXPLODED

[@yavuzneyis2497]

@PiggyGrunter I just tweazers, but the tweazers damaged the battery so it exploded. I used 180 degres

[@nofiltersenzafiltro9596]

Lol

[@GXRMUSIC]

Be careful, too much heat battery can explode, use kapton tape to cover camera lenses.. Thank you for sharing your acknowledge

[@Ynxgaso]

Yea I learned that the hard way 😭😭😭

[@ludopaone]

Was it the original back glass? I mean the one you removed, because I had experience with an iPhone 8 Plus back glass (completely fragmented) and it has been impossible to remove this way. Please let me know, thank you, nice vid! :)

[@cbricks009]

Its the heat. Make sure its at 320 or 350.

[@karol-wq6il]

Can you just place the new glass and glue it into the broken one ?

[@veereshakkur2045]

Thank you for the video! One question, will it effect on the water resistant part??

[@VilmerFall]

Probably yes. Unless repaird by Apple consider it non water resistant

[@ufly6349]

Yes it will

[@z3me1]

obviously

[@itfeltsoreal]

I tried this and it's near impossible to replicate successfully without removing the motherboard, battery, and sensors. The adhesive is extremely difficult to melt and can't really be done without exceeding a safe temperature for the components inside the iPhone. I was only able to remove the corners parts and the center portion of the back glass. And afterwards, my battery no longer holds charge and one of the mic stopped working.

[@mohammedmohaimen203]

Oh shit were better off sending to a professional we need practice first

[@alocin110]

Thank you for the clear presentation. But did you realize you forgot to put the transparent piece right below the camera lense. I did not see you putting it back. But anyway, the video is a great help. Thank you for sharing. I gave you a thumbsup.

[@freyaolivia840]

Can’t i just put new back glass over the top because there’s still room for the camera?

[@oggierules3660]

I ordered one from Amazon and it happened to have glue on the back already so I literally just slapped it on top of my old glass. It slightly thicker now but looks and works fine 😌

[@sageramirez9618]

Literally saved my life

[@leah266]

Does it erase everything on your phone

[@sageramirez9618]

@@leah266 no

[@zaveok7751]

Did it work or can I break my phone

[@sageramirez9618]

@@zaveok7751 it took forever don’t do it

[@zaveok7751]

@@sageramirez9618 I have a heat gun tho

[@mazzutek92]

Bro, 320 degrees without open the phone is very dangerous for camera and power flat and volume

[@booshtvs2930]

Do you use a vacuum of some sort for toxic fumes?

[@lisin5338]

Tusm this helped a LOT!!! 😆

[@testticklehead]

Thank you for the video but its far from "Easy". I've been using a heatgun but the adhesive Apple uses is incredibly strong. After an hour I've only managed to remove about 10% of the glass backing. Make sure to wear eye protection and gloves because the glass splinters and goes everywhere. I have tough calloused hands and I still managed to get a few glass splinters which are hard to remove since they're almost microscopic.

[@tacticalbartender3057]

Crank that heat gun to about 550 degrees. Works great for me. Takes me about an hour to remove all glass and clean up the back of phone and I just started doing back glass.

[@vln3929]

can you use a hair dryer instead of a heat gun?

[@emirbaba007]

Yes

[@shiittygamer8564]

What temperature did you use

[@AdrianFarenheid]

I believe that it is not worth changing the glass without laser. It's faster and more easy to change the whole case at once xD Good tip!!

[@A1LXE9]

The lasers cost hundreds of pounds though

[@AdrianFarenheid]

@@A1LXE9 yes, of course. So I think it is better to change the whole case.

[@jfyne03]

@@A1LXE9 It might be good of an investment in the long run, compared to traditional or other methods like this one.

[@Hiro-dj9ec]

crazy how a billionaire company makes a back piece literally glued on the phone like it was assembled by a child (and this may be happening for real)

[@KevinLugardo]

THIS IS THE REMOVAL OF A REPLACEMENT GLASS THAT HAS BEEN BARELY GLUED ON

[@stevenbuckner8864]

idk.. i’ve attempted on some OEM XR part phones in the shop. it shards out pretty similar to this demonstration. it isn’t a pretty job to say the least. a hot plate/heat gun @ 185-200F🌡 + denatured alcohol + super slim opening tool = a successful OEM back glass removal... this is a piece of cake compared to a Google Pixel 3 screen assembly lift.

[@KevinLugardo]

@@stevenbuckner8864 I’ll have to remove the battery and the board to heat this up to where this glass will come off. That’s a major job. All these videos are of glass that has been replaced. It OEM.

[@streakofworstluck9547]

Is it okay to use lighter fluid to remove the excess of glue after removing the backglass of iPhone?

[@benweyandt8685]

To make this repair easier for y'all use a glass breaker to break it up some more and use metal prying tools heat guns aren't a great idea but if you know what your doing use one CAUTIOUSLY.

[@jfyne03]

Might I ask, wouldn't the use of metal prying tool risk damaging the inner workings underneath the glass? Just curios as I have never repaired an iPhone before and would have to replace the back glass on my brother's own.

[@pauloteodoro2415]

muito bom o vídeo, obrigado.

[@OkaySir]

can you just glue it together?

[@strikeistrashlmao6891]

can you just watch the tutorial?

[@wendywalls3954]

@@strikeistrashlmao6891 stfu

[@kianward5999]

amazing content great vid my friend camera work is just stunning what a great repair great channel keep up the good work my friend it is just amazing to whatch

[@kledigrezaj6127]

Very nice video I followed step by step and i changed successfull 😊

[@noxbytes1581]

I have one Question! How long I can hold the Heat Gun over the Phone? I have only a Big Heat Gun and its scared me when I do this... I Know Battery's don't like so much Heat :\ My Phone have many little pieces bricks. its not easy.

[@choulebanon8120]

No sir. This phone you are fixing doesn’t have the original back glass. It was changed before or the housing is changed with an aftermarket housing. The original would take you hours to remove and the heat gone is useless. I have a cellphone repair shop and I tried many ways and many times, a laser machine is needed.

[@zach.shepard]

Will E6000 glue work for this repair?

[@adrianroque1983]

What temperature did you use for the hot air?

[@tacticalbartender3057]

I think he said 320 Celsius which is around 600 degrees. I personally have mine set at 540 degrees. Seems to b the sweet spot. Don’t want too hot, but same time 420 degrees wasn’t doing it. OEM glue is wayyyy strong

[@MelvinJobs]

Hello, what to do if i kill the Wireless Charging Coil?? Could i use the phone without it?

[@amilionstewart4192]

U did not put back the mesh that is between the camera and the flash

[@techie_hrs]

While changing the back panel It can be dead or not Plz..reply

[@scottyhooker5846]

Thank you, I bought 2 XRs (one for the housing and the other for internal parts) and ill be doing the swap with no experience working on phones. Thank you for this video it will help me a lot!

[@santasssssssss2293]

How did it go man?

[@scottyhooker5846]

@Santasssssssss broke the wireless charging pad on one so with the other I did a screen replacement and cleaned it up, gonna wait until I have proper tools before I touch that back glass on the working one

[@AndresLopez-ln2ny]

Cordial saludo desde Bogotá Colombia, la mejor parte la del café, gracias.

[@markushoffsten]

How mouch geegres do you have on the pistol? Looks very easy for you. I need to bend and scratch and everthing. / Sweden! =)

[@oggierules3660]

I just ordered one and it had sticky pads on the back so I didn’t bother using the heat gun and the mess I just stuck it straight on lol but good thing is that if this glass breaks I just have to ordered another one and I can change it in 0.5 seconds as opposed to 4* hours

[@tj2drippy351]

BRO THIS WAS LITERALLY WHAG I WAS THINKING OF DOING!! Because I bought the white XR but for December I want it to be Red and then I wanna change that one to blue or something for New Years 😂 I was like I’m not gonna break my phone even more when I can just cover the damage

[@oggierules3660]

@@tj2drippy351 honestly it just sticks right on the one that I bought so definitely do it!

[@tj2drippy351]

@@oggierules3660 wasn’t it bulky on top of the old back? Or is it a perfect fit?

[@jime48]

Is it bulky or does it come off? I’m thinking of doing that too since it seems way easier

[@pepeisun8231]

my phone literally exploded...

[@sitinabilah3955]

can xsmax use the same method? no need to dissamble?

[@mikeyates4850]

Thanks for the tutorial. Perfect.

[@jusplayinmybass]

Looking at this, I think.I.would rather just take the insides out and rwplace the housing.

[@r1ksouza]

muito bom! vou tentar fazer!!!

[@cjcoolmoed]

Looks like a pain with a lot of risk. At that point sell as is. Unless it’s really bad. Otter box will cover all cracks.

[@omarmoreno7726]

What a good Job, but the coffe was terrific !!!!

[@bripro68]

Plot twist……..just get a case.

[@Harryd06]

Liked the old coffee bit

[@avivapechenik9385]

Did anyone try this? Did it work? Also are the links he provided for buying stuff reliable?

[@Live-jy5qd]

Don’t try guys my phone almost set up on fire, gave out spark not worth risking your health

[@LTLucky]

Don’t do this! Tried this at home and the CIA came to my house with the FBI

[@retroguitarmaster]

You know what dude, I think mine will stay cracked

[@pagla_fakir8397]

Yeah I just learned a huge lesson. Please removed ateast the battery because my iphone xr just exploded will i was removing the back glass.

[@SmcSahadat]

nice work. without any provlem.

[@aliaskaribragimov5089]

Когда покажите на примере XS MAX? Заднее стекло разбито довольно давно... When u’ll show for XS MAX? The back glass is broked almost 1 year

[@vovanduuken]

Смысл просто менять стекло . Когда обычно и сама рамка ушатаная

[@joelrobles8714]

wow so much better than dismantling

[@twogitsinacar4811]

Out of curiosity how long did this entire repair take to complete ?

[@n5gravy772]

for me it took 4 hours Edit: not including hardening i felt safe using it after 2 hours

[@MythicDelta5]

@@n5gravy772 holy shit, very unfortunate situation. I feel your pain..

[@jfyne03]

@@MythicDelta5 I'm curious, what do you mean (non-iPhone user here 😅). Would be my first time repairing one as well

[@MythicDelta5]

@@jfyne03 Well, I used to own a iphone 13 pro max and basically I cracked it, wanted to repair it myself. And nope it was hell glass was everywhere, so I switched the the new s22 ultra which was worth it. Even Apple declined to help me to fix that damn glass phone.

[@jfyne03]

@@MythicDelta5 damn, it's like Apple enjoy making things a living hell for their consumers 🤣. I had a XS Max (first iPhone in 2019). Sold it in 2020. I always wanted a Note phone so I bought the 20U and I'll never go back.

[@jayjb833]

The magnet charge u kinda messed it up a little !!! Hope customer seen that because u would be replacing my phone

[@leutrimfazliu4085]

the links to buy are not working

[@itstt5311]

I’m about to just buy a new copper back glass and just glue it on top with no cracking or nothing

[@lethalincome9695]

Honestly I thought it was gonna be way harder but i managed to complete the full repair in 1 and a half hours, looking not perfect but still very good. I did break the flash function 😅

[@Junior-qk4iw]

Lmao

[@tacticalbartender3057]

I broke the flashlight my first time. Never did again afterwards. Trial and error, no biggie. Same here, takes me about an hour and a half as a back glass beginner

[@xlcozymochalx7781]

I have that same phone but I dropped mine and seconds later when I turned it on it had a wierd blurry screen with this black hole on the side only one, and I had no case please help me fix it

[@kalaiselvikumar8670]

Where can i buy the glass (red)

[@batataricardoo]

nice video, thanks from brazil!

[@juremedves2047]

Where you buy back glass

[@nedcliffe5554]

I ripped the wire at bottom right what is it for

[@meghandancer9926]

Can you use replacement to change color? Without removing peices??

[@krishkabob9847]

No because there are other colored parts of the phone

[@MrGrumpyKat430]

@@krishkabob9847 just buttons it would look cool

[@MythicDelta5]

That's why I don't go Apple, I go Samsung. Highly recommend if you want a exclusive product, easy to fix and ect, you can get a easy experience with Samsung phones. Doesn't cost much to fix it or do it yourself which is simple. Just a idea, no hate to Apple.

[@jfyne03]

I'm realizing that myself. It depends on the phone model which would determine how expensive a part replacement would be (especially for flagship phones). Let's a screen digitizer for my note 20U is more than $250. Other parts are pretty cheap. But I definitely would prefer repairing Android phones over iPhones. It's like Apple enjoy making things difficult for their consumers despite their OS stability claims (for years)

[@MythicDelta5]

@@jfyne03 I agree on your statement of Apple making consumers a hard time to fix their iPhone. Applr just wanted more money at the end of the day repaiting it

[@jfyne03]

@@MythicDelta5 what's funny is that they charge a premium as well just to repair the phones through their Apple Care program. It's like their consumers enjoy being scammed by Apple and have no care how much money they throw in Apple's face 😂

[@MythicDelta5]

@@jfyne03 Apple=🤑 when consumers waste their hard earned money onto something that can break easily.

[@jfyne03]

@@MythicDelta5 & Apple consumers (fanatics for some) would always agree that Apple phones are more superior than Android 😂

[@issoufousaniillo1804]

I did by myself watching the video but I misplaced the white part flash below the camera , still can find the replacement for it , if anyone know where to find it let me know, thanks

[@samelyjimenez6476]

Can I do the heat gun part with a hair dryer ?

[@ecuchipgarage5894]

Nope..

[@gtamaster889]

Yes you can you just need to hold it there longer but depends on how hot your hair dryer is

[@n5gravy772]

Yep but not like a dollar store one like a proper one

[@TomyKingGunz]

How long did it take

[@ericpottier3261]

thank you

[@topstarsk]

I like your tweezer. Is it good and storing? Where to buy? Thanks for good video.

[@harryprice89]

Ifixit they are from he’s just rebranded them

[@yanyi301]

Thanks you are the best

[@noobinho8882]

I searched for this video only to assure myself that my XR has wireless changing features ☺️😁 yep now I know it has 😃

[@halfricanamerican8911]

Any iPhone since they did away with the home button is wireless chargeable

[@oneteck4807]

need to remove the plate no?

[@rexfnn9627]

Do you have to remove the glue? (It’s not coming off)

[@amilionstewart4192]

Yes. U won’t have a perfect fit for the new back glass, when the new glue goes over the old glue.

[@hossaineezzyouy]

5:20 those cables are for what?

[@mcdowellsno.1614]

Can i try this at home 😅😅

[@freshboypr]

Same process with a Heatgun?

[@howfixit]

All the same

[@spfo_loganttv5421]

yes

[@0okoijnhb]

hi, i took off some part of the orken glass and the phone did't tunr on but later, when I put it on charge, it turned on, is that normal?

[@rbarrigajr]

I had same issue any tips get back working

[@Android101videos]

How much is to do this?

[@Regape96]

I think i will use some kinda solvent with a cloth to remove the glue, not a knife

[@ssc-southscootercrew8123]

You Forget to pout the mini case for the microphone 😂😅

[@drogonburnsempire]

@Hugh Samir clown

[@drogonburnsempire]

@Caleb Kole clown

[@jaycool4835]

I didnt see you putting back that small piece over the flash...

[@JaiOvO]

or just put a case over it and you wont see any scratches or cracks

[@aminmdrasul2004]

Good job

[@bomb_star932]

where do you get your back glass? im lookinhg for a product red iphone 8 plus back glass

[@rrrealno]

Aliexpress is good

[@stevekoch7105]

Hello, at which temperature do you set your heatgun ?

[@isaacpabon6936]

320 Celsius. He says ut

[@stevekoch7105]

@@isaacpabon6936 thanks, i missed it

[@richs.17]

There's always at least one.....

[@dennyelbob456]

How much is the back glass in USA dollars?

[@akhtarpriveenumar1161]

thanks bro ❤️

[@viaplier2444]

this is SO MUCH WOKKK what happens if i just glue the replacement on top of the glass 😏😏

[@KK-gt8ld]

You can do that and it’ll work just as well.

[@jellybIood]

Should I put glue even if my screen has 3m tape??

[@KK-gt8ld]

No. That’s what the 3M tape is for.

[@stevekoch7105]

Hello, do i need to remove the battery for this fix ? because of the heat of the gun ?

[@isaacpabon6936]

Not if u move the heat gun to try and not over heat the phone

[@stevekoch7105]

@@isaacpabon6936 got it will make a try thanks !

[@NozaBikes]

whats the song name