HTC One (M7) - Battery Replacement

[@k4hasgotme]

Thank you. I watched your video first, then I watched some others, then back to yours. I was very concerned about damaging the screen, especially when I found it very difficult to make any progress at getting the back off. But, persistence, and patience paid off. After getting the back off, I followed your video, pausing at each step. Reassembly went well. I was quite pleased when the phone powered up after charging the new battery for a couple of minutes. Again, thank you.

[@teekayumahasankun1191]

What this video taught me is that if it takes 20+ minutes for a pro to do this with complete kits, then it'll take me more than an hour with a good chance at breaking the phone. SIgh... I missed the good old removable batteries.

[@asultani123]

my thoughts exactly

[@CitarNosis317]

Make that 6 and you can break your device very easily.

[@YamarajaDasaAlcyone]

He virtually took 2 phones apart and did it very slowly too. You could do this whole thing easily in under 10 minutes if you had done it a couple of times.

[@wolfenstein731]

I miss this phone before I dropped it in the toilet and realized replacing the battery wasn't worth it.

[@johnj3408]

Gustáv, thanks so much. I really appreciate people like you that take the time to help people like me be able to make a choice whether to take on a job or not.

[@otterpopexpress6884]

Thanks for the video! Following your steps I had my battery replaced in a hour. The phone powered right up with the new battery. My OEM battery had completely crashed without warning. I had left Waze running overnight (You would think it was mining bitcoin in the background). The next morning the phone was dead. It wouldn't power on nor would it accept a charge. My PortaPow USB meter showed the phone drawing only 140 mA when I attempted to charge. Normally it should be between 400-500 mA under normal charging. I bought a replacement battery on Amazon. Search for Bintek. The battery comes as a kit and includes tools. To separate the case I used plastic guitar picks of varying thickness. Start with a thin pick then chase through the opening groove with a thicker pick, then the next thicker pick and so on. Nice starting points are the SIM card and volume button sections. The case will open. But patience, as many have commented, is key.

[@ROCJayX]

Used your video for reference while replacing my battery. Thank you it was very helpful. Wasn't to difficult the only things that were a little tricky was the removing of the cover and the battery itself, they are both have glue holding them in place and it wasn't quite as simple as in the video but with some patience I got there. I assume the phone in the video had already been opened prior to this video.

[@YamarajaDasaAlcyone]

My thoughts exactly with everything you said. I might add that having hands in the way was a bit frustrating but overall a very good instructional video for us newbies!

[@nazaralmarsumi]

I'm glad Gustav is a good phone repairs technician as I would hate to think he may need to earn a living making movies as half the details were obstructed by his left had. In any case, managed to work out the rest and gave a thumbs up. Thanks Gustav.

[@pm9dcr2001]

Awesome details for a complex process. Thank you. About to try on my wife's dying HTC one.

[@koserkosa]

Nagyon hálás vagyok neked a videóért. Kicsit a végén megijedtem, mert amikor kicseréltem és mindent a helyére raktam, nem érzékelte a sim-kártyát és nem is rezgett a telefon. Aztán újra megnéztem , és az egyik szál nem érintkezett jól. Minden tökéletes újra. Köszönöm a szuper videót! :)

[@gugy57]

Örülök annak hogy a videommal tudtam segíteni, annak ellenére hogy a video nemtökéletes (a hátlapot az első szétszedésnél sokkal nehezebb levenni). És még utólag fölszeretném hívni a figyelmet a flex vezetékekre, nagyon sérülékenyek, főleg a kijelző flex.

[@koserkosa]

Nagyon óvatosan csináltam, csakis ahogyan azt te mutattad! És tényleg minden úgy ment, mint a kerékcsapás :)

[@TehEMan]

Thank you, just successfully replaced the battery in my phone

[@YamarajaDasaAlcyone]

Great video thank you. Worked a treat and very simple. I got a bit frustrated with your hands in the way but you sure made it easy to follow :-)

[@davidheard4342]

Good Video worked for me. Taking the back off is difficult. There are small lugs down the sides but it is also glued on. Needs constant gentle pressure with a plastic prying tool or sharpened old credit card. My battery was also glued with two strips of double sided tape needing the same constant pressure treatment. Patience is everything with this job. Hope this helps.

[@brenigjames9612]

I'm a pretty capable DIYer with plenty of tools at my disposal, but I couldn't open the phone as easily as you have demonstrated. In fact, I still haven't got it open and only managed to disfigure it completely!!!

[@irshadgooljar8298]

£5 and 1 hour later, new battery installed. Thanks.

[@ziplepingouin1186]

nice, where did you get the battery?

[@irshadgooljar8298]

Ebay . Co .uk/itm/131260783789 Been a few weeks and all is well!

[@ziplepingouin1186]

super thanks

[@darkspawn88]

thank you for this guide my friend,it was my first replacement ever and i did well..so helpful good job

[@homerwells8317]

Thanks for the video; helped me immensely! One thing though; if the phone has been sent back for warranty repair it a good bet the back cover will be glued in place which makes removal extremely difficult. This was my dilemma, however I typically carry the phone in a protective case so the battle scars don't show!

[@gugy57]

You have the right view of things

[@lucafregno8416]

After what should be changed in your battery ? The tools to disassemble the phone where I can find them ? During the removal of the back you do not have damaged the part cover it? Thank you.

[@Marinealver]

good grief, they really don't want their customers to replace the battery.

[@gugy57]

Yes exactly

[@Juanguar]

not even they can replace it

[@wolfenstein731]

Maldus Alver This hurts me since I dropped mine in the toilet and the battery has been junk since.

[@raymaster972]

Thanks for the video! Do you think it's possible to swap out the battery and install one from the HTC M8? :)

[@lupettokiss]

Davvero bravo. Mi sei stato molto utile. Grazie

[@DINO92AVFC]

This is the only phone on iFixit's site to have repairability score 1 out of 10. I think once you manage to open and replace something inside this phone without damaging it, you can do it on every other phone.

[@OneNiftyBoi]

Thought Id do it myself but nope, that looks like a lot of work.

[@Tmsoft]

Great video, thank you for manual ;) Nice tools ;)

[@1snowreaper]

Do you offer this as a service if I were to send you my HTC one? Thanks

[@zkmlblc]

Dear Gustáv, in the begininng my phone gave battery doesn't charge warning alert, and after that the battery is drained and finished completely. I've tried many different charges but it didn't worked. The phone was working actually very well but because of battery finished it doesn't work now. One day before it was raining too much and my phone was a little bit wet in my pocket. Do you think if change the battery it works? Because after the rain it worked actually about half day and only closed because of only couldn't charge.

[@briannababygirl]

What tools did you use and where did you purchase them from?

[@mathchristie5512]

Hi +Gustav Gyory, my M7 fell in the water but for a quick second only. However, I forgot to immediately to turn it off and went back home and seal it (in container) with uncooked rice for 24 hours and few days later, I couldn't turn it on back. Even when I plug it to my charger, it just won't turn on. I think it fries the logic board. What should I do?

[@samm8728]

Is that a simply a small phillips head screw driver you're using, or some other kind of special tool?

[@dariogtz]

Nice work a lot of work to replace good video

[@MateuszTrocha]

Any tips on removing the back cover? I'm planning on ordering a new one but cannot get the old one off.

[@attilabalogh96]

Hi Gustáv! Where did You get that green thing from what helped to take apart the phone?

[@gugy57]

www.ebay.com/itm/10Pcs-Acoustic-Bulk-Celluloid-Electric-Smooth-Guitar-Pick-Picks-Plectrum-0-46mm-/121879199891?hash=item1c60910093:g:0F4AAOSwzhVWq3wb :-)

[@justaguy99]

Great video!! Would you recommend a hobby enthusiast try this at home? Or is there a high chance of permanently damaging the casing accidentally?

[@scottsimoncic6495]

Not sure working on electronics on top of clothing is the best idea static electricity wise, but good tutorial for a pretty complex phone they used to say wasn't able to be serviced whatsoever.

[@ziiofswe]

Jeans are usually cotton, one of the "least static" kinds of clothing materials.

[@alexlambert657]

Gustáv Győry My HTC one messed up on me one day and The pins in the battery charging part are worn away what do you suggest ? and If i replace my battery parts at home will it Erase all of my data (pictures) off of my phone?? Thats my main concern. My phone died on me out of nowhere and I have alot of important things on my phone I need to either transfer/save, if the phone is not going to be used again.. PLEASE HELP !!

[@pastormarvinespina3474]

hello nice video, had a question however what are the tools you are using called? Or some keywords so i can find them online

[@robp5451]

How long should you charge the new battery? Should it show the LED instantly after install?

[@lukas3568]

Hello Gustav, I replaced all exactly as u did on Video. Phone works everything is alright, but camera doesnt work. Any ideas pls ?

[@jutto64]

Dear Gustav, thank you for the insight into changing the battery. Can I ask were you obtained the screw driver from. I would like to purchase one. My Best Regards Justin

[@gugy57]

+Justin Keating These are my preferred screwdrivers: www.etradesupply.com/repair-tools-bst-668s.html?acc=01161aaa0b6d1345dd8fe4e481144d84

[@osamakacem]

Thanks a lot for showing us how in such a pro way, love the music too. one thing i want to ask, about the first cable you unplugged(min2:40), the one that has a little square QR code. while removing it, i chipped a little bit, very small cut on the side, will that affect the phone? i will really appreciate you attention and response.

[@r.ytalabi2607]

Great video. Thank you

[@gugy57]

Ralph Yinka Talabi Thank you. I tried

[@MathijsGroothuis]

Still in doubt of doing this myself. Phone is awfully hard to replace battery. But I really like this phone a lot, and am not really in need of a new one, besides the short battery life it has now.

[@thuo1000]

Mathijs Groothuis you and i both. My M7 has now a short battery life and i want to replace the battery but the process seems a bit complex

[@VideoScruub]

I'm still confused on if it's a short battery life or simply a software issue because I'll charge it with it off and look at the percentage and it will me say 35% I'll then turn on the phone and it will say 59% then around 20% it will all of a sudden drop to 1% or just die

[@zsoltragalyi]

A videó remek, bár elsőre nem ilyen egyszerű szétszedni a telefont :) A problémám inkább már az alkatrész (akku) árával van. Nagyon korrekt az oldal (etradesupply), de a házhozszállítással együtt már telefont vehetnék. Ali-n és a többi webshopon is vannak akkuk csak nem tudom melyik megbízható. Van ötleted?

[@gugy57]

A etradessupply csak reklám, én se onnét szerzem be. Ahogy írod „Ali-n és a többi webshopon is vannak akkuk„ hát ebből én nem csinálok ezeknél áraknál problémát, ha gond van az akkuval kidobom és rendelek másikat, de ez ritkán történik.

[@edawriter]

I replaced battery but all it does is light up LEDs for home icon, then vibrates and flashes small red LED several times. It''s not the new battery because I put the old one back and got the same result. Any ideas? Thanks

[@uptownsamcv]

I think i'll just pay to get mine done.

[@arungeorge5497]

hi,bro i would like to know whether the phone loses its finishing after repair ??

[@cocojambo28]

Hello! I have a USA sprint version of HTC one. Is there any posibility to change the radio/antenna module in order to make it run 3G and LTE networks in Europe? Is there a module that I can change? Thank you all very much in advance for your feedback!

[@gugy57]

cocojambo28 no unfortunately it is not possible

[@mrbobke]

A word of warning: the little connector ribbon fastening 'clips' are super delicate. Mine broke and it was game over...

[@nadjibhaddad8429]

Thank you sir, that helped me very much

[@rosariorobles5477]

when you do this process does it delete your stuff, like pictures contacts?

[@matthewkeller9271]

+Rosario Robles It shouldn't

[@l3lackEyedAngels]

What is the tape for, to keep from losing the power and volume buttons?

[@gugy57]

l3lackEyedAngels Yes :-)

Wait, let me get this straight, I do not need to apply glue or something when assemblying phone back?

[@rameshutharala]

Is the battery for HTC one and HTC M7 similar?

[@thevhdttn]

very good. thank you

[@ludovicbutnaru5639]

thank you,Gustav baci

[@danrotaru5032]

i did that,everything went perfect but when i try to turn on my device it starts til the boot up Animation an then turns of again...if im charging the phone it will boot uo and work normally as Long as im charging it,if i take tha cable off it will work a few minutes and then turns off itself again real fast,what could it be?

[@ocayir06]

thanks man.good job.

[@fredjohns9097]

like hell does the case come open that easy, I've got what looks like the same guitar pic and it doesn't slide in that easily, in fact it doesn't slide in at all

[@jameskroeger776]

+fred johns It will come open, Eventually. I had to heat it up with a hair dryer because its glue/taped inside edge. get it really warm to the touch, then use a junk credit card where you can shave down a corner to get it in there. I actually had to use a razor to start an opening. LOVE HTC, but this non replaceable battery??? I'll never own another

[@CarloMarchiori]

After reassembly my microphone doesn't work anymore. Any suggestion?

[@levocil]

dear friend thank you for your efforts to help people but the angle of your camera is not good, uninstalling the adhesives clips and screw is not visible

[@gugy57]

Thank you for the notice

[@tylerdurden6243]

Don't know what I did wrong, but, the case won't come off no matter what. The top and bottom came up a bit and while I was trying to take the back off, I screwed up the sound somehow too. The sides wouldn't budge at all and now the sides look like they have shavings on them. HTC must have superglued the back on :(

[@Cami1364]

Thanks a lot !!!

[@vcpp2008]

Alas, comparing to opening any APPLE device, this is soooo easy. Opening any Apple product, you're guaranteed to damage something :-)) I opened HTC One M7 in just 5 minutes, the back cover came off with no wire attached. This tells how different human personality could be. Amen.

[@gugy57]

I agree

[@tlkchew]

i really hate it when they do not allow people to change batts.

[@scarletrosel]

could you please tell me what the name of the first and last song and the song that starts at 10:15 I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE them

[@MrAnebiu]

I'm over here grooving myself.. Lol

[@jucaes1]

Where i can buy the blue jeans? hehehe, it's a joke! Thank you so much, very helpful!

[@Poletyz]

if i open the m7 can i close it without any problem?

[@gugy57]

Yes :-)

[@skjamirul4884]

Is m7 or m8 battery same?

[@gugy57]

no it's not

[@kamilkaminski7085]

@@gugy57 is there big difference in physical dimensions?

[@dorianbethe9890]

Where can I buy that battery or at least send me a link to buy one

[@wils905]

There's a website called ebay... you can pretty much find anything there

[@gugy57]

Add to eBay to enter the type of battery

[@sapankumarmohanta5152]

👌👌👌

[@diclark1]

you've got to be bloody kidding! this is a joke. what happened to just opening up the back, taking the old battery out and putting in a new one. What were the HTC designers thinking of. In the mean time, ive got a phone that wont load messages or phone book. the twoo sodding things essential to a mobile phone.

[@thomasborley2836]

Diane Clark Right on, my great old m5 gave good service, easy to work on, but hey 5 years old. Bought an ok m7 for $50, thought I'll get enough to service for a while. Looks like going back to the m5. You get what you pay for. Amazing technology for a guy whose used to steam power for everything else. TomPahrump (NV)

[@Frank_Tseng]

thanks.

[@carlsnyder1449]

you missed the second screw still stuck to the red magnetic screwdriver.

[@Glenn7719]

Done mine, took a bit of time, but a lot better than than the old battery what would last about 10 mins (still better than an iphone tho) Proper joke tho for all the hassles of having to replace a battery.

[@thuo1000]

bob hope man, i.wish i you could replace my battery. the process seems a bit complex.

[@Glenn7719]

Yeah, lot of hassles just to replace a battery, stupid design.

[@thuo1000]

bob hope which other phone brands have an easier battery replacement process?

[@Glenn7719]

At the mo i am using an LG G3, one of the most simple battery replacements, pop back cover off, take out battery, simple.

[@BashBarin]

Половина процесса сборки закрыто от камеры руками мастера!!! Ну кто так снимает?!

[@nazrulza]

for those who suck up about how to change battery for HTC, just bring your balls to mall and by samsung. FInish. Need not to argue abt the guy changing battery video. This is may not usefull for you but those who want to DIY, i find it absolutely useful. Haters always gonna hate

[@Rider19Ih]

The newest galaxy phone doesn't have a removable battery, unlike the LG G5 which is giving out extra batteries and a charging cradle with the phone.

[@lilsafmusic]

yh but samsung has an easier procedure to replace batteries this you have to take all the board out.

[@krisztiankorpas5481]

Udvozlom. Meg tudna csinalni nekem egy ilyet? Nagyon halas lennek!

[@gugy57]

Komáromi?

[@bigogr8731]

Hi , whats the soundtrack :D

[@gugy57]

free music from youtube

[@WIPI1979_przemo]

It's OK ;)

[@Bateman.Mp4]

Hi I have New Battry Im Boy Can I do it By My Self

[@conifergreen2]

I will never buy a phone now that does not have an easily replaceable battery.

[@thuo1000]

conifergreen2 i agree. but which kind of 4G phone brands have an easier battery replacement process?

[@joeyppppppp2]

did mine in less than 20 sec so easy

[@Zer0Mood]

+Its Me So full of shit, lmao.

[@joeyppppppp2]

Jeff Wentz dude if you don't believe me, I will send you a free HTC m7 phone ... Really it's quick

[@gugy57]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmO3d6aCaM-lotk

[@misterlobo21]

my phone don't turn on any help

[@bassa69]

omfg yet another video with music over the top why why

[@RingoZabel]

+Barry Perry If you can't find the volume slider you probably should not attempt this job anyway.

[@bassa69]

wow that video was in march it,s now September such long time ago

[@slaterbreaker]

I just bought a new battery off ebay.....this looks pretty complicated!

[@chadmagnifici2347]

after looking at this video, I think why people opt for form over function. Just make a phone 2mm thick and give us a removable battery!

[@ammobank]

You have to be kidding me. Who would buy this with the ability to change into a precharged batter if needed. Is there a logical reason behind this other than losing sales?

[@benpreston1314]

WARNING: this didn't work for me the face of my phone was on so tight it was not coming off despite using a bunch of tools. The sides of the phone are pretty messed up now and I will be getting a new phone and making sure that the battery is easily replaceable. Thanks for the video though.

[@iRedEarth]

I wondered why this was a 25 minute video. Two minutes thirty seconds in, I am NOT doing this myself. I'd sooner try and remove a bullet.

[@JACrazy3]

Its cause he opens up two phones. The video is twice as long as it should be.

[@eddents]

If your HTC One case was glued together at the factory to the same degree mine was, it will not pry apart with the same level of ease as shown in this video. The glue gun was flowing freely the day they put my phone together. How the tiny front flip locking cable connectors work was not clear to me in the video. View a video on this link to better understand how they open and close. www.mouser.com/new/molex/molex-easy-on-ffc-fpc/

[@schillingattila6980]

they put the motherboard in the backside,cuse usualy issues come out whit the motherboard after a wrong update or so u have to jatg that shit to rescue ,battery is much more trastable ,thats why that is the last part u can take out,cuse usualy the cam or motherboard ,need to be fastly removed more commonly ...>

[@gugy57]

For curious, have a look on internal electronic inside of the battery kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ60gXekqLGmnpY

[@mvunduk]

I've done all the steps but my phone won't switch on

[@alessandrocapitani7270]

HTC, you really created a device without servicing in mind. I will never ever purchase anything from you, trust zero. I do hope you will bankrupt tomorrow.

[@jesusneverexisted300]

I'm throwing my phone in the trash!

[@pats1456]

boi at 7:06-7:10 you can see his social security number

[@gugy57]

Thank you for the warning, but the social number is no longer valid

[@pats1456]

K

[@Sting6200]

I think you have some screws left over, lol

[@greedyangelll]

wow just wanted to buy a htc did not know that they are that stupid to put the battery last and so hard to get how idiot could the guys who projected this phone to put the battery last?i prefer my removable battery phone

[@TheNaismith15]

forget this...

[@thatsalie]

HTC san suck it! First they ship their flagship phone with a defective camera and then they make it nearly impossible for even a mechanically inclined person to change the battery.

[@ammarsajed5818]

its not this easy ,its so hard . i almost brak the phone when i try to open it