iPhone XR Display Replacement!

The liquid retina display on the iPhone XR is a thing of beauty, but a cracked display isn’t. So today we are going to show you how to replace the display on your iPhone XR! Replacing it isn’t that hard-it will take you about 40 minutes.
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Timestamps!
00:00 Intro
00:12 Tools Required
00:37 Warnings
01:00 Opening Phone
02:45 Removing Display
03:50 Removing Earpiece Speaker Assembly
04:55 Removing LCD Shield Plate
06:51 Installing LCD Shield Plate Onto New Display
07:38 Installing Earpiece Speaker Assembly
08:30 Installing Display
09:22 Closing Phone
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[@iFixitYourself]

If you've got a cracked iPhone XR screen and are attempting this repair, good luck! You've got this. One quick note about iPhone screen replacements: Apple disables some features (like True Tone) after a screen replacement. They have proprietary tools to calibrate the new display and re-enable those features, but unfortunately we don't have access to those tools, and you probably don't either. That said, your new display should otherwise look and function completely normally after a repair! Don't be afraid to attempt this repair yourself. In *newer* iPhones (iPhone 11 and up) Apple goes as far as to pair the original display with the Logic board, and throws an annoying error message in your face after a screen replacement--even if the replacement is a genuine Apple display. You can read more about it here: bit.ly/2GpzbEj. Again, this annoying error message only happens in iPhones that are newer than the XR, so it won't be a problem with this repair.

[@raphaelalba29]

If you may or may not know, there’s an equipment already that can copy the code from your old display to your new display to bring back True Tone functionality

[@deerenzo]

No. I did a screen replacement for my iPad Air 2019 and True Tone still works.

[@mdhasibulhossain8040]

@@raphaelalba29 it's for true tone only as it transfers original display data to the newer one

[@aldenviriyatanudjaja5234]

Il Italiano on iphone true tone will be missing, however on ipad true tone will not be missing

[@RideWithAnthony]

Thank you for your comment. I was going to attempt to fix it myself but never mind I’ll just have Apple geniuses handle this one.

[@BunBunLife]

Few Facts Here:- 1) I don't own iphone 2) I cannot repair phones 3) *it's 4am*

[@Rumorbox33]

same

[@BeomKim2da]

4am lol 🤣🤣

[@MasterKey2004]

Same but I have my igcse boards in couple of hours

[@prevedere]

Facts

[@vukcaj9558]

No u

[@SwaggyGhost]

It’s genuinely pretty easy! Just gotta be organized and have patients! Props to anyone who does it by themselves

[@robertfon9022]

I’m thinking about doing it is it hard ?

[@slavicmapping5262]

@@robertfon9022 as long as you are very careful, VERY VERY VERY careful

[@brohodi4329]

I DID IT IT WAS HARD I LOST ZERO SCREWS THO

[@Jswag2929]

Followed step by step and it worked all you need is patience

[@adamkee97]

I don't even have an iPhone, and I finished the video.

[@veasnanoeun235]

You gain knowledge😀 and admire the apple engineers!

[@XS1GOLIATH1]

Lol same.

[@vukcaj9558]

No u

[@michaelcort4556]

Same

[@AlphaSphere]

As an acmt for 5 years and stopped being that in 2017, i've just replaced my smashed screen following the direction of this video and it worked out great. Patience is the key when doing it the first time. Also having the right tools is very important.

[@sibtainali1033]

"The liquid Retina display on iPhone XR is a thing of beauty" "But a cracked screen isn't" More wiser words have never been spoken.

[@parsioniparsons4610]

Just did this screen replacement with earpiece replacement - thanks for the guide. Those really tiny screws were a pain in the arse. Btw. I bought a new earpiece, the old one wasn't working at all. Never used faceid anyway. Btw 2. I had drank a bottle of wine and 4 beers, so anyone can do this.

[@aurum7695]

seems like the screen I bought from the ifixit store came with the lcd shield plate pre assembled, is this new?

[@GodaChoi]

Excellent video, thanks! My replacement screen came with no sensor bracket, so I had to remove that from the old screen *and* remove the earpiece grill from the new screen (because the old grill remained attached to the bracket).

[@Anya-ef3sb]

yall i just did it and it works perfectly, i ordered the screen from a good company and the tools from amazon for 7 dollars in a kit. you dont need to use the i fix it kit as their screens are not good quality sometimes. But the tutorial is accurate and i got to fix my first iphone xr in one try hehehehehehe.

[@Carolee.21]

Can you send the links to the parts?

[@Anya-ef3sb]

@@Carolee.21 i bought my screen from mobile sentrix (its a website) and a random kit from amazon for the tools

[@Zakumei]

First try, got it perfectly, sealed flawless, no torn ribbons and no stripped screws. I'm feelin funky fresh. Customer says its like the day it was opened, and face rec even works.

[@jeanbutinfrench]

This is a great argument for not refusing to let Apple do it themselves

[@deuce-87]

Great Video instructions !! Can you please send the link to where i can find the Sealer around the edges when you done the repair job? thanks.

[@scotthomas2408]

I was interested to learn more about redoing the adhesive seal and all this video says is "it is linked in the description below" ...i have no idea what that means i have tried looking everywhere on this video !???

[@MvsG18]

I’d recommend asking for others to do this, in case you want to have True Tone. As long as they have screen configurators, it will keep saying it’s not a legit screen but True Tone will work just like it did before

[@Arthur-ph5qr]

Alright i have tried this and it is quite hard. Some screedrivers can be damaged which leeds to frustration and anger because you can't really lossen the screews. But i was lucky and managed to get through the process from start to finish.

[@vaughnjairu8223]

You can restore the true tone by copying the serial on the old display and transfer it to the new one. By using the JC programmer..

[@vaughnjairu8223]

Jordan You can find it on ebay or alibaba. Its cheap. And its easy to use..

[@aribloch]

But why? iFixit parts are super expensive. iPhone 11 Pro Max Screen is $399 just for the part, when apple will repair it for you for $329. I would trust Apple more than myself for basic stuff like this

[@vaughnjairu8223]

Ari Bloch Thats the only way to do it.

[@Ciso_diagnostics]

Ari Bloch i work at a phone repair shop. We are legit, use programmers, adhesives, proper equipment, clean environment and have a variety of screens to choose from ranging from Economy-OEM screens. We charge 150 the least on XRs.

[@aribloch]

@@Ciso_diagnostics I think that's the only way that makes sense. iFixit is unreasonably expensive and not a great business model in my opinion. I would rather take my phone to a shop for $150 guaranteed to work then spend nearly the same amount on just the part, and no guarantee I do it correctly. And then people like you calibrate them and quality test

[@TheXV1CT0Rx]

just did exactly this except for the shield cuz my replacement came with one already but now face id doesnt work

[@Smokinaces23]

Why dosent your Face ID not work??

[@eddward758]

Just got done doing it..took me about 30 mins. Luckily the replacmenet screen came with the shield plate so i could skip a step. The hardest part was trying to get the phone open with all the adhesive.. had no heated pad

[@NeverPainBG]

I love how he explained every single details

[@dualshockedofficial]

I could’ve bought a new iPhone for 250-1000+ but 30 bucks and like 20 minutes my phone feels brand new. Fixit yourself people

[@nerdyllama9330]

That thumbnail was a real eye-opener😂😂

[@steveb1972]

The sensor connector cover at 3:48 what is the bracket with the 5th screw called and what’s it for? Thank you all.

[@roro9413]

Replaced the screen and now it is stuck in a boot loop. Could it be water damage? What should I do?

[@raalexander8708]

could be different things... motherboard, chip damage, a flex cable thats not fited right... etc

[@rmsjern]

Does this avoid the phone saying "unauthroized third party display?" I think not

[@cardboardpackage]

Just swipe it left

[@tuomasvihavainen3976]

It will if you use something like JC-V1 Programmer 👍

[@real4everh]

@@tuomasvihavainen3976 you may get the true tone back but you still got that massage Apple is working hard to stop people from fixing iphones

[@moji3812]

It doesnt have that anymore

[@jaspreetsingh6298]

Do you need a static wrist wrap?

[@PlumaKirt]

Will the Face ID still work tho?!!

[@slavicmapping5262]

yes

[@branii9201]

Send link on where to buy screens pls

[@jasonga]

So no fit the adhesive gasket? Is that ok??? Obviously it won’t be water resistant!

[@YorkieNerd]

Before watching video: screw it I’ll do it myself and save money After watching video: I will pay someone an exorbitant amount of money to do it for me

[@dualshockedofficial]

Fixed my screen today 😁😁😁

[@Whyyouhere_]

Why reupload??

[@shudukas2463]

is putting the shield plate on my new screen necessary?

[@Alien-vu4bt]

Yes it's prolongs the screens life in a way

[@ijaz198873]

I replaced LCD and followed step by step, everything working except face recognition, how can I resolve it ?

[@Ethan_Geez]

If everything is done exactly how it is in the video will Face ID still work?

[@aa-ron5604]

Isn’t this part serial locked? Won’t it disable features?

[@uscrunch]

just replaced my screen the hardest part was working with such tiny screws thank you

[@rexe3139]

Honestly this repair isn’t horrible I’ve done this before. You just gotta now what you’re doing or else if you tear the light sensor no more Face ID.

[@anthonycrane16]

Got my phones screen replaced last month and when I went to trade in my phone, t mobile said they couldn’t find my water damage indicator

[@muckeyn]

A lot of aftermarket screens don't have it. It's on the LCD shield. You can see it on the video on the lower left corner. If you swap it from the original one (like this video) it will be retained.

[@jeffhertweck381]

40 min to finish?! maybe for you that do this on a daily basis - took me about 1.5hrs and i've replaed screens before. taking it a part = no problem. Putting back together = frustrating! getting the little screws in place is lv 10 hard! but good video, tools and screen i bought from ifixit. would use them again but would set me expectations to double the time.

[@kevinl3235]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[@toastedtarts4044]

I heard it in a lot of videos about discharging the battery below 25%. Would that help if the batteries were bulging? Those are the ones you have to be very careful with.

[@Andyvt01]

Disconnect and replace the battery altogether. Bulging battery is dangerous and can explode

[@toastedtarts4044]

@@Andyvt01 oh yeah of course. I just was curious if it's safer to remove with below 25% battery

[@Andyvt01]

@@toastedtarts4044 don’t even bother. I work in a repair shop and when a battery is bulging we have to be very careful when haldeling

[@toastedtarts4044]

@@Andyvt01 okay thanks. I went to a phone repair school and they actually said to not accept it because it’s dangerous, but i’ve seen youtube videos where someone was able to do that

[@moji3812]

Wait 25% how did they get it so low lol replace at 85

[@zlq-x2w]

awesome video, but too complicated for me

[@MrDoomsdaysReviews]

thank you! your video was an enormous help!

[@krishnahi6757]

What is a lightning port?

[@loggaming7505]

What does True Tone do

[@nanolloe]

Magnetic board is a must. all that screw is small.

[@lewisborman1999]

Will this fix gost touch?

[@JoseSanchez-xd1oz]

Thanks for teaching process.

[@The19bongo]

Is the iPhone XR screen paired to the phone. If I replace the screen with a non apple screen will any errors occur? Ive heard the 11&12 screens are paired but nit sure about the Xr and X. Thanks

[@josephshamon7824]

No

[@esakhwaja8592]

What mount strategy and lens do you use to film the inside of the phone from the top? I just purchased a load of tools from ifixit and am planning to make a table with the camera so i'm able to look back at a disassembly. (by lens i mean zoom , wide or average lens used on a dslr.)

[@jarrellfarmer8571]

Great video quick and easy

[@W3BBDJ]

This has nothing on an iPhone 4 screen repair back in the day!

[@ruiwang1469]

Great video! Helped me!

[@martinf9626]

How much time you let the

[@austinwood2818]

is there an easier way to fix small scratches?

[@A1LXE9]

Get a screen protector next time

[@panos2132]

@@A1LXE9 lol

[@A1LXE9]

@@panos2132 ikr

[@DJGutz]

Personally I am an AASP certified, and I can say that the XR is the absolute worst phone to repair.

[@Rapha2587]

Nah, all iPhones are basically the same thing to repair. There are way worse phones to repair.

[@DJGutz]

Rapha2587 Apples like official way for the repairs have you replace two tiny clips which are just super annoying.

[@JeffreyBorcean]

Facts. Grounding springs booo

[@baris8411]

I was just about to comment the same thing!

[@Ciso_diagnostics]

Really? How? I repairs two iphone XR today and I had no issues. Except one little grounding bracket that broke dude to being stuck really good but nothing to serious

[@sumanthsa3849]

Bezels are thick in comparison to original display 0:12

[@missmud2053]

Great video THANK YOU

[@kaeleii]

How much does it cost to fix this in a shop typically?

[@PrgrsObses]

240$

[@vincenzlee]

Badly wanted this but you don’t ship to Philippines

[@igorschannel]

I'm not doing this, no way I can do all of it without ruining something.

[@yann5489]

same hahah

[@PeterMan55]

Overcomplicated this so much: 1 - don't need the silly iOpener tool. Just use a heat gun for a few seconds 2 - don't need those junk suction cup openers that break after 2 days to open it, a thin $5 metal spudger can open it. 3 - don't need tweezers or picks 4 - don't need to discharge your battery to 25% 5 - don't need to take off the LCD shield, as most new XR screens come with it 6 - They didn't test the screen before installing it 7 - They didn't use True Tone copy machine to copy True Tone over

[@moji3812]

Ah yes i just have. head gun lying around 🤦

[@moji3812]

The tool makes it easier

[@moji3812]

You need the picks

[@moji3812]

Heat gun but i def dont have a head gun lol

[@panos2132]

@@moji3812 hair dryer will do the same think its just a bit louder

[@kledios]

Why wasn’t it updated

[@starmercury5509]

How can i do this if the touch screen doesnt work

[@c5689]

you just replace the screen…the old screen doesn’t have to work

[@medojor]

Great , thanks

[@EdiUtomoPutra]

The things where we can get the display? 😅

[@V4GAR1]

China, you can buy anything in China

[@kathanchauhan8350]

You can get from ifixit themselves they sell parts for almost all the devices

[@e90reef]

Kathan Chauhan they sell low quality parts for high price

[@tulus38]

@@e90reef are they?

[@vamsiharish36]

You guys are amazing... keep up the good work

[@TechDove]

This video was brought to you by internet explorer

[@nallo3244]

9:51 you didn’t close the screen properly still a huge gap

[@willow-ih3oq]

I’m guessing you’ve never owned an xr.

[@ramiromorales5006]

No, it looks normal. I’m watching this video on my XR

[@caturprasetyo_2775]

Nice bro

[@adamrains-w2d]

So worst case scenario I lose Face ID and nothing else???

[@kevinthedj]

Got a big deal and probably doesn’t even make a difference, but you guys forgot a minor step. The video doesn’t tell you to replace the ambient light sensor bracket during the reassembly.

[@minecraftmemes2413]

Face ID no longer works. Did I do something wrong

[@timtammmo]

You missed the part where they transfer the front camera module

[@turle8645]

I wanna see someone make an oled variant of the iphone xr screen

[@giovannnygaxiola2383]

Jajaja ,as a matter of fact I fixed my iPhone XR and i got a oled display on it

[@giovannnygaxiola2383]

It can do 2160 p unlike the original iPhone xr display that can only do 1080p max

[@turle8645]

@@giovannnygaxiola2383 fake

[@giovannnygaxiola2383]

@@turle8645 not joking jaja

[@panos2132]

@@giovannnygaxiola2383 put a link from where you bought the dissplay pleace i cant find an oled screen for the xr

[@vasudhingra]

In India we dnt need iopener to soften adhesive....its already too hot here 😂

[@kikoplays44]

I guess you should learn english first

[@davidgriffin79]

@@kikoplays44 I bet his English is better than your Indian.

[@vasudhingra]

@@kikoplays44 no need for your opinion 👍

[@aurorayoru5333]

@@kikoplays44 not even autocorrect could fix it

[@rozharran6118]

Biggest takeaway from this video.. Just pay a professional to do it.. The smallest fuckup will cost you the whole device

[@mikey3672]

"The liquid Retina display on iPhone XR is a thing of beauty" Really?

[@kinkongchew915]

suction cup won't work on cracked screen

[@RolandKoller90]

You can use wide duct tape to cover the entire screen, that’s what I do

[@kinkongchew915]

@@RolandKoller90 good idea thanks

[@alychafaith6821]

Hi! I just followed this video to repair my iphone and its working as normal now thankyou! However my phone is a lot darker now even with the brightness at full, the colours are so dim. Could this be from water damage and is there anything that can be done to fix it?

[@maxbroomfield5392]

It’s probably because you installed a low quality screen

[@moji3812]

@@maxbroomfield5392 yeah

[@moji3812]

And truetone is off

[@hansremington]

face id still on ??? can use face id ?

[@hansremington]

@Elite Gaming event change this tocuh screen ?

[@RolandKoller90]

Elite Gaming it is connected, that’s why he transferred the top module and all sensors from old screen to the new screen. That’s how you retain Face ID.

[@navaks5335]

Can’t I just use the heat gun instead of that iOpener thing?

[@tuomasvihavainen3976]

Yes you can, make sure not to warm it too much, it could damage the display.

[@mosthatedtwink]

didn’t the xr come out in like 2018...

[@gavin3660]

Yes and many of us still use it

[@commander_fire]

How cars 2 jears later?

[@vankadaralukas3073]

Please upload the replacement of Samsung a20s mobile mother board

[@bananagoat2682]

This is so satisfying

[@mattkwiecien416]

I will have trust issues if someone put my phone back together rhats the problem w9th those repair shops

[@QuangPham-gh5un]

Great. Now go make a teardown video of the WF1000xm3

[@fishyinformation]

So it’s no longer water resistant?

[@domdom-hh9tx]

no wonder why screen replacement is so expensive

[@Ciso_diagnostics]

How much are they charging you?

[@domdom-hh9tx]

@@Ciso_diagnostics ah no like the ones i see from youtube videos

[@KingofDeaths712]

Hey

[@coryjunior420]

My phones are wrecked I have 3

[@coryjunior420]

I have this one the iPhone XR and the iPhone 11 and galaxy s9

[@coryjunior420]

And I forgot to mention 2 do work just need screens and one has probably have problems the iPhone XR and galaxy s9 just need screen replacements the iPhone 11 has no battery punchard ribbon cables other than that these phones would work

[@Saladon89]

thx for the vid, but im not buying ifixit products, overpriced for nothing

[@tanbarua242]

Avoid buying iphone 😆😆

[@KNFIX-CUCHI]

👍👍👍👍

[@El_ReyJ]

Not too bad just time consuming

[@bradfoley4096]

👍

[@cemhoysaloglu1567]

Damn you want soo much things to replace the screen i just changed mine with a single butter knife

[@Ciso_diagnostics]

Do you still have face ID?

[@ggsjunior36]

😭

[@squeaks_]

made me bbrake my phone move your ogre finbgers next time