Are the rear cameras on your iPhone 14 not working properly? Learn how to replace the damaged rear-facing cameras of your iPhone 14 with our easy step-by-step guide to iPhone 14 rear camera replacement.
Here is an ultimate step-by-step guide to replacing the iPhone 14 rear-facing camera.
Step 1 Collect iPhone Repairing Tools
First of all, collect these useful iPhone repairing tools to replace the rear cameras of your iPhone 14:
- Hot Air Gun or Hair Dryer
- A Suction Cup
- A Spudger
- A set of screwdrivers
- A plastic opening pick or tool
- A pair of tweezers
- Isopropyl alcohol
- A Lint-free piece of cloth
- New Adhesive Glue
- New iPhone 14 compatible rear camera replacement
Step 2 Turn Off Your iPhone 14
Follow these steps to turn off your iPhone 14:
- Press and hold the power and volume-up buttons together
- Wait for a few seconds.
- A power-off slider will appear on the screen.
- Slide the button to the right with your fingertip.
- Your iPhone 14 will turn off.
Second Method
- Open your iPhone 14’s settings
- Select General settings
- Choose the Shutdown option to turn off your iPhone 14.
Step 3 Unscrew Pentalobe Screws
- Unfasten the two 6.8 mm Pentalobe screws present at the bottom side of your iPhone 14.
- Keep the screws in a safe place.
Step 4 Heat All The Sides Of Your iPhone 14
- Adjust medium heat settings on the hair dryer or hot air gun. Keep the hot air gun or hair dryer at least 5 to 10 cm away from your iPhone 14.
- You can also use a hot plate to heat your iPhone 14 for 60 to 90 seconds.
- Heat all the edges of your iPhone 14 for 5 minutes. Heat will melt the adhesive present around the sides of the iPhone 14.
Important Tip
Do not overheat your iPhone 14. Too much heat can damage the internal parts of your iPhone 14.
Step 5 Use A Suction Cup
- Take a suction cup.
- Attach the suction cup near the bottom of your iPhone’s rear glass.
- Hold the handle of the suction cup in your hand.
- Firmly pull the suction cup.
- A gap will form between the back glass and the iPhone’s body frame.
Step 6 Insert Plastic Opening Pick
- Take a plastic opening pick or opening tool. Use a meter rule to mark 3 mm on the opening pick.
- Insert the opening pick in the gap between the rear glass cover and the iPhone 14 frame.
Important Tip
Always remember there is a delicate charging coil on the right side of your iPhone 14. Inserting the opening pick more than 3mm to the right of the iPhone may damage the charging coil.
Step 7 Remove The Bottom Edge Adhesive Glue
- Slide the plastic pick from the lower right to the lower left edge of the iPhone to cut the lower adhesive completely.
Step 8 Cut Through The Left Adhesive
- Move the opening plastic pick from the lower left to the upper left edge of your iPhone 14.
- Repeat this pick movement twice or thrice to cut the left adhesive.
- If you face difficulty cutting down the Adhesive, reheat the iPhone for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 9 Slice The Upper Edge Adhesive
- Keep moving the opening pick from the upper left to the upper right edge to slice the upper edge adhesive.
Step 10 Remove The Right Side Adhesive
- Now, slide the pick from the upper right to the lower right edge of the iPhone to remove the right-side adhesive glue.
Step 11 Open The Rear Glass Cover
- After cutting the adhesive around all the edges of your iPhone, open the iPhone's rear glass cover like a book with the help of your fingers.
- Hold the rear glass cover upright to disconnect the battery and charging coil.
Step 12 Unscrew The Battery Connector Cover
- Unscrew the two 1.3mm long screws of the battery press connector cover with the help of a screwdriver.
- Keep these two screws in a safe place, as you may need them during your iPhone’s reassembly.
Step 13 Detach The Battery Connector Cover
- Use your fingers or tweezers to hold the battery press connector.
- Lift and remove the battery press connector cover from its recess.
Step 14 Disconnect The iPhone's Battery
- Use a spudger to pry up and unclip the battery’s press connector to disconnect the battery.
Step 15 Unscrew The Charging Coil Connector Cover
- Unscrew the 1 mm screw securing the charging coil connector cover to the iPhone.
Step 16 Remove The Charging Coil Connector Cover
- Use your fingers to separate the charging coil connector cover from its recess.
Step 17 Detach The Charging Coil
- Pry up and disconnect the charging coil press connector with a spudger or prying tool.
Step 18 Detach The Rear Cover
- Use your fingers to remove the rear glass of your iPhone 14.
- Keep it aside in a safe place.
Step 19 Disconnect The Rear Facing Camera Assembly
- Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the press connector of the rear-facing camera assembly.
Step 20 Unscrew The Rear Facing Camera Assembly
- Unfasten the three 2.1 mm-long screws securing the rear camera assembly with the help of a screwdriver.
Step 21 Remove The Rear Facing Camera Assembly
- Pry up the rear-facing camera assembly with a spudger or prying tool.
- Hold the rear-facing camera assembly with your fingers or tweezers.
- Remove the rear-facing camera assembly.
Step 22 Install The New Rear-Facing Camera Assembly
- Install the new rear-facing camera assembly into its recess.
- Connect the new rear camera assembly to the iPhone.
- Fasten up its screws.
Step 23 Reassemble Your iPhone 14
- Dip a cotton bud in the concentrated Isopropyl alcohol.
- Rub this cotton bud around the edges of the rear glass cover and your iPhone frame.
- Wait for a few minutes.
- Isopropyl Alcohol will soften the old adhesives around the edges of your iPhone frame and rear glass.
- Take a clean cotton cloth to wipe away the old adhesive around the edges of the rear glass and iPhone 14 frame.
- Reconnect all the components and fasten up all the screws.
- Apply new adhesive glue around the edges of the iPhone 14 rear glass cover.
- Carefully, attach the rear cover to your iPhone 14 body frame.
Wrapping Up
Congratulations! You have successfully learned how to replace the defective rear-facing cameras of your iPhone 14 with our easy-to-follow guide. Turn on your iPhone 14 and take a picture to test your new rear cameras.