Repair Manual

iPhone 12
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11. Hold down the iPhone. Use
ESD-safe tweezers to grasp
one battery adhesive tab.
Then twist the tweezers
to wrap the adhesive tab
around them.
Hold the tweezers close
and parallel to the battery
as you twist.
Important
12. Keep the tweezers in the
channel between the
battery and the camera
cowling. Continue to slowly
twist the tweezers until
you’ve removed the entire
adhesive strip.
If the battery adhesive
tab or strip breaks off
and you can still see it,
attempt to retrieve it with
the tweezers. Wrap the
tab or strip around the
tweezers and repeat
step 12. If you can’t see
the tab or strip, continue
to step 13.
Important
Battery | Removal