iPhone, iPod, iPad, Macbook, Blackberry, Zune, GPS Repair Guide

How to open iPod touch 4G

2011-01-30T17:52:42Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your iPod touch 4G on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 2

Insert a safe open tool at the top left corner of the device. The blade of the tool needs to be between the seal and the (aluminum backplate).

Step 3

This is the best spot to insert the safe open tool.

Step 4

This is what it looks like when the blade is fully inserted between seal and iPod touch 4G backplate.

Step 5

In the next step you will use a regular putty knive and insert it into the gap previously created with the safe open tool. In the left upper corner you see a suction lifter that you can use in addition to pull up the touch panel while prying.

Step 6

Move the putty knive around the corner and carefully insert it between the seal and the backplate. Pry the touchpanel upward until you hear the clips come loose. The blue flathead screwdriver you see in addition has the purpose of keeping the touchpanel from snapping back in when you move the knife after prying.

Move around the entire device and pry until all clips are loose. When you make progress, insert a flathead to secure your progress.

Step 10

As soon as the touchpanel becomes detached, you can lift it carefully. Make sure to not make any rapid movements to keep the ribbon cables underneath from tearing.

Step 13

These are the two connector latches for the iPod touch 4G digitizer. Carefully open the first one with a sharp safe open tool.

Step 12

Open the second latch of the digitizer connector.

Step 15

This is what it looks like when the iPod touch 4G digitizer ribbon cable is released.

Step 16

Release the iPod touch 4G menu button connector.

Step 17

Now you can lift the front panel a little more as shown in the image.

Step 18

Near the backplate there is the antenna connector.

Step 19

Carefully release the iPod touch 4G antenna connector.

Step 20

Now take a look at the LCD connector - flip open the metal belt that is holding the connector in place.

Step 21

This is what is looks like when the locking belt is open.

Step 22

Carefully unplug the iPod touch 4G LCD connector.

Step 23

The front panel is now fully separated from the the backplate with the iPod touch 4G battery and iPod touch 4G logic board.

Step 24

This is what the front panel looks like when removed from the backplate and motherboard.

Please not that other guides recommend taking off the LCD panel from the frontplate to replace the digitizer. We have found it easier and less risky to leave the iPod touch 4G LCD installed. Ultimately this decision is up to you. If you are not careful to keep the LCD from being bent or pressured, it will break with either method.

Step 25

Turn the panel around and heat the rim of the corner of the digitizer with a heatgun for about 6-10sec. If you heat it too much the seal will melt and ultimately the LCD will become stained.

The heat will soften up the adhesive and allow you to insert a safe open tool under the glass to start prying the digitizer off the frame.

Step 26

You will notice that the glass will cool off quickly as you are prying so you will repeat this step of heating a small section of the glass and quickly prying a small fraction until the heated part came loose or the glass/adhesive cooled off again.

Step 27

As you progress you might want to put a second safe open tool under the section you already detached.

Work your way around the front panel until the entire digitizer comes loose.

iPod touch 2G Motherboard Replacement

2010-01-31T23:34:06Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your iPod touch 2G on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

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iPod Touch Headphone Jack Repair

2009-07-07T17:02:42Z

Before you begin

Read the legal guidelines on this website and be sure to make yourself aware of the risks of this repair. Warning, this repair requires soldering skills and a basic understanding of electronic circuits. Place your itouch on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools.

Step 2

Follow the steps of the guide on how to open an iPod touch 1G until the backplate is removed. Plug a headphone into the headphone jack module. If you have a multimeter and a separate headphone plug as shown in the image you can use the diode tester to find out which of the channels is not making contact. If the audio is distorted, is likely to be ground channel. On this particular repair, ground is being repaired. Which is the first point from the button.

Step 3

Remove the part of the ribbon cable covering the first (ground) contact. This is a destructive step on the itouch headphone jack module, but you can replace the ribbon cable with a wire once the repair is done.

Step 4

Remove the first gold pin by using a dentist tool or a strong needle as shown in image. Lifting upward, it should come out.

Step 6

This is what the gold contact looks like once it's removed from the jack.

Step 7

Use the dentist tool or a sharp flathead to widen the contact spring.

Step 9

It should look more or less like this before you reinstall it.

Step 10

Reinsert the contact spring into the jack module and solder a jumper from the contact to the logic board as shown in image (black wire).

Step 11
Use a either a multimeter to test or some headphone while playing music to verify if the repair was successful.

iPod Touch 2G - How to Open / Item Removal

2009-05-06T16:44:55Z

Before you begin

This guide will show you how to open the iPod touch 2G and remove items inside the headphone jack (e.g. a broken tip of a headphone plug).

Please note that this repair method will damage the seal surrounding the iTouch 2G glass.

Read legal information section and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your iPod touch 2G on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 1

Turn your iPod touch 2G on its back. It is not required to have it connected to the charging cord. In fact it's better to disconnect it.

The challenge with opening the iTouch 2G is to avoid cracking the iTouch 2G digitizer. When prying the digitizer upward be sure to never touch the glass with the opening tool directly, apply the prying only to the plastic frame holding the glass.

Step 2

Insert the flathead screwdriver about 1/8 of an inch edge away from the edge of the dock connector. Insert the screwdriver between the backplate and the seal (not between the seal and the iTouch glass). Push the screwdriver down about about a third of the length of the blade of the small flathead.

Step 3

Hold the iPod down firmly with your palm. Insert the blad of a small flathead screwdriver about a third of the length of its blade and start carefully lifting the iTouch screen assembly upward.

Lift it just enough to insert the blade of a safe open tool in the middle of the bottom as shown in the next image.

Step 4

The prying with the flathead of the last step will open a gap just large enough to fit in the blade of the safe open tool.

Once the safe open tool is positioned as shown in the image, it will keep the gap from closing. This way it will be easier to reinsert the flathead in different sections.

Step 6

Insert the flathead on the opposite side of the dock connector and repeat the procedure of step 3.

Step 7

Slide the opening tool a little to the right and insert the flathead on the side as shown int he image. Gently and carefully pry the iTouch plastic frame upward.

You can use the second safe open tool and insert it to keep the gap you are creating from closing again.

Step 8

The plastic tool is to keep the gap from closing as you are using the flathead to release the iTouch front assembly at the top of the iPod. Repeat the same procedure on the other side.

Be sure to keep from twisting or bending the iPod Touch front assembly to prevent cracking the glass.

Step 9

When the front assembly comes loose release the digitizer connector in the top left corner using the plastic opening tool.

Step 10

If you plan to do a full disassembly or logic board replacement, you can remove the screws holding the motherboard in place, otherwise go straight to the iPod touch 2G screen removal in the next step.

Step 11

Carefully slide the plastic opening tool under the screen and move it along the sides to release the adhesive. No bending or pressure is allowed here at all, the iTouch 2G screen is insanely fragile.

Step 13

Flip the screen upward. Skip the following steps, if you just want to disassemble your iPod touch 2G to replace the LCD screen or replace the logic board.

Step 12

The following two stept are only required if you want to remove an item blocking the audio jack

Prepare a paper clip as shown in image.

Step 15

Insert the paper clip into the back of the headphone jack to push out the piece blocking it.

Step 16

To continue regular disassembly

Remove the remaining screws of the logic board and the Sleep/Wake button module.

Step 17

Remove all screws at the top of the iPod touch 2G.

Step 18

The screw in the top left corner is hidden under a black rubber seal.

Step 19

Lift the iTouch 2G screen and remove all screws holding the screen backplate in place.

Step 20

The iPod touch battery is located under the screen backplate. Soldering skills are required if you want to replace it.

Step 21

Carefully remove the iPod touch logic board from the backplate. You have disassembled your iPod touch 2G until the battery and LCD screen replacement.

iPod Touch 2G - Glass Replacement

2009-01-14T14:50:30Z

Step 7

Follow the first steps of the guide explaining how to open your iPod touch 2G. You can now take off the front assembly.

Step 8

This is what it looks like when the front assembly has been removed.

Step 9

This is what the iPod touch 2G body looks without front assembly.

Step 10

Hint: Warm up the front assembly with a hair dryer. That will make the adhesive much weaker and the glass will come loose without effort.

If the glass cracks upon prying it loose, hold the part away from your eyes or use goggles, small glass fragments will spray away from digitizers as you pry.

Use the flathead or the opening tool to pry the broken digitizer glass off the front assembly.

Also look at the 3G iPhone Glass Replacement Guide to get more detailed images about this step.

Be sure to fully remove all glass fragments before you apply the new digitizer.

Step 11

Remove the protective film on the top an bottom parts of your new digitizer glass and apply the digitzer to the assembly.

If the original adhesive was destroyed by the removal procedure use strong thin doublesided tape to a assure a strong mechanical connection between the itouch 2G digitizer and the assembly.

Step 12

Make sure the digitizer ribbon cable is in the correct position as shown in image.

Step 13

Remove the protective film covering the inside of the replacement glass and re-apply the digitizer to the front assembly.

Step 15

Connect the digitizer ribbon cable and place the assembly back on the iPod touch body. Push on the front assembly making it snap back in at the top first. Then push on the bottom until all clips snap back in. As a final step remove the protective film on the digitizer front.

iTouch 1G Screen Replacement Guide

2008-11-15T22:14:01Z

Before you begin

Get the following tools:

Small Phillips Screw Driver

Small Flathead

Safe Open Tools

Place your Apple iPod Touch on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth.

Step 1

The best entry point for the safe open tool is the section where the backplate joins with the aluminum frame above the dock connector.

Step 2

Once the tool slides underneath the backplate push it toward the bottom right corner of the iPod touch.

Step 3

Try to push it all they way into the edge, which will create a gap between the aluminum frame and the backplate on the SIDE of the iPod.

Step 4

Flip the iPod on its back. The safe open tool will remain stuck between the backplate and the frame. Use the small flathead and insert it into the gap just created.

Step 5

Push the flathead deeper into the gap and pry until there is an audible click, indicating that the ipod touch backplate is coming loose from the frame.

Continue prying using the safe open tool to minimize cosmetic damage to the frame.

Step 6

Use the safe open tool on all sides of the iPod until the backplate comes loose.

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Step 7

Raise the backplate and set it aside.

Step 8

Remove the screw by the ipod touch headphone jack module.

Step 9

Slide the safe open tool under the ipod touch battery. The battery is glued down on the back of the screen, this will require some patience and care. Do not bend the or puncture the battery.

Step 10

Raise the iPod touch battery and flip it over towards the top of the iPod. The screen and digitizer ribbon cables will become exposed.

Step 11

Remove the screw under the iPod touch battery wires.

Step 12

Pry loose the ipod touch digitizer connector.

Step 13

Pry loose the ipod touch screen connector.

Step 14

Slide the flathead screwdriver under the wireless antenna and pry upward gently until it comes loose.

Step 15

Lift up the circuitry in the center top part of the iPod. Gently pull the light brown ribbon cable upward, releasing it from the back of the screen.

Step 16

Gently pull up the black screen ribbon cable, releasing it from the back of the screen.

Step 17

Remove the black tape on the bottom of the iPod, covering the circuitry by the dock connector and remove the two screws you will find underneath.

Step 18

Slide the safe open tool under the ipod touch logic board as indicated and gently pry upward until the glue comes loose.

Step 19

You can now flip the board upward, exposing the bottom half of the logic board that is connected to the home button.

Step 20

Slide the small flathead under the bottom section of the logic board until it is released from the glue.

Step 21 - Screen Removal

Remove the 16 screws on the sides of the iPod holding the screen in position.

Step 22

After the screws are removed pull the ipod touch screen upward, gently lifting it out of the frame.

Step 23 Success!

You fully disassembled your iPod touch. For reassembly follow the steps in reverse order.