Replacement of screen on iPhone 12 mini touch screen made by LaptopScreen.com

Tools

For the installation process, we’ll need the following tools: Heat gun, Plastic pick, Small
tri-wing screwdriver, Small Phillips screwdriver
The front assembly consists of the frame, the glass digitizer, and the LCD screen. You will
need to replace the entire front assembly if any of these components are broken.

Shut down the iPhone

Turn the phone off by holding the power button and confirming the shutdown on screen.

Open the iPhone

Remove two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the phone.
Use a heat gun to warm the adhesive around the perimeter of the iPhone. Place a suction cup
near the bottom edge and, while providing some tension, insert a plastic pick between the
display assembly and the main body. Gently move the plastic pick around the perimeter,
separating the display assembly from the main body. Please note: there are cables located
near the left edge of the phone, and there are hooks at the top edge holding the display
assembly. Keeping that in mind, unlatch the top edge and open the phone to the left side.

Disconnect the display assembly

Now we have access to the connector shields. Using a tri-wing screwdriver, carefully remove
one screw securing the battery shield, then remove the shield. Using a plastic pick, open
the battery connector and bend the lead away. Next, remove five tri-wing screws securing
the larger connector shield and remove the shield.

Pick open the touch digitizer and the LCD connector, then the front speaker and sensors
connector. Separate the screen assembly from the main body.

Salvage the components

The replacement display assembly does not contain the front speaker and sensors, so we
will be transferring them from the original display. Remove two tri-wing screws at the top,
then two more Phillips screws at the bottom. Unfold the speaker and, using a plastic pick,
carefully pick out the sensors from their placement and separate the entire garland from
the display.

Remove remaining adhesive and apply the new one

We will be replacing the waterproofing adhesive, so all of the original adhesive needs to
be removed from the edge of the phone. Use tweezers to pick out the adhesive from the edge.
The waterproofing adhesive comes on convenient plastic sheets cut to the exact shape of
the edge of the phone. Remove the backing plastic of the adhesive sheet. Apply the shape to
the perimeter of the phone and, using a plastic pick, press the adhesive firmly into place.
Carefully begin removing the top carrier film, making sure that the adhesive strip stays
on the perimeter of the phone.

Transfer the components on to the new display assembly

Take out the new assembly and place the sensors in their appropriate locations. Fold over
the speaker and replace two Phillips screws, then two tri-wing screws.

Connect the new display assembly

Place the new display assembly along the left edge of the phone and reconnect the front
speaker and sensors connector, then the touch digitizer and LCD connector. Carefully
reconnect the battery connector.

Replace the large connector shield and secure it with five tri-wing screws. Replace the
other connector shield and secure it with one tri-wing screw.

Close the iPhone

To properly close the display, keep the position of the top edge latches in mind and start
by latching the top edge first. Then, firmly press around the perimeter of the phone,
snapping the display assembly securely in place.

Replace two pentalobe screws near the Lightning connector. Remove the protective film,
and we're done!