If the charging port on your iPhone 6s Plus isn’t working, won’t charge any more or is water damaged, browse this article to learn how to replace it. This charging port replacement for your iPhone 6s Plus will also include the headphone jack, microphones, loudspeaker, and vibration motor. Before you start, make sure the problem isn’t just dirt or dust keeping your charger from plugging in all the way. You can use some small tweezers to gently pull that out if that is the case.
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The replacement charging port can be found here.
The general smart phone tools used for this repair can be found on Amazon by following this link.
The green plastic non-marring pry tool is on amazon here.
Assemble these tools for the job: a pentalobe screwdriver, a suction cup that will fit on the phone screen (optional), a plastic non-marring pry tool (or a razor blade if you don’t mind scratching the phone a bit), and a small phillips screwdriver. Before you begin, as with most other repairs, make sure you have turned your phone off completely. Additionally, keep your screws organized so you don’t mix them up for reassembly.
Begin, by removing the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the phone. Second, take your non-marring tool, or razor blade, and carefully pry the screen up and away from the body of the phone, but be careful not to lift the screen off too much because it could damage your screen. If you’re confused by this, reference the video. Damaging the screen of your iPhone 6s Plus could require you to replace it too, a much more expensive repair.
Once the phone is opened, remove the two screws by the battery connector and then lift off the metal plate and unsnap the battery cable. Next, there are five screws by the screen, covering a larger metal plate that you will remove along with the plate. Now, grab your pry tool and disconnect the three screen connectors from the motherboard to separate the screen from the rest of the phone. These will snap up like Lego pieces. Set your screen down carefully and go to the bottom of the phone base where the charging port is. The charging port has a ribbon cable that you’ll unsnap the way the screen did and it also has wire cable at the top that will unsnap. Then, you have two screws by the loudspeaker and three screws down by the charging port to remove. Also, remove the metal plate by the charging port. After that, take out three screws by the wire connector and place the wire connector off to the side to keep it out of your way. Another screw down by the loudspeaker and a hidden screw, by the microphone and charging port, are next to be removed. Now take out the loudspeaker and set it aside. The next five screws you remove releases the taptic motor, the source of phone vibrations, from the charging port. Finally, you can carefully peel back the charging port from the phone being careful not to damage it, so that it can be used for troubleshooting in the future. Always remember to try your best to keep things free of damage while you are removing them from your phone. There is going to be a screw at the bottom edge and then the microphones can be removed. The microphones have a bit of adhesive, so you can use your pry tool to help set them free. Now, the charging port can escape except that it is connected with a grounding screw, so get that out too and the charging port is officially out. If your replacement part does not include the wire cable, you will need to transfer the one from the old part to your new port.
Reassembly begins with sitting everything in place starting with the charging port and headphone jack. Remember all those screws you tossed away like last week’s leftovers? It’s time for their comeback. The taptic motor and loudspeaker should return next, being careful to move the wire cable to the edge to prevent it from being stuck underneath the loudspeaker. The video has excellent images with arrows showing you where all those screws go if you’re getting as lost as I am simply writing this. Now, snap in the wire cable, the charging port, all of the screen clips, and the battery back into the motherboard. This is when you can test to make sure all of the connections are legitimate. Turn the phone on while it’s still opened up; if the screen looks normal you’re clear, if it looks grey or there are lines, your connections to the motherboard aren’t good. At this point, turn your phone off again and reconnect your screen ribbon cables to see if the issue is resolved. Moving forward, you can replace the last two metal plates and put the screen back on. Line the top of the screen up with the top edge and then slide your fingers along the sides and click the screen onto the base of the phone. Finally, don’t forget to replace the two pentalobe screens that go at the bottom of the phone.
To keep from screwing up all those screws, save yourself some trouble and watch the video. To keep your charger to yourself, share this post and video with friends who always need to plug in.