iPhone 7 Plus Wi-Fi Diversity Antenna Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 3.4 mm pentalobe screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone (using a P2 screw bit, if you have a set of bits).

Measure 3 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.

Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.

Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.

Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone just above the home button—one on the front, and one on the back.

Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.

Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.

Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.

Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.

Heat an iOpener and thread it through the arms of the Anti-Clamp.

Fold the iOpener so it lays on the bottom edge of the iPhone.

Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Skip the next three steps.

Heating the lower edge of the iPhone will help soften the adhesive securing the display, making it easier to open.

Use a hairdryer or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the lower edge of the phone for about 90 seconds in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.

Apply a suction cup to the lower half of the front panel, just above the home button.

Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the screen and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide the opening pick up the left edge of the phone starting at the lower edge and moving towards the volume control buttons and silent switch, breaking up the adhesive holding the display in place.

Stop near the top left corner of the display.

Re-insert your tool at the lower right corner of the iPhone, and slide it around the corner and up the right side of the phone to separate the adhesive.

Gently pull up on the suction cup to lift up the bottom edge of the display.

Pull on the small nub on the suction cup to remove it from the front panel.

Slide an opening pick underneath the display around the top left corner and along the top edge of the phone to loosen the last of the adhesive.

Slide the display assembly slightly down (away from the top edge of the phone) to disengage the clips holding it to the rear case.

Open the iPhone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.

Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.

Remove the following four tri-point Y000 screws securing the lower display cable bracket to the logic board:

Three 1.2 mm screws

One 2.6 mm screw

Remove the lower display cable bracket.

Use the point of a spudger to lift the battery connector out of its socket on the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the two lower display connectors by prying them straight up from their sockets on the logic board.

Remove the three tri-point Y000 screws securing the bracket over the front panel sensor assembly connector:

One 1.3 mm screw

Two 1.0 mm screws

Remove the bracket.

Disconnect the front panel sensor assembly connector from its socket on the logic board.

Remove the display assembly.

Use a thin pry tool or tweezers to carefully pry up and disconnect the upper coaxial cable connector from the logic board.

Carefully de-route the coaxial cable you just disconnected from the small metal clip holding it to the logic board.

Use tweezers or the point of your spudger to pry both coaxial cables out of the metal clip holding them on the side of the speaker.

Remove the five Phillips screws securing the speaker:

Three 1.3 mm screws

One 2.3 mm screw

One 3.3 mm screw

Remove the speaker.

Warm the lower speaker area where the antenna is adhered with an iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun, until it's slightly too hot to touch.

Slide an opening pick between the antenna and the speaker on the right side, and carefully separate the adhesive underneath.

Rotate the speaker and re-insert your opening pick on the opposite side.

Separate any remaining adhesive securing the antenna.

If necessary, re-heat the adhesive until it separates easily.

Remove the Wi-Fi diversity antenna from the speaker.