How To Open An IPhone 6 Without A Screwdriver?

The glass on the iPhone 6 is pretty well protected by using a series of clips and screws. Taking out these screws require a specially made tool called a 'spudger'. This tutorial shows you how to open an iPhone 6 without a screwdriver.

Apple products require repair work now and then. Dealing with such expensive products also requires a unique set of tools, along with skills. Apple's iPhone 6 consists of special proprietary screws, which need a special screwdriver for unlocking. Not having the correct screwdriver can be a problem unless you know how to make one. Listed below are some of the steps which will help in understanding how it works.

Things that you'll require to open an iPhone 6 without a screwdriver

This isn't the first step of opening the screw, but rather an insight into the products you require to execute the different processes. A stiff metal rod such as a coat hanger is necessarily needed for this process. A file, darnel alongside a grinding stone is faster. Having a bench vise is an optional step, but having it will make the work more comfortable—a wire cutter that is suitable enough to cut steel. Clippers are also optional, but the necessary items mentioned are required.

Open iPhone 6 without a screwdriver.

The aesthetic of iPhone is charming to admire, but their repairing job requires a lot of professional preparation, and here is the full procedure to open an iPhone 6 without a screwdriver.

Bending the rod is the second step of the process. It is also an essential part of the entire operation. Cut off a small section of the thin metal you are using and bend it as per the requirement. The bend will allow more leverage when working.

File both the ends of the used rod. Continue filling until the ends of the bar become rectangular. They should be about 0.2 to 0.3 mm thick.

File down the taken metal piece furthermore. The previous step will help us in having an improvised flathead screwdriver. Now, in this step, we will make it a pent lobe. Continue this filing process until the required pentatonic structure is gained. Keep making it a square followed by a rectangle until it fits the device's metabolic screw head.

The screwdriver obtained from this procedure may not fit properly or may remain loose at some ends. Also, often the screws are not very tight. The tool obtained from this process may not be very durable, but it may work as new with simple heat treatment.

How to open an iPhone without any professional tool?

The above process is very complicated if proper tools are not used. The result which is obtained doesn't always work correctly. There is a different way of completing the given task.

Here's a quick read on another procedure through which you can open the iPhone 6 without using any professional tool.

Take a Knife sharpener. If not available, take the knife blade from any ordinary sharpener.

Take a safety pin and straighten it in an anti-clockwise direction.

Clip the pin along with the plier’s tool. Then, grind on the other side till the side is flattened and repeat the same process on the other side of the pin too, till you observe a flat edge.

Use a pen and stick the metal rod with the help of an insulation tape or duct tape. Take the device and continue the operation.

Summary: Open an iPhone 6 without a screwdriver

• Buy an iPhone 6
• Press the Sleep/Wake button to power on the device.
• Use a paperclip to press in the SIM tray ejector pin, which is located in the same place on both iPhones.
• Remove the SIM tray from the phone.
• Insert the screwdriver end of a guitar pick into the seam at one end of the iPhone 6 and gently pry open.
• Gently lift out the display assembly.
• Remove all cables connected to the logic board and put them aside for reuse.
• Unscrew six Phillips screws holding down the metal plate covering a cable retention bracket.

Conclusion

The above steps are to help the reader experience the physical process required to perform the necessary tasks. It also helps in having an in-depth knowledge of different techniques that can be suitable and their operating procedure and execution methods. Opening such expensive and delicate products is a very delicate process and requires effort and attention to perfection.