How to Fix a Cracked iPhone 5C Screen

The smartphone screen is always easy to damage when you drop the device. The iPhone 5C screen is no exception. If you crack the iPhone 5C screen because of personal factors, Apple’s warranty may not cover it, which means it will be not cheap to fix it in the Apple store. Fortunately, it’s not extremely tough to replace the damaged iPhone 5C screen yourself. You can follow our iPhone 5C cracked screen repair tutorial step by step to fix the screen on your device. Please be noted the DIY repair will void your iPhone 5C warranty.                    iPhone 5C cracked screen repair

Tools Needed to Fix a Cracked iPhone 5C Screen:

Pentalobe Screwdrivers

Small Phillip Screwdrivers

Metal Spudger Opening Tool

New iPhone 5C Replacement Screen


Step 1

Turn off the iPhone 5C and use eject pin to take out the SIM card tray.

Turn off the iPhone 5C and use eject pin to take out the SIM card tray

Step 2

Undo 2 bottom screws next to the dock connector with Pentalobe screwdrivers.

Undo 2 bottom screws

Step 3

Lift up the LCD screen assembly with the help of the spudger tool.

Lift up the LCD screen assembly

Step 4

Use small Phillip screwdrivers to release 4 screws to remove the metal plate used to cover the LCD assembly connectors.

release 4 screws to remove the metal plate

Step 5

Release 3 connectors to separate the LCD display assembly from the iPhone 5C rear housing with spudger tool. Then the LCD assembly is free.

Release 3 connectors to separate the LCD display assembly

iPhone 5C LCD assembly is free

Step 6

Release 2 screws on the metal shield to remove the ear speaker.

Release 2 screws on the metal shield to remove the ear speaker

Step 7

Remove the sensor cable with the front facing camera.

Remove the sensor cable with the front facing camera

Step 8

Undo 2 screws on the metal shield covering the home button to remove the home button. (If the new iPhone 5C LCD assembly you get comes with the home button, you don't have to do this step.)

Undo 2 screws on the metal shield to remove the home button

Step 9

Release 6 screws on the LCD heat shield to remove it.

Release 6 screws on the LCD heat shield to remove it

Step 10

Get a new iPhone 5C replacement screen and install the LCD heat shield to the new screen, and then fasten it with 6 screws.

iPhone 5C LCD assembly

install the LCD heat shield

Step 11

Put back the sensor cable with front camera back and the ear speaker with its metal shield to the LCD display assembly.

Put back the sensor cable with front camera back and the ear speaker with its metal shield

Step 12

Install the home button and the metal shield, and secure it with 2 screws.

Install the home button and the metal shield

Step 13

Buckle 3 connectors to the motherboard and fasten the metal shield with 4 screws.

Buckle 3 connectors to the motherboard

fasten the metal shield with 4 screws

Step 14

Press down the iPhone 5C LCD assembly make sure all the clips are in place.

Press down the iPhone 5C LCD as

Step 15

Install 2 bottom screws to fasten the LCD assembly and rear housing.

Install 2 bottom screws

Step 16

Insert the SIM card tray and power the device on to make sure it works as normal.

Insert the SIM card tray

Power on the iPhone 5C

  1. BY Jason
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    i replaced the screen and I have lines going across the screen and home button is not working?

  2. BY Tracee Philan
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    I just followed all the steps. Took me a total of about forty five minutes and my daughters iPhone 5c works like a charm. She dropped it on the ground a shattered the screen after about four months of use. Worked for about three weeks then the led made screen go black, could still hear but no screen to see functions. Now she’s happy again.

  3. BY Adriana Miller
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    Did all the steps and it was quite a bit of work. several hours.

    Now that I powered the screen, I am not getting the apple logo.

    Do you have any suggestions?

    thank you

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