Xiaomi 14 Pro Battery Replacement

A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Secure a suction handle to the bottom edge of the rear glass, as close to the edge as possible.

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Lift the rear glass with the suction handle to create a small gap between the back cover and the frame.

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Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a second opening pick at the bottom edge of your phone.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

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Insert a third opening pick at the bottom left corner of your phone.

Slide the opening pick along the left edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a fourth opening pick underneath the top left corner of your phone.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a fifth opening pick underneath the top right corner.

Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the rear glass to slice the remaining adhesive.

Do not try to remove the rear glass all the way yet. It might be adhered to the phone assembly because of the adhesive around the rear camera.

Carefully try to separate the rear glass from the phone assembly. If you're successful you can ignore this step. In case the rear glass sticks to the rear camera adhesive, continue with this step.

Carefully insert a plastic or playing card at the right edge of the phone where the rear camera is located.

Use the [product|IF145-101|plastic card] to slice the adhesive along the rear camera frame.

Remove the rear glass.

Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the twelve screws securing the motherboard cover:

Eleven 3.9 mm-long Phillips screws

One 2.3 mm-long Phillips screw

Insert the tip of an opening pick underneath the left edge of the motherboard cover.

Flip the opening pick sideways to pry up the motherboard cover.

Use a pair of [product|IF145-020|tweezers] or your fingers to remove the motherboard cover.

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use a spudger to disconnect the interconnect cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

During the following step do not fold the cable sharply and only bend it to avoid cable damage.

Fold the interconnect flex cable towards the charging port in order to get free access to both battery pull tabs and the battery.

You might want to use a small piece of tape to temporarily stick the cable onto your working surface to avoid accidentally damaging it during the battery removal.

Take care not to puncture or bend the battery with your tool—a punctured or bent battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a thermal event.

Use a pair of blunt nose [product|IF145-020|tweezers] or a clean fingernail to peel the orange adhesive strip labeled with a ***1*** off the battery.

Repeat the previous pull-tab procedure on the other two pull-tabs.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers or a clean fingernail to peel the orange adhesive strip labeled with a ***2*** off the battery.

Peel the orange adhesive strip labeled with a ***3*** off the battery

Grab the pull-tab end labeled with a ***3*** and pull up on the orange adhesive strip to lift the battery out of its recess and swing it up to an upright position.

Although these adhesive tabs are supposed to make the battery removal easier, they may require some force. If you're having trouble removing the battery, you can apply [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iOpener+Heating/25705|a heated iOpener|new_window=true] to the center of the display to loosen the adhesive underneath.

Peel the battery off the remaining adhesive.

Remove the battery.

Do not reinstall a damaged or deformed battery, as doing so is a potential safety hazard.

During reassembly, temporarily reconnect the battery to the motherboard to help align it correctly. Disconnect the battery after it is seated.