Samsung Galaxy S DUOS 2 - Home button

Guide with all the necessary steps so that you can change yourself the home button of the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (S7582)

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Battery cover

Remove the battery cover using a plastic tool to avoid possible scratches or damage to the housing.

Step 2 Battery

To remove the battery pull the bottom.

Step 3 Housing screws

Remove the 8 Phillips screws that hold the housing

Step 4 Intermediate housing

Separate the intermediate housing, use a plastic tool to avoid damaging or scratching the housing.

Step 5

Unplug the speaker and carefully pull out the flex cable from the power key.

Step 6 Motherboard

Hold the right side of the plate with your fingers and open it like a book.

Step 7

Separate the plate by disconnecting the data cable from the display.

Step 8 Headset and proximity sensor

Remove the Phillips screw that holds the sensor.

Step 9

Remove the component by pulling it gently.

Step 10 screen

Disconnect the flex cable from the digitizer.

Step 11 HOT GLASS

Insert the HOT GLASS in the microwave for the time specified in the instructions for use.

If you heat it too long, the gel inside will expand and the bag will be inflated until the content is poured.

The last minute in the microwave is advised to interrupt every 15 seconds and knead the gel inside with your hands to distribute the heat.

Step 12

Apply heat to the screen for a couple of minutes.

Step 13

Take off the digitizer flex.

Step 14

Separate the digitizer from the display, taking care not to damage the flex of the digitizer, disconnected in the previous step.

Step 15

Insert the tip of a prong into the joint between the digitizer and the housing.

Move it around the contour avoiding the upper corner where the flex cable of the digitizer passes, you could cut it.

Step 16 Home button

Remove the button from the home button in the window of the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2, and then disconnect the flex from the home button located in the middle housing using a pair of tweezers, and carefully remove it.

Video Tutorial summary

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