Does your iPhone 15 Pro charge slowly? It is due to a defective charging port. Learn how to replace or repair the faulty charging port of your iPhone 15 Pro with our easy step-by-step guide!
A faulty charging port affects the battery performance and charging speed of your iPhone 15 Pro. You will unfasten and disconnect all your iPhone 15 Pro components to remove the charging port and microphone assembly. Two microphones are present on either side of the charging port.
Let’s proceed to the iPhone 15 Pro Charging Port Step-By-Step Repair Guide!
How To Repair The iPhone 15 Pro Charging Port
Follow these step-by-step guidelines to repair or replace the charging port of your iPhone 15:
Step 1 Gather All Necessary Tools
Collect all these useful iPhone repairing tools to replace the defective charging port of the iPhone 15 Pro:
- A set of screwdrivers
- A hot air gun or hair dryer
- A plastic opening pick or tool
- A suction cup
- A pair of tweezers
- A spudger
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Adhesive glue
- A clean cotton cloth
- New iPhone 15 Pro Charging Port
Step 2 Turn Off Your iPhone 15 Pro
It is necessary to turn off your iPhone before its disassembly. Follow these steps to turn off your iPhone 15 Pro:
- Press and hold the side button and volume up button together.
- Wait for a few seconds.
- A Power Off Slider will appear on the screen.
- Slide the Power Off slider to the left.
Alternative Method
- Go to Settings of your iPhone 15 Pro
- Choose General
- Select the Shut Down option
- Now drag the slider to the left to Power Off your iPhone 15 Pro.
Step 3 Remove The Pentalobe Screws
- Unfasten the two 7mm long Pentalobe screws present at the bottom edge of your iPhone 15 Pro with a screwdriver.
Step 4 Heat Your iPhone 15 Pro
- Take a hot air gun or hair dryer.
- Adjust medium heat settings on your hairdryer or hot air gun. You can also use a hot plate to heat the iPhone 15 Pro for 60 seconds.
- Heat the screen edges of the iPhone 15 Pro for 3 to 5 minutes. Keep the hot air gun or hair dryer at least 5 cm away from your iPhone 15 Pro. Heat will soften the adhesive present around the edges of the iPhone 15 Pro’s Screen.
Important Tips
Do not overheat your iPhone 15 Pro. Too much heat can damage the internal components of your iPhone.
Step 5 Apply A Suction Cup
- Fix a suction cup at the bottom edge of the iPhone 15 Pro screen.
- Grip the handle of the suction cup.
- Pull the suction cup handle until a gap forms between the screen and the iPhone frame.
Important Tip
If there are any cracks or scratches on the iPhone 15 Pro screen, cover them with transparent packaging tape. The tape will protect the screen from further damage and also prevent any physical harm to you.
Step 6 Insert An Opening Pick
- Take a plastic opening pick or tool.
- Mark 3mm on the pick with the help of a meter rule.
- Insert the pick into the gap between the screen and the iPhone 15 Pro frame up to only 3mm.
- You should only insert the opening pick into the gap by 3mm.
Step 7 Cut The Bottom Adhesive
- Move the pick from one lower corner of the iPhone 15 Pro to the other until you cut off all the bottom adhesive glue.
- If you find it difficult to cut the adhesive, reheat the iPhone 15 Pro again for 2 to 3 minutes to soften the adhesive glue.
Step 8 Remove The Left Adhesive
- Slide the opening pick from the lower left edge to the upper left corner of your iPhone 15 Pro.
- Repeat this movement 3 to 4 times to slice the left adhesive.
Step 9 Slice The Upper Edge Adhesive
- Now, move the plastic opening tool from the upper left to the upper right corner of the iPhone 15 Pro. It will cut the upper edge adhesive easily.
Step 10 Cut Through The Right Adhesive
- Keep sliding the opening pick from the upper right to the lower right edge of your iPhone 15 Pro. Repeat this step 2 times to cut the right side adhesive efficiently.
Step 11 Open The Screen
- Prop up the screen with the help of your fingers.
- Hold the screen upright with the help of your fingers.
Step 12 Unscrew The Logic Board Cover
- Unscrew the four 1.6 mm long and two 1.3 mm long screws securing the logic board cover with a screwdriver.
- Keep the screws in a safe place.
Step 13 Remove The Logic Board Cover
- Hold the logic board cover with your fingers.
- Remove the logic board cover.
- Keep it aside.
Step 14 Disconnect The Battery
- The battery ‘press connector is present at the bottom edge of the iPhone 15 Pro.
- Unclip the battery’s press connector with the tip of a spudger.
Step 15 Disconnect The Screen
- Unclip the screen‘s press connector with the help of a spudger or prying tool.
Step 16 Disconnect The Ambient Light Sensor
- Use a spudger to disconnect the ambient light sensor at the top left corner of the logic board.
Step 17 Remove The Screen
- Separate your iPhone 15 Pro’s screen from the iPhone frame.
Step 18 Unscrew The Loudspeaker
- There are four screws securing the Loudspeaker to the iPhone.
- Unscrew one 2.7 mm long and three 2 mm long screws of the Loudspeaker with a screwdriver.
Step 19 Remove The Loudspeaker
- Pry up the Loudspeaker from its recess with a spudger.
- Peel off the plastic buffer from the Loudspeaker’s upper edge.
- Use your fingers to remove the Loudspeaker.
Step 20 Disconnect The Taptic Engine
- Unclip the press connector of the Taptic Engine with a prying tool.
Step 21 Unscrew The Taptic Engine
- Remove the two 2mm screws securing the Taptic Engine to its recess.
- Keep the screws in a safe place.
Step 22 Remove The Taptic Engine
- Use a spudger to lift and remove the Taptic Engine from its recess.
Step 23 Locate The Battery Pull Tabs
- Locate the three adhesive tape pull tabs of the battery.
- Two pull tabs are present at the bottom edge of the battery and one pull tab is present at the top of your iPhone 15 Pro’s battery.
Step 24 Remove The Battery Pull Tabs
- Pull one off the adhesive pull tab with a spudger or prying tool.
- Wrap around the tape around the prying tool to pull the adhesive tape.
- Pull and wrap the tape around the spudger until the adhesive strip is removed successfully.
- Repeat these steps to remove the other two adhesive strips of the battery.
Step 25 Use Isopropyl Alcohol
- Pour 2 drops of isopropyl alcohol at the back of the battery. Wait for 2 minutes.
- Isopropyl alcohol will soften the adhesive glue.
Step 26 Remove The Battery
- Pry up the battery from its recess with the help of a prying tool.
- Remove the battery and keep it aside.
- Wipe away the drops of isopropyl alcohol with a clean cotton cloth.
Step 27 Disconnect The Rear Cameras
- Unclip the press connectors of the rear camera assembly of your iPhone 15 Pro with a spudger.
Step 28 Unfasten The Rear Cameras
- Unscrew the three screws of the rear camera assembly with the help of the screwdriver. All the three screws are of different sizes. These screws include:
- One screw is 3.8 mm‑long
- The second screw is a 3.2 mm‑long screw
- The third screw is a 2.8 mm‑long screw
Step 29 Remove The Rear Cameras
- Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to hold the rear camera assembly.
- Remove the rear camera assembly of your iPhone 15 Pro.
Step 30 Unscrew The Earpiece Speaker
- Use a screwdriver to unscrew the 2mm long screw of the Earpiece Speaker.
Step 31 Remove The Earpiece Speaker
- Lift and remove the Earpiece Speaker from its recess.
Step 32 Disconnect The Microphone
- Unclip the microphone press connector with a spudger or prying tool.
Step 33 Disconnect The Front Camera Assembly
- Unclip the front camera press connector with a spudger or prying tool.
Step 34 Remove The Front Camera Assembly
- Remove the front camera assembly with the help of your fingers.
Step 35 Heat The Rear Cover Edges
- Adjust medium heat settings on the Hot air gun or Hair Dryer. Heat the rear cover of your iPhone 15 Pro.
- Heat will melt the adhesive around the edges of the rear cover.
- Fix a suction cup near the bottom of your iPhone 15 Pro’s rear cover.
- Pull the suction cup handle until a gap forms between the back cover and the iPhone frame.
- Insert the opening pick into this gap.
- Move the plastic opening pick from one corner of the iPhone to the other to cut through the adhesive around all the rear cover edges.
Step 36 Open The Rear Cover
- Hold the rear cover in your hands.
- Open the rear cover like a book.
- Hold the rear cover upright to disconnect it from the logic board.
Step 37 Remove The Wireless Charging Coil Cover
- Unscrew the two screws of the Wireless charging Coil cover.
- Remove the Wireless Charging Coil cover.
- Keep it in a safe place, as you need it during the reassembly of your iPhone 15 Pro.
Step 38 Disconnect The Wireless Charging Coil Connector
- Use a spudger to unclip the press connector of the wireless charging coil.
Step 39 Remove The Rear Cover
- Separate the rear cover from your iPhone 15 Pro’s frame with the help of your fingers.
Step 40 Unscrew The Logic Board
- Unfasten the screws of the logic board with the help of a screwdriver.
Step 41 Remove The Logic Board
- Remove the logic board from its recess with the help of your fingers or a pair of tweezers.
Step 42 Unfasten The Charging Port And Microphone Assembly
- Unscrew all the bottom screws of your iPhone 15 Pro along with two screws of the charging port.
- Keep all the screws in a safe place as you may need them during the reassembly of your iPhone 15 Pro.
Step 43 Remove The Charging Port And Microphone Assembly
- Hold and remove the charging port and microphone assembly with the help of your fingers.
Step 44 Replace The Defective Charging Port
- Separate the defective charging port of your iPhone 15 Pro from the charging port and microphone assembly.
- Attach the new charging port to the microphone and charging port assembly.
- Install the new charging port and microphone assembly to its recess.
- Fasten up all the screws.
Step 45 Reassemble Your iPhone
- To reassemble your iPhone 15 Pro, follow all the above steps in reverse order.
- Reinstall and reconnect all the components. Fasten up all the screws.
- Take a clean cotton bud.
- Dip the cotton bud into the isopropyl alcohol.
- Rub this cotton bud around the edges of the iPhone 15 Pro’s frame, screen, and rear cover to soften the old adhesive. Wait for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Wipe away the old adhesive glue around the edges of the iPhone 15 Pro’s frame, screen, and rear cover with the help of a lint-free cloth.
- Apply new adhesive around your iPhone 15 Pro’s frame and screen edges.
- Carefully attach the screen to the iPhone frame. Afterwards, attach the back cover to the iPhone 15 Pro’s frame.
Bottom Line
Congratulations! You have successfully learned how to repair the defective charging port of your iPhone 15 Pro with our easy step-by-step instructions. Turn on your iPhone 15 Pro and plug in the charger to test the new charging port of your iPhone 15 Pro.
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