Nexus 5 Back Cover Replacement

Introduzione

This guide shows how to remove the back case from the Nexus 5, giving access to the internal features of the phone. This will take a couple of minutes.

Cosa ti serve

Passo 1 Back Cover

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Use a plastic opening tool to free the clips on the top and each side of the back cover.
The bottom is secured with some adhesive foam. You should be able to finally free the back cover using an opening pick. The "snaps" at the bottom edge are more like hinges, so release all others then swing the back cover off outward from the top, and these fasteners will release without breaking.
It's best to avoid prying around the SIM card slot and volume controls, as the plastic in these areas is very thin and likely to break from prying.
When you replace the cover, there is a snap about even with the flash window that must also be attached (one of three that secure the back cover to the midframe). Qi (wireless) charging may not work if this isn't secure. Apply gentle but firm pressure over the "S" in "Nexus" and slide your thumb up towards the top, and the snap will engage.

Modifica

Wireless QI and NFC.

Once I have put everything together with the new battery in place, I have as last replaced the plastic back cover, snapping all the clips back around the edges of the phone. Alas, I was quick to realise the QI Wireless charging has ceased to work.

I almost blamed the battery, or worse, me.

QUICK TIP: there is actually another clip in the middle of the plastic back cover - just press with your thumb just above the 'S' in NEXUS emblem and, voila! Snaps back in.

Wireless charge and NFC - works, once again.

cwioro - 21 feb 2015 Replica

you just saved me like 30 bucks. thank you so much.

Robert Nolan - 4 giu 2015

+ 1, had the same issue and pressing just near the S fixed it! Thanks a lot!

nicco82 - 12 lug 2015

Just a me too, I had to press above the S and it was quite a snap

Erik Karlin - 22 set 2015

There seems to be two contacts that snap into place. One is in line with the led pretty much in the middle of the phone and the second one in line with the camera lens on the opposite side to the lens. The middle one for me snapped pretty lightly, but the side one required a bit more pressure. After that the nfc started working again. Thanks for posting this!

Dennis Millner - 27 lug 2016

Is it hard to remove the battery door? Worried I might damage it.

Ash - 25 feb 2015 Replica

When I openend the back cover I damaged two clips. One about 2.5cm (1 inch) below the volume controls and one on the other side about same height. The cover fits good without those two but on one side there is a small gap where the clip broke. But I have a hard cover protector on my phone so it's not that bad.

simonlwheeler - 18 giu 2015 Replica

The case around the sim slot is pretty thin and easy to break, best to avoid using the pry tool at this point.

Aled Morris - 4 lug 2015 Replica

Excellent tip, should be included in the main guide.

fprades - 24 gen 2016 Replica

Hey Author, i need to ur expert advice...i replaced my nexus 5's back cover. since the new one did not have the vibrators battery i had to take it from the old one and connect it to the new one...on removing i noticed that it was stuck to the cover by a glue

Question: what glue to use to hold the battery to the cover?

suwaid akbar - 20 nov 2016 Replica

Any adhesive will do. I used a hot glue gun. You shouldn't need expert advice to figure that out. Use your head.

tjt263 - 23 feb 2018

The case around the volume control is also pretty thin.... I broke mine prying so avoid the pry there too.

Also my back had glue at the bottom and I haven't seen mentioned

kornerson - 8 apr 2017 Replica