iPhone 17 Pro Charge Port Replacement

Power off and remove the bottom screws

Back up and power the phone off. Remove the two pentalobe screws on either side of the USB-C port. If the glass is cracked, cover it with packing tape first so it doesn’t flake and the suction cup can grip.

Soften the adhesive

Warm the edges of the screen evenly for 2–3 minutes. The glass should feel hot but still comfortable to hold.

Cut the sides, then the top

Lift near the bottom edge with a suction cup and cut along the left and right sides, stopping at the antenna lines. Use a fresh, sharp pick or blade.

Pull the display slightly toward the bottom of the phone to unhook the clips along the top, then cut across the top and around the corners. Hold the display only by its edges and don’t press on the back of the panel.

Open the display like a book

The display stays attached by short cables along one long edge, and that edge acts as the hinge. Lift the free edge and open it like a book. Open it and support it so the cables aren’t holding its weight.

Disconnect the battery, then the display

On this model the battery connector is on the screen side. Remove the 2 Phillips screws, one from the battery connector cover and one from the display connector cover, and lift both covers off. Unplug the battery cable first, then the display and light sensor cables.

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Remove the battery

Remove the 14 Torx Plus 4IP screws from the battery plate and lift the battery out (see our battery guide).

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Remove the speaker, Taptic Engine and microphone

Separate the Taptic Engine battery shim from the bottom speaker with a spudger and lift the speaker out without bending its grounding springs. Fold the USB-C port cable back 90° to reach the screws: remove 2 from the Taptic Engine and 1 from the main microphone. Tilt up the Taptic Engine, unplug it and lift it out.

Remove the 1 Phillips screw from the main microphone, unplug its cable, break the adhesive under it and lift it out.

Unscrew the USB-C port

Remove the 10 Phillips screws holding the port. Four of them are on the side walls of the frame; keep the driver as parallel to the wall as you can so you don’t strip them. Then remove the 1 tri-point screw from the port.

Remove the USB-C port

Unplug the two stacked port cables. Ease the port away from the frame, separate the small microphone attached to it from the side wall, break the adhesive and lift the port out.

Fit the new port

Clean old adhesive from the frame. Plug a USB-C cable into the port from the outside (not connected to power), set the new port in place and press it onto the cable so it lines up with the opening. Press the cable onto its adhesive spots and reinstall the port screws, then remove the cable.

Rebuild and test

Reinstall everything in reverse order, using a new battery, fresh microphone adhesive and fresh display adhesive. Test wired charging, data to a computer, the bottom speaker, microphones and vibration.