Okay so I ordered a new battery last week and it arrived today. Replaced my battery just now, everything works fine. Great instruction video!

Thank You iFixit! I love my iPhone 5S and can't bear to let it go. Resources and products like this allow me to keep it functioning!

I just did the replacement today, and of course, my adhesive strips snapped very early after beginning to pull. You can use a normal blow dryer to warm up the adhesive from the back of the phone (i.e., do not directly blow hot air on the battery). I then used strips I cut from a playing card to carefully get behind the battery without bending it too much. The spudger works great to remove the old glue once the battery is out and SMALL amounts of double-sided tape hold the new battery in just fine :)

Followed instructions and pretty much went as shown in video. I also broke off adhesive without it pulling neatly from under the old battery, but with slow, gentle persuasion from the spludger, it slowly peeled out. My battery came with new adhesive strips, so it was easy to see where they went back. Something else I had to figure out is that right next to the battery connector is what I believe is the antenna plug, a tiny plug with center pin and surrounding shield/"jack". This came loose when I pried up the battery connector, and at first I thought it was just a grounding lug that trapped under the battery plug cover, but no, under magnification it was clearly a mini "RCA" type plug. Battery was about 1%charged, so it's charging now, we'll see how it improves performance over old, failing battery. Thanks for the good, descriptive video.

Ifixit is the only place that I trust. So dependable! Thank you so much!!!!

Warning. Keep track of your screws! they are different sizes and need to go back in the right location!!!!

Dear Gwendoline: Your instructions worked perfectly. Using all the suggested tools, I replaced the defective battery with a High-Capacity-Internal-Li-ion 2680 mAh battery. The phone works perfectly. Thanks for the instruction.

Video clip should show more on the work in progress rather than the facilitator!.

That's the good advise! I've damaged flex cable under the batt, before I found this video tutorial. Well done miss!

thank you for making it looks easy, i broke my iphone 5s :)

Thanks for the video. Replaced the battery on my wife's iPhone 5s. Unfortunately the glue stuff just snapped when I pulled the tags, and I had to prise the battery off the glue. The battery really DID NOT like being prised and bent up. In fact, it was smoking and at times I could see small sparks. Apart from that, the tricky bits were the screws holding the plates over the screen ribbon connectors (I removed the screen, I had to, in order to lever the battery out). The screws are so tiny, much smaller than the screws on this video. I used a kit, with tiny screwdriver and I still had to use some blue tack to hold the screws onto the screwdriver, in order to line them up with the holes. To be fair, this was a PITA job and one I would not like to try again.

Thanks for this. I recently got scammed, I was sold an iPhone 5S in perfect condition, except the battery was defunct. I'll buy one of your kits and attempt this as soon as I can. The phone is relatively quick in 2020 despite it's age. How is the battery life with iFixit batteries?

Omg! No wonder repair shops charge $50 to replace a $10 battery!!! Great video & good job

The lighting in this video could be better as many parts are individually easily recognisable. Other than that its a great help.

Just replaced mine and no need to remove the screen. Just hold onto the screen at or less than 90 degrees while you remove the battery. The tiny battery connector and home screen connector were a real pita, but finally got them back on. One tip, find a big magnifying glass and get someone to hold it for you while you work on the clips/screws. Your eyes will thank you!

Great product...job done in half an hour. Kit came with phillips screws to replace the small torx screws by the power port. Glue strips pulled out just like in the video with no heat application needed, and the phone is working like new. First reassembly attempt I messed up the alignment of the touch screen cable connector...lines on screen, and touch screen inoperable...took it apart and realigned the connector, which 100% fixed the problem. It looked like I had done the reconnection correctly the first time...just saying it's not easy to see the alignment, so if you have these issues it's worth a try to realign.

Battery Replacement Successful! Removing the screen with suction cup wasn't easy, there's no good way to hold the case without also pressing on the screen, and it requires a lot of force. But I managed to find an opening eventually and pried it loose. The first adhesive broke but the second one did come loose, so I had to use some brute force to remove the battery. Applying the adhesive on the battery didn't go very smoothly, but reassembling everything else was pretty straightforward, even the tiny home button connector. Wouldn't recommend this with a new iphone, it is a bit of a risky endeavor.

Do I need to replace the display assembly?

What would be the problem if the battery has been replaced, but still draining fast and with overheating as well?? Awaiting your answer please

Well I used a bright light, reading glasses on, had not too much problem, only thing I lost the rfi shield ,a good magnet picked it up out of the carpet with no problem, easy to change id say,this video was very helpful thanks

Thank you! You got me through it and all is working great! I found this video to be the best one out there!

great product....german quality..super fast and easy.My phone is back in shape. TIPS: FOr people having lines or shades on screen...make sure the black part of battery adhesive is WELL fold and doesn't push on the screen from inside.Happened to me..had to open again and fold it nicely...anything that is higher than the battery will touch the screen from inside and fuck with it.

just fyi....if the strips of adhesive are too old they will break regardless of how careful you are. you have to use heat on the back of phone. takes longer but it'll work

Thank you. Successfully replaced the battery and everything works except the Touch ID. Any ideas what may have happened?

the tabs around the battery snapped without pulling very hard, I tried to pry the battery out with the plastic opening tool and the battery caught fire!!! Phone is toast! Little too late saw another vid on here explaining how to remove the battery if they snap which is common... maybe consider updating your vid!

Bought kit from amazon and it took a hour or so but done. No need removing screen. Biggest issue is glue on battery...hair dryer worked though. Not that hard just take your time.

Can someone recommend me a good battery to purchase? My current battery drains even when the phone is on lock (standby, whatever you call it). Overnight it'll lose over 50% charge.

Love the video. But I have a new problem that I can't find any info on. Replaced the battery. Was just doing a boot loop only when plugged in and the battery showed a voltage of 2.7 when tested. New battery allowed the phone to be restored and worked for half a day. But then it broke. Thought maybe it was just a bad replacement battery so I installed another battery and made sure it received a full charge. Phone worked fine for a half day and now it's dead. Screen only turns on when plugged in and it is stuck in a boot loop. expecting that I now have three batteries that won't supply full voltage anymore and that the phone is ruining the batteries. Where do I start testing this. Is it likely the motherboard or the charge port?

I have a privacy screen glass on my phone, do I need to take it off when I put my suction cup on the screen?

I have fell in the pool with my iPhone 5s and the iPhone does not seem to work I have now replaced the battery to instructions. but I do not know what may have died if it was not the battery.After I fell in the pool I put it in a plate of rice to adsorb the moisture. but the iPhone would not function after wards. But while in the rice over night noticed the battery heated up. Besides it possibly also being the screen. what else could have died or need to be replace?

small comment: the metal guard that fits over the thumb or home button connector is upside down in your video, before you remove it. I've watched several other videos as this thing is giving me hell and in all the other videos the clasp is rotated 180 degrees. Still a major pain in the A getting it to securely re-attach. I'm about to give up rather than have it rattling around in my phone potentially shorting something out. But your tip on removing the adhesive was smart. My directions just said pry up on the old battery which I completely destroyed in doing so. Pretty sure I saw molten lava pore out of it at one point. Fortunately phone still works... but not the home button at the moment :|

Hello, I'm done with the battery installation and the phone been charging over 15 minutes now and it doesn't turn on when I turned it on there is no power. Please help.

It's not that simple. I'm pretty good with these things, but it took maybe an hour & a ton of patience. There were some curses spoken. Both adhesive strips just broke off right away instead of coming off the way they do in her video. So, prying the old battery out was kinda scary with sparks and smoke. Getting the cables reattached was really difficult but I managed to get the phone reassembled correctly on the second try... If your eyesight isn't good, forget about it.

I've changed without taking the tapes out of the phone. I take out the old battery and the stripes didn't pull out! The phone it's working perfectly. Thanks for the tutorial.

Hey! I saw the video and I folloved it, but when i start the phone again, it only stands: seaching.. And I have no chance to text my pincode. I have tried to check that all the cables are conected, but it dosn`t work... Can you give me an answere what i have to do?

My roommate bought the kit for her 5s. I got the screen off with no trouble, but the battery connector is different. The new connector is shorter. What now?

I followed the instructions and the iPhone 5s still works perfectly!

I tried taking off my screen and it wont lift up

Good video overall but the details are off sometimes. For example there's a fudge cut when removing adhesive that means you can't tell how far to go with elasticated sticky stuff when removing it and you can't see how you got it around the corner of the battery. Also I was checking for how the home button's ribbon-cable cover-clip was connected but you have it on backwards. I assume it flipped off when opening (as it always does for me) and you replaced it but wrong way around. If those little things were corrected this would be the best video I've seen as the clarity and production quality is excellent.

Okay, well I got to the part where I'm supposed to pull the adhesive out and it broke. Both of them. How do I remove the batter when I can't get the adhesive out?

Hi! In the video you show a Phillips #00 but in the step by step guide it's a #000... which is the correct one?

can we change the battery without completely pull the front panel (screen) ?

Hello, where can i buy a new battery with or with quality of the apple, here in Brazil and so expensive.

Hello, can you please tell where i can the ice clock you are using not sure i spelled it right.

Well, I don't have an iSlack, so I guess I'm screwed. The guides don't really explain very well how to open it otherwise.

When prying the battery out, be very cautious of the electrical ribbon harness which runs underneath of the top third of the battery. It is easy to snag on this, and scratch it, permanently damaging the ribbon and causing loss of volume control button operation.

Can u tell me how to get the screen off? I paid the extra $5 for your kit w/the suction cup but it is not helping. I cannot get the screen to budge.

Should I buy first one in the sponsored batteries for my iPhone 5s or please suggest me a good quality battery.

Hey guys. I was on the site ready to buy a battery kit but noticed that the site links out to a Chinese website ( towards the bottom of the site). Could you explain that?

You Rock iFixit. Well now i can buy the i phone 6 plus without worrying about battery replacement. But does the 6 plus require any different way or is it same as this video. Still one information i need is where do i buy the next battery from? I need the original one. Thank You, Take Care.

i bought an ifixit kit last month and it doesn't come with the adhesive strips. am I alright to just run the phone without these strips? should i use some double sided tape instead?

Best iPhone replacement guide around. Clear and concise.

why do you take the glue off ? I've seen other videos that don't cut it out...

Are you using screwdrivers with magnetic tips?

I want to know who came up with the name "spudger" for a pry tool.

Thanks. I want to buy a battery replacement for my iphone 5s. I am in Viet Nam. How can i buy? Please.

I cant see where the addhesive strips are to pull out please help :( Cant even see where they are :/

I see this video is very helpful, but how can I be sure that something wrong who's the battery why it doesn't be in the cable or charging system???

Does battery socket and battery socket position of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5 are the same ?

Thank you for your help .let I change my IPhone 5s Battery . But I was nervous when I ' m doing it :)

1) If you afford do it with the master. 2) Omg! I did it myself!!! When you watch 5min hair tutorial and repeat, usually it doesn't look the same. Try to replace the iPhone battery! F.. it is not fun though! It took me one hour, and except the tools for the battery replacement I used the nail kit&brow twizers. The white adhesive under the battery and the clipping back the small cap are annoying parts:)). Will I do it again? Yes! Tomorrow gona replace the iPad battery. Gota learn this as apple products user because apple not gona make the assembly part user friendly.

Is it possible to put an iphone se battery in a iphone 5s?

do we have. to backup the phone piror of the operation?

I completely replace my battery with the help of my brother. Almost all works perfectly fine but one problem occur after I finished the repair. The Flash Light is not working although the Back/Front Camera is working :/ Help please. Thanks in advance!

yeh guys do not remove the lcd screen you can still replace the battery with the screen on

How do I know if my battery is the problem? I am going to try to fix my phone after my 2 year old found a bucket of water while watching videos on my phone :( I didn't have a chance to turn the phone off before it did so itself, what else might need replaced? BTW, there was so much water that the suction cup made it REAL easy for the screen to come up so now I have a home button flex cable to replace too :(:(

Bought the kit. Followed the instructions and it turned on for a minute. Then it turned to a blue screen for a second and turned off. Now when I turn it on I get the black screen like when you turn it on just before the Apple should come up. The Apple never comes up. Took it apart again and put it back together and the same thing happens.

i replace my phone battery and later when i turn on phone screen not working properly

Beautiful video. Going to try this now.

Hello! I heard that the battery of the iPhone 5c and 5s they are not replaceable. Is this true ?

Did exactly step by step what this video tells ya. Bought the toolkit and battery from them. The phone is completely dead now, forcing me to buy an SE to replace. $40 buck in the hole with nothing to show for it.

Now that I put all the pieces together the compass and the gyroscope are not working. By any chance anybody knows how can I fix it ?

When I used to suction cup on the screen to open the phone up, it cracked the screen because it bended it I guess. Where can I get a new screen that isn't cheap like the one that was on it?

I replaced the battery. Now the phone works but the ring tone volume control buttons don’t work 100 % Down volume button works but up volume doesn’t respond at all. Volume control from Settings menu works. Any one can help me on how to fix this ?

Nice. Great video! I use the same types of tweezers :) cheap and great.. also they are made of ant static material if I am remembering correctly. Cheers

Does the adhesive just pull out like she shows ... or was this movie magic ? Otherwise nice video

Thank you with the help of your video I have replace my battery of 5se

The screws are almost al different exept for the two holidng the battery connector which are 1,6mm. The screen bracket is hold by 1•1,2mm + 1•1,3mm + 1•1,7mm + 1•1,7mm non-magnetic screw. Intresting that my iPhone 5S and iPhone SE had the wrong screws attached from factory, or rather the right screws but placed totally wrong, acorcingly to iFix-it anyway. I trust iFix-it a lot more than the pressed chinese workers accuracy, that’s for sure. Identical setting on the 5S and the SE.

Hi can i use my 5s battery to an iphone 5? Thanks

By changing the battery, will it make your phone just like a brand new phone? By brand new I mean the battery life, will it change the battery life? Please reply, im desperate for having my battery replaced and my front camera fixed.

I really wish you would have made it clear that if you put the screws back in the wrong place on the EMI shield cover then you can destroy your phone. I've now spent $30, 3 hours of troubleshooting and internet research, and all I have is a broken phone.

if you read this: please be a seller in Shopee so that it help other technician ( particular in south east asia ) to get a trusted seller of part and tools.

Gwendolyn is actually so fit

Great voice! Thanks for the video as well

What do you use to hold the battery down after you just removed the adhesive?

ok so my adhesive strip ripped and now i have a shorted battery stuck in my iphone, any other way to get that busted bloated battery out ? please help !

I wish theres free shipping on your website 🙃 id like to get battery 😞$10 shipping fee

Thanks a lot for this tutorial, it's extremely helpful !

i replaced the screen on my 5s and now my phone wont turn on ...its not the display, it shows that the phone is charging but never turns on ..do u think a battery replacement should fix this

My battery life sucks on my iPhone 5S, but the main problem is after years of using it the battery is swollen up and pushing screen out of the frame/case. Same exact thing happened to my iPhone 5. Bought a replacement battery for the iPhone 5, replaced the battery myself and everything was fine, EXCEPT from where it had previously pushed the screen out of the frame, it no longer held in place firmly after the repair. Because the screen was loose and wobbly dust and air, maybe even water got in behind the screen and ruined it about 3 months after the replacement. Anyone else have this issue??? Because it’s happened to me back to back and I’m not sure what the fix is from the screen and frame...

Very useful thank You

a changed mine yesterday on 5S the white strips after years you can not more so simple pulling out it will break becouse of age the glue is not more soft ;) iz weird why apple has so strong glued tha battery in lol , my new one fits perfect wiht just a litle strip up under the battery iz more than enough and improves time if you regchange for next time and also you dont need anymore to disconect the Display so you can easy Swap ;)

Both of my adhesive ribbons snapped and I was left with a few millimetres of white tape in my hand and a stuck battery. What now?

Hi mam gwendelyn. Can i replace may iphone 5s battery to iphone se battery? Please reply

my adhesive snapped straight off wtf

Thanks, if I didn't have a screen protector on my iPhone it would have broke. Oh, and the battery? Well, the pull tabs snapped right off. Now I have to do the pull of shame.

Don”t waste your time. The parts, and especially the screws, are microscopically tiny and extremely difficult to manipulate. I got the battery replaced but the iPhone itself is ruined. It turned on but there are lines on the screen and the touchpad display doesn’t work. I followed the instructions EXACTLY. Better to trade in the old iPhone than turn it into a brick by following this video.

big thank, realy helpful video

Obrigado! Parabéns pelo video.

ok guys I need help. I reaplced the battery and everything works perfectly fine except minijack input. It doesn't work when stick my headphones in. I don't know what happened. I'm sure that I put all screws in right order. What could it be? Do I have to replace whole module?