Reemplazo de la batería del Google Pixel 4 XL

Escrito Por: Carsten Frauenheim

Comentarios: 54

Reemplazo de la batería del Google Pixel 4 XL

Dificultad

Moderado

Pasos

Tiempo Requerido

45 minutos - 2 horas

Introducción

Utiliza esta guía para retirar o sustituir una batería gastada en el Google Pixel 4 XL. Si tu batería está hinchada, toma las precauciones adecuadas.

Para tu seguridad, descarga la batería por debajo del 25% antes de desmontar el teléfono. Esto reduce el riesgo de un peligroso evento térmico si la batería se daña accidentalmente durante la reparación.

Nota: Algunas fotos de esta guía muestran la bandeja de la tarjeta SIM expulsada del teléfono. No es necesario que extraigas la bandeja de la tarjeta SIM para este procedimiento".

Precaución: Google advierte que el desmontaje del ensamblaje de láser frontal podría provocar una exposición peligrosa a las emisiones de láser infrarrojo invisible. Lee sus advertencias de seguridad aquí.

Herramientas

Partes

Paso 1

Prepara un iOpener y aplícalo en el borde inferior del panel trasero durante un minuto.
También se puede utilizar un secador de pelo, una pistola de calor o una placa caliente, pero tenga cuidado de no sobrecalentar el teléfono, ya que tanto la pantalla como la batería interna son susceptibles de sufrir daños por el calor.

I found 2 minutes works best per side. Great Guide btw, thank you for being a strong leader in the fight for right to repair.

Dennis -

Paso 2

Aplica una ventosa al borde caliente del panel trasero presionándolo para crear succión, lo más cerca posible del borde.
Si el vidrio trasero está muy agrietado, cubrirlo con una capa de cinta de embalaje transparente puede permitir que la ventosa se adhiera. Alternativamente, se puede usar cinta muy fuerte en lugar de la ventosa. Si todo lo demás falla, puedes pegar la ventosa al panel roto.

Paso 3

Tira hacia arriba de la ventosa con una fuerza fuerte y constante para crear un hueco entre el panel trasero y el marco.
Dependiendo de la edad del teléfono, esto puede ser difícil. Si tienes problemas, aplica más calor en el borde e inténtelo de nuevo.
Inserta la punta de una púa de apertura en el hueco.

Paso 4

Desliza la púa de apertura por la parte inferior hacia la esquina izquierda para cortar el adhesivo.
Con la púa aún insertada, deslízala desde la esquina inferior izquierda hacia la esquina inferior derecha para cortar completamente el adhesivo del lado inferior.
Deja la púa insertada en la esquina inferior derecha para evitar que el adhesivo vuelva a sellarse.

Paso 5

Prepara un iOpener y aplícalo en el borde izquierdo durante un minuto.

Paso 6

Inserta una segunda púa de apertura debajo del panel trasero directamente sobre el puerto de carga.
Desliza la púa de apertura a la esquina inferior izquierda del teléfono.

Paso 7

Desliza la púa de apertura por la esquina inferior izquierda y por el lado izquierdo del teléfono para cortar el adhesivo.
El adhesivo puede ser muy gomoso. Empuje el pico hacia adentro y hacia afuera con un movimiento de sierra para ayudar a cortar.
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Paso 8

Prepara el iOpener y aplícalo al borde derecho del teléfono durante un minuto.

Paso 9

Con las dos primeras púas de apertura todavía en su lugar, inserta una tercer púa en la parte inferior del lado derecho.
Desliza la púa de la apertura hacia la parte superior del teléfono, cortando el adhesivo del lado derecho.
Deténte cuando llegues a la esquina derecha superior y deja la púa insertada.

Be careful when slicing the right side's adhesive. The contacts for the wireless charging pad are close to the edge and can easily be bent with the opening pick.

John G -

Paso 10

Desliza la tercera púa de apertura por la esquina superior derecha y por la parte superior del teléfono, cortando la última tira de adhesivo.

Paso 11

Una vez que hayas cortados alrededor del perímetro del teléfono, levanta con cuidado el borde derecho de la tapa trasera, abriéndolo como un libro.
No intentes sacar el panel del todo aun ya que está todavía conectado al teléfono.

Paso 12

Continúa abriendo el panel trasero hasta que puedas apoyarlo en el borde izquierdo del teléfono, teniendo cuidado de no poner ningún tipo de tensión en el cable plano conectado.
Durante el reensamblaje, este es un buen punto para encender el teléfono y probar todas las funciones antes de sellarlo. Asegúrate de volver a encender el teléfono completamente antes de seguir trabajando.

“and test all functions before sealing it up.”

Pretty sure I wont be sealing this up for a few hours, might be worth removing this part of the sentence as it’s confusing…

Geoff B - 03/05/21

Geoff B: These are good instructions. Any technician worth his or her salt will test the device for functionality before sealing it up. That’s why it reads, “During reassembly…and test all functions before sealing it up.” Not confusing if you read and comprehend the full pin.

Jeana Morales - 02/06/21

Paso 13

Remueve los cuatro tornillos Torx T3 que sujetan el escudo del conector de la batería.
Un tornillo de 1.8 mm
Un tornillo de 4.1 mm
Un tornillo de hombro de 4.4 mm
Un tornillo de hombro de 4.0 mm
A lo largo de esta reparación, haz un seguimiento de cada tornilloy asegúrate de que vuelva exactamente a su lugar de origen.

Paso 14

Usa un par de pinzas para remover el escudo del conector de la batería.

Paso 15

Siempre que uses el spudger cerca de la batería, ten mucho cuidado de no perforar la batería.
Usando el extremo puntiagudo de un spudger, haz palanca en el conector de la batería directamente desde la placa madre para desconectar la batería.
Para volver a conectar los conectores de prensa como éste, alinea con cuidado y presiona hacia abajo en un lado hasta que encaje en su lugar, y luego repite en el otro lado. No presiones en el medio. Si el conector está mal alineado, los pines pueden doblarse, causando un daño permanente.

I had the piece from the cable break off inside the connector. How would I go about getting it out

Dylan DVP -

What are the 5 copper dots under the battery connector for.

Brian Davis -

When you reattach the connector to the motherboard this is a good time to power up and check basic functionality temporarily. Even though it had appeared it was correctly lined, my camera was not functional, in particular the switch button from the rear to the front camera, I was stuck in selfie mode. Then I was getting a message on the screen, possible hardware or software issues. Once I reattached the connecter (several times) until it was correctly inlined, the error went away and I was able to switch from the rear and front cameras.

bonita pauley -

Paso 16

Usando el extremo plano de un spudger, dobla suavemente el cable de la batería para que no haga contacto accidentalmente durante el resto de las reparaciones.

Paso 17

Usa un destornillador T3 Torx para remover los dos tornillos de 4.1 mm que sujetan el panel trasero de la tapa del conector.

Wouldn’t it make more sense to use the same (orange) color circles as the other 4.1mm screw?

Mark Kanzler - 18/05/21

Maybe Google did it to avoid exchange in the models where they differ

Daniele Carminati - 18/05/21

Paso 18

Usa un par de pinzas para remover la tapa del conector del panel trasero.

Paso 19

Utiliza el extremo puntiagudo de un spudger para levantar y desconectar el conector del panel trasero.

Paso 20

Remueve el panel trasero.
Durante el reensamblaje, sigue esta guía para instalar adhesivos cortados a la medida para tu dispositivo.
Sigue esta guía si estás utilizando una tarjeta adhesiva precortada.

REASSEMBLY ADHESIVE: This is the step during reassembly that you'll want to set the back glass adhesive strip on (before you reattach ribbons). Set the adhesive strip into the body of the phone with the red tabs down (toward the body of the phone, it will simply rest inside the lip of the phone body). Press the back glass onto the adhesive strip to set the strip onto the back glass, lift the back glass back out of the body of the phone. Next reattach the ribbons, test functions, reattach connector covers, peel red adhesive cover off of the adhesive (on the back glass) then set the back glass into the phone lip. This could have been explained far better but was skipped over and the generic adhesive instructions posted in the comments are useless for this.

Michael A. Mascaro -

There are also detailed instructions at answer 742532, "How do I apply new back panel adhesive on a Pixel 4xl?" (sorry it doesn't let me link directly). But it advises adhering the adhesive to the main frame first before the glass. I do notice a slight lip on the main frame on both sides, which seems less forgiving to align with than the glass, so I would imagine doing the frame first would be easier? I haven't done this yet myself, so would be interested in opinions.

AySz88 -

Update: it appears the discrepancy is due to a difference between the third-party adhesives and the iFixit "genuine" one. The iFixit one is not mirror symmetric and must be adhered to the glass back first, though it has cutouts that avoid protrusions and facilitate this. The third-party one (I believe) has no such cutouts and thus must go on the frame first.

However, in trying to follow Michael's instructions, I could not get the adhesive and red tabs off the blue plastic without distorting the adhesive, and had to take the clear side off first. I ended up directly placing the adhesive onto the glass back, without the frame to help align (I posted my method in the above-mentioned answer 742532). The cutouts in the blue plastic seem to have been made with this in mind.

AySz88 - 26/11/22

Paso 21

Usa las pinzas romas para levantar las lengüetas del adhesivo de la batería para poder agarrarlas más fácilmente con los dedos.
La batería se mantiene en su lugar con tres tiras adhesivas separadas, que están conectadas a una sola pestaña negra. Puede intentar sacar las tres tiras juntas, pero es más fácil cortar la lengüeta negra donde está entallada y sacar cada tira individualmente.

Yellow tab instead of black in my oh so orange Pixel 4XL

Geoff B - 03/05/21

Paso 22

Tira de la lengüeta negra en un ángulo poco profundo con una fuerza constante. Cuando el adhesivo se alargue, enróllalo alrededor de un spudger y continúa tirando.
Continúa tirando firmemente hacia arriba de la tira adhesiva con una fuerza constante, girando el spudger de vez en cuando para mantener la sección expuesta de la lengüeta de tiro lo más corta posible.
Esto podría requerir mucha fuerza.
Estas lengüetas adhesivas son muy propensas a romperse por la mitad durante este proceso. Intenta tirar lo más lentamente posible.
Si las lengüetas adhesivas no se estiran, puede llenar un gotero o una jeringa de plástico con alcohol isopropílico de alta concentración y aplicar unas gotas debajo del borde izquierdo de la batería. Espera durante un minuto mientras el alcohol debilita el adhesivo de la batería.
Continúa este proceso para cada una de las tres lengüetas de estiramiento, hasta que todas estén fuera o se hayan partido por la mitad.

Paso 23

Si las lengüetas de la batería se rompieran durante la extracción, inserta una púa de apertura en el borde superior derecho de la batería, cortando el adhesivo por debajo.
Aunque hayas retirado las tres lengüetas de la batería, puede resultar útil utilizar una púa de apertura para sacar la batería.
No insertes la púa de apertura en el cable del sensor de agarre ni en ningún lugar debajo de él, ya que la púa puede dañar el cable flexible del puerto de carga situado debajo de la batería.

Strip of glue is only on the top part, only 3 stripes. Becareful passing the gold strip

Jairon Lopez - 06/03/21

I wouldn't risk going across the topside of the battery either. the thin cable connecting the side buttons to the board is exposed and is easy to break. Learned from experience.

Rancid -

Paso 24

No reutilices la batería que acabas de retirar, ya que es un peligro potencial de seguridad. Cámbiala por una nueva.
Levanta la batería, lejos del teléfono para quitarla.
Para instalar una batería de reemplazo:
Retira todo el residuo de adhesivo antiguo del hueco de la batería.
Si está utilizando adhesivo de liberación por estiramiento, aplíquelo en la batería. Coloca un poco de cinta de doble cara o cinta adhesiva precortada en el hueco de la batería del teléfono, teniendo cuidado de no cubrir el cable flexible del puerto de carga. Quita los revestimientos de la cinta para exponer el adhesivo.
Vuelve a conectar temporalmente el conector de la batería a la toma de la placa base. Esto asegura que la batería esté bien colocada.
Coloca la batería sobre el adhesivo y presione firmemente.
Desconecta el conector de la batería del zócalo de la placa base y vuelve a montarla.

The kit comes with a replacement glue strip for the back cover. I would like to have seen some guidance on putting that on. I’m not exactly a beginner at repairing things in general, but this is the first time I’ve worked on a phone. Figuring it out wasn’t too bad, but getting the old glue off enough to make it work added 15-30 minutes to the process.

Jason Ridenour - 18/11/20

This is what I’m sitting at now. probably 90% of the original glue off. did you put the replacement strip on the cover first or the body of the phone?

david janzen - 10/12/20

For this, I peeled off the white strip and placed the new adhesive (with blue template still on) onto the inside of the back cover, making sure it aligned. I then peeled off the blue sheet and applied pressure and a mostly-cooled iOpener to help it adhere. Worked very well for me.

Zaeda June - 25/01/21

You can follow this adhesive guide for installing new battery adhesive!

Carsten Frauenheim - 26/01/21

I decided to give up on getting all of the original adhesive stuff. I removed maybe 30% of it and then placed the replacement strip. It seems to be okay, and the back closed all the way.

Chem -

Conclusión

Para un rendimiento óptimo, calibra tu batería recién instalada después de completar esta guía.

Compara la nueva pieza de repuesto con la original; es posible que tengas que transferir los componentes restantes o retirar los respaldos adhesivos de la nueva pieza antes de instalarla.

Para volver a montar el dispositivo, sigue los pasos anteriores en orden inverso.

Lleva tus desechos electrónicos a un centro de reciclaje certificado.

¿La reparación no salió como estaba previsto? Prueba con soluciones para problemas básicos, o pide ayuda a nuestra comunidad de respuestas.

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34 comentarios

Worked great, was tough pulling up the battery but other than that went super smoothly. thanks!!

Kader Belbina - 25/01/21

Really comprehensive, helpful and well-written guide. I prefer to learn to fix things on my own, so this was immensely helpful and just what I needed. Thank you so much!

Zaeda June - 25/01/21

the adhesive pull tabs? there was no way to get them out as the hardware prevents you from pulling at the right angle. i went with softening the glue with a couple drops of alcohol and prying the battery up enough to get a guitar pick in and cut the rest.

Camilo Santana - 14/04/21

Just finished changing the battery to my Pixel 4XL. Battery was slightly bloated (about 1mm) but still running great, at 104% after one year and a half. However, it suddenly stopped charging wirelessly, even from the original Pixel charger.

The kit was great, everything happened according to the instructions. Carefully cleaning the old adhesive took most of the time. I used lint-free wipes and a small syringe filled with Isopropyl alcohol 99.9% to drop the liquid over the adhesive strips in small sections, with the phone positioned vertically, so the alcohol didn’t get inside. Same for the rear cover [Regular rubbing alcohol does not work at all for this purpose] The alcohol really helped removing the old stretch release strips really fast. The connector of the new battery was slightly out of alignment, so I had to plug it first, with the battery leaning at a small angle, then seat the battery on the glue strips. Thank you, that was fun! :)

Radu Oprea - 10/05/21

Great tutorial. I followed all the steps. And, even with the new battery, it's still stuck in 50%.

My phone took a dive in the pool. I love in Brazil, do I don't have Google technical support available, and due to battery mailing restrictions it took 6 months until I managed to receive a spare one.

Do you guys know what could I do?

Thanks

r.duarte -

it is stuck both while turned on and while off? does the battery life is decreased? or is it only a broken report of battery %age? while you tore down the phone, did you see any corrosion aroud?

Daniele Carminati -

Same problem here, but the Pixel turns on and work.. just don't recognize the level of battery.. it shows a "?" icon in the battery's icon...

Some times turns off or on without any sense.. so i don't know if its a problem of battery (the original one, i didn't change it yet) or the weird"Battery FPC Connector"... Just because i can change a battery, nut i can't do a "Damaged Battery FPC Connector Replacement". So if someone knows please tell me if i need a battery replacement or a FPC Connector replacement :c

Antonio Saturno -

Wow. I’ve fixed about 10 phones now and I’ve always had issues getting new adhesive tape delivered without being mangled into an unusable crumpled ball. They packaged it between two thin pieces of plastic and it arrived in perfect condition. They also don’t use plastic bubble wrap as their insulating material which is a refreshing change.

Thanks for the informative guide, competitive price and quality service!

Jake Graveldinger -

Thank you so much, @carsten and the entire iFixit team! <3

Chem -

Hi, I'm having issues with my Pixel's battery and I wanted to buy the kit for battery replacement, but I'm from Mexico.

Do you know if there's a place with international shipping? I would like to buy that kit.

Juan Carlos Garibay -

Sorry to hear about the trouble! Please contact iFixit Customer Support and they would be happy to assist you.

Carsten Frauenheim -

Great guide. I only wish there was a bit more details in the application of the adhesive in the re-assembly.

That said, my 17-year old son was able to follow the instructions and resurrect his Pixel 4XL that had been destined for the trash bin.

Thank you!

Byron Todd -

We have a couple of adhesive installation guides, here and here. You can reference those the next time you tackle a repair!

Carsten Frauenheim -

I ordered a new battery kit from iFixIt for my Pixel 4 XL ([producto vinculado inexistente o deshabilitado: IF356-158-1]) with the intent to use this guide.

From what I've seen elsewhere on the internet, I expected the battery to say either "Huizhou Desay Battery Co., Ltd" or "Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd". However, that portion of the label is blank -- there is no company name listed.

It also has 3700 mAh on the front label but the rear has a QR code and some text printed including "3740 mAh".

I'm concerned about the legitimacy of this battery.

nukem2k5 - 26/09/21

Changed the battery to the second Pixel 4XL. Obviously, it went faster. Having some highly concentrated isopropyl alcohol (>99% by volume) makes your life a lot easier when clearing the gunk and dislodging the battery.

What I want to mention is: please DO NOT RUSH. Take your time, do it elegantly. For the first time changing a battery, 30 minutes estimated time is a little too optimistic. Scrapping off the old gunk from the phone and the back cover took more than I thought, but it’s a cheap price to pay for a job done well. It was fun!

IFixit rocks!

Radu Oprea -

Overall this is a really well made guide, instructions for disassembly are clear and the pictures are definitely helpful. I do wish the guide actually showed the best ways to apply new adhesive though. It’s not hard to figure out but just taking out the battery and doing the steps backwards again isn’t really a complete reflection of the job.

Tom Vieira -

We have a couple of adhesive installation guides, here and here. You can reference those the next time you tackle a repair!

Carsten Frauenheim -

Thanks @carsten this repair guide mostly worked for me. My only issue is that my phone now doesn’t display the battery % and has a warning message “Problem reading your battery meter”. Does anyone have any ideas?

Adam -

I was getting this warning from my Pixel 4XL “problem reading your battery meter”. Ordered the battery and repair kit. Works great now, error message is gone. The glue ring around the back plate is definitely the most annoying thing. I doubt the phone is water resistant now, but I’m still very happy with this repair.

Marc Gagnon -

This is totally my fault that this happened, because I didn’t read both guides thoroughly before starting, but there needs to be a big red “STOP” symbol at the top of this guide that says “Stop! If you intend to replace your screen, start there first. Do not replace the battery and replace the rear cover prior to replacing the screen.” I am out 2 hours of my life and have to wait for another back adhesive piece. But the bright side is the battery works great and combined with a fresh factory reset the phone is running like new.

Cabel Gray -

Just did it. It was tough to get passed the glue thing on both the back cover and the battery, but I did it successfully. Now I have the phone as new, apart from the fact that the phone is not water resistent. I would add new steps to describe how to reseal with new glue and where to buy it. However, I just used the iOpener to reheat the glue so that it attaches again. Taking into account that I use the pixel cover, that shouldnt be a problem.

Iñaki Paz - 10/03/22

After replacing the battery my phone charged to 88% then stopped. The charging icon flickers when a charger is plugged in but it hasn't gone further.any idea what could cause this?

Kelley -

Help me battery

Baljinder Singh -

Thank you for this very GREAT GUIDE. My Pixel 4XL stopped wireless charging due to the internal battery being "bloated". It was of great help also because you have mentioned the tools needed; i.e. T3 driver, removing the battery adhesive was a pain though as all three of them broke at the very moment it was pulled. Nonetheless the entire replacement process took about 40 minutes following this guide, now it is sleek and thin and wireless charging is back.

Raymond Tan -

I followed the guide exactly and somehow my display has been damaged. The haptics still work so I know its on and the touch screen works but the display doesn't power on. Please help.

Parker Oria -

The lack of explanation for the back glass adhesive is pretty bad. It's a major reassembly step that is just completely skipped over with completely no mention and kind of complicated in comparison to the rest of the process IMO. It really needed to be in here so I've added a comment with regards to it. The generic adhesive instructions that have been posted in the comments aren't helpful for this at all either. Outside of this major instruction flaw the rest was solid and spot on. The phone has been fixed and Is working properly once again for way less than having someone else fix it.

Michael A. Mascaro -

I have assembled the battery but it is not charging: connected but not charging. Can anyone help me solve this problem?

Saoud Alanezi -

mine didnt charge at first aswell mb try reconnecting the battery

took me 5 tries of reconnecting

corni -

my phone battery started getting worse and worse and didnt display % so i decided to try my luck on replacing it. some small tips from me:

-things u need(from ifixit store): the battery replacement, adhesive strips for battery and back, the iOpener kit and a torx t3 4mm precision bit which is sold separately...

-hardest things when repairing: battery was very hard to get out... i had a friend help me and gently nudged some plectrums under it to make it easier... other hard thing was reconnecting the battery for me... i reconnected it 5 times and on the last try i finally got it right and the phone worked again. that little connector can be tough but still try to be gentle.

corni -

Honestly I would not recommend, as the pins on the battery connector broke off after a month of installation. I opened my phone back up to see why my phone would no longer charge and I see that the battery pins got stuck on the phone and that the battery connector on the battery itself was missing. I wish I could post pictures, but bottomline is that this product's build quality is inferior.

joshuagonzales1995 - 16/12/22

Great tutorial and excellent kit! My 3-year old Pixel 4XL could not read the battery meter with a '?' on the battery icon. The adhesive part was pretty fiddly. Apart from that, instructions worked like a charm and my phone has a new lease of life!!!

Thanks!

Subbarao Manchala -

Why do you remove the battery connector before removing the back cover?

Esp Ghia -

Hey! For the safest repair possible, we like to disconnect the battery as soon as we're able. In this case, it's accessible right after the back cover lifts away.

Carsten Frauenheim -

Hi Carsten, thanks for the reply. I made the repair today using this guide. Because my battery was replaced under warranty some time ago, things looked a bit different inside. The battery was installed with kapton tape, which made it very easy to remove. I found the hardest part of the process was to create a gap to begin removal of the glass back. The trickiest part was putting the battery and sensor connectors back in place. The battery is definitely charging. Fingers crossed, I haven't ruined the top sensor.

Esp Ghia -