How to Replace the Back Cover Adhesive in a Samsung Galaxy S22 or S22+

Apply a heated iOpener to the camera bezel on the back cover for two minutes.

Insert an opening pick beneath the metal camera cover at its bottom edge.

Slide the pick around the cover's bottom‑left corner to separate it from the adhesive.

Re‑heat the metal camera cover.

Slide the opening pick around the entire perimeter of the metal camera cover to separate it from the adhesive.

Peel the metal cover off the back cover and remove it.

Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to lift the thin adhesive strip off the perimeter of the back cover.

Heat the adhesive on the camera bezel.

Use your fingers to pull up the remaining adhesive from the camera bezel with slow, steady force.

Use tweezers to remove any adhesive residue from around the microphone cutout.

Apply a few drops of isopropyl alcohol or adhesive remover to the flat end of a spudger.

Use the spudger to scrape off any large chunks of adhesive residue from the camera bezel. Apply more solvent to the spudger to help dissolve the adhesive.

Repeat this process to scrape off any large chunks of adhesive residue from the perimeter of the back glass.

Apply several drops of isopropyl alcohol or adhesive remover to a microfiber or lint free cloth.

Clean the camera bezel and back glass until they're free of adhesive residue.

Repeat the cleaning process to remove any adhesive residue from the frame of the phone.

Lay the back glass and camera bezel on a flat surface.

Align the camera bezel with the back glass, making sure the arrow is pointing toward the top of the cover.

Remove the clear plastic liner from the new back cover adhesive.

Grab the new adhesive by its pull tabs and align it over the back cover and camera bezel.

Place the adhesive on the back cover.

Press firmly along the perimeter of the adhesive to adhere it.

Remove the main adhesive liner from the back cover using the pull tabs on the top and bottom edges.

If present, remove the secondary adhesive liner from the camera bezel using the pull tab on the bottom of the bezel.

If you're replacing the metal camera cover, remove the main liner from the new cover using the black pull tabs.

If you're reusing the cover, ensure the cover is clean and wasn't deformed during removal. If it was, try bending it back into shape. If there's adhesive residue, apply solvent to a cloth and wipe it off.

Orient the new metal camera cover so the white text is along the bottom of the camera bezel and the crosses are in the upper left and lower right corners.

Place the cover onto the camera bezel and apply pressure to adhere it.

If you're installing a new cover, remove the secondary liner using the white pull tabs.

On the motherboard cover, remove the old adhesive from the microphone hole under the flash unit.

If you have replacement microphone adhesive:

Remove the clear liner from the large L‑shaped adhesive piece.

Place the square piece of adhesive over the back cover's microphone cutout under the flash unit, with the blue liner tab facing right.

Remove the blue liner.

If you don't have replacement microphone adhesive, use 1 mm strips of thin, double-sided tape instead. Apply the strips around the perimeter of the white microphone sticker on the back cover.

Remove the clear liner from the camera foam adhesive.

Orient the adhesive over the camera cutouts with the circular section toward the top.

Place the adhesive onto the metal cover, making sure to use the markings around the camera cutouts to align it.

Remove the green liner from the adhesive.

Remove the clear liner from the air vent adhesive.

Place the adhesive onto the metal cover with the fuzzy side facing upward and the blue tab toward the bottom of the cover.

Use the markings on the cover to align the adhesive.

Remove the blue tab from under the adhesive.

Remove the clear liner from the large two-piece adhesive sheet.

Align the adhesive over the notches in the bottom left of the metal cover.

Place the adhesive and apply pressure to adhere it.

Remove the blue liner.

Align the back cover with the frame and set it into place.

Press on the back cover to help the adhesive bond.

To help the adhesive bond, apply heat to all four edges of the back cover using an iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun until it's hot to the touch.

Place the phone screen-side-down on a soft, flat surface.

Apply blue painter's tape to the edges to protect its finish.

Place evenly spaced layers of coins or similarly thick objects on the tape along the edges of the back cover.

Stack them to a consistent height taller than the camera bump.

Stack multiple books or other heavy objects on the coins.

Leave the objects in place for at least thirty minutes. The lighter the objects, the longer they should be left. Ideally, leave them stacked overnight.