How To Open The Huawei Watch Gt 2E Repair Guide

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                          15 - 25 minutes

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How to open the Huawei Watch GT 2e
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Step 1

              Turn off the watch

Turn off the watch:
Press and hold the top button for >3 sec.
Tap “Power off”.

Turn off the watch:

Press and hold the top button for >3 sec.

Tap “Power off”.

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Step 2

              Remove the watch bands

Push the small sliding nub on one of the watch band pins inwards toward the center of the watch band.
While holding the nub in, pull one side of the pin out of its recess on the watch housing, then the other side.
Remove the band.
Repeat this process to remove the second band.

Push the small sliding nub on one of the watch band pins inwards toward the center of the watch band.

While holding the nub in, pull one side of the pin out of its recess on the watch housing, then the other side.

Remove the band.

Repeat this process to remove the second band.

Step 3

              Remove the four rear screws

Remove the four 3.5 mm-long T3 Torx screws on the back of the watch.

Remove the four 3.5 mm-long T3 Torx screws on the back of the watch.

Step 4

              Open a small gap

Place the point of a spudger in the small hole on the side of the rear case.
Use the spudger to push the rear case away from the housing to create a small gap. Use steady force to separate the two parts.
Steady the rear case with a finger to avoid it suddenly popping open and damaging the flex cable.
Don’t open the rear case all the way just yet. It is still connected to the motherboard with a thin flex cable.

Place the point of a spudger in the small hole on the side of the rear case.

Use the spudger to push the rear case away from the housing to create a small gap. Use steady force to separate the two parts.

Steady the rear case with a finger to avoid it suddenly popping open and damaging the flex cable.

Don’t open the rear case all the way just yet. It is still connected to the motherboard with a thin flex cable.

Step 5

              Flip the rear case open

Flip the rear case assembly open towards the buttons to access the interconnect flex cable connector.

Flip the rear case assembly open towards the buttons to access the interconnect flex cable connector.

Step 6

              Remove the bracket screw

Remove the 2.5 mm-long Phillips screw securing the interconnect cable bracket.
When re-assembling you might need a pair of pointy angled tweezers to position the screw since they are non-ferrous and therefore don’t stick to the magnetic bit.

Remove the 2.5 mm-long Phillips screw securing the interconnect cable bracket.

When re-assembling you might need a pair of pointy angled tweezers to position the screw since they are non-ferrous and therefore don’t stick to the magnetic bit.

Step 7

              Remove the bracket

Use a pair of tweezers to slide the interconnect cable bracket down and left to unlatch it.
Remove the interconnect cable bracket.
For reassembly make sure to slide the bracket into place from bottom left towards top right to engage the small latch.

Use a pair of tweezers to slide the interconnect cable bracket down and left to unlatch it.

Remove the interconnect cable bracket.

For reassembly make sure to slide the bracket into place from bottom left towards top right to engage the small latch.

Step 8

              Unplug the flex cable

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and unplug the interconnect cable.
Remove the rear case assembly.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and unplug the interconnect cable.

Remove the rear case assembly.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

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