Google Pixel 10a Rear Cover Replacement

Unplug all cables and completely power down your Pixel.

Use a hair dryer to heat the entire rear cover until it's hot to the touch.

Apply a suction handle near the center of the rear cover's right edge, as close to the edge as possible.

Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force until a gap forms between the cover and frame.

Insert the tip of an opening pick into the gap.

The rear cover is secured with adhesive around the frame perimeter and near the cameras. Use this picture as a reference while you separate the adhesive.

When separating the left edge adhesive, don't insert your pick more than 3 mm to avoid damaging the wireless charging coil and its graphite film.

Slide the opening pick around the entire perimeter to separate the adhesive.

Insert the opening pick deeper near the top-left corner and pry to separate the adhesive around the camera bezel.

Slowly peel up and remove the rear cover.

Congratulations on completing disassembly! The remaining steps will show how to reassemble your phone.

Use your fingers, a spudger, or tweezers to remove the adhesive from the frame perimeter.

If you scrape up a piece big enough to grip with your fingers, you can pull long sections of the adhesive up. Pull slowly and straight in the opposite direction of the adhesive.

Use some high concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free cloth (or coffee filter) to remove any adhesive residue.

Inspect the adhesive blocks surrounding the rear cameras. If they're clean and unwrinkled, you can reuse them and skip down three steps.

Use the point of a spudger to scrape up and remove the seven adhesive blocks surrounding the rear cameras.

Peel the clear liner from the camera bezel adhesive.

Carefully align and lay the adhesive in place. Use the rear cameras to help with alignment.

Use your fingers to press the camera bezel adhesive onto the frame.

Peel and remove the top blue liner from the adhesive.

Peel all the liners from the interior of the rear cover.

Before removing any liners, hold the rear cover adhesive over the phone to figure out how it'll sit on the frame. Use the camera cutout to help with orientation.

Peel down the top half of the clear liner to expose the adhesive—don't fully remove the liner yet.

Align and lay the top edge of the adhesive onto the frame.

Press down along the top edge to secure the alignment.

Slowly peel away the clear liner as you press the rest of the adhesive in place.

Use a spudger to press the adhesive onto the entire frame perimeter.

Peel and remove the large liner from the rear cover adhesive.

If you installed replacement camera bezel adhesive, remove all remaining liners from it.

Remove the perimeter adhesive liner.

Carefully inspect the frame for any remaining liners and remove them.

Make sure the rear cover camera cutouts are clean. Carefully wipe them with a lint-free cloth if needed.

Make sure the rear camera lenses are clean. Gently wipe them with a lint-free cloth if needed.

Lay the rear cover over the frame.

Firmly press around the perimeter to secure the adhesive.