iFixitAnti-Clamp Opening Tool for Phones and Tablets

It works great. But it's not "magic". It is simply a convenient way to apply some tension as you separate the screen and body on a modern phone. This is not meant to "tear off" the screen. I tested this on 2 different phones. One had a satin finish back panel and required a strip of standard plastic packing tape on the back to hold suction. To seperate, use the anti-clamp to apply a SMALL amount of tension to a corner of the phone and gently heat. The corner comes up. Pic it and move on. It still requires patience. You still need to carefully heat the edge(s) of the phone to soften the glue. And you still need to carefully work your way around the entire screen with pics, moving the clamp as you go. BTW, IMO a light duty crafting heat gun works best for this, with or without this clamp.

I have done many repairs over the years on my iPads. Removing the screen is the hardest part. If you’re not careful you can crack it or or damage the circuits underneath. Used in conjunction with a heating pad designed for electronics, this clamp makes the screen process very simple and save. Once you warm up the screen area with the pad, the clamp easily attaches to the front and back of the iPad. Turning the screw draws the arms with the attached suction cups apart, and carefully lifts the screen away from the glue strips. Must have even if you repair one iPad.

The product is good. But it didn't work the way I hoped. The seller is good and trustworthy.

I used this item to open an iPhone 12 mini. It was definitely easier than using suction cups, but this still was not a simple task. It took me several attempts before I was able to finally open the phone. I have replaced batteries on an iPhone, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and never damaged the screen. But somehow I managed to damage the screen on this phone (I am not 100% certain if this device was the culprit or if I did something bad. The ribbon cable was not damaged, but the screen had a giant vertical rainbow stripe about 1/4 inch wide.Also when attempting to open, the phone tends to slide on the the device as well, meaning that you often have to keep resetting the phone on the device.Finally, the handle that "locks" the screw mechanism into the "open" state often pops back to the neutral state.Overall this is useful, but not perfect.

This is an optional tool, but made the job of opening the iPhone case easier.

Used this to help replace the battery in my iPhone 15 pro max. Very nice to have something constantly pulling on the front and back glass while you're heat gunning the phone.I will say that if you're back or front glass is broken, it will make it harder for the suction cups to stay attached. ifixit does provide assorted stickers to help with that but sometimes they just dont have enough coverage.Overall, very good product and would buy again if i needed to.

Attempted to use this on a recent repair for my business thinking it would make the process easier, but it did not... The repair was for an iPad 5 Mini, and the clamp almost broke before it even came close to lifting the screen. Honestly kind of mad I spent almost $30 on this thing. For phones, it might be great, I haven't tried it on a phone yet, but I will here soon, as I have an iPhone 13 Pro scheduled to come in for a charger port replacement. Will update review as to how well it opens a phone.....Update after using on a phone: Literally a waste of $30. The suction cup on the back of the phone pops off long before it has enough pressure to start lifting a screen. Absolute rip off of a product. Do not buy this. Just use some microfiber cloth, and some clamps, and a regular suction cup, and don't waste your money....

Works as described, pretty much a must have for apple screen removal.