Recently my OnePlus 3 started to act strange and have a hard time focusing and taking sharp photos. When trying to use the rear camera I would see it focus in and out repeatedly and take 10 seconds or more to take a good picture. This too long to capture any moment and super frustrating so it had to be fixed. I’m a pretty adventurous dude, I thought I would make a post for you all to see how difficult it is to fix a blurry OnePlus 3 rear camera. The parts are cheap, there are online tutorials, and I get to make my own video for my blog? What could go wrong?

Tools I recommend for fixing a blurry OnePlus 3 rear camera:

• OnePlus 3 Rear Camera
• Magnetic bowl

Steps for fixing a blurry OnePlus 3 rear camera:

1. Buy a replacement camera. I recommend the one with the additional tools, just so you know you have everything you need.
2. Remove the sim card tray. You’ll need the pokey smiley face that came with your phone.
3. Remove the two torx T2 screws from the bottom of the phone. These are the star shaped screws. These screws are tiny so store them in a bowl, magnetic bowl preferably.
4. Use the spudgers to gently pry the screen away from the metal housing starting near the bottom of the phone.
   1. Don’t use the USB C port to try help pull it out. You could easily break the port.
5. Removed all of the screws from the motherboard and store them in your magnetic bowl.
   1. 5 black screws, 3 smaller silver screws.
   2. One screw on the left side of the board is covered with a white sticker.
6. Remove the metal connector plate and store it in your magnetic bowl.
7. Gently pull the motherboard away from the phone assembly.
8. Disconnect the camera and replace it with the new camera.
9. Reassemble the phone.
   1. Reconnect all the ribbon cables.
   2. Reinstall the metal connector plate.
   3. Screw in the 5 black screws and 3 smaller silver screws.
   4. Snap the screen assembly back into the metal house, starting at the top of the phone this time.
   5. Screw back in the 2 T2 torx screws.
10. Turn it on and test out your new camera.

Hopefully this wasn’t too difficult and your camera is working again!