I had a DIY project last night that took double the time I estimated. I wanted to replace the charging port on my smartphone. I've replaced parts in previous sm

I had a DIY project last night that took double the time I estimated. I wanted to replace the charging port on my smartphone. I've replaced parts in previous smartphones, but that was the era of quick replaceable batteries and limited water resistance. I had the charging ribbon assembly replacement part, I had tools, and I had watched some videos. But something I didn't take into account from some of the videos is how they glossed over removing and replacing the glued on, glass back of the phone. I spent at least an hour just trying to get the back off without cracking it. Then on to the battery, which was glued in. Some videos manhandled the battery to the point I could see some bending, which I definitely wanted to avoid(I planned to reuse the same battery). Some used heat to loosen up the glue, but once the phone was open I noticed the temperature warning on the battery, 104F, which was probably pretty close to what it would take to get the glue under the battery to soften. One video dripped IPA around the sides of the battery. I realized I didn't have an eye dropper for precise placement, and I didn't want to just douse my whole phone in alcohol, so I ended up using a plastic chopstick to get droplets in. At least 30 minutes went towards that and finally feeling safe enough to pry out the battery. Then removing boards and ribbon cables, and trying not to break any connectors took about 30 minutes. Putting them back in took another 30 minute because keeping the connectors from folding under things and getting crimped was really annoying. The bend of the ribbon cable was off, so aligning things was extra funky too. After finally getting things back in place and screwed in, I tested the phone before gluing the back on. What I didn't do is test the fit of the back before applying the glue. Turns out one little plastic piece wasn't clipped in underneath a metal frame in the middle of the phone, so the back couldn't fit flush. Another 30 minutes spent just cleaning out the glue so I could start over. And then I finally got the back glued on and sat with it wrapped in rubber bands for another 30 minutes.