The blackberry Curve Plastic keypads Are Built To Handle A Lot Of Use, But Every So Often You May Have An Issue Where A Key Becomes Stuck Or Damaged, Making Your Blackberry Difficult To Use. Instead Of Running Out To Purchase Another Phone, With Just A Little Bit Of Time And The Right Tools, You Can Correct The Problem Yourself. You Can Open Up The blackberry Curve With Very Little Effort, And The Keypad Is One Of The First Components You Will Come Across In The Process.


Requirements:
● T4 screwdriver
● T6 screwdriver
● Pry stick
● Replacement keypad


►step 1 Press In On The Small silver Button On The Back Of Your Curve And Push Up On The Battery Cover To Remove It. Pry The Battery Out And Remove It As Well.

►step 2 Remove The Two screws In The upper Corners Of The Device, Using Your t4 Screwdriver. The screws Are Visible When You Are Looking At The Back Of The Device.

►step 3 Place Your Pry Stick Underneath The Small Plastic Piece That Surrounds The Silver Battery Cover Button. Push Your Pry Stick Towards The Bottom Of The Device And You Will See The Plastic Piece Pop Off. Remove The Piece.

►step 4 Insert Your Pry Stick Between The Top And Bottom Covers Of The Curve, Along Either One Of The Sides. Rotate Your Pry Stick Until You Feel The Two plastic Pieces Pop. Move Your Stick To Another Area Of The Device And Repeat The Process Until The Top Cover Comes Off Of The Device.

►step 5 Remove The rubber Keypad From The Front Housing. Just Pull It Up And It Comes Off. If This Is The Only Piece You Need To Replace, Just Put Your Replacement Piece Inside The Housing And Reverse The Steps To Complete Your Repair. If You Also Need To Replace The Plastic keyboard Housing, Then Continue.

►step 6 Remove The Two screws To The Left And Right Of The Trackball, Using Your t6 Screwdriver. Pull Up On The Plastic keyboard Housing To Remove It. Place Your Replacement Housing Back On The Device, And Reverse These Steps To Get Your Curve Back Together.