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Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 10: Power button is very tight and doesn't do anything, what do I do?

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:26:49 -0700

I got my tablet fixed for an unrelated issue all the way back in 2019 in India. Following the fix I had moved to Australia but during that period I had noticed the power button was slowly getting tighter and harder to turn on. I found the tablet in my house again and it has been dead for 6 years but the last time I charged it, the screen did show the charge status you'd see when you charge it with no power. I tried charging it today but I am unsure if it's a faulty usb cable or if the connection is dead. The power button is still very tight and doesn't seem to do anything when held down, unsure if it's even going far enough to turn on the tablet.

Amazon Fire HD 7 (7th Gen): The tablet is not coming on

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:17:23 -0700

How do I put on Amazon fire 7 that is not coming on

⟐ Answer edited April 21, 2026 at 11:17 MST

Kobo Clara Colour: White Reading Light Broken; Yellow Light is Fine

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:25:49 -0700

The white/blue illumination for reading in the dark has stopped working. The warm yellow light still works fine.

What could cause this?

⟐ Answer edited April 20, 2026 at 20:25 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Why can't I open any apps

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:09:57 -0700

when I download an app and try to open it it doesn't allow it just goes back to home screen please help

⟐ Answered April 20, 2026 at 14:09 MST

iPad 9 Wi-Fi: Replaced screen now the ipad is touching things even when no one is to

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:18:25 -0700

Run a small business repairing phones and such Replaced this ipad screen and now the touch screen is going crazy, you cant even seem to get a input in. Tried removing and reseating the flex cables all seems good but it still is going crazy.

⟐ Answered April 20, 2026 at 5:18 MST

Kindle Fire HD 8: Kindle fire not charging... I think its the charging port but unsure.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:16:19 -0700

I have a kindle tablet.

When I plug it in to a wall outlet, it shows a battery with one bar briefly then it fades away and no matter how long I keep it plugged I dont see any improvement.

When I plug in into a windows PC I get the connected sound then disconnected sound, again I see a battery with on bar show up briefly then nothing.

When its not plugged in, I test the voltage of the battery and I get 3.2v

Im thinking the port is broken.

What do you think?

iPad 10: Is there a repair guide for replacing the ipad10 digitizer screen

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:53:47 -0700

Is there a repair guide for replacing the ipad 10 digitizer screen

⟐ Answer accepted April 19, 2026 at 10:53 MST

iPad Air 7: No etching on back Is there an actual hardware difference in cellular

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:03:58 -0700

I have no etchings on my iPad Air m3. 11 inch. No way to identify if not on.

Also is there an actual hardware difference in cellular models?. Saw an eSIM setting in a menu not able to access though.. would be fun to try and figure it out..

⟐ Commented April 18, 2026 at 21:03 MST

iPad Wi-Fi: No Speaker Sound - Headphones Work Fine

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:27:53 -0700

Hi All,

The sound on my iPad all of a sudden stopped working. The sound works fine with headphones in and I can change the volume, but when I unplug the headphones I get absolutely no sound from the speaker, and I can't even change the volume.

I originally thought this must have been a software issue so I went through all the settings, checked mute etc.

After that, I tried a reset using the power and home button, and I even restored to factory settings.

I then changed the speaker with a new one, still no luck.

I have now changed the headphone jack as I thought this may have been interfering, but there is still no sound.

Any help would be very much appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Michael

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 17:27 MST

Huawei mediapad t1 7.0": My tablet can't pwer on

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:22:39 -0700

I have problem about huawei tablet

it's can't power on.

I checked the connector and the battery, no problem

what is the problem?

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 15:22 MST

Lenovo Tab M10 (eerste generatie): My tablet is fully charged but it is showing black screen

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:14:04 -0700

My tab is showing all black screen even after fully charged but I think it's working with a black screen

iPad 10: Is there a LCD and Digitizer replacement guide?

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:34:40 -0700

i'm trying to find a lcd and digitizer combo and installation guide.

⟐ Answered April 16, 2026 at 21:34 MST

onn. 7" Tablet Android 10 Go: My touch screen not working after dropped and small crack

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:45:46 -0700

My kid knocked my ONN tablet off the table and cracked the screen a little and now my touch screen wont work

⟐ Commented April 16, 2026 at 13:45 MST

Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 11: How to replace a defective charging port?

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:27:31 -0700

My son's tablet stopped charging. I could narrow down the problem to a defective charging port: Maybe the solder pads have gone loose.
How to dissect the tablet and replace the charging port?

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented April 16, 2026 at 3:27 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: TG0B Kernel Panic

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:16:23 -0700

Got the same issue

I replaced the battery but still getting the TG0B error. The battery level is fluctuating as well. I checked the capacitor C8923 and I got diode resistanc f .883 not sure if this is too high. FL8900 is good as well. What Iam not sure is the Q8900 which for BATT_SWI_FL.

The C8922 which is for BATT_NTC is ok as well it go straight to PMU chip. I tried to jump a wire from the battery terminal directly to batt_ntc n C8922 in case the connection going to the battery is loose but still getting TG0B ... This issue is a pain.

⟐ Answered April 15, 2026 at 9:16 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: Missing TG0B causes kernel panic, plus fluctuating battery level

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:11:02 -0700

The problem began 2-3 weeks ago while the device was charging.

Reboots are not spaced evenly at 180s apart, which probably indicates the sensor is responsive at times and not at others? At the beginning of the issue, I could sometimes use it for 5-10 minutes without rebooting, and sometimes less. Charge level fluctuates around 10-20% on each reboot and just randomly when unlocked. The reboots got more frequent and regular over time. Last night it seemed the iPad was charging very slow.

I took it for repair today,

They replaced the battery and the issue persists.

I've read TG0B is an NTC thermistor in the battery.... what could be the next steps? Any possible issues in the measurement circuitry?

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfffffff0243a0514): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from thermalmonitord
service returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : current 1ffffffe, mask 1fffffff, expected 1fffffff. EC: 1 EH: 3758097110 3758097110 SD: 0 BC: 0 RC: -1 BS: 0, Missing sensor(s): TG0B

⟐ Commented April 15, 2026 at 9:11 MST

Microsoft Surface Pro 3: What is the version of my LCD screen?

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:14:04 -0700

Hi everyone,

The touch screen of my Surface pro 3 was broken so i tried to take off the touch screen from lcd but I did not succeed to save the LCD. So now, i try to buy a new one but i don't know the version of my lcd because I inconveniently threw the flex cable between the touch screen and the motherboard. So, is there anything i can do to know the version of my current LCD ?

⟐ Answered April 14, 2026 at 12:14 MST

Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE: How do I replace the screen?

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:16:38 -0700

So i wanted to remove the screen, because i wanted to take a peek inside, but i accidentaly damaged the flex cable. If it hard to do it, i might just buy a new samsung tablet

iPad 8 Wi-Fi: Does anybody know if the logic board from an IPad 9 will fit in my 8?

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:27:16 -0700

I have an iPad 8 that is iCloud locked to my old account that they randomly deleted, and it is extremely cracked, and it’s o only 32gb and stuck on iOS 26 so you can’t do anything on it and I was wondering if the iPad 9 logic board fits in the 8th gen housing because I think they’re really the same size.

iPad Pro 11" 3rd Gen: Ipad Pro not charging or recognized

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:44:37 -0700

Hi everyone,

I'm having trouble with my iPad Pro 3rd gen, model A2377. It suddenly stopped charging. I've already replaced both the battery and the charging port, but the issue persists.

It seems to charge very slowly when in DFU mode, but it's not recognized by my computer. I'm really stuck and could use some help.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have any suggestions on what I should try next? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Answered April 13, 2026 at 5:44 MST