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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi: icloud message locked my screen to use

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:17:35 -0700

I cloud backup message is locking my screen to use ipad

I cannot able to do anything on this screen evenpressing on it to bypass this message or go away and use ipad.

The following message is coming

This ipad hasn't been backed up in 15weeks. backups happen when this ipad is plugged in, locked and connected to wi-fi.

What can I do remove this and use ipad

⟐ Comment deleted March 11, 2018 at 21:17 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Dropped ipad mini 2. Screen looks fine. LCD needs replacing?

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:38:46 -0700

Do these kind of accidents usually only require LCD to be replaced? No cracks on the actual screen.

⟐ Answered March 01, 2018 at 17:38 MST

iPad 3 Wi-Fi: Find a part - what is this piece I’m missing from my iPad?

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:14:46 -0700

Hi there,

I’ve opened up an iPad 3 to fix it and unfortunately I’ve been stupid and removed a potentially important part. It was stuck down inside the rear housing. It connected with the LCD ribbon I believe, and I rubbed it off thinking it was a piece of sticky glue left in there. The LCD now doesn’t work (I’ve attached it correctly to the motherboard). The piece I removed must have been an inch and a half long, black and connected to the interior of the housing, on the left hand side looking down on it, about halfway down the side. If anyone knows what this is, it’d be much appreciated if you could let me know so I could replace it! Thank you.

this is the missing part

⟐ Comment deleted February 14, 2018 at 6:14 MST

iPad Mini Wi-Fi: New LCD screen but touch screen not working

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:08:14 -0700

I've changed the LCD screen and the iPad turns on but the touch screen isn't working how would I correct this please?

⟐ Commented February 09, 2018 at 4:08 MST

iPad Air Wi-Fi: Multiple problems after screen replacement

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 03:30:08 -0700

(1) When screen is on, there's backlight bleed: I can see the light from 5 LEDs along the edge of the screen. (At first, I thought he'd misaligned the replacement screen.)

(2) The screen turns off and won't come back on until I force restart (Home+Power)

(3) Digitizer is unresponsive around the edges. (I have to flip the screen-sometimes several times-to close a tab, type an "A", use spacebar, caps lock, or Enter.)

1 & 3 were immediately apparent after the screen replacement. 2 started a few days later. I ordered the screen + digitizer pre-assembled (without Home button) from a reliable vendor we've bought from before.

This is so frustrating, I can barely stand using it. Everything takes 3x longer. My husband was emboldened to try this by multiple successful cellphone screen replacements.

Questions:

Could (1 and 2) mean he could've accidentally burned the backlight filters? If so, are they replaceable, or is there a workaround? Will I be handing over our firstborn to Apple in exchange for repairs? Or, is my iPad bricked?

What could be causing 3?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

⟐ Commented February 03, 2018 at 3:30 MST

iPad Mini GSM: Digitizer Plug on Logic Board

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:24:10 -0700

Hi Guys,

I have an Apple iPad Mini 1st Gen Model# A1432 here which needed the Digitizer replaced. The plug that the Ribbon Cable clips into on the Logic Board is missing some of the Gold Pins and as a result the Digitizer isn't working. I am not sure what this item is actually called. I was just wanting to know if anyone could help with the of that part and or if it is available to purchase. I will also need to Purchase a new LCD Screen at the same time as when I turned it on it's coming up with 2 apple logo's and lines across the screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. See picture attached the part I need is circled. Thank you in advance.

Regards,

George McMahon.

⟐ Commented February 02, 2018 at 16:24 MST

iPad Air Wi-Fi: Screen goes extremely dim

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:39:54 -0700

My screen is almost always extremely dark (no icons visible just very dim light) sometimes it helps to hit it on the back a few times for a few minutes but then it goes flickering/ green to black again. I also tried reset and completely reinstalling it without luck. I guess the LCD cable is loose? How much would a repair cost?

Edit: sounds like a backlight problem according to a local repair shop, he said repair costs 120€... is it possible to fix it by myself, without technical super skills?

⟐ Answered January 31, 2018 at 12:39 MST

iPad Pro: iPad 10.5: Sleep / wake sensors

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 08:43:22 -0700

Can someone confirm where the sleep wake sensors are on the iPad 10.5?

Why doesn’t the the 9.7 Smart Cover have the auto wake sleep functionality on the 10.5?

⟐ Answered January 25, 2018 at 8:43 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Improper color reproduction after digitizer replacement.

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:14:40 -0700

Hi all,

recently i broke my ipad screen digitizer, craking it. but there was no damage to screen (inner display working fine). I gave it for repair for digitizer replacement and also asked him to put tempered glass protector (this time being very cautious). after the replacement the screen lock function which switches off display and locks ipad if i close lid of my ipad case had stopped working. Nowadays the color reproduction is drastically different. Like the red lotus ios wallpaper which is of red shade is more of pink shade in my ipad.

im afraid i had been cheated to a duplicate screen. has my screen gone bad or something? pls help me out guys

⟐ Commented December 11, 2017 at 22:14 MST

iPad Air: Homebutton is stuck but sensor works

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 06:06:21 -0700

Hello,

My homebutton of my ipad air is stuck, i can't press it anymore.

But when i press really hard than it works , what is the problem then is it the homebutton self or the cable with the sensor?

⟐ Answer accepted November 20, 2017 at 6:06 MST

iPad Mini GSM: Which is the best Double tape for Remplaced Screen?

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:03:21 -0700

Which is the best double tape to stick the ipad? Or the most advisable glue to stick it?

When mounting the ipad mini I notice that I do not hit correctly.

And what would be the best way to remove the excess tape that comes with the original screen?

⟐ Answer accepted November 08, 2017 at 9:03 MST

iPad Air: Right antenna damaged during screen replacement

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:19:23 -0700

I damaged the right antenna (right side of the home button) during screen replacement. Is this part available? How will the ipad function with it damaged?

Its the wifi version. I did find the part on Amazon, expect to get it in a day or two and will install and test out my repair.

⟐ Commented October 13, 2017 at 8:19 MST

iPad Pro 9.7": Locating what/where the release version is for my ipad pro 9.7.

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:57:04 -0700

I bought my ipad pro 9.7 in December of 2016. How do I know what the release version is?

⟐ Comment deleted August 31, 2017 at 16:57 MST

iPad 4: Is the u2 ic for an ipad 4 the same as an ipad air 1st gen?

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 05:32:48 -0700

i have 3 u2 ic for an ipad air 1st gen, can i use it on an ipad 4?

⟐ Answer accepted August 20, 2017 at 5:32 MST

iPad 5: ipad 5 ipad air

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 23:57:20 -0700

Will an ipad air screen re placement work on an ipad 5 2017 model? the parts ans connectors look the same.

⟐ Answered August 08, 2017 at 23:57 MST

iPad 2 Wi-Fi EMC 2415: Wifi sometimes available, sometimes grayed out

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 04:23:40 -0700

Okay, I have an odd scenario here. My Ipad2 was able to connect to my regular 2.4G Wifi but not my 5G Network. Then, my son dropped it! So, I ordered a new Wifi antenna along with the digitizer, figured I'd kill 2 birds with one stone. When I first replaced it, and booted up, all was good. One day, after rebooting, the Wifi was disabled. I couldn't even turn it on. Rebooting didn't work, Airplane mode on/off didn't work, Resetting the network settings to factory, didn't work, and even restoring my IPAD from scratch didn't work. So, I shut it down. 2 days later, I booted it up, and Wifi was available, and going strong again! Next time I rebooted, it was disabled again! So, since then, I've replaced the Antenna 4 times now (all ordered from different sellers at different times, so I could discount a bad batch concept). Each time, I have the same behavior, if the Ipad is off a day or two, it will boot up with Wifi enabled. Once I reboot though, Wifi is disabled. I think I've pretty much ruled out a hardware issue (except the Wifi daughter board chip), so is there something I am doing wrong here? Something I'm missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted August 08, 2017 at 4:23 MST

iPad Air 2: Disable the old owners info and enable with my info.

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 09:49:19 -0700

How can I disable an iPad air2 with the old owners info and enable it

⟐ Answer accepted July 15, 2017 at 9:49 MST

iPad 4 Wi-Fi: Replaced Wi-Fi antenna and still have grayed out Wi-Fi.

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 05:06:27 -0700

Hello! My Wi-Fi was grayed out on my iPad 4. After attempting network reset with no luck, I changed the antenna. My Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are still grayed out. Any idea how to repair this?

⟐ Answer accepted June 28, 2017 at 5:06 MST

iPad Mini: Horizontal and vertical colored lines after digitizer replaced

Thu, 25 May 2017 05:00:11 -0700

I replaced the digitizer screen on my mini ipad. Now i have colored lines on the lcd when it was working fine. I placed tape over exposed metal on digitizer. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer accepted May 25, 2017 at 5:00 MST

iPad Mini Wi-Fi: What are the parts I should buy?

Mon, 08 May 2017 07:25:28 -0700