iPad 6 Wi-Fi Front Panel Assembly Replacement

Step 1 Front Panel Assembly



• Remove any tape covering the home button ribbon cable connector.
Step 2




• Use the flat end of a spudger to flip the tab on the home button ribbon cable ZIF connector upward.
• Carefully pull the home button ribbon cable straight out of the ZIF connector.
Step 3
• Use a the flat end of a spudger or a fingernail to carefully pop the two digitizer cable connectors straight up from their sockets.
• To avoid damaging your iPad, pry only on the connectors themselves, not on the socket on the logic board.
Step 4
• Carefully peel the home button ribbon cable up off of the adhesive holding it to the rear case.
Step 5

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• Remove the front panel assembly.
• During reassembly, to prevent "ghost" or "phantom" touch input issues with your iPad, check to make sure there is a layer of foam or tape covering the metal frame on the back of the glass.
• These areas, which are part of the digitizer, are covered by foam adhesive on your iPad's original front panel. Some replacement panels leave this area exposed, which can cause it to ground out against other components. You can protect it by adding a layer of very thin insulating tape, such as Kapton (polyimide) tape.

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