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Introduction

The official guide has been updated and can be found here. This guide is archived for historical purposes.

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What you need

Step 1 Screen Replacement

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iPad Pro 3rd Gen' A1895
Be sure to turn off the iPad by pressing and releasing the volume up button then volume down.
Press and hold the side button until the screen turns off.
Use the slider if you can.
Not powering it off can blow out your LCD back light just like iPhones other iPads!

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Step 2

You can use a heat gun or another handy heating method! MUST DO!
Heating the entire screen will help make it easy to safely remove the screen.

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Step 3

Leave it on the heat for 15 minutes to loosen the strong adhesive.
Use an ifixit suction cup to pull up the screen so that you can insert a plastic pick.

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Step 4

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Apply tape or adhesive over broken glass!
Bust out the metal pry tool lifting broken causing glass to stick to tape working your way around broken side.
Wiggle Jiggle the screen off the adhesive using multiple plastic guitar picks.
Do Not Tear the Screen Off!!!

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Step 5

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Do not rip the screen off!! Cables are very short will cause internal Damages!!!
On the Top of the screen the proximity sensor front camera has to be disconnected 1st.

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Step 6

Lay screen flat pull it down just enough to use a PH000 Screw drive to remove the safety bracket
Use Flat Ended Spoudger remove the bracken and cable from the Logic board!

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Step 7

Perfect! Now Lift the screen folding it up to the left like so!
Remove 5 PH000 Screws protecting Power Connection and Display Cables

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Step 8

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Remove PH000 Battery Connection clip retaining screw.
Do not attempt to remove battery connection.
Move Small cable is taped around edges up so you can gain access to the side of the battery connection.
Slide thin plastic under battery connection. This will lift the battery connection pins away from the battery cable connectors and isolate the battery.
After Isolating battery.
Remove all 3 ribbon cables from logic board with flat headed spudger!

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Step 9

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Just a touch of heat don't melt the thing off remove the face ID sensor from Old Screen.
Damaging Proximity sensor could effect True Tone with 3rd Party Parts
Gently use a tool to get under glued down connection on glass frame of screen!

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Step 10

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Remove Bracket off old screen you and move it to new screen
Transfer Cables and Bracket to new screen

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Step 11

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Place Screen without adhesive test your screen and face ID
After running test take

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Step 12

Clean Edges with flat ended metal tool to remove broken glass
Clean desk of glass on table get ready to remove Proximity sensor from old screen!
Do not clamp recommend to use flat and heavy object
Broken glass on the frame will crack your new screen