Introduction
Use this guide to replace the home button in a 12.9" iPad Pro.
Tools
Parts
No parts required.
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Place the iOpener in the center of the microwave.
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Heat the iOpener for thirty seconds.
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Throughout the repair procedure, as the iOpener cools, reheat it in the microwave for an additional thirty seconds at a time.
May I know the temperate limit about heating iOpener? (maximum 150 degrees Celsius?) thx so much.
DO NOT USE IN NON ROTATING MICROWAVE! It will pop a hole. I had it in for 45 seconds the first time. It wasn't very hot inside and I saw it started to leak on the paper towel I put under it. Just a fair bit of advice. I think I will just stick with the heat gun. Loud but useful.
can i use just ordinary microwave???
If I don't have a microwave then I try to use hot air gun so how many munuts i want to heat ?
I heated mine up for 30 seconds, tested, then again for 30 seconds. It felt adequately hot. Leaving it on the left side, per the instruction, for a minute did not loosen the adhesive. I ended up pulling the suction cup hard enough to shadder the old screen. Moral of the story, I don't think it gets hot enough safely to have an affect.
There is a clear problem here with the heating part using the iopener things....no details are given. Whoever is testing them needs to make it clear - What temperature does it need to be? And for which phone models, because they differ in what's needed. It's only £10-15 for a laser guided temp sensor unit, and the designers/repairers should have one of those already for doing these kinds of repairs. Explaining half a repair, is worse than not explaining at all :-(
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Remove the iOpener from the microwave, holding it by one of the two flat ends to avoid the hot center.
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If your display glass is cracked, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping the glass.
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Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPad's display until the whole face is covered.
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Do your best to follow the rest of the guide as described. However, once the glass is broken, it will likely continue to crack as you work, and you may need to use a metal prying tool to scoop the glass out.
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Lay the warm iOpener over the left edge of the iPad to soften the adhesive holding it in place.
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Wait about two minutes for the adhesive to soften before proceeding to the next step.
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Attach a suction handle to the left edge of the iPad's display, equidistant from the top and bottom corners.
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While holding down the corners of the device, repeatedly pull up on the display then ease it back down to weaken the adhesive.
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Once you've opened a small gap between the front panel and the rear case, insert the blade of a halberd spudger or an opening pick in the gap you've created.
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Lay a warm iOpener along the bottom left corner of the iPad, spanning from the opening pick to the home button.
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After letting the adhesive soften, insert a halberd spudger into the iPad next to the opening pick.
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Cut the adhesive along the bottom left side of the iPad using the halberd spudger. This may require reheating the edge of the iPad.
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Continue to slide the halberd spudger back and forth to ensure most of the adhesive is separated.
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Insert a pick in the bottom left corner of the iPad to ensure that the adhesive doesn't completely reset.
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Remove the halberd spudger.
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Lay a warm iOpener along the upper left corner of the iPad, spanning from the opening pick to the front-facing camera.
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After letting the adhesive soften, insert the blade of your halberd spudger into the iPad above the opening pick.
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Cut the adhesive along the upper left side of the iPad towards the front-facing camera using the halberd spudger. This may require reheating the edge of the iPad.
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Insert a pick in the upper left corner of the iPad.
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Remove the halberd spudger.
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Reheat your iOpener and lay it over the top edge of the device. Wait a couple minutes for the adhesive to soften.
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Once the front panel is adequately heated, insert the blade of a halberd spudger next to the opening pick from the previous step.
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Slide the blade along the top edge of the iPad, stopping before reaching the front-facing camera.
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Insert an opening pick just before the front-facing camera.
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If necessary, reheat your iOpener and lay it over the top edge of the device. Wait a couple minutes for the adhesive to soften before reinserting the blade of the halberd spudger.
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Insert the blade of the halberd spudger just past the front-facing camera, on the opposite side of the opening pick.
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Continue to slide the blade of the halberd spudger to the upper right corner of the iPad.
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Bring the halberd spudger around the corner of the iPad and insert an opening pick in the upper right corner to prevent the adhesive from resettling.
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Soften the adhesive by heating the right edge of the iPad using an iOpener.
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Continue using the halberd spudger to cut away the adhesive holding the display assembly in place, stopping at the middle of the right edge.
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Remove the pick that was placed in the middle of the top edge of the iPad, next to the front-facing camera.
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Insert that pick in the middle of the right edge of the iPad.
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Insert the halberd spudger between the display and rear case, along the right edge of the device.
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Slide the halberd spudger down the side of the iPad to separate the adhesive.
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Bring the blade of your opening tool around the lower right corner of the device.
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Insert a pick in the lower right corner of the iPad where you slid the blade through.
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Remove the halberd spudger.
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Use an iOpener to heat the bottom of the iPad.
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Insert the blade of a halberd spudger to the left of the opening pick on the bottom right corner of the iPad.
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Slide the halberd spudger along the lower edge of the iPad stopping short about 1 centimeter before reaching the home button.
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Remove the pick in the middle of the left side of the iPad.
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Insert the pick to the right of home button.
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Pivot the halberd spudger so that you are slicing with the shortest portion of the blade.
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Slide the halberd spudger to cut the adhesive below the home button.
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Reinsert the blade of the halberd spudger as deep as it will go.
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Continue sliding the blade along the edge until you reach the first opening pick you inserted.
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Return to step 5 of this guide and ensure the thick portions of adhesive are adequately separated from the display assembly. If they are, continue with this step. Otherwise, slice the adhesive to break it up until the display assembly is freed.
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Lift up the upper edge of the display and slide it towards the front-facing camera to access the iPads internal components.
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While supporting the display assembly, remove the following three Phillips screws over the display cable bracket.
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2.4 mm Phillips screw
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1.2 mm Phillips screw
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Remove the display cable bracket.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the two display data and digitizer cables from their respective sockets on the motherboard.
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Remove the display assembly.
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Remove the tape covering the ZIF connector above the home button.
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Use a spudger to lift the flap on the connector that secures the cable.
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Pull the cable out of the ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers to remove the tape that covers the home button cable.
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Starting from the ZIF connector, use the blade on a halberd spudger or the edge of an opening pick to remove the adhesive holding the home button cable in place. Stop when reaching the home button.
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Gently pry off the home button cover by inserting the hook of a halberd spudger or the flat edge of a regular spudger between the cover and the LCD, and gently prying towards the bottom edge of the iPad.
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Remove the home button bracket.
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Gently push the home button from the front of the display inward using the tip of a finger.
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Remove the home button.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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which temperature must be used for heating? Thx
fbarletta - Reply
I found you need to be very patient when using the iOpener. It's worth taking your time, giving the heat time to work on the glue. When I finally got the battery out, there were some strips of glue left behind that I just cleaned off with some isopropanol before installing the new battery.
By the way, I had to run the iOpener for longer in my microwave for it to get hot enough. When it was too hot to touch, I figured it was hot enough for the batteries.
Fredrik -
I didn't find this to be as hard as I had built it up in my mind to be; HOWEVER, saying that I need to say years ago I was the local Nokia service center in my town. But many years ago right after they got rid of analog times. Yeah. A classic installer/repairer mistake when starting something they haven't fixed or installed before is picking up the instructions, flipping through them; maybe even reading a section that is new-then tossing the instructions over the shoulder. "I got this." This usually comes right before something major gets broke. And I can tell you when you try to do it yourself and then mess it up horribly then take it to the repair shop. Well we called that "I can do it myself" syndrome and charged extra to put back together what they brought in in the box. Now knowing all this - I can't stress this enough because I am stupid, stupid, stupid. COVER YOUR SCREEN IN CLEAR BOXING TAPE AND READ ALL THE INSTRUCTION BELOW THROUGH TO THE END BEFORE EVEN ATTEMPTING THIS FIX. Take my advise.
windizy - Reply
I didn't have an iOpener, so I used a wheat type heat bag. If you do this though, make sure you put a layer of plastic between your Mac and the bag, or you'll get condensation in places you don't want it.
Martin Gray - Reply
I started out using the iOpener but switched to my wife's hairdryer. A heat gun or hair dryer proved to be much more convenient and is a time saviour. You can heat more and the glue becomes more fluid make the next steps with the opening picks much easier
Jan Van Puymbroeck - Reply
Use a hair dryer! Watch this vid: https://youtu.be/16GkvjVyOJA It is much easier to do if you heat it from the other side.
Fletcher Carpenter - Reply
I wonder how many people actually wrapped in their iPhone into iOpener and put this "sandwich" into microwave??
putinaspiliponis - Reply
I know this is obvious, but backup your iPad with iTunes before you start. I'd also turn off your passcode if you have one.
Laurie Higgins - Reply
Ther first time you heat up the iOpener for this repair when its room temperature I had to heat it up for more than 30 seconds. I remember I had to heat it up for around 45 seconds. However, after that when you need to reheat it again during the repair 30 seconds will be enough.
Yousef Ghalib - Reply