iPad Pro 13" Battery Removal

Use a JCIS or JIS 00 screwdriver to remove the 1.6 mm‑long screw securing the battery management system cover.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry up the microphone press connector.

Slide an opening pick between the microphone ribbon cable and the battery to release the microphone ribbon cable from the battery.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector.

Remove the ten stretch-release adhesive strips under the battery.

Use an opening pick or other plastic tool to separate the adhesive pull tab from the battery.

Use a pair of blunt tweezers to grab the adhesive pull tab and pull it away from the battery.

Roll the tweezers to wrap the adhesive around them.

Slowly pull the adhesive out, keeping it as close to the iPad as possible without touching it.

Repeat this procedure for all ten adhesive strips.

If a pull tab breaks, first try to retrieve the adhesive under the battery with your tweezers.

If you can't retrieve the broken adhesive, first remove as many other adhesive strips as possible.

Then try inserting the flat end of a spudger under the battery, about 3 inches or more from either end, to slowly pry it up.

Prop up the edge of the iPad closest to the edge of battery you're working on.

Apply a few drops of high-concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol to the iPad frame near the broken adhesive strip so the alcohol runs under the battery.

Wait at least one minute for the alcohol to dissolve the adhesive.

Use a spudger or opening pick to gently pry up the battery.

If the battery starts to bend at all, stop and apply more alcohol. Give the alcohol time to dissolve the adhesive.

Use both hands to lift both battery cells out of the iPad.