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iPad Pro 11" 4th Gen: Battery Replacement and Adhesive Strips

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:29:27 -0700

After four long years of use the battery on my iPad Pro is lasting less and less time. I am thinking about replacing the battery. Looking at the repair manual for the third generation which uses the same battery I have two questions. Can I use the same manual? or should I use the screen replacement manual for the appropriate parts on the actual manual, that is, generation 4 and substitute the third for what is appropriate? My main question is replacing the Adhesive strips for mine. It is not even mentioned in the third manual and they are $170 for my model. Why are these so expensive. Are they needed for battery replacement? I want to do an excellent job, but that price is way out of line compared to other models. What's up? Thanks for the help.

⟐ Commented May 12, 2026 at 17:29 MST

iPad Air 6 11": Yellow tint after screen replacement

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:57:04 -0700

I bought a screen for my ipad air m2 from ifixit. Then, I had my screen replaced, but just after the replacement it got some yellowish tint. Is there a fix for that?

⟐ Answered May 12, 2026 at 9:57 MST

iPad 6 Wi-Fi: My IPad 6 wifi display glass is cracked

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:22:14 -0700

Any help on fixing the glass I can’t find any guides for it?

⟐ Answered May 10, 2026 at 0:22 MST

iPad 11: Not able to access Apps

Sat, 09 May 2026 16:40:27 -0700

Anyone know how or why the Apple iPad 11th gen. is not opening any of my apps? Every time I try to open an App it opens for a second and then It'll boot me off the app or It'll open and It'll say "unavailable" and it just won't load.

⟐ Answered May 09, 2026 at 16:40 MST

iPad 6 Wi-Fi: Why isn’t my iPad camera working on none of my apps?

Fri, 08 May 2026 20:35:54 -0700

So basically, every app that I have uses a camera but it just shows a blank screen and I had already reset my iPad and reset all settings and the camera still not working. What should I do?

⟐ Answer unaccepted May 08, 2026 at 20:35 MST

iPad Pro 12.9": Touch screen not working on iPad Pro 12.9” (1st gen)

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:27:56 -0700

So my brother and I were changing a cracked screen on the iPad Pro last night and everything was going smooth. We were following the steps and when we plugged ribbon cables in we forgot to put the plastic tool in separating the battery.

There was a tiny tiny spark and so we figured the worst which was correct. We assembled everything back together and behold the touch screen didn’t work. The iPad powers up and the screen will turn on but you can’t do anything.

My question is, is there a component that I can purchase to replace whatever we fried to get the touch screen working or did we just ruin this iPad beyond repair.

I purchased it from a friend for 150 dollars because it had a cracked screen. The I purchased the new screen for 200 dollars. So I’m 350 dollars invested. Just trying to figure if it’s salvagable or I’m out on my money.

⟐ Commented May 08, 2026 at 16:27 MST

iPad Pro 9.7": While playing games the side of the display is turning white and exits

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:56:08 -0700

Tell a way to fix and avoid the page to exit

⟐ Answered May 07, 2026 at 16:56 MST

iPad Air: Battery will not charge past 1%

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:09:02 -0700

My ipad air only charges to 1%. The battery is flat and when I attached the lightening cable it will make the icon of the cable disappear and show a battery in the middle of the screen that appears to be charging. The ipad gets to 1% and turns itself on but that is as high as it gets. Eventually the screen goes black again and the ipad does not recognise that the cable is still attached. If I remove the cable from the wall charger and put it into the USB on my laptop the whole process begins again until I change it back to the wall charger. I have tried different cables and chargers, some Apple and some not. I initially replaced the charge port as it seemed that was the issue because I could wriggle the cable and get the ipad to show charging. I have checked the soldering and it all appears fine. I Have tried the reset method and leaving the charger attached all night but nothing changes. I am beginning to think the problem may have been the U2 chip all along. Does anyone else think that is a fair assessment or is there something else I should be looking at?

⟐ Commented May 07, 2026 at 12:09 MST

iPad 2: Replaced iPad battery but now it is stuck in a boot loop.

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:49:12 -0700

I replaced the battery of my iPad 2 with the new iFixit one but now it is stuck in a boot loop. I tried my old battery and it shows a low battery sign but the new battery just puts the iPad in boot loop. I tried the Home button + power button reboot thing but it didn't work. Could it be that the new battery might be faulty?

Thanks for any help :)

⟐ Commented May 07, 2026 at 11:49 MST

Apple Pencil (2nd Generation): Apple Pencil only works when tip is wrapped in tin foil

Thu, 07 May 2026 06:44:15 -0700

My Apple Pencil connects to my iPad via Bluetooth and the double-tap feature to switch tools works perfectly. However, it will not draw or register any touch on the screen unless I wrap the tip in tin foil. I have already replaced the tip 6 times with official Apple tips and verified the gold transducer pin is straight and clean. I've tried forgetting the device, restarting the iPad, and checking accessibility settings. Has anyone found a way to fix this without replacing the whole Pencil? Is there a known internal grounding issue that causes this?

⟐ Commented May 07, 2026 at 6:44 MST

iPad 10: Replacing USB-C connector of iPad 10

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:56:18 -0700

Hello, I would like to replace the USB-C connector of the iPad 10 as it is damaged but I could not find repair guide nor the parts to do so.

Could you help me out and provide advice please ?

Thanks

⟐ Answered May 05, 2026 at 7:56 MST

iPad Pro 13" (M5): Moisture Detected Message When Trying To Charge.

Tue, 05 May 2026 00:02:23 -0700

Bought brand new 2 months ago and it has never been near any water or any environment that will expose it to any moisture.,The charger and connection area look like new, no damage, carefully handled since new. It won't charger anymore and displays a message "Moisture Detected". The system is updated to the newest available. Purchased in Thailand at Apple Mobile Store, Apple Philippines refuse to look at it and say we must go back to where we bought it in Thailand 2 months ago. My guess is the sensor on the charger board or main board has triggered this message but we cannot get spare parts for it as it is so new. Great product & service huh.

⟐ Answer accepted May 05, 2026 at 0:02 MST

iPad: Ipad 9th gen school owned bent at the smart connector.

Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40:11 -0700

Im betting it was my little sis that went and bent it, ipad is bent inwardsʼ bend killed smart connector, ipad is school owned so i canʼt get it repaired without getting a giant ass fee i canʼt pay, typing this at school so i canʼt take a photo, bend itself is only a few degrees.

iPad Pro 11": Screen removal using hot plate

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:22:40 -0700

What’s a good safe temperature to set hot plate for screen removal

iPad 10: To replace USB-C connector of my iPad 10, is there a guide to follow

Sat, 02 May 2026 09:41:23 -0700

I would like to replace the USB-C of my iPad 10 as it is damaged but I could not find a guide nor the parts to purchase.

Could you you provide me some advice please ?

Thanks

iPad Mini 5: Why can’t my iPad open anymore

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:33:29 -0700

My iPad is like really broken and it has cracks and holes that we can see on the inside and like yesterday i was just drinking water and my iPad was next to an open bottle and my mom didn’t see the bottle open and she accidentally made water spill all over my iPad and it really got inside the screen and so now my iPad won’t turn on and i just don’t know what to say i had photos of my dead friend in there and i don’t know how to retrieve it back.

iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd Gen: Apple Pencil Charging Dock

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:26:44 -0700

Does anyone know where to get the charging dock for the pencil on the iPad Pro 12.9 3rd gen? It's shown on the teardown video right after the battery is taken out but I can't seem to find the part or the proper name for it.

⟐ Commented April 27, 2026 at 17:26 MST

iPad Pro 12.9" 4th Gen: Bauteil durchgebrannt kann mir jemand sagen welches Bauteil das ist

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:52:25 -0700

⟐ Edited by author April 26, 2026 at 9:52 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Why can't I open any apps

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:09:57 -0700

when I download an app and try to open it it doesn't allow it just goes back to home screen please help

⟐ Answered April 20, 2026 at 14:09 MST

iPad 9 Wi-Fi: Replaced screen now the ipad is touching things even when no one is to

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:18:25 -0700

Run a small business repairing phones and such Replaced this ipad screen and now the touch screen is going crazy, you cant even seem to get a input in. Tried removing and reseating the flex cables all seems good but it still is going crazy.

⟐ Answered April 20, 2026 at 5:18 MST