At this point, make sure that there is no remaining glass on the iPad frame. This will completely separate the glass (or digitizer) from the iPad frame.ħ. Open both digitizer latches carefully with the mini screwdriver. Watch at 3:37 in the video for more info on this part.Ħ. Use green tool to disconnect the video connector and disconnect the LCD screen. Here is one of the screws and you can also the 3 layers of the iPad in this pic:ĥ. Watch 3:25 in the video below for more deets on this part. After you remove all of the glass (or digitizer as he calls it in the video) you will need to remove the LCD screen by un screwing 4 screws on the corner of the iPad. He also used a vacuum cleaner to suck up tiny shards that he could not pick up with his hand.Ĥ. Like I said above, depending on the severity of the break this can take up to 2 hours… Andy spent a good hour and half removing glass. Andy used the green tool seen below and the mini flat head screw driver. Continue removing glass from the screen and body. Watch the video below at 2:50 to see how to separate the Wi-Fi antenna from the glass.ģ. Note: The Wi-Fi antenna is also adhered to the body and needs to stay with the body when the glass is separated. Make sure that you remove every piece of glass. Depending on the severity of your break, this could take anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours. Andy also used the mini flat head screw driver to do this step. Start removing the glass from the iPad with the blue guitar pick looking tool. First, heat the edge of the iPad with a hairdryer because you need to loosen the glue that holds the glass to the frame of the iPad.Ģ. The computer parts and the frame of the iPadġ.This is what actually displays the picture. Here is the kit Andy bought to fix his iPad screen.Īnother thing that is helpful to understand before attempting this iPad fix is that there are 3 layers to an iPad. The kit should cost between $25-$30 bucks. Also, when purchasing your screen, you want to make sure it comes with the adhesive pre-installed. iPad screen kit (most of these come with the tool kit seen below) TIP: The iPads look similar from version to version, but be sure and order the screen that is specific to your iPad model.Note: This iPad screen tutorial is for the 2nd generation iPad. We did a quick google search, and found that it could cost up to $200 to have your iPad screen repaired, yikes! So, I’m here to tell you that you can fix your iPad screen yourself and save lots of bacon! He figured it was time to learn a new trick and he embarked on the journey to DIY his shattered iPad screen for only $27. Sadly, Andy recently dropped his iPad and shattered that screen too. Andy has now fixed 5 screens for us with this how to fix a broken iPhone screen tutorial on C.R.A.F.T. And well, we’ve sadly broken most of them at some point or another. Of course if you got top-notch version - it's easier to go to official repair-shop for replacement, they will give you warranty as well.We have a few Apple products here in Casa de Dorobek. In most cases - guys are buying the new device, and the old one - they sell to repair-shops for a spare parts. The screen itself is pretty expensive component in iPad, so the physical replacement would be costly for an old iPad, unless you can do it yourself. If you'll see the change - it will help you to diagnose the problem. You need to watch if anything changes on the screen, flickering changes, it backs to normal, and then again doesn't work, or other symptoms. The screen has to be turned on, to see if slaps/shocks are helping. a hard slap on the underside or sides of the device – the screen might flicker screen back to life. I know the simple trick might help for certain cases:
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