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iPad 2 GSM: Dropped iPad from 1 Meter on Wooden Floor. Won't Turn ON

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:54:48 -0700

Dropped ipad 2 on floor. No lights and won't turn on. Tried smacking it as per your instructions ... Nothing. I only hear the noise if I charge it.

⟐ Commented April 02, 2026 at 17:54 MST

iPad 2 GSM: My iPad 2 has failed to activate. I have changed the WiFi network seve

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:46:43 -0700

My iPad 2 has failed to activate. I have changed the WiFi network several times, but it still fails. Can you help me?

iPad 2 GSM: How can I unlock my iPad 2 (forgot password)

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:30:09 -0700

I haven't been on this iPad for along time, I forgot the passcode and it's just sitting there I can not unlock it, Please help!

⟐ Commented November 29, 2024 at 5:30 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Replace sim slot without taking the sim card tray out?

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:58:14 -0700

My iPad sim slot is broken. It’s stuck so I need to replace but can I replace when the tray is still in the slot?

⟐ Answered April 27, 2023 at 10:58 MST

iPad 2 GSM: ipad 2 - My screen is blue after falling.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:59:03 -0700

Hey guys, i dropped my ipad 2 on a carpet from 45cm. it has a screen protector but now my screen is blue but i can still see and interact with the display. (see photo)

what do i have to check if it is broken or what do i have to change?

(maybe the lcd or the display cable or the graphic chip?)

i have an ipad 2 with wifi and cellular, 64gb.

please help me :) and sorry for my bad english.

Paul

⟐ Commented April 20, 2022 at 16:59 MST

iPad 2 GSM: ipad glue/adhesive doesn't stick properly

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:48:46 -0700

Hi everybody,

i replaced my broken glass. But now the new glue doesnt stick properly (the original glue from ipad digitizer). So, i take it off and bought a new one. But same happened again! Its everytime the same left corner next to the home button (there is the digitizer flex cable).

Any solutions? Maybe with a superglue? Which kind of glue could i use?

Im from germany and english is my fourth langauge. therefore my english is a little bit bad.

⟐ Commented February 10, 2022 at 11:48 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Black screen on my iPad 2. I was just playing a game and I dropped it.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:04:22 -0700

I was playing my favorite game on my iPad 2. Suddenly, the iPad escaped from my hand! before it’s screen was black, I pulled off the back protecter! So the back was hit by the floor, as My iPad 2’s software crashed.

iPad 2 GSM: IPad 2 home button won't make contact to unlock screen.

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:57:17 -0700

I'm replacing a digitizer on an iPad 2 for someone. I've fixed this same iPad before. Everything went fine until I got the new digitizer installed and realize the home button isn't working. It seems like a physical button placement issue. I jumped the contacts on the logic board and the screen came up and I seem to have continuity between the contact pads on the home button itself. Could the manufacturer have just glued the contacts too high on the digitizer? Any ideas?

iPad 2 GSM: Dropped my IPad 2 now screen is alle green with Lines .

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 02:27:54 -0700

I Can se the apps and acces Them.

It read the Q and A, regarding The IPAD 1 about, and gently hit firm on the corner, screen almost came back to normal. And re attachinf the screen Cabel again.

We played a video and 2 minuts into it, screen turned all Black , with a Grey field Rolling from left of the screen towards the middel, and the starting over again.

⟐ Answered June 10, 2020 at 2:27 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Only background showing and not working, not closing?

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:17:57 -0700

I have IOS 8. I was reading a pdf on Adobe last night, my charge was gone so it closed. Then I recharged it. I tried opening it. The background appears. no pass word, screen lock. no apps. no up or down manues. nothing. I tried switchin it, does not switch. I pressed the up and down bottons at the same time. apple logo appears, the screen goes blank, after a while, the same background appears. my own background. Ive tried this many times

⟐ Commented March 28, 2020 at 20:17 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Ipad 2 Restore Loop

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:01:24 -0700

iPad 2 in restore loop.

Won’t restore in either DFU or Restore mode

Firmware loads until “Updating Baseband” then restore is stuck.

3U tool log shows the restoration stalling at “Updating baseband\n”.

Re-setting iPad returns iPad into restore loop

SHSH shows iPad2,2_9.3.5_13G36_Restore.ipsw is correct

iPad has battery works

Constructive thoughts?

⟐ Answered February 23, 2020 at 15:01 MST

iPad 2 GSM: iPad Mini 2 only powers up on charge but bootloops and then gets stuck

Sat, 30 Nov 2019 08:43:25 -0700

My iPad is on iOS 10.3.3. I cracked he screen and the battery etc was disconnected for a week now. Popped the new lcd and digitiser in and tried switching it on but the device did not switch on. I then plugged it into a wall adapter and saw the Apple logo (finally). But then the device started bootlooping on the Apple logo. I hard reset the device and eventually I was led to just a blank screen. I left it on charge over night with no luck. Whenever I disconnect the charger the device switches off and does not switch on again.

⟐ Answered November 30, 2019 at 8:43 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Home button not responding after digitizer replacement, how can I fix?

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:33:45 -0700

I've just replace the digitizer on my iPad 2 GSM, and now the home button doesn't respond. I don't see how the home button even interfaces with the logic board, as it seems to just be a small PCB board behind the actual button, that doesn't connect to anywhere... Any ideas of how to fix please?

⟐ Answered November 27, 2019 at 11:33 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Are any numbers on the back cover actually on the circuit board?

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:16:33 -0700

looking to see if there is a unique identifier on the circuit board that is shown on the back of an IPAD. This assumes that you can’t get it using software

⟐ Answer edited October 08, 2019 at 11:16 MST

iPad 2 GSM: NO SIM after changing digitizer and SIM reader

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 07:50:48 -0700

I broke the glass of my iPad 2 some days ago and went on changing the digitizer. After connecting the new ditizer before closing everything up I tried if the iPad still works correctly. So far everything went great, Wi-Fi still worked though I didn't change the antenna, touchscreen worked and after some attempts the home button did, too. Then I noticed the iPad showing "NO SIM" in the upper left corner, allthough I put my SIM card in. I tried the SIM card from my phone (which I know is working) but without success. So I ordered and replaced the SIM reader + the headphone Jack, but that didn't help either.

To be honest, I'm not sure if the SIM stopped working after dropping the iPad or after replacing the glass.

So my question is, could it be that the problem is that I damaged the 3G Antenna while removing the old digitizer? I'm not sure about that, because I thought if I broke the antenna it just wouldn't find any signal, but would read the SIM card. This is why I suspected the SIM reader, but I replaced it with a new one and still NO SIM, though the headphone jack is working (so it is connected correctly).

tl;dr:

After replacing the digitizer and SIM reader I still get the NO SIM error. Could this be because the 3G antennas were damaged while removing the old glass?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

⟐ Answer deleted September 06, 2019 at 7:50 MST

iPad 2 GSM: Can I swap the eMMC chip from an iPod touch 5th generation.

Thu, 23 May 2019 04:10:17 -0700

Hi,

I have an iPad 2 GSM which doesn’t seem to turn on, that is it just shows the Apple logo and then nothing else.Tried restoring it with iTunes but the restore doesn’t complete and I get an error.

When I took it to a repair shop they figured out that it was caused by the eMMC and that they don’t have replacements.

I also happen to have an iPod touch 5th gen which also has the same processor and such as the iPad 2.So i was wondering if its eMMC could be swapped with the iPad.

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Answer accepted May 23, 2019 at 4:10 MST

iPad 2 GSM: should I replace the LCD or the digitizer alone?

Wed, 15 May 2019 00:48:29 -0700

the case is that , the imaging of the iPad is perfectly fine, but I have this difficulty in touching when touching certain parts of the screen (ex. when I am typing a message, at some point, the point where letter A, and N located isn’t functioning at all.. i need to rotate the screen for me to type the letter A and N..) should I replace the LCD ? OR IS it ok if I only replace touch pad or digitizer? pls do give me some advice

⟐ Commented May 15, 2019 at 0:48 MST

iPad 2 GSM: How to activate ipad 2 without entring itunes account.

Thu, 02 May 2019 15:14:12 -0700

Hi everyone, my name is Bright, I purchased a used iPad 2 from an unknown person, and I did an update and restoring. But now the device is asking me to enter the own's itune password to activate the screen which I don't know, I tried contacting him and he said he also purchased from someone which he can not contact him. Please am stacked I need help very badly. Please any ideal is very welcom. Thank you.

⟐ Answered May 02, 2019 at 15:14 MST

iPad 2 GSM: I cant find the thing I need

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:42:49 -0700

I was fixing my ipad’s power and volume button and i accidentally broke that mother bored under it and i cant find that part to replace.

⟐ Answer accepted February 23, 2019 at 17:42 MST