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iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Ipad doesnt charge when its turned on.

Sat, 30 May 2026 04:16:28 -0700

I have an Ipad 5th gen that charges normally when turned off. The moment it boots the Amps drop to 0. There's no debris and nothing is stuck in the charging port.

if its turned on the battery also doesn't go higher than 1%

⟐ Commented May 30, 2026 at 4:16 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Shows that Pin is incorrect even after entering the correct pin

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:16:47 -0700

I have not turned on this iPad for close to 2 yrs and tried to turn it on after charging. I remember the pin very clearly and have been trying to open it but it won't open with this pin number. I don't have any other apple products and haven't linked this device to anything else because I was only using it for a very specific purpose. And now I want to be able to carry it with me but am unable to unlock it. Please Help

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: How do I combine backups?

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:36:37 -0700

Hello, my iPad 3 broke a while ago so I bought an iPad 5, but I started installing apps onto it, but then I remembered that I had to get the data from my old iPad to the new one. I was wondering if there was a way to merge the data between the 2 or merge backups? Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted March 26, 2025 at 17:36 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: How to replace the rubber gasket on the home button?

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:46:57 -0700

The rubber gasket attached to the gasket ring holder ripped off. Before I order a new rubber gasket I was looking to see how to install it. I couldn’t find any videos showing how to install it for an iPad 5th Generation.

⟐ Commented February 15, 2025 at 10:46 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: iPad 5 Home button no longer clicking after screen repair

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:44:59 -0700

I have replaced the screen on an IPad 5, transferred the original home button from old screen to new, however no matter how much I try, I can’t get the button to click properly as it should. The Touch ID still works, the button just doesn’t click, have spent hours on it trying to realign to ensure the position is perfect but not getting anywhere! I’ve done with repair many times with other models and never had an issue so not sure if it’s just something with this model? Anyone have any ideas of what to do next? I noticed there was no black dot on the home button, not sure if there was one originally or not but I added one and that didn’t seem to help.

Any ideas/solutions would be greatly appreciated????

thank you

⟐ Commented December 07, 2024 at 23:44 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Replacement right antenna cable needed

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:37:51 -0700

Can someone point me to where i can purchase a right antenna cable for my iPad 5th generation WiFi only device? I can easily track down the left cable but no listings for the shorter right cable. I severed the cable when I was replacing the lcd. There are some listings for the GPS cable, but those are not compatible with the WiFi only model. Any help that can be provided would be appreciated.

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: 1 inch from left side not responding after installing new digitizer

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:02:53 -0700

i installed a new touch screen digitizer and for some reason about 1 inch from the left side of the screen there is no touch response at all is there a fix to this ? i bought a zentop digitizer for my a1822 ipad

⟐ Answered November 08, 2024 at 16:02 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Number 2 on each screen that is permanent

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:07:40 -0700

I replaced the digitizer on a 5th gen iPad with a new one from ifixit, but now there seems to be a number 2 on the screen that is up near the top right near the battery indicator. it is sideways and very small, and is on each screen in the same spot, even when watching videos.

⟐ Commented October 02, 2024 at 15:07 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: unable to activate touch id on this iPad after screen replacement

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:46:03 -0700

Hello everyone,

I had a broken LCD & touch screen in my iPad 5th generation, i purchased the LCD and the screen (Item code: IF128-018-5) i replaced all parts and all looks great..! then when i started my iPad it showed me this msg: unable to activate touch id on this iPad.

So the touch ID is not working and the home button as well, not just the sensor! Please advice.

Thanks

⟐ Answered September 04, 2024 at 12:46 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: My iPad 5 Wi-Fi will not turn on.

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:39:55 -0700

Hello all, Similar to other questions but not quite all. My iPad 5th Gen Wi-Fi was working fine all weekend. Had good battery (say ~%50) and just went blank/turned off without notice. Could not turn on. Could not hard stop nor hard start. Tried the Home+Power restart. No joy. Has not turned on since. Took it to the Apple Store they could not connect to the iPad with their jumper~diagnostic plug in handheld. The store rep very kindly looked at me and said he couldn't get past the adapter plug or battery, in short, it was dead. Now it sits on my counter not working. I'd like to try and fix it if I could. Any ideas are appreciated. I am an electronics technician by trade but this one is too deep for me. I've got micro min repair credentials. If I knew where to start I could probably save it. Help me hive mind fixit people, you're my only hope.

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Need some help on trace pads ipad 5th gen Charging port

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 16:54:22 -0700

What pads need to be fixed?

⟐ Answered June 16, 2024 at 16:54 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Switching a Ipad 5 logic board to a Ipad air

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:54:19 -0700

I understand that these Ipads are both the same but will my Ipad 5 logic board line up exactly with the screw holes and cables. Meaning…will they reach and fit?

⟐ Answered June 05, 2024 at 0:54 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Charging socket not working

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:57:59 -0700

I bought the charging socket part to replace

I wanted to ask if there is anyone here who can explain how to change? Does it need soldering?

I would appreciate an answer

Thanks in advance

⟐ Answer accepted March 11, 2024 at 5:57 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Touch screen ghosting glitching

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:18:53 -0700

I am wondering if I can get some advice. I've replaced the LCD and digitizer. The touch id doesn't work and show unable to activate. So I put in the home button which came with device but it's like doing it own thing and clicking on things on screen and it doesn't work in the corners when I try to exit a page. Is this likely to be a faulty digitizer or the logic board. Hope I can get some advice. Hoping someone can help

⟐ Edited by author November 26, 2023 at 21:18 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Either its my charger, or my charger port but my ipad cant charge.

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:48:22 -0700

My ipad isnt charging, but i cant tell if it is my cord or my charger port. And what i mean by "Not charging" is that 99% of the time my ipad doesnt recognize the cord but even if it does, it doesnt charge for long until it stops recognizing it. And on top of that even if it does charge for a long time, it charges very slowly.

⟐ Answered August 22, 2023 at 12:48 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Gets warm charging but doesn't switch on. Display dark, no reaction.

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:22:40 -0700

Hi!
My ipad 5 wifi A1822 does not react any more. It gets warm to the touch on the right side while charging. Not concerningly warm but impossible not to feel.

Letting it charge for a while does not change it. Still no reaction. Also when connected to power.

Tested the "volume up, down, power button"-sequence for a reset. No reaction.

Nothing happened to the pad. No drop, no water, no unnormal usage.

The battery was getting weak, but other than that it was a decent tablet.

Any ideas?

⟐ Commented July 30, 2023 at 18:22 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: 1 Can one remove display tape, 2 remove tape residu, 3 clean display

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 08:48:26 -0700

Hi all,

Three questions in one:

I need some advice. I’m at step 28 of this screen replacement guide where they say “Remove any tape obscuring the LCD screws”. Instead of just peeling back a small part, I wrongly removed the entire tape, all around the display (not the digitizer) 😬 I don’t know what got into me, but after spending several hours on removing the broken digitizer I got a little enthusiastic by the ease of this removal.

So my question is: Should I replace the tape? And if so with what? And why was it there anyway?

Another question: there’s a thick layer of the residue from the old digitizer tape on the frame. How to best remove it? Using IPA and a cotton swab takes ages and forces some glue down in the frame. But maybe it’s the only way?

Third question: how to best clean the display? There’s some sticky debris on it. My replacement digitizer will go over it so I have only one chance to clean it well.

Thanks!

⟐ Answer unaccepted June 03, 2023 at 8:48 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: My screen and battery aren't turning on. The battery is taking 0.466A

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:44:05 -0700

For some reason, one day my ipad shut down randomly. We charged it and the apple logo wouldnt show on the screen. Does anyone know why? Maybe we charged it a lot. Every time I try and power it on, the power drops down to 0.200 or less. It goes back to normal when trying to charging. When the battery is heated using the heatgun, it goes up by 0.001 of a amp.

⟐ Answered April 05, 2023 at 7:44 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: iPad 5th Gen will not restore

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:04:43 -0700

The password has been entered to many times an needs to be reset due to iPad being disabled. Every time I put in recovery mode in iTunes, It jumps out of recovery 3-5 mins later and goes back to apple logo and then to the iPad disabled screen. It will not stay in recovery mode long enough to resort it to factory setting.. I have tried a number of times, and exits recovery mode every time. Is there anything I can do?

⟐ Commented December 18, 2022 at 19:04 MST

iPad 5 Wi-Fi: Home button ribbon flex

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:41:29 -0700

Hi all

In need of some help, I stupidly pulled apart the flex on the home button on this iPad 5th generation A1822, and need this to work again, can this be repaired, pictures attached.

⟐ Answered December 07, 2022 at 9:41 MST