⟐ Commented July 18, 2020 at 20:37 MST

It may be early to ask

But I would love to have your opinion

Whether the new " ipad air 2 "

Glass screen would be replaceable or not

You know they are now one layer with no

Space between glass and touch screen

Would really appreciate your expectation

Thanks

⟐ Commented September 10, 2020 at 4:10 MST

⟐ Answered December 18, 2022 at 22:18 MST

⟐ Answer edited May 30, 2020 at 10:40 MST

⟐ Commented December 01, 2021 at 3:59 MST

⟐ Commented November 26, 2025 at 10:15 MST

I did a hard restart, and the iPad loaded to recovery mode with the plug into iTunes information. I plugged it in and iTunes prompted me to restore or update. I tried updating again, which returned with an error 9, and the iPad just restarted to recovery. I tried restoring from a Windows computer with the newest version of iTunes with the same error. Created a new user on my laptop and tried... same error.

Then came DFU mode. iTunes recognizes the iPad, restore starts. The iPad restarts and gives the Apple log and an empty progress bar. iTunes says verifying update, then the iPad restarts, and I get error 9 in iTunes.

At this point I've gone through everything I can find in forums for suggestions, and have even tried some of the apps that claim they can fix these issues. All with no success.

The iPad is cared for pristinely, and has been working flawlessly until this update. Is it bricked for good at this point? Hoping not... can't really afford to replace a perfectly good device.

⟐ Commented March 29, 2026 at 15:39 MST

I replaced two iPad air 2 Digitizer's/Lcd on clients devices and on one of them, the device shows the Apple logo for about 10 seconds, goes red then shuts down. This loops.

It does boot at times into a fully working iPad which you can use but it again at times just turns it self off.

I did disconnect the battery so I'm wondering if I've got a bad connection?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

⟐ Commented December 20, 2019 at 19:14 MST

iOS 11.2.2

Latest iTunes 12.7.58

However, when I try to setup it up. It will not activate - it says that the Apple Activation Server can't be reached I tried everything ifixit.com is probably my last resort. PLEASE HELP

In iTunes it says, and this is the weird thing, (I can't remember exactly how iTunes puts is but it's something like: "The Activation Status of the device cannot be retrieved because there's a SIM-card inside and it's protected by a PIN)

This is a Wi-fi only model, people.

I tried:

1. Activating it through different Wifi networks on both channels and through iPhone tethering

2. Activating it via iTunes on two different Macs running Yosemite and one Windows 10 PC

3. Activating it through Apple Configurator 2

Please help!

⟐ Commented July 21, 2020 at 23:54 MST

⟐ Commented June 20, 2021 at 9:39 MST

⟐ Commented August 07, 2019 at 18:36 MST

⟐ Answer accepted June 12, 2017 at 5:01 MST

⟐ Answered April 26, 2022 at 20:57 MST

⟐ Answered August 26, 2017 at 19:36 MST

⟐ Commented March 23, 2026 at 18:53 MST

I keep my tech stuff a long time (PC is 6 years old, Blackberry Pad is 3 years) but the rated charge cycle on a Li-on battery is about 1000 cycles, so a daily charge/discharge means the Ipad may die in less than 3 years.

Unless something else goes before that, or it really becomes obsolete, I would want to change the battery.

⟐ Answered May 18, 2017 at 12:14 MST

⟐ Answered November 16, 2017 at 19:41 MST

I dropped and shattered the glass screen on my iPad Air 2 but the touch LED beneath is perfectly fine and working.

I have read comments that replacing the glass front alone is murder because it's practically fused to the LED display beneath and trying to separate them can very easily result in wrecking the LED completely.

Is this true? Should I not bother with trying to replace and fix just the glass and replace the entire LED+Glass assembly instead?

Thank you.

⟐ Commented March 03, 2022 at 14:11 MST

⟐ Commented August 16, 2023 at 0:16 MST

so I have an Ipad Air 2 wifi that suddenly stopped working. The device didn't fall or get damaged with water. The only problem it had was not charging when using other cables than the one that came with it(I have 2 original lightning cabels and a hdmi adapter, I have no problem using them on my IPhone 6 however with the Ipad they do their connecting function but the battery doesn't get charged). So the device does not show any reaction to charging and doesn't connect to any Pc/Mac. It also refuse the reset. The only thing that happens is the right side gets warm when I connect it with the charger. Apple's employees were not helpful and only suggested to replace the Ipad with a new one for 340€.

My question is did this problem happen to any one before? What can be the cause and is there any solution.

⟐ Commented July 11, 2019 at 5:47 MST