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iPad Air LTE: iPad restore stuck on verifying iPad restore

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 14:37:53 -0700

I am trying to factory reset an ipad air for a customer.

In iTunes it is stuck on Verifying iPad Restore. it has been like this even overnight at one point. i have tried regular recovery mode restore, update and restore, dfu restore and a few so-called “iDevice software repair programs” like PhoneRescue. It is the same problem with itunes(macOS Sierra with latest itunes installed) and in Finder (macOS Catalina)

the iPad is stuck in recovery mode.

the owner wants the battery replaced because it is terrible, should i try restoring with a new battery installed? i don’t want to install a new battery if i can’t restore it anyways.

any thoughts?

The iPad is stuck on this screen during attempted restore.

When i unplug the ipad, itunes says error 9 occurred.

⟐ Commented February 15, 2025 at 14:37 MST

iPad Air LTE: Replacement LCD black screen, no signs of life

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:30:52 -0700

I wanted to replace the LCD on this iPad, as the current one is very damaged, but the new LCD is totally dead. I have gone back and forth between the old and new several times now, and the old consistently powers right up, but nothing on the new. Just wanted to check if there is something I might be missing or if maybe I just received a dead LCD. Thanks!

iPad Air LTE: Can you test the Lightning port of an iPad?

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:26:19 -0700

I work for a company that manages a fleet of 1st gen iPad Airs and 6th gen iPads. I’ve recently been getting a lot of iPads returned to me because of suspecting charging issues. I think a number of these issues are due to faulty 3rd party cables/chargers. Is there a way to test a lightning port without removing the display of the iPad? I just want to test if the lightning port is drawing the correct current to charge the battery.

⟐ Answer accepted January 31, 2024 at 12:26 MST

iPad Air LTE: How can I fix this? Pads on iPad Air charging connection

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:51:44 -0700

I was a bit too harsh on the pads on the motherboard. How can I fix this?

iPad Air LTE: Which brand of replacement screen is best?

Wed, 24 May 2023 16:20:18 -0700

I plan to replace the screen on an iPad Air A1475. I was looking at screens on Amazon and found these 4 brands: Monkey, Zeetron, Techorbits, i-Phone Parts

Which one is the best screen? OR is there a different brand you recommend?

⟐ Commented May 24, 2023 at 16:20 MST

iPad Air LTE: Data Recovery from a Dead Ipad

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 15:12:24 -0700

Please I have an iPad Air 1, with a damaged charging port, as a result the battery has gone dead and I'm unable to charge it up.

I have researched on how to replace the charging port of an iPad Air 1 and I learnt it involves some microsoldering techniques which can be quite difficult. I have taken it to several repair shops and they are unable to help me out as they lack the necessary skills.

Right now, I am looking for any possible means to recover my data from the iPad as I unfortunately do not have an iCloud back up.

The options I am evaluating includes.

Buying an iPad Air 1 Battery replacement and changing the battery out, hoping that the new battery has some juice in it enough to power the battery to allow me recover my documents, but the downside is that with a damaged charging port, I may not be able to connect to a PC to get what I need.
To Buy a completely New iPad Air 1, and possibly open it up, to swap the motherboard and any other parts that may be useful and contributes to the storage from the old iPad onto the new one, with hopes of being able to restore all my lost data. But I don't know how feasible this is, and whether it's even possible.

Please at the moment, I'm out of options and need help. I am open to any suggestions. Thank you.

⟐ Commented March 18, 2023 at 15:12 MST

iPad Air LTE: Can I replace air 1 power button with gen 5?

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:07:40 -0700

if i replace ipad air 1 home button with the gen 5 home button will the button working properly (i just wanna replace it for the look of the ipad)

will it do a click thing?

thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted February 21, 2023 at 20:07 MST

iPad Air LTE: Smart Cover Locks iPad Air from Back Side

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:48:46 -0700

Howdy everyone!

I purchased my iPad Air (AT&T) from Craigslist with a broken digitizer/front glass panel, figuring that I could repair it for myself since I've repaired broken iPad digitizes many times, But this was my first time doing an Air.

The problem I'm having is just as the title says. After I sealed up the digitizer, everything works perfectly, except then I decided to buy a Smart Cover and now when I fold the Smart Cover back so that it lies flat against the backside of the iPad, it locks it!

This has become a serious nuisance for using it, and I'm trying to understand why it does it and how to fix it before I have to spend hours opening and re-sealing it again. I've seen on other posts that the circuitry installed on the home button cable is what allows the Smart Cover to lock and unlock the iPad. Is that true?

Could it be that the digitizer/front glass panel that I bought on eBay is faulty? Is that why it locks inappropriately? Could it simply be because it's a cheap Chinese replacement part?

Any ideas would be much appreciated! For now, I can use my iPad like normal, it's just irritating that my iPad locks when I fold back the Smart Cover. I'm so used to using the Smart Cover freely on my old iPad 2! :]

Thanks so much!

⟐ Commented January 31, 2023 at 18:48 MST

iPad Air LTE: Ipad Air 1 not turning on, and charger is reading 0>200>400 mA

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:51:32 -0700

I'm trying to fix an ipad air 1 that is not charging and no image on the display. Since it was not responding i tore it down up until i can access the battery in an attempt to restart the system by plugging and unplugging the battery.

After that the problem persist, no image on display , and no indication that is charging. I have a cheap USB current tester and it would seem that the charging current is jumping from 0 mA to around 200mA to around 400mA then go back to 0mA again (over and over),

Anyone can help me diagnose the problem?

UPDATE:

Its now charging i think but very slowly, meter is reading 5v at 500mA. I know that this brick and cable can do 5v 2A on my iphone. Also the red battery image now shows up on the display, disconnecting the cable shows the lightning image at bottom also. Will let it charge for a couple of hours...

⟐ Answered January 31, 2023 at 8:51 MST

iPad Air LTE: Correct positioning of the home button cable?

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:52:02 -0700

I am replacing my digitizer and I can’t seem to find any detailed guides or comments/questions for the reassembly of the screen, most importantly the correct way to place the home button cable. I know it’s tricky to maneuver the side cables in so they won’t get bent or crushed when laying the digitizer down, but the home button cable has me baffled! It doesn’t seem like it fits correctly when trying to close the screen. How in the world does it actually lay without getting crushed??

⟐ Answer accepted November 17, 2022 at 0:52 MST

iPad Air LTE: Charging port replacement how to

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:20:50 -0700

I can not find any videos or manuals for charging port replacement... Please help...

⟐ Commented November 06, 2022 at 16:20 MST

iPad Air LTE: iTunes error 4005 and nothing on the screen

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:12:35 -0700

I just got an iPad Air where I was told “It’s Just Fried”. It is possible that it was dropped but I was told that it randomly happened.

After a few minutes of playing with it, I was able to get it into DFU mode. As it stands, there is no video whatsoever coming to the screen and the only way it interacts with iTunes is in DFU mode. I tried doing a restore in iTunes and got the error 4005 which from Googling looks to be battery or charging port issue. Any ideas what the problem is here and is it even worth fixing?

⟐ Answer accepted October 21, 2022 at 6:12 MST

iPad Air LTE: Where is the celluar capacitor located?

Sun, 29 May 2022 23:01:56 -0700

Hello,

I have a ipad air A1475 the wifi + celluar version.

But i need to remove the capacitor from the celluar chip so the celluar stops working.

Unfortunally i dont know where the capacitor is located excactly..

I attached some pictures and if some1 knows wich one it is it would help out alot.

iPad Air LTE: I dropped my Ipad from a building

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:14:04 -0700

Idropped my ipad from a building and when i got it repaired it restored on its own. I did not give the techs my ipad passcode so i know it wasnt from the company. why do you think it restored on its own

⟐ Answered March 15, 2022 at 14:14 MST

iPad Air LTE: iCloud Lock Resistor Removal

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 03:46:20 -0700

Can I in fact remove resistor r1506 and revert it to a wifi only model and update it with the wifi firmware? I'm using the DNS bypass but it's just not enough. Word to the wise if someone sells you an iPad at 1% check to see if it's locked first do t wait til you get home

⟐ Answered March 02, 2022 at 3:46 MST

iPad Air LTE: Volume/Rotation Lock problems after battery replacement

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:31:16 -0700

Hi. I replaced the battery on an iPad Air which I’ve done a few times with no issues. This time, after closing up the iPad the volume was changing by itself constantly as if the buttons were being pressed.

I checked all the connections and everything looked fine. I decided to replace the volume/Lock Screen flex and initially, everything worked fine. The issue then started happening again as soon as I sealed up the iPad. No cables were damaged during sealing, and no pressure was applied on the flex.

I disconnected the digitiser to see if that could be causing any issues, but unfortunately not.

Has anyone else had a similar issue, or have any idea as to what could be causing the problem? Thanks.

iPad Air LTE: iPad Air will enter recovery mode, but not DFU mode

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 01:44:36 -0700

Hello! I am experiencing issues with jailbreaking my 1st gen iPad Air, Whenever i try to go into DFU mode, it shoves me into recovery mode which will not work, please help !!!

iPad Air LTE: iPad Air not turning on

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:03:39 -0700

I replaced the battery in my iPad Air and it worked for a day then when i plugged it in for it to charge overnight and came back the next day, it was dead. Nothing on the screen, no sounds, nothing. It worked the night before so it just died overnight

iPad Air LTE: Unit will not charge, even after battery replacement.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:49:57 -0700

I tore down my A1475 and successfully replaced the battery this weekend. The original symptom was that the unit discharged rapidly, and would not take a charge (yes, I tried multiple chargers and cables, several OEM and non-OEM, and non would charge the unit. Never even recognized a cable).

The new battery had about 40% battery in it, and the unit powered up fine once I replaced it, but it STILL won't charge. So...what next? Should I spend the time trying to replace either the lightning port connector, or the battery plug (the small rectangle, connected to the logic board, that screws in to the battery)? Both require soldering, which is not my favorite past time. Or is it most likely a problem with the logic board itself? If that's the case I'm not going to bother.

I appreciate the help anyone can provide...thanks!

⟐ Commented July 21, 2021 at 17:49 MST

iPad Air LTE: Panel replacement - outdated battery isolation method warning?

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:59:47 -0700

I am following the guide for front panel replacement and have so far managed to free the screen from the glue.

My problem is the guide has a warning (below) about the battery isolation pick procedure, which it says is outdated - can anyone advise of the new / preferred method or point me to a resource that can help?

“The battery isolation pick or battery blocker is an outdated way of isolating the battery, as you risk damaging the battery pins underneath the logic board. If you use this method, take extreme care to insert it gently and straight in the direction of the logic board. Do not twist or swing the pick side to side”

This is the guide I am following:

iPad Air LTE Front Panel Assembly Replacement

⟐ Commented July 16, 2021 at 7:59 MST