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iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: How to fix ipad stuck on apple logo

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:23:32 -0700

So it only stays with the apple logo and it doesn't charge and proceed at all

⟐ Answered January 02, 2026 at 10:23 MST

iPad Mini 2: icloud lock after restoring my iPad

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:52:49 -0700

I've been having my iPad for quite a while, it was under my iCloud account so when I restored it it was iCloud activation locked, why? I bought it new and set it up with my iCloud

⟐ Commented October 13, 2025 at 14:52 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Affichage écran se trouble par intermittence (clignotement lent)

Thu, 22 May 2025 02:02:20 -0700

Bonjour, l'affichage de mon ipad mini 2 retina se trouble par intermittence (clignotement lent), auriez-vous une idée du problème svp ? merci

⟐ Edited by author May 22, 2025 at 2:02 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: I cant charge my ipad mini 2

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:36:47 -0700

I had to hold the ipad to charge now it doesnt even charge

⟐ Answered April 11, 2025 at 16:36 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: iPad Mini 2 Suddenly Won't Go to "Home", Shows "Slide to Setup"

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:10:45 -0700

Suddenly my iPad Mini2 Model A1489 now shows "Slide to Setup" Instead of its usual "Slide to turn on" when I plug it in or turn it on using the "Sleep/Wake" button. The iPad was working fine the day before, and all I did was turn it off and unplug it, as usual. The next day, when I plugged it in, the iPad responded with "Slide to Setup." It recognized my password, then said "Connect to Wifi" and "Connect to iTunes." Since I do not have Wifi, I connected the iPad to my old Mac that still has iTunes. The iPad beeps, and the iPad window on my computer shows the title of my iPad, but the rest of the window is blank, with the Apple logo but no menu, settings options, or content. At the same time, my iPad screen still shows "Connect to iTunes." The "Home" button on my iPad gives no result. Connecting the iPad to my new Mac that has "Music" instead of iTunes makes the iPad beep, but the iPad does not show up on that Mac. The "Sleep/Wake" button on the iPad works OK, and the iPad battery shows 100%. The iPad iOS is 8.2. Help!

⟐ Answered January 04, 2025 at 7:10 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: A1490 has no LCD shield plate

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:48:58 -0700

My iPad Mini 2 A1490 has no LCD Shield Plate, were any models produced like this or has it been subject to a botched repair?

⟐ Commented September 24, 2024 at 23:48 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: White Vertical Lines on the screen

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:48:12 -0700

My iPad was given to me last summer of 2014. Today, its been 3 years and still alive. No dents, or even a crack. But then last month when I woke up, the screen of my iPad just had some vertical white lines all over the screen! I don't know what to do. It just doesn't go away. When I use it in full brightness then make the iPad so hot, I lock it and open it up and the white lines are gone but when the iPad cools down and I would put down the brightness, the white lines would flash back again. What do I do now? Is it an LCD issue? I just recently bought a replacement LCD from iFixit and its on its way. I wish that would solve the problem.

Did I make the right choice? Any suggestions? A reply would definitely help me a lot.

Thanks

⟐ Commented August 11, 2024 at 14:48 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Software update troubleshoot needed if any one can assist

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:46:47 -0700

Not receiving any software update, neither any apps getting updated

⟐ Answer accepted July 23, 2024 at 12:46 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: it wont boot when connected to a charger

Thu, 30 May 2024 00:56:28 -0700

when connected to a charger the apple logo appears for a few seconds then the screen goes black and the process repeats over and over. without a charger nothing happens even while pressing on the power button. i tried connecting to 3u tools but it isnt detected

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: WiFi greyed out, but Bluetooth usable

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:44:09 -0700

- unable to 'turn on WiFi', the slider could nog enable WiFi

- able to 'turn on Bluetooth', the slider enables Bluetooth

Could anyone with more knowledge about hardware/software tell me what possible could be wrong?

Thanks in advance

⟐ Answer accepted December 19, 2023 at 16:44 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Line and white ring light around the device.

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:14:15 -0700

The iPad mini 2 I got came with this.Also,the touch is glitchy,5 minute and the touch stop sensing for 5 seconds,and came glichy again.The only way to cure it is turn off the device and turn it back on again.

iPad Mini 2 LTE: ipad mini 2 won't get pass the Apple logo

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:49:31 -0700

The problem is that when the charge goes to 0% then it opens after charging again. After a while it turns off and only the apple logo appears and does not open. When the charge becomes 0% again, it opens when charged.

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: After updating disabled iPad, it doesn't unlock

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:22:15 -0700

Hello. After connecting my iPad to my Mac and updating it, it gives me the same error, only the time, wallpaper and battery icon do not show up in the background, and I cannot access the power slider which turns off the iPad, and I can only fully turn it off by holding the top power button. Please help!!!!!

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Ipad disabled but I know the password

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:20:41 -0700

My ipad got disabled and it says connect to itunes but I just remembered my password what can I do?

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Didnt unplug the battery connector while changing the display

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:52:32 -0700

I need help, my ipad display isnt working. I have an ipad mini 2, the display (not the digitizer) was partially destoryed with black pixels due to force but it was still working, its really roughly used and repaired. I only changed its digitizers a couple of times. Luckily, i already have another ipad mini 2 lying around which is completely destroyed but its LCD display is completely fine, so i opened the ipad and simply disconnected the LCD connector (its not broken) and i installed the other LCD from the other ipad. I powered it on, but i couldnt see any display, just a black screen. I tried to put the old LCD back, same results, no display. I then read an ifixit guide and it asked to disconnect the battery connector first before disconnecting the lcd connector. I didnt remove the battery on the ipad, should i remove it? Also its a really old ipad so apple doesnt repair them and i dont want to repair it because i have the parts.

I also cant power the ipad off, i put it away hoping the it would lose charge after a day or more.

Can i unplug the battery anyways and put the display back on hoping its backlight fuse isnt blown??

Also, i have changed the digitizer many times without disconnecting the battery and it was fine.

⟐ Answer edited September 27, 2023 at 9:52 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Touch doesn't work, but Home does. LCD stops working after boot

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 03:20:29 -0700

I replaced the LCD and Digitizer on a Ipad Mini 2 (A190). Here is a list of my problems.

1) After replacing both the LCD and digitizer, the ipad was in need of charging. The LCD turns on to display the red battery. Confirms the LCD works.

2) After the boot logo and the ipad charged, the LCD works for a few minutes to display the homescreen, then goes blank.

3) During those few minutes of the LCD working, I tested the digitizer. The home button works, but touch does not.

4) The power button does not respond to turn the ipad display on. Only the home button turns on the display.

5) LCD goes blank. I reconnect the charger to verify if the ipad is dead. It is not as there is a connecting charge sound.

6) After letting the ipad die over a 24hr period, the LCD works again to display the dead-battery logo.

7) I did not disconnect the battery at all during this installation; however, the iPad was completely dead during installation.

Any idea what's going on? This is new to me after years of ipad screen repairs. First time experiencing this.

I have just now tried to use a new digitizer. The problem is still persisting though. LCD works fine. The digitizer touch is not responding at all, home button responds. I made sure to test the power button, volume, and silence switch, they are all unresponsive once the ipad is charged in addition to the inoperable touch feature.

Attached is a photo of my ports.

⟐ Commented September 22, 2023 at 3:20 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Replacing fpc connector because touch screen is not working

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 03:14:39 -0700

Hello

The touchscreen on my iPad is not working. The home button works fine. I have noticed a damaged pin in the fpc connector.

I wanted to ask is replacing FPC connector too advanced for a beginner? I have watched many videos showing how to do it and I feel fairly confident on doing it. Just wanted to make sure.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

here is the picture.

⟐ Answered September 22, 2023 at 3:14 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Why my iPad touch don't work?

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 20:39:49 -0700

My iPad touch doesn't work example in keyboard I want to type a but it doesn't so please tell me how to repair

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Why does the screen turn on but then go black?

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:47:05 -0700

I have spent days on this and am only asking a question because it seems like my problem is different than any other.

I have an iPad Mini 2 (A1490) that I replaced the screen/digitizer/lcd on. When I was done repairing and connected the battery I tried turning it on and it showed the apple logo and then flashed to black and stay black.

Although it is black, the device is on because when I hold the home button I hear the siri tone and when I hold the power and home button to do a reset, it flashes the logo again and proceeds to turn on again but with a black screen the entire time. I would think if it was the backlight fuse issue that it wouldn’t show the screen with the backlight on at all, which it does for a second when the device is reset or powered on after the battery is connected.

⟐ Commented August 13, 2023 at 20:47 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: My iPad Mini 2 display has lines on it.

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:21:00 -0700

iPad Mini 2 Model A1489

My iPad has been dropped multiple times in the past 3 years or so, although none of them has cause any kind of significant damage, until some time ago, my my iPad would suddenly has thin lines on the screen and experience some kind of image persistence. Most of the time, it was fixed when I restarted it, so I hadn't paid any attention to it. I thought it was a software glitch.

Yesterday, while playing games, it did this, but now, even when I restarted it, when I erased all settings, and even tapped on the back mltiple times, the lines didnt go away, although there is no more image persistence.

Everything works well, no lag, no bug, touch works fine, I can still play games or watch videos, the only problem are those lines.

On these pictures, you can see those large white lines and those small pixel like lines.

⟐ Commented July 20, 2023 at 7:21 MST