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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 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 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 LTE: What is GPIO_GRAPE_IRO_L on the Touch Connector responsible for?

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:23:18 -0700

I've got an Ipad with a ripped touch connector, all damaged pads I marked red in the image. Only pin 16 aka 23 is problematic. In the schematic it's listed as GPIO_GRAPE_IRO_L. Aside from trying to figure out how to fix/ bodge it, as there is no connected component near, with the connecting pin being in the middle of an IC and it's brother on the B side, what does this specific pin do? Is it redundant or maybe doesn't play a role for basic single finger touch and is only used for something like 3D touch?

I've never read a schematic before so I'm a bit clueless...

⟐ Commented March 06, 2023 at 23:23 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: 1-Inch Left side of ipad mini 2 not respond to touch input

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 03:20:30 -0700

From googling I can see that this is due to faulty digitizer
but why would 1 inch of the digitizer not respond to touch input?
is it shorting somewhere?

why did it fail in the first place, when it was working before?

is there any solution to fix this digitizer other than replacement?
e.g. putting tape around the edge of the screen, tape where the connectors are to prevent a short.

I know there can be other issues that occur after replacing the digitizer

e.g. ghost touch input

Is there anything that can be done to prevent the ghost touch input issue after replacement of the digitizer?

iPad Mini 2 LTE: iTunes error 4014 when restoring

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:31:55 -0700

Hi. I get a 4014 error in iTunes after restoring from DFU, the device can't enter recovery mode. I heard 4014 is a NAND error. All I did was used sunst0rm to downgrade it to iOS 11.3.1, I shut it down and now I can't restore from DFU. I tried restoring on Windows 10 and 11, and macOS Catalina on a hackintosh. Thanks

iPad Mini 2 LTE: No (or very low) charging, after battery replacement

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:08:50 -0700

EDITED: Extremely slow charging, after I installed an iFixit battery replacement.

Note that the slow or semi-random charging had been present prior to the battery update, and began when the iPad last upgraded to some version of ios 12. (approx. a year of bad charging behavior, where it would jump from 4% to 100 % in a very short time.)

Initially, after the battery upgrade, it appeared to be stone dead - screen NOT lighting up at all. Left it on a charger for a couple of days, still nothing.

Connected it to a Mac MINI, and when I pressed the button, the device came on! but it showed 1 or 2 % power. The Mac MINI said that the device was “drawing too much power”, and I should disconnect it. Put it back on a charger for several days. It climbed to a staggering 4% battery level. Everything appears to work, touch screen, buttons, etc. Except for the sad state of charging.

Any obvious culprits?

⟐ Edited by author December 01, 2021 at 16:08 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Logo then a black screen after battery replacement

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:09:26 -0700

This ipad had a slightly bloated battery and wasn't turning on, so I changed the battery. Now it turns on but stays on black screen after it shows logo. The only change was the battery. Ipad mini 2

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Won't wake after sleep. back light comes on only

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:09:48 -0700

I replaced the digitizer and the LCD. it works great….but

when it sleeps. you can’t wake it other than turning on the backlight. Able to sleep+home to restart ipad.

after pressing sleep or auto sleep, you can still hear siri and sleep/cover clicks.

I understand that the mini 4,5 have a sleep/wake switch. am i wrong in thinking the mini 2 does not?

iPad Mini 2 LTE: iPad Mini 2 not working as expected

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:15:14 -0700

My iPad Mini2 (WiFi + Cellular) with iOS 12.5.4 (which has no hardware repairs done since purchase) has the following issues:

- Power button does not lock the iPad however, shut down works (long press)

- Many Apps like MS Teams gets installed; however, cannot join any sessions

- Overall, the iPad is much slower than it used to be

Actions Taken

- Erased All contents and Settings to Factory Default many times upto iOS 12.5.4

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Could you tear down an iPad without heating the Glass?

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:58:17 -0700

Hi! I'm asking the question if you can safely open the iPad Mini without heating up the glass, I'm asking that because I took it to a store and the open the iPad in front of me without heating it and the metal backplate didn't stayed on the display, did they do it wrong?.

⟐ Answer accepted January 16, 2021 at 8:58 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Replaced my screen digitizer.

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:34:20 -0700

I replaced my digitizer and anytime I press on the screen, I can see the LCD liquid getting squished even with the lightest taps. I made sure that there is nothing in the way under the LCD which is all clear. Why does this happen?

⟐ Answer accepted November 30, 2020 at 19:34 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Water damage or faulty digitizer?

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 08:38:31 -0700

I’ve been all through the forums, so forgive me if this has been answered.

Our iPad mini 2 (I know, it’s super old) fell into water. I immediately shut it off, opened it up, and pulled everything out. There wasn’t much water inside, but the digitizer connector did have a droplet of water in it.

Meanwhile, I cracked the LCD. Left the iPad open to dry and ordered a new LCD. It works perfectly. But the touch screen no longer works. There is no visible sign of water damage.

Is the digitizer likely damaged by water? Is there any point in ordering a new digitizer? I didn’t damage the digitizer when I opened it, I don’t think.

This is my son’s iPad and he uses it for school, so I’m pretty eager for it to work. We can’t afford a new one, so thanks for any advice.

⟐ Answer accepted November 27, 2020 at 8:38 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Slide to power off randomly displayed.

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:00:02 -0700

Hi all,

I have an iPad mini 2 which randomly either takes screenshots when I press the home button or displays ‘slide to power off’ screen. I realise that these both point towards a stuck or intermittent power button but I have replaced this and also replaced the digitizer to rule that out. Unfortunately it’s still the same. Has anyone experienced this before?

Thanks in Advance

iPad Mini 2 LTE: I broke my home button. Socket ripped out.

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:46:15 -0700

So, I cracked my iPad’s digitizer. I went to replace it then the new digitizer broke and the socket got ripped. I only need to back the data up and unlock it, i see that there are 2 points on the logic board for the home button. As shown here.

Now do I need to put in the inductor and capacitor and resistor and then short it or can I just short the pins out? Thanks.

⟐ Commented September 09, 2020 at 4:46 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Upper left corner unresponsive most of the ti after panel replacement

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:01:54 -0700

Hi everyone!

I exhanged the shattered panel with the guide on this site and it went pretty well. The Ipad seems to work well except for one thing. The glued strips that came with the new panel don’t hold very well and I already ordered new strips.

But what’s really irritating is that the upper left corner is unresponsive most of the time. I have to press down on the lower right corner that won’t stay in properly to make it work. Any ideas what is going on? Should I be concerned? Or will this go away once the panel is glued in properly?

⟐ Commented August 10, 2020 at 9:01 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Screen Turning Off After a Brief Moment

Sat, 16 May 2020 03:34:24 -0700

My Ipad suddenly acts strangely and continues to blackscreen after 5 seconds of screentime, it is still functioning but blackscreen

⟐ Commented May 16, 2020 at 3:34 MST

iPad Mini 2 LTE: Screen shows only apple logo after replacing LCD/Digitizer?

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:37:51 -0700

After replacing the LCD and digitizer screen, the iPad didn't seem to power on. However, it hasn't been used or charged in over a year or more. So I plugged it in and immediately saw an apple logo shown, clearly on screen. Unfortunately, the logo is the only thing that comes up and it seems to cycle from the apple logo to a dark screen and back without any prompting. The logo remains on screen for approximately 7 sec, then the screen goes dark for the same amount of time before the logo shows up again. This is while it's plugged in. The screen remains dark when unplugged.

I've taken it apart again, disconnected the battery, and checked all the connections, before putting it back together and finding the same result as before with the cycling logo and nothing else on screen.

The original damage was from someone intentionally smashing it. Which causes me to wonder if there's some internal damage that I can't see? However, all parts and components appear to be in good condition and are all in their proper places.

Any suggestions or insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thank You!!

⟐ Answered March 05, 2020 at 17:37 MST