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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 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 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 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 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

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Locked to an old work email

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:03:08 -0700

My dad gave me an old ipad mini 2 that he got from his old job, it has been Icloud locked to an email that has been long deleted, apple store wont help without proof of me owning it, is there a way i can remove the lock for free?

⟐ Commented July 13, 2023 at 11:03 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: How to unstick my jammed power button?

Wed, 03 May 2023 11:54:12 -0700

My power button is horribly jammed.

Pls help me. I have tried rubbing it with isopropyl panol. I even tried a vacuum. Nothing is working!!!

⟐ Answered May 03, 2023 at 11:54 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Ipad not turning on; stuck in charging symbol during ios 11 update

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:28:58 -0700

Hello friends,

Yesterday morning, I have to experience a weird behavior of my ipad mini2. Day before yesterday night my ipad mini 2 was at 12% charge and I was trying to install the ios 11 (developer beta version), the download of the software happened in less than 10 mins and since my ipad was connected to a wall adapter, the system allowed to install the software (even though the charge is 12% but still connected to wall adapter).

I was seeing that the update was taking almost 20 mins with the progress bar showing the loading. I fell asleep and woke up after 4 hours to see that my ipad was showing an apple logo and was bit hot. (Not too hot rather).

After that I removed the cable and it showed me the connected to charger logo!!!

Looked like battery drained, but I connected to the charger and the ipad was showing that the device is charging (black screen with battery icon in middle with red line at the base of the battery icon - the screen before the ipad starts)

After 15 to 20 mins, the apple logo is appearing and AND STUCK AT THAT LEVEL AND MAKING THE DEVICE LITTLE HOT AS IT PROGRESSES and when removed, it is coming back to the connect to charger logo...

I do not want to have it charged for a very long time since not sure if it might affect the battery. I left the device untouched for a day and I even tried performing the above cases today morning and it is still the same.

I guess it should not be a hardware issue since, charging an ipad for 4 hours with device stuck at apple logo continuously (due to update interruption) should not affect the battery or charging IC for such a branded product like apple.

I cannot do DFU/Restore or do anything now since if I connect the device to macbook, it is showing the charging symbol in the ipad (black screen with battery icon in middle with red line at the base of the battery icon) and itunes and the mac is not detecting the device.

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO GET BACK MY IPAD TO WORKING CONDITION PLEASE?

⟐ Answered February 14, 2023 at 13:28 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: How to flash firmware on ipad?

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:40:38 -0700

The ipad is stuck at recovery mode whenever i try to recover with itunes- progress bar does not move. It has been suggested a firmware flash is needed, but the software I have seen requires payment. Are there free software to flash firmware? Or am i using the right method?

⟐ Answer accepted December 26, 2022 at 13:40 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Bent lightning port won’t charge

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 01:54:36 -0700

I was charging my iPad when it fell of my bed and the lighting port seems to be bent inwards so it has to be at a certain position to charge is there anyway to fix it

⟐ Answered December 16, 2022 at 1:54 MST

iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi: Why does my ipad not work after digitizer,LCD and battery replacement?

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:01:41 -0700

I recently replaced a iPad mini 2 digitizer and I accidently broke the LCD, so I ordered one and replaced it. It works, but when I turned it on it blinked the apple logo for a second and then it would just be a black, dim light and didn’t do anything else. When plugging it in to iTunes, it did not show up, but while windows was setting up the device, it said The iPad was in some sort of recovery mode. I don’t know what o do. I have replaced the battery and nothing, Help?

⟐ Commented December 12, 2022 at 12:01 MST