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iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: will a ipad mini 2 lcd fit ipad mini 3

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:10:49 -0700

I run a small DIY screen replacement hobby business.

I have been caught out on this iPad Mini 3 A1599.

After checking suppliers they supplied me a digitizer with out the IC.

Also the digitizer they have listed comes with the standard "Home Button" of course Ipad mini 3 have "Finger Print reignition"

I have 1 question

#1 will the ipad mini 2 LCD fit and work on a ipad mini 3 ?

Thanks in advance

Darren

⟐ Answer deleted June 30, 2017 at 19:10 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Does the 2nd gen digitizer fits the 3th gen iPad Mini

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:06:52 -0700

The Question is simple, does the 2nd gen iPad mini digitizer fit the 3th gen iPad mini?

The connector seems to be the same in the teardown, the size is the same. So the only problem can be: Is the Touch-ID button is the same size as the old home-button?

Can anyone check this out? It would save a lot in repair cost to to the fact hat the digitizer are allready availible in good prices.

Steve

⟐ Comment deleted August 29, 2016 at 4:06 MST

iPad Mini 3 LTE: Is the inner screen broken?

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 03:17:12 -0700

I drop my ipad last night , The screen doesn't cracked from outside. I just want to know if the inner screem damged and how much it will cost me to repair it??

⟐ Answer accepted December 07, 2016 at 3:17 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Error 53 Will new home button fix problem/ dont have original

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:39:11 -0700

I get error 53 when trying to restore my iPad that is stuck on recovery mode. I have read that using original will fix the issue but don't have it. Does Ifixit.com sell OEM home button? And will it fix the issue?

⟐ Answered January 26, 2017 at 11:39 MST

iPad Mini 3: Best cleaning solution to clean an LCD?

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 06:44:01 -0700

When I do an iPad repair I try to reframe from touching the LCD at all so there are no finger marks on it at all. And then just blow the glass chips off and wipe quickly with microfiber cloth. But once in a while I get a fingerprint mark on it. What is the best way to clean it and what solutions used? I tried windex and it works but it seems to change the color of the LCD. Please Let me know how you guys go about cleaning it. Thanks

⟐ Commented September 21, 2015 at 6:44 MST

iPad Mini 3: white screen of death is the problem with my ipad

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:57:04 -0700

my ipad mini 3 has a white screen of death problem tried the three combination key of home button volume up button and power button to hard reset it but got no solution. and cant switch off the ipad at all i get no apple logo nothing at all only white screen tried putting the ipad into dfu mode in itunes but when i connect to itunes it asks for the pass code how can i type the passcode if i only see white screen what can be the solution. need help!!!!

⟐ Commented September 01, 2022 at 18:57 MST

iPad Mini 3: Replaced Digitizer & LCD - Now iPad Dead?

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:45:35 -0700

Hi All,

As the title says , got my first iPad Mini 3 here , replaced the digitizer following the instructions on iFixIt ........ all went without a hitch.

Managed to transfer original home button over to the replacement too!

Switched it back on after repair .......... Doh! Cracked the LCD! :( :(

Replaced the LCD ......... all worked fine until the iPad went flat (it was very flat when the client brought it to me)

Now I can't get ANYTHING out of it at all , have left it on charge for several hours , tried multiple chargers and genuine Apple Lightning cables , double checked connections for the LCD and digitizer etc ....... Totally bizarre!!

Anyone seem anything like this? Point me in the right direction before I tell the customer I've broke their ipad? :P

Thanks in advance!!!

⟐ Commented July 01, 2019 at 3:45 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Boots to apple logo then shuts off

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:12:22 -0700

Hey everyone,

I wanted to post here as I also fix iphones, ipads, ipods and provide micro soldering on basic level repairs such as charge ports, ps4 hdmi ports, ipod batteries, etc...

Anyways, I have a customer who brought their Ipad Mini 3 Wifi + Cellular in for repair. It needed the LCD Replaced. After replacing I plugged the ipad in to charge as it was sitting out in the cold and hot for many months since it was broken! It took about 45 minutes just to turn out. It was charging at 1.8amps close at 5 volts. Anyways, it turned on finally and had a passcode. Customer didn't remember it so he asked to restore it for him! So, I let the ipad charge and it took about 4 hours to fully charge from 0 to 100 percent and was working and it was staying on. The next morning I downloaded the ipsw and did it twice... I restored the ipad both in iTunes and 3utools and it was successful. Now it turns on to the apple logo at 0.42 volts for about 8 seconds then shuts off to 0.01 volts. When I press the power button again to turn it back on it repeats the same thing over.

I took the ipad apart and tested the battery with a multimeter and their are 4 solder joints on the battery itself. I have two readings and the battery is rated at 3.75volts. I tested the battery at 4.1volts and also 2.3volts. I also tested the charge port connector pin and I am receiving 5 volts.

Now, I am wondering if a new battery will fix the problem as its under voltage to go past the apple logo on start up. I am completely lost and I want to know if anyone with board level experience can assist me to get this thing working again! Please, no stupid answers like did you try putting the ipad into dfu mode and this and that.

I took proper measurements and need expertise help at board level to help me determine if you guys think its the battery being faulty! Like I said it was working great before restoring at the passcode screen. Restoring seems to hang at the apple logo screen and shut off.

Anyone help is greatly appreciated!

It also has no water damage and was sitting dead for almost a year

It's also about 2 - 3 years old

Thank you

⟐ Commented January 18, 2019 at 16:12 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Replaced digitizer AND home button, works, but touch error on power on

Wed, 16 May 2018 18:58:47 -0700

Hi, replaced digitizer and home button on an iPad 3 mini. Home button works fine, digitizer works fines.. Upon power on, get touch_id_issue_notification_title popup notification. Click it, goes away, can use tablet fine. We do not need touch ID. Is there a way to disable this message permanently? I have researched it some and it looks like the touch ID will never work unless Apple themselves replaces the home button (wow). But we do not need Touch ID at all, ever. Just want to remove the message. Turned off everything in touch id settings and still pops up. Any input would be appreciated. OS 11.3. Thanks!

⟐ Answered May 16, 2018 at 18:58 MST

iPad Mini 3 LTE: Horizontal bars at bottom of screen (near home button)

Fri, 11 May 2018 18:00:42 -0700

I have a greyish/transparent bar, more like a series of lines at the bottom of the screen. When I rotate the display, the lines remain. Sometimes they aren't completely there, but a single thin line about 1/2 inch from the bottom seems to always be there. From what I have read, I believe it to be the LCD, but I'd like to be a little more certain before I buy the part and open it up.

I am confident with doing this type of work, I just want to be sure of the part that is needed.

Thank you in advance.

⟐ Answered May 11, 2018 at 18:00 MST

iPad Mini 3 LTE: I have a iPad mini 3 touch I bought from a pawn shop but it's locked

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 16:23:22 -0700

I have a iPad mini 3 touch I bought from a pawn shop but it's locked onto icloud (Activation lock??11), it's asking for the persons Apple ID and password, does anyone know how to restore it and erase the Apple ID?

⟐ Answer deleted March 24, 2018 at 16:23 MST

iPad Mini 3: Ipad is disabled and wont connect to itunes?

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:55:20 -0700

Because I entered the wrong code so many times my Ipad says connect to itunes, so I tried and what it kept saying when I tried to sync the Ipad to the computer it says "Enter passcode on Ipad first then sync" However since im disabled on my Ipad i cant. Really appreciate if anyone had a solution thank :)

⟐ Commented July 03, 2020 at 4:55 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: touch not working after digitizer replacement

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:34:14 -0700

My wife's iPad Mini 3 (A1599) was dropped a few years ago and had a cracked screen. My brother-in-law attempted a replacement but touch never worked. My wife would really like to get some files off the device that are not in cloud storage but I haven't been able to get past the lock screen without touch.

I purchased a new digitizer, installed it and touch still doesn't work. Looking at where it plugs in, I noticed a pin is missing (see picture). Is that likely the issue and is that board replaceable?

The goal is to get some files from the device, not have a working device afterwards. Thanks for any help and advice.

⟐ Commented September 25, 2022 at 9:34 MST

iPad Mini 3 LTE: Can I remove logicboard and put it into A1599 housing? (IPAD mini 3)

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:45:42 -0700

Hey guys,

I’ve got a scenario here.

If I take the logicboard of an Ipad Mini 3 (Model A1600; wifi + Cellular), would it work if put it into the housing the IPAD mini 3 (Model A1599; just wifi) ?

I just want check if this is doable.

Thanks

⟐ Answer accepted June 25, 2021 at 18:45 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: What is causing my ipad mini replacement LCD to randomly act up

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:17:40 -0700

As you may have read in my previous post, my iPad lcd was broken and acted up with lines and dead pixels after a hard impact. I replaced the lcd soon after. A month after replacing the display, the lcd was filled with lines though I didn't drop the iPad or put it in liquid. It happened suddenly and without warning except for the screen being usually white on the right side. That took me by surprise. It got better for a minute and suddenly returned to being filled with lcd lines. Then after a while, it got better temporarily and i had some time to go make a backup. Then it got unusable with lines again. I noticed the lines got worse and a huge white spot with a surrounding white area appeared over the lines. What should I do to repair my ipad. And is this a sign that my screen is faulty? Please help

⟐ Commented December 10, 2020 at 12:17 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: screen is getting self commands without touching it

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:52:43 -0700

after changing the ipad screen in a workshop, the screen is working and powering normally, but it keeps getting self commands without touching it. any suggestions, is it the LCD or digitizer problem?

⟐ Commented April 11, 2020 at 0:52 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Touch Not Working after Digitizer & FPC Connector Replacement

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:12:24 -0700

I’ve got an iPad Mini 3 WiFi (A1599) that belongs to a friend of mine that I'm working on. A few months back they dropped the iPad and it cracked the digitizer in the top right corner by the power button. They asked if I would repair it which I agreed to do. I replaced the digitizer and all was well.

A couple weeks ago they called and told me that the Digitizer was starting to lift in one of the corners. I told them no big deal and that I would re-tape the digitizer. This was partially my fault as I should have re-taped the replacement digitizer with my Tesa tape when I originally installed it, instead of leaving the garbage adhesive that came on the digitizer. But I despise working on iPads and just wanted to get it back together and off my workbench as quickly as possible. =p

So I got the iPad a couple days ago and disassembled so that I could remove and clean the old adhesive. I applied some new adhesive and proceeded to test fit the LCD & digitizer so that I could do a final test before final re-assembly. At this point I booted up the iPad and noticed that the Touch wasn't working. The Home Button and everything else was fine, but the digitizer was not responding to touch. So I attempted to re-seat the digitizer connecter when I noticed that a couple of the contacts were missing from the Digitizer FPC Connector. I replaced the FPC connector with a new one, booted up the iPad but still, No Touch! I swapped the digitizer with another one I had lying around but still, No Touch!. I also checked each leg on the FPC Connector with my multi-meter, and each one is making contact with the pads on the board, so I’ve ruled that out also.

I've never come across this issue before and was wondering what else I can check and/or replace to get the touch working again. Perhaps an IC or filter that maybe got shorted out when the FPC connector pins came loose?

Thanks in advance.

⟐ Commented March 16, 2020 at 6:12 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Why no display ipad mini 3

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:55:42 -0700

ipad mini 3 touch screen, home button and lcd replacement. After put it together again apple logo shows up for 1-2 seconds than black screen (voice everything you can hear pc as well recognise the ipad.Touch screen work you can hear the games open after touch) just no display. What else I should do I have tried the hard reset even recovery but no successful. When turn off and turn on again apple logo show up for about one- two seconds than black.

⟐ Answer accepted November 15, 2017 at 5:55 MST

iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi: Screen replacment and home button does not fit?

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:53:20 -0700

This is my first 3 gen mini. I have done tons of 1st and 2nd Gen with no problem. My problem with this one is the home button will not physically fit. The screen is a XIAO MO GU from amazon. I have also used over a dozen of their screens with no problems. Any idea?

⟐ Answer accepted September 27, 2016 at 19:53 MST

iPad Mini 3: Touch Screen acting on its own after screen replacement.

Sun, 04 Sep 2016 14:37:17 -0700

I own a local repair shop and this dreaded issue is back! The ipad mini 1,2 had this issue of the ipad touch screen acting crazy on its own as if someone was opening and closing apps. A simple solution solved that issue with Kapton tape.

This solution was applied to the ipad mini 3 screen but does not solve the crazy/acting on its own touch screen issue.

Does anyone know a solution to this issue. I've tried everything. Kapton tape on the lower section of the screen covering both home button cable and coving the the outside of the inside edge of the touch sensor. no aid.

⟐ Answered September 04, 2016 at 14:37 MST