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

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

⟐ Answered January 26, 2017 at 11:39 MST

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

⟐ Answered May 16, 2018 at 18:58 MST

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

⟐ Commented December 10, 2020 at 12:17 MST

⟐ Commented April 11, 2020 at 0:52 MST

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

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

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

⟐ Answered November 05, 2015 at 21:15 MST

⟐ Answer edited November 14, 2018 at 5:59 MST

According to itunes error 53 after iPhone 6 home button replacement?replacing the Touch-ID home button will always lead to the ipad being unusable after updating it. (Error 53).

My questions:

1) is this true?

2) has it always been true?

3) would taking the old home button and just replacing the cable work?

The reason I am asking: I brought my iPad to a repair service with broken digitizer and severed home button connecting cable. They told me that replacing the home button with authentic apple home button would work((see question 1). I accepted a 170€ repair and now the iPad is unusable. They threw away my original home button(see question 3). They tell me the issue is a recent one coming with an IOS update and that previous Touch-ID home button replacements have worked.(see question 2) I should wait if there is a fix in the next IOS update.

Thank you for your help

⟐ Answered December 28, 2025 at 8:10 MST

i replaced the Digitizer on my ipad mini 3 and am left with theTouchID issues and non-working Home-Button and Touchscreen.

I did not throw away the old Home-Button, but i did cut the Flex cable since i was not aware of the issue when i started changing the digitizer.

Is there any way i can repair the issue? Is there any way to get to the data stored on the ipad? I would not mind to much switching to another tablet, but i need the data on the ipad…

Best regards,

Tobias

⟐ Commented August 07, 2019 at 8:03 MST

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⟐ Edited by author August 28, 2018 at 15:19 MST

⟐ Commented March 23, 2018 at 14:33 MST

1 ~ The old problem of power button not working if applying a short press while it still works if you press longer in order to power on/off the iPad.

2~Apps wiggle when you touch and hold ,the delete bubble is there but then you can't delete the app nor install it using the IPad,but it still works if you install via iTunes,it bothers in case you are interested in apps directly through Safari .

3~Even if the iPad is turned the LCD is black nonetheless (A common issue which can be solved by connecting to iTunes and activating VoiceOver and Inverting Colors from there .

4~~Home button not working .

These problems are common for IPad mini(3,4) ,and I think they are related to the cables of the home button not being placed appropriately ,since when I sometimes touch those flex cables some of these problems are solved like temporarily but then come back.

Can someone give me some instructions to solve especially the broblems ~1 ~2 .

Thank you !

⟐ Answer accepted August 05, 2017 at 18:55 MST

⟐ Answered November 22, 2016 at 14:56 MST