⟐ Commented February 19, 2026 at 7:26 MST

If you hold the button down the device will power on or off like normal. Just the sleep function doesn't work.

Any ideas?

⟐ Commented April 02, 2025 at 10:25 MST

Is there a solution?

⟐ Answer accepted February 12, 2025 at 13:08 MST

My old Ipad is completly black while connecting to pc or charging. Only PC shows that device maybe malfuntioned. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answered January 04, 2025 at 7:13 MST

⟐ Answered October 14, 2024 at 13:06 MST

⟐ Answered June 20, 2024 at 11:13 MST

iPad Mini Wi-Fi GPS Antenna Replacement

thanks

⟐ Commented March 11, 2024 at 13:06 MST

⟐ Commented January 02, 2024 at 13:28 MST

First of all, I am not new to repairing Apple devices, or even the iPad mini in this case. I own a repair shop in the Netherlands. A customer brought in 2 iPad mini's both wifi only versions with cracked glass. I replaced both digitizers with good quality aftermarket one's. One iPad is working fine, without problems. However the other one randomly shuts down. I already opened it again and disconnected the battery for a couple of minutes and reconnected it. After that I left it powered on during the night and there was no problem. It will still on and didn't shutdown during the night. This morning i started to use the iPad again and all the suddenly it reboots again, most of the times it bootes just fine, after very little usage it reboots.

Does any of you have the same experience, and more importantly, is there a fix?

Thanks for reading! I am looking forward to the reply's.

⟐ Commented January 02, 2024 at 13:27 MST

⟐ Answer edited October 10, 2023 at 17:20 MST

I've tried searching for controller boards for the LCD model from the teardown article (iPad Mini Wi-Fi Teardown), but to no success. Does anyone know if it's even possible to do this? Would it be possible to find one and ask the seller/manufacturer to put custom firmware on it? Being a Samsung display, I'm a bit surprised it's so hard to find, but it's also a very old device.

⟐ Commented April 15, 2023 at 21:12 MST

I'm a newly started technician and I absolutely hate ipads. I always end up with problems from them!

Anyways, I replaced the broken digitizer with a new one and every thing seemed great. When I went to test that everything was working (I haven't removed the strips over the tape and actually mounted the digitizer) it started up fine.

However, when I get to the lock(unlock) bar I couldn't continue. The touch isn't working.

Home button works fine, if I put the Ipad to sleep I can wake it up with the home button.

/EDIT: I just tried with another digitizer, same problem. Home button works, touch does not.

Is the spacing between the golden 'prongs'(what is the correct technical term for them?) supposed to be there?

Link to picture: http://postimg.org/image/w39icrorj/

Thanks for any and all tips!

⟐ Answered April 07, 2023 at 1:46 MST

⟐ Answer unaccepted November 03, 2022 at 11:10 MST

⟐ Answered October 30, 2022 at 14:39 MST

Chris Ryan

crispykitten13@yahoo.com

⟐ Commented September 04, 2021 at 13:25 MST

But the ipad mini still turning on without indication of impact other than video not working (microphone? Camera working fine). Do u guys know what i removed and how it may impact my device? ( i think i damaged the component beside and above it, circled blue in the picture)

thank you, any answer will be really appreciated

⟐ Answered July 14, 2021 at 6:44 MST

⟐ Answer accepted June 22, 2021 at 13:23 MST

Hi,

I was wondering whether my glass is broken or the LCD underneath? Touch is working with no issues.

Thank you for help!

⟐ Edited by author May 14, 2021 at 13:54 MST

⟐ Answer deleted March 14, 2021 at 1:03 MST