The device would work on the iPad A16 as well. But that assumes you want to charge and listen at the same time.
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All iPads Please Help Me: iPad Screen Damaged! Photos included...
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I know many other others have recommended the purchase of a new one. I will add my recommendation as well. I have replaced an iPad screen before with a new digitizer and touch button. It did not work properly. Admittedly I did not buy a high-quality one, but rather one from Amazon. I never could get the digitizer to work properly, and it ended up being a waste of my time.
Honestly, given the cost of the repair kit and the difficulty in replacing parts on an iPad, it wouldn't be significantly more expensive to buy a 9th gen iPad second-hand.
As many have said above, replacing parts on a modern iPhone or on an iPad is difficult - too many vert small and very delicate parts on top of the fact that it takes a certain amount of brute force (and heat) to open the case. The risk of accidentally damaging internal connectors etc is high, especially the screen cable and Touch ID sensor cable.
As many have said above, replacing parts on a modern iPhone or on an iPad is difficult - too many vert small and very delicate parts on top of the fact that it takes a certain amount of brute force (and heat) to open the case. The risk of accidentally damaging internal connectors etc is high, especially the screen cable and Touch ID sensor cable.
Yes this happens often, and it's why I don't homerepair iPads or iPhones anymore. You can replace the screen but often it's not close to the quality of the original.
Looking at the damage to the screen in the photos, it's highly likely the digitizer is either completely broken or only partially functional.
Just use some sort of tape, put it on damaged part and pull slightly, the small shards will stick. Be careful, they are very sharp and can make very painful cuts. I still don't get why Apple doesn't do some sort of safety glue like automakers, because this display can really hurt if broken.
You are very lucky because iPad 9th gen has non-laminated display (digitizer and glass are not the same piece), so fixing your iPad is only removing this top glass layer.
If you have already done this type of fixes, that won't be an issue. Buy a screen for that iPad and do replacement. However if you have some 3rd party service they will probably do it for not much more expensive vs you doing it alone.
In fact, if you like your iPad and don't want to upgrade, fixing is best solution (and cheapest)
Having dropped my iPhone 12 mini and shattered the screen, I went in for a repair. And Apple said “sorry, the frame has a slight bend, we cannot install a new screen”. So I bought a 13 mini… but that was necessity. Very frustrating, but if the frame is bent, you need to be able to reform it sufficiently to put new glass in. I cannot, so it was very costly. If it’s not quite obvious, that iPhone 12 mini was a year old…
I wouldn’t call myself handy with electronics, almost at all, but I have replaced the screen on my 11 Pro, twice on a ten, and recently removed and reinstalled the motherboard and Face ID from one Xs in another. The broken one has 512GB storage, so it’s hard to give up I guess.
It’s time consuming, but not that hard if you really try it.
Where I see people erring is that they want to fix the only device they have in 30 minutes or less. I usually tell folks to plan on taking photos of the steps, and taking one or two, or more evenings. Going slow and understanding what goes where, and how, takes time...and makes it easier to reassemble the device.
In the early days, I changed a couple of ipad screens. I changed a couple of phone screens too on the 4G I think so probably 5 times in all. This was in the days when I had kids who could break things almost as soon as you repaired them.
It was probably more than decade ago so I'm fuzzy on the specifics, but there are things you can break underneath getting them off- the antenna I think.
If you are careful enough, it's fairly straight forward and using a hairdryer to soften the glue makes it a lot easier.
But, the new screen really needs to be glued down.They come with double sided tape and don't be fooled: it's not good enough. There are places where it doesn't attach properly and it will bounce a bit right from day one.
Within a couple of months, it's peeled off the tape. You probably first notice that dust or moisture is getting in.
I tried sticking it down but it never sat flat properly.
Maybe you'd have better luck if you are particularly good at this sort of thing but I wouldn't bother again.
It just isn't a long term solution in my opinion.
It was probably more than decade ago so I'm fuzzy on the specifics, but there are things you can break underneath getting them off- the antenna I think.
If you are careful enough, it's fairly straight forward and using a hairdryer to soften the glue makes it a lot easier.
But, the new screen really needs to be glued down.They come with double sided tape and don't be fooled: it's not good enough. There are places where it doesn't attach properly and it will bounce a bit right from day one.
Within a couple of months, it's peeled off the tape. You probably first notice that dust or moisture is getting in.
I tried sticking it down but it never sat flat properly.
Maybe you'd have better luck if you are particularly good at this sort of thing but I wouldn't bother again.
It just isn't a long term solution in my opinion.
Definitely! I wouldnt do it without a second device that has the ifixit, if available (wasn’t for the Xs organ swap), guide open.
There have been a couple times where I would have totaled a device if I didn’t have the guide open.