Amateur iPad screen replacement 

Just got mine in the mail today. ru-vid.comUgkxhcEDB3r-OJ3_X5hQzr7k1ZofTQy1ao_U The corners of the box was a little smashed but I think that’s more of the shipping’s fault. iPad was in perfect condition though. I ordered the yellow one thinking it was going to be a bright vibrant color. Instead I looks like more of a Gold color. I personally prefer the gold look. Definitely not disappointed but just a heads up to the ones expecting a brighter cream of yellow.

That fused combination of excitement and relief while shouting "It still works!" is so darn relatable.

9:23 Haven't heard Matthias being this happy in 10 years or so that I'm watching him.

I encourage everybody to take one of these repairs on. If you're like me, you'll botch the first one, but you'll learn in the process and be good to go after that. I started with one 5-year-old phone that wasn't working, and when I was done it still wasn't working, but I've successfully repaired three newer phones since then. One of the joys of family is a steady supply of damaged phones to repair.

I did that same repair for my daughter... Two weeks later Apple made her model EOL and stopped doing updates of the iOS. I got the parts at a local repair shop. He was doing a repair on a similar iPad. I guess they all start with removing the screen. He used a heating pad like you'd use for a sore back and laid the iPad face down on it for 20 minutes or so then flipped it over and everything just peeled apart.

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Fantastic work, Matthias! 😃 Louis Rossmann would be proud! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

The iPad does have Touch ID but if your wife didn’t use it then no big deal. Save the original button in case you have to do this again.

I’ve never heard you so excited before 9:30. :). Thanks Mattias, you are awesome as always. I actually did the exact same operation a few years ago and was blown away to when it still worked. I had problem getting the new tape to stick properly. Regards /D

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I've used the hot bed on my 3d printer to warm up phones for screen replacement though i'm not sure if the bed is large enough to be effective on an ipad.

As someone who repairs these every day for my job I can say, not a bad job at all! The plastic in the screen on the corner is probably the protective film they put on the inside glass and thats probably the pull tab you can see. If you need to do one of there again just pull it off before closing it up. :)

I’ve worked on laptops and desktops, always avoided tablets and smart phones though. After watching your video, I might try it out next time I break a screen. Thank you

Hugely important notice for anyone looking at this repair and wanting to generalize it as a general touch device glass replacement: Note that on a large majority of devices, the screen is directly glued to the glass! Don't be fooled by dozens of eBay listings only selling the glass part, as during removal you will notice the glass and screen are glued together over the entire surface of the screen. This adhesive is extremely difficult (next to impossible) to remove and has an immense chance of breaking the screen while doing so. Practically it is fair to say removing the glass and adhesive from the screen is not possible. It's tempting for a budget fix (the glass bits usually go for only 7 dollars or so) but if getting the device working is actually important, you will higly likely be disappointed. Much better to just dish out for the whole screen + digitizer assembly in the first place - also results in less work. If the device is "useless" and you just want to try replacing it out of interest, that's a fair chance to learn something though. Go ahead.

I was screaming at the screen (figuratively) 'swap the touchID sensor!!!'. That'll be a really annoying error for anyone used to using it on the pre-fix. That said, great job! Tip: When working with broken glass, apply a layer of strong tape like quality packing tape or tuck tape. It causes the fragments to come up in one sheet, especially if you use a suction cup.

How you were doing it around 2:15 was what I found easiest to remove glass from glued together devices. I would up using a mix of playing cards (nice and stiff with sharp edges) and guitar picks to slowly work things open.

I've replaced 2 tablet screens (samsung), a phone screen, and a power jack inside a laptop using the small ifixit toolkit... it made this kind of repair so much easier. I am sure there are other great kits, but I can speak to the quality of the ifixit ones. I don't regret the $30

7:47 is that blood? haha. you should checkout JerrRigEverything. You would like his channel.

Sir, you have to undo the tiny screw at the special Apple proprietary battery connector, and slip an Ace or a Joker card between that connector and batteries, to keep the device powered off. As your trying to connect the digitizer, you could inadvertently pass current into the other bus traces on the ribbon cable, and destroy the touch screen and home button driver chip on logic board, or the new digitizer itself, it’s happened to me before, and the boss had to foot the bill over my rookie mistake, and wasn’t very happy with me.

Repaired lots of iPads years ago.. same technique. Hot air around 100°C is enough. Just keep keep it moving around the edge your working on. And for the bende edges in the frame I did the same. Little bit of hamering, and shape it with a Dremel tool.

Your excitement on finding that it worked - superb!

Now you know how I feel doing woodworking projects 😅 Those little bitty screws are still annoying, even with the right bits lol. I had to get the screen off an old iPod touch and I'd imagine the iPad would be way more annoying without the big heating pad the repair shops use. Also for future reference, you can still power off the device by just holding the power button for a bit. (or power and vol up on newer ones) ;)

If you would have kept holding down the power button longer it would have turned off.

Thanks for the upload, #righttorepair

Best way to learn is to try!

stressful for sure, but you made it. I sliced the ribbon cable on mine when I tried to replace a samsung tablet screen a number of years ago, which killed it's display.

The experience with how to take things apart is the reason for whenever I get equipment in hand that do not work any more I dismantle it completely. Often the result is that there is no way it could be put back together again, but that is not a problem. Have made it much easier to later really fix similar devices. Anyway just the knowledge of how thing are put together can often be very helpful even if you never try to fix devices and/or tools.

I convinced my father once to do a repair like this, he got it done and was similarly happy and proud as you were! Good memory:)

you should have made the video title "CHANGE YOUR iPAD SCREEN WITH THIS 1 SIMPLE TRICK!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱"

The top screen is the digitizer, & the lower one is the LCD screen. Best thing to do is to watch several videos, as one may show something, or the person may say something that the others didn't! Details, details, details!! And watch those tiny glass shards!

After all this years, watching you mastering woodworking.. sitting there in awe about your abilities... finally I'm watching you doing something I'd done better ;) Still - good job! I love repaired electronics! Love your channels!

Great job... That elation, when it works, is an unbelievable feeling, isn't it???? It is... I repaired a Sony Camera a year ago.... omg, that was tough... But when it worked.... I was beside myself with joy, let me tell you..... You are clearly younger than me... I had to do the whole job looking through one of those lighted magnifying glass things... Or later I bought these super-zoom close up vision glasses things I found on Amazon.... That stuff is just too small... You can buy small tools & all that, and do it, but, if you can't see what you're doing, it's really hopeless..... Yeah, pretty sure I never saw vise grips & a hammer used in an IPad repair.... heh heh heh!!!

Next video…Matthias repairs his wife’s broken watch!

Oh os use the olaztis soudgers for the connector's, iv not fully finished watcjing this video yet but can see your connectors are allredy bent. 😢

I am a fan of attempting to repair things around the house, from toasters to washing machines to devices. Great video!

Apple devices used to be pretty straightforward to repair. They're so common that parts and guides where everywhere... But now it's all locked in software so nothing works after you fix it.

It's so hard to watch it please don't do it like that. I replace thousands of iPads. You better take to right place to do the right way job. When you take digitizer off please wear safley glasses protect you eyes.

If you ever again will have to deal with adhesives use some isopropanol. It's highly effective to weaken the glue and help clean the old adhesive. And is completely harmless to electronic parts. Props for putting a hammer into iDevice. 😆

I have 3 teenagers. I have replaced a couple dozen screens, etc. You can almost always find a sub-assembly that is much easier to replace e.g. screen+digitizer+camera. And you can typically find the right colour, too ;)

I did one of these a few months ago. Put it into a thick case and put a screen protector on and brought it into the shop. It fell off the work bench 2 hours later and it cracked again. It's staying cracked now.

I've done some android phones but not an ipad. Thanks for the video

Next time remove the battery connector before removing the LCD connector, you are lucky it didn't blow the filter that is next the LCD connector

I have zero confidence in myself for things of this nature. There are a few buried iPads that I had problems with and relegation to the ground seemed the most secure way of disposing of them

Very disappointing. You should have made a wooden touch sensor.

If you don't have to pull the hammer out at least once, was it even broken? Lol

My iPad has: Broken LCD, cracked glass, glass going inside the device, No touchscreen working, etc

Grab a cheap hot air rework. I have the "YIHUA 959D". You can set the temp and airflow, and it's amazing for this type of work. I've used mine for re-work ONCE and used it for "other stuff" 50+ times lol.

These devices could be engineered to make these types of repairs much easier but then companies wouldn't be able to sell as many new ones. Capitalism makes it more profitable to fill up landfills with E-waste.

My iPad has a slight bump around the ncamera seems like it was manufactured this way I don't know if I should ignore the bump or try straightening it idk

I believe if you changed the iPad front button with the original one, you would retain the iPad Touch ID functionality. You need to reprogram the new one apparently

First mistake in this repair. You bought an apple product 🙃

Would you do it again... not on the same one. I've done it 3x on the same iPhone for a friend that kept smashing their screen and the problem is that all those little connectors ar not designed for multiple connects/disconnects, and the more times you open it the less they grip when you reassemble. Very quickly you get to the point where the connectors won't stay together for long enough for you to get it put back together again.

I have rarely seen Mathias so excited about something :P It must have felt very nice!

Thanks for doing this. I need to do it myself. My wife's iPad screen is also broken and the battery is swelling. Of course she wants a new one. I'll show her!

That tool is called a "spudger", by the way. It spudges.

If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

7:44 first blood to the ipad

You go to school on the first run of anything you do, and learn how to do it better and faster.

I did this kind of thing several times in my early IT career. Never again. Just... never. I like the Wera advent calendars for getting a handful of good screwdrivers without spending a fortune.

For 40$ i think you could have gotten the full lcd, glass, home button, speaker and mic. With digitizer n all... ebay is your friend on iphone/ipad screens.. trust me ive had iphone apple crap since iphone 3gs and i hate friggn iphone. Ive smashed 9 phones, some intentionally, and broke and fixed probably 50 screens on all models.. it gets easier.. lol

Having any RIM/Blackberry flashbacks dealing with something like this?

Magnifying glasses/goggles are a must for these repairs. Cheap specialized tool kits are are also a big help, and contain the right sized screwdrivers.

Congrfatulations Matthias! Your efforts paid off. I have to admit that I was nervous watching you do this. I did a battery replacement on my iPhone a while back, feeling ok about voiding the warranty since at the time, the Apple replacement cost $100.00 US. Turned out the battery I put in was used, and did not hold a charge! I had to put the old battery back in and hold my breath while taking in to Apple to have them do the replacement. All good in the end, but lots of angst in the process!

I've fixed a few tablets and smartphones and the nearest thing I can compare it to is surgery.

I'm curious about what profesional repair-man youtubers like Louis Rossmann would think of your replacement

Be interested in your opinion of ‘Right to repair’. If Apple (and others) had their way you wouldn’t be able to do this.

you want to transplant the old home button because of TouchID. if you don't care about that, then feel free to replace the home button.

The final repair step would be fitting a glass screen protector and protective case to prevent future damage 🙂

Your excitement is akin to a kid's on Christmas morning!

The excitement when you managed to fix something like that is the best feeling there is even with all the road blocks and the things apple does to prevent 3rd party repair aka you repairing it.

I did. the same with a hairdryer worked too but I ruined my home button by too much glue Haptic Touch helps

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As an electronics repair technician, this hurts to watch. thank god you stated 'amateur' in the title haha.

The homebutton that came with the ipad is programmed to the ipad motherboard. The one that came with the digitizer isn't. I don't know what videos you watched but transfering the original home button is a must...

How exited are you today? probably not Matthias discovering that "It still works!"

You should do more small electronics repair, this was entertaining

I paid like 5$ for a replacement screen with the same quality though but eitherway atleast it works plus be careful with the tools you used never seen anyone hammer techs like these lol

I tried to replace the screen but it shows iPad unavailable try again after 1 hours, what to do now and touch is not working properly now

Matthias outside his comfort zone! More of this, please!

Hugh Jeffries uses a heating pad. I think I will use the bed of my 3D printer if I have to do one.

i tried to change the battery for this kind of Ipad and managed to destroy the battery connector ahah

Crazy but very lucky man lol. Taking a hammer and chisel to a iPad 😢

Loved hearing the genuine reaction when it still worked after turning it on!

its probably not that those precision screwdrivers are not precise enough but they aren't the right size for the screws you are trying to remove.

And that finger print ID thing is part of the reason I don't buy apple products.

In my experience replacing screens the missus cares less about protecting the screen because they can easily be replaced it just takes a lot of my time.

brother the original touch button will enable touch u can carefully reuse the same original button

I put the whole thing in an oven around 50c for a bit before hand

I’ve never used a Dremel to fix an iPad. But that’s Matthias.

Very brave, good job, Congratulations

Never thought that a (bigger persuader) is needed in replacing iPad screen 😀

Buy a new tablet. Get Android though this time.🤣

Precisely what is that contrivance good for anyhow?

That tool thing at the start is called 'spudger'.

I personally did a screen replacement on an iPhone 7 with no experience at all, it went perfect.. surprisingly, although I wouldn’t trust that iPhone 7 to be waterproof

Wouldn’t be the same without the hammer! Thanks.

Do keep in mind that some of the adhesives used in replacement screens suck and eventually delaminate. Infact, my old iphone 7 has a replacement screen and its partially delaminated. Also the digitizer is bugged and doesn't work under any operating system that isn't ios. Yes, you heard me right, other operating systems! (look up "checkra1n")

Touch ID is gone because you replaced the home button

"Slide to power off" - I laughed, sorry

Sounds like you might want to invest in an ifixit toolkit. They're genuinely really good with a high quality precision screwdriver set that actually fits these things along with plastic and metal prying tools and suckers for removing glass. They're not cheap but they do work really well. Saved me many a headache since purchasing.