Success! Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial. I'm a 60 yr old female who has never replaced a tablet screen before, but your video made it possible. I'm so happy.

First thing... Awesome video and very well narrated. I'd just like to add three things that could go wrong with this repair... 1) cleaning the old adhesive from the frame is probably the MOST important thing to stress for many reasons. You may not be able to see small glass shards but they WILL break the new digitizer. 2) the fpc connector that the digitizer connects to is VERY fragile and can be damaged easily without your knowledge. Pry from the battery side really slow. and 3) Test the digitizer BEFORE you install the majority of the screws. It's a lot less of a headache when you don't have to redo EVERYTHING all over again because something wasn't lined up right. Thank you for this great tutorial!

This video was very complete and enabled me to replace the cracked screen on my wife's iPad. Lots of detail and clear instruction.

Nice walkthrough. I used playing cards to slide under the LCD and slid them down towards the bottom to put less stress on the LCD.

Thank you thank you thank you! Found your video after searching through several while trying to replace my iPad Mini 2 Screen. Helped me understand what I was getting into well before I even started and I just successfully finished my screen swap. My 6-year-old will be forever grateful! 👍👍

Thanks so much. After I bodged my first repair a while back, this time it all went right, thanks to all the detail in your video.

thank you! Your video is by far the best I have watched as I attempt to fix my grandson's ipad. You were very thorough, especially concerning all the little pieces of tape that need to be saved and replaced! Wish me luck!

I watched a number of other videos, because this was my first attempt at an iPad Mini 2. I must say this was also the very best video. They were actually working with a Mini 2 instead of a Mini which is quite a bit different than a Mini 2. Great Job!

Thanks for the video! I didn't have the tape you used so I didn't put any tape on mine and of course phantom clicks constantly. I took the screen back off and put plain electrical tape and it has been working perfect. BTW, compressed air is a must!

Very useful, thank you. I did sweat a bit getting that LCD panel out as I was very nervous about cracking it! Everything now back together and working nicely. Many thanks.

Another great tutorial! Thanks for the good job.

I watched this all the way to the end, and when he was blowing all the dust off of the screen before putting the digitizer on, I thought that he hadn't blown all the dust off....... until I realised that my laptop screen is filthy and needs a dust!. Nice one buddy, I am about to enbark on changing my iPad mini 2 screen, and I'll watch this again until I am confident enough to know where each it of tape etc goes. Thank you very much.

you did an excellent job this was my first time and I did it because of you thank you so much!!!!

Nice tutorial. All the other videos were not as explanatory as this one. Now I'm debating on saving to send it to apple or do it myself.

Excellent walk through on changing the glass for mini iPad2...

Thank you so much for your very clear and easy explanations. I almost giving up to fix my iPad because some times the lcd doesn't turn on and then the screen doesn't work but after I fallow your instructions it comes on but I said I have to wait for five minutes to log on ( I don't know why ) since I haven't try to log on yet. But hopefully will work . I'll give you un update later . cross the finger. :)

Playing cards work great to get under the LCD!

Worked perfectly. Thank you.

Thank you! Worked like a charm!

Great video, followed guide and replace my sons screen with no problems.

thanks for the great video! really helped me replace my broken glass

Good detail. Not a simple task, but I was successful in fixing my daughter's mini 2, so I'm the hero! Much appreciated!

Great video - very clear and got my iPad fixed. good fun too!

Awesome video Thanks for the advice! And help. Saved me almost $100 bucks!

Dude you Rockkkk seriously before I bumped into your video I've seen like 10 of them and You are the best¡!!!!!!! Congrats you are awesome!!!!!!

Thanks a lot .. very detailed video. Thanks for taking the time..i think my ipad will work again :)

Worked well ! Thanks for the tuto

I used this training video to replace my ipad mini and it works for me! Kudos! Thank you!

Hey man this was a good refresher reference thanks

Great video! I’d like to ad something. If you apply packing tape to the glass prior to the repair it is less likely to touch the lcd and won’t fly everywhere as well 👍

Thank you very much GCPR. Thats a very educating video. I would like to ask a very simple question. Is it convenient to use just clear tape instead of kapton tape? Is the main idea to isolate them? Thank you once more.

This video was super helpful

THANK YOU!!!! Great instructions and method. Works great.

Thanks a lot for a good walkthrough. I had to do it twice; first time I broke a corner trying to force into a bent area of the back. I just used regular electrical tape for some places I must have lost the OEM and it seems to work fine.

Omg thank you this helped me fix me iPad 😀😇🤩

Overall excellent! One of the stupid magnets got in the way when I was closing (oh, that sounds very medical) so I had to pry the corner open and shove the magnet in a bit. Of course, I got a speck of dust in there at the same time but oh, well. Not a functional problem. Thanks!

thanks a lots .. very to helpful ..

Hey, i did this and all turned out well, once everything was put together the screen turned on and everything was working, i turned it off to charge it cause it wasn't charged, i can hear when i connect the charger but it won't turn on

hardware wise what controls the sensor/gyroscope that’s responsible for the auto rotation feature. I’ve tried everything under the sun software wise(rotation lock,soft reset ,hard reset, restore) to figure out why when I turn the iPad it doesn’t rotate anymore

May I ask what type of screen ?There are many in amazon and ebay... Do you have the link to purchase one of these screen? Thanks for the detailed video

I tried turning it on after taking off the digitizer and it is fine but I wanted to know if it's normal for the volume button to not want to change volumes on lock. it just shows like a sign that I am pressing it but I don't see it changing volumes. it is because I have removed the digitizer and when I put it back together it should work?

THIS iPad Mini 2 has different parts than the mini 2's in the other KZfaq Videos on the subject of changing the Digitizer. The screen replacement I bought has a different Ribbon connector and the plate that you take off to get to the connections is different too. I am now afraid to open up my Mini 2 for fear of exposing this particular insides and not having the right replacement part. Has no one else noticed this?. This is the best tutorial on the subject that I have seen so far, and it explains the old screen removal very well, but the different insides concerns me.

What happened to replacing the camera protector that you cut off the old one and were supposed to re use? Did i miss it's replacement on the new one?

super good job.

Thanks that helped me alot

The cable connector part disappeared into the case 4 days after the warranty ran out. is it possible just to push it back out again after the iPad has been taken apart, please?

questions. i have home button working but the tuch part on the screen don't work what I'm I doing wrong?

So if I repair my iPad mini 2,there will be broken still?Or nothing?Or it will back like you brought it?My iPad mini 2 is broken,my screen has cracked.

hi I have a A1490 iPad mini 2. and the screen was obliterated cracks everywhere.... I tried without thinking to disassemble. and then ended up removing all the cables I think when the battery was still connected.... is my tablet still salvageable??? and how can ii do sooo???

I was at the test8mg step and my iPad mini won’t turn on. I charge it before I started this

thank u sir first time and i did it

@Karthik .M Thank you.

My two Magnets are in Place an the Smart Cover does hold up nicely against the screen, but does not activate the Display or shut it down when closing the Cover. Any tips as to what could be the Problem?

Can I just replace the glass only? How do I know if I need the LCD as well? Any comments are appreciated

Whats happen if you leave batter hooked up? forgot to disconnect it.

Thank you great video.

How to perform surgery on an iPad

Hey there, I would like to know if you've done a LCD replacement on one of these without breaking the glass and digitizer. I have a Mini 2 with it's original glass that is not cracked but the LCD is experiencing the infamous white lines issue. I have had experience replacing cracked glass, was not perfect but I know what to avoid now. But I need to know how to remove the digitizer without cracking it, thanks

what can u use instead of Kapton tape

Thank you for showing the LCD removal in enough detail to actually do it. The ifixit guide for the same thing was a huge disappointment.

My screen replacement didn't come with the home button flex cord? And it doesn't look like i can switch over my old one? Will it still work?

I like to use floss for the lcd screen first pick up the right side with tweezers and floss floss into there next using tweezers floss it into the left side and cut down do not go all the way down about 1 1/2 from bottom the move the floss to the middle and pick up the lcd

you should use dental floss to get under the lcd it works the best.

How many millimeters wide is your Kapton tape?

@go cell phone repair i Followed your instructions as I tried to test the iPad the touchscreen didint worked. The home button works well but the touchscreen is not showing any reaction. Is the screen broken? What did I wrong? Thanks in advance

just used this tutorial in 2019! The steps were easy enough but in the end I have some vertical lines near the middle of the screen. Any ideas what I may have done wrong? If I apply pressure to the area where the LCD is connected they disappear but as soon as i release the pressure they return. Can I just shove some electrical tape somewhere in there?

Ive started just repairing mine and my friends phones . I have an ipad mini 2 with the screen fully smashed like around the edges. Do you think its too dangerous to fix? You can like fully see inside of the ipad

Where is the best place to buy the screen cover? Great video!

so i followed the directions except the "very important" disconnecting of the battery. I watched 5 other videos that didn't mention it at all so I thought I was doing it all right. Can anyone suggest what needs to happen if it won't power back up now? Is it possible that a defective replacement screen/IC chip could cause it not to restart? Or did I fry the battery?

My iPad is bent. I did the installation and it worked fine but there are gaps in three of the sides. Any suggestions. Do you think I should heat adhesive and set books on top overnight. I was also thinking about trying super glue. Should either of these produce ghost touches.

Question - the two thin strips of tape that you put back on the bottom of lcd - are these necessary? I somehow lost one of the strips. Can I just cut the one I have in half? Is there somewhere I can get another piece? Or can I just leave it out? (They're the things you peel off at 10:50 in the video) Thank you

best video I found so far! thank you!Could I just leave the magnets out of the ipad? would that have any bad effect on usage?

How much will cost for this

What are you using to heat the adhesive? Possibly stupid question, but could you use a hair dryer in substitute for it?

Just replaced my digitizer and I forgot to take off the inside protective plastic when I closed the Digitizer. 😂😂. It works but need to change out when I get enough for another digitizer.

what can I use to clean LCD screen if it happens to get a small amount of glue when removing digitizer

Do you why the power and home button are not responding after the screen replacement? Everything else works

What if my iPad screen has holes

How did he unscrew these so fast. It’s not letting me no matter what direction I do it😢

How to connect iPad mini 1 magnet

Is electrical tape a good substitute for kapton tape?

What thickness polyimide (kapton) tape do you use to prevent ghosting?

I wish I knew not to throw magnets into garbage..I did found two, would I need all four because for some reason my iPad didn't work after repair...could be magnet issue?

Hi , if I forget to disconnect the battery before I disconnect the screen and touch screen , the iPad doesn't work, is that because I didn't disconnect the battery or the touch screen that I replaced doesn't work ?

What if the replacement digitizer didn't come with the flex cable?

To be clear, do you advise adding captan tape in addition to the original tape that was used? And is there any other tape that will work the same? Thank you for a very well made video. Do you have a procedure for ipad mni 1?

Lol. Hope for the best. Good video.

Unfortunately cracked the LCD, it wasn’t y’all’s fault, but a stripped screw wouldn’t come out, and used a drill to drill it out, then opened it and it cracked cause it didn’t drill all of the way through

What was it u used to make it hotter?

So I was trying to repair my iPad and the LCD just happened to crack right at 9:27. What are the odds of that?😂

could you use a hairdryer as a heat gun??

U are Awesome 👏

What happen if you don’t put the magnet back ?

Can you switch from a white screen to a black screen?

What do I do if the screen broke because the iPad bent.

So im testing it and when i turn it on the apple logo shows then a red screen then dissapears to turn off...Any help please?

Removing the those screws is a bitch...got stock at the LCD board went to get it removed by tech place then two screws by the digitizer just don't want to move...taking me four hours so far!!! But great video, you thank you

whats gonna happen if i don't use tape?

How many mm thick is your Kapton tape?

It looks really difficult