⟐ Answered november 05, 2015 at 21:15 MST

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

i have replaced the charging port on my ipad mini 3, on inspection the port was faulty 2 pins touching, the port has been re-replaced but it wont charge, i can see a few darkened caps around the pm ic but they check out ok. please help

⟐ Answered september 29, 2018 at 22:00 MST

Thanks in advance!

Bodhi

⟐ Commented juli 12, 2016 at 23:16 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

⟐ Answered augustus 15, 2023 at 8:03 MST

Please tell me that is just gnd. I couldn't find any schematic about iPad mini 3.

⟐ Answered december 04, 2020 at 8:12 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 augustus 07, 2019 at 8:03 MST

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⟐ Commented maart 23, 2018 at 14:33 MST

I have received an iPad mini 3rd gen. from a friend for me to fix. According to him there are white lines showing up on the lower 2/3 of the screen. Apparently he was using the device normally, when suddenly in the evening those lines appeared. He always handled the device carefully, but the warranty has expired a few months ago.

I now opened up the device, and reseated the LCD connector, allthough it did not help. Is this a common issue and is there a way to fix it, or is the replacement of the LCD itself the only solution here? I've included a picture of the issue.

Many thanks in advance.

⟐ Answered november 18, 2017 at 8:39 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 augustus 05, 2017 at 18:55 MST

⟐ Answered november 22, 2016 at 14:56 MST

⟐ Answer accepted oktober 26, 2016 at 4:46 MST

⟐ Commented oktober 21, 2016 at 20:18 MST

The screen on my ipad mini 3 (A1599) broke several years ago. I should have brought the device somewhere to have it replaced by someone with experience, however, after a series of bad attempts it's now in a spot where I'm wondering if it can be repaired at all.

A friend tried to replace the screen but ended up breaking a pin on the digitizer connector. The system would boot up but there was no way to enter the PIN or use touch ID, the screen was unresponsive.

I then asked another friend who is a EE if they could replace that connector. They attempted but failed, see attached image.

I'm looking for someone who can help with this repair or advise me that there is no chance of getting this system to run long enough to grab some locally stored data from it. The data is worth enough to my wife that I'm willing to pay someone who knows what they're doing to help before I recycle the device.

⟐ Commented oktober 14, 2024 at 12:58 MST

⟐ Commented september 15, 2023 at 10:07 MST

Please everyone can help me

⟐ Answered april 05, 2023 at 7:51 MST

Unlike the Mini 4 and newer, the 3 doesn't have a sleep/wake sensor that needs to be transferred over from the original screen.

Thinking it could have been the aftermarket digitizer, I tired disconnecting the home button and digitizer at the same time, then just the digitizer but got no change with the power button.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

⟐ Commented januari 15, 2023 at 0:25 MST