Instead of a complete teardown, I’ve considered buying a new LCD digitizer and a battery pack. While I have these items removed , try to bend the back plate back into position as close as flat as possible. I never use the keyboard connection and the device works fine when the Digitizer is pushed back into place until the glue comes loose again. All of this glue and the screen is loose? The screen has a few blue streaks on a couple of apps, and a couple of small bright spots that are permanently there. I know that a 2020 iPad Pro is in my future. Also waiting to see if Apple is going to push for a new device every year! It’s BS as we buy our devices outright! I expect about 4yrs out of them & No contract! If they start making devices that don’t upgrade for more than a year or two, I’m done with Apple!

If I replace the battery pack and the LCD screen, the issues should not be issues with the device working properly until I get another device. Anyone think this is a better option than a complete teardown?

So has Apple FINALLY put a DAC in this tablet? I generally use my Astell & Kern PDA for listening to music. I have the Tidal app and I noticed that my iPad Pro 10” sounded like it has a DAC onboard , but I thought maybe it was just because I was tilting it or something. Looked at getting a iFi headphone amp as it’s suppose to playback Master Quality Audio from Tidal. I have a home setup that allows me to play MQA disc I purchased from Japan and some are really good, others are not as good as the Platinum SHM (24Bit/192kHz). Queen is a good example of the MQA Disc sounding less than stellar compared to the Platinum SHM version. I don’t use my iPhone for much but a phone. I might look into an iFi device now, for Tidal streaming.

Okay, as much trouble as this is, and the fact that I don’t have $2,000 to spend on a new 2020 iPad Pro, what would I need to replace my bent back plate? I have the back plate, but it’s apparent that many of the items are still glued into the back plate in this tear down. Speaker cables, screw mounts , etc.

I noticed it was bent, I guess from being stuffed into my messenger bag, as I noticed light leaking slightly out of the top. I’ve had some issues with the screen going darker and the LED lights on the edge by the home button become visible sometimes. I had planned to buy a battery pack. Mine will no longer hold a charge for very long. I’m essentially tethered to a power bank most of the time. Now, I am guessing I will need a battery pack to fix the batteries, a new LCD screen digitizer and the screen retention set that glues everything goes back together. I’m also assuming I’d need to purchase new speaker cables, etc that are glued in. Looking more like a pro job now. Bend is by the 3 dot keyboard link.