iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd Gen Screen Replacement

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iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd Gen Screen Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

45 minutes - 2 hours

Introduction

The official guide has been updated and can be found here. This guide is archived for historical purposes.

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    • Be sure to turn off the iPad by pressing and releasing the volume up button then volume down.

    • Press and hold the side button until the screen turns off.

    • Use the slider if you can.

    • Not powering it off can blow out your LCD back light just like iPhones other iPads!

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    • You can use a heat gun or another handy heating method! MUST DO!

    • Heating the entire screen will help make it easy to safely remove the screen.

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    • Leave it on the heat for 15 minutes to loosen the strong adhesive.

    • Use an ifixit suction cup to pull up the screen so that you can insert a plastic pick.

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    • Apply tape or adhesive over broken glass!

    • Bust out the metal pry tool lifting broken causing glass to stick to tape working your way around broken side.

    • Wiggle Jiggle the screen off the adhesive using multiple plastic guitar picks.

    • Do Not Tear the Screen Off!!!

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    • Do not rip the screen off!! Cables are very short will cause internal Damages!!!

    • On the Top of the screen the proximity sensor front camera has to be disconnected 1st.

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    • Lay screen flat pull it down just enough to use a PH000 Screw drive to remove the safety bracket

    • Use Flat Ended Spoudger remove the bracken and cable from the Logic board!

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    • Perfect! Now Lift the screen folding it up to the left like so!

    • Remove 5 PH000 Screws protecting Power Connection and Display Cables

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    • Remove PH000 Battery Connection clip retaining screw.

    • Do not attempt to remove battery connection.

    • Move Small cable is taped around edges up so you can gain access to the side of the battery connection.

    • Slide thin plastic under battery connection. This will lift the battery connection pins away from the battery cable connectors and isolate the battery.

    • After Isolating battery.

    • Remove all 3 ribbon cables from logic board with flat headed spudger!

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    • Just a touch of heat don't melt the thing off remove the face ID sensor from Old Screen.

    • Damaging Proximity sensor could effect True Tone with 3rd Party Parts

    • Gently use a tool to get under glued down connection on glass frame of screen!

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    • Remove Bracket off old screen you and move it to new screen

    • Transfer Cables and Bracket to new screen

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    • Place Screen without adhesive test your screen and face ID

    • After running test take

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    • Clean Edges with flat ended metal tool to remove broken glass

    • Clean desk of glass on table get ready to remove Proximity sensor from old screen!

    • Do not clamp recommend to use flat and heavy object

    • Broken glass on the frame will crack your new screen

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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