Introduction
This guide is currently being revised with an updated procedure.
Follow this guide to remove and replace the battery for the iPad Pro 9.7”.
If your iPad is not the cellular enabled model, skip the first step.
Because there are steps in this guide where the battery may remain connected to the logic board, leave the iPad on until the battery is completely discharged (the iPad turns itself off) before attempting this guide.
Have plenty of high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol to help make residue cleanup easier.
If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery after completing this guide: Charge it to 100% and keep charging it for at least 2 more hours. Then use your device until it shuts off due to low battery. Finally, charge it uninterrupted to 100%.
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Insert a SIM card eject tool, bit, or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located near the bottom edge of the iPad.
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Press firmly to eject the tray.
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Remove the SIM tray.
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If your display glass is cracked, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping the glass.
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Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPad's display until the whole face is covered.
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Do your best to follow the rest of the guide as described. However, once the glass is broken, it will likely continue to crack as you work, and you may need to use a metal prying tool to scoop the glass out.
Covering the screen with tape proved an essential safety step with the ipad display/lcd I just replaced. The screen was so badly broken that a part of it was almost powder, but the combination of the tape and sticky adhesive residue kept most of that together, and cleanup was pretty easy as a result. One caveat, though, is that the tape will probably make the suction cup useless for pulling up on the display. It did for me, anyway.
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Handling it by the tabs on either end, place a heated iOpener over the top edge of the iPad.
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Let the iOpener sit on the iPad for two minutes to soften the adhesive securing the front panel to the rest of the iPad.
I see a lot of videos that show using a heat gun on low to soften the adhesive. I know there is inherent risk with this since you could start delaminating things, but is it something that could be considered (at your own risk)? Or is it something that could have more risks than I am realizing?
Yes, you can definitely use a hair dryer, heat gun, or a heating pad. If you're using a heat gun, be careful not to overheat the display. The surface should feel slightly too hot to the touch.
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As you follow the directions, take special care to avoid prying in the following areas:
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Home Button
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Front Facing Camera
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Main Camera
Verwirrend: Es sollte heissen, dass man an den beschriebenen Stellen eben NICHT hebeln sollte.
Danke! Ich habe den Teil mit dem NICHT hebeln nochmal hervorgehoben.
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Outil utilisé dans cette étape :Anti-Clamp$24.95
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Elevate the iPad enough for the Anti-Clamp's arms to rest above and below the screen.
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Pull the blue handle towards the hinge to disengage opening mode.
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Position the suction cups near the top edge of the iPad—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Push down on the cups to apply suction to the desired area.
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Push the blue handle away from the hinge to engage opening mode.
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Turn the handle clockwise until you see the cups start to stretch.
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Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
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Skip the next two steps.
Do not use the anti clamp beyond this step. Doing so will run the risk of putting pressure on the screen and cracking it. Only use it for the initial opening of the device.
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Use picks to ensure most of the adhesive has been cut through on the top, left, and bottom sides.
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Twist the top and bottom picks to separate the display assembly from the rear case.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eleven 1.3 mm screws securing the EMI shield.
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Lift the logic board EMI shield, starting at the edge nearest the top of the iPad.
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Slowly peel the EMI shield up from the logic board.
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Remove the logic board EMI shield.
Don't peel the cover as shown from a short side. Lift the long side to avoid creasing the cover so much. This way it will lie flat when you reassemble it and not look so ugly. Also, you won't have to straighten so many creases with pliers
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the 1.7 mm-long screw securing the battery connector.
What size is this screw?
i get 1.65mm with my calipers but the 1.3s read 1.25 on my calipers too, so probably a 1.7mm
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Squeeze the sharp protrusion with a pair of pliers to flatten it.
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Repeat the process for all sharp protrusions along the edges of the EMI shield.
Don't peel the cover as shown from a short side. Lift the long side to avoid creasing the cover so much. This way it will lie flat when you reassemble it and not look so ugly.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three 1.3 mm Phillips screws securing the display cable bracket.
i think we need to talk about the battery situation here. apple change up the style of battery connector on this model as well as some others. if someone can add to this list and add the appropriate photos in the right spot should help someone else. the battery tabs are open towards the battery side and inserting a tool in this area can pry them open further and damage or rip off the tab. some have found that by lifting on either side of the battery tab, they would not even encounter the tabs.
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Remove the display cable bracket.
A tab was folded over a connector of some sort on the bottom side. I found it was a better to pull from the top to the bottom to fold the tabs slightly to remove this cover.
Actually it helps to move the cover slightly towards the bottom of the iPad as that disengages to tabs…
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Use the flat end of the spudger to disconnect the display assembly connector from the motherboard socket.
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Remove the display assembly from the frame.
You "CAN" skip steps 41 through 98 and 102-109 if you're confident in your repair abilities and PATIENT. Lots of alcohol around all the edges of the battery, and apply heat to the back cover on one half of the battery, the slowly ease your "card under the edges of the battery. Wiggle it back and forth and add more alcohol under the edges of the battery where your working; DONT PUSH your card to hard or you will sli[p and damage components. Then do the same for the other half. When both halves are loose, fold over one end and slide the flat edge off the spudger under the area of the logic board next to the battery connector, then do the same to the other side; you want just enough of a gap under the logic board to lift the battery tab off of the post then you can remove the battery.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the two antenna cables which connect the logic board to the lower antennas.
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Apply a piece of masking or painter's tape to the top speaker assembly. The tape should bridge the gap between the battery and the speaker assembly.
These steps are a good precaution, but I’m not sure they’re necessary. I found that a very stingy application of acetone — just enough to draw a line along the card with a syringe was enough to separate the adhesive, without any issues of pooling.
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Slowly lever the extended Battery Blocker upwards, pushing the battery contacts and the logic board up.
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Once the extended Battery Blocker has lifted the battery contacts high enough to clear the screw post, pull the battery out of its position.
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Remove the battery and the Battery Blocker.
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Thoroughly clean the back case of all adhesive residue.
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Apply adhesive remover or high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol to the residue.
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Use an opening tool to scrape and loosen the residue.
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Be sure to wipe the residue away in one direction to prevent smearing.
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You can remove the masking tape as well as any protective gear once you are done cleaning.
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Lift the bottom edge of the battery up slightly.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to peel the single clear plastic covering off of the entire bottom side of the battery.
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Align the battery such that it falls in place with the screw post near the Smart Connector.
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Gently lay the battery down into its recess.
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Press the battery firmly into place.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our iPad Pro 9.7” Answers Community for troubleshooting help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our iPad Pro 9.7” Answers Community for troubleshooting help.
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14 commentaires
That’s an excellent guide! I had to replace both the battery and the display. The iPad seems fixed and boots but shuts down after 3min/180s due to "no successful checkins from com.apple.thermalmonitord since wake". The other services listed in the dump all report successful checkins. I have no idea whether that rather indicates something went wrong with the battery replacement or with the display exchange (and associated home button transfer). A hard DFU didn’t help.
Did you ever get this fixed? I’m running into the same thing.
Hello, I tap the home button, Apple is very picky about the exchange. Just try the original home button if it is still available.
Used this guide it is missing the part where you need to remove the screw from the battery post. Post needs to be reissued. I have now tried 3 OEM batteries including reinstalling the existing one and all cause the iPad to go into a restart loop I think iOS 14 devices are firmware locked as all show 100mAh on Coconut Plus which probably causes the restart loops. Even completed hard reset and total factory reset however still stuck in restart loop
Did you manage to fix this? I got the same result.
Nice work on this! I’m still reeling a bit from how complicated this operation is, as I expected something much simpler. Other than the taping (which I didn’t need to do), I found every step to be absolutely necessary, just as you described. Thanks.
my ipad battery drained even faster after i replaced it with a new battery, may i know why?
Sorry to hear about the trouble! If you bought an iFixit battery, please contact our customer support team and they would be happy to assist you.
I am sure that this repair guide was carried way to far. After opening the iPad and removing the batterie connector screw, the logic board cover and the display itself there is NO need to remove any other part on top. Only the screw for the smart connector needs then to be removed. So no antenna, no lighting connector and even no logic board or every other component needs to be removed.
Yes, only lifting up the logic board is a bit more tricky when connecting the new battery and it might even be more dangerous for the logic board than removing every component from the backplate. But from my point of view the risk taken is much greater following this guide than as I described since each (and here there are plenty unnecessary) step on top also leads into a higher risk. Since the glued down logic board is even totally removed the risk of bending it too much and braking it is still present.
Half of the steps are just useless which only leads into a higher risk of breaking something. In the end: just be careful.
Hi Timo,
Thanks for your input! Your points are valid—the more you disassemble a device, the higher the chance for damage. In the past, our iPad guides actually did what you suggested; we instructed people to pry up the logic board and slide the battery connector out. Unfortunately, Apple began using stronger adhesives to hold the logic board. Flexing the board too much can cause solder joints on surface mount components to break, causing problems. We weighed the options during the guide writing process, and decided to revise with a longer, gentler approach. We're always on the lookout for better solutions, and will update the guide when we find them!
I was wondering the same thing. Regardless of what method you use, a LOT of care is required. It seems like if you skip the logic board stuff you can probably do the repair in less than an hour. I am curious if the use of more heat on the logic board adhesive (from the back of the ipad) would be helpful.
Too late for me! I managed to do all the steps and installed a new battery – but after assembly, the screen turns on (white), starts flashing and the iPad beeps. Then turns off. Switching on: the same.
I checked all connectors, display lines... Cannot see any injuries :-(
Any ideas?
Not worth it. I’m doing a lot of repairs myself but had no inclination to go through this complicated process, so I gave the iPad to a professional repair shop (Apple certified).
As already mentioned in other comments the iPad came back with a wildly inaccurate charge indication. This seems due to the fact that the battery management system (BMS) isn’t part of the battery itself and can’t be properly reset for use with a new battery by a third party.
When reading battery parameters with coconutBattery only the cycle counter was reset, and ominously enough the indicated actual capacity was exactly the design value. SN and life cycle data were from the old battery. Charge/discharge rates weren’t shown properly and performance was a far cry from a new iPad.
Returned the iPad to the shop; they acknowledged the fault, even tried a battery from a different supplier but couldn’t fix it. Eventually they gave me a full refund.
Note: Apple already list this model as “vintage” and don’t offer battery change for it anymore.
Awesome instructions! Worked like a charm but I would hate to go through this again!
My iPad Pro 9.7 wifi only has no pinhole for sim card
Michelle - Réponse
You’re right! The Wi-Fi only model does not have a pinhole. Skip this step for your iPad.
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