Ugh, hope this doesn't mean the end of my jailbreak for my iPad Air
Posted Jun 21, 2014, 6:39 PM UTC
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Just replace the screen yourself.
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if you don't want to replace it yourself, find someone who uses oem parts. I shattered the glass on my phone last week and had it repaired with all new oem front assembly for around 70 the same day. I was off apple care.
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The iPad air is the easiest iPad to date to fix the digitizer. It costs 40 bucks and takes about 10 minutes. Most of the glass available is the same quality as oem and most already has adhesive ready to go. If you think the adhesive isn't strong enough you could try a few small patches of rubber cement under the bezel. Just use care not to get any on the inside of the frame or on the clear part of the glass. Beware of fingerprints and dust. If you give this iPad to Apple to repair they will update your iPad for you.
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Why would it? Replacing your own iDevice screens has always been pretty easy and unless you have AppleCare, much cheaper than having Apple do it for you. iFixIt has great guides for these things.
I would do it myself, but according to iFixit, it uses a great deal of adhesives.
Some third party repair or parts retailer use cheaper displays from China. I've done a few screen replacements on older simpler iPhones. Sometimes, the digitizer isn't as responsive as genuine Apple parts or the display isn't as vibrant. For a few cases, the part simply didn't fit as seamless and wouldn't sit perfectly flat in the bezel.
As far as I see, the display is just fine. It's the glass that's broken. You can replace the glass itself easily with your same display.