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Review on ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ High-Quality T Phael Black Digitizer Repair Kit for iPad 9.7" 2018 iPad 6 6th Gen A1893 A1954: Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement with Home Button + Tools by Brian Sitton

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Does the job, but it's not easy

This glass and touchscreen replacement gets the job, but it's definitely not an easy job. Note that the preinstalled button makes things a bit easier, but if you want your Touch ID to work, you'll need to keep and use your old button (and replace it with the button attached to this new glass). The main difficulties I found during installation are as follows: 1. Removing native glass is always difficult. This is not a glass replacement issue, but an inevitable feature of the iPad. Wear safety goggles and gloves when removing waste glass. Cover the entire original screen with tape to prevent broken glass from flying everywhere. You will probably break old glass. It's not a big problem, but try not to damage anything in the process. Watch the disassembly video on YouTube - maybe a couple of times. Once removed, be sure to remove all bits of old adhesive and tiny bits of glass where the new glass will touch - THIS IS IMPORTANT. The small bits of glass in the old glue create dents that will break your new glass after all your hard work. Here's where some of the difficulties with the product come in: The new glass has strips of plastic that need to be peeled off to reveal the adhesive that holds it in place. Some of these tapes are around fragile ribbon cables, and there's also a large protective plastic film that needs to be removed from the back of the glass during installation. You must keep even the tiniest particle of dust off this surface by tilting the glass into place and neatly tucking the ribbon cables inside the iPad. THE IMPORTANT PART HERE: Before connecting the wires, prepare the new glass by carefully peeling the (probably blue) plastic strips from the glued edge. Then remove the adhesive protection from the cable that leads to the button. Attach this button cable to a surface - you will likely need to pry up the edge of the large protective film on the back of the glass where the button cable is located (DO NOT STICK IT OVER THE PROTECTIVE SEAL). Stick it on and then slide the protective glass back over it. Ribbon cables themselves have several (probably white paper) strips covering them with glue. Do it next. Remove the strips, but BEFORE STORE THEM ON THE BACK OF THE SCREEN, lift the edge of the large protective glass to allow the pieces of ribbon cable to snap into place (they MUST NOT remain stuck to the protective film on the back glass, which you will do just before remove when folding the glass). Be very careful as the adhesive portion of the ribbon cables needs to be very gentle and flat on the back of the glass to fit well. It's VERY EASY to rip the ribbon cables near the sticky part. In this case, parts of your touchscreen may not work. Once you have the adhesive backing of the ribbon cables in place, carefully connect the cables, connect the shield and replace the 7 screws (3 tiny ones in the metal case). Connector cover on the display cable, 4 large display fields on the corners). You need to hold/tilt the glass vertically (about 90 degrees to the plane of the iPad - don't flip it 180 degrees - bad for cables). Place your iPad on a table with a small box or other object to lean the jar against. REMOVE ALL DUST from the back of the glass and display surface, then fold the glass back into place. Don't force anything - you will only break the glass. Be patient. 10 minutes will save you a few hours of reworking the entire product. DO NOT press on a specific point on the glass - press on a large area so the adhesive will stick. The best practice is to gently press the entire iPad face down on a hard, non-scratching surface. A hard rubber mat or cardboard will do. Make sure this surface is free of dirt, sand or glass splinters and ensure your glass is level and seated in the aluminum frame before pressing. I'd say the success rate is around 50% if you're fairly careful and experienced at this type of work, but don't switch screens regularly (like in my case - I've done this several times, but not regularly). Do not hurry. Do not tear the ribbon cable. Clean the contact surface of the edge well. Don't drop sharp tweezers on the lithium battery ๐Ÿ˜ (no kidding).

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