IPad 4th Generation Screen Replacement.

What's going on guys? Bendji D. here from Get Fixed and today I'll be showing you how to perform a proper screen replacement for the IPad 4th Generation. Here are the tools needed in order to do this.

Tools needed for repair:

- Suction Cup

- Prying Tool

- A Blade

- Phillips screwdriver

- A second prying tool
(I'll explain what that's for later)

- Heat gun of some sort

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Step 1. Take a heat gun or blow dryer. If you're allergic to being patient then I recommend setting the heat gun on high. Pick a portion of the screen you feel comfortable starting with and begin heating it. You'll need to do this until the Digitizer becomes too hot to touch.

Step 2. Take the blade, gently slip it in between the housing of the IPad and screen. Continue by working the blade through the adhesive as you heat the screen, making it easier to pry open. Take the second prying tool I mentioned earlier, use it to prevent the Digitizer from bonding back with the adhesive. Avoid cutting into the antenna when you reach the base of the IPad. Patients plays a key role at this point.

Step 3. Set the Digitizer to the side to avoid any unnecessary tugging on the flex cable. Now take the plus head screwdriver, locate the home button on your screen and remove the two screws behind it. Slowly peel off the home buttons flex cable from the glass. Careful not to rip it or else you will have to buy a new one in order for the button to work.

Step 4. I know it's not a corner but I don't know what else to call it sooo. In every corner of the IPad should be a total of 4 screws, you will need to remove them in order to access the connection of the digitizer on the motherboard. Once these screws are removed, gently remove the LCD from the housing of the IPad. Try not to touch the LCD as I did because it's a fingerprint magnet, and trust me, it's a pain to get off.

Step 5. Locate the flex cable connected to the digitizer, find where it's connected to on the motherboard and gently disconnect it. Take the replacement screen you bought, you can find these for about $15-$30 on sites like eBay or Amazon. Connect the replacement screen / Digitizer back into the motherboard, and place the LCD back in place.

Step 6. Transfer the home button onto the new screen and screw the cable back into place. Hopefully the screen you bought came with adhesive strips to stick the screen back on, but if it didn't, try using the adhesive on the old broken screen. That worked for me. Once the adhesive has been applied, the only thing you need to do now is stick the screen back into place.