iPad Air 2 boot loops charging battery from 0% + LCD & adhesive issue
Hi everyone
My iPad Air 2 battery got weak, and my volume down button stopped working.
So I bought:
- New battery $19.50
- New volume-microphone flex cable $4.00
- Pre cut adhesive strips $4.50
Installed everything with utmost care. Unfortunately I forgot to reinstall the plate that secures the cables connecting the LCD to the iPad. So I reopened the iPad, this time foolishly a tad less careful, so I ended up breaking my LCD screen.
I was devastated.
Had no choice, so ordered and installed a new one for $118.00.
Now I have the following issues:
Issue 1:
The iPad works, but every time the battery drains to zero and I charge it, it boot loops 3 - 4 times before staying turned off for a few minutes. Then boots and charges normally while staying on. But now I have this suspicion that the fully charged battery kinda drains faster than it should. It still lasts a fair bit, but I feel not as long as it should.
And in Settings > Battery, I get no battery info even after using the iPad for a few hours. It just says “Battery information will be available after using the iPad for a few minutes”
Question 1:
Are these sign of a bad/cheap or even damaged replacement battery?
Issue 2:
The new LCD screen displays waves along the left edge when holding the iPad on its left bezel in portrait mode.
On that left bezel the LCD also has a thin line of being a tiny bit dimmer.
Also I’m not sure about this, but I have a slight suspicion that this new LCD has slightly less color saturation, slightly weaker black levels, and kinda worse viewing angles with more blueshift than I think I remember.
Question 2:
Are those commonly known signs of a potentially not as good as original, cheap LCD screen? Or does it sound like a damaged screen?
Issue 3:
I have difficulties with the new LCD staying in the chassis.
I tried the seemingly quality pre cut adhesive strips, but the LCD simply keeps slowly coming off. I then diligently cut fitting strips myself from generic double sided tape we have at home. Which seems to hold in the screen a bit better, but still, the LCD keeps slowly coming off. So I currently constantly keep pressing the edges of my LCD back in to the chassis.
Question 3:
Are there specific pro-tips on how to make sure the LCD stays in the chassis? Or is it not normal for the front to slightly keep pushing out, maybe a sign of the new battery being slightly too thick? I’d really appreciate some experts advice.
Thanks in advance
Update 20.02.2019
Update (02/20/2019)
Ok after analyzing the new screen some more I can definitely confirm that this new one has noticeably worse viewing angles and color saturation.
I figured because I have my old broken LCD still around I can simply reconnect it and quickly compare image quality.
This is my old screen:
This is my new screen:
Things like this are difficult to capture in pictures, but you can clearly see the new one is washed out in comparison.
Es esta una buena pregunta?
7 comentarios
Check the battery health first - download 3utools or coconutbattery and connect your iPad to the computer.
- de Gorilla
Thanks for the fast response. I’ll go ahead and do that and report back after.
I have 2 more issues I wanted to post here but it wouldn’t let me post my whole text. Maybe too long, I’ll try again later.
- de Ray
Ok I used coconut battery and just like the app I use on my iPad “Battery Life” it shows that the capacity is at 100% with only 2 cycles so far.
I added screenshots to my post
- de Ray
@ray_j_king I don't see any anomalies from those screenshots. That said, a low-quality battery can sometimes give normal readings when using the aforementioned software to test, I suspect either you got a bad battery or the charger is not working properly.
Someone reported a similar charging/battery issue on this forum (boot loop), @refectio posted a detailed guideline on how to troubeshoot.
- de Gorilla
Thank you for your response. I see, it maybe it is a bad battery. The charger is working correctly as it's a new lightning cable. I'll look up and check the @refetio guide, maybe that will help.
- de Ray
Mostrar 2 comentarios más