My iPad Air died a couple of days ago, I recorded its last dying breath >>
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Before it crashed for good my daughter was playing a disney game in Safari when she told me the screen turned blue than black. So I thought the battery was dead and plugged it in to not get it going again.
Later that day I tried al button combinations also plugged in (and out) of my macbook to get it going again. To no avail.
What would be the next best step?
- Disassemble / reassemble
- Send it of to Apple (is this expensive?)
- Option 3?
Model A1474 (FCC ID BCGA1474 IC 579C A1472)
update
I've brought the device to a Apple certified service provider and they noticed the iPad was almost 2 years old and could be eligible for guaranty. They (Apple) replaced the device at zero cost!
Best Answer
The issue in your video looks like it could be the Digitizer that's going bad.
Disassembling iPad, especially the Air series, is a huge pain in the ass (it's Repairability score on iFitIt is 2/10). If you want to go that route here's the info from iFixIt:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPad_Air_Wi-Fi
Unlike the iPhones Apple doesn't replace the screens/digitizers because of the complicated repair process. They will however offer you a new iPad (same kind as what you have) with a Out Of Warranty exchange:
https://support.apple.com/ipad/repair/other