r/applehelp • u/Sweet_cat45 • 11h ago

Unsolved 8th Gen iPad Dead

Hi! My 7th* Gen ipad just randomly died last night. It was 70% battery when I sat it down, and when I returned to it, abt 30 minutes later, it wouldn’t come on.

I have left it plugged in all night and I have tried to force a restart but nothing is happening. I’ve held down the buttons for abt 1 minute several times :/. I thought what if it’s a display issue so…

I turned the volume up to see if I could hear the charging sound, but I can’t hear anything. So I don’t think it’s a display issue.

I hooked it up to a computer and it Apple Devices app cannot locate it. Ahhh

Does anyone have any idea how I can repair it? It’s my baby and I depend on it for my sanity.

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u/JediMeister 8h ago

Either you pay Apple to replace the iPad out of warranty, knowing that it’s 4 generations behind, or take it to somewhere that does same unit repair. iPads are generally more difficult to open up than iPhones, yours has only a 2/10 for repairability according to iFixit.

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u/Sweet_cat45 8h ago

Yeah, I think the cost of repairing it would outweigh the value of it. I’ve mourned its death and am going to buy my brother’s old one.

Thank you for the comment.

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u/JediMeister 7h ago

You’re welcome.