T Phael Black Digitizer Repair Kit for 2017 iPad 9.7(A1822, A1823) / iPad 5 iPad Air 1st Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement (Without Home Button) with Tools + PreInstalled Adhesive

I thought is going with the home button but not

I successfully replaced my 9.7 2017 iPads digitizer using this repair kit from T Phael. Apple wanted $250 to replace it. It only cost me $18.99 and my time (to replace it with this kit). Additional items I recommend are: 1) Hair Dryer (which I used) or a Heat Gun. 2) Latex Gloves 3) I used many of the tools in the kit, but not all of them. Some of the tools Im still not sure what they were for. I ended up not needing them. Searching I found several DIY tutorial videos on Youtube, which T Phael recommends doing (I used the search term iPad 5 9.7 LCD Screen and Touch Screen Digitizer Repair). Note: There isnt any instructions in the repair kit. The hardest part was removing my cracked digitizer. Even with using a hot hair dryer around the edges, it was still extremely difficult. But I finally managed to remove it. Just be careful not to sever any of the connectors or home button (ribbons). Once you remove the old digitizer its really not too difficult to replace. (Just be careful not to lose any screws or scratch the LCD screen!) The adhesive in the kit was okay. Well see how well it holds up over time. The touch screen works perfectly. The home button works (but is a bit looser now, so must be careful when pressing it). (The kit doesnt replace the home button. You use the same one that came with your iPad. So be careful not to sever the buttons ribbon!) Most of all, take your time. Dont rush through fixing the screen.

3M double sided adhesives worked great.

Easy to install. But the adhesive is trash and barely holds to the tablet. The screen popped off a few hours later. I had to tape it back down until I can get to a store to get some adhesive glue.

Lol I am sure that other people will be able to figure this out but I was unable to LOL

I like it

It works well with touch, but I would recommend a case that grabs the iPads edges to make sure it wont fall out. There is one section that is a pain in the rear. There is a strange U shaped piece on the digitizer that does not like to stay down causing a slight bulge on the screen. 4 out of 5 for quality but meh for installation.

We got this screen in this morning and had my husband put it on. You need two people to do this and a lot of patients. Had to watch a video to know how to Remove and put on. The tools it’s comes with work well but I would suggest a razor knife or pocket knife to get cracked screen off. It went on well and is working. Took us about hour and half to do it. The tape stuck well for us.

I am not sure why they bother selling it without glue. The adhesive tape that is included is worthless. Even after I ordered separate glue the problems did not end. Now the screen is having ghost touch issues.

Worked great and easy install