Check out the video above or the step by step guide below for assistance with this repair

The guide shows the iPad 8, which comes apart the same way as the iPad 7 and 9.

iFixit iPad 8 Screen Digitizer Replacement Guide

Here are some tools you may need to help you complete the repair.

Please note: A discounted simple toolset with the tools you need is available in a pop-up when you add this product to cart

• #000 1.5mm Metal Phillips Screwdriver Tool (PH000)
• #00 Metal Phillips 2.0mm Screwdriver Tool (PH00)
• uFix iOpener Microwaveable Heated Bag Opening Tool
• CPB 320 Repair Heat Pad for mobile phones and tablets
• Large Blue Suction Cup Opening Tool
• iGadget Plastic Triangle Opening Picks (set of 5)
• iPlastix Flexible Opening Tool by Dottorpod
• 5x iGadget Plastic Flexible Opening Cards
• Nylon Antistatic Spudger Pry Tool
• Mechanic AK-15 King ESD Anti-Static Stainless Steel Red Curved Tweezers
• iGadget Plastic Alcohol 200mL Bottle with Pump Top
• B7000 Multipurpose Liquid Repair Glue - 15ml
• iPad 5/6/7/8/9 Home Button Internal Metal Bracket
• iGadget Universal Magnetic Work Project Mat with Marker (30cm x 25cm)

Here are some helpful tips to assist you in completing a safe repair on your device. If you are unsure of something or have any questions, please feel free to contact us either by phone (0508 IGADGET) or by email

• Drain the battery below 25% and power the iPad off before you start on this repair
• The glass is glued down over a separate LCD. Tape over cracked glass, warm the edges with the iOpener or heat pad in short passes (too much heat can damage the battery), then lift it with the suction cup and work opening picks round, keeping them shallow: only 1mm in along the bottom edge by the antennas, and never over the front camera. Use the iPlastix by the antennas beside the home button
• Remove the four #00 LCD screws, lift the LCD from the camera end and lay it over like a page. Then disconnect the battery before you remove anything else: take out the one #000 screw on the battery connector and slide a plastic card between the spring contacts and the battery pads at a shallow angle, without force, as the contacts bend easily. Keep metal tools away from the battery, and never bend, crush or puncture it
• Track your screws on a magnetic mat. Remove the three #000 screws on the display cable bracket, then pry the LCD and digitiser press connectors up with the spudger. Refit them by pressing one side then the other until they click, never the middle
• Move your own home button across to keep Touch ID: warm the old glass round it, loosen the bracket's glue with isopropyl alcohol, unplug the cable with tweezers and push the button out slowly from the front with its gasket. Take the bracket off without bending it, as a bent bracket loses its click (replace it with our home button bracket), then glue it to the new glass with B7000
• Test touch, the home button and the picture before you close it up, and leave the protective film on until the new screen works. If it doesn't turn on or show a picture, force restart it by holding the top button and Home button until the Apple logo appears
• Fit the camera bracket that matches your iPad (7/8 or 9), then peel the liner off the pre-fitted Tesa tape, line the glass up and press it down evenly all round, then hold it while the adhesive sets