• Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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    14 days ago

    Why would a touch screen have only set you back 7 bucks? Is that how much they cost for phone repair shops?

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      14 days ago

      At the time, for the iPad 2, yes. The touchscreen is not sealed to the LCD on the iPad 2, it’s only glued to the edges of the frame with double sided tape.

      Neither part was broke, it was just that the frame was slightly bent by the volume buttons, jamming one of the buttons in. It was such a subtle bend that I really didn’t see any good reason to go through all the trouble of disassembly, as even that risks breaking the touchscreen.