iPad mini (A20 Pro) Battery
Before You Begin
Warning
A battery should be replaced only by individual technicians with the knowledge and experience to repair electronic devices. Improper battery replacement, improper handling of parts, or failure to follow the provided instructions could result in fire, injury, data loss, or damage to the device, parts, or other property.
Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.
Fully discharge the battery before you begin.
If the battery is dented, punctured, or otherwise damaged, stop the repair. Don’t remove the battery from the device. You can find a service option at support.apple.com/repair.
Remove the following part before you begin:
Tools
Access card
Adhesive activation roller
Crosshead 44 mm half-moon bit
ESD-safe tweezers
Ethanol wipes or isopropyl alcohol (IPA) wipes
Heat-resistant gloves
Nitrile or lint-free gloves (optional)
Nylon probe (black stick)
Safety glasses with side shields
Sand
Sand container
Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm)
Torque driver (teal, 0.75 kgf cm)
Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.
Removal
Note: If you’ve already completed the removal steps, skip to reassembly.
If you’re removing the battery from a Wi-Fi model, continue to step 2. If you’re removing the battery from a Wi-Fi + Cellular model, skip to step 3.
Wi-Fi models only: Use a torque driver and crosshead bit to remove 10 crosshead screws from the logic board cowling. Then complete the entire step before continuing to the next step.
Slowly lift the logic board cowling to peel the camera logic board tape off the camera. Remove the cowling and save it for reassembly.
Note: The camera logic board tape is attached to both the camera and the logic board cowling.
Wi-Fi + Cellular models only: Use a torque driver and crosshead bit to remove 13 crosshead screws from the logic board cowling. Then complete the entire step before continuing to the next step.
Slowly lift the logic board cowling to peel the camera logic board tape off the camera. Remove the cowling and save it for reassembly.
Note: The camera logic board tape is attached to both the camera and the logic board cowling.
Lift the end of the battery flex cable off the connector.
Use ESD-safe tweezers to remove five battery adhesive strips as shown.
Grasp the battery adhesive tab. Gently peel the adhesive tab away from the battery.
- Warning: Don’t scrape or puncture the battery with the tweezers.
Twist the tab around the tweezers and pull up 1 inch until you see white adhesive strip on the tweezers.
Important: Don’t pull the tweezers until the white adhesive is wrapped around them.
Keep the tweezers close and parallel to the battery. Then pull the tweezers toward the edge of the enclosure and continue to twist and pull the adhesive until youʼve removed the entire strip. Repeat the process for the second, third, fourth, and fifth adhesive strips.
Caution: Don’t pull the adhesive strip against parts or screws.
Important
If the battery adhesive tab or strip breaks off and you can still see it, attempt to retrieve it with the tweezers. Wrap the tab or strip around the tweezers and continue to twist and pull the adhesive until you’ve removed the entire strip.
If a battery adhesive strip breaks and can’t be retrieved, remove the remaining adhesive strips. Then attempt to remove the battery by inserting the flat end of the black stick between the battery and the enclosure. Ensure that the black stick is inserted into a point where the battery strip has been fully removed.
- Warning: If the battery is dented, punctured, or otherwise damaged, stop the repair. Don’t remove the battery from the iPad. You can find a service option at support.apple.com/repair.
Lift the battery at no more than a 30-degree angle and pull it slightly to remove it from the enclosure.
Important: There is adhesive underneath the battery management unit (BMU). If you feel resistance while attempting to remove the battery, use the access card to cut the adhesive under the BMU before lifting the battery.
- Caution: Don’t lift the battery at more than a 30-degree angle.
Reassembly
Warning
Inspect the enclosure for loose or extra screws and small parts, which may damage the battery and cause safety issues.
Use ethanol wipes or IPA wipes to remove all residual adhesive from the enclosure underneath the battery.
- Caution: Don’t touch the ambient light sensors while cleaning the enclosure underneath the battery.
Peel the white release liner off the underside of the replacement battery.
- Caution: Donʼt remove the protective cover from the top of the battery yet.
Hold the battery over the enclosure with the protective cover faceup. Align the edges of the battery with the logic board and speaker. Then lower the battery into the enclosure.
Press the end of the battery flex cable to the connector.
Move the adhesive activation roller back and forth over a battery adhesive strip 10 times to adhere the battery to the enclosure. Repeat the process for all the remaining battery adhesive strips.
Hold the edges of the protective cover. Pull the release tabs on the protective cover to remove it from the battery.
Peel the liner off the top of the battery.
Lift the end of the power button flex cable off the connector. Don’t lift the flex cable off the support foam.
Press and hold the power button flex cable. Then use the black stick to gently pry the support foam with the flex cable to access the camera grounding tape.
Important: Ensure that the support foam stays attached to the flex cable.
Peel the camera grounding tape off the enclosure. Then use the black stick to clean any residual adhesive from the enclosure.
Peel the adhesive liner off the replacement camera grounding tape. Install the camera grounding tape over the camera and onto the enclosure.
Peel the remaining camera grounding tape liner. Adhere the grounding tape to the enclosure.
Lower the power button flex cable with the support foam so the foam rests on the grounding tape. Then press the end of the power button flex cable to the connector.
Peel the remaining camera logic board tape off the logic board cowling.
Peel the adhesive liner off the replacement camera logic board tape. Install the camera logic board tape on the logic board cowling.
Position the logic board cowling over the logic board.
Wi-Fi models only: Use the green torque driver and crosshead bit to install nine new crosshead screws into the logic board cowling.
Six screws (452-14096)
Two screws (452-11647)
One screw (452-14264)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models only: Use the green torque driver and crosshead bit to install 12 new crosshead screws into the logic board cowling.
Nine screws (452-14096)
Two screws (452-11647)
One screw (452-14264)
Use the teal torque driver and crosshead bit to install one new crosshead screw (452-14149) into the logic board cowling.
Peel the remaining adhesive liner off the replacement camera logic board tape. Install the camera logic board tape on the camera.
Peel the adhesive liner off the replacement camera foam. Install the camera foam onto the camera as shown. Then remove the liner.
Reinstall the following part to complete reassembly:
Warning
Gently shake the iPad. If the battery feels loose, remove the display and the battery. Then complete battery reassembly with another replacement battery.
Important
A new battery is not charged. After you’ve completed all removal and reassembly steps, charge the device for a few minutes.
Depending on the part replaced, Repair Assistant may be available on the device to finish the repair. Learn how to initiate Repair Assistant.
Note: If you have not run Repair Assistant, the device’s parts and service history may show a part status of “finish repair,” and Apple Diagnostics for Self Service Repair may show a part status of “unknown.”