iPad Air 4(2020) Teardown-Touch ID Revive + Battery & Flex damaged! Teardown difficulty level UP.

[@Elekworld]

iPad Air not only change its round-side design this year but also add in Touch ID, which has surprised the Apple fans! Today let’s explore the iPad Air together, to find out if the new Touch ID function added in iPad would affect the technical difficulty level of its tear down.

[@jhnri4]

Finally, a great teardown video of the iPad Air 4! I had really been wondering why iFixit (or basically anyone else) did not even tear down the iPad Air 4 or the iPad 8 within a few days after each of the devices came out. If iFixit were to tear it down and give it a repairability score, I think it would be a 2 or 3 out of 10.

[@Elekworld]

Surely it will be. We seldom damage parts during teardown but this time we damaged them. Teardown the iPad Air 4 require very high skills and be very careful.

[@aTruthJunkie]

dang i typed battery replacement and I got this video first now my 2nd grade son's iPad is ruined

[@alchyign2308]

A very nice teardown. I wanna see what's inside my iPad.

[@Elekworld]

Thanks for review, if you like our video please subscribe and stay tuned for more interesting video update. :-)

[@pcvitamins]

2:28 rip plastic connector from the board :(

[@woweeofendor1938]

I saw that too. Ripped right off the solder pads 😆

[@rquaresma60200]

Hello, The storage memory is grafted to the motherboard if I understand correctly? I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use the same device as the one I'm using now, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use the same device as the one I'm using now.... The 128GB storage space only for 700€ of investment is a steal from Apple. The only positive point is the quality of the image and the sound which remain really top...too bad that the autonomy and the reparability do not follow I think quickly to resell this product After repair by garanty

[@shadowglitch9846]

does it have an outer glass?

[@Elekworld]

Do you mean touch panel glass? Yes every device has an outer glass that once it get cracked it need to be replaced.

[@caglar0]

Hello, my touch id is very small cracked and constantly overheating and not working. The heating problem is draining the battery very fast, what should I do?

[@Elekworld]

If it has started to drain battery, then go to repair store to repair is good choice, but if the Touch ID stop working and if you want it back, the only way is go to Apple and restore it.

[@duncan2760]

底部揚聲器的座子都扳掉了 要焊錫了

[@jeandepotier1509]

hello does anyone know where to find a touch id for ipad 4 aire 2020 impossible to find mine it's broken thank you

[@Elekworld]

Hi Jean, Touch ID was encrypted with logic board data by Apple, so even if you replace the broken one with new touch ID button, the touch ID function will still not work. The only way to bring Touch ID back is go to Apple and let them to restore it for you.

[@siddhbhor]

My ipad air 4 is 4 month old ... Its heating at the right lower side... Why it is heating ? What is at lower right side ? What is solution ?

[@Elekworld]

the right side is mother board, and the bottom right is the connection between battery and board. Not quite sure how higher the heat is, but if you feel it's risky enough, better go to Apple and check out.

[@hinelinen]

Are we going to discuss you ripping the lower speaker FPC off the motherboard in HD?

[@Elekworld]

Could you let us know what's the time in the video, then we can locate and check whether it should be correct?

[@hinelinen]

@@Elekworld @ 2:28 you ripped the lower speaker connector off the motherboard lol looks like your pads are still there but you ripped it 100%. You didn't notice?????

[@Elekworld]

@@hinelinen After checking with technician, it's really a mistake, and the connector ripped off. Thanks for reminder, and I will add the tip on the video introduction to avoid more damage. 👍

[@freshtech1810]

I was scrolling to see if anyone was going to mention it

[@hinelinen]

@@freshtech1810 lmao ikr! This account is a rip off anyways they've been caught steeling content before

[@rainhujan92]

Hi, may i know what is the function of the filler on both top speaker (horizontally)? Does this mean the other two holes are just dummy?

[@Elekworld]

Hey man, sorry for misunderstanding, but our technicians said it's exactly two loudspeaker on the top, not just an filler.

[@WataaWataa-vx5ep]

Dose this iPad not have a vibration motion or haptic engine?

[@Elekworld]

Nope, iPad Air 4 has no vibration.

[@helliea83]

My pencil isn’t connecting to my iPad(through Bluetooth not physically), would you happen to know why? I don’t think it’s my pencil it connects to other iPads. Took it in to get looked at ran diagnostics and started working again. Then stopped charging and working again. Thanks.

[@Elekworld]

In my opinion, if the pencil always connect stably with other iPad, the problem probably is the iPad's bluetooth function unstable. But if your iPad connect with other bluetooth device(like another pencil, bluetooth speakers etc) stably, then maybe it need a comprehensive diagostics on board.

[@helliea83]

@@Elekworld thanks for responding! It connects to other devices such as air pods and other devices just not pencils.

[@Elekworld]

@@helliea83 If so should one of the iPad/pencils bluetooth has some problem.

[@helliea83]

@@Elekworld thank you.

[@jordanwinslow978]

when I pick up my ipad air theres a clicking/popping sound near that apple logo. When I pressed it the sound is noticeable.

[@Elekworld]

Not sure where the apple logo is. Do you mean the apple logo on the metal back housing, or the logo appears when power on the iPad? Anyway, sounds there must be something wrong.

[@jordanwinslow978]

@@Elekworld on the metal back housing. when I put some pressure on it theres clicking sound. like theres some hollow space inside. but its not noticeable now since i put on a case.

[@Elekworld]

@@jordanwinslow978 May I know what's the exact iPad Model# please?

[@jordanwinslow978]

@@Elekworld iPad Air 4

[@huuhoangmanh685]

i don't like how apple ditched from 4 speakers into only 2 (while its top & bottom looking make you feel it has 4 speakers), that is turned to ipad air 4 😂. its internal seems to be nearly the same as both my ipad air 1 & ipad pro 9.7" when my repairman fixed my old ipads. however for me the ipad air 4 is not as bad as all, i really like it so much as it should have been for my 5 year old ipad pro 9.7" replacement due to major screen functioning issues and dead camera. however until i bought my ipad pro 11" 2020 during christmas day because all stores in my country had run out of stock 😕. i'm scared if it also bends easily 🥲, but for full features i needed, especially 120hz promotion display is one of my most favorite parts which ipad air 4 didn't have

[@Elekworld]

Yes, we can find at least one reason to love it even there are some reasons not to love it. :-)

[@bmclover7563]

Hi, how many speaker iPad Air 4?

[@Elekworld]

Two speakers, one on the top and one on the bottom. The one near top speaker is GPS flex also the filler.

[@cmostarele6111]

好业余啊，你们的师傅直接把喇叭的连接座从主板敲下来，铜皮都掉了

[@Elekworld]

非常感谢您的建议，我们将不断学习改进，争取呈现更好的作品。

[@mickey14151]

Bend test plsss

[@maxximuss..7936]

looks the same as the 10th gen

[@Thenanisetty]

Music was not good bro

[@whodahellru8124]

Are those little silver cubes magnets??

[@Elekworld]

Yes, they are, my friend.

[@whodahellru8124]

@@Elekworld is that how the sleep/wake function works?

[@packetz6793]

is this a li-on or is it a li-on polymer?

[@Elekworld]

It's a Li-Ion 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh), non-removable battery, Up to 10 h (multimedia) talk time.