Relation has one which won't power up. Not sure if it is just the power supply - couldn't really find out if it worked on the battery for a while. Can't really be a relation as had no backups whatsoever ;-) Apple shop said it is too old to fix - they don't have spares.
If it were a PC, etc, I'd just remove the HD or SSD, stick it in a caddy, and read it with another PC. But haven't a clue about ianythings.
It's going to be sent here so I can look at it - but would be nice to hear from anyone who knows these things well.
First thing to try is putting it on a known working charger and lead. Leads fail not that infrequently, chargers less often but do die sometimes.
There may well be back-ups but they?ll be in the iCloud. If your relation buys a new iPad or iPhone contacts, messages, photos etc should all be accessible (assuming they had iCloud backup activated).
There are various 'tricks' to unlock a 'dead' iPad on the web- some using a PC with iTunes. The iPad can get itself into a 'muddle'. I've used several over the years when I had a batch of then in my classroom.
Have to be a dedicated maniac to want to revive something that old, as basically all you will have is the standard apps the last OS build came with, and limited (if any) access to Apple's AppStore (which is changing to something else) let alone decisions by app developers not to support older devices.
It could be jailbroken to support apps distributed on Cydia, and there are caches of old install files available for the latter. On a security perspective, do you trust any of that? I have and now wouldn't.
Short answer, as life's too short. Bin it.
Cheap new Android tablets from Amazon/eBay have more functionality.
There may be something backup wise lurking in the Cloud - assuming they know their login details take a look there for any backups.
Cex might be worth talking to. Some of their techies aren't bad if you want a paid for repair. They might even offer you a small amount of cash for it as spare parts. Or sell you a very similar replacement.
ISTR The DIY way into older iPads involves a sharpened paint scraper and a very steady hand. I have a feeling the newer ones are stuck together on a once and forever basis. I know someone who has done it to old iPads but I have never seen it done. They are the local Hackintosh wizard.
First thing to try is power it up with a known good cable and leave it. Even if the battery is toast it should still work when it is getting external power (perhaps after an hour or so delay). It is a bit surprising that they have killed the battery - they seem remarkably resilient. Our iPad2 still holds some charge. I have my wife's cast off. My Tesco Hudl android by comparison is younger and barely lasts any time at all without being connected to a power source.
Ask in the various Apple groups for hints on the symptoms and tests once you have it in hand. It may well be unrepairable because of its age.
I suggest you try repair strategies in increasing order of damage caused if they go wrong. They are definitely tricky to dismantle. A hard system reset might be a better strategy before doing anything too violent.
Yes. They are driven by marketing to accept each OS upgrade, but their hardware won't support new features and either have to accept performance crippling workarounds or reduced functionality otherwise. Getting clarity from Apple whether an Upgrade is worthwhile per device is difficult - but there are blogs, youtubers etc...
Security updates are still available for older OS platforms if folks stick back like XP limpets, but I suspect whatever is still available for the iPad 2 might be past that support?*. My 1G iPod touch certainly is... and heading for the bin unless I sensibly can make it an internal thin-client for something and block direct internet access.
For teh same reasons PC appear to get slower otherwise we woukldn;t need 3G Hz for word we could still by a 100MHz pentium to run it, but because of wh at is expected the software does get more complex as regards what it does s o needs more processing power to do those things.
IS that what M$ does, I don't think I've noticed. Other than when the cut out the the memory checking at startup which made b oot times faster.
They get to do more and the OS gets to do more so takes longer to do it. My old BBC computer from 1981 starts up much faster than my ipad air.
Same with PCs or perhaps yuo can explain why 100MHz pentiums aren't still in use, why do PCs need to be 2-3 GHz . Why is the minimum requirement for W10 a 1GHz processor ? Why must it have 1GB of ram ?
Over the long term yes requirements have gone up, but recently not so much, I have machines that started life as Win7, endured Win8.x and now run Win10 and feel faster as a result.
As some have said leave it on charge for at least an hour[1] even if the cr een appears dead. Then hold down the home button and the start button until the apple logo appears and this can take 10, 20 or even 30 seconds.
It could be that it ins't charging and the most common reasons (excluding a dodgy lead, especaily lightning ones) is that a small bit of fluff becomes wedged and compressed in the socket of the ipad so small that without a ma gnifying glass you won;t see it then the problem comes how to get someting out you can't see. I wouldn't advise WD40 or 3-in-1 , but with the ipad powered down a pin or paperclip might free up a stubborn bit of dust that had taken root, just l ike fluff does in belly buttons.
Are you sure it wasn't because previous versions of windows were crap. They did remove the memoery startup check in one version of windows (not those above) in order to speed up the machine but it was more of an illusion. PCs that I have used also run faster when they are not virus checked, and when you switch off certains graphics tweeks in the past.
Don't forget that ipads haven't neen out very long to consider them as long term like PC computers have, PCs about 35 years iPad 7 years.
Yes that should do too, if you can find one, I saved a few cocktails sticks from a party I went too, I had to eat a number of cheese and pinapple offe rings and some cocktail sausages just to get some free tools. At work I act ually brought a few hundred but never remmebered to 'borrow' any for at hom e and at home I can always find a safety pin or safety clip but rarely a to oth pick as I don't use them.
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