Greetings all,

We recently recovered two old iPads belonging to my wife.

The problem with both is that they are associated to an account that does not exist anymore: it uses my wife's old email account, that she deleted after we married and she took my surname. Also the Apple ID associated to that email has been deleted. Even with the right password, I can't login and deactivate the "find my iPad" function. I can't reset them if I don't deactivate that first.

I tried to call an Apple Center in my town and explained the situation. My wife account had a picture of her and she's easily recognisable, plus she still has some old documents with her previous surname. They cut it short and told me they can't deassociate the account from the devices, if we didn't produce a proof of purchase. And ofc we don't have them anymore, they are 10+ years old.

I wanted to reuse them for small things, but I can't in this state. What are my alternatives? Can I do something on my own or I should try to ask another Apple center?

Have you ever bought used ipads from Amazon? I wanted to buy an ipad but since the prices went up, I was looking for used ipads and I saw an ipad air m1 on Amazon for 414$ Wich seems like a good option

When iPads/iphones have broken, I’ve kept them as I don’t like the idea of binning something that cost a lot of money. All were out of warranty when they went, all had either age related issues or cracked screens. Is there any value spares/repair things or should I just wipe them all and give them to apple, who say they’ll recycle them, but they’ll probably harvest the parts and sell them on…

I have an iPhone 17 Pro Max, and I had a Surface laptop that broke down; they lent me a 2015 MacBook Air that doesn't work at all. I've been thinking whether to buy a MacBook Air or an iPad. I was even considering the mini, but I don't know if it's worth having an iPhone. I don't want to spend too much, but I can't really decide what to buy. I don't need a PC or iPad for work; I just use them for leisure.

I’m gonna take digital art a little more seriously from now on, lmao.

So I was breaking my head over the whole issue regarding which case for my iPad Pro and finally came up with a solution that works for me, for whatever that’s worth. My iPad isn’t really a MacBook replacement, I have two other MacBooks. I do however, work in a creative field, and love being able to type in it when I suddenly get an idea, but I use it a lot as an iPad, i.e., to read, to watch videos, etc and I really don’t want the Magic Keyboard attached to it all the time.

First, I bought the Logitech case because I thought, perfect, it can detach. Big mistake. It totally sucked for me. The touchpad was so sensitive that it made it impossible for me to type. I think that it’s probably less of an issue if you use it on a desk but I’m often using it while on the couch or in bed, places a person uses an iPad instead of a laptop. So whenever I tried to type with it on my lap, it just was a disaster. I tried everything— changing the settings in all the menus, using raised ergonomic palm rests on either side of the touchpad, disabling the touchpad altogether (didn’t manage to do that)— and nothing worked for me.

So I actually gave up on typing on my iPad Pro for a while but recently came back to the idea. Looked into the ESR case but it’s so heavy and I travel all the time, I can’t be dragging that extra weight around.

I finally sprung for the Magic Keyboard, which was completely amazing. I should have bought it from the beginning. It works perfectly in every situation and doesn’t cost a whole lot more than the Logitech, and it’s light. HOWEVER, I had the same issue which had stopped me from buying the Magic Keyboard in the first place — I can’t detach the iPad and have any protection on it and I don’t want to be putting my iPad in and out of another case all the time. Also, the pencil falls off all the time when I’m putting it in and out of my bag, etc.

I’m really not okay using my iPad without any case on it whatsoever because I know I’ve cracked the screen on my iPhone multiple times and it’s only the tempered glass screen protector that’s saved me.

So I got the Mageasy case and it’s great, esp love having a place to put the Apple Pencil, but indeed, the problem is that I also have a tempered glass screen protector on my iPad. Like everyone else has said, the Magic Keyboard won’t fully close when you have anything extra on the Mageasy case but I’m not willing to take off the tempered glass.

Finally, I did this crazy thing. When I’m done using my Magic Keyboard with Mageasy case on the IPad, I put it down “upside down”, meaning that the flap that closes the Magic Keyboard with the keyboard on it is underneath the iPad itself. The weight of the iPad keeps the case closed. For me, this works. In my bag, there’s enough other stuff to keep the lid on.

When I want to use the iPad to read, etc, I pull it off and it’s protected with both the Mageasy case and a tempered glass screen. So I’m happy and hope this helps other obsessive folks like me.

Why cant i see my iPhone Battery Status, In my samsung tab i used to see my s22 ultra battery status.

also, Please share any tips

looking at buying an ipad for study and general use, but stuck on which one to get. I’ve found both at similar prices but i’m wondering if the pencil pro is that much worth it than the normal pencil.

I did call the store but I don't think the sales person heard me say "matte finish" and I was just wondering if anyone knew if that specific iPad mini was on display before I drive two hours to see it.

I've found reports about this across Reddit and Macrumors forums dating as far back as 5 years, when iPadOS 15 was still around:

The damn thing just can't remember the icon and widget positions on your homescreen when you switch between portrait and landscape mode. One would think the OS is smart enough to save the layout per orientation, and one would think that by 2026, something that would take an intern half a week to fix/code, the issue would be gone.

Yet, here we are. Re-order widgets and icons in portrait, switch to landscape, re-oder there as well, switch back to portrait, and poof, everything messed up and scrambled.

This is coming from a 5 trillion USD company.

I just bought the new iPad Mini, my first iOS/iPadOS device in many years, and this, paired with a thousand other annoyances, makes me regret my purchase decision immediately. How are people so accepting of such a bad OS?

/rant off

I genuinely miss this design language. Everything felt more refined, balanced and professional, with a Home Screen that actually felt like a premium productivity workspace. Newer iPadOS has more features, but I think the older aesthetic had a charm that’s hard to beat.❤️

No hate to newer iPadOS versions, just wanted to share my thoughts

I'll be doing a short series on YouTube covering ipad desktop setups soon when i do ill post in the group

Hey everyone!

I have an old iPad Air (2013) running iOS 12.5.8.

I can't update the OS, download most apps, or even load some websites properly.

I don't want this iPad to go to waste, so I'm looking for ways to make it useful again.

• What can I still do with this iPad in 2026?

• Is jailbreaking possible?

• I couldn't find a proper jailbreak guide for this version. Can someone help?

• What benefits do I get after jailbreaking?

Any suggestions or experiences would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hi! I would like to ask where I can purchase an iPad Air M3 in the Philippines, preferably around Laguna area. Are there any authorized stores or branches that currently sell this model? Thank you!

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I appreciate the piece of mind of a replacement if I'm in a pinch. But at this point if something happened to my ipad, I'm not sure I'd be willing to pay the $129 deductible for this outdated model.

If it's more likely that I'd get at least 128gb in a replacement, then I'd stick with it. But I'm not sure if that is a reasonable expectation.

when i first charged it it was showing the standard battery charging screen with the red battery. but after a while, this basically keeps occuring over and over and idk how to fix it. my ipad was basically dead and i decided to charge it a few hours later but it keeps tweaking out and doing this. im alr using a wall switch and apple plug and cable. im not using the usb-c to lighting one if that helps. when i unplug it, it js becomes a black screen that cant turn on.

It was working fine in 27.2.0 and then I updated tp 27.2.1. Then I noticed it not working. I thought may because my fingers were dried out after some diy. Two days later, I deleted and added fingers again. It worked until I closed the iPad. Now it’s temperamental. Has anyone experienced this?

I have a 5th generation iPad Air with 64 GB of storage and it’s constantly running out of storage. I only use this iPad for taking notes for school and nothing else at all. The problem is I don’t want to upgrade because of the cost and I graduate in May of next year and most likely will never use an iPad again (Nothing against iPads I just do everything else on my phone or MacBook Pro). I do have insurance on the iPad but there is nothing that needs fixed and it’s still new enough where they won’t just hand me a newer model even if something was wrong with it. It’s just I go to take notes and it tells me I’m running out of storage. If anything I want the new iPad Mini for notes and with trade in and education discount it’s a fine price, but I also don’t want to have to buy a new case and Apple Pencil. What should I do.

Is this condensation under the top plastic but then again why is there a peripheral zone of reduced brightness. Is it burning or something else. Do I need to change the whole screen to fix it?

I don’t have apple care only limited warranty. I have 80% limit, no background app refresh, no location tracking.

Should i try going to apple service center?

Edit - it is successfully restarted with the hair dryer trick

Hey everyone,

I have an Apple iPad 9th Generation that I purchased in 2022.

Recently, its battery completely drained to 0%, and when I plugged it in to charge, it started showing only the low-battery symbol. It hasn't progressed beyond that screen.

I've tried the following:

- Used an 18W charger.

- Kept it plugged in for more than 2 hours.

- Tried force restarting it using the Home + Power buttons.

- Also tried different charging options, but nothing seems to work.

The strange thing is that this happened a few months ago as well. At that time, the iPad eventually turned on after I connected the charger. But this time, it just won't turn on.

I also updated it to iPadOS 27 around a month ago, so I'm wondering whether the update could have anything to do with this, although I'm not sure.

Has anyone experienced something similar with their iPad? Is there any way to revive it, or could this be a battery or charging IC issue?

I'm honestly panicking a little because I don't know what's wrong. 😭

Any suggestions or help would be appreciated!

my old ipad 8th gen is dying and im thinking of getting the new ipad mini with A20 pro chip. the biggest issue i had with my old ipad was the weight, since i had to also carry my macbook along with me to uni. i would mainly use the ipad for notetaking and doing flashcards on the go. is the ipad mini comfortable to write on (like the palm resting on the ipad) or would the ipad air be better for this?

Hello everyone,

So recently after updating to the latest iOS, my iPad battery is draining very quickly. I don’t quite often use my iPad on a regular basis. Is anyone else also facing the same issue?