Fault · Sensors and buttons
The magnetic cover doesn't turn the screen off or on
When you close or open the magnetic cover (Smart Cover or Smart Folio), the screen doesn't turn off or on.
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Covered on 42 models
- iPad42With guide
How to approach it
iPads detect the magnetic cover with Hall sensors: each sensor has its own power and an interrupt line to the PMU. Some models have more than one sensor (on the iPad Air, one is on the home button flex and the other on the board) and all of them must trigger. After replacing the screen or the button flex it's common for the sensor to be missing or its flex damaged: try an original flex first.
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Where to find it
- By modelEach model lists the guides that apply to it.
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Models where it is covered
iPad · 42 models
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