iPad bent and screen popped out on its own

It will still work, but this is a potential ticking time bomb/serious fire risk/hazard, now!

DO NOT USE THIS IPAD ANY LONGER!!!

This looks like the Lithium-ion battery pack has, in fact, expanded!

The battery has been compromised at this point and is faulty!

Bring this into your “local” Apple Store ASAP, if not sooner!

DO NOT USE THIS iPAD and don't screw around with this!

The battery being expanded is a danger now as there is a very real and potential risk of the battery catching fire due to potential break down of the battery, causing thermal runaway and fire!

STOP using this iPad!

Get this compromised iPad to Apple!

This definitely looks like the internal battery has expanded and has had catastrophic failure.

Bring your damaged iPad into your nearest, “local” Apple Store for diagnosis, evaluation and potential options.

Best of Luck to You!

Sometimes the stores do not make the right call.

You may want to phone contact Apple, directly in Cupertino, California, and calmly talk to an Apple customer service employee about this issue via the link below.

Send them tne photos you took and see what customer service right from Apple in California can do for you.

Contact - How to Contact Us - Apple

Best of Luck to You!

Apple has operating temps listed for their devices listed.

Is this 14 degrees F or C?

You may have exceeded those temperature limits and, maybe, voided any AppleCare warranties you may have had on the iPad, by bringing the iPad outside in below freezing temps for that 15 minute interval.

• Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
• Nonoperating temperature: –4° to 113° F (–20° to 45° C)

We can all guess what the outcome may be, but only Apple can make the decision whether to replace or charge for an out of warranty replacement. Wishing you a good outcome though.

It would still be classified as accidental damage, which is not covered by warranty. A “short sharp bend” did not just happen spontaneously - something happened to it while it was out of your sight.

14 C (57.2 F) is well within spec - however, the internal temperature of the iPad in full sun could be very high. Apple guidelines advise that devices should never be left in full sun.

If the battery had overheated, this could explain the damage - however, a deformed battery is unlikely to return to its original dimensions.

Yeah,

iPad's do not like direct sunlight on the glass.

My family’s property is large ( nearly 2 acres ) and partially exposed to direct sunlight all day long.

I would bring my iPads outside in the spring, during planting season at my family home, and any prolonged exposure to bright, direct sunlight on the glass surface of the iPad would spike the temps of the iPad and throw up a pop-up message about the iPad reaching operational temp limits within 10-15 minutes of bright sun exposure on the glass.

Couldn’t lay in in the cooler grass, either if the sun hitting the glass, too!

Wound up having to setup the iPad on a standing shelving unit inside of a small wooden gardening shed that my folks built and placed, in the shade, near their gardening areas.

My Dad built a raised up shed with both a ramp ( for getting out gardening equipment and small tillers and push grass mowers in/out )and nice little outdoor deck big enough for two outdoor chairs and a small table and umbrella inbetween.

That was the only way I could use my iPad outdoors whenever we needed it during gardening and planting season or doing anything outside that an iPad was needed and used.

iPads are not great to use outdoors.

Ouch. Your iPad is definitely toast- and to be quite honest, I think it highly unlikely that repair would ever be contemplated. Given your photographs, I can’t say that I’m surprised that Apple have already declined a waranty claim.

No joking around here; you should definitely - and immediately - stop using the iPad. As a precaution, assuming the battery to be physically compromised, you would well advised to not keep it within your home or near to any combustible materials. If the battery is damaged, it could start a fire. When these batteries break-down, it is often sudden and pyrotechnically dramatic.

Take a look at your home insurance. You may have accidental damage insurance that covers you - but, a claim may impact your renewal premium next time around.

If nothing else, learn from the mistake - and never, ever, leave anything electronic containing Lithium batteries in direct sunlight.

One further thought. As the iPad is likely beyond economic repair, you could consider selling the display panel and/or any undamaged internal components on eBay. If you find the iFixit “teardown” instructions, you may find that you can remove and sell many component parts - and this may create some useful funds towards a replacement iPad. Just be very, very, careful with that battery - and dispose of it properly!

Thanks Micheal. My first thought was this, however, the iPad still works perfectly; would this be the case if the battery expanded?

On the second thought, I have to agree with MichelPM. I apologize for doubting your post yesterday. It does look like bulging battery problem. Safety first... I know it still works but DO NOT use it! That battery can burst into flame or worse... it can explode at any time especially during charging.

Very sorry to learn that Apple are not “stepping up to the plate” - although, given the nature of the damage, this shoudn’t be a surprise.

As the available information suggests that you’ve suffered a major battery incident, leading to serious mechanical failure and damage to the device casing, you really should bite-the-bullet and accept that your current iPad is beyond repair - and responsibly recycle it.

That iPad is a hazard and shoildn’t be used. Any “reputable” repair outfit won’t go anywhere near it. Some parts might be salvagable - but the battery is dangerous.

If you don’t have AppleCare+ or other insurance cover, then the loss is (unfortunately) something that you’ll have to accept - and learn from.