Bug in between iPad screen and LED

Bug in between iPad screen and LED when my iPad is totally in good condition with no crack and never drop or knock before although has been using for years, always using with care.

I thought was on the surface of my screen protector when I pressed on it found out was not, tried removed the screen protector trying to clean it but found out is deeper in there, it is in between the original screen and LED. This is irritating as I could see it at the centre of my iPad. Anyone encountered this too? How to clean the bug out of my iPad screen?

iPad, iOS 10

Posted on Jan 8, 2020 8:49 AM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2020 9:26 AM

Bugs just “love” bright lights - and LCD screens seem irresistible to them - often finding their way-in to the device through an unsealed opening (headphone jack, Lightning port, speaker etc.). I have two little darlings (thunder fly's) sandwiched in my TV screen. Why do they always “die” near the centre of the visual field?


Alas, there is little you can do other than replace the iPad screen - or for those “cheaper” models with non-laminated screens it is sometimes possible for the coverglass, digitiser and screen to be separated by a technician. That said, any disassembly of the screen risks other damage.


Sorry, no magic bullet solution for this if, as you describe, you have an insect inside your device.

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Jan 8, 2020 9:26 AM in response to Jesslimjia

Bugs just “love” bright lights - and LCD screens seem irresistible to them - often finding their way-in to the device through an unsealed opening (headphone jack, Lightning port, speaker etc.). I have two little darlings (thunder fly's) sandwiched in my TV screen. Why do they always “die” near the centre of the visual field?


Alas, there is little you can do other than replace the iPad screen - or for those “cheaper” models with non-laminated screens it is sometimes possible for the coverglass, digitiser and screen to be separated by a technician. That said, any disassembly of the screen risks other damage.


Sorry, no magic bullet solution for this if, as you describe, you have an insect inside your device.

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