Why is my iPad screen randomly cracking and how can Apple help?

So I woke up to a cracked iPad out of no where and Apple can’t help or won’t fix it they are a rip off and then want the price of a new one for a refurbished one if your looking to buy an iPad don’t because the screens are cracking


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Posted on Dec 4, 2025 2:55 PM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2025 4:09 PM

iPad screens very rarely inexplicably crack without external cause.


Whilst Apple have not (to my knowledge) ever explicitly defined the term - a hairline crack is a single contiguous crack that spontaneously appears across the cover glass. The crack will exhibit no signs of direct impact, or have any additional cracks that radiate away from a single point. Similarly, the iPad casing will show no signs whatsoever of impact damage - in particular at the edges of the iPad's screen bezel or casing.


It is notoriously difficult to prove that a crack is the result of a manufacturing or material defect. As such, screen damage is often excluded from warranty claims.


Apple offer a limited one-year warranty - against which you might attempt to make a claim. If making a warranty claim, your should first attempt to make a claim with your retailer - as it is most often the retailer with whom your purchase contract (and therefore your warranty) principally exists. If unsuccessful, you then have the potential backup of making a claim against the manufacturer’s limited warranty.


If you had the foresight of opting to purchase Apple’s AppleCare+ plan, this being an insurance product, you will have the security of being able to make claim with Apple regardless of fault. In such circumstances, a small excess/deductible charge is made - and you will receive a replacement (usually a reconditioned iPad of the same model and specification) iPad.

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Dec 4, 2025 4:09 PM in response to shakiya16

iPad screens very rarely inexplicably crack without external cause.


Whilst Apple have not (to my knowledge) ever explicitly defined the term - a hairline crack is a single contiguous crack that spontaneously appears across the cover glass. The crack will exhibit no signs of direct impact, or have any additional cracks that radiate away from a single point. Similarly, the iPad casing will show no signs whatsoever of impact damage - in particular at the edges of the iPad's screen bezel or casing.


It is notoriously difficult to prove that a crack is the result of a manufacturing or material defect. As such, screen damage is often excluded from warranty claims.


Apple offer a limited one-year warranty - against which you might attempt to make a claim. If making a warranty claim, your should first attempt to make a claim with your retailer - as it is most often the retailer with whom your purchase contract (and therefore your warranty) principally exists. If unsuccessful, you then have the potential backup of making a claim against the manufacturer’s limited warranty.


If you had the foresight of opting to purchase Apple’s AppleCare+ plan, this being an insurance product, you will have the security of being able to make claim with Apple regardless of fault. In such circumstances, a small excess/deductible charge is made - and you will receive a replacement (usually a reconditioned iPad of the same model and specification) iPad.

Dec 4, 2025 3:26 PM in response to shakiya16

shakiya16 wrote:

So I woke up to a cracked iPad out of no where and Apple can’t help or won’t fix it they are a rip off and then want the price of a new one for a refurbished one if your looking to buy an iPad don’t because the screens are cracking

Yea, I have two ipads not a single crack on it. Never seen an ipad crack by itself before. shoot I've seen kids mishandle their ipad and never had a crack before.

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