Magnets and ipad minis.....

[dukluk]

I posted earlier about my ipad mini with the dead battery....Apple says they will replace it with a new one for free, after they receive my old one....problem is, it won't boot up....therefore, I am unable to delete all my personal info.(passwords) from it, before sending it to them.

I've always heard that a big magnet will erase that kind of info. on some devices....is that just a myth, or will it really work???

[edub20]

that only applies to spindle drives not flash memory and even then it's not reliable. Will it not boot even when powered via USB?

[Deltaquack]

You can erase it with "Find My Iphone" app. They'll reset it anyway though.

[edub20]

You can erase it with "Find My Iphone" app. They'll reset it anyway though.

It would need to be powered on and have internet access for that to happen.

[Hybrid Biscuit]

Has anyone ever had a problem with their screen jumping and changing to different sites while browsing the internet? I can't seem to do anything on mine without it closing page or opening another one.... anyone have any suggestions?

[Deltaquack]

You can erase it with "Find My Iphone" app. They'll reset it anyway though.

It would need to be powered on and have internet access for that to happen.

Yes, i knew they would install new battery.....they would see that someone was trying to erase it when they powered it back on. I probably shouldn't, but I trust Apple. They don't have the type of employees that we do around here.