Troubleshooting Your Crashed / Frozen Apple iPad
Posted by John C Arkin on May 25th, 2010
(14 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5)
Loading ...Some of you who own iPads may have experienced some problems like crashing or freezing. There’s no need to tear your hair out when this happens to your beloved Apple iPad. Below are some simple tips that you can use to troubleshoot your crashed or frozen iPad.
Restarting your iPad is quite simple and easy to do. Just press and hold down the Hold button for about three seconds or until the slider button appears on the screen. Use the slider button to turn off your iPad, wait for a minute and then turn it on again. If restarting doesn’t work, do a soft reset. Simply press the Home and Hold buttons at the same time. Continue to hold both buttons until you see the screen flash, then turn dark. Wait for about a minute or two before restarting your Apple iPad.
If both restarting and resetting don’t work, try to do a hard reset. Connect your iPad to your PC or Mac and launch iTunes. Click on the “Restore” button. Click on the backup button when prompted to save all your files. Once the restore has been completed, your iPad will restart.
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June 19th, 2011 at 4:49 am
I thought my ipad of done! Thanks for the hard reset tip. IT WORKED!
July 29th, 2011 at 7:17 am
Thanks, the soft reset worked with my IPad2.
August 4th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
I was just sick when my ipad wouldn’t turn on this morning. The soft reset did the trick for me. Thanks so much!
August 9th, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I was thinking I was going to have to take a trip to the Apple store. The soft reset worked great. Thanks…….
August 11th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
great the reset tip saved my trip to apple store.thanks
August 12th, 2011 at 6:29 am
Thank you, I have been trying to figure out all morning how to unfreeze my search screen. The soft reset worked. Thanks again!
August 27th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Thank you – had no idea where to start – soft reset worked for my ipad 2. Very grateful.
September 11th, 2011 at 10:32 am
These instructions worked immediately, however, I did have to figure out the difference between the “home” and the “hold” button. Great instructions.
September 19th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Excellent! It’s nice to be free of the darkness at last thanks to your soft reset tip! Extremely Thankful…………………..
September 22nd, 2011 at 5:39 am
You saved me a lot of aggrivation! The soft reset worked for my ipad. Thank you-
November 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Thankyou so much- the soft reset worked with my ipad 1- you are a life saver!!
December 1st, 2011 at 3:27 am
Did not work for my ipad.
December 5th, 2011 at 5:52 am
i hit my hard reset, it has been resetting for over an hour
how long should it take?
December 14th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
The soft reset did the trick….. THANK YOU!!!
December 26th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
my ipad was frozen with a circle just rotationg – very irratating. anyways, your tip for restarting worked.
thanks
January 3rd, 2012 at 4:32 pm
thank you! thank you! thank you!!! all is good again!!
January 11th, 2012 at 5:48 am
Thanks, guys. I was sure my iPad was a goner. Your reset tip saved me from catastrophe.
January 11th, 2012 at 6:52 am
Thank you, thankyou, thankyou!!!! So glad I found your site. Your tip worked.
February 1st, 2012 at 9:27 pm
I was so upset as I thought my iPad was gone for good. The soft rest worked! So glad I didn’t have to buy a new one. Thanks so much!!!!!!
February 9th, 2012 at 3:05 am
Thought my ipad was a gonner!! The soft reset worked a treat. Thank you so much.
February 27th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Thank you for the soft reset tip. I was really freaked out when I couldn’t get my ipad to turn on. Your reset tip was a lifesaver.
March 4th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Thanks to my husband for telling me to google the problem and for this site. The soft reset worked. I was ready to throw my ipad across the room,,,,,I was so frustrated as I only had it 2 months. Thank goodness!
April 10th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Can someone help me to fix my Ipad. It didn’t turn on anymore, i tried to do this pressing on both wake and home bottom together many times, it didn’t works. I have i connected my Ipad to the Itunes but still cannot be detected. It’s totally not moving, no signs of working at all.
Maybe it needs to be opened and check the internal hardware.
April 18th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Thank you very much…excellent advice…it worked with the soft start for my ipad3 ohhh man I was gonna hear it from my husband…I thought my iPad was done…but thank you and god bless u..I will be bookmarking this page for the future just in case