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Troubleshooting: iPad Shuts Itself Off and Won’t Turn On
This has happened to me several times: I’ll pick up my iPad to discover it has shut itself off, or at least has a black screen and won’t respond. Not because of overheating, and not because there’s no battery left. And it just won’t turn back on. At least at first. And sometimes not for quite a while. It’s pretty scary.
A little research shows that others are having this problem, sometimes even with an iPhone. The cause is unknown, but the best theory is that it’s some type of kernel panic. The quickest solution? Hold down both the home and sleep buttons for about 10 seconds to do a forced shutdown. The iPad should start again with no problems.
wowww! this is great i just did it and it worked ! thanx a lot you saved my life !
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Wow! It worked! many many many many thanks! all of my work and my life is in ipad. Once again thank you!
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oh my god ur a lifesaver! i cant thank you enough. it did work!
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Thank you soooo much!!! It’s 11:43pm here in Texas, and the Apple Care center is closed. Thank Goodness for Google. I was about to go into “panic mode”. My Ipad2 is now working just fine.
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My daughter borrowed my iPad and I was sure she broke it. This solution really worked. I was so worried I had lost everything. I love my iPad-I never use my pc anymore!
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Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!! It worked!!
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Thank you!! Ive had my ipad for a year and today it suddenly turned off and wont restart :( Thank to your advice was able to restart it though had to hold the buttons down for 30 seconds :)
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! My parents have an iPad and they are less than proficient with electronics. I do not have an iPad, so I didn’t know what to do. You fixed it. Thanks again!
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I’m so thankful to you. It worked!
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Thanks so much, I did exactly what you recommended and my iPad is back alive now!
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WOW! You are the greatest!!!!!!
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Whew! Thanx
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THANK YOU!!!! As always you guys are great! My iPhone is up and running!
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