If your iPad is frozen or not responding, a force restart can help fix the issue. This process doesn’t erase your data and often resolves iOS-related glitches, such as apps freezing or the screen becoming unresponsive.
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Important Notes
Force Restart: iPad Pro (Face ID models)
Force Restart: iPad Air and iPad mini (without Home button)
Force Restart: iPads with a Home Button
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Important Notes
A force restart will not erase your data.
Use this only if your iPad is completely unresponsive — a regular restart is safer.
The Apple logo appearing confirms the restart.
If the Apple logo doesn’t appear, make sure your iPad is charged and try again.
Force Restart
iPad Pro (Face ID models)
Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
Press and hold the Top (Power) button until the Apple logo appears.
iPad Air and iPad mini (without Home button)
Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
Press and hold the Top (Power) button until the Apple logo appears.
iPads with a Home Button
Press and hold both the Home button and the Top (Power) button together.
Keep holding until the Apple logo appears on the screen.
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