For the iPad Pro 11″ and iPad Pro 12.9″ (2018 and newer), there is no home button. So press and release the volume up button. Then press and release the volume down button and then hold on to the side power button until the device restarts.
For iPad, iPad Air, iPad mini, and older iPad Pro, there is a home button. So press and hold the home button and the power side button simultaneously until the device forcefully restarts.
This fix works most of the time, and it is safe, too, as there is no data loss. After the force restart is completed, you should see your lock screen or home screen again.
-
Update or restore with recovery mode:
With the recovery mode trick, you will need a Windows PC or Mac. If you are using Cataline on your Mac, then you will need the latest version of Finder, else install the latest version of iTunes. Once you have that, connect your iPad to your PC via USB cable.
For iPad Pro with FaceID, open up iTunes or Finder depending on your OS. Then press and hold the power button and the volume UP button until the “Slide to Power Off” screen appears once it does turn your iPad off. Now hold the power button again and don’t let it go until your iPad is in recovery mode. Now you will see an update option on your PC’s screen. Click on it, and your iPad will start updating itself to the latest version. This will take some time around twenty minutes, and if everything goes well, then your iPad should successfully boot and take you into the Lockscreen or Homescreen.
For iPad with Home button, open up iTunes or Finder depending on your OS. Then press and hold the power button until the “Slide to Power Off” screen appears. Once it does, turn your iPad off. Now hold the home button and don’t let it go until your iPad is in recovery mode. Now you will see an update option on your PC’s screen. Click on it, and your iPad will start updating itself to the latest version. This will take some time around twenty minutes, and if everything goes well, then your iPad should successfully boot and take you into the Lockscreen or Homescreen.
For some reason, if the update option does not work for you, then try clicking the restore button. This will erase all the data on your iPad and restore it to the way it was when you first bought it. You will lose data with the restore mode though, so make sure to have a backup of your entire data before trying this so that you can restore the backup once the process of restore via recovery mode is completed.
-
Erase & Restore iPad with DFU Mode:
If all the previous methods fail, then you can try this method. However, with this method, you will surely lose all the data on your iPad, so make sure that you have a backup of the entire device before trying this method. You can then restore that backup file, and then all your data will be safe.
For iPad with a home button, connect your iPad to your PC via USB and then open up iTunes or Finder depending upon your OS. Press and hold the power button and the home button together for 10 seconds, and then after 10 seconds, let go of the power button. Remember to keep holding on to the home button for another 5 seconds. After that, you will see an option to restore the iPad with iTunes, choose that, and all your data on the iPad will be removed, and it will be set up back to the way it was when it was new.
For iPad without a home button, connect your iPad to your PC via USB and then open up iTunes or Finder depending upon your OS. Press and release the volume up button, and then press and release the volume down button and then hold down the power button for 10 seconds. Now holding on to the Power button, press and hold the volume down button for another 5 seconds. Now release the button but keep holding on to the volume down button for another 10 seconds. Now you will see a message on your PC saying a device has been detected in recovery mode. There you will see an option to restore, click on it and it will erase all data on your iPad and set it up as new.
Now restore the backup file you had stored before or simply continue using the iPad like that with its default setup.
Hopefully, this article helped you with the issue iPad you have been having with your iPad. The chances are that you might never face a situation like this again with your iPad, as this kind of error is very rare on Apple devices. Do let us know in the comment section, which method worked for your device. And for tips like this for iPhone or iPad, check out our iPhone tips section. We also have an Android tips section, Windows tips section, and much more, which will be helpful for your other devices too, so do check them out too.
