You might already know that pressing the top-right button on your iPad will either put your iPad to sleep or wake it up. It is for this reason that Apple calls it the “Sleep/Wake button.”
You might also know that pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds will give you the option to “slide to power off.”
After powering off your iPad, holding the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds will once again “Power On” your iPad. You will see the familiar Apple logo along with a rotating circular progress indicator. After a few seconds, you will be presented with the locked screen.
However, if you are reading this article, you probably noticed that the Sleep/Wake button does nothing in the event that your iPad crashed, froze, locked up or stopped responding.
There are also occasions when iPad locks up during boot. In this case, you will see the Apple Logo and the rotating circular progress indicator in what feels like forever.
For both cases, the only solution would be to force your iPad to restart. Unfortunately, the iPad does not have a Restart button or pinhole release.
How to force iPad to restart?
Hold down the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons simultaneously for at least 10 seconds. Your screen should turn black. Keep holding the two buttons until the Apple logo appears. Once the Apple logo appears, release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.
Forcing your iPad to restart requires a little bit of skill and patience. If you do not get it right the first time, do not fret. Keep trying until your iPad reboots. Do not worry as this is perfectly safe and will not damage your iPad or corrupt your data.
For obvious reasons, before attempting to force your iPad to restart, please ensure that it is not yet fully discharged — no amount of retries can power up a “battery-dead” iPad. =)
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