Apple’s iPads have become some of the most popular devices in the world, hugely useful tablets that are well-built and offer versatile options. However, it can sometimes be a little challenging to work out how to complete supposedly simple tasks on them. iOS leans a bit heavily on some unlabeled, multi-use buttons and gesture controls. When I bought my firstiPadI had to look up how to do a few basic tasks, likehow to take a screenshot. Even a task like turning off an iPad isn’t obvious, especially if you have never used an iOS device before.
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Apple’s iPad acting up on you? Most problems can be fixed with a quick restart. Here’s what you need to do.
While turning off an iPad will often fix a sluggish device, if your iPad is frozen, you may need to reboot your iPad instead. Unlike turning off the iPad, a force restart will turn the device off using only buttons, without requiring swiping on the screen. If the iPad screen is frozen or the traditional method of turning the iPad off doesn’t work, the next thing to try is rebooting your iPad.
The process depends a little on what model iPad you own.The older iPad models that have the home button or fingerprint sensor use a different process than the iPads that have only the screen and bezel on the front. Thankfully, no matter what model you have, the process is fairly simple. Here’s how to restart an iPad.
How to restart your iPad
Follow these steps for models with a Home button
If your iPad has a home button, the button on the front, under the display screen, then a restart is actually simple. You need just two buttons to do a force restart on older iPad models with a home button.
Follow these steps for models with Face ID
While the budget-priced 9th generation iPad and older models have a home button, newer iPads lack that button just under the screen, instead giving more space to the screen. If your iPad lacks the home button just under the screen, the process for restarting is a bit different. In fact, you’ll press a three-part series of buttons to restart your frozen iPad.
Here’s how to restart an iPad that’s equipped with Face ID rather than the fingerprint sensor home button.
Why should you restart an iPad?
There are a fair few reasons why you might like to restart your iPad, and you might already be enduring one or more of them. You should restart the iPad if the traditional method of turning the device off isn’t working. It might be because the tablet is unresponsive, or the keyboard is stuck on the screen.
Powering off your iPad occasionally can help correct issues with slow speeds or finicky Bluetooth. The process of turning off an iPad is a little simpler than a forced restart. If you canturn your iPad off using the method outlined here, you may not need to do a forced restart.
