Force Restart Your iPad

When something goes wrong with technology, the first step of troubleshooting is to restart or force restart a device. In this article, we will go over how to force restart your iPhone.

The steps to force restart an iPad varies slightly depending on the model you have.

Force Restart iPad - Without Home Button

Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the top button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.

An iPad Pro with the text volume up down buttons and top button pointing to the location of their placement on the device. The volume buttons are on the upper right side and the power button is on the top right side of the device.

Force Restart iPad - with Home Button

Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.

An iPad 9th generation with the text top button and home button pointing to their location placement on the device. The power button is on the top right side and the home button is in the middle toward the bottom edge of the display of the device.

Force restarting an iPad is unnecessary most of the time. If you just need to power off and reboot your iPhone, see the following article:

Restart iPad >

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Last updated: October 12, 2024

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Reference the original support article by Apple here: Force Restart Your iPad - Apple Support

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