iPad Power Button No Longer Working

As crazy as this sounds, I've found a "real" fix for this issue, or at least the way it was happening on my wife's iPad 2. Knowing the other way to sleep the display was to use a Smart Cover, I borrowed the Smart Cover for my iPad (she uses a Targus case without the magnet) and placed it over her display. Of course, the display went to sleep. I removed the Smart Cover and it woke back up. I then pressed the top button and it had resumed normal operation. No issues since.

My guess is that whatever mechanism reacts to the magnet got hung up somehow and putting the Smart Cover magnet back over it got things sorted again. If you don't have a Smart Cover around or feel like going to the store to use one there, I'd guess just using a normal magnet should do the trick. Hope this helps others!

Here is how I fixed it...read on.

My button stopped working. After a little research, I found this solution.

Settings > General > Accessibility > Assistive Touch (turn on)

Touch the new button on the screen.

Choose Device

Press AND HOLD the Lock Screen icon for 10 seconds and the "slide to power off" display shows up! It will shutdown nicely when you slide it.

WAIT...now how do I turn it on?

Plug up the power connector to you computer and your device...up pops the reboot Apple.

...and the crowd goes wild.

Winston_Wolfe wrote:

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...and the crowd goes wild.

The crowd went home in February. Season's over. The groundskeepers have already converted the football gridiron to a baseball diamond.

Whack the power button corner against a hard surface. Worked for me. Also fixed the inop gyro.

I tried all the other 'fixes' but the only thing that worked was banging the corner of my iPad as a coupe of people suggested, as much as I was hesitant to do so! I had my case on though, so wasn't too worried about damaging it. And it's working again! Thanks everyone :-)

I had same issue. I merely tapped with medium strength the back corner next to switch with the meat portion of my palm. Problem solved. It works now. Phew.

Make an appointment at an Apple Store to have your device examined by a technician. Or contact Apple Support.

Or just bang it on the desk.

I just noticed the same problem with my ipad 2. Gave it a few light taps on the desk and it started working.

I am 69 years old and am surprised so many of the members posting comments like " I bang it with my hand " etc. This is not the way to solve technical issues.

I had the same problem, and opened up the iPad (1) and found the power/volume control button came off the connector. Now the connector which is on the logic board is flimsy and poorly soldered on. Mine came off. It will be a bugger to put this one back. It would be extremely difficult to solder it back. I am still thinking of how to solve this one.

Apple has not a good job of designing or choosing a good connection system.

TRY THIS EVERYONE..... GO TO SETTINGS: THAN GO TO "general".......Next turn off iPad cover lock/unlock

YOUR POWER BUTTON SHOULD NOW FULLY WORK!!!

Spot on mate ! My iPad 2 with iOS 8 did the same - power button wouldn't switch off screen (holding down would allow power off) but switching off the cover lock/unlock fixed this issue. Thanks 🙂

Chris_Erickson suggested using a Smart Cover to set the power/sleep button right. Worked for me!!!

Your tip to use a Smart Cover worked for me 🙂 Thank you. Earn some points!

i solved my problem with a blade from a razor, it's thin enough to go inbetween, so i just ran it over a few times and it solved the problem

Finally the correct answer! Thank you for sharing!