What is the spinning wheel on an iPad?

Hey there DisTerp,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. To get started, when you say that your seeing a spinning wheel on your iPad, are you seeing something that resembles a white spinning gear before your iPad restarts unexpectedly?

If so, check out the steps in the following resource that can help: If your iOS or iPadOS device restarts or displays the Apple logo or a spinning gear unexpectedly - Apple Support

If still running into issues after going through the steps above, reach out to Apple Support directly from this link here: Get Support - Apple

If experiencing a different issue, provide us with a few more details on what you're seeing, and what you're doing when seeing the spinning wheel.

Take care!