My ipads top button or the power button recently broke after dropping it. Afterwards, as I was watching youtube it randomly shut down and then this popped up on the screen. Can I still restore it w/ a broken power button that doesnt work?
iPad Air, iPadOS 17
It is a common misconception that an iPad (or iPhone) can remain fully functional with damaged or defective physical buttons.
Whilst Accessibility features (such as assistive touch) can be used to augment the User Interface, these features cannot be used as a substitute for physical button sequences that must be used to trigger system recovery actions. Sooner or later, as now, you will encounter a situation from which you cannot recover.
Until repaired, you will not be able to restore the iPad, resolve a locked-out (disabled) iPad, or reset a forgotten device passcode.
iPad Repair and Service - Apple Support
It is a common misconception that an iPad (or iPhone) can remain fully functional with damaged or defective physical buttons.
Whilst Accessibility features (such as assistive touch) can be used to augment the User Interface, these features cannot be used as a substitute for physical button sequences that must be used to trigger system recovery actions. Sooner or later, as now, you will encounter a situation from which you cannot recover.
Until repaired, you will not be able to restore the iPad, resolve a locked-out (disabled) iPad, or reset a forgotten device passcode.
iPad Repair and Service - Apple Support
How to iPad Restore w/ Broken Power Button
