iPad Pro M4 turns itself off and back on

This morning I turned on my iPad Pro M4, and within about 5 minutes of browsing on the Australian ABC News app, it shut down and started itself up again. I have had this happen once before, so it’s not a frequent occurrence. Is this a problem others are having? Is there a system issue I should be aware of? Thanks for your input.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jul 17, 2025 5:26 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2025 1:28 AM

A spontaneous restart is unusual. Should this occur, it often due to system resource exhaustion due to a malfunctioning App. Deleting the offending App and performing a forced restart, prior to reinstalling the App, will often clear the problem:

Remove or delete apps from iPad - Apple Support

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If the problem reoccurs with regularly, you would be best advised to report the issue to the App Developer:

How to contact an app developer - Apple Support

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Jul 18, 2025 1:28 AM in response to Andrew Weiss

A spontaneous restart is unusual. Should this occur, it often due to system resource exhaustion due to a malfunctioning App. Deleting the offending App and performing a forced restart, prior to reinstalling the App, will often clear the problem:

Remove or delete apps from iPad - Apple Support

Force restart iPad - Apple Support


If the problem reoccurs with regularly, you would be best advised to report the issue to the App Developer:

How to contact an app developer - Apple Support

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