iPad dropped, now with red screen/background

Thank you !!!! I was so very upset to find the red screen afte a minor drop. Couldn't believe the screen was messed up with such alittle bump!!! I even tried to slap the back figuring it couldnt get any worse, but no sucess.....one of the posts mentioned a drop flat to the floor from 18". I wasnt that brave, but a second drop from 6" off the hardwood flat to the floor straighted me out.! Wont have to make an insurance claim now...thanks again for posting!

My kids iPad screen just turned red and blue. I found this thread and removed it from the case and gave it 2 slaps to the back and the screen returned to normal. I think my wife thought I was nuts but it worked thank you!!!!

I had the same problem today. Although I don't remember dropping it, the screen turned green and fuzzy. After several phone calls to the service and finding out that the warranty expired 15 days ago, I found the solution here!

I slapped it at the back and it fixed the problem... at least for now. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks! ... i was freaking out when I looked my screen all red. Turned off and on inmediatly and or course did not work. So I found this post and like they said just two slap not too strong not too gentle and it was fine again. I wonder if any have had any problem after the slap the back technique.

So far everything is allright

Thanks to this forum. My wifes' Ipad 2 turned red after the kids dropped it. Was soooooo worried that I would have to get the screen replaced. Then I found this thread and tried the suggestions. It worked. Just dropped the ipad 6 inches from the floor and screen was back to normal.

I was skeptic at first.

But then i tried it following the KortP's instructions on where specifically to tap the pad.

And now my iPad is working. Incredible.

This reminds me of the Dell Dimension fix for some of their desktops before.

The 2 inch drop.

Post below:

KortP

Just had the samer issue and banging the back worked!!! I noticed that the spot that made it work was to the left of the home button (when looking from screen side) and up about 1-2 inches from the bottom and 1 inch in from the side.

Unbelievable. Im tempted to pop it open to see if thats where the video chip is or maybe a ribbon cable.

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Try this - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.) No data/files will be erased. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

Some iPad users have been able to revive their dropped iPad. Turn the iPad over and give it a HARD SLAP on the back. May take several slaps.

dropped iPad

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4474708?tstart=30

 Cheers, Tom 😉

Unless there is some secret self healing hardware in your iPad, I suspect you're SOL. I don't see how restoring it is going to help what is most likely a hardware issue. However, as full restore really doesn't take that long, I'd probably go ahead and do it.

Best of luck.

Yeah! Thank you for the post! Another proud whack on the back fix after my 7 year old dropped my iPad 1 and I had the dreaded green screen. Works just fine now and saved me a trip to the Apple store. Thanks again for the sage advice!

OMG!!! I just about died when my ipad 2 just tipped over onto a pillow and the color went all red!!! You were the only one who was able to give me some sort of solution other then take it into Apple and hope for the best. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You wouldnt think that hitting your ipad would fix it. I guess it keeps down on maintenance costs. lol. I dont reccommend hitting it too hard. Took me about 10 firm but not too hard, kinda like a light spankin'. hahaha. It messed it up more on like the 9th spanking but then on the 10th brought her back to life! This should not be like this with such an expensive piece of equipment. I really want Apple to come out and say officially that "to fix this issue please spank the back of your ipad about 10 times." lol

Daughter dropped her ipad twenty minutes ago and screen was green/red and fuzzy. Spent 15 minutes Googling problem and found this thread - slapped back a few times and voila - a minute later screen back to normal! Thank you so much the person who discovered this and posted the (unbelievable) solution.

You just saved me a trip to the Apple store for a new iPad, thank you! 3 not so hard taps and the red-green snow was gone! I didn't quite expect in this day of more advanced technology the axiom of if it don't work, "hit it" would still be sage advice....ok, perhaps not sage, but still. I'm just happy my iPad is working right again!

Hey :,( I took your advise I dropped it the 1st time and it had a red screen did some research and found your post slapped the back and it was back to the same I accidentally dropped it again and now it has a red screen what should I do now your advise is not wiring the second time. HELP PLEASE!! This I pad2 is my baby. Thank you!