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iPad dropped, now with red screen/background

I've had the original iPad for several months now, and it has been working fine. However, yesterday, the iPad was dropped (a couple of inches from the ground), and now the background screen is red. You can still see the icons and the iPad remains fully functional, except for the red discoloration in the background. For example, when you play a video, the letterbox is now red instead of black.

Has anyone experienced this before? I've synced it, but no effect. Don't want to try a full restore unless it's absolutely necessary. I've read on the net that it may be corrected over time?

Thanks in advance.

iPad, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Jun 13, 2011 5:58 PM

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Dec 1, 2011 5:48 AM in response to Jim71

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!

julie26

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Dec 12, 2011 2:17 PM in response to Jim71

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.

keith71

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Dec 26, 2011 7:26 AM in response to Jim71

Thank you so much, I hit the back of my iPad 2 after dropping it off my bed and the red screen disappeared!

Dec 26, 2011 10:00 AM in response to Jim71

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!

Jan 1, 2012 9:32 PM in response to Jim71

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!

Jim71 Author

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Jan 13, 2012 3:03 PM in response to Cocchunzzi

Apologies for the late reply. I'm afraid that I don't have any other solution to your problem (short of having your iPad examined by experts), if the "slapping the back" remedy that I stumbled upon is not working a second time for your iPad. My iPad recently had some discoloration again, but the same remedy worked for me. I suspect that the damage sustained by our iPad after it was dropped a second time is now much worse. Sorry.

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Jan 17, 2012 8:16 AM in response to Jim71

Thank you so much for this! For people like me who get easily impatient and had been tapping for a while, give it some rest first for around 2-3mins. Should be repaired afterwards. :)

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Jan 20, 2012 5:10 PM in response to Jim71

WOW! great job - I almost cried when mine broke, and then I read your post, not it works! AWESOME! Question - has this fixed your problem for good (so far), or have you had additional problems with it?

Jim71 Author

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Jan 23, 2012 6:24 AM in response to braddell

Ok so far. No additional problems with the display. Had to use the same slap-the-back remedy after my iPad display recently had some discoloration again. But it (discoloration) was again due to poor handling, and not to some damage sustained from the first incident.

Jan 23, 2012 6:03 PM in response to julie26

Thanks a lot. I had the same situation and thanks to your comment I already repair the fuzzy screen.

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Jan 24, 2012 8:07 AM in response to kagithelva

I just have to add my voice. I dropped my IPad 1 2 weeks ago and 3 days ago I got the red screen issue. I Smack the back one time, the screen flickered and everything was back to normal.

Jan 27, 2012 5:52 AM in response to corea50

Same here. Dropped my iPad. Panicked at first. I then found this thread and slapped the back of the iPad a few time and it came good. I'm going to be more careful with it from now on.

Jan 30, 2012 6:52 PM in response to Jim71

Holy Cow!!! Daughter accidentally dropped her ipad2 about an hour ago....Found this and after patiently (ok, maybe not so patiently) smacking the back of the unit.....it worked! Thanks for the advice!!!

KDBscuba

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Jan 31, 2012 1:39 PM in response to Jim71

Thanks for the post .. about 5 decent spanks (as described by someone above) did the trick.

Jan 31, 2012 9:42 PM in response to Cocchunzzi

I just had the similar problem today, a very gentle TWIST ( do mean gentle, but enough). It seemed to have readjusted the ribons or circuitry to fix it. Im guessing the the thickness of the first gen ipads require a slap whereas the thinner more maliable ipad2 could endure an exremly gently twisting to adjustment. Every case will be different, but this is what worked for me.

iPad dropped, now with red screen/background