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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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Sep 26, 2011 5:09 AM in response to Kippsy10

After having been advised by support staff at a local Apple store to just have the unit replaced, I decided to tap the back of my iPad out of frustration. It wasn't a light tap, but not a forceful one either. After several taps, the display normalized. Hard to believe, but it worked and now my iPad display has no signs of discoloration. It appears that dropping the iPad may have loosened or messed up something inside, which was somehow corrected by tapping the back of the iPad.


I'll be interested to know if this remedy works for your iPad.

Nov 19, 2011 9:44 PM in response to Jim71

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

iPad dropped, now with red screen/background

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