I was surfing on the IPad last night and for some reason the screen locked. I can get into and change the address line, but everything below it is kind of grayed out. Can't click on anything. Can't bring up a new screen. Can't get into bookmarks....nothing. What happened and how do I fix it?
iPad, Windows XP Pro
Yes, it's the same process to do a soft-reset/reboot
Yes, it's the same process to do a soft-reset/reboot
Try clearing Safari's cache : Settings > Safari > Clear Cache (and Clear History)
If that doesn't work then try closing Safari completely and then re-open it : from the home screen (i.e. not with Safari 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of the Safari app to close it, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
A third option is a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
No idea why, but it seems to affect a few people. I guess that as with most computer equipment there is the occasional need for a reboot.
Hama9
Thanks....the reboot worked. I had already tried clearing the cache and history. I had gone out of sarfi and back in several times but it always brought up my last site and it was still locked. The reboot did the trick. Any idea why it would have locked?
Does the reboot work on iphone?
safari is locked how do I unlock it
