Black screen on ipad 2?

I just slapped it on my hand a few times and poof it is working again!!! Thanks for the advice!

Black screen in my ipad 2. Apple said they could "swap it out" ie- new ipad for $250. I tried the dropping method after leaving it sit in my desk for 6 weeks (no $ to get another one). Viola! It works again!!!! Genious!

? though- if it's fixable by dropping, is there a loose connection or something that could potentially be fixed?

I don't usually post anything on these discussion boards but this actually worked for me. I was a bit too gentle to start with but then I slapped it onto the arm of the sofa which is quite hard and it worked. This was after my eight year old confessed that he had been playing on an 'interactive' game and had banged the iPad on his knee before it went blank. Anyway, it works - fantastic and thanks! 🙂

Amazeballs! Who'd have thought!?

Don't know how to explain it BUT it does help me. Save me lots of money!! Thanks!

Incredible. I just fixed my daughter's blank screen on her iPad 2 with a couple of good whacks to its backside. Hopefully iPad Protective Services will never find out....

This seemed so wrong, but with no alternative... It worked! 6 drops later the screen came to life. Even the grumpy home button improved. Thanks!

You are amazing! Every time I fly and go through airport security I get the black & blue screen of death. I tried the hard reset and last time I tried to do a full system restore. However...this time, I couldn't as I have a passcode on the iPad and it wouldn't restore without entering it on the screen...and I couldn't as I couldn't see the screen. So...removed from the case and thought...can't hurt...dropped it onto the carpeted floor in my office and...VOILA! Icons. 🙂 girl!

Worked for me too. Is this problem/solutions specific to the ipad 2, or do other ipads have the same issue?

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My iPad 2 just did the same thing. Could not turn the screen on, it was working 10 minutes earlier.

So I found this forum but I didn't dropped the iPad, I took it and hit it against the wall and suddenly the screen came back to live!

Hilariously working.

Like many others, tried everything...resetting...restoring but no I still had the black screen of death.

Made my appointment for the Genius Bar but thought oh well lets give the thumping of the iPad a go.

Whack! A couple of hits on the arm of the couch and voilà...one working IPad!!!!

Who would have thought? Well chuffed.

I tried ALL of the conventional methods to fix my ipad, except taking it in. I had nothing else to lose so I tried dropping it AND IT WORKED!!!! It sounds crazy, but this TOTALLY fixed my ipad!!! Thanks!

Amazing..... As I read the recommendation, I thought to myself how dumb does that sound. Why would I add more damage to the IPAD by dropping it on the floor. Then I read your post and decided it was safer to just slap my hand on the back of the IPAD. I only slapped it twice and it instantly went back on. I was shocked!!!! Thank You Thank You Thank You. I had an scheduled appointment to Apple for this afternoon and I am sure they would have charged @ $ 250.00 for a problem that they may have just fixed themselves for slapping the IPAD. Thanks again, this forum was very useful.

any electronic prodct depends on the way u maintain ! u simply cant blame it its better u contact apple care through mail !

Bouncing it on the bed worked for me!

My 7 year old thinks I'm better than Santa!