Black screen on ipad 2?

Very thankful to find this forum. iPad 2 had only a dim gray screen. I figured I didn't have anything to lose. unusable in current condition. Dropped it against my desk, camera end first, from about 6 inches. It brought the screen back. After first drop it was fuzzy, grainy. Dropped it again - PERFECT!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have rebooted (home and power buttons) several times. Working GREAT!

OMG - yes, this actually does work!! Add me to the ranks of the overjoyed (yet clumsy) iPad users!

iPad (in protective case) slipped from sofa to hardwood floor, screen fine (no cracks) but... blackscreen!

Thankfully I found this thread, worked up the courage to give it a try, placed it face down on my lap, on a pillow to protect the glass, gave it a tiny tap (afraid to damage it further) on the back, no change, tried four good smacks (the palm of hand was actually smarting a bit), flipped it over to check... and voilà! Working perfectly now.

Thank you SO MUCH!!

Thank you! I thought there was no way this would work, but after a full day of trying to reset and then restore, I came to the apple discussions hoping for an answer. I'm still laughing at the drop and fix technique but more grateful than I can say.

Thank you to everyone else for posting about your successes! I might not have tried the drop technique had it not been for the multiple 'OMG, it worked' posts that came afterward. 🙂

OMG, your a life saver man. I was out here panicking to death thinking what will I do? because I woke up and then I try to close the alarm on my IPad 2 so then I see my screen is black and it was even turning blue at the same time. Huge thanks from me man you did wondrous for me and the community man, props. 🙂

I had this exact issue. My iPad 2 was working fine. I put in my backpack (A heavily padded compartment in a laptop bag) to pass thru security. When I got to the gate, the screen was dark, with just a noticeable bit of illumination. I searched and found this thread with my phone. I gentle drop from about a foot flat on its back on a carpeted floor, and all was working fine. It would be great to hear from Apple why they think this happens and why the drop fixes it, but I'm not holding my breath that they know or even read these threads.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.. It actually worked! Created a username etc., just to come here and say this..

Unbelievable.

I Had the same problem with my screen too... I press the home button and the other at the same time .. I see Apple logo on but not fully on .. its on and then off.. like nothing like flash light when its on.. so what happen ?

Ekma - try dropping it like everyone else did. What do you have to lose?

Totally sounded caveman. After resets and a restore from iTunes I tried it on a rug. Second drop worked like a champ. Dropped on its edge from about 12" with the button near the bottom.

I also had this problem after a soft drop on carpet. My son was able to resore one time. Then I had another soft drop on carpet a couple of days later with no ability to restore. I saw all the comments about dropping in on carpet and thought it sounded ludicrous but felt I had nothing to lose. So sure enough I dropped it from about 2 ft high onto the carpet with my son and husband making fun of me and the apple lights up on the screen and it boots up!!!!

So thanks to all who took the plunge before me and gave this crazy effective advice!!!!

LOL!! Me too!!

I was scared to drop my ipad like many here, but it did the trick and it turned on again. However, afterwards I got to thinking about how dropping it is like a switch that may turn it on or off. I have never wanted to have a case on my device because I didn't want to make it too bulky. But if I do drop it again, if there is no padding, will it ever turn on again? I decided it was finally time to add something. I decided to add this minimal case:

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Its called Percussive Maintenance

My first reaction to your suggestion was: you must be kidding, that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Then I tried it and guess what? It worked too. Well done. You should work for Apple tech support. It would appear that falling apples produce all kinds of inspiration.

✅ Yes, I confirm too.. A decent hit against a night stand, and now is working!!!