i dropped my Ipad sideways, the screen is only black and it wont turn on

HaHaHa to everyone else who replied as well!! Our iPad got dropped down two cement steps over 3 weeks ago. We passed on the warranty and needless to say we're devastated to watch it take a tumble. For THREE weeks it sat on the kitchen counter. We'd pick it up, push the side buttons, both buttons, run our fingers over the screen, etc. willing it to work!! I did a search this evening and came across this forum... I jumped out of bed, ran to the iPad, sat down and placed it on my knee upside down and smacked it.... OMG imagine my surprise when I saw my screen saver!! It works like nothing happened. A HUGE thank you to the person who posted and everyone who came to confirm it works!! I woke up ALL sleeping family members at midnight, shouting Hooray!! :) thank you, thank you!! :)

It worked! I dropped it and I got the black screen. I tried restoring it and that didn't work and then I saw this suggestion. I have to say that I was terrified at first, but I didn't have to hit it too hard. And now it's back!

YAY!

Just one thing; you might have to do it a few times before it works. And I didn't hit it too hard. I just hit it in different spots and I hit it fast.

I dropped my ipad a week ago, I finally came to terms with losing it... I randomly decided to google for an answer to see how much apple would charge me at the store... and I found this thread. I'm like thinking "there's no effing way this is going to work" I beat the shiz out of it and still nothing... even though after I dropped it, i had it on the charger for like 3 days.... i figured I'd try plugging it in to see what happens.

First words out of my mouth "You have GOT to be SHlTTlNG me" mind my french but holy crap.... I don't normally post on forums but this was like, the most amazing thing ever. I had no idea my ipad was masochistic.

This works so well. Alan you deserve a medal, a lapdance, a bottle of the finest whiskey in the world. Cudos.

I can't believe this worked. Turned it over - pounded it a few times, hit the home and power key and it worked. Was really skeptical, but figured why not. Called the applestore and cancelled my appt. Thank you so much - save me $$$$

Just saved my son's life by following these directions! My 5 year old was playing with the iPad and dropped in on the tile floor. Although, it was in a case the screen turned blue and would not do anything but make sounds. I lightly tapped it on the back like 3 times and the screen re-appeared! Glad this was solved before my husband go home, LOL!!

My son just dropped my iPad on the hard wood floor and I almost cried when I picked it up! The screen had turned blue and was doing all of these trippy looking blue digital things on the screen. Googled my issue and was directed to this discussion. I tried it and lo and behold it worked!!!! I gave it a few good wacks (thinking the whole time that it doesn't matter what I do to it now because it is toast) and it came on and is working like normal. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! 🙂

Alan you are awesome I was looking at a weeks wait to get an appointment at the apple store did what you suggested a few firm wacks on the back and it worked believe me I had my doubts but yay it worked thanks again :-)

I am embarrassed to say this worked for me also.

last night the iapd stopped displaying BUT the ipad had sound effects, and i could see that the lock screen was "blacker" then when i tried to turn it on.

after several factory resets, i found the thread.

i took the cover off, made sure the iapd was "ON" and dropped it from about 6 inches onto its side, onto carpet.

sideways didn't do anything but straight down, camera down.... BAM. screen came back to life.

THIS MAKES NO SENSE.

and don't try it with any other electronic. And this probably means my ipad's days are numbered. but hey.

it worked.

I have never been an active computer community participant, but I am now. Like many of the posts, my iPad 2 (encased in an Outer-box), took a gentle tumble (2 ft max). It was so minor I didn't think anything of it until I turned it on. I did not get a black screen as the others did, but a blue screen with many random vertical white lines, some the full screen length, some not. But my iPad was unusable. Hard booted a couple of times, no luck. Found this discussion, and since there were so many replies on the success of Alan's "pat on the back" technique, I figured I had nothing to loose. I turned it on, turned it over, and gave it a gentle spanking, turned it over and it was fixed!

What was a conspicuous consumption, unaffordable and unneeded purchase has now turned into a can't do without it tool in my work life. So to all of you who took the time to reply, thank you very much and for you Alan I am indebted.

Okay, when I saw your suggestion, I thought you were being sarcastic and was going to give you a blunt reply for being a sarcastic so-and-so....

....but after reading further replies, I thought "Why not".

And lo and behold....it actually works!!

I do have to clarify that I had briefly seen a tint of red before it went completely dark, so I tried the "Red screen solution" first (yes, it involves a hammer...and it worked for me before).....then I tried the "Slap it while it's upside down" suggestion. At first it didnt seem succesful, but I gave it a few seconds and there it was, working perfectly.

Credit and apologies Alan.

Thank you, thank you, Alan. My 18 money hold grandson LOVES my iPad and is quite proficient at using it especially when it comes to music. We'll today he had it and dropped it from about a foot up and the screen went a blue color. I tried the burp your iPad and IT WORKED!!!! Thanks so much from me AND my grandson!

Dropped my pad 2 while on holiday in Morocco,devastating ,particularly as lots of things were going wrong with trip and needed to be able to communicate with various people.only time I have cried on holiday!!

came home,tried various technical things,visited apple shop,it was recommended to trade in old for new .i love my little pad and dreaded setting another one up etc?this morning as a very last resort,I read this blog,not sure how I missed it the first time!would have saved myself weeks of heartache .

Thought, what the heck,nothing to lose,it's going anyway.Well I was like a child at Christmas when my screen came back on.Shame I had cleared stuff out but that is a small price to pay.

thank you so much,I knew for whatever reason the injury was not terminal,it was almost a copycat accident of a previous blogger.

one happy ,happy person this pm.i have had a smile on my face all day. Now,what can I spend that money on???

Hi Guys,

I dropped my ipad some minutes ago face down on marble tiles from about 2 feet and to my total dismay I could hear the sounds from my ipad but the screen was black...nothing whatsoever.

In desperation I saw this post in the community and I placed my Ipad face down on my knee and patted the back for about 12 mins until my palm was sore but nothing happened 😟. Then I kept on reading other post and what worked for me was I held down the home button and the on/off button for about 15econds, placed the ipad face down on the bed and gave the ipad logo at the back a good smack and I held down the home and off/on button again and 'Tan---dan' it came on.

I love apple products 🙂. I am a loyal fan.

I don't know why this worked but it really did for my iPad. Dropped off the sofa while I was napping and had the blue screen of death with white lines running vertically across the screen. I had to give it about a dozen gentle spanks before it was back to normal. Thanks!

Thankyou so much alan, i nearly cried when the screen went blue, me and my sister tried everything but then i found this and looked through, i tried it about 5 times and holy **** mate, you are a genius, i literally ran around my house screaming ALAN YOU LEGENG CAN I PLEASE MARRY YOU, seriously alan thank you so much XD