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

I Don't know how old/new this thread is but thank God for it. I dropped my iPad yesterday and I was devastated thinking that I might need to replace it, since of course I never get the warranty when I buy things. I had to slap the back a few times but it worked. This also happened to me a while back. The screen wasn't working and my 1 year old got a hold of it and dropped it, and she fixed it! My husband and I were laughing about it for days and that's how I found this thread, I knew that something like another fall can fix it again.

I haven't been able used my iPad for a month and read this post. I got out of bed to get my iPad to see if it would work. I flipped it over gave it a smack and then held down both buttons to reset and bualah my screen saver popped up. Im so happy it worked. I thought id have to take it in and pay major bucks to get it fixed. Curious why this works:D

Same problem. Just been to Apple store who wanted £199 to replace my iPad. Read this thread, and although I have tried something similar - but maybe I was being too gentle - which didn't work, I tried your method & HEY PRESTO IPSAD RESTORED!! Genius!!

Lets hope it's a lasting remedy!

Thank you Alan, went to the Apple store this morning but they opened late, so did not bother to stop. Started reading your post and Bless you I am so happy right now. Thank You!! Thank You!!! Smacked mine a few times on the back for about ten minutes did not work, then decided to drop it a feet from the ground, Lo and Behold it worked!!! Thank you for saving me a few dollars in my pocket.

WOw, amazing....

i Dropped my ipad jz last night and i was so worried how to fix the garbled screen i got and i was already planning to bring it to the shop today but of course with a big ? at the back of my mind how much extra it will cost me....thank God i chanced upon your post when i googled the problem.. And doing exactly what you've said, with a big smile i have my ipad restored.. Thank you so much alan... I save a trip and money....thanks.. You're a blessing to many.. 🙂

OMG thank you so much Alan. I dropped my IPad tonight and was so bummed. Called tech support and they told me how much the repairs were going to be. Came on here in hopes to find a remedy saw your post, did a couple smacks on the back logo and held down the home button and it came back on. You are a lifesaver. My wallet and I thank- you very much.

I have never commented on one of these online posts, although i frequently use them but I had to for this one. I dropped my ipad like 6 months ago and just chalked it up to a loss. I made an appointment at the apple store for my MBP and was just looking through the forum and decided to check on ipad stuff. When I saw this I laughed and though it would never work, 2 hits later and my ipad is back from the dead. I would like to THANK YOU SO MUCH! I never imagined it would be so easy to fix. I do wonder if I could ever turn it off again or will the same thing happen? But once again thank you so much! It works perfectly and I can't believe it. It had been over 200 days!

This completely worked! 5 smacks, but I did not hit it too hard! Was freaking out that I was going to have to go buy another today! But I still think I will get one this week, just not so critical 🙂

Man.. You are awesome!

I dropped my phone, had a black screen and thought that was a motherboard issue or something. I had 3 shades of gray (lol) on my screen and i smacked it like 10 times and all was gone. Thank you so much for the solution.

But, my phone restarted itself for 2-3 times. What do you suggest? Should i smack it a few times or should i show it to a tech service?

Thanks again sir.

I was hesitant to try this, but I figured my phone was already broken, so I had nothing to lose. I dropped my iPhone 5s face up on the floor and faint vertical lines appeared on the left half of the screen. I was unable to use the touch screen wherever the lines were. Hitting it over my knee didn't work, but I put it face down on the carpet and then smartly stomped it with my foot. The lines are still there but the touch screen works again! This is probably pretty risky, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone, but it worked for me! Thanks a million!

Thanks Alan. It worked for me as well. Saved my 250 USD.

I was soft with initial hits;; when it started getting better i was confident to hit harder and that worked;;

for others info... i put a thick cloth on the tile floor .

I also thought this was a cruel joke. I tried hitting it a couple of times in it's case and it didn't do anything. Then I kept reading posts of it working and I got really mad that it wasn't working for me so I took my ipad out of its case and really started to wack it. Then it just went back to the right colors again. Thanks so much! 😀

I just want to add my experience to this thread in case anyone doubts that slapping your iPad is a viable solution.

My wife dropped her iPad and it seemed to be ruined. Scrambled display. We thought it was finished. I stumbled upon this thread and decided to give it a try. Why not? Several sharp whacks on the back of the device (not too hard, about the same force you would use when clapping your hands vigorously) brought it back from a useless limbo. Working perfectly now. Unbelievable.

Does anyone have any idea of WHY this works?

I spent all day today trying to fix my son's iPad after he dropped it. After learning how to restore it even though I didn't have access to the screen to enterpasscode, and successfully navigating the time-out issue while restoring, and FINALLY restoring- twice... nada. It was suggested to me that it was "certainly" a hardware problem, so Apple would have to repair it, I found your Alan's post. The first time, nothing but then I smacked it a couple of times really hard, and TA-DA!!!! My son's iPad is once again in perfect working order! You saved my life! My boy has autism and his whole life is on that thing!!! Thanks!!!

Thankyou so much Alan! I googled "I dropped my ipad now it's blank" last night and this was the first solution I saw. The people's positive feedback gave me courage to try it and because it was late at night I smacked my ipad gently till my hand was sore then gave up. But this morning I put it back in it's case, turned it upside down and placed it on the bed, grabbed a magazine, put my back into it and smacked it three times and lo and behold! On the third time it came back on! I was so happy I could have cried!!! Thanks again! Saved me lots of time and money!!