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

Holy cow I can't believe this actually worked! Ha...I dropped my iPad from about knees-length and the screen went black, when I tried to re-start it it was dark blue. It took quite a few hard smacks, but finally turned back on!

This is brilliant! My daughter dropped her iPad last night and was completely distraught. All of her gymnastics videos and pictures as well as her all of her minecraft worlds are on it. She was in tears. I went online to see what I could try and found this thread! Thank you so much! It worked after three short, fast spanks!

You are my Hero!!!! I have always taken extra care of my Ipad and today my little sister dropped on its back in protective case an the screen went black. It was the first time it has ever been dropped since I bought it, I almost crapped my pants since my apple care was expired. Came on here for the first time and read this thread and was a bit skeptical but I tried it and it worked!

you are my hero!!!

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Hello Alan, a silly thing to do carrying my iPad under my arm as I was depositing recycle items in the bins yesterday. it slipped, slowly making its descent to the ground with pathetic attempts to stop it with my leg. I had hope that it would be alright as it appeared to have a slow motion journey to its doom. But it went black . I turned it on & off , but after a few seconds of distortion of colour it went permanently black. My husband calmly and patiently worked on it for a few hours eventually declaring it broken. This morning at 6 I was awoken with a very pleased face pering down at me me saying the iPad was working after several whacks as recommended. I was so thrilled . However, an hour has passed and the screen is starting to fade again. Do you have any further magical suggestions. Thank you for the whacking tip.

Pam

I just cant believe this actually worked!! I've been panicking like mad over getting this problem fixed and just cant believe such a simple (not technical!) tip has done the trick! thank you! my daughter will be over the moon to find it working again after two weeks without it! 🙂 🙂 🙂

After whacking the iPad all was well but then started to fade after the first hour. the iPad received another hard whack and it has been fine ever since . its a week now , all is fine . So many thanks again Alan

This is amazing! I dropped my iPad today, in its case, and the screen went blue. I could tell it was on, but it had no picture. So, I tried the slapping. I hurt my hand as much as I had to hit the iPad, but after 3 sets of slaps (hitting it all over the back), it finally came back on! My family and I are so thrilled that this really worked! Thank you so much!

Alan, thank you so much!! I cannot believe this worked -- my daughter dropped our iPad 2 (in an Otterbox, no less!) and the screen went blue. After a couple of good whacks, the screen snapped out of it. There's a bit of ghosting in the background (clearly the screen is damaged SOMEHOW), but it works! And my husband is so happy! Thank you, years later, for this advice! 😀

I had my doubts, but after an hour of searching and seeing the same answers, I knew I had to try it. After about 9 slaps, it wouldn't work for me. I was so scared. The iPad was given to me by my school and if they knew I had "broken" it, who knows what the consequences are! I finally got the guts to hit the back, accepting my "fate", hard enough with my palm three times and I was like, "Holy sith, it worked!".

My iPad fell off my chair and I caught it but not fast enough, the corner hit the carpet before I caught it. I didn't think it was a big deal because it fell maybe 2 feet and landed on a soft carpet. But when I tried to turn it on it didn't work. When I pressed the home button it turned a lighter shade of black and then I pressed the power it went totally black. I tried pressing them both at the same time...nothing, I panicked!

When i looked it up and saw the posts i really was scared to try it, but i figured with all the comments i might as well give it a go. It took a little while (probably because I was scared to hit to hard) but it worked!!! 🙂🙂 I put it face down on both my legs and with both hands gradually hit the back, then pressed both the home and power buttons and I saw the little apple sign!

Thank you so much!

This has been the only advice I've ever received on a discussion board that WORKED!! As unorthodox as this remedy is, it is the REAL DEAL!

I'm pretty sure Apple would not approve this method, but who cares, right?

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

So a fellow I was selling an android tablet to today was telling me his wife dropped her iPad 2 flat on it's bottom and the screen went black. (Same scenario as everyone else's pretty much.) He was told by the Apple "geniuses" that they would charge him $300 to fix it, if it was fixable at all. (I seriously hate devaluing the word genius) So he said to me that he would leave it with me for a week to see if I could figure something out and if i could fix it he would give me a hundred dollars for my time!

So he leaves my place, I start searching and 25 or so later found this forum post. I then proceeded to chuckle out loud seeing as I've never fixed anything with a smack. That's usually how to wreck things not fix them! I thought what the heck, I'll give it a try and low and behold it worked! So I called the fellow back and at the 36 minute mark after he left my place to tell him his wife's beloved iPad was working again! Needless to say he was stunned!

My brother in law figures that when the iPad drops like this one did, the magnets that allow the iPad's screen to turn on when an approved case is opened were stuck so that the iPad registers the case as closed. Whether or not that is the case, I do not know, but it would explain the issue and the how the smack on the back rectifies the issue!

yep works !!! amazing - my screen was a purple weird colour - just kept banging it down from about 2" onto the botton side where the home button is - onto a wooden table - after about 3-4 hits - what do you know all colour back to normal - what a great fix !!!!!

Try Switch off and switch on your iPhone/ iPad. If it doesn't work then you need to reset your mobile.
Check whether there are any fluctuations in power supply. Still facing the same problem then find the related tips for fixing screen issues at CareiPhone

Try Switch off and switch on your iPhone/ iPad. If it doesn't work then you need to reset your mobile.

Check whether there are any fluctuations in power supply. Still facing the same problem then find the related tips for fixing screen issues at CareiPhone

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