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

How do I fixed this

your screen has a problem, which you would need to repair, does all part of the screen still work?

I dropped it . Yeap pretty much everything still works.

the problem is likey ur outer screen alone. hardware problem, not software

unbelievable, i can't say anymore than has already been said here over and over, best save of $250 ever!!! My boys, who caused the inconvenient failure of our so useful ipad are needless to say elated. We tried all the other stuff first to no avail, it was flashing once in awhile with the home and power button pushed and so we were able to enter the passcode and back it up so did a restore and while it was still restoring the backup, the screen being black the whole time, we decided to wack it on the back. We gave my son the honor and one wack totally fine, still in shock, how this is even possible is beyond me and I'm sure most everyone else. Thanks Alan

This helped! I pressed the two buttons at one time while the usb was plugged in and connected to my MacBookPro. Thanks Tom. I did slap it around to no avail too just for an added measure.

I thought this was the craziest thing I ever heard. I really thought it was a joke. I remember hitting the side of my dad's old TV to make it work but that had vacuum tubes in it. Well I gave it a try and hit the back of it about 10 times with the heel of my hand and pressed the home button, and it actually worked.

I sure hope I don't need to do this all the time like an old TV.

Thanks,

Scott

At first, when I read your solution, I thought it was just BS.   I have to say when you don't have other options you try dumb sounding things.  This actually worked.  I set my IPad upside down in my lap and softly slapped it several times.  It went back to being functional and usable.  THANKS!!!!

Holy mother of god this is absolutely insane!

I almost shat myself when I dropped it on my bathroom floor and the screen went out.

I guess I deserved the spanking more than my iPad 2

OMG this actually does work!

I thought this was a joke when I first read it, but by the 11th page of reading happy outcomes, I was convinced!

So I tried it: put the ipad face down on my lap (on a pillow in order to avoid damaging the glass), gave it four very firms whacks (my hand was smarting a bit) and... magic recovery!

Thank you so much, and especially to Alan!

Just want to keep this thread fresh. My wife's ipad 3gen stopped working yesterday. It will power on, but just an illuminated black screen for no reason. She told me tonight she was going to take it in to Apple Store in the am, but then she found these threads and couldn't believe the whack attack actually works. I said we had nothing to lose, so I placed it face down on he bed and gave 3 solid wackos on the back. Unreal! Guess who's ipad I'm typing this post on? Yep, 3 whacks and it's working just fine. Wonder why this works? Thanks!

I am so amazed! I dropped my ipad from about three feet onto hard tile, the screen was completely black, no sounds, nada. I was so depressed at the thought of having to pay apple a ton of money to fix it but then i stumbled across this forum. I am so glad I did. My ipad has been in this state for a week! I tried smaking the ipad on a cushioned surface face down, being scared that i could damage it further and then scree flashed! That gave me hope so I placed it on my knees and gave it one good smack, open palm, right over the black apple logo on the back. Turned it around pressed the lock screen button and viola it worked! Everything seems to be in working order! I am so happy!

Alan is freaking awesome! Same thing happened to me. Whacked it on the back 4 or 5 times: it bloody worked! Madly saving data to the cloud right now! Thank you thank you!!!

Alan saved me, too

! A few hard whacks on the back and i was in business. Thank you!!

I was a little skeptical but wow oh my oh my. I turned over my ipad2 and just smacked it not very hard and just like that the screen came back on. Who ever figured this out is a genius!