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

i dropped it but not that high and its on a leather case but when i looked at it.. the screen is black and wont turn on.. i leave it for an hour then i tried to do holding the home button and the lock, then i realize it's on because i can hear screen shots and the sound when you unlock it.. help me please i dont know how to fix it and i can't go to apple store because im still not sure if it's fixable or not.....

 

sorry for my english... not my native language

iPad 2, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 29, 2012 8:44 AM

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

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  • by lindao119,

    lindao119 lindao119 Aug 26, 2014 8:12 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Aug 26, 2014 8:12 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    I read this and thought "Might as well, I have nothing to lose".  It took quite a few whacks, but it came back!!! I couldn't believe it!! Thank you

  • by edkrause,

    edkrause edkrause Aug 30, 2014 3:30 PM in response to sowhat18
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    Aug 30, 2014 3:30 PM in response to sowhat18

    Worked for me too. Had to hit it VERY hard on the back with both hands while it was supported by both knees. Many thanks!

  • by abrahamfrombrussels,

    abrahamfrombrussels abrahamfrombrussels Sep 1, 2014 9:52 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Sep 1, 2014 9:52 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    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 .

  • by ayoub123,

    ayoub123 ayoub123 Sep 1, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Yesha011
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    Sep 1, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Yesha011

    This happened to me.

     

    I took it to the app store and they gave me a brand new one

  • by carlitosmx,

    carlitosmx carlitosmx Sep 3, 2014 5:04 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Sep 3, 2014 5:04 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    OH MY GOD!!!! It freakin' worked! XD

  • by littlebirdwalking,

    littlebirdwalking littlebirdwalking Sep 7, 2014 8:13 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Sep 7, 2014 8:13 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    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!

  • by jrossmusic,

    jrossmusic jrossmusic Sep 8, 2014 3:24 PM in response to Yesha011
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    Sep 8, 2014 3:24 PM in response to Yesha011

    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?

  • by joyousfaith,

    joyousfaith joyousfaith Sep 9, 2014 10:00 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Sep 9, 2014 10:00 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    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 enter passcode, 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!!!

  • by lucas.campos,

    lucas.campos lucas.campos Sep 16, 2014 7:09 PM in response to Yesha011
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    Sep 16, 2014 7:09 PM in response to Yesha011

    It worked for me too!!!! Amazing!!

  • by InCurSi0,

    InCurSi0 InCurSi0 Oct 8, 2014 2:24 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Oct 8, 2014 2:24 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    wow. it's 2014 and this workaround still works! lol! thanks a lot!

  • by ugqueen,

    ugqueen ugqueen Oct 9, 2014 9:51 AM in response to Yesha011
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    Oct 9, 2014 9:51 AM in response to Yesha011

    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!!

  • by Sindyjones ,

    Sindyjones Sindyjones Oct 9, 2014 8:05 PM in response to Yesha011
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    Oct 9, 2014 8:05 PM in response to Yesha011

    It works people!  Thank YOU

  • by jkieran,

    jkieran jkieran Oct 19, 2014 4:38 PM in response to Sindyjones
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:38 PM in response to Sindyjones

    OH MY GOD!  IT WORKS!!!!  Thank you Alan for your advice and many others for your encouragement!

     

    A couple of thoughts on what worked for me:  I started off just giving it a hard smack.  Then I tried harder and harder smacks.  I did this for about five minutes with no luck (alternating between holding down the buttons as instructed and smacking the back).  By this time, I had started smacking it so hard that I was worried I would break it.  So I read a few more posts and someone -- sorry, I forget who -- said that s/he (1) did not hit it particularly hard but (2) hit it fast in a bunch of different places.  So I tried this.  Lots of little smacks all over the back.  Then I tried the buttons down again and -- YES! -- I saw the apple and my screen was working again.  Thank goodnesss for this post and thank goodness I kept at it!

  • by Grace_Patricia,

    Grace_Patricia Grace_Patricia Oct 20, 2014 8:22 AM in response to Yesha011
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    Oct 20, 2014 8:22 AM in response to Yesha011

    Long press of the home button and the lock-screen button at the same time can restart your device. Try it.

  • by michellelissa,

    michellelissa michellelissa Oct 21, 2014 7:23 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Oct 21, 2014 7:23 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    My two year old got mad and threw the iPad on the floor when i looked at it the screen was black!! I was so upset thinking great i have to buy a new one… after reading this post and how it worked i was still skeptical and wasn't sure if i wanted to actually smack the back of it…well what do u have to loose i thought the screen is already messed up! AND IT WORKED!!!!!!!! All i can say is thanks!!!!!! thank u!! felling so happy!!

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