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My ipad has locked-up, it has frozen while running an app, and will not respond to any button, what do I do?

My ipad has locked-up, it has frozen while running an app, and will not respond to any button, what do I do?

It simply stays on the same screen image, and does not respond to anything. When I plug it into itunes, there is no indication of its presence.

The ipad's clock has also stopped.

eek

Posted on Jan 13, 2013 11:52 PM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2013 12:10 AM

Try a reset:



Hold the Sleep and Home button down for about 10 second until you see the Apple logo.

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My ipad has locked-up, it has frozen while running an app, and will not respond to any button, what do I do?

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