my ipad screen is black

The on/off button and home button simultaneous press and hold woke up the ipad after a complete black screen for three days. Was about to do the kneebang technique but came across this maneuver and it worked.Please go to the following link before you bang the ipad

http://appletoolbox.com/2012/10/black-or-blank-screen-on-ipad-or-iphone/comment- page-1

Thank you guys for your help. My 8-year-old son dropped his iPad today, the screen went black. I tried putting power plug in/out, I heard the charging tone but no changes. I tried rebooting, screen went black after 10 seconds of pushing the two buttons, but then it turned itself right back on again to show a black screen. Finally I found your posts online and, miraculously, this was the answer. I held it at diagonally opposing ends, and twisted the thing GENTLY once or twice in each direction, and the screen popped right back to life. Amazing. We're pretty far from any repair shops or anything right now, my son's world was shattered with his iPad, peace and harmony are now restored, all is well with the world again. Thank you guys!!

Then it is probably time to take your iPad to an Apple Store for evaluation. There may be a hardware issue with the device and you cannot do anything to fix that of there is.

Kneeling on it didn't work for me, but grabbing the ipad by diagonal corners and twisting it enough to make it flex slightly worked!

Thank you this worked for me holding the lock and home button until the apple logo popped up i thought i my iPad died I've had it for like 4/5 years! 🙂

Yout can have a look at the article from Apple support for iOS device not turning on.

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201412

Frozen or unresponsive iPad

Resolve these most common issues:

• Display remains black or blank

• Touch screen not responding

• Application unexpectedly closes or freezes

http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/ipad/

iPad Frozen, not responding, how to fix

http://appletoolbox.com/2012/07/ipad-frozen-not-responding-how-to-fix/

iPad Frozen? How to Force Quit an App, Reset or Restart Your iPad

http://ipadacademy.com/2010/11/ipad-frozen-how-to-force-quit-an-app-reset-or-res tart-your-ipad

Black or Blank Screen on iPad or iPhone

http://appletoolbox.com/2012/10/black-or-blank-screen-on-ipad-or-iphone/

What to Do When Your iPad Won't Turn On

http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/What-To-Do-When-Your-Ipad-Wo-No t-Turn-On.htm

iOS: Not responding or does not turn on

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281

iPad: Basic troubleshooting

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3274

 Cheers, Tom 😉

Yep, another success here. I tried restore etc, and tried smacking the ipad hard and twisting to no avail. But just gave it another try - bringing the ipad sharply down on my knee - the contact point was on the back just under the headphone jack. It came back to life! All fine, thanks very much Riley

Hold power button and home button togeather at same time for about 7 seconds then let go off home button and keep pressing power.. It should restart!

If this method don't work, you can read this article.

How to Fix Black Screen on iPad

Could this possibly help? (Found in a google search.)

Please read these -

ipad 2 will not turn on: Apple Support Communities Feb 26, 2013

HT1808 my ipad 2 wont turn on. I have...: Apple Support ...

iPad 2 will not turn on.: Apple Support Communities

ipad.about.com › Electronics › iPad › Troubleshooting

And just goole ipad 2 won't turn on.

Texax Mac man offered some solutions in the above threads and he knows what he's doing.

If, when you click on the thread, nothing comes up, open another window, copy the above threads (one at a time,) then paste in the browser and hit go.

Hope this helps.

12 Clips, safeguard this actually works. Was very dubious off kneeling on it as I weigh nearly 15 stone. I just put it screen down on a rubber mat on a table top and pressed the back firmly with my finger tips. Screen works fine!

I am amazed! It worked for me too!!!!! At first I thought it must be some kind of joke. Then I looked at the many, many posts and thought that maybe, just maybe, it was for real.

It worked at once ! I knocked it on my knee, square in the center, on the back side. It came back to life! I had tried everything, including completely restoring the thing from iTunes.

I think Apple should look into this. It's too bizarre. I just wonder how many people gave up on their iPads and went to buy another one (I nearly did this myself) or spend heaps of money to have it "fixed" at an Apple store...

Thanks!

I have an appointment to take my iPad in on Monday due to black screen. Kneeling on the iPad and then twisting corners slightly worked. I'm floored that this worked. Me and my son are a,axed this worked thanks to Riley's post. Thank you so much Riley!!!!

***LIFE SAVER... THANKS***

This is totally mad but... Yes smacking the Apple on the back pretty hard a few times got it back up and running instantly.

I think I'll go and fix my television with a hammer now.

***LIFE SAVER... THANKS***

Thanks Harhoofa. twisting slightly from diagonal corners worked for me. You peole saved my ipad.

Thanks