My iPad randomly goes into sleep mode while I am using it?

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My iPad randomly goes into sleep mode while I am using it?

All of a sudden, when ever I use my iPad 2 it goes into sleep mode. It did it three times while I typed this message. As I am running an app it will just go into sleep mode with out me doing so and I have to press the home button to wake it up. Doesn't matter what app I am running. I have 4gb of storage available. Most of the time it brings me back to the app I was using when it went to sleep. Has anyone else suffered this issue. I am running the latest iOS 6.0.

iPad 2, iOS 6, 64GB WIFI/3G

Posted on Sep 12, 2013 8:07 PM

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Answer 1

bobseufert

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Nov 30, 2013 7:25 PM in response to GeraldThomas

Go to settings > general> auto-lock and increase time.

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Answer 2

Sshane1

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Nov 30, 2013 8:14 PM in response to GeraldThomas

If you are pressing the screen, and I goes to sleep, try to keep the ipad away from any magnets(bracelet, styles, etc.) because magnets will sleep/wake a ipad 2

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Bennie-O

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Nov 30, 2013 5:53 PM in response to GeraldThomas

What "issue"? This is perfectly normal. By default, all (fairly-recent) Apple products will go to sleep if left idle for a certain period of time. This is NOT normal, however, if in the app, you are pressing buttons on the screen. If you are doing something like reading, for example, try setting your iPad to not go to sleep that quickly.

(Google how, I don't completely remember.)

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