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iPad freezes in lock screen after a defect multitasking gesture

When water spills on my iPad, the water confuses the iPad that it's a finger and you could pinch with one finger. If you don't know what that means, just ignore it. All I'm saying Is that my iPad's screen was completely dr when it happened.


I was at the Facebook app and then I pinched to home with 4 fingers. But the Facebook app didn't dissapear completely. I can still see it, transparent in the middle of the (lock) screen, with the size of the screen of a previous generation iPod nano.


Immediately, I locked the screen. When I pressed the home button, the lock screen was no lock screen at all. The clock's up in the status bar, I'm not seeing the 'slide to unlock' and I can still see the almost closed Facebook app. Also, I can't pull down the notifications nor pull up the control center. I can't restart or reboot the iPad. The red slide to turn off doesn't appear no matter how long I press then hold the power button.


The iPad is turned on the whole time i'm typing this and it was set to turn of display in 15 minutes and it did just that right now.


I can still use Siri, or rather summon Siri. When I hold the home button, Siri comes up, but when I seached for the web, Siri prompted me to unlock iPad and type in the passcode. The rings around the numbers where a little jaggy. When I did typed the right password, it brought me back to Siri. I can't reboot the iPad using Siri.


I can't do anything else.


What should I do? Just let it drain the battery(still at 60%, I made the screen brighter)? That's all I could think of right now.

iPad (3rd Generation)-OTHER, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Dec 16, 2013 1:27 PM

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Dec 16, 2013 1:45 PM in response to Khrome_Chronicles

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


Home button not working or unresponsive, fix

http://appletoolbox.com/2013/04/home-button-not-working-or-unresponsive-fix/


Fixing an iPad Home Button

http://tinyurl.com/om6rd6u


iPad: Basic troubleshooting

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


 Cheers, Tom 😉

iPad freezes in lock screen after a defect multitasking gesture

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