iPad Air 2 freezes from time to time

Mine wouldn't wake up from sleep (with a full battery charge). I had to do a hard reset.

FWIW, I have not configured my iPad to use touch ID.

I've also noticed a lag *sometimes* with the display turning on when I press the home button or lock switch.

iPad Air 2 WiFi only 64 GB silver

iOS 8.1

Yes, it has happened to me as well. Had my Air 2 about 2 wks and it has happened 3 times...random...just locks up...could not even do a hard reset. After a few minutes the white Apple logo suddenly appeared and then I was good to go again. Never happened in the 3 yrs I had an iPad 2. Also one of those who are experiencing the loss of WiFi when the Air 2 goes to sleep mode (Re: iPad Air 2 WiFi Issues).

I had told myself that I would never purchase a Version 1.0 and let the early adopters find all the bugs and defective hardware. I decided that having a faster processor, AC wifi and 64GB was worth it vs. Air (first generation) at a lower price. Hopefully these glitches are short term inconveniences that can be fixed with iOS 8.1.1 or 8.2.

I have a similar issue, but it's when my iPad Air 2 is "asleep" - pressing the home button does not wake it up. It may take a min or so before it finally does, and that's after several button presses. It doesn't do it all the time, and I cannot discern a pattern for when it happens. Very frustrating after having almost zero issues with prior iPads.

The thing is, I'm reluctant to return it because the screen is absolutely perfect 🙂 and I've already returned one Air 2 due to a pink band at the bottom of the screen.

You are correct, my iPad Air has stopped working entirely since upgrading to OS 8, was crashing and freezing and the screen was flickering and now has become unusable. Does anyone know if it is possible for software to corrupt the RAM? During restore attempts iTunes read the iPad as having 11.7 gig capacity, then changing to 14.91 gig capacity, then back to 11.7 gig capacity. One user here reported that Apple told them that he had a "firmware problem" and they wanted $250 to fix it as he was now out of warranty.

I'm noticing the same thing with my brand new (less than a week old) iPad Air 2 - 128 GB WiFi Only model running iOS 8.1. At first I thought it was a specific app, but in the four or so times it's happened it has been in different apps and once on the home screen after unlocking. Hopefully it's an iOS thing that can be updated and not a hardware issue.

Day three, no freeze on either iPad 2. Maybe there is someone up there.

Same problem. I've owned the iPad Air2 for only 3 days and nothing but glitches, big time freezing. Last night a black screen totally frazzled me. I did a forced restart and it's been sort of okay. However, my iphone 4S still uses iOS7 and so I'm unable to sync properly. I was warned NOT to upgrade to iOS8 on my iPhone yet as there are so many bugs and there's NO going back once I do unlike the old iOS7 back to iOS6.

I'm seriously considering returning my new iPad Air2 unit. Too much trouble. My old iPad never gave me an ounce of trouble. This one.....BIG TIME!!

Thank you for your response, Brian. I've been so frustrated with this iPad. Sadly, I sold my old iPad yesterday so there's no going back but this new iPad Air2 can go back. I am going to sit tight for one more week anticipating that Apple will recognize this global problem and fix the bugs. I'm planning to travel during the holiday season and take my iPad with me which I usually do but as of today, it looks doubtful that it will be going along with me. Boohoo!

My iPad 2 never froze. I am on my second iPad air 2 and they both have done it. I wonder if Apple's obsession with thinness had lead to these problems. A lot of posts about the quality of the sound too.

I Have the same problem iPad air 2. 64gb gold version.

the first air I had kept crashing on certain app purchases, replaced it, it was fine.

needed a larger memory version so got the air 2... It freezes up at random, and turns off with a soft static noise if I touch the power button, then it's bricked for at least two-five minutes.

EAch time im worried its bricked.

IT does come back after a few minutes, and not in a way that it seems like its rebooted, more like it went into screen lock mode... Happens most frequently when switching to the chrome browser... Bit happens other times too.

After one week of owning an iPad Air2 and putting up with freezing and Mail and Safari crashes, I returned it and bought another from a different store. It's been a week since I've had the second iPad Air2 and it's been just fine. I can't help wondering if it was a coincident that when I brought the second iPad Air2 home and connected it to my computer and iTune, there was a new software update (8.1.1?) which I installed. I'm of the belief that this update corrected all the software issues that the new iPad Air2 was experiencing

Since I updated my iPad Air 2 to 8.1.1 I haven't had one freeze up. Neither has the wife. I'm hoping this update fixes your problems as well. I hope it fixed my problem.

After updating to 8.1.1 and using it for a few days I think th frewzing has been fixed.