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iPad Pro 9.7 Random Restart

Normally wouldn't think much of this but, I have a 2 day old iPad Pro 9.7 128GB that has restart on me twice so far. In the middle of using it, it will cut to the Apple logo on the black background for a minute before returning to the passcode screen. Oddly enough, it will accept Touch ID in place of a passcode, something it doesn't usually do when it loses power. Any idea on the cause or how to figure it out? I chatted with the tech support but they only help they could provide was to do a restore. I just performed it, but my concern is that I installed an app or enabled something causing the iPad to crash and it'll simply continue to do that due to the bad app.

Posted on Apr 13, 2016 9:38 PM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2017 8:13 PM

My random restarts stopped with 10.2 but this ipad has multiple problems. The only things the techs can tell you to do is to factory reset. The problems keep changing. One time it was freezing and now pages in Safari turn white. Apple won't admit that these ipads are defective. They will do nothing except factory resets. How many times do you need to reset the iPad to get it to work for awhile until Apple admits there is a problem..They won't admit any of their products are defective.

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Jul 7, 2016 7:20 PM in response to seanudal

Yeah, the 12.9" has completely different internals, which could explain the difference. The 9.7" has an Apple 339S00109 Wi-Fi Module and the 12.9" model has a Universal Scientific Industrial 339S00045 Wi-Fi Module. You can compare the differences. From a cursory search of the web it looks like the 9.7" iPad Pro is the only device that has this particular Wifi chip.


So I would guess that the wifi connection may very well be the issue. Since I have seen no complaints out of 12.9" users and this being the one significant difference, I would try to see if it works better on another wi-fi connection. Enterprise systems are known to have out of date software as companies hate to upgrade software that might affect users that are currently working fine.


12.9" Model

9.7" Model

Jul 8, 2016 6:00 AM in response to journee8

Hello


Wow.... I spent 3 hours last night trying to get my iPad back to normal after removing the new ios due out in fall.

Following Apple's instructions for going back to 9.3.2 worked partially. I was abled to rolled back the iOS and I restored my achieved backup. However my videos and movies would not properly sync to the iPad. Also the device kept freezing and certain features stopped working. Finally I just returned the ipad to factory settings. Then intalled my archived backup. Finally everything is back to normal.


No more betas for me lol! I only tried it to stop the random restarts. Unfortunately they persisted even with the new iOS.

Jul 8, 2016 6:09 AM in response to camhabib

I am fortunate to have an iPad Air 2 that is still fairly new, so not missing my work iPad Pro.

I liked the keyboard, camera and speakers. My iPhone has the same camera, so Airdrop to my Air 2.


I already have a keyboard for my Air 2 and do not use the pencil that much. So will return the iPad Pro 9.7 if the reboot is not fixed. I would rather use my reliable Air 2. Especially when banking or buying online.


I do not trust the Pro anymore as the reboot could be any time.

Jul 8, 2016 8:15 AM in response to journee8

Hello,


Just got off the phone with a senior advisor who told me the reason the random crashes keep happening on each iPad Pro 9.7 device that I have purchased is because the back up file I keep using is corrupt. This makes no sense as this problem occurred on the first iPad pro I purchased which was not set up from a backup. It was set up as a new iPad and I had to install everything piecemeal. I am so irritated!


She also claims I can't exchange for a fifth iPad Pro 9.7 since this issue is with my file and not the device!


I Keep exchanging because I keep hoping I will luck up and get one of the iPad Pro 9.7 that doesn't have this issue.

Jul 8, 2016 8:35 AM in response to journee8

It is not from a corrupted backup as I have restored and set up as new multiple times and it did not fix it. It seems apple has no idea what is going on. I have also replaced mine three times and it has not fixed it. The good news is it only does about once a week instead of everyday like when I first got it. I was told at the Apple store that it was a known issue and would be fixed in a software update. The update came and it did not fix it.

Jul 8, 2016 8:38 AM in response to journee8

JOurnee8


She is full of it. I am also on my 4th IPad and all except the first have been set up from factory not from a back up yet I still have problems. They are refusing to acknowledge the problem or do anything to correct it. We have 2 IPads, 2 IPhones and 2 IMacs and we have never had a problem with any of them. Maybe it is time to rethink the brand we Wish to use.

Jul 8, 2016 10:05 AM in response to whsalumni

Here is my experience so far. I hope it helps resolving the issue. I bought my 256 gb only wifi iPad Pro in Spain while on holiday. Shortly after I started having the issue of random starts. It would be something about three or four times a week. Now I returned home to Bolivia where I work as a voluntary and since then not a single restart. It has been a month already. The only difference that I can think of apart from the obvious one it's the internet speed. In Spain we have from 20 to 50 mbps and in here goes from 0.5 to 5 mbps maximum. Could this have something to do with a failure on the wifi chip and the way it handles data? I hope it's not a stupid idea...

Jul 8, 2016 5:24 PM in response to Aitzindari

I think you are getting what I am trying to say with the new Wi-Fi chip Apple used in this device. If you read about how Apple is sourcing Wi-Fi chips from probably a different source. Of course when using a new supplier or even a new model, there are differences in how the chip will handle data. The good news is that this is all software and is controlled by the baseband driver that can be updated in a very small release.


I haven't had this issue as I have very high speed internet everywhere I have used my iPad. I assume that this is a problem with a very few people's internet connection. I think that this can be figured out by getting everyone that is having the issue to share what their network connection consists of, it has to be the reason for this issue and the same issue reoccurring on replacement iPads.

iPad Pro 9.7 Random Restart

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