Plug it in and let it recharge for a while. If the battery icon goes away and it still won’t start, try a forced restart. To force restart your device, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least ten seconds, until you see the Apple logo.
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What if that doesn’t work
I’m in a truck with nothing around me
Try the forced restart and see if that helps.
Goes black then back to batteryr
There is nothing more that you can do now. Try recharging when you get to a place where it is feasible and if that doesn’t work, try restoring with iTunes on a computer.
My iPad won’t turn on. Was working earlier today