3 Simple Ways to Completely Power Down Your iPad or iPad Pro

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A beginner's guide to turn off or force shut down any iPad model
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If you need to save battery, or if you're not going to use your iPad for a while, you can power it off completely. This can be done using the physical buttons or from the settings app. Here's how to completely power down your iPad with and without a Home button.

Fully Restarting and Shutting Down an iPad

To power off your iPad completely, press and hold either volume button and the top button at the same time. Drag the "power off" slider to the right. Wait at least 30 seconds for your iPad to fully shut down.

Method 1
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Using the Power Button

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    Do this until you see the power off slider. [1]
    • If your iPad has a Home button, you'll just need to press and hold the top button until the power off slider appears.
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    This will power off your iPad.
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    It may take a moment for your iPad to fully power off.
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Using Settings

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    This is the grey cog icon.
    • If you can't use the buttons on your iPad, you can shut it down from its settings instead.
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    You can find this in the left panel.
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    This is in blue text at the very bottom of the page.
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    This will turn off your iPad. Be sure to wait at least 30 seconds to make sure it's fully off.
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Using Force-Restart

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    You should only need to force-restart your iPad if it's frozen or otherwise unresponsive to the "Sleep/Wake" button. [2]
    • Force-restarting your iPad can cause some apps to crash, and you may lose any unsaved work.
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    This will vary depending on your iPad model. [3]
    • If your iPad has a Home button, simply press and hold the top button and Home button at the same time. Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears.
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    This is the iPad's lock button.
    • Wait for the Apple logo to appear.
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    You should see your iPad's lock screen in a few moments.
    • You can now perform a regular shut down.
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    Do this until you see the power off slider.
    • If your iPad has a Home button, you'll just need to press and hold the top button until the power off slider appears.
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    This will power off your iPad. Be sure to wait at least 30 seconds to make sure it's fully off.
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    If it hasn't been updated recently and if you are almost out of storage this can happen. Likewise, if you have an older generation iPad and you have updated, that could also be the problem. Old iPads aren't meant for newer updates.
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    Hold down the power button while simultaneously holding down the home button until it shuts down the iPad. Then, try restarting it. If the problem persists, contact Apple.
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      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/turn-ipad-on-or-off-ipad63d30b5a/ipados
      2. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/116940
      3. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/force-restart-ipad-ipad9955c007/ipados

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      1. Hold down your iPad's "Sleep/Wake" button.
      2. Release the "Sleep/Wake" button when the "slide to power off" switch appears.
      3. Slide right the "slide to power off" switch.

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