How to Completely Power Down Your iPad

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off your iPad completely rather than simply turning off your iPad's screen.

Things You Should Know

  • You can fully power down your iPad by holding the Sleep/Wake button. Slide the prompt to power off.
  • You can also navigate to your General settings. Scroll down and click "Shut Down".
  • To force-restart, hold the Sleep/Wake button and Home button simultaneously.
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Turning Off Your iPad with the Power Button

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    Find your iPad's "Sleep/Wake" button. You'll find the oval "Sleep/Wake" button in the top-right corner of the iPad's housing when the iPad is upright and in vertical orientation.
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    Hold down the "Sleep/Wake" button. You'll need to press and hold down the "Sleep/Wake" button for a few seconds before proceeding.
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    Release the "Sleep/Wake" button when prompted. Once you see the "slide to power off" switch appear at the top of the screen, you can release the button.
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    Swipe right the "slide to power off" switch. Doing so will cause your iPad to begin powering down.
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    Wait for your iPad's screen to go completely black. Once all light disappears from your iPad's screen, the iPad is completely turned off.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 3:

Turning Off Your iPad in Settings

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    Open your iPad's
    iPhone Settings App Icon
    Settings.     Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a grey box with gears on it.
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    Tap
    iPhone Settings General Icon
    General.     It's on the left side of the Settings screen.
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    Tap Shut Down. You'll find this option in the middle of the screen.
    • Depending on your iPad's screen size, you may need to scroll down in the middle of the screen to see the Shut Down option.
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    Slide right the "slide to power off" switch. It will appear at the top of the screen. Doing so powers down your iPad.
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    Wait for your iPad's screen to go completely black. Once all light disappears from your iPad's screen, the iPad is completely turned off.
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Method 3
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Forcing Your iPad to Shut Down

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    Understand when this is necessary. You should only need to force-restart your iPad if it's frozen or otherwise unresponsive to the "Sleep/Wake" button.[1]
    • Force-restarting your iPad can cause some apps to crash, and you may lose any unsaved work.
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    Find your iPad's "Sleep/Wake" button. You'll find the oval "Sleep/Wake" button in the top-right corner of the iPad's housing when the iPad is upright and in vertical orientation.
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    Find the "Home" button. The "Home" button is the circular button at the bottom of the iPad's screen.
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    Hold down both the "Sleep/Wake" button and the "Home" button. You'll need to do this until you see the Apple logo appear.
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    Release the buttons when you see the Apple logo. This signifies that your iPad has successfully been force-restarted.
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    Allow you iPad to finish restarting. Once your iPad displays the Lock Screen, you can proceed.
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    Shut down the iPad like usual. Once your iPad finishes restarting, it should be unfrozen; at this point, you can turn it off using the "Sleep/Wake" button:
    • Hold down the "Sleep/Wake" button until the "slide to power off" switch appears.
    • Slide right the "slide to power off" switch.
    • Wait for your iPad's screen to go black.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    What can cause your iPad to not have sound and not shut down?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    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.
  • Question
    My iPad is stuck on 'Verifying Update' and running continuously. How do I fix it?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    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.
  • Question
    What do I do if my switch won't turn on or off when I push the button?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Go to settings and press on "general" and then "accessibility" and "assistive touch" and press on it.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201412

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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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