The easiest first way to try to solve âunexplainedâ or âunusualâ problems with the iPad are:-
Force the offending app to close. If you have iOS 4.2 or 4.3 double-press the âHomeâ button to bring up the multi-task bar at the bottom of the screen. Press *and hold* any icon until they start to âjiggleâ. Then tap the top left-hand corner of the app that you want to close. It will âdisappearâ from the list. Donât panic - youâve not deleted it, just closed it. Now tap the Home screen and the multi-task bar will disappear. Re-open the iPadâs app and see if the problem has resolved itself. If not, itâs on to possible solution number two!!
Restart the iPad. Press *and hold* the Power button. After a couple of seconds a slider control will appear asking you to confirm that you really want to switch the iPad off (this is all youâll be doing). Slide the control to accept. A rotating white âbezelâ will appear in the iPad screen as the iPad powers down (it takes a few seconds, just like it would if you were shutting down your PC). When the screen of the iPad has gone completely blank, press *and hold* the Power button for a couple of seconds until the white Apple logo appears and the iPad starts to power up. This takes several seconds, so be patient. During the power up the automatic screen orientation function is disabled, so donât panic. A few seconds before the power up is complete, the iPad plays a little âjingleâ and then youâre back to the Home screen. Restart the iPadâs app and see if the problem persists. Apple (and Forum members) recommend that you power down your iPad at least once a week, just as you might regularly completely switch off your PC. The normal procedure of just briefly pressing the Power button of the iPad merely puts it to âsleepâ. Most Forum members have found that one of the two methods Iâve mentioned here cure a whole bunch of unexplained problems and are an easy first step to resolving most anything that happens on the iPad.
Tim
Scotland
