In such circumstances, you’d have to force restart it. Just as turning off an iPad works, force restarting looks different for models with and without a home button.

This article explains how to restart an iPad and, if it's unresponsive, how to force it to restart. It also includes other options for how to reset an iPad.

However, when your iPad goes completely unresponsive, and you cannot perform a normal reboot, Apple has a hardware key combination that triggers a force restart.

It should also go without saying that the age-old advice of turn it off and then turn it back on again also applies to your iPad. Our intensive guide about how to reset an iPad — which includes both ...