Tablet computers have become part of our lives. Gradually, they eliminated the need for everyday use of a personal computer, since for the average user there are vanishingly few tasks that could not be performed from Aipad. Of course, if it comes to something heavy and resource-intensive, the tablet is indispensable. But we are talking about the average user who surfs on the Internet, communicates in instant messengers, social networks, watches videos, checks mail, plays casual games. If the user is not interested in the big screen, and he prefers to do it all sitting on the couch, and not at the table, then Aypad is more than enough.
Restore the work of the gadget can even a schoolboy
However, despite the excellent quality of “iron” in Apple tablets, even they sometimes have performance problems. Abnormal operation of the device may require a reboot. But in addition to the hang, it may be required in other situations that are quite harmless.
When to reboot
The smooth operation of the device is what manufacturers are striving for and what users want. In theory, this is the way it should be, but the reality puts everything in its place: uptime (the period of work without rebooting and shutting down) of a mobile device such as Aypad is limited; This is due to the work of applications that occupy memory. If the entire memory is busy, the tablet freezes. Before you restart your iPad, check to see if any of the running applications can be unloaded from memory. It may be possible to do without emergency shutdown. The fact is that with such an action, the data stored in memory will not be saved, and you will lose the result of the work. If you manage to restart the iPad regularly, then this is very good.
The standard reboot, by the way, is performed according to the same pattern on all Apple devices: press and hold the power key until a window appears asking you to turn off the power. Press this button, it will turn off, and then hold it down again to turn the device back on. If you do this regularly (say, once every 1-2 days), then the device’s memory will always be free, and there will be no lag in the interface. iPad will not hang and will work normally.
Restarting iPad, as you understand, is possible not only if it is frozen. After installing a heavy application, updating system settings, or firmware, a restart may also be required. But these are all regular modes that do not require an emergency reset device. But restarting an iPad or iPad mini, if it hangs tight, is a little different.
An emergency situation
The fact is that when the entire memory of the device is busy, it does not respond to system calls. What to do if the iPad is frozen is not clear, because the power button does not turn it off at the hardware level, but generates a call to the software procedure just at the operating system level. Apple engineers have foreseen such a possibility, and added the possibility of a forced reboot to Aypad if it hangs and does not respond to requests. As the practical experience, checks and improvements of applications in the AppStore still do not guarantee their flawless work. Therefore, this action is sometimes necessary to do.
For an emergency restart of Aipad, you need to simultaneously press the power button and the Home button and hold them for 10-15 seconds in this state. A logo with a bitten apple will appear on the screen, and the device will start the restart procedure: urgently, without saving the data, terminate the applications, delete all environment variables from memory, unload the stack and terminate all processes. After that, the operating system will receive a signal for an immediate reboot.
No need to say that it is worth doing only as a last resort. The entire result of the work will be lost, and if you, for example, tried to send an important message, you will have to type it again. On the other hand, if Aypad is frozen, what else to do, how not to restart it? This will bring the device back to life and reload iOS in a healthy state. Please note that this combination of buttons is typical for the entire line of devices of Cupertino. Standardization adds convenience to the user, because you do not need to memorize one reload algorithm for Aipad and another, say, for Aipad mini.
Afterword
So, now you know how to restart the hung ipad. This can only be done as a last resort. At the same time, we recommend doing a regular reboot periodically to free up the operating system resources from these applications that are clogging up memory. In case the iPad hangs constantly, most likely, one of the installed applications simply takes up all the available memory. In this case, corny, remove it.