Turn iPad on or off

There are multiple ways to turn your iPad on and off—you can use the buttons on the top and side of your iPad, or you can use the controls in Settings and Control Center.

Turn on iPad

Press and hold the top button until the Apple logo appears.

A green arrow pointing to the button on the top-right of iPad.

If iPad doesn’t turn on, you might need to charge the battery. For more help, see the Apple Support article If your iPad won’t turn on or is frozen.

Turn off iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)

If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:

  1. Simultaneously press and hold the top button and either volume button until the Power Off slider appears.

    Two iPad models. Both iPad models have a top button; one iPad model has volume buttons on the side, and the other has volume buttons at the top. Arrows point to the top buttons and volume buttons.

  2. Drag the slider to turn off iPad.

Turn iPad off (models with the Home button)

If your iPad has the Home button, do the following:

  1. Press and hold the top button.

    An iPad with a Home button. An arrow points to the top button.

  2. Drag the slider to turn off iPad.

Turn off iPad in Control Center

  1. Open Control Center.

  2. Touch and hold the Power button in the top-right corner of your screen.

  3. Drag the slider to turn off iPad.

Turn off iPad in Settings

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPad.

  2. Tap General, scroll down, then tap Shut Down.

  3. Drag the slider to turn off iPad.

If your iPad isn’t working as expected, you can try restarting it by turning it off, then turning it back on. If turning it off and on doesn’t fix the issue, try forcing it to restart.

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