iPad Takes a Long Time to Turn on: Causes and Solutions

When you need to use the iPad in a hurry, it may end up pissing us off the power time that it can have. There are many problems that can lead to a higher than normal ignition time. In this article we show you the possible causes as well as the solutions to follow in order to speed up the ignition.

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Check the iPad battery

One of the main reasons when we want to turn on the iPad and it takes several minutes to do so may be the battery. If you have not used it for a long time, you should bear in mind that the battery charge will be zero and you will have to connect it to the current. The ignition is not immediate, but it takes a reasonable time for it to charge slightly and to proceed with the ignition. This process can take up to 5 minutes. Everything will depend on the charger with which you are recharging it. This is why you must bear in mind that you should never have a completely unloaded computer. If it is among your plans not to use it for a long time, the load with which you leave it should be around 50% so that it does not suffer in the long term and neither so that it will catch you by surprise if you need it quickly.

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In other cases, it may be that the battery is defective and does not transmit the necessary energy to the device in the established time. This can lead to delayed power-up or even multiple attempts to turn it on. Faced with these problems, the only possible solution is to go to an Apple Store to be able to carry out the appropriate repairs with the diagnosis through its own software.

Free up internal storage

It is never advisable to go to the extreme of the storage capacity that an iPad offers us. As you store files or applications, the tablet can take much longer to turn on by having to load all that information. That is why on a recurring basis you should keep the iPad as clean as possible in its gut, eliminating those applications that you never use or the heavy files that you have stored. The latter can be achieved by making use of information clouds that aim to free up the internal space of a device. All these operations will make the initial load less work for the iPad, speeding up the whole process.

Compromised RAM or storage

If we think about the process of turning on an iPad, like any other technological product, both the battery and the RAM and the storage itself intervene as we have commented before. These last two are rare that they end up breaking unless the iPad has received some kind of blow. But we all know that any component has a small failure rate that in most cases comes from the factory and does not occur intermittently. A storage failure in the read rate can cause the operating system to be unable to run at optimal speed as well as all content to boot. This ends up fully affecting the speed with which the iPad turns on.

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The same happens with RAM, which acts as immediate memory that runs part of the operating system. Although it looks like something that can be expendable, the truth is that it plays an important role when turning on an iPad. If this memory fails due to a bad contact on the motherboard or a defect in the component itself, it can end up causing the iPad not even to turn on, one of the first effects being the slow start of the entire computer.

The operating system may be the problem

One of the big problems that your iPad can have and that delays the start of this is the software itself. This determines the interconnection between all the hardware components and can end up delaying all the power-on processes that the iPad undergoes since you hit the home button. Also the accumulation of temporary files or a simple bug can make the startup slow down due to having to execute different files that may be corrupt or not working correctly. That is why always formatting the equipment to factory settings can end up being very helpful when it comes to speeding up the startup.

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It is important to note that when doing the initial setup again, you should not restore a backup. If this is done, the only thing that you will achieve is to migrate again the possible problems that were causing a slowdown in your device. Although this tedious process may be somewhat annoying, it is the most recommended to have the iPad perfectly configured and in optimal conditions. If this does not solve your problems, you have no choice but to think about a problem with the hardware as we comment below.

If the iPad won’t turn on

In some cases it is possible that the equipment does not respond directly to pressing the start button. Not even showing the characteristic logo of the company at the beginning. In these cases we must fear the worst since it is possible that some of the hardware pieces that we have discussed above have been completely broken. Or it is possible that the motherboard of the device that has suffered some kind of short circuit will be discussed. In these cases you should weigh the fact of repairing it, although in no case should you do it yourself, but the most advisable thing is to take it to a SAT as we comment below.

The passage through the Apple Store

If after performing a reinstallation of the operating system, it does not work, it is logical to think about the hardware problems that we have discussed. The only possible option to solve it is to request a repair from Apple itself in order to make the appropriate changes inside. It is important to go to a specialized store by appointment, in order not to lose the guarantee. This is what would happen in the event that you want to go to a store that has not been authorized by the company itself.

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It is important to note that this type of failure is covered, in general, by the general guarantee that these devices enjoy. This way you will not have to pay for the repair. Although if it is out of the warranty you will have to pay the costs that if it involves changes in the hardware.