Wake, unlock, and lock iPad (2024)

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iPad User Guide

iPad turns off the display to save power, locks for security, and goes to sleep when you’re not using it. You can quickly wake and unlock iPad when you want to use it again.

Wake iPad

To wake iPad, do one of the following:

Press the top button.
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Tap the screen (supported models).

Unlock iPad with Face ID

If you have an iPad with FaceID, but you didn’t turn on FaceID during setup, see Set up Face ID.

Tap the screen, then glance at your iPad.
The lock icon animates from closed to open to indicate that iPad is unlocked.
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

To lock iPad again, press the top button. iPad locks automatically if you don’t touch the screen for a minute or so. However, if AttentionAwareFeatures is turned on in Settings > FaceID&Passcode, iPad won’t dim or lock as long as it detects attention.

Unlock iPad with Touch ID

If you have an iPad with TouchID, but you didn’t turn on TouchID during setup, see Set up Touch ID on iPad.

On an iPad with a Home button: Press the Home button using the finger you registered with TouchID.
On iPad (10th generation), iPadmini (6th generation), and iPadAir (4th generation and later): Rest your finger on the top button (TouchID) using the finger you registered with TouchID.

To lock iPad again, press the top button. iPad locks automatically if you don’t touch the screen for a minute or so.

Unlock iPad with a passcode

If you didn’t create a passcode when you set up iPad, see Set a passcode on iPad.

Press the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button) or swipe up from the bottom of the Lock Screen (on other iPad models).
Enter your passcode.

Manually lock iPad

To quickly lock iPad, press the top button. iPad locks automatically if you don’t touch the screen for a minute or so.

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