Ipad Mini 1st Gen Home Button Not Working. Press and hold the power button When slide to power off appears on the screen of your iPad release the power button and hold down the home button Keep holding the home button until the home screen appears. If the iPad is powered off you should see the Apple logo appear after a couple of seconds which means that the tablet is functioning normally.
It was announced on October 23 2012 as the fourth major product in the iPad line and the first of the iPad Mini line which features a reduced screen size of 79 inches 20 cm in contrast to the standard 97 inches 25 cm. The onoff button is located on the top right corner of the iPad. Hold power and the home button at the same time until the Apple logo appears.
Try holding down the Power button and the Home button together until you see the Apple logo.
Connect it to your computer hold down the power button for 5 seconds. Restart Your iPad The first software troubleshooting step when your iPad home button wont work is to simply turn it off and back on. If your iPad Mini 2 home button isnt working and bringing you back to your home screen upon a click on your iOS device a new home button should resolve this issue in most cases. If your iPad isnt running iOS 11 youll have to turn it off using AssistiveTouch.