Black screen in crashed iPad video player app
Posted April 10, 2011 
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Comments(84) For unknown reasons, the iOS video player app found on all iPads locks itself up in rare situations. Opening the video app results in a black screen, all you can do is jump back to the home screen using the home button. Both, restarting the iPad or re-syncing it on iTunes won’t help.
Now before you restore your iPad, there are two quick things you could try first:
- If you know the title of a movie on your iPad, use the search function to look it up and start it by tapping it
- …or open the iPod app and select a video podcast or iPad video and play it
The video app should be working again from now on. If it doesn’t then I’m afraid, you probably have to do a full restore of your iPad.
Thank you – tip #1 worked right away. Whew – I had a very disappointed toddler for a second there.
Thank you! Tip 1 worked.
Tip 1 worked right away! Thank you!!
Thanks, Tip #1 work instantly.
Thank you very much
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Neither tip worked but thank you. I managed to get the videos working again by unselecting the “Sync movies to iPad” box in iTunes, syncing, then reselecting the box and syncing.
tip 1 worked like magigc………. so so happy……thanks much much
thank you very much tip 1 worked straight away
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!