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Ive seen old threads with people having the same/similar problem but no real answers.
My ipad was fine for the first few days but now no matter what app im on if any it just keeps randomly restarting.
Its also on 5.1.1 sofware so up to date.
I've turned off wi-fi, reset all my settings and done a hard reset but no results.
Its now to the point where once its restarted 30 seconds later its doing it again.
Does anyone have any more info/solutions to this problem or am i just going to take it to the apple store?
Thanks

1. Double-click the Home button to close all Inactive Apps in Task Bar
2. Hold the Apps down for a second or two until you see the minus sign
3. Tap the minus sign to close App
4. Tap center of screen to return to Home Screen
5. Reset iPad. Hold the Sleep and Home button down for about 10 second until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the red slider

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