If your iPad, iPad Air, iPad mini, or iPad Pro freezes and stops responding to gestures and button presses, you should be able to fix the issue in a matter of seconds. Once in awhile, your iPad ...

Unresponsive iPhone or iPad Home button can be fixed by recalibrating it in simple steps.

Release the buttons, and your iPad should restart. A hard reset forces your iPad to reboot, which can often fix minor software glitches causing the white screen.

If your reason for wanting to avoid using the Home Button is that your Home Button isn’t working on your iPhone, however, read this for further advice: How to fix a broken iPhone Home button.