iPad Mini Smart Cover lock screen issue

[Osubuck37]

Hi, I just got my first ipad, a retina mini. I have the Smart Cover, and when I unlock it, sometimes the lock screen briefly flashes before unlocking the ipad. Sometimes, it doesn't show the unlock screen at all. Is this normal.

 

[EDH667]

My iPad Air does the same thing, briefly showing the lock screen when opening the Smart Cover. I believe it is normal behavior.

 

[Osubuck37]

It only happens sometimes, and has begun to annoy me. My dad has the ipad 4 and the lock screen never flashes when opening the smart cover

 

[iBatmac]

My iPad Air does the same thing, briefly showing the lock screen when opening the Smart Cover. I believe it is normal behavior.

The same thing happens sometimes with an ipad Air, an ipad Mini and an ipad rMini. All with iOS7

 

[Osubuck37]

Thanks for the responses. I spoke to someone at Applecare and he had no clue what I was talking about.

 

[Osubuck37]

Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[rgarjr]

u have a passcode enabled?

 

[Osubuck37]

Nope

 

[Tikatika]

Same thing has been happening on my iPad Air and original iPad mini! both with iOS 7. Glitchy iOS 7 still in beta for iPads

 

[Osubuck37]

So obviously it's not worth exchanging this ipad?

 

[Demiles]

My mini has done this since installing ios7, never happened on ios 6. There have been times when it appeared to be some type of animation but I wish they would figure out how to stop it.

 

[Osubuck37]

Given how OCD people are about their iPads, I can't believe there haven't been other threads about this

 

[Saturn007]

Agree 100%!!

It's a nuisance. It should be one way or the other, with a user option to change how it behaves.

The inconsistency is maddening--plus, in the middle of the night, I do not want to be reminded what time it is!

At first, I thought it was iPad Air specific (with iOS 7), but our iPad mini with retina also sometimes does this. By contrast, any device with iOS 6, behaves properly -- no flash, no time, no lock screen--just instant return to where you last were!