iPad Air iPad random reboots.....

[Ifti]

Purchased an iPad Air about a month or so ago.
All set up and working fine - all software/apps up to date.
Not something I use very often to be honest, just purchased for a single 3D modelling app that I use on occasion - hence why I just went with the cheaper Air rather than a Pro.

However, once or twice a month, I notice that I wake the iPad and it requests my passcode stating 'Passcode is required after a reboot'.
So it seems to be rebooting itself for no apparent reason - no background apps running, also checked to ensure it does not download or update automatically, etc
How can I track this down as to what is causing the reboot?

 

[FlyingDutch]

Are you sure it is rebooting ? I think in iOS 18 Apple introduced a feature requesting the passcode after 3 days of inactivity

 

[Apple_Robert]

Asking for passcode after x amount of hours is normal. It is part of the OS user ID protection feature.

 

[macphoto861]

Asking for passcode after x amount of hours is normal. It is part of the OS user ID protection feature.

There is are different messages for these conditions though… I think it just says “passcode is required to enable Face ID” or something like that when it’s the time-based one, as opposed to the message that indicates it’s the result of restarting (which the OP indicates is what he is seeing).

 

[chown33]

See here:

iOS 18 Security Feature Causes iPhone to Reboot After Three Days of Inactivity

With iOS 18, Apple introduced a feature that causes the iPhone to reboot every three days, security researchers have confirmed (via TechCrunch). In a demo video, security researcher Jiska Classen proved that an iPhone left untouched for 72 hours will automatically restart, and Graykey...

www.macrumors.com

 

[Ifti]

No its actually stating that the passcode is required after a reboot

 

[Ifti]

See here:

iOS 18 Security Feature Causes iPhone to Reboot After Three Days of Inactivity

With iOS 18, Apple introduced a feature that causes the iPhone to reboot every three days, security researchers have confirmed (via TechCrunch). In a demo video, security researcher Jiska Classen proved that an iPhone left untouched for 72 hours will automatically restart, and Graykey...

www.macrumors.com

Perfectly explains it - this is precisely what's happening! As I said, I only use the iPad on occasion when I need to 3D model something, so it does just sit unused in between, hence why this article makes perfect sense!
Thank you! Glad its not something wrong!

 

[hovscorpion12]

Can confirm my iPad Pro M4 rebooted sometime this week. I though it installed OS 26, but its still under 18.7.1.