It can be frustrating when you sit down with your iPad to watch your favorite streaming show or YouTube only to find that videos won’t play on the iPad. Here are several solutions that will have your iPad playing videos again in no time.

If you are trying to watch a video through iTunes, you can check Apple's System Status page to make sure all services are available and functioning optimally. If you are trying to watch a video through a non-Apple app, you should check the app developer's website to make sure their product is working properly.

These sites vary from app to app, but popular apps like YouTube or Netflix generally make it easy to find out if they’re having issues with their service. They’ll often post it on their business page or social media, and there are also several sites, like Is The Service Down, that will report outages for various services.

If your iPad is connected to the Internet, a quick restart may be all it takes. Close all apps by opening the multitasking screen and swiping up on each app. You can open the multitasking screen by double-tapping the Home button or by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and holding your finger in the middle of the screen until multitasking appears.