Why is the home screen of my iPad Mini blurred?

[iMore Question]

my ipad mini's home is blurry and it won't let me use it. it won't shut down but will still take screen shots and the alarms still working

 

[Bigeric23]

Re: why my ipad mini blurred

Have you attempted a forced restart?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559