adepew1975

Q: Battery icon, no lightning bolt, not charging

For the last few hours, my iPad has had a black screen with a battery icon showing 4 red vertical lines.  There is no lightning bolt on the screen.  However, if I remove the plug, a lightning bolt and charger symbol appears - so the iPad knows when it's disconnected.  I've tried two different Apple chargers, two different outlets, and also the USB port on the back of my Mac.  I've done the Home/Sleep button thing about 10 times, to no avail.  It might even be worse now because the screen seems to flash between the white Apple logo, to a black screen, to the screen with the battery symbol and back to a black screen.  Every so often, my lock screen will pop up for a milisecond.  I've examined the connection at the bottom and I do not see any bent pins, lint or debris.  Nothing like this has happened to it before.

 

Any ideas?  I would really appreciate any help.  I've read through so many threads here, but haven't really seen anything quite like what's happening.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.2, iPad 3, Mac OS X 10.7.5

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 1:11 AM

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  • by migg2001,

    migg2001 migg2001 May 18, 2015 4:57 PM in response to adepew1975
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  • by tanneron,

    tanneron tanneron Sep 27, 2015 8:51 PM in response to adepew1975
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    Sep 27, 2015 8:51 PM in response to adepew1975

    Did you ever get your iPad battery issue resolved? I'm facing the exact same thing right now.

  • by JohnWFMak,

    JohnWFMak JohnWFMak Oct 16, 2015 5:53 PM in response to adepew1975
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    Oct 16, 2015 5:53 PM in response to adepew1975

    I just fix mine by alternating press home, than power, home than power,.... Just to keep the screen alive at the battery icon and not lot it flash off.  I did that for 5-6min, and after I did that it charge enough to keep the battery icon lit, and in another 15min it started booting and back up and working with 2% battery.

     

    Now recovering nicely charging to 7% and going up.

  • by rrahulrahul,

    rrahulrahul rrahulrahul Oct 23, 2015 9:10 PM in response to Diavonex
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    Oct 23, 2015 9:10 PM in response to Diavonex

    I tried cleaning it with deodarant / alcohol (both cord pin as well as phone charging point with a brush), leave it for a couple of minutes and then plug it into a wall charger.  After 2 minutes, it started charging automatically !!!! Thanks ..

  • by Vatekhokie85,

    Vatekhokie85 Vatekhokie85 Oct 30, 2015 6:41 AM in response to adepew1975
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  • by wilsonRC,

    wilsonRC wilsonRC Nov 2, 2015 10:57 AM in response to JohnWFMak
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    Nov 2, 2015 10:57 AM in response to JohnWFMak

    Thanks for this! I was getting worried (i had left my phone in rice for a week after dropping it in the bath) and it wouldnt get past the low battery charge,  after waiting for an hour with it plugged in I alternated the lock and home button for only 1 minute and then it flashed back into life.

  • by Ash.21,

    Ash.21 Ash.21 Dec 26, 2015 5:09 PM in response to adepew1975
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    Dec 26, 2015 5:09 PM in response to adepew1975

    In case you ever find yourself fighting this battle against an Iphone 6 then stay positive, it's resolvable.

    Mine was dropped in the sink (bad moment), fully submerged (supposedly) for 1 or 2 seconds tops. I dried it straight away, checked it would charge and it did, I had maybe 15% left and I needed it so I unplugged it. I tried plugging it back in at 2% with no avail, I tried everything to get it to recognise the charger again. It died on me a minute or so later.

     

    To fix it I used a couple methods, I used the 'trying to blow up a balloon in one breath' blow into the charging and aux port. I then used a thin plastic straw (I took it off a can of WD40) and cleaned the charging port, you'll be surprised at how much you clean out.

    I plugged it back in, the red battery symbol showed up with three bars but no lighting bolt, going off a few moments later. To get my Iphone 6 back to life I pressed the home and lock screen button repeatedly so as to not allow the battery symbol to disappear. It took over 13 minutes before it came back, it's now working as expected.

    Now I've got to go apologise to my girlfriend for raging at her because 'it wasn't her fault' and I 'shouldn't have left it there'...on the flat kitchen windowsill. 

  • by ricnis_apple,

    ricnis_apple ricnis_apple Jan 24, 2016 6:38 PM in response to Smangler
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    Jan 24, 2016 6:38 PM in response to Smangler

    shot of air and a little cleaning of charging port with toothpick helped.

  • by MattDemetriou,

    MattDemetriou MattDemetriou Apr 19, 2016 6:07 PM in response to adepew1975
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    Apr 19, 2016 6:07 PM in response to adepew1975

    I tried every single tip on this thread and others, couldn't seem to find a solution. Ended up contacting Apple support who told me it most likely is a hardware problem with the battery and I need to go in store for some diagnostic tests. As I was booking my appointment, I took my Sim out to see if it would work in an old iPhone to get me by for the next couple of days, and then after taking the Sim out I got the Apple logo! Phone turned on with 3% and was charging, put my Sim back in and it seems to be back to normal again ...

     

    So could be worth taking out the Sim whilst the phone is attached to power?

  • by SophiaAnnalise,

    SophiaAnnalise SophiaAnnalise Jul 19, 2016 8:36 AM in response to MattDemetriou
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    Jul 19, 2016 8:36 AM in response to MattDemetriou

    This worked perfectly for me!

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