iPad won't stay off when charging

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iPad won't stay off when charging

When I plug my iPad into an AC outlet and start charging it and then try to shut it down it restarts itself. Is this correct behavior? Every night when I charge my iPhone I turn it off once I've connected to the outlet and it stays off while being charged.

If this behavior is normal I'm curious as to why.

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Posted on Jun 6, 2010 9:14 PM

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DJMarkD

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Jun 26, 2010 6:49 AM in response to Mike Kirsch

My iPad used to turn off all the way when charging when I first got it. Now it doesn't. I've tried turning it off after connecting the power. But, but it always powers back up.

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dzazra

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Jun 14, 2010 7:05 PM in response to WrongCoaster

I am having the same problem. When the iPad is plugged into the wall charger, it will not shut down. It seems to happen when it has about 55% or less of the charge remaining.

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Jun 16, 2010 6:31 AM in response to WrongCoaster

So this begs the question: would the iPad charge more quickly when completely powered off? One would assume that would be the case; that would make me assume that this behavior is a bug.

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StevePug2

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Jun 8, 2010 10:07 PM in response to WrongCoaster

Whether the iPad's asleep or completely off, plugging in the charger will either turn it on immediately (if it was asleep) or reboot it to the same initial "Slide to unlock" screen. It is meant to confirm that the charger is actually working and is definitely intended behavior. If it didn't do this then you'd never be certain that the thing is actually charging. It will go back to sleep after the time you set to lock in the Settings under Auto Lock, unless you set that to "Never" in which case it will stay on until you turn it off.

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Jun 8, 2010 10:57 AM in response to Colin Robinson

The iPad stll fires up even in the sleep mode. But, if you turn it off or put it in the sleep mode and then hookup the charger, and don't mess with the slider the iPad will either shut down or it will go into the sleep after a few seconds or so....

More than likely the iPad goes into the sleep mode.

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Jul 18, 2010 5:55 AM in response to WrongCoaster

Two different things I have tried that worked:

1. I turned Airplane mode on, plugged it in, and powered it off successfully without a reboot.

2. I plugged it in, held the power button until the power-off slider came on screen, pressed cancel, then held the power button again and used the slider. No reboot!

I haven't re-tested these procedures to see if I could duplicate them, but they both worked at least once!

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Jun 6, 2010 11:10 PM in response to WrongCoaster

Yes it is...

Maybe the reason is so it knows the charger is plugged into it, if it off it doesn't know....

Message was edited by: David M Brewer

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Jun 8, 2010 10:29 AM in response to WrongCoaster

Don't turn it off, just put it to sleep like you would do with an iPhone.

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StevePug2

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Jun 10, 2010 10:35 PM in response to StevePug2

I should correct that to say that it should go right back to sleep. When the iPad is locked it only stays on briefly, unaffected by any Auto Lock settings

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ride1992

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Jul 18, 2010 7:20 AM in response to DJMarkD

Don't think it did. It went into the sleep mode.
When the iPad is off, using the red slider, and you plug it in it will come on and within a few seconds display the lock screen. When the pass code is tapped in the home screen displays for a minute or so and then goes into sleep mode while charging. Assuming you are not using the iPad.
If the unit is on when you plug it in, displaying a home screen, it will begin charging and within a minute, assuming you are not using it, will revert to sleep.
All normal activity.

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Answer 11

Jul 19, 2010 5:29 AM in response to ride1992

No, it was not in sleep mode.

I was able to power if off yesterday without any problem this way:

The iPad was on. I plugged it in. Pressed the power switch until the red slider came on. And used the slider to power it off. Done.

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Answer 12

Jul 19, 2010 9:26 AM in response to WrongCoaster

I'm pretty sure that it's meant to do exactly that. However, no problem; just power it down again using the red slider and it will stay off. Or, at least, that's what I see on mine.

Message was edited by: Michael Morgan1

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Answer 13

Jul 24, 2010 2:54 PM in response to WrongCoaster

This behaviour is not normal. When I first got my iPad it turned off no problem after plugging in for it's nightly charge. Recently though it has started to boot up again shortly after it has turned off. I have now found that it keeps switching from charging to not charging suggesting a hardware problem. I've tried different USB cables and it makes no difference.

Guess I need to visit my Apple store unless someone knows of a fix?

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kallaka

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Dec 30, 2016 7:47 PM in response to WrongCoaster

I was directed to this page when I had the same issue. I'm sure that your issue has been resolved by now but for future readers:

I had all the Apple diagnostics done and everything was fine there. When I got home the same issues...the iPad screen wouldn't turn off and the lightning bolt just kept flashing. Then it hit me. I had recently traveled and taken 2 USB connectors...1 for our water pic type device and one for the iPad. They look similar and had inadvertently been switched when I returned home. I made the swap and all was right with the world again.

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