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Extremely slow charging ipad

My ipad takes over 5 minutes to charge 1%. Yes, I am using an apple charger and the green light is on. Any fixes out there?

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Jan 1, 2021 8:13 AM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2021 3:28 PM

We have 4 Apple chargers. Two say 10W and the other two I cannot find the wattage on them. They are the smaller ones that may have come with iphones vs. ipads.

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Jan 1, 2021 1:40 PM in response to MichelPM

Not positive on the year, I think it is 2 years old and possibly 3. Operating system is 14.3. Model: A1673 - IPAD Pro 9.7


The green light I am referring to is on the IPAD itself, the battery symbol in the upper right hand corner that turns green when it is plugged into the charger. The charger is the actual charger that comes with the IPAD when purchased.

Jan 1, 2021 4:33 PM in response to LotusPilot

Thanks for your reply. Seems odd though that I never use to have a problem charging the ipad with these chargers. I will purchase a new charger and see if that helps. I kind of wonder though if it isn't the ipad itself because I cannot reply to these comments on the ipad. It just cranks and cranks. Seems like it is extremely sluggish lately. I always have to go upstairs and use the regular desktop computer to reply.

Jan 1, 2021 4:36 PM in response to blacky2489

Yeah,

The small iPhone ones are ONLY 5W chargers that are really NOT powerful enough to charge an iPad.

DO NOT charge iPads with the small, 5W charger. It will take forever for any iPad to charge with the small cube power/charging adapter.

The 10W adaptes areJUST sufficient enough to charge any iPad, but seeing this particular iPad is a 9.7 inch screen iPad Pro, the 10W power/charging blocks DO charge the battery, in the more powerful iPad Pros, more slowly.

Between 4-6, or so, hours to charge that 9.7 inch screen iPad Pro with a 10W Apple power/charging adapter block.


If you want to speed up the charging, either move up to Apple's 12W power/charging adapter or Apple's 20W USB-C power/charging block and the purchase of Apple's USB-C to Lightning connector cable either in the 1m length or 2m length.

I believe your 9.7 inch iPad Pro CAN fast charge.



A 9.7 inch iPad Pro battery will charge between 3-4 hours, or so, with the standard 12W power/charging adapter block.

The 20W USB-C power/charging adapter block and USB-C to Lightning cable will charge your iPad between 2-3 hours, or so.


I think you are charging your 9.7 inch screen iPad Pro with tbe wrong power/charging adapter blocks.



Best of Luck to You!

Jan 1, 2021 4:45 PM in response to blacky2489

You should note that whilst your iPad Pro 9.7” (A1673) can be charged using an 18W or greater USB-PD compliant Power Adapter, the iPad will charge at its maximum supported charge rate of 12W.


Your iPad does not support USB-PD charging profiles; a USB-PD Power Adapter, regardless of a higher rating, will only provide 12W power (2.4A @5V).

Jan 1, 2021 4:51 PM in response to LotusPilot

I thought all iPad Pro models support fast charging.

Where did you find the info to the contrary for the 2016, 9.7 inch screen iPad Pro models.

Both of my 2015/2016 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models support fast charging.

I have been fast charging my older 12.9 iPad Pro models for nearly a year now.

If you know the source of this info, I'd like to note and save this for future use.


Michel.

Extremely slow charging ipad

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