i just dug out my old ipad mini just 3 months ago it booted back then and it eventually wont charge and its still functional but when I plug it in it shows the “charge me now” symbol it also shows the red battery before the charge me now it flashes the charge me now every single time. I even cleaned the port nothing has changed
iPhone 6s, iOS 15
Your photo illustrates an iPad with a critically low battery. Until the battery can achieve at least a minimal recharge, the iPad cannot restart.
As described, your iPad mini1 battery has likely failed - having reached the end of its usable life.
For an otherwise healthy battery, these support pages should help with troubleshooting battery and charging issues:
Charge and monitor the iPad battery - Apple Support
If your iPad won't charge – Apple Support
Troubleshooting generally requires substitution of the Power Adapter and cable for another known-good item. Most models of iPad require a Power Adapter rated at 12W or greater to reliably charge. 5W Power Adapters intended for older models of iPhone are inadequate to charge an iPad; if the iPad charges at all, charging will be very slow.
Be aware that many computer USB ports cannot source sufficient power to charge an iPad. Unless explicitly designed for charging connected devices, computer USB ports are typically limited to 0.5-1A @5V (i.e., 2.5-5.0W).
If you continue to experience difficulties when using an appropriate Power Adapter of 12W or greater, you might be best advised to seek assistance directly from from Apple Support - and request a remote diagnostic test. You can contact the Support Team using the Support link at top-right or bottom-left of this page. Alternatively and perhaps easier, you can initiate and manage your support cases using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed on your iPad, the App can be downloaded from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/apple-support/id1130498044
You might also visit the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to test and assess your iPad, Power Adapter and cable(s):
Your photo illustrates an iPad with a critically low battery. Until the battery can achieve at least a minimal recharge, the iPad cannot restart.
As described, your iPad mini1 battery has likely failed - having reached the end of its usable life.
For an otherwise healthy battery, these support pages should help with troubleshooting battery and charging issues:
Charge and monitor the iPad battery - Apple Support
If your iPad won't charge – Apple Support
Troubleshooting generally requires substitution of the Power Adapter and cable for another known-good item. Most models of iPad require a Power Adapter rated at 12W or greater to reliably charge. 5W Power Adapters intended for older models of iPhone are inadequate to charge an iPad; if the iPad charges at all, charging will be very slow.
Be aware that many computer USB ports cannot source sufficient power to charge an iPad. Unless explicitly designed for charging connected devices, computer USB ports are typically limited to 0.5-1A @5V (i.e., 2.5-5.0W).
If you continue to experience difficulties when using an appropriate Power Adapter of 12W or greater, you might be best advised to seek assistance directly from from Apple Support - and request a remote diagnostic test. You can contact the Support Team using the Support link at top-right or bottom-left of this page. Alternatively and perhaps easier, you can initiate and manage your support cases using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed on your iPad, the App can be downloaded from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/apple-support/id1130498044
You might also visit the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to test and assess your iPad, Power Adapter and cable(s):
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries DO NOT like to be NOT charged for very long extended periods of time.
If that 2012 iPad Mini 1 had been left somewhere and has not been charged up in many years, then it is highly possible that battery has been completely discharged and the battery has failed.
That iPad is, now, over 10-years old.
You could just try leaving it on charge for 24-36 hours, or so, just to see if that iPad battery comes back to life.
If not, then the battery is truly dead.
Cost of battery replacement is more than the device is worth, now, which is next to nothing, as such an old iPad model is too old and has been obsolete for the past 4-5 years.
Sorry.
iPad Mini 1 Won’t Charge
