After updating to iOS 5, my iPad battery will not charge when hooked up to my MacBook. It is recognized and sync but does not charge. It will charge off the wall wart. Never had any problems before.
iPad, iOS 5
IPads cannot charge from a compiter connection. They have to be plugged into a direct power source or charging station.
Since when? Is this a new feature of iOS 5? The iPad always recharged from my MacBook. I know some older Macs did not have enough power through the USB port to recharge an iPad, but more recent Macs used to work.
Here even worst. Updated yesterday to ios 5. Today, with still 30% of battey, my iPad turned off and can't turn it on anymore. Doesn't charged neither, nor from the MacBook nor from the wall. What did these people do ...
I stand somewhat corrected, but only somewhat. According to the manual, plugging into a computer only provides a trickle charge. The manual recommends charging directly from a wall socket and warns that depending on the computer to charge it is risky as the iPad could actually discharge if the computer shuts down or goes to sleep. I've never gotten my iPad to charge from my MacBook Pro, and remember looking this up when I first got it. I reconsulted the manual after your post. So I guess lucky you if it did charge for you before, sorry it's not working now.
Well, I guess it depends on your definition of "trickle charge". According to what I both read and experienced, newer Macs provide sufficient power through the USB port to charge an iPad, while older Macs don't. I am ot sure where the dividing line is and perhaps your MacBook is older than mine. I know it wouldn't charge via my 12" AluBook. Certainly charging via the brick is faster, but often when syncing or adding stuff via iTunes, I found it convenient to leave the iPad hooked up to recharge.
At any rate, whatever ability to charge when hooked up to the computer has been broken via the new iOS.
I guess we should ask Apple what their definition of "trickle charge" is, as that's the term the iPad manual uses - the "iPad user guide for ios 5" manual I downloaded via iBooks after installing ios5.
My MacBook Pro is a 2008, Intel duo processor.
I agree, it would be helpful if Apple would define things better! I don't find the manuals they provide all that helpful, as a rule, and usually end up buying 3rd-party publications.
I can certainly understand your frustration.
Well, go figure. Tonight I hooked the iPad up to my MacBook to transfer some stuff over, and I notice the thing is now charging! Maybe it was sunspots.
Here's another go-figure for you, though it's not really about charging I thought you might appreciate the irony of it. I just remembered today that I had created a few non-critical docs in iWork and Pages prior to tje update. I had lost calendars, etc. from the get-go with iCloud. But my iWork and Pages docs are still on my iPad?! Go figure!
After updating to iOS 5, my iPad 1 will not charge when hooked up to my MacBook. It charges fine from the brick.
