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ipad mini stop charging at 90%!?

my ipad mini only charges to 90% and it stop charging. charging logo gone. Turned off and on the a/c power but the ipad still don't charge. must reboot ipad to let it charge. anyone with the same issue or with a solution?

iPad Mini-OTHER, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 16, 2012 7:08 AM

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Feb 6, 2013 10:18 PM in response to tomront

It's the adapter. not ipad mini problem. When the adapter is overheated, it kills the charging. What I do is, switch off to let the adapter to cool down a bit then switch it on back. A bit cumbersome. But I haven't test this overnite either it will cool down and resume charging or it won't charge at all. Prior the adapter, even iphone5 adapter can charge 100% without having this trouble - in normal room temperature.


on the side note: gonna buy non-Apple charging adapter in lelong or mudah.

Jul 14, 2013 6:50 AM in response to tomront

me already change the charger last months and still same problem happened.

I went to the service center last Saturday and they not allowed me to change the adapter,ask me to send my iPad and existing adapter for them to check.

I get back my iPad yesterday and they said no issue on my iPad and adapter.my iPad can perform full charge.

I will try to charge it tonight or tomorrow.


I want to ask,which spec you all bought?mine one are 16G wifi only.my friend bought 16G with cellular.dont have such issue at all.

Jul 14, 2013 7:06 AM in response to lingewc

the issue is likely due to overheating of the adapter, hence, due to the built-in safety mechanism, it stopped the charging process. (you can try charging from 80-90%, likely it will be able to charge to full)


use a 12w adapter would solve the issue. If you have a macbook or something like asus ai-charger, you can charge through those usb-ports too.


Alternatively, you may want to try turning on the air-conditioner, the colder the room the better. This may just solve the issue without the need for any extra accessories.


FYI, I have a 16GB ipad mini (non-cellular).

ipad mini stop charging at 90%!?

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