when pluged in the ipad says "not charging"

ipad says "not charging" when plugged in, why

iPad, iOS 3.1.3

Posted on Jan 4, 2014 6:53 PM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2017 6:41 AM

Same thing happened to me... apparently you do have to use the charger that came with the iPad Pro. I must have grabbed the one from my phone at first. As soon as I switched the cables the problem was resolved.

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May 16, 2014 6:51 AM in response to L Widmayer

In case anyone else runs into this post as I did, I was having the same issue. iPad was charging from USB on a newer iMac but not on the provided 10W Adapter, or any 10W apple charger. I tried resetting, restoring, hard booting, everything I could within my power without physcally opening the thing. After reading Haseverynamegone's post I tried just out of curiosity a Samsung charger I had that's 12W, and it charged! I have since purchased a newer 12W Apple charger and the iPad is now happily chugging away.


So, my solution: Give Apple more money. Seems to be a recurring theme...

Sep 4, 2014 8:16 AM in response to L Widmayer

I had this issue as well with iPad 3, even checked and made sure I was using the 10W charger. But then out of frustration I bought a new usb cable from amazon (really cheap but made sure it mentioned iPad) and it worked perfectly, the ipad charged quickly. So it must have been an issue with the cable, perhaps it was my cable from the iPhone that doesn't work with the iPad...


So I just thought I should mention that people should check both the charger block as well as the usb cable itself! Good luck!

Apr 4, 2015 4:31 PM in response to L Widmayer

Ok you have tried everything but still nothing, right?

I have a solution. ℹ



I noticed the corrosion on the "gold" alloy to tip your charger.

I tried cleaning got off with toothpicks and pencil erasers.

Then I gave up


I knew that people used to clean engine blocks with Coke because it was so acidic. I also knew you can make a penny look perfectly new that way too.


So I dipped the tip of the charger into a shot glass of Coke and made sure the rubber wasn't submerged. 24 hours later it was perfectly clean and I saved myself 20 bucks

Apr 25, 2015 8:38 AM in response to L Widmayer

Have this problem after EVERY IOS update. Apple *****! Would trash my air if it wasn't required for my job - will never buy Apple again (have this issue on all Apple devices) money goes much farther and reliability is better on android/pc platforms. Will encourage my employer to switch to the Surface as reliability is an absolute must!


Apple, decide if you want to be in the device (tablet, laptop, desktop) or charger business then stick with that - sorry I switched, what a waste of money.


MY son's cheap android phone NEVER has these issues and does everything my iPhone/iPad does.

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