Battery icon, no lightning bolt, not charging

Hey, I don't know if you resolved your issue, but I fixed mine.

All i did was leave it plugged to the charger and when i checked back on it about an hour later it had turned on by itself.

Hope this helps!

I tried cleaning it with deodarant / alcohol (both cord pin as well as phone charging point with a brush), leave it for a couple of minutes and then plug it into a wall charger. After 2 minutes, it started charging automatically !!!! Thanks ..

Thanks for this! I was getting worried (i had left my phone in rice for a week after dropping it in the bath) and it wouldnt get past the low battery charge, after waiting for an hour with it plugged in I alternated the lock and home button for only 1 minute and then it flashed back into life.

In case you ever find yourself fighting this battle against an Iphone 6 then stay positive, it's resolvable.

Mine was dropped in the sink (bad moment), fully submerged (supposedly) for 1 or 2 seconds tops. I dried it straight away, checked it would charge and it did, I had maybe 15% left and I needed it so I unplugged it. I tried plugging it back in at 2% with no avail, I tried everything to get it to recognise the charger again. It died on me a minute or so later.

To fix it I used a couple methods, I used the 'trying to blow up a balloon in one breath' blow into the charging and aux port. I then used a thin plastic straw (I took it off a can of WD40) and cleaned the charging port, you'll be surprised at how much you clean out.

I plugged it back in, the red battery symbol showed up with three bars but no lighting bolt, going off a few moments later. To get my Iphone 6 back to life I pressed the home and lock screen button repeatedly so as to not allow the battery symbol to disappear. It took over 13 minutes before it came back, it's now working as expected.

Now I've got to go apologise to my girlfriend for raging at her because 'it wasn't her fault' and I 'shouldn't have left it there'...on the flat kitchen windowsill.

Hello there!

I'm glad I have come across someone with the same problems as me! I cant offer a "actual fix" per say but plugging my phone into my USB slot on my computer to charge it works with no problems at all. Again sorry I can say "Do this and its fixed" but its worked for me and as a pain it is, its better than no phone at all lol.

Hope this helps and if you find a perma fix PLEASE! let me know!

my ipad is charging with new charger but not showing the charging up icon only battery with 4 red lines acrossat the bottom ? dosnt look like its charging at all ? tried resetting by holding both buttons sleep & turn on button ? please can you help ?

Hi. Can you try a different charger, and different cable? Make sure it makes a good connection, particularly at the iPad end. Is your new charger a 12 Watt, 2.4 Amp unit? Also, try a different wall outlet, just to be sure.

Thank you for this tip. My IPad battery had the same red battery icon and didn't seem to charge. Tried your suggestion and after about 10 minutes alternating "home" and "power" to keep the screen on I got the white Apple logo. Cheers.

Awesome! I tried everything suggested online - I found the same suggestions over and over but this is the one that worked!

Somehow by keeping that battery symbol on the screen and not allowing it to go off, finally the apple logo showed up. I kept pressing the home/power buttons and suddenly my lock screen showed up allowing me to open the computer. It's on 2% and and least showing that it is charging and alive!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! No restore necessary!

Hello

I have this exact same problem, did you ever find a solution? I tried all the things you did. My ipad is 2 and a half years old. I am wondering if the battery has just given out!

The shot of compressed air into the phone usb port took care of my "not charging" issue. Thanks-

Exactly the same problem I'm facing! 😟

Did you find a solution to your issue?

Hey, i have the same problem at the moment! Pls let me know if you found a solution!!

I have the exact same problem... four red lines no charge no lightning bolt no nothing...

Ipad 2 is dead...

Help!!!

is it still fixed? cause I did the same and it charged once but now it's totally dead...