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Ipad Pro shuts off while charging and requires a hard reset to turn on

Hello,


I got my iPad Wednesday, spent the evening getting it all setup. Restored from back up, ensured everything was there, wiped my iPad air 2 (sold it), deleted it's back up and went on with my normal routine.


At night it was down to 40% so I charged it and went to bed. When I woke up it was "dead". It wouldn't wake up. I needed to perform a hard reset to get it to come to life. Worked on it for a couple of hours and had to run an errand. Plugged it back in as I was going to need a full charge later that day. Came back to it, same thing. Dead. I needed to perform a hard reset to get it to turn on.


Used it more, then last night plugged it in and this morning, same thing. I am thinking that there is an issue with this iPad.


I am now restoring it, since that it what online support recommended I try. Just wondering if anyone else has had this issue?


Thanks.

iPad, iOS 9.1, This is an iPad Pro

Posted on Nov 13, 2015 6:25 AM

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Nov 25, 2015 9:30 AM in response to darkfire.shadows

Same thing happened to me. Bought iPad Pro a week ago. Got the smart cover for it as well. Everytime I plugged it in over night, it would not start and had to use a hard reset to start it. Took it back and got a new one. Same thing happened last night. I was ondering if the magnets on the cover maybe affecting the internal workings?

Nov 25, 2015 11:18 AM in response to Apple Products User

Please don't reset the ipad.. OMG, pretty sure it's been proven time and time again that that is not the solution. Please look at the other possible fixes, or wait for the ios 9.2 update. Almost everyone that does the reset/erase option just has the problem come back because it's a problem with IOS 9.1


(condensed summary of some of the solutions that have worked)

- Try a different cable & charger if you have another 12W brick and lightning cable

- Enable Hey Siri

- Check the icloud backup and try disabling that

- Try turning on airplane mode when charging


Those are some of the non-destructive options. Please don't just reset everything though. Some people get into a loop of doing that, and then just make things worse for themselves.

Nov 25, 2015 1:36 PM in response to varchar

So far the problem hasn't returned for me.


The first thing I did was power off the iPad and plug in the charger. It booted back up and charged over night and it was fine the next day.

Then the next day I did a manual iCloud backup but left it turned on and then I enabled "Hey Siri".

I'm using the same charger and cable.


It's only been three days, but so far so good.


I agree there is no need to reset/erase the iPad. It's something going on in iOS 9.1.

Nov 25, 2015 5:04 PM in response to steveappleotp

Spoke too soon, lol!


Here is my updated experience with this issue:


  • 128GB gold WiFi purchased directly from Apple
  • Set up as new
  • Never enabled iCloud Backup
  • Enabled Siri but not Hey Siri


  1. Full charge 1 - overnight - woke up dead and required hard restart
  2. Full charge 2 - overnight - woke up dead and required hard restart
  3. Googled the problem and found this thread
  4. Enabled Hey Siri
  5. Full charge 3 - overnight - woke up normal
  6. Full charge 4 - afternoon - woke up normal
  7. Full charge 5 - overnight - woke up normal
  8. Watched two videos many times in the Photos app because the Civil War trailer came out
  9. (I have watched iTunes movies in the Videos app but not any videos in the Photos app prior to this, not sure if related.)
  10. Full charge 6 - overnight - work up dead and required hard restart


C'mon, Apple! I paid good money for this product! 😐

Nov 26, 2015 9:02 AM in response to sakanugaa

I am having the same issue. Now not even the hard reset works. I have to try a couple of times to hard reset. I don't have any peripherals and have turned bluetooth off. Will now be one of the many lining up a the Genius Bar since I tried the online support route without any luck. Really, Apple. Been with you since my first laptop: end of 1991. This is unacceptable. I feel like a guinea pig in your test of a product you should have tested. At this price?

Ipad Pro shuts off while charging and requires a hard reset to turn on

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