Bringing a dead iPad back to life!

I hope this post helps someone.

My mother in laws 3 year old iPad recently stopped working. It would not charge. All you could see was the battery symbol with a thin red line ( showing empty). I left it on charge all night and nothing changed. I repeatedly tried the hard reset option but nothing happened.

She decided to buy a new one but the old one had not been backed up! Lots of data on there that she didn’t want to lose.

I eventually came across this remedy that worked. I plugged in the charger cable and put the iPad on a hot water bottle. After a couple of minutes the iPad booted up and I was able to back it up.

I guess there’s a bad connection somewhere inside which is remedied when heat is applied.

Still working ok after a few hours now. At least I can set her new iPad up with a restore etc.

Also saved me a trip to the Genius Bar!!