Apple MD536LL/A, ME215LL/A, ME035LL/A, ME033LL/A, MD542LL/A, MD543LL/A, MD530C/A Not Charging, Charged

Charge the battery: The best way to charge the iPad battery is to connect iPad to a power outlet using the included cable and USB power adapter.

iPad may also charge slowly when you connect it to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. If your Mac or PC doesn’t provide enough power to charge iPad, a “Not Charging” message appears in the status bar.

Important: The iPad battery may drain instead of charge if iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, to a USB hub, or to the USB port on a keyboard.

The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the status bar shows the battery level or charging status.

Not Charging Charging Charged

Display the percentage of battery charge: Go to Settings > General > Usage and turn on the setting under Battery Usage.

Important: If iPad is very low on power, it may display one of the following images, indicating that iPad needs to charge for up to twenty minutes before you can use it. If iPad is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before one of the low-battery images appears.

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Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.

Replace the battery: The battery isn’t user accessible; it can be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider. See www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html.

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