Ipad can’t charge

[u/ReadySpinach3410]

Hello! I’ve had this ipad for years (Air 5th gen) and it wont charge.

When I plugged it the charger today, the battery icon’s outline is grey (which is usually white). And it would sometimes blink from grey to white. Also, even when the charger is plugged in, it keeps connecting then disconnecting from the charger repeatedly going from charging to not charging.

I tried restarting the ipad, cleaning the ports, and using a different charger but nothing changes.

Also tried rebooting from my mac but it wont let me connect since the battery is too low.

Was hoping to find a solution before I get it fixed in a shop.

Thank you so much

[u/dsmmuse]

seems like a battery / port issue, need to get it checked in a shop only.

[u/Cloud_Fighter_11]

Try an hard restart before anything else.