iPad stuck in an endless loop

Are you using an Apple original charger and Lightning cable? Has the device been dropped or otherwise damaged, came into contact with water or was previously repaired? While devices can spontaneously fail, issues usually crop up after situations like those outlined above.

If data retention is not an issue, you can also try to do a full DFU Restore. You could try to use some third party software tools, like 3uTools or ReiBoot to see if the device can be forced into or out of recovery mode.

Otherwise, there may be an issue on the logic board that is impeding the device from completing it's boot process. This would require help from an experienced micro-solderer.

I had this same issue for days. Did a little research online and found that the problem was that I was using my iPhone charger, not my big, original square iPad charger. I found my old iPad charger, plugged it in and poof! it took of the issue. The reasons being, is that the iPad chargers output a larger voltage (10V vs 5V) than the iPhone chargers.

Yes the charger was the problem for me also….I rang Apple but they had know idea about their own products, probably because they are using foreign cheap labour in their call centres.

Advice for Apple…understand your own products and their design faults!!

Keep changing the charger till you get that one that fixes the problem or try a mobile battery charger.

Wake up apple!!

Actually, there is an easier way…be sure to be using IPAD charger only.

Get your unit into DFU mode ( easy to find procedure- no need to list it here.

Once its in DFU mode, be sure to leave plugged in and do not touch ipad.

It will stay in DFU mode for about 10 minutes and then since no action has been taken, unit will reboot normally and you should have about 6% power, proceed to normal shutdown and let unit charge for at least 1 hour.

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