My iPad Pro seemingly stopped charging, and no amount of twisting and pushing the charger into the port could get it to hold that charging bolt. I was so frustrated! I tried two different charging cords, both of which worked on another iPad with no problem, but the bolt would either not appear at all or it would appear and then quickly disappear right after I let go of the cord. I thought maybe there was a blockage of some sort in the port, though I'm pretty careful with my iPad. I tried gently cleaning out the port using a qtip with the cotton pulled out a bit, thinking that I didn't want to damage anything inside the port. I even watched a video of a guy pulling apart an iPad to re-solder the port, but I thought, there's no way we want to tackle THAT. Nothing worked, and I was resigned to having to get another iPad.
My husband and I hopped up to the AT&T store on West Patrick in Frederick, MD, and right away we were greeted by Brian. I explained that we were there for a new iPad because my charging port wasn't working, and I had tried everything but to no avail. He nodded, said, "Got it," and went to get a tiny little tool that resembled a flat metal key. He poked around in the port, scraping at the metal part inside that, and I thought, what harm can he do because I'm getting another one anyway? WELL, IT WORKED AFTER THAT. Yes, REALLY. He took an iPad charging cord, plugged it in, and darned if that bolt didn't come right up and start recharging the iPad!WHAT KIND OF SORCERY WAS THAT?! Brian, you DA MAN!!! Thank you a million times over, and when I *do* need a new iPad, you're going to get my business! read more