Ipad Mini Not Working.

[derrynoose]

My iPad mini has gone dead this morning. It was charged yesterday ( it took around 6 hours to fully charge from 9% ) and was working afterwards. The screen is black and there is no response when the on/off button is pressed. When power is connected, a battery icon shows a narrow red line, presumably representing a small battery use since charging. Any insight into yhis problem? Thanks.

[Jomlett]

Have you tried a reboot? Hold the Sleep and Home button down for about 10 seconds until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the red slider.

[Fitzer]

The small red line indicates it has very low battery power and hence it won't turn on until it reaches about 10% (I think), either
1. You've somehow switched off the auto power off
2. There is a rogue app running which is draining the battery
3. You've got a problem which needs fixing
Once it's charged up a bit and turned on, double press the home button and close all running apps, then try as per Jomlett's suggestion

[derrynoose]

Thank you both.I reconnected the power supply as advised and appear to be back to normal.The battery is recharging at a much faster rate than yesterday. A couple of days ago I installed an upgrade to Facebook and ended up with two Facebook icons, one of which was in its 'old' position, a dull blue in colour and unresponsive. The other was in a new position, a much brighter blue and active. Following my recharging today the dull one has gone and its place taken by the 'normal' icon. I haven't yet rebooted. Thanks again.

[Fitzer]

That sounds like the possible problem, I'd guess that it was constantly trying to download/upgrade Facebook, glad it's back to normal