Ways to Increase iPad Battery Life

 

IPAD  offers excellent battery life that should lasted for hours but after so many charges, battery life invariably begins to fade.

 

Also, part of the iPad's appeal is its long battery life -- Apple claims the wi-fi-only version will last ten hours, and the 3G iPad will last nine hours before needing a charge which make it  impressive.

 

However,  what happens in the real world is considerably different than what happens in Apple's laboratory  tests. Watch movies continuously at full brightness,  push e-mail notifications for a dozen accounts going in the background and you aren't likely to get six or seven hours out of the iPad.

 

 It is possible to get close to Apple's claims, provided you're willing to be disciplined and comply strictly with some of the finding stated below in extending  the life span of your iPad battery

 

 

Option 1 :Auto-Lock

From the first diagram, click Settings, General on the right plane, and Auto-Lock, you should set this value to the lowest possible, which is 2 minutes. The less the screen is on when you’re not using it, the longer your iPad battery will last.

Option 2 : Charge When Low Battery

 Always allow your battery to be fully charged to 100%, then unplugged immediately either from your system or from AC outlet ( whichever you're using) after reaching 100% charging. Do not allow the battery to completely drain  before charging. I suggest that you start charging when it get low to 10%. This habit of charging will increase the life span of the battery.

 

Option 3 :  – Turn Off Cellular Data

Turn off cellular data until you actually need it is not a bad idea.The question you should ask yourself is that why would you 'On' it if you're not actually using it. Just go to Settings and tap on Cellular Data and switch it to Off. Just tab the 'ON' button and it will immediately change to off

 

 

Option 4:   Screen Notifications

The next major tweak that made a whole lot of difference was disabling notifications on the lock screen. Basically, whenever you get a notification from any app store, it will appear on the lock screen and the display will turn on in order to show it.

All that time the display was on for showing notifications ( like facebook e:t:c) the battery was being slowly eaten up. I quickly realized that I had to just turn off notifications on the lock screen and no more constant screen light-ups.

You’ll have to go through each app under Notifications, but it’s well worth the time. You don’t have to turn off notifications completely, just click on to View in Lock Screen to turn it 'OFF' for any app you don’t feel is very important except a few apps you wanted to get  alerts for.

What’s nice is that once you unlock the iPad, you’ll then see all the notifications appear in the banner at the top. Make sure you also turn on Banners instead of Alerts.

Option 5 : Bluetooth

 Also disabling the  Bluetooth is not a bad idea if you do not use the featrure all the time. Just turn it 'ON' wheneber you need it and 'OFF' when is not actually doing anything.