How long should your iPad last before you need to get a new one or replace its battery? Well, the good news here is that generally, iPads last longer than most other tablets out there on the market. The majority of iPads that have been released should last a minimum of 5 years, but many of them will last longer than this.
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The amperage of your charger. Resetting your iPad. Airplane mode. Turning off and on again. For essential apps like your email, allowing your apps to refresh in the background is incredibly helpful. Certain apps, however, may be doing it too often. In fact, you may have dozens of applications performing a background refresh unbeknownst to you every couple of seconds, ultimately killing your battery life. Turning something off then back on again is an oldie-but-goodie troubleshooting tip for a reason: It works.
To restart your iPad and give it a swift technological kick in the pants:. For an iPad without a Home button: Press and hold the Top button and Volume button at the same time until the Power Off slider appears, then drag it all the way to the right.
To force restart , quickly press and release the Volume Up button. Then, quickly press and release the Volume Down button. Finally, press and hold the Power button until the device restarts. For an iPad with a Home button: Press down and hold the Top button until the Power Off slider appears, then drag it all the way to the right.
To force restart , press down and hold the Home and Top or Side buttons until the device restarts. Similar to a good, old-fashioned restart, sometimes all you shock your iPad battery into behaving is to install the latest iOS update. Even after disabling background app refreshing and restarting or updating your iPad, it may still struggle with battery drain.
When that happens, your last line of defense could be a clean slate. Or in other words, a factory reset. Please keep in mind that a factory reset will restore your iPad to its original settings and delete absolutely everything on your device. So, only use a factory reset as a last-ditch effort. If you do choose to go this route, make sure to move any important files off of your iPad and make sure you have a back-up copy of your device saved somewhere before you pull the trigger.
Some technicians recommend trying a whole bunch of tiny fixes as well, like changing up the method for fetching emails or other obscure things. However, these small problems are almost never the cause of significant battery drain. As you recharge them more and more, they lose their capacity to hold a charge over time. To replace an iPad battery, you need to first open up the iPad with specialized tools before carefully removing the old battery and swapping it for a new one.
You can make an appointment at the Apple store and get your battery actually, your entire iPad replaced for free. Please note that Apple will, in fact, check to make sure the problem with the battery was caused by something under warranty. So, while using Apple to replace your battery is usually slightly more expensive than using a third-party repair service, the peace of mind may be worth it.
Troubleshooting can be super annoying and time-consuming at best. Lithium-ion technology currently provides the best performance for your device. Compared with traditional battery technology, lithium-ion batteries are lighter, charge faster, last longer, and have a higher power density for more battery life. To understand how your battery works so you can get the most out of it, see the Apple Lithium-ion Batteries website.
The battery icon in the top-right corner of the status bar shows the battery level or charging status. If iPad is very low on power, it may display an image of a nearly depleted battery, indicating that it needs to charge for up to 10 minutes before you can use it. If iPad is extremely low on power when you begin to charge it, the display may be blank for up to 2 minutes before the low-battery image appears.
Connect iPad to a power outlet using the included cable and power adapter.
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