Top 15 Tips for Fixing iPad Battery Drain Issues

Top 15 Tips for Fixing iPad Battery Drain Issues.

The iPad is very reliable when it comes to battery life. Whether you’re browsing the Internet in Safari or watching videos on Netflix, it guarantees up to 10 hours of screen on for most daily tasks.

But Apple’s tablet is not without battery drain issues. Unauthorized processes, unoptimized apps, and resource-intensive tweaks, among many other reasons, can cause it to use its battery faster than usual.

The tips below can help you solve battery drain problems on iPad, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.

1. Force-Restart iPad

Sometimes, a fraudulent process can quickly destroy your iPad’s battery. If the battery indicator starts to go down for no apparent reason, then this may well be the case. This can stop a forced restart.

Force restart iPad using the physical Home button

Hold the Top and Home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

Force restart iPad without physical Home button

Press and release the volume up button, press and release the volume down button, and then press and hold the top button until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

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2. Update System Software

If you’ve just upgraded to a newer version of iPadOS, you’ll initially have less stellar battery life due to bursts of background activity. However, as you use the device, it should gradually improve.

Also, you should install new incremental system software updates as they almost always contain critical fixes for persistent battery-related issues. If iPadOS automatic updates are disabled on your iPad, go to Settings> General> Software Update to install them manually.

3. Check for App Updates

Unoptimized apps can also drain your iPad battery quickly. This is a huge problem early in any iPadOS release cycle, as it often takes time for app developers to update their apps to keep up with new system software.

Therefore, it is important to regularly check for app updates. Press and hold the App Store icon on the home screen and select Updates. If you see any new updates, click Update All to install them.

4. Force-Quit and Re-Open App

If an app continues to drain your battery despite being updated (or if no updates are available), try force quitting and reopening it.

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause for a second to open the app switcher. Then drag the app to the top of the screen to force close it. Exit the app switcher and then open the app again.

5. Disable Location Services

Certain apps and widgets on your iPad rely on location services to work properly. For example, the Weather widget uses features to display weather information related to your current location. But location services can drain your battery quickly.

To put an end to this, first go to Settings> Privacy> Location Services. Then you can turn off location services for non-essential apps and services. Or you can force apps to ask you for permission every time you start using them. Choose â€œNeverâ€ or â€œAsk next timeâ€ depending on what you want.

6. Turn Off Background App Refresh

Your iPad updates most of your open apps in the background. This allows you to pick up where you left off with less latency while performing multiple tasks at the same time. However, additional activity can drain the battery. Additionally, unoptimized apps combined with background refresh can cause disaster.

Go to Settings> General> Background App Refresh and turn off the switches next to any apps that are causing your battery to drain quickly.

7. Check Battery Usage History

If you’re having trouble figuring out the source of any battery drain issues, you can use the iPad’s battery screen to find out. Go to Settings> Battery to open it.

The top of the screen displays a graph showing battery usage statistics for the last 24 hours and the last 10 days. Below, you can see the most power-hungry apps over a period of time. You can also click on the dips in the graph to see what actions caused the battery to drain.

After identifying the resource-intensive application, you can do the following:

Refresh the application.
Force quit and reopen the application.
Disable location services for the application.
Disable background app refresh for the app.
Uninstall and reinstall the application.

8. Turn Down the Screen Brightness

Screen brightness has a huge impact on iPad battery life. If you’ve increased it a lot, expect the battery to start charging quickly. Open Control Center – swipe down from the top-left corner of the screen – and use the Brightness slider to decrease it.

Your iPad will also automatically adjust the screen brightness based on ambient light levels. You can turn it off if it continues to interfere with manual tuning. To do this, go to Settings> Accessibility and turn off the switch next to Auto Brightness.

9. Lower Magic Keyboard Brightness

Are you using the Magic Keyboard (with trackpad /) with an iPad Pro or iPad Air? In such a case, the keyboard backlight may drain the battery. Try to decrease the brightness.

Go to Settings> General> Keyboard> Hardware Keyboard and use the Keyboard Brightness slider to dim the backlight.

10. Switch to Wi-Fi

If you live in an area with poor cellular coverage, your iPad will use more power to establish a connection. Using Wi-Fi can help prevent this.

Alternatively, you can set your iPad to automatically switch to Wi-Fi when it hears weak cellular signals. Go to Settings> Cellular and turn on the switch next to Wi-Fi Assist.

11. Deliver Notifications Quietly

Do you get a lot of notifications regularly? Your iPad screen will remain lit up continuously, which will drain your battery quickly. You can stop it. The next time you receive a notification from a secondary app, swipe to the right, tap Manage, and then tap Deliver No Problem.

12. Switch From Push to Fetch

If you get a lot of emails on a regular basis, try switching from the default Push configuration to the Fetch schedule. This should prevent the device from constantly processing incoming email.

Go to Settings> Mail> Accounts> Retrieve New Data. Then disable Push and choose a Fetch schedule – the longer the duration, the better the battery life will be.

13. Reset All Settings

You can prevent battery drain due to incorrect or damaged iPad system settings by resetting them. You won’t lose any data, but after that, you will need to set up your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections from scratch.

Go to Settings> General> Reset> Reset All Settings to reset your iPad.

14. Set Up iPad From Scratch

If none of the above fixes helped, consider resetting your iPad to factory default settings. This will erase all data on the iPad, but starting from a clean slate can increase battery life.

You can also choose to restore your data after a reset, so be sure to back up your iCloud or Finder / iTunes before starting. Then go to Settings> General> Reset> Erase All Content and Settings to start the reset.

15. Check Battery Condition

Haven’t bought your iPad for a long time? You can check the battery for signs of wear. iMazing is a third-party Mac and PC utility that can help you with this.

Start by downloading and installing iMazing. Then open the app and connect your iPad via USB. Click the battery icon in the lower-right corner of the iMazing window to view iPad battery statistics.

The most important numbers are the percentage of battery health and the number of charge cycles. Apple estimates the optimal battery life for iPad is less than 1,000 charge cycles. Also, the health percentage should ideally be above 80%.

If your device is about to reach – or has already exceeded – these numbers, you must either replace the battery or upgrade to a new iPad.

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