Here are 8 tips for stretching out your iPad battery life.
- Use Dark Mode
- Check Battery usage per app
- Turn on Low Power Mode
- Disable Background refresh
- Use 80% charging
- Set a quicker auto-lock
- Turn off Auto Brightness
- Power off more often
USE DARK MODE
This can have a slight effect on battery life due to being less bright.
CHECK BATTERY USAGE PER APP
Settings –> Battery, the click the “Battery usage by app” tab. Look at the stats and change how you use the device to stretch out your battery life.
TURN ON LOW POWER MODE
Settings –> Battery –> Low Power Mode. This turns off a lot of background activity, slows down screen refresh rate, and dims the display somewhat.
DISABLE BACKGROUND REFRESH
This is a feature that allows apps to refresh data in the background, even if you did not start them up. [Mail would be an example.] You can select WHICH apps can background refresh by going to Settings –> General –> Background Refresh.
You can turn it off globally with the slider at the top, but that would make using your iPad really inconvenient at school.
SET A QUICKER AUTO-LOCK
That way the device will lock and the screen turn off sooner when you are not using it. There is a balance to be had here, though – it is really annoying to have the screen lock when all you were doing was thinking about the next sentence to type in that paper.
TURN OFF AUTO-BRIGHTNESS
Settings –> Accessibility –> Display & Text Size. The iPad will automatically match the display brightness based on the ambient light – convenient for sure, but it can cause drain on the battery.
POWER OFF MORE OFTEN
If the device if OFF, then it is not draining the battery. It is a good idea to power it down about once a week anyway.
Original article is at https://www.macworld.com/article/2424975/ipad-battery-tips-dark-mode-charging-airplane-mode.htm
