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How to make your iPad battery last longer? Has your iPad stopped charging? It can be incredibly frustrating when you plug in your tablet and nothing happens. If you come across an iPad If you just don't want to charge, use these tips to diagnose your iPad's charging issues.
How to Fix an iPad That Won't Charge
So to fix an iPad that won't charge, you need to determine what's faulty. It could be the actual tablet, the charger, or a combination of the two.
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However, check the charging cable and USB adapter first. Are there signs of damage? Broken accessories, such as worn cables or bent ends on the adapter, can often be the culprit.
Check the connection between the cable, USB adapter and wall outlet. Connect each of them and try different outputs.
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Use different cables and different adapters to double-check the connection and see if any of these accessories are the root of your charging issues.
If your iPad still won't charge, check the charging port on the bottom of your tablet. It is clean? Remove any dust or debris that may be getting in the way. Plug the charging cable into the device and try charging the device for half an hour.
Then try to force restart your iPad. Press and hold the Home and Wake buttons at the same time for ten seconds until the Apple symbol appears on the screen. Let your device charge for another half hour if you can.
If all else fails and your iPad still won't charge, contact Apple Support or take it to one of Apple's Apple Support locations. myPhoneup
How to Make an iPad Battery Last Longer
If you can get your iPad's battery to charge but it doesn't hold a charge for long, there are a few things you can do to help extend the battery life. Follow these tips to extend your iPad's battery life.
- Decrease the screen brightness.
- Then turn off your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections when they are not needed or in use.
- Likewise, turn off AirDrop.
- Then turn off the transfer feature.
- Don't automatically fetch emails. Choose to mark manually.
- Disable background app refresh or limit the apps that can refresh in the background.
- Be selective about which apps can use location services.
- Disable push notifications.
- Check the battery page in settings to see which apps consume the most power.
- Set your iPad to auto-lock after a short period of time.
- Keep your iPad away from extreme temperatures (below 0°C and above 35°C, with ideal comfort temperatures between 16°C and 22°C).
- Finally, keep your iPad software up to date.
