Simple Tips To Increase Battery Life Of iPad 2 and iPad

By Chima M. Oleru

First, congratulations on being the proud owner of iPad 2. Now that you have an iPad 2, you may be wondering how you can best utilize the battery life of your latest gizmo, for which you have become the envy of your friends and neighbours. I will give you few tips over how to maximize the battery life of your iPad 2.

Turn Off WiFi and 3G When Not In use

It happens with smartphones too. If you are not using WiFi or 3G connection, make sure that you switch it off. The reason behind this being the fact that battery drains out so quickly if you have WiFi or 3G switched on your iPad 2 or iPad.

Adjust Brightness

The brighter the display, the greater the amount of battery consumed. By default, you have the Auto-brightness feature enabled on your iPad 2 and iPad tablet PC, which actually adjusts the brightness automatically according to the sunlight. But if you could lower the brightness in the low light conditions manually, you would be helping the battery to offer better life. You can do it by adjusting it at Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper.

Switch Off Location Service While Not In Use

Just like 3G and WiFi, GPS too consumes so much of battery. So, make sure that you switch off location services option when you are not using its GPS functionality. You can do it by, Settings > Location Services and moving the slider to OFF position.

Auto Check Less Number Of Email Accounts

If you have few number of email accounts which are auto checked by iPad 2 or iPad, you could delete the ones which you seldom use as this would increase the battery of your iPad 2 and iPad. All you need to do is go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an email account, and set Account to Off.

Turn Off Push Notifications

There would be number of applications running on your iPad 2 and iPad which automatically fetch data from the Internet and notify you. And such activities consume good amount of battery. So navigate to Settings > Notifications and set Notifications to Off.

Recharging Method

The recharging method means a lot. Use the USB cable adapter that can be plugged in electric outlets. Also make sure that you use a high power USB outlet that lets you charge your iPad. Furthermore, once your iPad gets fully charged through the PC or through the adapter; do not leave it on charge, as it weakens and reduces the life span of your battery.