Charge the iPad battery

iPad has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. 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.

WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging iPad, see Important safety information for iPad.

About charging the battery

The battery icon in the top-right corner of the status bar shows the battery level or charging status. When you’re syncing or using iPad, it may take longer to charge the battery.

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. See the Apple Support article If your iPad won’t charge.

Charge the battery

To charge your iPad battery, do one of the following:

Connect iPad to a power outlet using the included cable and power adapter. See Accessories included with iPad.
Note: Connecting iPad to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless computer syncing. See Back up iPad and Sync iPad with your computer.
Connect iPad and your computer with a cable.
Make sure your computer is turned on—if iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off, the battery may drain instead of charge. Look for on the battery icon to make sure iPad is charging.
If your Mac or PC doesn’t provide enough power to charge iPad, a Not Charging message appears in the status bar.
Note: Don’t try to charge your iPad by connecting it to your keyboard, unless your keyboard has a high-power USB port.

WARNING: If you suspect there may be liquid in the charging port of iPad, don’t plug the charging cable into it. For information about exposure to liquid, and other important safety information about the battery and charging iPad, see Important safety information for iPad.

Turn on Low Power Mode

Using Low Power Mode can significantly increase the life of the battery charge. Switch to Low Power Mode when your iPad battery is low, or when you don’t have access to electrical power.

Go to Settings > Battery.
Turn on Low Power Mode.

Low Power Mode limits background activity and optimizes performance for essential tasks like making and receiving calls, email, and messages; accessing the internet; and more.

Note: If your iPad switches to Low Power Mode automatically, it switches back to normal power mode after charging to 80%. Your iPad might perform some tasks more slowly when in Low Power Mode.

Battery life and charge cycles vary with use and settings. The iPad battery should be serviced or recycled by Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider. See the Battery Service and Recycling website.

To understand how your battery works so you can get the most out of it, see the Apple Lithium-ion Batteries website.

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iPad User Guide

Charge the iPad battery

About charging the battery

Charge the battery

Turn on Low Power Mode