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.

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 Power adapter and charge cable for iPad.
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.

Connecting iPad to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless computer syncing. See Back up iPad and Sync supported content.

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

Low Power Mode reduces the amount of power that your iPad uses when the battery gets low. It optimizes performance for essential tasks like making and receiving calls; sending and receiving email and messages; accessing the internet; and more. On models with ProMotion display technology, Low Power Mode limits the display refresh rate to 60 frames per second. Your iPad might perform some tasks more slowly when in Low Power Mode.

Note: If iPad switches to Low Power Mode automatically, it turns off Low Power Mode after charging to 80%.

To manually turn Low Power Mode on or off, use any of the following methods:

In Settings: Go to Settings > Battery.
In Control Center: Go to Settings > Control Center, then choose Low Power Mode to add it to Control Center.

See the Apple Support article Use Low Power Mode to save battery life on your iPhone or iPad.

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