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TRY THESE 12 POWER TIPS FOR LONGER IPAD BATTERY LIFE
Macworld
|March 2025
YOU CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE BATTERY LIFE OF YOUR IPAD WITH OUR TIPS AND TRICKS.
The great strength of iPads is their long battery life. With a current iPad, you can surf the web or watch videos for up to ten hours. However, not everything you do gives you ten hours of battery life; if you play a demanding game, use a video editing app intensively, or operate the iPad at full brightness, the battery drains quite quickly.
But it is not always clear why your battery is draining so quickly. Sometimes the cause is a background process or a poorly programmed app. You have probably already read numerous tips on how to extend the battery life of an iPad, but many of the instructions circulating on the web are pure legend, and there are a few new features you should be aware of.
We have compiled the twelve most important tips for improving battery life on iPads here.

In dark mode, an OLED panel consumes significantly less energy.
USE DARK MODE
Since iOS 13, the iPad has had Dark Mode, which could have a slight effect on battery life due to lesser general brightness. With the iPad Pro M4 (fave.co/4dGakGZ), Dark Mode can significantly extend the battery life due to their large OLED screens, which switch off pixels when the screen is dark, saving battery life.
CHECK BATTERY USAGE PER APP
You may already be familiar with the tip of deactivating apps that eat up battery life. Unfortunately, you have to take action yourself to track these down. To do this, open Settings Battery and check the "Battery usage by app" tab. You can tap once on the entries to toggle between how much you're using the app, how much battery it has used, and also how much background activity was used.
TURN ON LOW POWER MODE
This story is from the March 2025 edition of Macworld.
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