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Re charging an iPad

8 years ago

The second-hand iPad a kind friend gave me a few years ago finally died and I bought a new one at an Apple store, the 2017 9.7" one, but not "Pro."

I was looking through the user manual and found this:

"Your battery is designed to retain
up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year
warranty includes service coverage for a defective battery. If it is out of
warranty, Apple offers a battery service for $99, plus $6.95 shipping,
subject to local tax."

I have never been certain as to how far I should let an iPad or tablet battery get depleted before recharging. Often I do it when it reaches 70% full or less, but rarely wait until it is real low. But since the manual says "1000 complete charge cycles," does that mean I ought to let the battery get real low before fully charging it? Or is it the percentage I recharge each time going to be added up volume-wise (so to speak) to make 1000 complete charges (from near 0 to 100%) in all, in which case the way I do it before getting very low, I will be recharging it many more than 1000 times?

Thanks for any help.

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kudzu9
8 years ago
Charge it whenever you want, but there's no need to recharge when it is still at a high capacity, like 70%. In fact, Apple recommends that you let an iPad get low enough to turn itself off (near zero charge) at least once a month. Don't overthink this: no matter what you do, you'll still get about the same hours total use out of the battery.
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Elmer J Fudd
8 years ago
Let it run down to 20% or less. One recharge a day totals 1000 in three years. Every third day, nine years.
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biwa45
Original Author
8 years ago
Elmer and Kudzu: Special thanks to both of you. I never knew about that recommendation from Apple, and I hadn't thought about how many years the number of recharges would work out to. Now I'll feel less nervous about this new "baby."

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