The iPad is flying out of the shops and on the whole it seems to be a hit. However, as with the iPhone one issue that seems to be bugging people is the battery life, or lack of it. Apple state it should last for 9 – 10 hours (depending on whether you are using 3G,) but when you are using it intensively for browsing and movie watching the battery life apparently disappears a lot quicker. 
So, what can you do to increase the battery life of your iPad.
- Lithium batteries, like those used in the iPad and all mobile phones, are sensitive to temperature so you can help by making sure that you don’t leave it in very hot or cold environments such as cars on a sunny day, or … in the freezer!
- Secondly, when it comes to lithium batteries you should always give them ‘regular exercise’ – a once monthly full charge and de-charge as suggested by Apple. Next – the settings within the device itself.
- Much can be done to reduce the use of the battery by changing your settings. For instance if you go in to the settings and turn off auto brightness and reduce the levels of the screen then you will reduce the amount of battery used there.
- Reducing the amount of services you have switched on is also important to increasing the batteries life span. When you are not using Wi-Fi, 3g, location services, push notifications, push mail, or data fetching, turning them off will save your battery. All of these services require power, even when they’re running invisibly in the background as they constantly connect or re-connect to the internet and this will drain your battery. I regularly switch off the 3G and Wi Fi on my iPhone if I know I need to make my battery last for a big night out when my battery is half gone.
- You could also get an external battery such as the ‘New Trent’ Backup Battery. It’s only £45 and it makes a lot of sense if you are planning on using your iPad for long periods of time such as keeping the kids (or yourself) entertained on a long flight. It has enough juice to double the length of your devices battery and doesn’t look too bad.
Thanks to the guys at iPad cases and iPhone 4 cases specialists cleverkit.com for helping out with these tips.
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