Extend battery life - Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Before you start

This guide will show you how to turn off some features on your iPad to extend the battery time. Use the guide as a guideline for extending the battery life in situations when in need and the battery is low. Make sure you read all the text in the different steps when turning a service off and remember that it is easily turned on again.

Swipe up and hold

Swipe apps up to close them. This will save battery.

The apps shown in the menu are apps running on your iPad. Scroll to the left to see all open apps.

Select Settings

Select Mobile Data and Mobile Data Options

Select Data

Select 3G

4G uses a lot of battery. When 4G is turned off your internet connection will be slower. Therefore only disable 4G, if your battery is low.

Scroll to and select Mail and Accounts

Select Fetch New Data

Turn off Push

This will stop the push service from downloading new data to your iPad automatically. The service uses a lot of battery. Therefore, turn it off if you need battery.