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As an avid iPad user, I'm all too familiar with the internal struggles that course through me when the battery is about to die. I love using either the iPad 11 or iPad Air to write and work, but I also use it to stream content, play games, and browse the internet after work.
This makes me appreciate the iPad's long battery life, yet my anxiety grows when I start getting 'low battery' alerts without a charger nearby.
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There are many things you can do to increase your iPad's battery life that go beyond the usual advice. You can start with the usual: lowering your screen brightness and setting the auto-lock to a shorter time, which I'll cover here. I'll also cover other ways to extend your battery life that have, altogether, given me a few more hours of use from my iPad.
1. Lower screen brightness
This is one of the first recommendations you'll hear from anyone offering tips on conserving your iPad's battery life -- and it truly works. Depending on your usage, lowering your screen's brightness settings could offer you over an hour of extra use on each charge.
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Doing so also makes it easier on your eyes, reducing the eye strain involved with staring at bright screens for too long. That's the main reason I prefer keeping my brightness low, but the perk of a longer battery life makes it even more worthwhile. Your iPad's screen brightness can be adjusted from the Control Center by swiping down on the top right side of your screen.
2. Turn off location services
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