About iPad battery health and history on iPad Pro (M4) models and iPad Air (M2) models - Apple Support (2024)

FAQs

How to check battery health on iPad Pro M2? ›

To find out more about battery health, when your battery was manufactured, when it was first used, and the cycle count on your iPad, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health.

iPad battery health is a key piece of information that Apple apparently wants to keep hidden from you. Unless you buy the latest iPad Pro or iPad Air, which have an iPhone-style Battery Health menu, there's no official way to check in the current iPadOS 17.5 software version.

To learn how your iPad usage affects the battery level, go to Settings > Battery. Information about your battery usage and activity appears for the last 24 hours and up to the last 10 days.

iPad batteries are designed to retain 80 percent of their original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles,* depending on how they're regularly used and charged.

If your device is covered by AppleCare+, your Apple iPad battery replacement cost might be covered under your plan, and you might only have to pay a relatively small service fee. But, if you don't have AppleCare+, you should expect to pay between $100 to $120, depending on your model.

Even if you have to pay for the battery replacement, it's a decent price to get an iPad working again. That said, you should consider the cost of repair versus the cost of getting a new iPad. If the iPad with the failed battery is old, it may be better to put that money toward the cost of buying a new iPad.

If your battery drains too fast, enable Low Power Mode in Settings → Battery, and restart your iPad regularly. Turn off Background App Refresh, disable Bluetooth, and turn on "Reduce Motion". iPad battery health degrades over time due to wear and tear; it's important to preserve it as much as possible before then.

iOS devices are designed so that when they are charged, the charger stopes charging until it drops a little, then tops it up again so it's perfectly safe to leave plugged in :) Apple actually recommend draining iPads zero, until they power off, every once in a while.

Can an iPad last 10 years? ›

How long can you expect an iPad to last? While the answer truly depends on the particular model and its intended use, you can reasonably expect an iPad to last 4-7 years. Generally speaking, the iPad is a very dependable mobile computer, and the only notable wear item is the battery.

There is no “memory effect” like older Nickel Cadmium batteries, so you can charge your iPad anytime you want and even leave it on a charger overnight. The battery will also charge very rapidly, to about 80% in a few hours, while the last 20% is more of a trickle charge and takes longer.

To view your battery's condition, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Battery in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Look at Battery Health on the right.

Hold the Option key and click the Apple menu , then choose System Information. Under the Hardware section of the System Information window, select Power. The current cycle count is listed under the Battery Information section.

Go to Settings > Battery, then turn on Battery Percentage.

Unlike iPhones and Macs, iPads do not have a Battery Health feature. To check iPad battery health, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvement > Analytics Data and choose the most recent Analytics file. Here, search for "MaximumBatteryPercent" to get the current battery status.