Charging options settings for iPad

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Charging options settings for iPad

I am wondering if anyone knows why on an iPhone, we have settings for charging options but not for the iPad. Like in the Settings app on iPhone in iOS 18, you tap on Battery and under battery you have Charging options. Like a charging limit sliding scale or optimize battery charging. None of these options appear under Battery on the iPad. Also, there is no battery health indicator on the iPad.

My understanding is that iPads and iPhones use the same kind of lithium-ion battery chemistry. So why has Apple given us battery charging options and the ability to see the battery health on an iPhone but not an iPad. Apparently, they know how to do it. It makes no sense.

Anyone have an answer or have any good ideas why?

Oh, I also wrote to Apple about this through Apple.com/feedback, but I know they never reply, so I’m asking here too…

Thank you in advance!

iPad mini 6, iPadOS 18

Posted on Oct 1, 2024 1:32 PM

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Answer 1

LotusPilot

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Oct 1, 2024 2:29 PM in response to Gar Benedick

Battery health until recently was a feature exclusive to iPhone - however, this and the ability to limit battery charging to 80% of maximum charge has been introduced for 2024 models of iPad Pro M4 and iPad Air M2.

Earlier models of iPad do not support these features.

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Answer 2

LotusPilot

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Oct 2, 2024 9:35 AM in response to Gar Benedick

Contributors here are all end-users, just like you. Other than information published by Apple, nobody here has any insight into Apple’s product design decisions or future software development roadmap.

There are some features and native Apps that are only available for iOS (iPhone) or iPadOS (iPad) - some features being further limited to specific models only.

As for why Apple choose to make some features available to one or other platform or model are known only to Apple. That said, product and model differentiation is common across all manufacturers of just about everything - be it a car, TV, washing machine...

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Answer 3

Gar Benedick Author

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Oct 1, 2024 6:01 PM in response to LotusPilot

We are talking software not hardware. The new iOS 18, which is a lot of changes for changes sake, allows us to choose limit on a sliding scale, not just 80% or optimize, which is essentially 100%. If they can do it for the phone, why not for iPads?

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