turning ipad pro off and battery still goes down
Why does the battery of my ipad pro discharge when it is turned off, and how can I prevent this from happening
iPad Pro, iPadOS 18
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Have you actually shut-down the iPad?
By design, while the iPad is locked with the screen turned-off, the iPad is merely "sleeping". In this state, the iPad will continue to perform background housekeeping tasks, such as periodically retrieving email, indexing its file-system and performing iCloud backups - and as such, will continue to consume some power.
If you wish to fully shut-down the iPad, this is most easily achieved from iPad settings:
Settings > General > Shut down
Unless you intend to set-aside your iPad for many days, unused, fully shutting-down the iPad is unnecessary and largely unproductive.
If you have fully shut-down the iPad, you can still expect the battery charge to slowly decline by a few percent over several days. If, while fully shutting-down, you are seeing substantial decline in battery charge in a short period, your battery may have a fault or ne reaching the end of its usable life.