Even though I close the cover and can hear the magnetic switch shut off the Ipad, it continues to draw down my battery, is this normal?
Screen does go blank
iPad Wi-Fi + 4G (Verizon), iOS 5.1
Closing the cover just puts the iPad into sleep mode - so if you still have wifi active, email fetching, location services etc on, then the battery will still be used. You could either turn it off completely, or turn off your connections (wifi and 3G/4G) and lcoation services when you aren't using it
How do you actually turn it off completely?
Press and hold the sleep button and after a few seconds a red slider should appear on the screen - slide that to turn the iPad off. You then turn it back on by pressing and holding the sleep button again, and after a few seconds the Apple logo should appear
I've read different opinions (and personal stories) about whether the battery drains in sleep mode. All I know is that mine does not seem to drain. I was just noticing this last night. Before I went to bed my battery meter read 97%. I simply closed the smart cover to put it in sleep mode (I heard the click). When I opened the cover this morning it was still at 97%. I used it for about 15 minutes and only then did it drop to 96%. I did not turn off any wifi or location settings.
I should disclose that my battery meter was acting weird the other day. After a full charge, it was stuck on 100% during a few hours of light use (internet, email, kindle) before dropping again. Maybe my meter is just screwed up, but it seemed to be back to normal again and draining at a normal rate prior to my observation about it not draining at all during sleep mode.
New Ipad continues to draw down battery even after cover is closed. Is this normal?
