My ipad loses battery life while it's charging

Can someone please help me because when I use my iPad while it's charging it loses battery life instead of charging and it's on the Ac adapter and it's charging but it's losing life not gaining it someone please help

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Jun 1, 2014 6:18 PM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2014 7:19 PM

Your iPad will lose battery life while charging if you use it to much when it's on the charger. Your iPad won't gain battery life if you are using to much battery power! When using your iPad while it's on the charger try not to watch movies or videos and keep the brightness low to save battery.

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Jun 1, 2014 7:19 PM in response to Chris3772

Your iPad will lose battery life while charging if you use it to much when it's on the charger. Your iPad won't gain battery life if you are using to much battery power! When using your iPad while it's on the charger try not to watch movies or videos and keep the brightness low to save battery.

Jun 1, 2014 7:23 PM in response to Chris3772

Using the battery level meter in this manner is comparable to using your car's fuel gauge to calculate miles per gallon. The only thing that matters is the total amount of operating time from full charge to auto-shutdown.


Use the wall-mount charger that came with the iPad and charge overnight. Do NOT use an iPod/iPhone charger. Do NOT use a computer's USB port. Then, operate it normally until auto shut-down (ignore any low level alerts that may appear). An irony is that doing that test to determine the total operating time is also the procedure necessary to calibrate the battery level meter.


I'm not claiming that you do not have a problem. I am stating, however, that we don't yet know. If the above test does, in fact, indicate a problem, read this.


Also, according to Apple:

Use Your iPad Regularly

For proper reporting of the battery’s state of charge, be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down).

Elsewhere, Apple elaborates and explains that two half-discharges (or four quarter-discharges, etc.) equals one full discharge.

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