KarenP wrote:
I kept a careful eye on my iPad charge yesterday. Charged it up in the morning?to 100%. That held for a while, but once it started going down, it started going?down quickly. I was not on it for very long. Mostly just playing a few games of?solitaire, checking my email briefly, and my things software. By the time I went?to sleep, it was at 15%. I shut it down completely, as Jim suggested. In the?morning, simply opening it up again brought it to 12%. And from there, I could?actually see it going down one by one, within the space of just a few minutes. ?A?full charge on my iPad used to last me two or even three days. So this is?definitely unusual.
Aging batteries display certain characteristic behaviors, notably:
1. Their total capacity declines steadily. Yours might have 70% of its original capacity, or 50%, or less. So ¡°100%¡± may be half as many milliamp-hours as when it was new.
2. They are less able to *retain* what charge they can hold.
The definitive solution is replace the battery, or replace the device.
Apple will sell you a refurbished current-model iPad Mini for $339, eligible for Applecare.
On the other hand, you can get a refurbished?current-model iPad for about the same price.
Amazon will sell you ¡°renewed¡± older models for much less.
Jim Saklad