Every night I plug in my iPad 2 to recharge. Lately I notice that overnight gives me 60-70% only. My battery is running down it appears. Is this normal? Can it be fixed? I'd hate to recharge for 24+ hours to use it.
Hello - your iPad 2 was released in 2011, now approaching 5 years of age - Li-Ion batteries age - not sure 'how old' the one in your device may be depending on its date of production - please follow the previous excellent suggestions - if you are still having a problem, then you might want to obtain one of a number of apps that can measure your iPad's battery status - one is
Battery Health, available in the iPad app store - see pic below and connected red arrow which gives the over health of the battery (just a ratio of the two amperages immediately below) and the number of cycles your battery has experienced - at 1000 cycles your battery should maintain only 80% or less of it original capacity.
Another option is
Coconut Battery, a simple app for an iMac that can asses not only a laptop's battery, but also that of an iDevice when the latter is plugged in - let us know your results. Dave
P.S. if indeed your battery is 'dying', then
Apple charges $99 for doing a replacement - if your are a DIY, then the cost w/ be cheaper but require opening of your iPad (not an easy chore); finally, you should be considering obtaining a new iPad - the difference between my 2011 iPad 2 and my now one-year old iPad Air 2 is 'night and day.'
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