how to check battery health on ipad

how to check battery health on ipad

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To check the battery health on your iPad, follow these steps:

Native Battery Health Feature (iPad Models with iPadOS 17+)

  • On supported iPad models (e.g., iPad Pro M4, iPad Air M2/M3, iPad mini A17 Pro, iPad A16), you can directly check battery health in Settings:
    • Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health.
    • Here, you will see information about your battery’s maximum capacity, cycle count, manufacturing date, and first use date

Alternative Method via Analytics Data (For Other iPads or More Details)

  • If your iPad doesn’t show battery health directly, you can access it through analytics logs:
    1. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements.
    2. Enable Share iPad Analytics if it’s not already on and wait at least a day for data to collect.
    3. Tap Analytics Data and open the most recent analytics file (usually named with a date and time).
    4. Scroll to the bottom and look for the text mentioning MaximumCapacityPercent and CycleCount.
    5. This will give you an estimate of your battery’s current health percentage and how many charge cycles it has gone through

Using a Shortcut for Easier Access

  • You can also use a Siri Shortcut called Battery Stats that automates extracting battery health info from analytics files:
    • Download the Battery Stats shortcut from a trusted source.
    • Run the shortcut after opening the latest analytics file.
    • It will display your battery health and cycle count in a user-friendly format

Additional Tools

  • For more detailed battery diagnostics, third-party apps like coconutBattery on Mac can show live battery health info for connected iPads

Notes

  • Battery health percentages over 100% can appear due to calibration differences and are normal.
  • Apple considers replacing iPad batteries when health drops below 80%, but iPads are typically replaced rather than having batteries swapped due to design

This approach covers both the official and workaround methods to check battery health on an iPad.

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