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Chapter 2
What You’ll Be Using
To maximize your iPad’s battery life, you need to use the following:
> The iPad USB cable
The Settings app
> The iPad USB power adapter
Recharging an iPad
There are two ways to recharge your iPad. If you want to use your iPad while it’s
recharging, plug its USB cable and adapter into an electric outlet. This is also the
fastest way to recharge your iPad.
Q NOTE: To ensure a full battery, plug your iPad into a wall outlet overnight.
That way, the iPad will be fully charged the next morning.
You can also plug your iPad into a computer’s USB outlet to recharge it.
Some computers with high-powered USB outlets will let you use your iPad as it
charges. But if you plug the iPad into your computer and try to use it, you may see
a “Not Charging” notice near the battery indicator. This indicates that your com-
puter’s USB outlet is not high-powered and that you cannot use the iPad as it is
charging. (If you put your iPad to sleep while it’s plugged in, it will slowly recharge.)
Q WARNING: Hot weather (95°F, or 35°C) can irreversibly harm your iPad’s bat-
tery, so avoid storing your iPad in direct sunlight. If your iPad feels excessively
warm while it’s recharging inside a carrying case, take it out of its case before
recharging. Cold weather will only temporarily prevent your iPad’s battery
from holding a charge. Once you move your iPad to a warmer area, its battery
will hold its charge normally.
Turning Off Push Accounts
One handy feature of the iPad is the push account. If you have a supported email
account, your email server can deliver new messages to your iPad automatically so
you receive the information almost the instant someone sends it to you.
Since a push account requires that your iPad periodically contact your email
account over the Internet, it uses energy. If you don’t need or care to receive email
messages as quickly as possible, you can turn off the push account by following
these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.
2. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings
screen appears, as shown in Figure 2-1.
3. Tap Fetch New Data. The Fetch New Data settings screen appears, as
shown in Figure 2-2.
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