iPads often get warm while in the cart charging. Best practice, according to apple, is to avoid overheating of the ipads. This will help prolong the battery life. We have put most iPads in cases to protect the exterior of the iPads, but unfortunately, those cases also make the iPads run hotter while charging. Apple recommends removing cases before charging, but with a lab of 30 or so devices, we know how impractical that would be. 

We do ask that you and your students get in the habit of doing the following two, easy steps, before putting them into the cart to charge, or before storing for a prolonged period.

1. Press the Home button to close the app that is currently running.

2. Press the Off/On Sleep/Wake button, once briefly, to lock the iPad.

Long-Term Storage of Your iPad

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  If you want to store your iPad long term, two key factors will affect the overall health of your battery: the environmental temperature and the percentage of charge on the iPad when it is powered down for storage. Therefore, we recommend the following:
  • Place your iPad in a cool, moisture-free environment that is less than 90° F (30° C).
  • Charge the battery to around 50%. Do not fully charge your iPad.
  • Power down the iPad to avoid additional battery use.
• Depending on how long you store your iPad, it may be in a low-battery state when you remove it from long-term storage. After it is removed from storage, your iPad may require 20 minutes of charging with the original adapter before you can use it.