We all have been talking about the various uses of iPad and how it has brought the world of communication and entertainment at our fingertips.  Definitely, we do not want any interruption or break of service when we are in the midst of something very important.  If you also think in the same way, then most importantly, you need to keep your iPad battery in top shape.

Apple Inc. assert that their iPad batteries are good enough for 10 hours on a single charge.  True, but when you are in a remote place or traveling without any facility to get your iPad battery charged, it could disturb your entire schedule.  In such conditions, an external iPad battery comes handy.  Here we will look at some good external batteries with charger for your iPad as well as some easy and practical tips to extend iPad battery life.

So if you are at an airport and can not find any AC plugs for charging your iPad or if you’re traveling in your car and don’t want to waste time in parking lot for charging your iPad, you should go for this light weight, small and durable High Capacity Battery Pack from Gomadic.  It has high capacity rechargeable batteries in a very compact case – just the size of a playing card deck, and weighs only 7.2 ounces.

iPad batteries are made of Lithium polymer and they are extremely sensitive to heat.  These batteries are also sensitive to extreme cold conditions.  Therefore, you should be very careful and should not leave your iPad inside the parked cars during summer.  This reduces the lifespan of a battery to a great extent.  There is one more important point to note. Whenever, you charge the iPad, just ensure that the iPad does not get too hot and never charge an iPad with its cover on.

There is no doubt that the iPad screen is a beautiful work of engineering.  But, when the brightness of the screen is high, definitely the life of the iPad battery is drained.  This problem can be overcome by visiting the Settings option on the screen and thereby doing the necessary arrangements.  Switching off the auto brightness facility is a great way to increase your battery life.  It is also highly recommended that; use Wi-Fi only if it is absolutely essential.  It is a good practice to switch off the Wi-Fi in places where there are no networks and hence increases the life of your battery.  To do this, go to the Settings option, choose Wi-Fi and turn it off.

In the same way, when you do not require your network for doing any kind of work, it is advisable to switch off the 3G and this would definitely increase the life of your iPad battery.  In order to do so, just go to the Settings option, choose the Cellular Data option and switch it off.  Irrespective of whether you are using 3G or Wi-Fi, the iPad always ties to stay connected to any kind of network.  In case you are traveling in an area where the network connectivity is low, the iPad tends to use all the battery power to stay connected thereby reducing the battery life.  In order to prevent this, just go to the Settings option on the screen, choose the Airplane Mode option and turn it off.

Running too many applications on the iPad can also reduce its battery life to a great extent.  Applications like instant messaging which are used for communicating depend a great deal on the Push Notifications option, which in turn reduces the battery life.  It is a great idea to turn off this option, when you are not using any applications.  We have tried to list some of the best ways to increase the life span of the iPad batteries and a proper use of the iPad when it is required would definitely contribute to long battery life expectancy.