All iPads Do you shut down your iPads during the night?

[ZBoater]

I've had to reboot my iDevices from time to time. They start acting funny, a reboot usually straightens them out. But for the most part I never turn off any of them.

I even stopped turning off my MacBook Air. Hard habit to break that one...

 

[100Teraflops]

I don't turn my ipad off nightly, but I don't see a problem with it. To each one's own. Some folks leave an ipad on all the time, well others power them down frequently. People are too quick to critique others. Instead, we should take the time to learn from each other. Maybe try something new?

 

[DiggityBiggity]

It's inferred when you explain your reason for shutting it down despite 95% disagree with you and explain why. Just pointing out it your rationale makes no sense and is silly.

I answered the OP's question and gave a reason. A reason you may not agree with, but a reason that exists. Over the life of the device, it WILL conserve the health of my battery. 1% or not, that's my prerogative. Stop being a pompous ass.

 

[Hustler]

Never unless I'm having any kind of performance issues. Then it's one of the first things I try to change lol.

 

[justinTlME]

Never. Only time they ever get shut down is when I do a reboot every 2-3 days.

 

[MinEderPlayz]

I actually joined these forums just to respond to this after seeing all the comments because I loved these answers so much.

Working in tech support, I've come to discover that the people who never reboot their devices or better yet - never shut off their devices - are always the ones to complain about the following:

Slowness
Freezing
Wifi issues
Battery life

Always. Then when you ask them the age old question "when's the last time you shut off the device or restarted it?" And they look at you like you have antlers growing from your forehead "no, why would I do that?"

The old wives tale of "using too much power to shut it down" or "wearing out the components by turning the computer on and off" is rubbish and makes no sense; as well as having no actual research to back the claim. If that was the case, you would never stop your washer and dryer, dishwasher - do you always keep your TV on?

I've shut off my original iPad every night since I got it launch day. Apple just ran a diagnostic on it last week because my mother bought it in to them (as she owns it now) and they told her the battery was at 90% capacity - the Genius was shocked for a 4 year old battery.

There's no harm in doing it - in fact you may see more benefits than you can imagine - on iOS devices, and other devices as well.

Don't generalize. I never shut mine down either and if I happen to run into said issues I don't complain, I actually DO reboot and it is fixed. That maybe happens once a month or so (?)

 

[miamialley]

I answered the OP's question and gave a reason. A reason you may not agree with, but a reason that exists. Over the life of the device, it WILL conserve the health of my battery. 1% or not, that's my prerogative. Stop being a pompous ass.

Do you change the oil in your car every week, too?

 

[Beta Particle]

I've shut off my original iPad every night since I got it launch day. Apple just ran a diagnostic on it last week because my mother bought it in to them (as she owns it now) and they told her the battery was at 90% capacity - the Genius was shocked for a 4 year old battery.

Correlation ≠ Causation

In all likelihood, it just happens that your usage pattern is one which promotes good battery life, not that shutting down your iPad at night has anything to do with it.


And for that matter, people who are complaining about poor battery life on their devices are often to blame for it.

I was recently given an iPhone 4s when a family member upgraded because they wanted a newer phone and "the battery in this one is dead".

Well before I ordered a replacement battery for it, I decided to try using the phone for a few days. And what do you know? The battery is absolutely fine. It's just that whatever apps they use must drain it very quickly, and despite my insistence, they allow every new app to access location services, update in the background, and send them notifications.

Not surprisingly, the battery life on their new 5s is "terrible" as well.

You forgot to point out that you work in WINDOWS tech support. That's completely different. Windows tech support people tell people to reboot because it usually "solves" the problem without really having to do any work.

No, it is true of all tech support, whether it's running Windows, OS X, or some embedded device running Linux or with its own custom firmware.

My Windows PC gets rebooted once a month to install security updates, and that's it. I've never had to reboot Windows 7 or 8 to fix a problem.

I have, however, had to reboot family members' MacBooks and iOS devices quite a few times to solve problems.
After spending 30 minutes on the phone trying to troubleshoot the WiFi connection on their iPad 2 recently, including things like a full reset of the device's network settings, everything was eventually solved just by rebooting the device. Granted, it probably had not been rebooted since the last iOS 7 update, but it's certainly not a Windows problem.

I have often wondered if this was the sort of thing that ECC memory would help to prevent. Those random unexplained behaviors which rebooting the device seems to fix.

Uh, yes you can. Plug it in, then turn off the ipad. Done.

If connecting the device to a charger while it is off switches it on, perhaps that should tell you that Apple intend for it to be on while charging.

 

[Zxxv]

I remember sitting in his back yard in his garden one day, and he started talking about God. He said, "Sometimes I don't. It's 50-50. But ever since I've had cancer I've been thinking about it more, and I find myself believing a bit more. Maybe that's because I want to believe in an afterlife, that when you die it doesn't just all disappear. The wisdom you've accumulated, somehow it just lives on." But then he paused for a second and he said, "Yeah but sometimes I think it's like an on-off switch. Click, and you're gone," he said. Paused again and said, "And that's why I don't put on-off switches on Apple devices." - Steve Jobs

I don't switch mine off. I let them goto sleep and take a nap when they feel like it. A bit like me

 

[miamialley]

If connecting the device to a charger while it is off switches it on, perhaps that should tell you that Apple intend for it to be on while charging.

Some of you are so ridiculous I don't even want to bother. Since some of you don't understand how things work, do what you want, but just keep quiet.

The only reason it turns on when you plug it in is so that if the power button stops functioning you can get the device on. I already posted this once. Try reading the thread before demonstrating your ignorance.

 

[Alex225]

Mine tends to be on along with my phone but that's because I charge them over night for the next day

 

[DiggityBiggity]

Do you shut down your iPads during the night?

Do you change the oil in your car every week, too?

If I drove 3,500 miles a week I would sure. (Before you start arguing about that too, that's what my truck calls for)

Haven't you ever heard of YMMV? Are you just a troll? I never came off as a know it all. I gave an answer to the OP with my reason as to why. Stop harassing me, you're clearly an ignorant douche.

How often do you change your tampon? My guess is, not nearly enough.

 

[miamialley]

If I drove 3,500 miles a week I would sure. (Before you start arguing about that too, that's what my truck calls for)

Haven't you ever heard of YMMV? Are you just a troll? I never came off as a know it all. I gave an answer to the OP with my reason as to why. Stop harassing me, you're clearly an ignorant douche.

How often do you change your tampon? My guess is, not nearly enough.

I'm criticizing your response because it is illogical. Deal with it.

 

[Zeos]

Nope. Like my Pad to always be at the ready.

 

[DiggityBiggity]

I'm criticizing your response because it is illogical. Deal with it.

Thanks Dr.

Next time, if I want your opinion, I'll ask for it. Why you feel the need to come into a forum to argue with someone who wasn't even looking for an argument is what's REALLY illogical. Seriously, go find someone else to harass.

 

[hovscorpion12]

On my iPad no. I just turn off Wi-Fi. On my phone I turn Airplane on and brightness to 0%.

 

[macduke]

LOL, why would you ever shut down your iPad at night? They're designed to be instant-on. I've never even heard of anyone else doing this before. Now sure, you occasionally need to reboot. But turn it off all night? That's crazy. That's also when it backs up.

 

[DiggityBiggity]

LOL, why would you ever shut down your iPad at night? They're designed to be instant-on. I've never even heard of anyone else doing this before. Now sure, you occasionally need to reboot. But turn it off all night? That's crazy. That's also when it backs up.

My wife and I don't use the iPad daily. Sometimes, we go several days (or a week) without ever touching it. We don't need the instant on and we don't want to have to worry about the battery draining completely while it's sleeping, which CAN BE harmful for the battery. Apple themselves says the battery should be around 50% for any "long term" storage of the device.

In my eyes, since we both use our phones and laptops more than the iPad (it's a luxury device) we keep it off unless we're planning on using it.

 

[macduke]

My wife and I don't use the iPad daily. Sometimes, we go several days (or a week) without ever touching it. We don't need the instant on and we don't want to have to worry about the battery draining completely while it's sleeping, which CAN BE harmful for the battery. Apple themselves says the battery should be around 50% for any "long term" storage of the device.

In my eyes, since we both use our phones and laptops more than the iPad (it's a luxury device) we keep it off unless we're planning on using it.

If you put it in airplane mode it should last for weeks with minimal drain. At least that's what my original iPad does. I charged it up when my mom gave it back in June (they were moving and she has a newer one now), and I pulled it out a couple weeks ago and I'm pretty sure it was around 50-60%. I was amazed. It's not even in airplane mode, just never connected to any networks after wiping it. I had no idea it could go that long, but if you think about it an iPad with no data connection sitting in a drawer isn't going to be doing anything. You might try it just to see, and it's easy to toggle back on with Control Center.

 

[miamialley]

My wife and I don't use the iPad daily. Sometimes, we go several days (or a week) without ever touching it. We don't need the instant on and we don't want to have to worry about the battery draining completely while it's sleeping, which CAN BE harmful for the battery. Apple themselves says the battery should be around 50% for any "long term" storage of the device.

In my eyes, since we both use our phones and laptops more than the iPad (it's a luxury device) we keep it off unless we're planning on using it.

The subject of this thread is shutting down the ipad every night. NOT long term storage. You are rationalizing your behavior using long term storage tips. Go to an Apple store "genius" and tell them you shut down your ipad very night to save my battery and see what they say. The ipad is not designed for that pattern of us.

Whatevs. You are the one calling me names. I'm just disagreeing you and providing explanation that you don't like. (And so are 95% of the poll respondents, but you know best)

If you put it in airplane mode it should last for weeks with minimal drain. At least that's what my original iPad does. I charged it up when my mom gave it back in June (they were moving and she has a newer one now), and I pulled it out a couple weeks ago and I'm pretty sure it was around 50-60%. I was amazed. It's not even in airplane mode, just never connected to any networks after wiping it. I had no idea it could go that long, but if you think about it an iPad with no data connection sitting in a drawer isn't going to be doing anything. You might try it just to see, and it's easy to toggle back on with Control Center.

There's no explaining to diggity.

 

[Eileen89]

I leave mine on. There really is no reason for me to shut it down.

 

[Wbutchart]

I find it insane how offended some here are by those that switch their iPads off. I mean seriously - get a grip if someone wants to turn it off, how does that affect your life? That is the 'illogical' thing I am seeing.

The truth is, even off, it takes less time to switch on an iPad than it does a windows computers.

What a strange little world we live in

 

[DiggityBiggity]

...it takes less time to switch on an iPad than it does a windows computer.

Yearp!!! Exactly.

 

[Beta Particle]

My wife and I don't use the iPad daily. Sometimes, we go several days (or a week) without ever touching it. We don't need the instant on and we don't want to have to worry about the battery draining completely while it's sleeping, which CAN BE harmful for the battery. Apple themselves says the battery should be around 50% for any "long term" storage of the device.

In my eyes, since we both use our phones and laptops more than the iPad (it's a luxury device) we keep it off unless we're planning on using it.

A week is not "long term storage". Apple means when you are going to store the devices for months.

It's not good to store modern batteries at full charge for long periods of time (and switching off a fully-charged device would prolong this) and it's extremely bad for battery health if they are allowed to completely discharge. (not being used for months)

Whether it's a few days or even a couple of weeks, there's no harm in leaving the device sleeping, rather than switching it off.

What's good for modern batteries is constant use. Lots of charge and partial discharge cycles, not full charge/full discharge, or switching the device off while fully charged.

Some of you are so ridiculous I don't even want to bother. Since some of you don't understand how things work, do what you want, but just keep quiet.
The only reason it turns on when you plug it in is so that if the power button stops functioning you can get the device on. I already posted this once. Try reading the thread before demonstrating your ignorance.

And I don't appreciate comments like this, claiming that I am "ridiculous" and "ignorant".

If it makes you feel better, by all means switch it off every night. But that's no reason to insult people who don't, and it's not going to do anything to improve battery longevity.

 

[DiggityBiggity]

Beta Particle, do you have a link I can read about modern battery practices? I'm still stuck in the age of "battery memory".