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

[miamialley]

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.


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.

Sorry, but when 95% of the poll disagrees with someone and they stick to their practices and doing it because they've always done it, despite being advised about new technology and practices by people who know, that's stubborn. No hard feelings toward anyone, but it is what it is.

 

[poiihy]

Me neither, but I do shut down my computer every night.

 

[Aspasia]

The poll didn't offer the option of "sometime."

When I'm charging it overnight, I do. I also put it on airplane mode so I can avoid any unwanted iOS downloads from Apple.

I also shut down my desktop rig when I'm done using it.

 

[ttNB]

The poll didn't offer the option of "sometime."

When I'm charging it overnight, I do. I also put it on airplane mode so I can avoid any unwanted iOS downloads from Apple.

I also shut down my desktop rig when I'm done using it.

Yea, I would've like that option as well. I'm a sometimes kinda iPad shutter offer kinda guy my self.

 

[BenTrovato]

I shut everything down at night. All technologies have vibrations... the less interference the better.

 

[Mr. Buzzcut]

I shut everything down at night. All technologies have vibrations... the less interference the better.

Do you sleep in a lead chamber? What about all of those radio, TV, cellular, etc. signals coming at you? And with what are they interfering?

I hope you are also shutting off your alarm clock, refrigerator, AC, Internet router, electric toothbrush, disconnecting your car battery, and removing your fillings. Can't be too cautious, right?

 

[BenTrovato]

Do you sleep in a lead chamber? What about all of those radio, TV, cellular, etc. signals coming at you? And with what are they interfering?

I hope you are also shutting off your alarm clock, refrigerator, AC, Internet router, electric toothbrush, disconnecting your car battery, and removing your fillings. Can't be too cautious, right?

it affects everyone differently. A monk can sense the feelings of someone else in another room. A forum goer with no spiritual abilities couldn't sense the effects of one router signal or 100. Do what works for you

 

[Mr. Buzzcut]

it affects everyone differently. A monk can sense the feelings of someone else in another room. A forum goer with no spiritual abilities couldn't sense the effects of one router signal or 100. Do what works for you

I feel many things when I visit this forum, I assure you. To include electronic devices in spiritual beliefs and rituals strikes me as a bit odd. I never really thought much about my ability but I think you may be on to something.

 

[Chocolatemilty]

I still do a morning restart of my OG iPad mini and 4S daily. Just habit now. Keeps it from slowing down with RAM tiedowns and whatnot. May be placebo effect at this point, but it's working for me and my devices keep on keeping on nicely...

 

[miamialley]

it affects everyone differently. A monk can sense the feelings of someone else in another room. A forum goer with no spiritual abilities couldn't sense the effects of one router signal or 100. Do what works for you

Source please.

 

[christarp]

I don't think I've actually shut down my original ipad 1 in over a year, maybe even 2. I still use it a decent amount for netflix and I've never felt the need to. When it gets low I just plug it in and keep it on, it's never died on my from a low battery so..