On iPad you can monitor the status of the battery and view information relating to its use without necessarily downloading third-party applications. In fact, by accessing the iPadOS settings you have an overview of the applications that consume the most battery, with the possibility of seeing how many times the iPad has been charged in the course of a day and to find out the total number of battery charge cycles.
In addition, there are also special software to be installed on your Mac that allow you to monitor the temperature of the iPad battery in real time and to know its current capacity in relation to when it was new or which simply allow you to know the charge level of the iPad ( and other Apple devices) through special widgets.
How do you say? You are interested in the topic and would like to know how to see iPad battery status? In this case, all you have to do is make yourself comfortable, take five minutes of free time and devote yourself to reading the next paragraphs. I assure you that by doing so, you will be able to understand how much you can use your Apple tablet before the battery needs to be recharged, to monitor its consumption and obtain other useful information. Enjoy the reading!
Index
- How to see iPad battery status from iPadOS
- App to see iPad battery status
- Battery and charger test
- HD + battery
- How to see iPad battery status from Mac
How to see iPad battery status from iPadOS
The simplest solution for see iPad battery status is to access the section Battery iPadOS, from which you can find out the level of the last charge, discover the apps that consume the most and view other battery-related activities.
To proceed, go to Settings iPadOS by tapping ongear icon that you find on the Home screen and press on the item Battery visible in the sidebar on the left. In the new screen that appears, if you have not already done so, you can move the lever for the option Battery percentage from OFF to ON, so as to show the percentage of charge in the iPadOS status bar.
Also, in the section Battery, you can see when you last charged your iPad and the charging level reached (expressed as a percentage). Via the graph Battery level, on the other hand, you can find out what the charge level of your iPad has been in the last 24 hours and possibly see how many times you have charged it (each charge is indicated by the icon of the lightning or from one green notch located near the time slot).
The box Activities it allows you to know the activity status of your iPad during the day, also indicating when and for how long the device screen has been on and off. Finally, in the section Battery usage per app, all the applications you have used in the last 24 hours and their battery consumption are listed. Pressing on the item Show activity, you can also see how long you have used a specific application (including background use) and, consequently, understand what the relationship between consumption and use is.
Please note that you can also view this information by time slot, in order to understand which application has consumed the most battery in a specific time. To understand better, let’s take a practical example: if comparing the graphs Battery level And Activities if you have noticed a drop in battery charge at a specific time despite normal activity, you can press on time slot indicated in one of the two graphs to see which applications you used in those 60 minutes and their consumption.
As I have already mentioned in the previous lines of this guide, all the data visible in the screen Battery refer to the last 24 hours. However, by pressing on the tab Last 10 days you can get a wider overview and view the same data over a longer period.
From section Battery of iOS, by pressing on the option Battery status, you can see iPhone battery status and get information about the maximum battery capacity, i.e. the current battery capacity value compared to when it was new. Unfortunately, however, this information is not currently available on iPadOS but can be easily “recovered” using one of the software that allows you to see iPad battery status from Mac.
Also, on the Battery screen of iPad and iPhone, no i is indicated charging cycles the device has been subjected to, useful information especially when you buy a refurbished iPad or iPhone as it indicates how much the battery has been used and, consequently, how much it has been worn.
Keep in mind, however, that you can retrieve this information by accessing the Settings of your device and selecting options Privacy And Analysis and improvements. In the new screen that appears, tap on the item Analysis data and open the file log-aggregated-.ips with the most recent date (the files are in alphabetical order, so you should be able to locate it quickly).
At this point, you should see a very long series of code strings: with a little patience, locate the command com.apple.ioreport.BatteryCycleCount and, in the next line, you can see the number of charging cycles of your iPad.
If you find this option impractical, even in this case you can use one of the software for Mac to find out how many times the iPad battery has been recharged.
App to see iPad battery status
If you are wondering if there are any app to see iPad battery status, you will be glad to know that the answer is yes. However, I would like to warn you that many of these applications are full of banner ads and almost useless since they do not offer additional information or functionality compared to those of iPadOS. Having said that, below you will find some apps among those that I believe to be the most useful of this kind.
Battery and charger test
Battery and charger test is a free application (also available in a paid version without banner ads) that not only allows you to view the current charge level of your iPad but also to obtain other interesting information when the tablet is charging.
After downloading and starting Battery and charger test, in its main screen you can immediately view the charge level expressed as a percentage (Battery level), the state of health of the battery (Battery health), its temperature (Temp) and the current consumption expressed in mAh, i.e. milliampere hours (Current now).
When iPad is connected to a power source, you can also see the charging quality (Charger quality) and obtain information about the cable and the charger used (e.g. if it offers fast charging), in order to evaluate if it is the right device to charge your iPad in an optimal way.
HD + battery
If you are looking for a solution that allows you to understand how much more you can use your iPad before the battery is completely empty you can consider HD + battery, a free application that shows not only the battery level still available but also how long iPad can be used for individual operations.
After downloading Battery HD + from the App Store, start it and, in its main screen, you can immediately see how many hours you have left for read books, listen to music, to play, surf the Internet and much more with the current battery level.
Also, you can know how long it takes to charge your iPad, monitor the temperature battery and pressing the icon gear wheel placed at the top, get useful tips to extend its life.
I point out that Battery HD + is also available in a paid version (3.99 euros) without advertisements.
How to see iPad battery status from Mac
As I explained to you in the previous lines of this guide, it is possible see iPad battery status from Mac through special software, such as Coconut Battery.
If you have never heard of it before, you should know that it is a free application that allows you to know the status of the battery of the Mac on which it is installed and of all connected Apple devices, including iPad. It is also available in a paid version (€ 9.95) that offers additional features, such as the ability to connect iPhone and iPad via Wi-Fi and analyze battery life in detail.
If you think Coconut Battery is a valid solution to obtain information about the battery of your iPad, first connect to the official website of the software and click on the button Download. When the download is complete, extract theZIP archive got it, move Coconut Battery in the folder Applications macOS and open the path in question.
Now, right click on the program icon and select the option You open for two consecutive times, in order to start Coconut Battery and circumvent the limitations imposed by Apple on non-certified developers (operation required only at the first run).
At this point, all you have to do is connect your iPad to the Mac and, if necessary, authorize the connection between the two devices. Then select the item iOS Device visible on the main screen of Coconut Battery, in order to view the data of your iPad (eg. template, manufacturing date, version of iPadOS etc.) and battery information.
In particular, you can know the maximum battery capacity expressed in mAh (Design capacity), the current maximum charge capacity (Full cargo capacity) and the current charge level (Current charge). These last two figures are also expressed as a percentage through the two green bars (the one near the entry Design capacity indicates the current maximum charge capacity).
In the latter case, keep in mind that the closer the value is to 100%, the better the health of the battery. Below 70% the condition of the battery is no longer optimal and it is worth considering a replacement. In this regard, my guide on how to replace non-removable battery may be useful.
Finally, I would like to point out that with Coconut Battery you can also find out the date of manufacture of the battery (Manufacture date), the number of charging cycles (Cycle count), the battery temperature expressed in degrees (Temperatures) and, since iPad is charging via Mac, the current charging value expressed in Watts (Charging whit). Also, by clicking on the button Battery info, you can also see the name of the battery manufacturer (Manufacturer), the days of life of the latter (Age) and its serial number (Serial).
If, on the other hand, you are looking for a solution that simply allows you to see the battery charge status of your iPad (and other Apple devices, such as AirPods, Apple Watch, etc.) directly from Mac, you can download Batteries for Mac. This application, in fact, allows you to see the charge level of your Apple devices both from the macOS menu bar and through special widgets.
Batteries for Mac costs 8.78 euros (with a 14-day free trial) but is also included in Setapp, a subscription service (with a 7-day free trial) that allows you to use over 200 applications for macOS (and iOS / iPadOS, with a small surcharge) that would normally be paid for by paying a single monthly or annual subscription. I told you about it in more depth in my guide on how Setapp works.
