Ipad air 2 battery usage

When i go to settings>battery usage> it shows that my home lock screen is using 84% of my battery. I have a photo that was taken with my phone as my background image on both. Do I need to change them out to a solid color to get better battery life?

Hello fishes2000,
From your post I see you're concerned about the battery usage on your iPad. To learn what the Home & Lock Screen battery usage entails, please see the information outlined below. After that is a link that can help you optimize the settings on your iPad to maximize the battery performance.
Home & Lock Screen. This indicates that the Home screen or Lock screen was displayed on your device. For example, the display was awakened by pressing the Home button or by a notification.
If an app frequently wakes your display with notifications, you can turn off push notifications for the app in Settings > Notifications. Tap App and set Allow Notifications to Off.
Apple - Batteries - Maximizing Performance
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Alex H.

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