Is Bad To Charge My iPad 3 Every Day

I just got my iPad 3 a couple of weeks ago and it's ok. I could say that it great but the battery drains really quick. So i was thinking i could change the way i charge my iPad. Instead of charging it every 2 days to 90%, then the third day drain it down to 0 and charge it to 100% ( that's what i used to do with my first gen iPad' it worked perfect ), is it bad for the battery if i charge my new iPad every day? I don't want to hurt it more then how it came with new, so i don't know if i can charge it every single day to 90% and some other day in the week drain it all the way down and have it full charge. If i charge it every day theni can add more brightness which i would really like to, and add some location services, and maybe use it more! But please tell me if i should not do it because it could hurt the battery down the road. Thank you and give me tips on how to enjoy the new iPad more! Thanks!

It doesn't make any real difference how you use or charge the battery just so long as the battery gets used and charged as it's needed.
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Don't worry about it, since the battery will take 1000s of charge cycles.
The quickest way (and really the only way) to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter. iPad will also charge, although more slowly, when attached to a computer with a high-power USB port (many recent Mac computers) or with an iPhone Power Adapter (5W). When attached to a computer via a standard USB port (most PCs or older Mac computers) iPad will charge very slowly (but iPad indicates not charging). Make sure your computer is on while charging iPad via USB. If iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPad battery will continue to drain.
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I've plugged my ipad into my ipod/iphone charger and it works. But it takes forever for it to charge. I just wonder if it's bad for it to charge from that charger? Am I frying the battery?
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Are you trying to charge it plugged into the wall with its supplied power brick? It's best charged that way.
You can try to swap out the power brick and cable to either rule those out or rule them in as the issue.
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I think there is something wrong with the battery. Battery performance is totally different from what Apple claims.
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sharpshootermtz wrote:
I use it very occasionally. I don't have any mail account set up on my iphone 4. I turn off push function and location service. In my areas, I have only 3G network. I turn off cellular data. To be honest, I don't have much time to play with my iphone 4. What I am sure is that it is totally different from what Apple claims.
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You have to charge it as usual. You can charge it when the battery gets 10%, and then, charge it until it reaches 100%. Don't use your iPad until it turns off because it's not good for the battery. If you want more information about batteries, read > http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html

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If none of those fixes work, make the appointment at your apple store and have them check it out.

HT4060 Is it normal for someone to have general diffuculty charging an ipad? I see the "not charging" message even when I am using the charger and cord that came in the original box, plugged into a wall socket directly. It just seems to be exceedingly f

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2. A faulty cable
3. A bad wall outlet
4. A problem in the iPad.
The first three of these are easiest to eliminate. Try a for ends charger and cable. Make absolutely sure your outlet is good. Try other outlets.
If the charger, cable and outlet a proven to be good then the problem lies in the iPad.
Make an appointment at an Apple Store to have your device examined by a technician. Or contact Apple Support.

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