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  1. G

    iPad iPad batteries die after months of no use, but I need to leave iPads ready to use at a moments notice. Plugged in 24/7 Photo album strategy

    Hi Everyone, I have my iPads set up as separate photo albums by year. ( see pictures). I like to keep them plugged in all the time so people can come browse, but mostly they sit on the shelf unused, sometimes for months at a time. After a couple of years, the batteries are dead or go from...
  2. _AppleUser

    iPad Air Mysterious “Sidecar” iPad shown in battery usage settings

    Hey everyone, I noticed while trying to look at my battery usage in the Settings app, and I noticed this “Sidecar” background activity draining my battery, even though I’m not even using Sidecar on my iPad. This is currently happening for me on the latest iPadOS 15 Beta, but it was also...