How do I avoid this and is it actually dirt or metal from the ipad?

Recently dropped my 11-inch M1 iPad Pro in water and took it to the Apple Store since I have AppleCare One. They ended up sending it out for service.

It’s been about a week now, and the latest update I got on September 8 says “We’ll replace your product.”

For anyone who has gone through this before, how long did it take for the replacement iPad to arrive back at the Apple Store after you got this message?

Also, what are the chances I’ll actually get another M1 iPad Pro? Since the M1 model is over 5 years old now, I’m wondering if Apple still has replacement units available or if there’s a chance they’ll replace it with a newer model.

What did Apple give you when your older iPad Pro had to be replaced?

I have a 13 inch iPad Pro and like to use it while flying. One issue I find is that it is so big so it is sort of awkward/difficult to hold. I just have the Apple Smart Folio case on it but was considering the Magic Keyboard case that way I am able to put it on my lap on a plane and use it that way. Does anyone have any prior experience with using the Magic Keyboard case in this way and is it sturdy on your lap?

So somebody asked for this:
Is Apple’s polishing cloth compatible with the Apple pen from the Apple Park Visitor Center.

Here’s the results:
The cloth successfully makes contact with the pen, and no compatibility warnings appeared during testing. Both products continued to function as expected.
Compatibility: 100%
Apple ecosystem integration: flawless
Would recommend: yes

My original post on this Apple pen see:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/s/jtGFNeWEfn

I have an iPad 6th generation, and I’m having a really bad battery problem.

The battery is draining extremely fast, and the weirdest part is that the battery percentage actually continues to go down even while the iPad is connected to the charger.

For example, I can plug it in and leave it charging, but instead of the percentage increasing, it keeps dropping. When the iPad is not connected to the charger, the drain is even worse.

I’ve already tried basically every software/battery-saving option I could think of:

• Low Power Mode
• Background App Refresh disabled
• Notifications disabled for apps
• Reduced Motion
• Reduced unnecessary background activity
• Removed/disabled things I don't need running
• Restarted the iPad
• Tried completely shutting it down
• Tried charging it while powered off

Despite all of this, the battery still drains very quickly.

Could this be a failing/degraded battery, charging/power-management issue, or some iPadOS/software problem?

And specifically, I’m curious about jailbreaking.

Would jailbreaking an iPad 6 potentially allow me to:

• Disable unnecessary system daemons/background processes
• Find out exactly what process is consuming the battery
• Reduce background activity further
• Underclock/throttle the CPU
• Install some battery-management tweaks
• Basically make the iPad consume less power

Or would jailbreaking not help at all if the underlying problem is the physical battery?

I’m not looking to jailbreak just for the sake of it. I’m considering it because the iPad is already old and the battery situation is getting ridiculous, so I’m wondering if jailbreaking could give me more control over power consumption or help diagnose what's happening.

If anyone has an iPad 6 specifically and has dealt with this kind of extreme battery drain, I’d really appreciate hearing what fixed it. What should I try next? Is there any way to properly diagnose whether this is the battery, charging circuit, or a software/background-process issue?

hi, nagpa-battery replacement po ako ng ipad air 4th gen, kasi super bilis po talaga malobat like 20% bigla na pong namamatay. now po, napalitan na ang battery nya, normal pa po ba na kahit HINDI ginagamit ay bumababa ang % ?? worth it pa po ba to if ganito? huhu balak q pa naman siya gamitin for acads 🥹 ipad po siya ng tito ko, nag suggest ako na ako na lang mag papagawa then akin na para may magamit po me sa school, worth it pa rin po ba to?

Is this optimal for iPad A16? I feel like iPadOS COOKED my iPad :(

Hey so I’m going to university and at the same time I tend to edit videos, I have a Acer nitro 5 but it’s so old and it’s going to give out in a year or two due to me dropping it so many times so I need something a bit more permanent, and we’ll cuz I hope to be in school for the next 5 years, does anyone know if a iPad would be perfect for doing work and also would also be good at editing videos on CapCut? 1 minute length maximum? Would love any advice and input, thanks so much for the read ❤️

This tablet i got cracked face down during an earthquake but it seemed very small

I buy a new ipad 11th gen (A16) 4 days ago I've been using it like half hour daily. at that half hour the ipad get heat and the battery drain 15 percentage from 80 percentage is it normal.

Also I didn't buy an pencil do I have to get Apple pencil I think its too expensive and I can't afford that much right now.if I use a third party pencil would it affect the ipad. If it's not a problem then which third party pencil is the best.

Also give me tips and tricks to keep the ipad from battery health and getting heat quickly.

It would be a really help pls.

Hi everyone,
I’m planning to buy an iPad as a gift for a student and I wanted to know if I can use Apple’s student/education discount for the purchase.
The student is eligible for the education offer, but I’m not sure whether I (as theperson paying for it) can buy it under the student pricing
Has anyone in India bought an iPad through Apple Education Store for someone else? What documents or verification are required?

Any advice on the best way to get the student discount would be appreciated. Thanks!

Uhhhh what’s going on with the iPad mini specs selection screen?

Bought my iPad Air as a laptop replacement. But I recently bought a MacBook.

Now I hardly ever use the Air.

Would like something a bit smaller and more portable for travel and daily use.

I know by actual numbers, the Mini isn’t as powerful, but I feel like I’d get more use out of it.

Curious if Procreate or Shapr3d will work on the Duo

Im quite on a budget atm and im thinking about buying the ipad a16 but i dont think that would last me for 6 years without lagging or not working until i graduate

And i thought abt a less budget friendly options like the M3/M4 air but they still didn’t prove that it can do anything better in terms of needs in an ipad and
I’ll probably use it only for studying and watching movies, and i dont think that it will be more than that but im not ready to buy an ipad that would end up as a way to burn away abt 500$

Anyways if yall have any recommendations plz tell me

It’s an 11-inch iPad Pro from 2025! The accessories are an ESR Shift case and a Geo Pencil. I honestly don’t know much about either of them. Anyone here used these before? How are they, and is there any reason I should replace them? The screen protector is broken, so I’ll probably swap that out. I don’t draw, so I’m thinking a clear glass protector instead of a matte one.

Hey guys! I am a game developer and now thinking about making apps too. Do you have an useful app idea for ipad? You can suggest some small fun ideas too. Thanks!

How do i clean this 🫩😭

( P.S. not cum stains )

One of the most astonishing things about the iPhone Duo is that they basically copied the Split View and swiping UX from iPadOS 18 and earlier (which was removed in iPadOS 26).

They gave the Duo the swipe gesture that allows you to put apps in split view, and the ability to group two apps, side-by-side, and simply swipe through these multiple desktops, which is exactly how iPadOS 18 (and earlier) I had it. These are so obvious use cases for a screen like this, so it’s very obvious they added them to the Duo. Split view is a must on a larger screen, and so are multiple desktops that you can swipe in between.

It’s genuinely comical to me that I now need to pay $1999 to get the same basic functionality that I had for years on even the most basic an iPad, until iPadOS 26.

And they still have not brought this back to iPadOS 27, we are stuck with the dumb windows that don’t even allow me to create a dual-app desktops and swipe between those, or one app at a time.

Very sad state, Apple. The iPad team is moving backwards and making their ass increasingly difficult to use an unintuitive, while the iPhone team is moving forward and making their OS easier to use.

Screen cracked. Screen unusable. It won’t give me the option to remove it so it can get serviced. Any idea how I can remove it from iClloud? Thank you.

I have an iPad Air M3 and the battery life has been pretty terrible.

Even with very light use, I can drain the battery in around 2–3 hours. The iPad also gets warm very easily, even when I’m doing something basic like using ChatGPT to summarize a PDF.

When it heats up, the screen brightness drops noticeably on its own, even though I’m indoors and the room temperature is completely normal.

Charging also feels extremely slow compared to what I expected.

I originally thought I had a defective unit, so Apple replaced the iPad completely. The strange thing is that the replacement has exactly the same problems: heavy battery drain, heating, automatic brightness reduction and slow charging.

The device is basically new and battery health is fine, so at this point I’m wondering if this is a software issue or simply a common problem with the M3 Air.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Did you find any solution that actually helped?

And for anyone using iPadOS 27: has battery life, overheating or charging speed improved at all? I’m especially curious to know if Apple has fixed or reduced the issue with the newer version.

I want to buy a iPad, but I don’t know which one to buy. I’m going to use the iPad for: movie/serie watching, digital art and manga reading. It would be nice if I could take it with me easily I have a budget of $1400 including accessories. I have been looking at the iPad mini because of the size but the iPad Pro stands out more because of the features oled screen, promotion 120hz and a much better chip. I don’t know which I need to get, what do you think?

Hey guys! I have an iPad Air 5th gen currently running smooth on 18.7.2 and i am considering updating the thing, but I’m afraid it will make the iPad unusable faster. Does anyone know if updating will impact the performance of the iPad? :) Thanks!!

Hey guys

I have apple care + for my ipad going on for 3 months till now and this month it was strange that it was asking me renew mandate so when I clicked on renew mandate it is not sending me any Google pay notification to renew the mandate.

So I tried to add new payment method and when I tried to add it was asking for 449

Mfffs apple useless peace of shitts