[vish30]

I have a iPad-3 and the way I use it is like 2-3 Hours in the Morning then 1-2 Hours in the evening and some 3 Hours in the Night. I have a Apple Smart Cover. What is the best way to preserve my battery and also ensure that constant on and off does not harm my iPad what do you guys suggest should I leave it on all day and let the Smart Cover wake it and sleep it or To turn it off is a better idea so the iPad is not unnecessarily on. Especially when I may use it after a gap of 4 Hours. With the kind of usage I have mentioned.

Thanks !

[rayz336]

The iPad barely drains any battery when it's in standby so I'd say leave it on

[Karenkcoulter]

I never turn mine off just use the cover.

[JustMe'D]

It's not going to Hurt either way. I leave mine on most of the time but I also turn it completely off on occasion. It is just something I prefer to do.

[TurboTiger]

I leave mine on all the time but I am religious about closing out all the apps in the Multi-Tasking Bar.
Two iPads one iPhone- all stay on 24/7.
Good Luck

[bamf-hacker]

You can leave it on all the time, but you should reboot it occasionally.

[JustMe'D]

...<snipped>... I am religious about closing out all the apps in the Multi-Tasking Bar.
...<snipped>...

I'm the same way, my friend.

[erwaso]

Haven't switched mine off for more than a minute since March. Was just for reboots. You'll be fine leaving it on.

[vish30]

Are you guys sure I should it leave it on for such Long Intervals, if I am not using between those intervals and I am talking about long intervals here...Imagine/consider if you were using a Laptop or your Desktop instead would you keep it on if you were just gonna use it for a while in the morning and then directly use it in the night. I dont do the same with my Laptop but dont know how to deal with th iPad is it not a bad practice of using a computing device ?

[CG68]

You can leave it on all the time, but you should reboot it occasionally.

Agreed. This is what I do.

[bamf-hacker]

If you are not going to use it for days your could turn it off. I keep all my test devices off until I need them, but like I said my production devices only get rebooted occasionally.

[Karenkcoulter]

I never turn any of my devices off and only reboot if something starts acting strange. This includes laptop, iPad and iPhone. The last time my iPad was off was in July when I was boarding an airplane. It's not going to hurt them.

[Peligro911]

All my devices never are off reboot everyone in a while or when they completely turn off from dead battery

Does not hurt anything .. Honestly I think if you constantly turned it on and off it might use more battery then just leaving it in sleep mode

[iphonerepairs]

In my opinion you can leave it on all day there is no such harm. I phone battery capacity is very long lasting.

[RWWackostu]

I leave my iP4S and iPad3 on at all times, just sleeping when not un use.

[Janey_G]

I leave mine on all day. I don't think I have ever shut it off even when charging. I find that it charges very slow if it's off so why bother. I have the Apple Smart Cover too so it goes to sleep and the battery drain is almost non existent.