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obsessed2 · 03-26-2012, 07:54 PM

There's another article on ZDNet (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/w...;siu-container) that says the battery meter is behaving as it should. The last percentage of charging (usually above 95%) is essentially a trickle charge to protect your battery - and you - from damage. For some reason Apple chose to impose this trickle charge at a lower battery percentage. The article says that Apple will be able to tighten up the charging mechanism through a software update, but as long as you leave your new iPad plugged in for a bit longer, you should get the battery up to full capacity which can result in almost an extra hour off the charger according to Dr. Soneira.

03-26-2012, 07:54 PM	#16
obsessed2 Wizard Posts: 1,041 Karma: 4694121 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Device: Pocket Edge X 2 , Edge, gTab, Kindle Fire, Nextbook 7S	There's another article on ZDNet (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/w...;siu-container) that says the battery meter is behaving as it should. The last percentage of charging (usually above 95%) is essentially a trickle charge to protect your battery - and you - from damage. For some reason Apple chose to impose this trickle charge at a lower battery percentage. The article says that Apple will be able to tighten up the charging mechanism through a software update, but as long as you leave your new iPad plugged in for a bit longer, you should get the battery up to full capacity which can result in almost an extra hour off the charger according to Dr. Soneira.