Electronics

[gardenman]

Most devices keep certain functions running to minimize startup time when you go to turn on your device. To go from absolutely, completely shut off to fully on can take several minutes for most devices. Most users prefer to have the device ready to use almost immediately. Pretty much everything in consumer electronics works this way. Short of unplugging the battery, there's not much you can do. (And in most devices you can't unplug the battery.) I just plug everything in each night to recharge and have them ready for the next day.

[jackthebear]

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@JGalt wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

Put it in Airplane Mode until you're ready to use it. Also turn off notifications and location services. Basically you want to turn off settings which are connected to a wireless signal so the device won't keep searching for that signal ...drains battery.

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Thank you, all, for responding. Tthis comment made me think.  

I had thought by turning off Bluetooth and WiFi, closing all apps I was using,  and closing the cover, nothing was running. That's why I didn't understand how the batteries were being drained. I had done searches a few times trying to get the answer to this dilemna, both on Google and on Apple Support.  I never found anything related to my question.  All the battery draining comments were when the device was turned on, like a phone would be.

I did put some devices on airplane mode but that made no difference.  So thank you for pointing out apps could be running in the background that I don't know about.  I drilled down farther on one of the ipads where I thought I had previously shut down everything I could, but found "Background App Refresh" turned on.

I don't understand what that is, but I am now reading about it on Google. Still confused because some comments say it should be left on.  I'll keep reading until I understand.  Whatever this is, it may indeed be trying to do something it cannot since there is no internet connection,

Thank you for getting me focused so I can do a more intelligent search.

it is curious to me that all my little devices drain batteries even when not being used, but laptop computers do not.

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background refresh keep the apps working in the background all the time,  Ihave mine turned off except for the 1 or 2 I need,

[apple1964]

In addition to turning off wifi when not in use  clearing history, turning down the light and sound also helps a bit.