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What to do with an old iPad

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190 points owenmakes | 2 comments | 05 Sep 25 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

Coming back with my own blog (hosted on iPad 2) after asking here the same question
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quotemstr ◴[07 Sep 25 00:26 UTC] No.45154151[source]▶
I've tried to use an old iPad as a wall-mounted control panel. The device has continuous power but will occasionally run down its battery anyway, especially when displaying the Home Assistant app. Not consistently reproducible and annoying, but makes the device a poor match for what I want to do with it. It's a shame because it could have had a good, long post-retirement career in this role if it could only run at peak use while charging without drawing down the battery.
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nopelynopington ◴[07 Sep 25 10:17 UTC] No.45156938[source]▶
Sounds like you're using a low power adapter. I have a few ipad2 that the kids use for things. Even if they have 1% and we plug them in they can be used while they charge.

I'd also suggest lowering the brightness slightly, can make a huge difference to battery drain

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Tade0 ◴[07 Sep 25 12:35 UTC] No.45157629[source]▶
Over a decade ago it was common for tablets of any kind to not be able to hold a charge while plugged in when pushed to their limits.
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1. nopelynopington ◴[08 Sep 25 08:10 UTC] No.45165785[source]▶
These iPads I'm using are ipad2, well over a decade at this point
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2. dzhiurgis ◴[08 Sep 25 11:19 UTC] No.45166943[source]▶
HA on my MacBook occasionally pushes M1 to its limits. I suspect it's the dashboards with too many items.