Do you have to take the iPad out in order to plug it in or turn it on? A user just said this...
1760995
No. There are cut outs in the case for charging and the sleep button. My only quirk about the case "was" that it didn't have built-in magnets to automatically put it to sleep when closed. Easy fix with cheap magnets i had laying around the house.
1760996
No, you don't have to take the iPad out of the BookBook to plug it in or turn it on. Unzip the cover (it has two zippers), and it has an opening at the bottom for plugging it in. It also has a cut-out at the bottom for the "start" button. Since it has two zippers, you can even zip it back closed with them while plugged in, by locating the two zippers, one on each side of the cord. I really love my BookBook, the only problem with it is that for taking pictures, I have to slide it up & out just enough for the camera to see what I'm shooting. Would be nice if it had an opening for that, like the one for the iPhone 5. No, you don't have to take the iPad out of the BookBook to plug it in or turn it on. Unzip the cover (it has two zippers), and it has an opening at the bottom for plugging it in. It also has a cut-out at the bottom for the "start" button. Since it has two zippers, you can even zip it back closed with them while plugged in, by locating the two zippers, one on each side of the cord. I really love my BookBook, the only problem with it is that for taking pictures, I have to slide it up & out just enough for the camera to see what I'm shooting. Would be nice if it had an opening for... » Read More No, you don't have to take the iPad out of the BookBook to plug it in or turn it on. Unzip the cover (it has two zippers), and it has an opening at the bottom for plugging it in. It also has a cut-out at the bottom for the "start" button. Since it has two zippers, you can even zip it back closed with them while plugged in, by locating the two zippers, one on each side of the cord. I really love my BookBook, the only problem with it is that for taking pictures, I have to slide it up & out just enough for the camera to see what I'm shooting. Would be nice if it had an opening for that, like the one for the iPhone 5. « Show Less
1760997
I don't - but - I have noticed that it is very, very easy for the plug to come loose. I wouldn't buy this case. If you can find a first gen bookbook case that doesn't have the big leather thing to hold the tablet, get that. It was a much better product. This one is garbage.
1760998
No, you don't have to take the iPad out. The case has access points for these. The only adjustment that needs to be ace is when you want to use the back facing camera in which case you unbutton the fasteners to the back to reveal. But even then the iPad is still in the case. Actually I haven't taken my iPad out of the case since I put it in.
1760999
You do not have to take the iPad out of the case to charge it or turn it on or off.
1761000
No, just unzip the bottom. Very easy. Love this case for my iPad. Best case I have found.
282931
When you close the case & the ipad is powered on, it will go to sleep. So when you open the case it awakens from sleep mode. To shut off the ipad completely press down on black button on the top right of the device. This also powers it back on.
1417319
I haven't had this problem but maybe you can turn on the tablet and then plug it in?? Hope that works.
376351
You need to remove the case. I guess you could do it with the case still on but it would be so awkward and probably break the door to the plug....... it's not worth it. for all intents and purposes you need to remove the case. i bought a transend wifi sd card and a charger with 2 batteries to minimize how much i will have to take the case off. it works for me, maybe a deal breaker for you.
1010682
I have an iPad 2nd Generation. It only charges when not in use and takes several hours (too many, imho). I'm not sure how many since I charge it overnight. When I use my iPad while it's charging, it continues to lose its charge, as if it's not plugged in.
1256603
Yes, this actually needs to plug into a power source to work. It will also power your IPad at the same time. I do keep my cover on my IPad and it works just fine.
1248502
I use it plugged in at the wall. I dont know about the ipad since I dont have one
1516900
It was new at purchase. We had an issue with charging it up -- it took hours for the charge to move up a few percentage points. Advice I received from seller to re-boot the iPad by holding both the power button and main menu button worked perfectly. Once it rebooted itself it now fully charges in an hour or so.
1067967
There should be a switch right by charge outlet. You need to change it first thing then pair it like you would a bluetooth by looking for it in the wifi on your iPad wireless settings
651108
It works. I recently bought a used unit, which worked intermittently. I discovered that some wires were broken. The wires are delicately soldered. Therefore, when you disconnect the plug from the iPad, you must hold the plug and not pull the wire housing.
1370952
I had no issues with the power button....but it is tiny. The unit turns off and on by itself so i barely used it anyway. But the design flaw is that the ipad had difficulty staying upright and fell backwards all the time....I couldnt deal with it any longer and returned mine. Ive purchased another brand via Amazon.
921742
This is all very strange. I just bought a black case, and it DOES turn my iPad air on and off when I open and shut the case. I wonder if they've fixed something?
925602
plug that into the hole at the top of your iphone or ipad so you don't loose it. helps attach it to the device but it isn't longer enough to leave it attached while you use it. must pull it out of the hole to use it.
1162586
First of all was this a new device or used when you purchased it? I've bought many iPads through Amazon and sometimes little things do slip through the cracks. The charger or charger cable is one easy to over look item. Both are inexpensive to replace from Amazon If I were you I would go ahead a purchase a "new charger and cable". Worse thing that could happen is you have an extra cable or charger. Speaking from experience, Apple products are usually very tough but, chargers can burn out and cables can kink or short out. Please let me know if this works. P.S. You'll know immediately if this was the problem. The iPad will make a loud ding indicating charging in progress and a lightning bolt or plug image will appear in the battery icon.
1021255
I don't own an iPad, but there a few aux inputs located on the front of the device. I assume you can plugin an iPad given the proper cable.
727554
Most tablets won't work without at least some charge. You'd likely have to allow your tablet to get back up to 5% or 10% charge before you could power your iPad back up. Generally, I recommend plugging into a battery pack such as this before your tablet actually gets that low, so you can avoid having to wait. If you plug in your tablet at 10%, you can continue to use it as the battery charges.
783818
I have never taken this iPad out of the country, however, you will obviously need a proper power converter. Also, the battery life seems amazingly short. I don't know if that is this particular iPad, or iPads in general. I double click the home button and close all apps open with regularity (a good practice) but it still barely lasts a whole day of moderate usage. plan on charging it every night.