My iPad 2 is due for an update, but I don't want to delete all my apps I order to update it, so I was going to plug it into my computer and update it through iTunes.
  
  The update takes 7-8 hours. I use my iPad for a lot of things so I don't have the time to wait 7 hours for it to update during the day.
  
  I'm worried about leaving it updating overnight. Is it a safe thing to do? It concerns me with, y'know, overheating and stuff like that. But is it safe?
  Added (1). I'm updating it to iOS 8.1 
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