Ipad air 4 2020: significant standby battery drain

Standby battery utilisation will be heavily influenced by the iPad settings - in particular that relating to background system tasks, such as email retrieval, notifications, backup, WiFi and Bluetooth etc.

3-4% battery utilisation per day, for an iPad that is otherwise idle, is not unusual. Speaking solely of personal experience, 10% per day might be considered entirely normal.

Try the new hard reset procedure for the 2018/2020 iPad Pro/iPad Air 4 models without a Home button.

1. Press and release the volume UP button.

2. Then immediately press and release the volume DOWN button.

3. Then, press and hold the Power button at the top. You will see the Slide to Power off button, but keep on holding down the Power button until you see the Apple logo, then let it go.

Once you have performed all the steps, wait for a few seconds and your iPad Pro will boot up completely to the iPad Pro’s Lock screen.

Good Luck!

I am having the same issue. I’ve turned off all the background, privacy and notifications on iPad Air 4. It drains 1% per hour on any setting in standby. It also drains in flight mode. It also drains points when powered off which is bizarre. Previous iPads did not too this. Apple have lost their sheen for me. This is also my second unit and the first had screen bleed very badly.

I was getting 1-3% an hour even in airplane mode. 5-7% overnight with battery powered off. I have a replacement device as of today. Too early to tell as I haven’t left it in standby yet.