iPad Air 5 poor battery life

Same here. Felt like I was going insane! The support person ran a remote diagnostic and declared the battery health is fine.

But, as I explained to them, I was so fed up with the battery draining that I charged to 100% and manually powered off the iPad...after month or so, I turn it on and the battery is 30%!!!

But iPad Air 5 does not record this data with timestamps - so it is hard to prove this happens.

In countries where Apple sells the products at even more inflated rates, you really do feel ripped off. In this region - for instance - the exchange rate's around 80. But Apple multiples USD rates by 100. (They manufacture devices in the region!!!)

I am absolutely disappointed with my new IPad Air 5, bought only two weeks ago. The battery drains so fast I can scarcely watch for an evening. My old one used to last all day . I also dislike the unnecessary changes made in systems that needed no change. Not recommended.

Having similar issue with my iPad Air 5. It is barely a week old, installed and updated the latest iPad OS. Battery it drains faster than my 3 year old iPad Pro 2 gen. Wish I had paid the extra RM700 to buy the latest iPad Pro with the M2

I got my iPad Air 5 replaced 2 days back with a new one and the battery backup was just around 4 hrs and unfortunately the replacement unit doesn’t looks to be any good. Looks like is an issue with the all the iPad Air 5’s

Im incredibly disappointed with my brand new iPad Air 5 generation because of one reason. The battery life is horrible, not just bad, it’s horrible. My iPhone 14 Pro Max is spectacular and has great battery life. Why on earth would Apple release such a poor product as the iPad Air M1 chip 5th generation, got me.

The only things I've found helpful for extending battery life in my m1 air iPad gen 5 was to leave the "cell data" option off unless i needed it and to use the "low battery mode" option on as well. I was able to test the gen 5 side by side with a 2020 Apple iPad Air 4th Gen (10.9 inch, Wi-Fi + Cellular, 256GB) and found the battery life in both to be about the same as long as i utilized the cell data option and lo battery option similarly in both. It isn't ideal but I did want to have the faster one and i'm working with what works for me. Just for group info.

I’m totally disappointed with my four month old iPad Air.the battery drained incredibly fast. And now it’s totally dead won’t charge at all .I’m really angry that I have to drive twenty miles to get it fixed. My six year old iPad Pro has better battery life than this p.o.s.

I have updated my iPad , which I gen 5th one

When I watch streams it on MeetMe app or YouTube the battery drains I don't know why that happens.

why my battery drains when its charging?

please let me know

Fixed battery drain on iPad Air 5

settings/general/reset/reset all settings

Now as good battery life as my old ipad!

will need many personal changes of preferences re done, but battery great now

takes only 5 mins

Same here and I do think it’s because of the new update because the first day I got this iPad i hadn’t charged it for 3 day was using it a fair bit it still had around 20% but now when I do anything on it for a long period of time it just drains so quickly that in 3 hours I go from 68% to now 15% Apple please fix

My iPad Air 5 only lasts 4 hours and I only use it to read books offline. Spent awhile on the phone with Apple and then went to see a genius. Did all the recommended stuff but no change. So very disappointed with this PoS…

I was told to go to settings /gen/reset/reset all settings

it was from a contributor to this forum and my new iPad air5 has been great since, normal battery life.

you’ll have to adjust some things back to the way you had set them.

Hello,

Exactly same for me and so disappointing. My ipad feels so hot after 30 min of Procreate... I dont need the power of M processors but I absolutely need long battery life (like my previous ipads...) so I am a lost for next purchase.

I spoke with Apple on the phone yesterday. The tech tried to approve an exchange for a new one but their system wouldn’t allow it because the three battery tests indicate the battery is good. She sought supervisory approval but the supervisor couldn’t do it either. The only thing they could do was to make me an appointment with a genius (again) for a battery replacement. I politely pointed out that the solution doesn’t make sense. Why replace the battery when the tests say it’s not the problem? The only response I got was that the genius might find something else wrong. IMHO it seems to be a hardware issue that has something to do with the screen. The ipad only eats up battery life when the screen is on (I only use it to read books off line). It doesn’t get hot when I charge it, even overnight. I have erased it twice and set it up as a new one rather than using a backup. I have updated the software, turned off everything in the background, etc. and nothing changed. The last time (based on the recommendation of the Apple tech) I even tried erasing it with my mac, no change. Four hours of book reading is ridiculous battery life and the thing gets so hot it isn’t comfortable to hold. I have Applecare+ and don’t feel like it was worth the expense let alone the cost of the device… We’ll see what the genius has to say.

Update: The Apple store ordered me a replacement iPad. Unfortunately it is not new, refurbished. I hate that I paid full price three months ago and it has been a POS since day one but I didn’t realize it until after the return window. I guess I should look at refurbished products in the future since Apple Care+ fine print gives them the option of replacing new with refurbished. Hopefully this refurbished one has been thoroughly tested and will work correctly. This experience is worse than when I purchased my first macbook with the butterfly keyboard they discontinued three years after I bought mine. I’ve bought many Apple products but I seem to gravitate toward the ones with design or production flaws…