IPad Air 5 Poor Battery Life

I also have this issue, but on my iPad Air 4. I've had this issue since the start. Looking at all the posts in this support community, it seems to be a common problem, and I've found no fix in any of the threads I have looked through. I'm in the habit now of turning my device completely off when not using and it's the only way a charge is preserved. Otherwise within a couple of days, it will discharge to zero, even just sitting on my desk locked, screen off, in standby mode. This is the first new (full size) iPad I've purchased since the 2nd generation Ipad I bought many years ago, and I never had any problems with that machine, nor with any of the few "minis" I've bought the years in between. I share your frustration with many others who have posted here.

Hi metoyer22,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. Battery life is important. Let's review the following resource which can help: Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple

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Take care.

“Up to” indicates just what it says; “up to” does not equate to “will achieve”. This quoted figures can only be achieved with only modest screen brightness and good network connection in ideal conditions. If your iPad is used in bright environments (with a higher screen brightness) or with graphics intensive material, battery life may be considerably shorter.

As an example, an iPad Pro M1 that I have within reach, will reasonably and repeatability achieve 8 hours of web browsing indoors at ~25-30% screen brightness. If used outdoors (or in areas with bright ambient lighting) screen brightness may increase to 100% - at which time battery autonomy falls considerably to ~4 hours.

metoyer22,

Since that behavior still persists, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support so they can look into this further: Contact - Official Apple Support

Take care.

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I have the same issue. Very disappointing.