ipad 6th gen battery life
If my iPad 6th generation is draining 10-15% per 40 mins is that considered normal? To me that’s a bit fast considering I use low brightness and I was only on my notes app.
iPad, iPadOS 15
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Hello Mackenz0,
Battery life can vary based on several factors such as graphic intensive tasks being used. This type of content can be videos, games, photos, etc. You can learn more about the battery usage on your iPad via the following article. It provides great information on how to view the battery usage, determine the apps using the most battery, and gives you additional information on how to adjust settings to improve battery life.
About the battery usage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Start with the recommendations listed below, then continue through the remaining recommendations outlined in the following resource.
"Background Activity. This indicates that the battery was used by the app while it was in the background — that is, while you were using another app."
- "To improve battery life, you can turn off the feature that allows apps to refresh in the background. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and select Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi & Cellular Data, or Off to turn off Background App Refresh entirely.
- If the Mail app lists Background Activity, you can choose to fetch data manually or increase the fetch interval. Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Fetch New Data."