iPad battery draining incredibly fast after upgrade to iOS 15.7.1

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iPad battery draining incredibly fast after upgrade to iOS 15.7.1

I just upgraded my iPad to iOS 15.7.1. Just before the upgrade, I was able to watch a couple movies on Vudu for 3 or 4 hours or play my XCOM game for a couple hours and still have battery leftover and these are incredibly cpu intensive. Now with only the 15.7.1 upgrade change I can barely get an hour of simple browsing the internet with safari before the battery is dead. As an experiment, I just took my iPad off the charger at 100%… and I only used Safari to browse a news forum and read a couple articles… and looking at Battery under Settings I just used 73% of my battery in only 36 minutes. No other apps were open or running in the background. I had also physically shut down and restarted the IPad just to make sure everything was cleared from memory. The only app that I opened was Safari and the only content in Safari was reading simple text articles. Please help me fix this problem! Why did a simple OS upgrade destroy my battery usage/life like this.

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15

Posted on Nov 18, 2022 8:07 PM

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Answer 1

MichelPM

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Nov 21, 2022 1:45 PM in response to MojoLibra

After ANY iOS/iPadOS upgrade/update, you should ALWAYS perform a simple hard reset/forced restart of your Apple mobile device.

For iPad models with a Home button, do a simple hard reset/forced restart of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake/power button simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the buttons.

OR

For much newer design iPad models, without a Home button, try the new simple hard reset/forced restart procedure for the new 2018-2022 iPad Pros, 2020/21 iPad Air 4 and 5 and 2021 iPad Mini 6 models.

1. Press and release the volume button closest to the top Power button

2. Then immediately press and release the volume button farthest from the top Power button.

3. Then, press and hold the top single sleep/wake/power button 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 2018-2022 iPad will boot up completely to the iPad’s Lock screen.

Best of Luck to You!

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Answer 2

lexOS1

Community Specialist

Nov 21, 2022 1:33 PM in response to MojoLibra

Hi MojoLibra,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. If your battery is draining after updating, here are a few steps to try to see if they help:

1. Restart your iPhone to see if the issue persists: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

2. Allow the device a couple of days to adjust to the new software and check out this link for more details on battery performance: iPhone Battery and Performance - Apple Support

3. Try the steps here to see if they help: Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple

4. If you need further support, reach out to Apple Support here: Contact - Official Apple Support

Have a great day.

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iPad battery draining incredibly fast after upgrade to iOS 15.7.1

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