Hello all,
I’m sitting here with my nearly 1 year old 11” Apple iPad Air M2. I’ve been charging to 80% as is recommended. Started using it again this morning at 80% and within an hour it’s down to 46%. This is not good. Anyone know of issues that will help besides a hard restart, which I did yesterday?
Is there a solution?
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Perhaps you have been using a CPU/GPU intensive App, or have perhaps been using the iPad with high screen brightness - any of which can draw more power than usual from the battery. Another possibility is the battery calibration - which sometimes requires a full charge to 100% to recalibrate.
Two immediate things to try:
1) Perform a forced restart of your iPad - as this can clear a stuck or malfunctioning App-process:
Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)
If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:
2) Temporarily change your iPad's charging settings to allow a full recharge cycle.
You should note that Apple's quoted battery performance relates to "normal" screen brightness (~30-40% this being adequate for most indoor ambient lighting conditions) with non-intensive Apps. Gaming and video streaming are particularly heavy on battery utilisation.
Perhaps you have been using a CPU/GPU intensive App, or have perhaps been using the iPad with high screen brightness - any of which can draw more power than usual from the battery. Another possibility is the battery calibration - which sometimes requires a full charge to 100% to recalibrate.
Two immediate things to try:
1) Perform a forced restart of your iPad - as this can clear a stuck or malfunctioning App-process:
Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)
If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:
2) Temporarily change your iPad's charging settings to allow a full recharge cycle.
You should note that Apple's quoted battery performance relates to "normal" screen brightness (~30-40% this being adequate for most indoor ambient lighting conditions) with non-intensive Apps. Gaming and video streaming are particularly heavy on battery utilisation.
What causes rapid battery drain on iPad Air M2?
