iOS 5.01 fixes battery issues

I have done nothing new since updating to 5.0.1 yesterday, except allow my iPad to drain to the point where it shut itself down. I did notice that it seemed to hang at 7% for quite a while in use. I charged the iPad last night and began using it this morning. Battery life has seemed to improve dramatically. The charge status stayed at 100% for the first 45 mins of use while game playing and is now @ 98% after 1hr of total use (game play and posting here).

So, it looks like draining the battery and recharging appears to work for some people. I'll continue to watch.

iOS 5.01 fixes battery issue - no, it doesn't.

My 3G wifi iPad2 is 3 or 4 months old and worked great on iOS 4. Now I have to charge 3 times a day and overnight. The new features aren't worth it. I want to downgrade to the os I purchased. Apple? Hello? Are you listening?

Can I suggest that you drain the battery completely and recharge it for at least 10 hours. The reason I say this is that I think that the software is looking at the battery's charge as full when it's not. You may have noticed before the update, that if you charge your iPad or iPhone just long enough to build it up to 100%, it does not last as long as a full charge over night. I have now done the update on my 4s and my iPad 2, along with my sons 4 and daughters 3GS, all are working well especially the 4s is now great on battery life and unusually 3GS also. Both the others are working at least as well if not better than before, so there has to be a reason. I did the upgrades when all batteries in all devices were at 100% having been charged overnight. Could this be significant?

Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried that however. As well as most every other suggestion I could find, including turning everything off. Doesn't work for me. I have not changed how I use my iPad from prior to the upgrade. Apple should offer a downgrade option at this point.

Sorry to hear that, there's nothing more frustrating! The only other suggestion I'd have is a complete wipe and restore, pain though it is.

Good luck, hope there is a fix very soon!

iPod Touch 4th Gen. Battery drain has been high ever since I first got it in iOS 4.3. It is much improved with the 5.0.1

My iPad battery life drops like crazy since the new update. Battery life was fantastic before the update.

Battery life has always just been so so on the Iphone 4 considering how restrictive the device is in comparison to its competition. It is much less buggy, but definately limits what you can do with your device. Since the last update it has become a joke. Down over 60% in what I would call moderate use, couple phone calls, text or 2, 10-30 minutes of web browsing, couple emails.

This has to be corrected, I have basically like 10 apps on the device and none authorized to run in the background. For work the iphone is fine because it was atleast reliable. If I am going to sacrifice functionality I should atleast get back superior battery. Now I have neither

Boy did I make a mistake upgrading to 5.01. I didn't have battery problems with 5.0, now I do with 5.01. PLEASE FIX THIS, APPLE!

I also upgrade to 5.0 and 5.01 and I am losing battery life so fast... it is making me want to throw out iPhone and go with Android.... What is the problem with Apple not to fix this issue right the first time.. I would love to go back to iO4 please without a complete restore.. thank you

After the upgrade my already crap battery life is even worse. As if it were even possible. Seriously what is going on? Does no one test this stuff before it gets released?

Ive turned off location services and my drain is worse than before the upgrade with location services on!

I've tried every suggestion on this forum and all of Apple's "fixes". I don't do anything different with my phone now than I did before. After updating to IOS 5, it's actually worse than before. Battery life is worse and it crashes more often now. In fact, it crashes all by itself when I'm not even using the phone. Just sitting on the desk I notice it rebootings several times a day. So, I finally ordered and Android phone from Virgin Mobile today so I can say goodbye and good riddance to bad rubbish to Apple's cruddy products and AT&T's expensive service plan and all the time wasting headaches that go with them.

I got my Ipad yesterday - took out of box and was fully charged - ran setup and it updated software - does not re-charge. Plug into usb and geet the usual due to low usb power - plugged into several outlets with two different cords - does not charge.