It's gotten to the point where I'm really frustrated, never had this problem before so I'm guessing it's because of ios 5 but 5.0.1 still hasn't done anything. Surely every 4 minutes means that there's something wrong. I know for a fact it lasted way longer before, someone please help it just makes me so annoyed, is it possible that I've overcharged it?
iPad 2, iOS 5.0.1
No, a lot of people have NOT had the problem.
As I said above, I haven't seen anyone apart from you and anju above who have. Look back over the last 20, 30 40 pages on this forum and try to find more than a rogue post on the same subject.
Nick's advice is correct, and I am not trying to be patronising, just realistic.
Yes, probably. Again, I'm not trying to be patronising, but there have been millions of users' updates to 5.0.1, and you 2 are about the only iPad users I've heard of with this issue.
Try Nick's advice and report back. I hope it works for you.
Sylar2011 wrote:
So is it just a weird coincidence that this has only started to happen with iOS 5 and the fact that anju now has the same problem?
We don't know. Probably. The iOS ecosystem is very complex (like any fully-featured operating system) and there are too many combinations/permutations of interactions to be 100% sure they're all catered for. There are many apps that haven't been updated for iOS5 (quite a few have never been updated for iOS4) and many of the interactiosnw ith iOS5 changes are subtle enough to get through testing.
The point is not whether igmackenzie's right or wrong, or you're right or wrong. The point is to try and solve the problem.
It does feel like battery depletion on my refurbished ipad2 is much higher than before IOS5. I am going to try the recommendations Nick suggested and calculate whether it's actually getting at least 8 hours.
On a related note, is there a good app for determining which apps are sucking the most power? 🙂
Here are some other tips I've collected, that might work before doing the recommended steps:
Push notifications: I usually decline these for most apps 'cuz it's annoying, but apparently push notifications can drain the battery more.
removing active apps from memory: Does anyone even do this? It was 6 weeks before I knew I could do it 🙂 Go to the lower app bar (2 clicks of home button) and hold your finger on an app. You can then click the red minus sign to remove apps from memory. (It won't remove them from your iPad!)
Also, turning off location services and/or bluetooth if you don't need them might help.
i also experience a dramatically decreased battery lifetime after Upgrade to iOS 5, hoped it will be better with 5.0.1, but I won't.
i have read a lot on this problem and also have dealed with battery problems with my iPhone 3GS and iOS 4 and based on this information, i came to the conclusion that it might could have something to do with iCloud. The problem here is, that iCloud is a push service and that means that it is necessary to permanently check for updates in the background. I have tried once to configure Goole services as Exchange Push service. This worked, but it also drained my battery faster than normal. An after the iOS 5 Upgrade i experience the same situation.
what also might be a problem is an app, which has an, until now, undiscovered memory leak. Such kind of errors can also drain down the battery faster than normal. i think i will try to reset my ipad and just install very few apps on it. Let's see what comes out then.
I have to agree with JohnDoe, I believe it most likely is iCloud. I don't use iCloud, and my battery life has been great. Lasts all day. I even have Bluetooth on 24/7, Skype about two hours a day, and netflix an hour or two, and the normal email and internet use all day, and my battery lasts all day. I also don't close out of apps, I just leave them running. So that would only leave iCloud as a cause because I've used all the new features in iOS 5 except that, and my battery is great. Hope I provided some insight.
I had not considered iCloud as the culprit. You both may be right -- it IS the most significant change in IOS5. Well d'oh. Since I'm still using SL on my Mac, I'm not benefiting from iCloud.
One question: I'm not "signed in" to iCloud in IOS settings, but there's no 'off' or 'on' except in iCloud-enabled apps. Would this still matter? I figure since the bud is nipped at the source, I wouldn't have to worry about other settings.
Playing around with my iPhone 3GS yesterday i found another possible cause for the higher battery drain: The "Documents & Data" Setting in the iCloud Preferences. As you might know should iCloud be able to keep your data up to date on all of your iOS devices. So Far so Good. But to ensure this, it requires a constant network connection, right ? So what if you own an iPad with 3G (like I) ? Correct, it uses MobileData connection when it does not have a working WLAN connection. And also, like PushMail, this sync mechanism requires permanent polling for updates. And anybody who works with 3G knows, that permanent data connections drain your battery very fast. So my guess is, disable sync over MobileData connection could maybe reduce battery drain. Unfortunatelly my iPad is at home so i cannot test it right now, but if anybody is interested, he can test it.
Go to iCloud PrefPane. Then scroll down to "Documents & Data". In there disable "Mobile Network". Your iCloud Data is then only synced, when you have a working WLAN Connection. Let's see if this stops the exessive battery drain...
Disabling the Mobile Network option did not really help. Battery drain is reduced, but not that big, i hoped. But i found another option, which reduced the drain dramatically: Disabling Bluetooth !!!
On iOS 4.x i had it always enabled because it was comfortable for me, just connecting my Headset when i need it. But disabling Bluetooth on iOS 5.x reduced battery drain dramatically on my iPad 1.
would be great if anyone could verify this on his own device. Maybe this also affects some iPhone's also.
I was having the same issue. I went through settings turning off all the notifications and location settings...none of that worked. I still kept watching the battery drain away. I had to have my charger with me all the time. Ironically I left it at work and so my iPad completely drained overnight. Since I got it back and fully charged my iPad I have not had any battery problems! I wish I had done this earlier! Good luck
way to bump an old thread!
It seems to be a truism that letting a rechargeable drain completely helps with the recharge and with battery life. I have not had any problems with my iPad since the last few updates. Then again, I use it everyday and every so often it goes down to 0% if I don't plug it in overnight.
Getting the 3 next week 🙂
It's actually quite depressing isn't it? Its a relief though that others are experiencing the same with their ipad , I really hope this isn't a permanent thing :(
Thanks I might try that, but by recharge fully do you mean charge right up to 100% and then restore it? Would I not have to wait ages?
No, it should definetly not go down every four minutes, and what annoys me is that I know for a fact it lasted way longer before iOS 5
iPad 2 battery goes down 1% every 4 minutes
