New iPad battery drain after iOS 6 update

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New iPad battery drain after iOS 6 update

I have been through all my settings, rebooted and gone through settings again without help. What used to be a battery champ is now a battery sucking witch. I have already lost thirty one percent battery in four hours of light use. I did notice on the reboot that that battery reported higher than it was before reboot and then started dropping again. I also lost gmail functionality in the ipad email app as it refuses to find imap.gmail.com, but shows it can find it doing the settings again and then goes back to not finding. I can access via browsers and gmail app but not the iPad email I had been using prior to the update. ******* contests between companies should not need to include the customers. Hopefully all will be repaired with another update soon. Not really in search of suggestions just wanted to let apple know I too am seeing problems with the update. For people that have to comment, please note I have tried all the standard items to check for battery drain.

I am traveling at the moment which just makes things that much more interesting, but at lest I did not have the wifi issues I read about. For those whose iPad is working great...congratulations. I have seen both sides ofthis over the years and am just unlucky this time around.

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 2:23 PM

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Oliverje Author

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Sep 21, 2012 2:40 PM in response to Oliverje

Quick follow up. I got gmail in iPad email working again by deleting account and adding it again. So, disregard that comment.

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Sep 21, 2012 2:43 PM in response to Oliverje

The quickest way (and really the only way) to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter. iPad will also charge, although more slowly, when attached to a computer with a high-power USB port (many recent Mac computers) or with an iPhone Power Adapter (5W). When attached to a computer via a standard USB port (most PCs or older Mac computers) iPad will charge very slowly (but iPad indicates not charging). Make sure your computer is on while charging iPad via USB. If iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPad battery will continue to drain.

Apple recommends that once a month you let the iPad fully discharge & then recharge to 100%.

How to Calibrate Your Mac, iPhone, or iPad Battery

http://www.macblend.com/how-to-calibrate-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad-battery/

At this link http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/galaxy-tab-android-tablet,3014-11.html , tests show that the iPad 2 battery (25 watt-hours) will charge to 90% in 3 hours 1 minute. It will charge to 100% in 4 hours 2 minutes. The new iPad has a larger capacity battery (42 watt-hours), so using the 10W charger will obviously take longer. If you are using your iPad while charging, it will take even longer. It's best to turn your new iPad OFF and charge over night. Also look at The iPad's charging challenge explained http://www.macworld.com/article/1150356/ipadcharging.html

Also, if you have a 3rd generation iPad, look at

Apple: iPad Battery Nothing to Get Charged Up About

http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-abou t/

Apple Explains New iPad's Continued Charging Beyond 100% Battery Level

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/27/apple-explains-new-ipads-continued-charging- beyond-100-battery-level/

New iPad Takes Much Longer to Charge Than iPad 2

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/03/new-ipad-takes-much-longer-to-charge-than-ipa d-2.html

Apple Batteries - iPad http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html

Extend iPad Battery Life (Look at pjl123 comment)

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3921324?tstart=30

New iPad Slow to Recharge, Barely Charges During Use

http://www.pcworld.com/article/252326/new_ipad_slow_to_recharge_barely_charges_d uring_use.html

Tips About Charging for New iPad 3

http://goodscool-electronics.blogspot.com/2012/04/tips-about-charging-for-new-ip ad-3.html

Prolong battery lifespan for iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3: charging tips

http://thehowto.wikidot.com/prolong-battery-lifespan-for-ipad

iPhone, iPod, Using the iPad Charger

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4327

Install and use Battery Doctor HD

http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/battery-doctor-hd/id459702901?mt=8

In rare instances when using the Camera Connection Kit, you may notice that iPad does not charge after using the Camera Connection Kit. Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPad from the charger will resolve this issue.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Sep 24, 2012 1:04 PM in response to Oliverje

I've had the same experience. iOS 6 is the ruin of my batterie!!

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Sep 24, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Texas Mac Man

Ran though suggestions with no help. Drain appears to get worse while on wifi. Dropped from 98 to 90 percent in just a few minutes. Never had this happen before.

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Oliverje Author

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Oct 3, 2012 8:07 AM in response to Oliverje

I drained the battery to shut off and recharged without help. Finally in desperation I did a full restore which appears to have helped. The only reason I did the restore was because the IOS 6 update broke email which led me to believe that something else might have been corrupted in the initial IOS 6 upgrade. The restore redid the IOS 6 update and nothing was broken this time around and the battery issues seem to have dropped off to a point where it is almost as good as it was before the upgrade. If I see more issues with the battery pop up I will add to this thread, otherwise you can assume it case closed.

PS: That site survey is a waste of time. You would be better served to ask a question and have a text field for responses. The survey just gave me a feeling you were asking the fluff questions to fullfill a requirement.

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Nov 9, 2012 3:52 AM in response to Oliverje

For me it was simple: I had the problem first with my phone two weeks ago: Remove Facebook and bingo. Back to normal. Suddenly the same problem with my Ipad. Removed Facebook: Well what do you know, the battery is normal again. The other major side benefit...you get about 5 hours of extra time a day because you aren't checking Facebook all the time. It's a win win!!!!

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