battery drain with new update 6.1.3 for iPad 3rd generation ????!!!!

Save battery

1. Lower brightness (Major)

2. Turn off WiFi when not using

3. Turn off 3G when not using

4. Turn off Bluetooth when not using

5. Minimize use of Location Service; you can turn it off for certain apps

6. Turn off push notification (Major)

7. Fetch new data less frequently or manually

8. Turn off push mail (Major)

9. Auto-check fewer mail account

A bit more details on how to turn off certain functions.

Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Push>OFF

Settings>Notifications>Mail>Gmail>Notification Center>OFF

Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Fetch New Data>Off

Is your iPad jailbroken?

Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743

If not, take it to an Apple Store for evaluation.

Make a Genius Bar Reservation

http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

 Cheers, Tom 😉

I have the same issues.

And I wan not change any setting , Only iOS that been change.

Then please fix this ...

I have the same issue. My ipad was performing great until I did the 6.1.3 upgrade. Since then I have significant drain - I know some in this community are working hard to discount this and claim that the upgrade didnt impact the battery. But all I can tell you is that prior to the upgrade I had no issues. I wish Apple would please acknowledge this and fix the problem.

My iPad 3 holds battery power just like a sieve holds water after the 6.1.3 upgrade. It was a very nice machine before the 6.1.3 upgrade, but now it's almost useless. I'm virtually seing the battery percentage counting down minute by minute. I've tried the "reboot by emptying battery" trick with no success. The back of the iPad now turns warm to the touch even if I'm only using Notes to write down notes during meetings. Something is seriously wrong...

I'm having the same problem. I haven't changed anything about my usage, I have only upgraded to 6.1.3. The battery drains about 1% per minute, when I'm doing nothing on it. I am well aware about having to close your apps when you're not using them (I do it on the regular anyways) and I know that dimming your screen is always helpful. But, before, I would only dim my screen when the poor thing was at 10%, and even then it could last almost an hour. now 10% is basically 10 minutes. This is not normal!! What is the point of my iPad if it's gonna drain just as fast as my 3-year old HP laptop. not impressed with this update. please help.