ios7 is draining my iPad battery

i have the same problem. we use our ipad 4 wifi 32GB very little and the battery used to last for 1-2 weeks at a time. since updating to OS7 the battery is draining while the cover is closed and it's not in use. similar to you i would estimate 12 hours at most.

Hi,

I am experiencing the same problem with my Ipad battery. Have you gotten any useful tips? Can you share them with me?

Mark M.

For the cover not putting the iPad to sleep: Under General -> LOCK/UNLOCK - choose unlock.

Yeah same here! Mine is in unlock mode and still drains the battery. Any suggestions?

Try this first - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.)

The quickest way (and really the only way) to charge your iPad is with the included 10W or 12W (5W on Mini) 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 (2.5W, 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

iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting (Power/Battery section also applies to iPad)

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802

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

iPad: Charging the battery

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4060

Best Practices for iPad Battery Charging

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/best-practices-for-ipad-batte ry-charging/

Tips About Charging for New iPad 3

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

How to Save and Prolong the battery life of your new ipad

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4480944?tstart=0

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

To Extend a Device’s Battery Life, Get to Know It Better

http://tinyurl.com/b67c7xz

iPad Battery Replacement

http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html

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 🙂

I done a few changes on my iPad 4 and battery will not drain much during sleep now:

1) change wallpaper from dynamic to static

2) disable background update

3) done a reset by holding power button and home button together.

Hope above can help.

What type of reset did you do?

Don't know if this applies to you but Another poster , Real Carbuff, figured out that after update 7.0.4 ipad doesn't shut off with the cover closed.

I tested real carbuff's analysis and he is 100 percent correct. I updated to 7.0.4 a few days ago and the battery no longer held a charge and it was frequently hot.

I can see the light when I peer at the narrow opening with the cover closed. I had 20 percent battery when I closed the cover last night but in the morning it had drained to zero. Ever since update I have had to charge it all the time-never had to do this before.

This would also explain why it got unbelievable hot when I put it in the case I had been using for 6 months with no problem. It never shut off in the case and it cooks in there. I was so stunned with how hot it was that I immediately made an appt to take to apple store. Now I know what the problem .

Glad I read Real Carbuff's analysis last night as I was completely stumped.

Poster Bobby Digital 100 has this fix:

Settings > General, then turn on Lock/Unlock.

I tried this and it is working correctly.