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iPad Air 2 on 8.1.1 Battery Improvement

Vandam500

Vandam500

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Just noticed this. Seems a lot better than 8.1. Unplugged since around 4:50am today, and on LTE the whole time with 40 minutes of usage (Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and Safari); still on 100%. Brightness at 50%: http://imgur.com/pQMMod8

Anyone else?
 
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The whole system is much more responsive on my iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6 Plus. Performance has been restored to the 8.0.2 level.
 
rsnhakan said:
No, after 40 min of playing a game in combination with Tune-In I lost 3%. Is that normal?
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3% battery life for playing a game for 40 minutes i.e. you can play this game for 40 mins x 33.3 = 1333.33 minutes = 22.22 hours of continuously playing the game. Impressive.
 
haruhiko said:
3% battery life for playing a game for 40 minutes i.e. you can play this game for 40 mins x 33.3 = 1333.33 minutes = 22.22 hours of continuously playing the game. Impressive.
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Well I didn't play 40 minutes long, I think like 10-20 minutes and like 20-30 minutes browsing the web.
 
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Either the battery meter is broken, or the battery usage has seen vast improvement. It looks to be much better for me too.
 
Vandam500 said:
Wow that is impressive! On WiFi the whole time and how do you have your brightness configured?
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Only on WiFi, brightness set automatically. However I guess the counter is wrong. I will see the next time I fully charge the iPad.
 
Wow. I haven't updated yet, but if you all are seeing improvement, I'll do it as soon as I get home tonight.

Thanks for the heads up.
 
This is my iPad 4 battery life. Mostly safari browsing and watching YouTube. Seems almost too good for some reason.
 

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Battery is still OK on my Air 2 but nothing like my Air. I'm getting 10-12 hours vs. 15-20. I definitely have to thin about charging this device much more than I did the Air.
 
bkends35 said:
This is my iPad 4 battery life. Mostly safari browsing and watching YouTube. Seems almost too good for some reason.
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I found that right after I upgraded my Air 2, the battery meter was off. It said I'd get over 20 hours and that seemed too good to be true. After I ran it down and recharged it, it went back to normal, but I still got an extra 2 hours of use from it - I was getting 10 with how I use it (browsing, twitter, Hungry Shark) and now I'm getting 12.
 
flur said:
I found that right after I upgraded my Air 2, the battery meter was off. It said I'd get over 20 hours and that seemed too good to be true. After I ran it down and recharged it, it went back to normal, but I still got an extra 2 hours of use from it - I was getting 10 with how I use it (browsing, twitter, Hungry Shark) and now I'm getting 12.
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Ack. I'm also getting about 11-12 hours now:
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Air 2 on 8.1.1 Battery Improvement

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My latest battery stats after updating air 2 to 8.1.1 (brightness at 40% auto on)
 
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flur said:
I found that right after I upgraded my Air 2, the battery meter was off. It said I'd get over 20 hours and that seemed too good to be true. After I ran it down and recharged it, it went back to normal, but I still got an extra 2 hours of use from it - I was getting 10 with how I use it (browsing, twitter, Hungry Shark) and now I'm getting 12.
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I took this screenshot right before upgrading to 8.1.1 since I'd have to plug it in. This was on 8.1 which I had probably 10 cycles on before.
 
Air 2 on 8.1.1 Battery Improvement

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Battery life too good??

It doesn't feel like I have had this much screen on time since my last full charge. Not complaining, just wondering if this is correct.

iPad Air 2 wifi (brightness on 40% auto)
 
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is this usage normal ? this is my 2nd charge . combine with an hour of cellular use .
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