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iOS 6 Ipad 3 Battery Issues???!?
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This is a little software trickery.
When the iPad charges to 100%, it's not really at 100%. That's because charging is non-linear and takes a very long time to get that last few percent. So Apple fakes it by having iOS display 100% to make it seem that charging time is quicker. Truth is, even when you hit 100% during charging, the iPad will continue to charge (though not display this).
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/2...-continued-charging-beyond-100-battery-level/
A good analogy would be topping off a gas tank. Your gas gauge might be pegged to right at full. You might have a gallon or more beyond what the gauge reads. So you might not see the gas gauge move until you burn off the full above what the gas gauge can register.
Since updating my battery has stayed at 100%. I charged it overnight to be certain it was as fully charged as could be. This morning I did about 20 min of light browsing and emailing. Then I set it to stream video from my MBP. Just got done streaming at 50 min video. My battery reports 100%. I have reset the iPad and I have restored the iPad. This is an iPad 3 purchased when it was first released.
Before I started typing this reply I started a second 50+ min video stream. 4 min into it I now notice that the battery has gone to 99%.
I am seeing much improved battery life compared to iOS 5 on my iPad 3.
The other thing is that the first 10% or so of the battery from a full charge is "unreliable". What I mean is that when iOS actually reports 100% it can be anything between 100% and 110% or so. This is because it uses maybe 10% behind the scenes to charge and discharge the battery when it's left plugged in overnight to avoid overcharging. So sometimes when you pick it up, it may be at 110% and other times it may be at 100%, so the drop to say 95% may be quicker or slower depending on where it is in that cycle.
http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-about/
If you are still concerned about your battery life, what I would maybe try is doing a local backup to iTunes via a USB cable (run it twice - in rare cases backups don't grab everything for some reason) and doing a full reset & restore of the device.
The iPad should generally draw 10% an hour. 5% in 30 minutes with the display on seems about right - apart from running 3D game, the display is the thing that draws the most power on the iPad. General use like browsing the web or playing videos actually only increases power consumption a little bit above that.
The other thing is that the first 10% or so of the battery from a full charge is "unreliable". What I mean is that when iOS actually reports 100% it can be anything between 100% and 110% or so. This is because it uses maybe 10% behind the scenes to charge and discharge the battery when it's left plugged in overnight to avoid overcharging. So sometimes when you pick it up, it may be at 110% and other times it may be at 100%, so the drop to say 95% may be quicker or slower depending on where it is in that cycle.
http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-about/
If you are still concerned about your battery life, what I would maybe try is doing a local backup to iTunes via a USB cable (run it twice - in rare cases backups don't grab everything for some reason) and doing a full reset & restore of the device.
How can i go back to 5.1.1?
Im having same battery issues but also lag, iPad 3 64gb wifi model
The best way to conserve battery power is to turn down the screen brightness.
IMO the benefits of IOS6 outweigh any potential increase in battery usage. Besides, we all know that Apple will release an update patch in a couple weeks that will address any said battery issues (real or imagined).
IMO the benefits of IOS6 outweigh any potential increase in battery usage. Besides, we all know that Apple will release an update patch in a couple weeks that will address any said battery issues (real or imagined).
I was having major battery issues on my iPad 2 and iPhone 4S right after installing iOS 6.
One thing I noticed is that when running Safari, the network indicator is always spinning even when it isn't running. I figured this has something to do with the reading list so I deleted all my reading list entries.
I then ran both the iPhone and iPad until the battery died and they powered off. I then charged them overnight to 100%.
That seemed to fix whatever was wrong as the battery life was great from that point on (*). Note, the same thing happened when iOS 5 was released. My thoughts is that the device needs to be recalibrated with each major iOS release.
(*) - This morning I notice battery drain issues on both my iPhone and iPad. Last Friday, my iPhone and iPad would both still show 100% when I got to work. This morning my iPhone showed 95% when I left the house after 1 minute of usage. My IPad was down to 99% when I got to work and dropped to 94% a few hours later, claiming I had 51 minutes of "usage", when I used it maybe for 10 minutes.
Things seem to have gotten better, but I have a feeling I'm going to need to restart both devices to get the battery draining at a normal rate. That's kind of annoying since under iOS 5.1.1 I never had to restart either device. Now it seems like I have to restart every few days because of some bug (battery drain) or another (WiFi issues). I hope Apple is working on a bug fix update.
One thing I noticed is that when running Safari, the network indicator is always spinning even when it isn't running. I figured this has something to do with the reading list so I deleted all my reading list entries.
I then ran both the iPhone and iPad until the battery died and they powered off. I then charged them overnight to 100%.
That seemed to fix whatever was wrong as the battery life was great from that point on (*). Note, the same thing happened when iOS 5 was released. My thoughts is that the device needs to be recalibrated with each major iOS release.
(*) - This morning I notice battery drain issues on both my iPhone and iPad. Last Friday, my iPhone and iPad would both still show 100% when I got to work. This morning my iPhone showed 95% when I left the house after 1 minute of usage. My IPad was down to 99% when I got to work and dropped to 94% a few hours later, claiming I had 51 minutes of "usage", when I used it maybe for 10 minutes.
Things seem to have gotten better, but I have a feeling I'm going to need to restart both devices to get the battery draining at a normal rate. That's kind of annoying since under iOS 5.1.1 I never had to restart either device. Now it seems like I have to restart every few days because of some bug (battery drain) or another (WiFi issues). I hope Apple is working on a bug fix update.
This is interesting because I charges my iPad to 100% last night, and then left it unplugged for the rest of the night. In the morning, The battery was at 93% and said that I had four hours of usage! What gives?
i just upgraded from an iPad 2 to an iPad 3
i have noticed that the standby battery life is substantially less. it seems that it decreases 1% every hour...with the smart cover closed and the screen off and all apps closed. is this normal?
for comparison, my iPad 2 would go an entire day at work on standby and it would drop only 1%. i know that the iPad 3 has the A5X...but if it's on standby with all apps closed i'm not sure why it would be using more power (especially with the retina screen off). if anything, i would expect the battery on standby with the screen off to last longer due to the larger battery
i have noticed that the standby battery life is substantially less. it seems that it decreases 1% every hour...with the smart cover closed and the screen off and all apps closed. is this normal?
for comparison, my iPad 2 would go an entire day at work on standby and it would drop only 1%. i know that the iPad 3 has the A5X...but if it's on standby with all apps closed i'm not sure why it would be using more power (especially with the retina screen off). if anything, i would expect the battery on standby with the screen off to last longer due to the larger battery
