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battery drain

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    iPad Pro Battery on iPad 13 m4 seems to drain quickly

    My battery seems to always drain pretty fast. Everytime I’m done with it it comes down to 60%. That is inside, screen at maybe 30% or so. Doing basic things. This time i was outside and the display was at full. So could be that. but I barely used it. I quickly jumped on Facebook market place...
  2. zabijemsnv

    Weird battery glitch?

    Hello, I currently switched from 12 Pro to 13. I thought battery was an issue on my 12 Pro because i was only getting about 3-5 SOT but when i switched to 13 with 88% battery it stayed the same. But now i have given my phone to my sister which happens to get 7 hours of SOT on the that 12 Pro...
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    iOS 17.3 Safari Battery Drain (iPhone 15 Pro Max)

    My iPhone 15 Pro Max installed with iOS 17.3 consumes quite a lot of battery as soon as I use Safari. The iPhone also gets warmer underneath the cameras and you can see and notice how the battery drains faster. What exactly could this be? I have emptied the Safari cache and removed everything...
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    iPad Pro 80 to 5 percent battery drain in 2.5 hours, normal?

    Just received an iPad Pro Gen 5 12.9" and am concerned about the drain speed of the battery as it is significantly worse than what I was working with before on an iPad Gen 6. While I knew it was possible I would lose some time, this was hours. It's the first time i charged the device (the block...
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    iPhone 15 Pro Max (ghost App) High Battery Drain (CPU)?

    Hey there, I checked via Instruments my iPhone 15 Pro Max (installed 17.2 Beta 3 - had 17.1.1 before and still battery drain) and found out that there is an Process called (0) unknown running with around 2-6% CPU the whole Time and a lot of amounts of IDLE WAKE UPS, I don't know why! Here is a...
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    Unexpected Battery Drain & Overheating Issues with new iPhone 15 Pro purchased in the US

    We're based in Austria, Europe, and last month, my wife asked a friend who was traveling in the US to purchase the new iPhone 15 Pro 1TB for her from New Hampshire. The 1TB model was nearly $500 cheaper there compared to Austria. We received it two weeks ago but didn't use it immediately as we...
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    iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 15 Pro Max (warm | battery drain) phone call / photos upload

    Hey there. Using here a iPhone 15 Pro Max 512 GB model on iOS 17.1.1 I noticed still when doing phone calls (with or without WiFi calling) it’s getting noticeable warmer. Not hot but warm. And it’s draining more quickly battery. So my idea was to ask my carrier here in Germany (T-Mobile) to...
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    M1 healthy battery suddenly draining - when laptop shut down

    I have a MacBook Pro M1 from May '21. Battery capacity is currently at 87%, with a 214 cycle count. The battery worked as a charm until about July this year when two things happened: I upgraded from Monterey to Ventura I've got a refurbished M1 from my employer for work, coincidentally also...
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    iPhone 15 Pro Max Battery indicator sometimes jumps (70 to 68%)

    Hey there, using my iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 17.1 Developer RC and I noticed that sometimes the Battery indicator jumps from example 70% to 68%, or 43% to 41... its not every time happening but I noticed it several times. Is that normal? The most of the time it goes from lets stay 80->79->78...
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    MacBook Pro M1 Max Terrible/Weird Battery Life!

    Hi. I've been reading posts here for a while, but I just created an account because I wanted to hear other people's take on whether or not my situation is normal. I have a macbook pro m1 max that's getting overall just terrible battery life. From 100% I have at most 6 hours of web browsing/video...
  11. thatJohann

    iPhone 15 Pro CNN app causing massive battery drain

    PSA: the CNN app is bugged and probably draining your battery. It’s draining mine. Check your battery usage. I’m gonna delete the app and see if battery improves. Yikes. Almost 16 hours in the background See:
  12. Stuey3D

    Modular Ultra face, be careful with your complications. Also some other issues I’ve found.

    Hi all Just some advice for those like me who rushed in on the Modular Ultra face be careful which complications you choose or you’ll find the battery getting hit quite hard. I know this advice also applies to other watch faces too but as Modular Ultra can have so many complications it’s very...
  13. Ac1d 8urn

    iPhone SE (2022) Find My Iphone drains my battery completely when the phone is powered off

    I have never seen this issue before and apparently neither has Apple. I talked to support several times about this and I had to explain the issue several times before they understood, then they were as puzzled as I am. The problem- If I power off my SE 2022 with the battery fully charged, it...
  14. phenom13

    iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 Pro Max battery drain extremely fast on 16.5.1

    Hi! I bought my iPhone 14 Pro Max 20 of March. After updating to iOS 16.5.1 I've noticed that my battery drains extremely fast and I get max 5 hours of screen time. I don't play games, just use messengers, sometimes listening to music with Airpods Pro 2. I usually charge my iPhone overnight...
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    iPhone battery draining so fast when screen is off

    I’m using an iPhone 14 Pro Max and I never charge my iPhones overnight in order to preserve battery health (which is still at 100%). I never lost more than 1 or 2% per night but since iOS 16.3, I am now losing between 20 and 30 percent per night ! This is really huge and my iPhone says no...
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    Solution for AirPods Pro 2 case battery drain

    I’m seeing a lot of posts of people having battery drain on the AirPods Pro 2 case. I had a similar issue, it used to drain over 20% or more a day. This is what solves it for me: - Go to the find my app - Remove AirPods Pro from the Find my App devices list (this causes them to also unpair...
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    iOS 16 Battery Drain Thread

    Why is nobody talking about this? Running on a 13 Pro and I'm getting noticeable battery drain compared to iOS 15.6.1. Anyone else having the same issue? Can't imagine the battery drain on older phones. I had to recharge mid way through the day (I don't allow my phone to dip below 30% to keep...
  18. ScubaCinci

    iPhone 12 Pro Max Battery Drain - Wallet

    I've noticed at least for several months now (probably happening longer) that when I look at battery usage, the Apple Wallet app is using 50% or more of the battery in terms of drainage. I've done everything short of restoring the phone from a backup and it continues. I use Apple Pay on my watch...
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    Higher Battery Drain with Firefox

    For the past few days, I have noticed that instead of the usual 10 - 14 hours battery that I usually have, my battery has plummeted to almost 3 - 4 hrs per charge as I noticed huge battery drain from the Firefox browser. I only have 2 - 3 tabs open on my Firefox tab with only 2 extensions...
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    2015 13 MacBook Pro Battery Drain during sleep even after clean install

    For some reason the battery on my computer is draining heavily during sleep for some reason. I already tried reinstalling Big Sur but the battery is still draining. I even got a new battery and it’s still draining. Can anybody help me with this? Running Big Sur latest version clean installed...