Op is trolling man. Too damn early for this. it id 8 am my time.
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iPad Pro **Update: M4 iPad Pro fixed the problem** I was wrong .... iPad sucks ... worst Apple device by far.
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So you were happy with your iPad until you went looking for a reason to be unhappy.
There's a lesson here.
All I can think of is the comic book guy from The Simpsons whenever I see threads like this.
So iPad sucks and it’s not just a bum battery. Got it.
WOW, these forum posts are full-force lately lololol
WOW, these forum posts are full-force lately lololol
*singing* Papa was a trolling stone...
I currently have an M1 11" iPad Pro, and it drains battery while locked like no other iPad I've ever had (I've had several). Usually to the tune of around 10-12% overnight. Did it since it was new when it first came out, every update hasn't changed it. Currently sitting at 85% battery health with 176 cycles.
In contrast, I still have an iPad 3 (yeah the one that was only out for 6 months) and after sitting unused, turned on but locked, for a month, it still has 56% battery left. And that's with 752 battery cycles and at 75% health.
In contrast, I still have an iPad 3 (yeah the one that was only out for 6 months) and after sitting unused, turned on but locked, for a month, it still has 56% battery left. And that's with 752 battery cycles and at 75% health.
From Here...
"While Optimised charging can be enabled/disabled on iPhone, an equivalent setting doesn’t exist for iOS/iPadOS for iPad.
iPad optimised charging for iPad is always active and will optimally charge the iPad battery - but differs from iPhone in that full charging to 100% is not delayed.
For iPad, charging may be limited to 80% charge when connected to its Power Adapter for extended periods - such as when used in Point of Sale (PoS) or kiosk applications."
"While Optimised charging can be enabled/disabled on iPhone, an equivalent setting doesn’t exist for iOS/iPadOS for iPad.
iPad optimised charging for iPad is always active and will optimally charge the iPad battery - but differs from iPhone in that full charging to 100% is not delayed.
For iPad, charging may be limited to 80% charge when connected to its Power Adapter for extended periods - such as when used in Point of Sale (PoS) or kiosk applications."
Standby time has been very poor on iOS since iOS 12 for iPhones and since iPadOS 13 for iPads, even on their original iOS versions. There’s nothing anyone can do about it.
See: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...legendary-standby-time-of-ipad.2376100/page-2
I had an iPad Air 2 that had much better standby battery usage than this iPad Pro, even after iPadOS 13. My kid's iPad 8 & 9 also have much better standby time than my Pro does.
The MacBook Air destroys the iPad Pro? It doesn't even have a touchscreen, unlike every other computer since like 2010!
We have no evidence that this is the reason.
What’s your cycle count? What’s your charging behavior?
You’re making a lot of assumptions without providing any context.
If by stand by time you mean screen off and not being used, I can charge my M1 iPad Pro 11 late afternoon to 100% and it is still 100% when I get up the next morning. It does go down to 96 to 97% by late evening on days I don't use my iPad, so my stand by experience is that my iPad battery only loses 3 to 4% in a 24 to 28 hour period. Seems acceptable to me.
A fully updated iPad Air 2 shouldn’t be good. Perhaps it can be better than your iPad Pro (12% overnight sounds utterly abhorrent), but that doesn’t mean it’s good.
4% in 24 hours starting from 100% isn’t good, considering that the 100-99% percentage point is 7-8 times longer than every other percentage point. That would mean you lose 10-11% in 24 hours. Not great.
My 9.7-inch iPad Pro on iOS 12 took 5 days to drop from 100% to 97%. It isn’t a 32-bit iPad, but it is far better than any current or updated iPad.
Yeah, I did an experiment where I fully charged the iPad Pro and then left it locked, just checking the charge level every night. It was dead 4 days later.
I have background refresh turned off and no apps open.
Hmmm, strange because my M1 iPad Pro from 08/2021 still has 96.1% battery health…. Heavily used, was my only ‘Computer’ for nearly one year.
You don ‘t say from when your iPad is but well, might contact Apple for a repair…. Not normal
Yeah, that’s beyond abhorrent. Sadly, there’s nothing you can do. Like I said, it’s not even iOS updates. iPads on their original iOS versions struggle with poor standby time. Apple broke something on iPadOS 13, and it hasn’t been fixed since.
iOS updates further worsening the issue doesn’t help at all, so a device that shouldn’t struggle after only one or two major updates suddenly has very poor standby time.
Which MacOS customization are you talking about because optimized iPad charging is always on? MacOS has low power mode, but that’s less about long term battery health.
Funny post. I usually go 3-4 days in between charges on my 11 inch M1 iPad. Granted that I have hourly shortcuts set up to automatically turn on airplane mode when it’s sleeping and i’m not using it, but the battery life is exceptional for me.
A battery under 80% after 2 years has been left plugged in all the time while not in use, or left totally discharged for prolonged periods like several weeks (which happens when the device is not used regularly). Generally in both cases the number of cycles is relatively low, but the battery is rather degraded.
Having said that 80% from Coconut or iMazing does not mean 80% for Apple, it might take much more degradation before Apple accepts a battery service...
Having said that lack of battery health protection like on most Android phones and tablets, on most Windows PCs nowadays and on Macs is indeed an issue with iPads for those who do not use them regularly.
Having said that 80% from Coconut or iMazing does not mean 80% for Apple, it might take much more degradation before Apple accepts a battery service...
Having said that lack of battery health protection like on most Android phones and tablets, on most Windows PCs nowadays and on Macs is indeed an issue with iPads for those who do not use them regularly.
iPads always have optimized charging on so it's incorrect to say they don't have health protection.
Have you considered the possibility that when you said "I was wrong" that you are still wrong?